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I'd also heard the rule that controversial incidents were not to be replayed. I didn't realy notice advertisments cutting in on replays yesterday. I did think the ads were frequently used when the screen showed a close up of either NA or Pardew on two or three occasions and wondered if that was deliberate (to prevent provoking a response).

I share your concerns over this, playing out of his skin at the moment...either for a new contract, or a move. He was outstanding today. Pardew will have noticed. New contract ? On his current form, you'd say we'd be daft not to sign him up, but with his agent and ego it would come as no surprise if they want parity with Ramirez or whoever. Lepoard and spots spring to mind here.

Not so sure about that one, over 20 it may be MLT but over 40, and MLT or Channon ? Difficult one.

How many bookings in a game of no malice or dangerous tackles ? That said, I think we are guilty of going down in the penalty area too easily, and with that reputation preceding us we are unlikely to get the 50:50's. We're not the mancs after all.

Did they do one with a pineapple on the head, or was that pulled as being racially offensive ? (Can't recall the name of the player from Forest who started this).

On BBC he's reported as saying this is his hardest job. Sounds familiar.

HR was also personally responsible for discovering Walcott don't forget. And Dyer. No mention of how many young players whose careers he set back whilst here, Crainie, Mills for two.

Boruc looked unsure of himself for two of the goals at West Ham, the first in particular, where he started to advance then backpedddle for the frrekick to bounce past him. He looks overweight,out of sorts,and clearly 'living off' his reputation and former glories at Celtic at the moment. Gazzaniga at the moment shades it for me.

So it was really a 'special needs in the community evening' then. Good of Nigel however.

I expect his carer would confirm the accuracy of that.

You've clearly forgotten how he dropped the ball from a Gordon Hill cross in the first minute, I nearly shat myself at the prospect of another 89 minutes like that. Like the rest of the team though he grew in confidence and probably wasn't stretched too much thankfully. Eric Martin... there was a keeper without gloves, in freezing conditions :

Go well with the "Go Wilde" collection.

Di Matteo to QPR now seems a possible outcome to me

If nothing else, this will kick start the rumour mill again. Personally, stick with NA.

Won't be Saints if we move from the Antelope Ground. IMHO of course.

It has pride of place on my bookshelf !

Isn't this from a song ?

Not sad at all, well not with my generation it isn't, its just a continuation of my Saints education ! However I do notice my children's eyes glazing over a bit if I reminisce to much ...Channon, Osgood - he signed one of their autograph books a few months before he died - are okay, Stokes is committed to the history books, but some of the others including Hugh Fisher and the great Alehouse team have yet to register with them, perhaps they never will. The name Charlie Wayman was often quoted at me, along with one or two others. Shame about Forsyth's injury, I remember Gurr's injury being cut short by injury when great things were expected.

Only if he is out of contract and free agent.

I bow to your greater experience here , David. As a relatively younger supporter, still only in my 50's, both Reynolds and Hollowbread precede my Saints supporting days by a fraction. Gurr & Martin were the earliest incumbents I recall,although at that time older relatives still brought up the name of Campbell Forsyth regularly.

Isn't Lloris' disatisfaction only due to limited chances to play ? Having spent a few £m on him, I suspect AVB will want to justify the signing and promote his signing though, so Friedel might be sacrificed. Pity that we can only sign him in Jan, unless Spurs agree to write off his contact now , which is unlikely. We can only get a loan gk as an emergency, and saying one is too youthful and the other two are crap at this level does not constitute an emergency. Anyway, not sur about this, we don't have a good track record signing goalkeepers from Spurs do we ? (only joking Friedel is still a class act).

Our second cup final win in 124 years. Therefore I propose a minutes aplause, starting in the 124th minute.

I think warm aplause is in order, he did change us from a losing mentality, and signed several players who were instrumental in our rise to the premiership.

Same nonsense used to be trotted out about Benali week after week. Although no one ever doubted his commitment he was often a liability in defence. As for the original question, it is becoming clear that we have three gk's, none of whom can be relied upon. KD - great sevant, but not up to it , PG - good prospect, not yet ready, and yesterday's highlighting of his shortcomings on MOTD won't help his confidence, AB - who was highly rated once upon a time but overweight, out of condition, throw in the 'bottle incident' , and you have to wonder what is left. Hope one of them grasps the opportunity. If not, add GK to our shopping list in January.

Personally, I don't think this is evidence of a split in the dressing room harmony. It may however be sufficient for MLT to run a "Rickie Lambert - or possibly even Jason Puncheon - is not a very popular human being " type of story.