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Excellent idea. Raffle them off for charity, or all donations to The Saints Foundation.

I too thought we were on the way up. I also have to admit to thinking the outstanding candidate for the job was one Harry Redknapp from Bournemouth and when he expressed an interest through the media it seemed a formality. I often wonder how that might have turned out, playing good football, but he would probably have buggered off to West Ham a couple of years later.(probably had his "spiritual home" speech written already).

Chris Nichol is a mediocre manager at best , we can't do any worse than him and need to change if we are to progress. I could never have imagined what might unfold after...

Butland from Birmingham if they don't go up and we do. Ditto, McCartney at Reading (on loan to Ipswich currently). Smithies at Huddersfield is also a good prospect should they not make it this time.

Ideally, I'd like us to match our own longest sequences of: 10 straight wins, and better our 5 consecutive wins away from home http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/records

Has the date actually been set for 14th July ? That seems very early given that the Euro's are on until presumably end of June, and the season starts later in August due to the Olympic yawn.

I was not overly impressed by SDR yesterday, pretty average, often poor first touch and control, but I accept that in the first half it was a very below par Saints performance and AL & RL's performances may not have aided SDR adjusting back to the starting line up. Before the game I expected SDR to be an 'impact sub' after 65 minutes, ie introduce the pace against a tired defence on a sweltering day, it was a worry at half time that we did not have this option open to us. That sums it up, before Christmas many concluded SDR could not start a game and be effective. Yesterday, for me, did little to dispel that. More games though and he might prove us wrong.

Bugger Staplewood , whats the catering like ?

Agree, if anyone deserves the break here, Billy Sharp does.

Yes - originally a Buddy Holly classic.

Might have been good but Peter Rodrigues retired in about 1977. Surname a slightly different pronunciation as well.

Despite that I still feel there is every chance of that bunch of inbred incompetents at their shambles of a club not being able to administer the scheme correctly. And the knobhead supporters are unlikely to understand it either. It would come as no surprise if their attempt at implemented the bubble failed.

..except of course in times of street riots.

Will they risk taking it through Skatesville ? Unless some f^cker nicks it down there it will probably be by caravan procession.

Just a thought, how many did Colin Clarke score ? I remember two, on his debut v QPR, and a second (Villa or Newcastle). Thought there was another,but not sure, or against who.

The only double hatrick I've witnessed was Steve Moran & Danny Wallace in an 8-2 thrashing of Coventry in 1984.

I don't believe that to be strictly true as it would probably contravene some league rules. However it is likely that the skates are funding the cost from money paid to them by West Ham for Henderson, and that is possibly where the rumour has come from.

That was my guess as well, surprised by the post above that he only scored four hatricks.

Hasn't the Onslow been closed,and reopened in some other format or name ? I have driven past the Cowherds that appears to be thriving, or at the very least still trading. Driving down The inner Avenue last week pre Barnsley, and glanced down Middle St and though I noticed Bevois Town Hotel to be closed. Since confirmed by the website at start of thread.

Really can't take the bloke seriously. 'Theo Paphitis' just sounds too much like some sort of sexually transmitted disease.

Is he sh!t on Football Manager as well ? I think he was from Latvia, and we did sign him. About fourteen years ago. Keep up.

I seem to remenber he had a successful spell at Carlisle and was hugely popular there, but at the drop of a hat walked out to join Swindon, presumably for more £££.So he walks out on a club who helped rescue his career, and having shown no loyalty there, he is bleating about depression. Difficult to feel sorry for him really, perhaps had he stayed where he might have been made to feel wanted rather than move at the first chance, he might have been happier.

Yes, I think there was a comment along the lines that 'there were less players wanting to shake his hand' in the dressing room than he had been used to.Sounds daft but just a minor thing to our players that seemed a major one to an overseas player used to this custom. Delgado on the other hand did have problems settling, again something to do with culture, or was that Strachan's yoghurt ?

Not drastically different from Reading,who have three games in eight days ( two in the space of four days, both away). Actually I don't accept all this grizzling over too many games at Easter. In the good old days, there would be games on Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Monday, this last one might sometimes stretch to a Tuesday fixture. Our routine - as I think it was during our 1978 promotion year - often Plymouth, Bristol and Cardiff .

Just read the article and am amused by this in the list of prohibited items: Good idea to spell it out for the f^cker