Badger

I'm still intrigued by the Liebherr's continued commitment to Saints,which I hope continues despite the reference to others taking over the mantle if necessary. Do they still attend many matches?

Rubbish.This was overplayed by the media at the time,and continues to be. It was a poor header,weak and without real direction. Davies or Beattie,possibly an inform Lambert would have burried it. I accept heading was not really one of Waigo's strengths but lets not overplay James save. As for PW,I'd have him back in a shot.

swedish

I have tried finding the picture of Barry the Briefcase to complete the thread. Unable to find the original but after much googling it appears his "fame" is such that he has been immortalised in Lego : Also here is a mock up found after it was suggested he might be involved with an Indian consortium : (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY ALEHOUSEBOY APRIL 2009)

Good choice for them.

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Come on,no serious investment is complete without Barry the Briefcase.

Is Hilda the one who comes to matches with her hair in rollers,covered with an SFC headsquare, and a cigarette dangling out one corner of her mouth ? If so,I believe you.

How is Paul Allen these days ?

Lets not forget that before the appointment of Adkins,NC is meant to have had a meeting with The Sun to improve relationships with them. So whilst still an unreliable daily rag,the paper has had a thawing of relationship with the club,and may be a little closer to hearing a whisper than before. Personally,just hope it is not true.

Does an advertisment seeking "attractive blonde Maria Sharapova lookalike" not contravene discrimination,or equality law ?

Busty (serving)

spanner

I expect they will be happy to play for nothing then.Just the usual "image rights".

Don't be a c^nt,I can't see Keane playing alongside Michael Owen,or Carsten Jancker in our attack in Jaanuary.

As for "stranger things have happened", Simon Clifford and a World Cup winning rugby coach must be pretty high up on the list.

Could be the best midfielder at the club bar none, providing he does not spend too much time in the treatment room.

Some years ago - maybe it has changed- but a relative who was a season ticket holder at Wolves said he was always impressed with the Saints crowd and that they did not get on the back of players all too easily. Young players in particular were also given a bit more tolerance with Saints than when they started than at Wolves where they would soon get a torrid time. This however was in the days of The Dell so perhaps that tells its own story. As for "scapegoats",Bally did I'm afraid have a few detractors in the weeks before he retired. Lew Chatterley was seen as being the epitome of this new blokes regime,having taken Ted Bates team down in half a season and then struggling to make an impact in the Second Division despite still having Channon and Osgood.Ian Turner who displaced Eric Martin was also none too popular. Both having been brought down here by the new bloke from a lower division club. Hugh Fisher also took a lot of stick for a while.

Some of my older relations often spoke highly of Derek Reeves,and also George O'Brien.

Thanks Deppo,and Manji . I was at the 1981 game but was hoping one of our more seasoned followers might give a personal recollection of the 1960 match. Your contributions though are similarly valued.

Saw the story,and saw some bearded liberal tw^t,but did not realise it was in Skatesmouth. Perhaps she managed to filter details of the Skates new 75,000 capacity Aquadome stadium to the Russian WC bid team to impress FIFA.

Anyone make a study of the earlobes in the Directors box today ? A steward friend said there were some wealthy earlobes present today,who might prove to be our salvation yet.

The history of Prussia is an interesting one.

1960 : Derek Reeves scored all 5, Saints beating Leeds 5-4 at The Dell in the League Cup.Game disrupted twice by floodlight failure, I am sure I read somewhere that this was the longest a match had ever taken to play,as it was over 3 hours when it finished. 1981 : 3-2 v Man Utd., with that great KK overhead that was disallowed.

Thought the boy Dia looked promising on his debut today. Can you imagine the headlines if his shot,just thirty seconds after coming on, had gone in ? Fair play to our scouting network.