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Andy Townsend is probably the last one to make it as a first team regular. Although Gittens is more recent. Paul Moody ? Never a regular.

Disappointing that they have scraped in as you know they will regroup and turn it round in time to be a force in the finals. Anyone see the photo of Dago Maradona on the BBC site ? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8308103.stm Any similarity with Ken Dodd is purely coincidental.

From my childhood I always remember the 'Strong Country' signs on the road when travelling down to visit relatives. From later years I recall many pubs,especially the Eldridge Pope ones,and of course The Juniper Berry on a trawl through town. And of course ice hockey watching the Vikings.

Remember that place ! There was one bar, a 'snug' I think,at the front that was smaller than a living room.

I hope he does well and builds a successful career.This was the ideal level for him to start at,rather than being thrown in at the deep end with us on a downward spiral .

-15,but they had cleared that deficit in about 6 games.

So might I.Did you go to the Weymouth tie ? Frightening prospect but we are only two rounds from the possibility of Saints facing Totton,Eastleigh or even Bishops Cleeve.

I agree with you but he has been considered by many (wrongly in my view) as a journeyman and a bit of a failure because of his short stints at Bristol City and then Blackburn.

As you say,it is "bizarre".An arab employing a jew as the saviour of the club A friend of Fialka's perhaps ? If Peter Storrie manages to keep a lid on this then clearly he has missed his true calling and should be redeployed as an EU middle-east peace envoy.

Good one.

Surely we should just borrow (plagiarise) from the tune on Youtube. Anyone have a clue what this music is ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnb_LvF1mkY

Agree that this trophy provides an opportunity for a great day out.The chance to take the 'young badgers' to Wembley to watch their team there is a great possibility also.That will give them some edge over the glory seeking saps at their school who 'support' the mancs etc. I've seen Saints on each of their four visits to Wembley (F.A Cup,Charity Shield,League Cup,and The Zeta Jones Cup) but couldn't go to Totton V Truro due to falling ill on the day of the final.So this would be a good chance. Lets not forget though there are some formidable obstacles in our way though.Bournemouth away for instance ?

I think this name was first mooted a week or so back on here.

Pompey could sell us theirs cheaply. Maybe not...

Injured for a few weeks I thought.Just the type of signing we used to make. I expect the new striker will be a small mobile player rather than someone like Vokes who has been suggested on here.Shame as I think a Lamber - Vokes combination would be hard for a defence to control.

Put this in context.Someone posts a comment and it is "infiltration" and a "recruitment drive" ? This is just hysteria on the part of the Echo,either that or a desperate attempt to make a story where one does not really exist.

Vokes and/or Craddock would be my preferences as strikers on loan.

Very good article. Along with the speculation as to who emailed Cortese,I was also intrigued by : I wonder if the source was Coppell.

Which probably coincides with my earlier comment about "Chicken George MkII".

In many ways I am more fearful it might be 'Chicken George' MkII, great pace,some control but difficulty in combining the two.But never mind he can become a cult hero for ( his dance) comedy value.Hope I am wrong. I will go with Bungle's fairminded and reasonable approach for the timebeing.

Having looked at the links provided that does potentially look an interesting read.I note the comment regarding the English "distrust of intellectualism" in the game.Remember the reaction to SCW ? Although he did not help himself by his association with a clown like Clifford,and a buffoon called Rupert. It did make me think about Saints formations over the years.Were we not one of the few clubs to play with a sweeper in the early 80's when we had Agboola ?For a couple of seasons we appeared to have mastered this which had been beyond most other clubs here.Although Lawrie won the praise for this in the media I always thought it was probably John Mortimore - with his experience in Europe- who was the real architect of it. Hoddle,like him or not,and lets not reawaken that debate please, also played a sweeper effectively and could change the system around (although not at Tranmere before someone else posts it!).

The bold bit might influence our approach.Trouble is,I don't see Lambert as a lone striker as he often seems to come back towards midfield to pick the ball up.See some of his goals for Bristol Rovers,shots from distance well behind where a lone striker would be expected to be.We would also need two good wide players to make it work. Personally I'd ideally like a more attack minded first half,and inrtoducing 4-5-1 to stifle the oppsition later on (when we are 2 or 3 up). As for Collymore,are you sure he wasn't talking about 'dogging' formations ?

Looking pretty vulnerable down the right hand side. Is Ian Harte at lb for Carlisle ? Hopefully he is slowing down a bit now as he must be about 59.At least it seems so as he has been on the 'HCDAJFU' lists for about thirty years.

Bet its nothing compared to what the Arab will build for Pompey.And it will be built on water don't forget. Surprised it wasn't mentioned on the programme really.

My boys were 8 when they started attending.By this age they had shown sufficient interest and I felt they were likely to be ready to sit through 90 minutes etc.(Lets be honest, in the last 5 years or so it hasn't always been so good as to maintain an adults interest through an entire match let alone a childs.). It really depends on the child and if you think he is ready for attending,depending on many things including interest,attention span and coping with a sometimes rowdy environment. Judging by this morning there is a clear message for you though. Mine are now both Saints fanatics, and skatehate is also alive up here in Glos.