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Hello Saints fans, Where might one generally find the best live streams nowadays? IOS or Windows are both of interest to me! Regards.
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I would expect Kelvin to play for the promotion XI because Bart is the only other keeper who is eligible! Also, hopefully Fonte does, alongside Jos, with a cameo from Jaidi. Lambert, Guly, Hammond, Chaplow, Harding, Butterfield, Richardson, Fox, Sharp, Connolly, Barnard... maybe Morgan and Ox.
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It is a bit strange. I think he has all the attributes to do well in the Prem, just needs experience to help him learn when to tackle, when to drop off, concentration levels etc. A loan would seem obvious.
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Home game vs West Ham moved to Saturday 6th February 5.30pm
benjii replied to wessex saint's topic in The Saints
The original date change, from Saturday to Monday, was only announced on 17 December. I find it hard to believe many ST holders have subsequently made irreversible plans for Saturday 6 Feb. Yes, it will annoy a few, but so will anything and I'm not really sure what the club is supposed to do about it. It's been a possibility ever since West Ham got through the third round of the cup. -
What a day! Brilliant. Johnno Quick.
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I like Terry Wogan. Sad news
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Because it used to be free and better.
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Would be silly to have Lallana unless he is a real close mates of KD's. Would be a shame to have genuine boos at this short of event. I reckon KD and Fonte will play for the promotion XI. Would be great to see Guly, Chaplow, Hammond, Harding, Lambert... Looking forward to it
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benjii replied to sadoldgit's topic in The Lounge
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To clarify, by "unpaid interest", I mean any interest attached to overdue payments. Not all interest that would have been payable over the life of the loan. The acceleration fees are compensation for loss of the margin on that interest.
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It would have been all outstanding capital and unpaid interest plus some sort of additional charge (whatever was permitted under the loan agreement) for the loan being accelerated.
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I think Markus did the following: - paid off all the small creditors in full (ie. Terry the builder), although these were relatively limited; - reached an agreement with Barclays and Norwich Union (or was it Aviva)? I'm pretty sure that NU/Aviva did not receive the full balance remaining but I think they did receive a pretty decent chunk (purchase price was reported to be about £15million) plus a bonus payment of several million when we got to the Premier League. I recall a payment in the accounts of about £6million, I think. The main differences between Saints and Pompey are: i) when we did actually become insolvent, Lowe put is in admin - we went "by the book"; ii) pompey traded insolvently for ages and actually went out signing players on tick when they were clearly insolvent in the January window; iii) we were never used as a money-laundering front; iv) we were never "owned" by someone who did not exist or, if he did, was just a name to cover a bunch of other individuals; v) we were never owned by mafia; vi) our lawyers have never been fined for channelling our funds improperly through their account; vii) we did not leave a raft of unpaid footballing debts (players, clubs, small trade creditors etc); viii) we did not leave a raft of other unpaid debts (local schools, charities, small businesses etc); ix) we paid all our taxes. Basically, we overspent, accepted the consequences and were lucky enough to find an owner who paid everyone in full apart from some institutional lenders whose job is to accurately price the risk of lending and who have deep pockets and accept it as a business risk. Even then, they got a decent amount back and certainly not the 0.4% of 0.2p in the £ or whatever it was that PFC paid. There was no suggestion of improper conduct. The other myth around our insolvency was that we somehow tried to weasel out of a points punishment due to the group's corporate structure. Again, this is complete nonsense. The structure pre-dated the footballing sanction insolvency punishment rules and was a legacy of the debt structuring for the stadium finance. Perfectly normal. When we got in trouble we pointed out that technically it was the holding company not the football club in admin and the rules might be read in such a way as not to apply the points penalty but when we were told to get lost, we accepted it. A favourite Portsmyth also relates to the fundraising match that was cancelled due to lack of interest. This is probably true but also not surprising. Bucket rattling was never going to raise the £10million + needed and, even if it did, wouldn't provide a long-term solution. On that basis, I, a long-term season ticket holder was never moved to throw some coins in a bucket or stump up to some amateur event. It would have been pointless. No lack of passion, just a bit of rationality. Pompey, of course, were run criminally or recklessly for years by a succession of unusual characters and shafted loads of people. That's a fact. As others have said, it's not the fans' fault but there is no equivalent in English football when it comes to plumbing the depths that the Skates plumbed.
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He's going to win the league this year, I expect but it will be interesting to see if he is perceived as a managerial legend or a fortunate beneficiary of the dismal quality of the league at the moment.
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I really feel for the lad. Comes all the way over to Europe and ends up having to live in Hull and Middlesbrough FFS!
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It should obviously go to one of the back five. Three clean shots in a row. Maybe Long for general effort but JWP - why? For one decent free-kick?
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Yet, amazingly, still more than you would be!
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Pretty weird to think Long doesn't help out defensively.
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I started watching Saints regularly in the 90s. I would say he is the best central midfielder we have had since, apart from Morgan.
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Yeah, The Ugly and On the March were funny. Diagram showing how David Hurst's knee-injury was caused by a swollen liver "Hope you die soon" Cut-out targets for urinals etc.
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I think it's a fair-ish sort of theory. We have never played Juanmi as the most advanced central striker so I would certainly view him as vying with Mane, Tadic, Davis (and Jay Rod, if fit) for a place rather than Pelle or Austin. That said, I think from what I have seen that he probably is best in a central role so actually the 3-5-2 (or whatever variant of numbers you prefer) suits him better than a (4-2-3-1 / 4-3-3, whatever you prefer) because it allows him to play a more traditional "striker" role. If we carry on with the current system this season, it will be interesting to see how we start next season!
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For whatever reason, Rooney's constant whinging is always indulged by officials.
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He stands just over six foot two Charlie, Charlie He'll score more goals than Lukaku Charlie, Charlie His dong is only half as big But you know it's in if he has a dig Charlie Austin, Safampton's goal machine
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That's a very interesting question. If he carries on like he is I would hope Roy actually considered him as a centre back! It's not as though England are blessed there and having a CB who can play full-back is useful in a tournament squad. We need to get Stones in the national team add his potential is enormous. Stones and Bertrand could be a cracking, well-balanced partnership.
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It's been noticeably worse for a while, since before the recent heavy rains. Maybe something to do with the mild winter? I've no idea but it's definitely below normal standards.