Dark Munster

Does the (final - ha!) August parachute payment count as "turnover" for that season? Knowing the Cheats, they'll find a way to make sure it is, and voila, they can (over)spend as much as they wish (before their 5th administration).

And I was looking forward to the big party.

When trousers hits 10,000? Blimey, he was stuck on a few dozen below 5000 for a while. I was ready for the big 5000 party to come up in a day or so, log in today, only to find he has zoomed past it at 100 mph. Before you can blink, he's on 5102. [TABLE=width: 197] [TR] [TD]Nutjob[/TD] [TD]Posts[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
trousers[/TD] [TD]5,102[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
dubai_phil[/TD] [TD]2,617[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
pedg[/TD] [TD]2,261[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
OldNick[/TD] [TD]1,805[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
rallyboy[/TD] [TD]1,680[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Gemmel[/TD] [TD]1,564[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
View From The Top[/TD] [TD]1,296[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Channon's Sideburns[/TD] [TD]1,244[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Gingeletiss[/TD] [TD]1,201[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Crab Lungs[/TD] [TD]1,129[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
hutch[/TD] [TD]1,051[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
EastleighSoulBoy[/TD] [TD]1,026[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
hypochondriac[/TD] [TD]1,017[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Dark Munster[/TD] [TD]1,011[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] That's what happens, I suppose, when the Cheats get taken over again.

14000 beers per week. I could live with that.

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Iker Casillas Fernández

What is glossed over by the anti-Nige brigade is that most of us did not expect to be promoted automatically, yet alone in the top 2 for the whole of last season: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?31596-2011-12-Season-End-Predictions If we were such huge spenders, why wasn't everyone (except Dalek of course) confident of first place before the season even started? When the season ended, most of us thought Nige had done a brilliant job.

Goalie should have got it. But this, on the other hand ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZS4vyf1pNQ&feature=player_detailpage

I think the one we have about their imminent demise is enough.

Does that take us above them in the fair play league?

Source?

“It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand."

Agreed, a big thank you just before the match. And a jolly good rogering thereafter.

I will.

Turkish, if we finish 10th would you say that the statement "We won't finish 10th" is wrong?

Excellent picture quality. But doesn't allow full-screen on my computer (mac).

End have.

Looks like 1-2 is a popular prediction. Opposing Chelsea may well be popular this weekend given their schedule - the Blues face Manchester United in an FA Cup replay on Monday before a Europa League quarter-final on Thursday. However, at close to 5/4 I just feel they've hit a backable price. They can't afford to ease up in this one given their top-four slot is far from secure and the depth of their squad is great enough to get them through their hectic schedule. Southampton have admittedly produced some strong performances against the bigger sides, their willingness to attack having paid dividends. However, after beating Man City at St Mary's last month they lost their next match 4-2 at Newcastle and were then beaten at home by QPR. Saints have only won back-to-back league matches once this term and I'm not convinced they will be able to follow up their win over Liverpool. While both teams made changes, Chelsea were 5-1 winners in an FA Cup tie between the sides in January, successfully picking off Saints with Demba Ba causing them all sorts of problems. The attacking talents of Juan Mata, Eden Hazard et al make Chelsea a real threat if Southampton throw too many forward. For me, the price on away win is just too big; I'd expected them to be a shade of odds-on. Verdict: Southampton 1 Chelsea 2 http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/article/165/8603650/gunner-do-it-the-hard-way

Nicely summed up. Can we make this a sticky?

I can think of a recent manager who's a lot worse.

[TABLE=width: 247] [TR] [TD]Position[/TD] [TD]Team[/TD] [TD]Played[/TD] [TD]Points[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]16[/TD] [TD=align: left]Newcastle[/TD] [TD=align: center]38[/TD] [TD=align: center]38[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]17[/TD] [TD=align: left]Reading[/TD] [TD=align: center]38[/TD] [TD=align: center]38[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]18[/TD] [TD=align: left]Saints[/TD] [TD=align: center]38[/TD] [TD=align: center]37[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]19[/TD] [TD=align: left]Wigan[/TD] [TD=align: center]38[/TD] [TD=align: center]37[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: center]20[/TD] [TD=align: left]QPR[/TD] [TD=align: center]38[/TD] [TD=align: center]31[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Nicola's end of season nightmare.

Remind me again which fans were responsible for that disastrous appointment? I thought it was Lowe's choice alone to appoint Wigley?

If they don't get a points deduction it means they've been liquidated. That's the only way they'll beat the drop. Despite winning El Crapico, the odds of them finishing above the drop zone are about as likely as Avram going to Fufu's Massage Parlour for just a massage. We can probably look forward to seeing them starting life in L2 on minus 10 points with a motley crew of crocks, rejects and kids... assuming they even exist after the last parachute payment has been trousered by all and sundry in August. Tragic, isn't it?