Kingsland Codger

When I was a child my mum pasted the times-table to the back of the loo door - together with a sheet of other relevant facts like 1760 yards = 1 mile and 30 pence are two-and-six. I was therefore conditioned from an early age (by a woman) to make full use of the idle time available to improve my knowledge. So, no, Jillyanne, it's not "a man thing" - but maybe it's "a caused by a woman thing" ?

Thank you for this - very useful site. And I notice that whilst us and WHU have been awarded the most penalties, as one might expect, Coventry in third place are an interesting anomaly. As for Bristol - awarded 1, missed 1 ...

After many decades of being a Saints fan I've found one of the toughest tasks in the last couple of years or so has been getting used to winning. Even when we were 4-0 up at Wembley with 5 or so minutes to go I was expecting a close finish. But after last season's fantastic display and what we have achieved this season, I now have complete confidence in the team and above all in NA. Even when we had our bad patch he managed to turn it around impressively. No game is easy in this division, we may well lose a few before the end of the season - but NA will see us promoted- in that, I have no doubts.

"The Blues [ipswich Town] worked tirelessly to try and sign a trio of Pompey players during the January transfer window. However, with severity of the south coast club’s financial woes not completely clear at that stage" All anyone had to do was to look at this thread. All of us here were well aware of the severity of their financial woes ...

Have to agree with this ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbCTf6qxcS4

What is it about the words "your club is in administration" that they don't understand?

Miyaichi Ryo san is currently playing in the Premiership. On Arsenal's books but since the end of January playing regularly on loan at Bolton .

At home v Ipswich and before that v Blackpool and away v Millwall in the Cup - and v that lot down the road in the league?

I fully endorse what ALWAYS_SFC says. I registered at the start of this year and the calls have more or less stopped after 3 or 4 a day beforehand. I don't think it can stop the random calls as a few get through (most recently from 'Windows Technical Care' or 'Microsoft Technical Assistance' or similar) but the bulk has stopped.

Many thanks - quite correct £3 for the lot.

Dexter Blackstock saving from a free-kick at St James's Park

Booking fee question. I bought 2 tickets for both Donny and Skates using two season ticket numbers. I forgot to ask the booking fee when purchasing. Is it a fee of £3 for the lot, £3 for each match (i.e.£6) or £3 for each ticket (i.e. £12)?

The story was given some prominence on the 8.00am news on Radio 4 this morning. The Libyan authorities have apologised and vowed to catch those responsible.

Quashie's miss at QPR (hit the post) in what proved to be Theo's last Saints game was the first official miss since Sideways Jim several seasons before. I say 'official' because Quashie failed with one at St Marys against Norwich (?) but it had to be retaken for encroachment and he scored with the second bite. After that it was a sorry tale of misses as Lighthouse points out on post 40 above.

Whilst I don't deny Becchio gave our defence a real challenge, his finishing was dire. Not dissimilar to Kenny Miller who came to St Marys with a Big Reputation but couldn't deliver - a feat he repeated with even more hopelessness at Wembley last weekend. The Snodgrass volley a few minutes after Ricky's wonder goal summed it up for me. Good positioning, Row Z finish.

There you go with the wonder save at around 1.32

One for the purists - Niemi v Spurs at WHL. We were losing 0-1 (or it might have been 0-2) and a cross came over from the right. It was nodded down by Kanute and Jermain Defoe hit it on the volley from 6 yards out - a move not dissimilar to our goal against Leeds tonight. Despite it being hit hard and at point blank range, Niemi not only saved it, he held onto it, leaving many in the stadium wondering where the heck the ball had gone. Even the Sours (a typo but too good to correct) fans applauded. Sadly, AN rolled the ball out to Claus who gave it straight back to Defoe who then scored. We went on to lose 5-1 and the wonder save was never shown on MOTD so only those present at the match witnessed it.

Kelvin - what a save

I've lost count of the number of times he has given the ball away - although he is not alone in doing this.

Many thanks for these responses which have confirmed my initial fears. Thank you also to the Mods for having this forum where a question such as mine can be cleared up swiftly.

I received a phone call this morning from someone claiming to be from Windows Technical Care. When asked, he told me Windows Technical Care was run from Stockton USA but that he was calling from India. I'm not at all clear on technical issues but I think he wanted me to go online and do something to stop spyware. I have a paid-for and up-to-date version of AVG Internet Security and I concluded this was not a genuine phone call and so I asked him to email me whatever was required. He said he couldn't do this but gave me a URL of wtcare.com Has anyone ever heard of Windows Technical Care? Many thanks in advance

Do we look likely to lost the AAA status? As I understand it, Moody's have put the UK on a 'negative outlook' - which means there is a 30% chance of losing the triple A status in the next 18 months. Which is not the same as the UK "looking likely to lost triple AA status in the short to medium term", is it? The link from the BBC business section of their wesbite is useful, with Stephanie Flanders giving a clear comment on the audio link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17022631 We were on a 'negative watch' before and didn't lose our rating, so just because Moodys have put us on 'negative outlook' it doesn't mean a downgrade is going to happen. More worryingly is how a ratings agency (owned by whom? reporting to where?) appears to be in a position to cause a change of government in many countries.

And here is Mr Lampitt speaking on the Sky Sports website http://www.skysports.com/video/clips/0,23791,16428,00.html

One way to get people drinking less might be to have a decent non-alcohol alternative. I have a brother who doesn't drink and he says orange juice, J20, non-alcohol beer just doesn't cut it. Designer water costs a fortune and is equally unappealing.

I thought it was 34,000 free tickets we gave away for every home match? Well, that's what a skate told me, so it must be true.