cambsaint

I think that as supporters we should hope that Saints win the large majority of their remaining games, and draw the few difficult ones. We should also hope that a couple of better placed clubs have form lapses on the run in. If so we may just, with luck and no key injuries, scrape into the play-offs and even win a very unlikely promotion. If we were being rational and not supporters then we would take a cold look at the stats and realise just how difficult it will be. So lets just be supporters and HOPE. COYR

For the Cambridge United playoffs you could tickets in the Club Wembley seats if you missed out on the Cambridge end.

Ridiculous isn't when you can't even post a chap's name without censorship!

I thought Six-Balls (Trebil****) may have been in the Blue few, he was but I think he came from Everton. Cambsaint

Many years ago when we formed The Wessex Liberation Organisation, we named the metropolitan abomination as "The Slagheap of the South Midlands", which is I consider still an accurate epithet, and Basingstoke was considered as the line where the North began, and of course we still regarded Winchester as the capital of England and Wessex. We did play on acronyms of OSA as we were Old Symondians (that's in the days when it was a proper school that tried beat a classical education into you), but we never found one we liked. However it is heartwarming to see that a topic that was dear to our hearts when Saints first joined Division One and England won the World Cup is still active today.

I still remember it well as going away was very unusual. Regrettably I can't remember my first home game only the memorable thrashings of Rotherham, and Wolves. A mate's Dad hired a minibus and we went from Romsey to Coventry for a Cup tie, in about 64/5. I seem to remember that Jimmy Hill had just taken over and the razamatazz of the Sky blues was news in those days. My first ever pro game was watching Cardiff City with my Dad and Uncle when they were in the first Division-I think we went because it was the Arsenal and we were staying at my Aunty's, but I was very young. I can still remember that it was pouring wirh rain and even in the stands we got soaked. My second was my next door neighbour (a real mancunian) taking me to watch Man U at Arsenal in the very early sixties.(With 65K in Highbury and about 5ft you didn't see very much-but the atmosphere was incredible). My Dad worked nearly every Saturday and living on the outskirts of Winchester it wasn't easy and also quite expensive to get to the Dell as a schoolboy.

Is she "An Alehouse Brawler" She'd have fitted in well in those days.

I have no argument with the make-up, but I found the order very bizarre.

I FIND THE ATTITUDE THAT VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR SHOULD BE TOLERATED IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM IN A CIVILISED SOCIETY TOTALLY REPUGNANT. I wish the police would take firm action and magistrates should always impose a custodial sentence of at least 6 months served. I don't care who the supporters are, why is football the only sport associated with violence?

They're at Duxford on Saturday, closing the afternoon. One was marking the flight out at about 3pm. Wondered why there was only one , there's usually more do the practice run. If you're interested in WW2 aircraft, Duxford is a must. I enjoy walking the dog listening to and watching the Spits and other aircraft doing their test flights. Cambsaint

They are £60 each at face. CS

My son and I used to watch him at Cambridge Utd in their glory days when he partnered Dion Dublin. John Beck the manager took the credit, but it was really due to a squad that matured and were much better than the opposition. Claridge was always in trouble for not having his socks up, and being too much of an individual. I think they hated each other. Cambsaint

Due to having to urgently visit family I have two tickets for Eng/Aust ODI next Weds 9/9. Any reasonable offers considered. Please pm. Payment by Paypal, tickets will be posted Monday special delivery. This is a genuine offer by a disappointed fan who wanted to see the new ground and visit Winchester again. Cambsaint

Today's Telegraph has a very interesting article. Standard Bank apparently want to be repaid £20 and get out. They have had to go cap in hand top other clubs they owe transfer money to. Al Fahaim is trying to amortise the TV income against a loan. 'As even a fule can see how stupid that would be', with relegation a very real possibility, I can't see that succeeding. They appear to be desperately paddling up and down the many creeks around Portsea Island without a paddle and having to resort to their hands. I think someone will buy them but will wait for the bargain basement in or effectively in admin price. Would you buy now, even if you wanted a Southern England Prem club?

The title of your post gives you the answer Top Gun. Childhood heroes are exactly that and should be left as such, along with other fond memories.. When older the cold light of rationality must guide your judgement, but childhood is a time for heroes, playing and growing up.. I'm probably a decade or so older than you and of the players you mentioned Steve Williams was a deeply flawed footballing genius-but probably with very little brain, and Moran, Boyer and Wallace were good but hardly outstanding players. So I think on balance it is best to keep your childhood heroes and not expose them to too much judgement.

Cambridge United- a good little club.

Norwich invariably sell 20K+ seasons come what may. It will be interesting to see if they're the best supported club in the third division next year.

I can never see Peter-bog-horror in the Prem. When I lived there in the Cantwell days they were a reasonably well supported minor league team. The surrounding are is very sparsely populated and their catchment area is only Peterbog and Huntingdon. However thanks to Lowe I saw something I never imagined I would see in my worst nightmares-Saints and Peterbog swapping leagues.

My Peugot 3L V6 coupe certainly wasn't, neither was my daughters Saxo VTR. unfortunately after about 5 to 6 years the electronics go. I loved my coupe so much I kept it far too long-the last two years it cost me more per year in repairs than my new BMW 318 auto has in finance and servicing. BTW I also had an Audi 80 2.6 V6 from ex demo that siezed solid at 65k-the only serious engine problem I've experienced in over 40 years of car ownership!

I always brake from the legal limit when approaching my drive, which has to be entered very slowly 5mph on a 30mph road (which morons insist on speeding down) and indicate at the penultimate drive. If you don't like it don't drive past my house.

New French cars are great in my experience, but defo not a second-hand buy. Go Japanese for that.

My late Dad came from Bradford and went to the same grammar school as Len Shackleton!! About as useful as most of the comments post- admin.

Selexus: If I want advice on how to win in motorsport then I'll ask a very good friend of the family who competes at the highest level professionally in World Touring Cars. However having managed at a senior level for the past twenty five years and been in involved as a Chair of a professional negotiating body; I try to view a situation rationally, and I consider that while there are undoubtedly more talented managers, in our position as a Third Div Club with a ten point deduction we are beggars rather than choosers. Anyway all the best in your racing career -I know from Rob just how near impossible it is to break intio the big-time.

Wotte has behaved conspicuously honourably, and has shown loyalty and committment, over a very difficult few months. His results weren't bad in the circumstances; the damage was done when Lowe returned, and Wotte was left to firefight. I doubt that we will get a manager proven to be better. IMO he should be given a chance, aand if he proves incompetent then he can be replaced at the New year. I'd rather a known quantity who wants to stay than an unproven mercenary, who would be off at the first chance of a better job in the higher divisions. Also remember we are in the Third division with a ten point decuction and not a particularly attractive prospect.

John Robertson for Notts Forest in the League Cup Final.