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Great report - and the message coming across sounds really positive to my ears - I can't wait for Saturday, it could be a great start to the season!

A good summary - the interview started with the question about "managing expectations" and that set the tme for the whole review - perhaps this was a loaded question or maybe how the outside world sees us ?

I'm taking my duaghter to her first game against Milwall and we're going to the Northam. We're not looking for trouble, but I'm not going to hide away just in case a Milwall fan looks at me.

It's Murty !

Exactly - what a scam !

Have Saga and Rasial gone ??? IN Winning Games OUT the fear of relegation from CCC

We'd have to give him stick - he'd expect it as well - if we didn't he'd be wondering what was up with us. I think a good chorus of "Southampton reject" should do the job !

I bet after sampling the food and drink you were never early again !

Seeing as we're cr*p in the air - this could be what we need to tighten up our defence!

15,000 tickets sold this morning - my prediction 18,000

15,000 tickets sold as of this morning (Tuesday 4th) - my prediction 18,000

Exactly my thoughts - maybe AP is already working on him behind the scenes - hence his intimation of signings soon! Must say - like many other posters - I like the way he addresses the state of the squad and his expectations.

Don't the guys who bang on the wall count as drummers - there's plenty of them in SMS (especially in the Northam) already!

Bristol City paid £1 million (I believe) so it seems unlikely that they would let him go for free before his contract expires. However, he was on loan at Leeds this year so he's familiar with lge 1 - I wonder if this might be the first player to be bought under the new regime??

Maybe his sentence was poorly worded but you can't dispute that we do not have a good record of wins in our first home game - let's hope we can go against the historic trend.

I think it will be a draw - we've a bad habit of not finishing games well. 2-2

In 6 days time we'll start playing Lge 1 football then we'll see how this squad of players performas relative to others in this league -I'll reserve my judgements until then but I respect the right of folks to be nervous and anxious about the prospects as well as excited and confident.

I wonder if he's looking At JPS - he did well for us last season when he came in. Not sure if he's still available, but he knows the squad and knows what his role is, so he would fit in pretty quickly and give the height in the centre of the defense.

I've gotto say - I always head for the Northam end because the atmosphere sucks you in and you don't feel like you're on your own......

Yes - I have went to one last season - Cov City at home. When I lived up North I used to go to away games by myself - and that was in the days when Saints only took 50 so to away games because of the aggro. So you're not a saddo - you're a fan !

The wurzels - I've got a brand combine harvester - the year we won the FA cup. What a sh*t song to have hanging around in my memory of that great day !

That's a bit harsh on FTF

Lighten up everyone - it's just a bit of fun. My guess is zero

Man U got Michael Owen on a free - was there ever any mention of his wages ? This deal might be a benchmark to make a judgement from

If we come out of August still on -10 points then I think a lot of people on here will have alot to say about the here and now and won;t care less about 5 year plan. You should only start building on solid foundations and I'm not convinced we have a team that is solid enough yet.