John B

You are probably right but something needs to be done because if we want to trade with the EU either in or out there will still be free movement that is why I support Plaid Cymru SNP Sinn Fien SDLP Corbyns Labour Party possibly the LIB DEMS who wish to disassociate themselves from the Neoliberal economics of the Tories and New Labour and invest for the future especially since interest rates are so low with most of the world's top economists in agreement. Thats my lot back to football tomorrow lets hope for a win I never know with the Saints over the last sixty or so years the only consistent thing about the Saints is there in consistency

Most of the so called immigration is not immigration it is movement within the single market but I have no difficulty in calling it immigration I think the levels of immigration are necessary if we are to support any aging population see how many are in the care sector the home my mother was in in Shawford had loads of them. However we need to be told why immigration is needed and not parties making political capital out of it like we have had with UKIP which has caused the current referendum where anything but the true facts are being revealed. Because we need non UK people to do jobs we need to make certain that they are not being taken advantage of with respect to pay which stops UK citizens getting them there is no real evidence that this is happening a great deal but of course it must happening in particular instances The main problem however is the lack of housing throughout the whole country as all governments over the last 25 years have failed to build enough houses and the selling of social housing has caused the rise of private landlords trying to make as much as possible out of us all. Well over 50% of bought Council houses are now in the private rental sector and sometimes people think migrants are getting preferential treatment on housing but most are renting these ex council houses privately. If more houses are built more taxes will be raised the economy will grow. Of course with an increased population we need more schools more teachers more nurses more doctors more of everything So we need investment in infrastructure and decent jobs which pay well not zero hours contracts and poorly paid jobs in shops bars pubs and restaurants.

You make a very valid point but we need a growing economy to support people living longer so immigration is important unfortunately we have politicians who have never done a job in their life and say whatever comes into their head . We need to have a plan how we are going to build more houses schools train more teachers train more doctors etc to meet the needs of a growing population. Cameron thinks a plan is to say we will build 200000 houses a year that is an aspiration I am 70 years old I am glad I will not be around when everything goes pear shaped through lack of planning this Government is truly awful it wants power but it does not want to invest for the future it panders to pensioners like me as we are more likely to vote and not the young who need to work in decent jobs with decent jobs in the future.

Yes Chivers to Paine I think at the Archers Road End have a feeling Billy Bonds was playing for Charlton that day and was outstanding

The M3 went from Sunbury to Popham in 1976 used to use it regularly dont recall when the rest was opened dont you remember the bus going from Southampton to Anderlect that way

I was there that I think it was January 1964 my brother had an appendicitis and was rushed to the Royal South Hants Hospital we gave the ticket to the driver. We went 2 0 with a fantastic Chivers left foot shot but as you say eventually lost 3 2 we of course had to wait 12 years to get revenge at Wembley. I drove up the M3 that day absolutely confident that we were going to win and that of course is what happened

Never saw Stanley Matthews play but I did see him at the Dell in 1963 When Stoke were promoted to Div 1 when there was a guard of honour for him at the start of the League game as he was injured he did not play WE won 2 0

I used to get in the Boys Entrance when I was in the Upper Sixth at St Mary's with a few others my younger brother used to leave after breakfast so it felt to be first in the Q I think the gates may have opened at midday. Even today fifty years later he is always early for functions. There were some great games in the Bates/Paine era before Div 1 but the Man U Semi Final mentioned by Derry was not one of them unfortunately .

I think you mean Darren Bent Robert Fleck seemed a nice chap when he used to come and pick his daughter up from my house as she was a friend of my daughter mind you that was sometime in the last century. The only player I recall I got upset with was David Burnside who left us for Crystal Palace who knocked us out of the FA cup at the Dell dont remember what he did Didnt like Beattie much either when he scored in the Darren Bent game

Know the area well there used to be a pitch and put course where I used to play 45 or so years ago. Used to walk down Woodmill Lane in the late 1940's when there were awful smelling marshes on the way to watch my dad play cricket at the old University Ground

We could have a really good team if we combined those in 1986 with those of today I would go for Peter Shilton Cedric Soares Mark Wright Virgil VanDijk Ryan Bertrand David Armstrong Jimmy Case Steven Davis Graziani Pelle Steve Moran Danny Wallace

Thirty Years Ago today we beat Brighton 2 0 to get into the FA Cup Semi Final I looked at the line up Peter Shilton Steve Baker Mark Wright Kevin Bond Nick Holmes David Armstrong Jimmy Case Glenn Cockerill George Lawrence Steve Moran Danny Wallace and realized they were all English I doubt we could put out an all English team today but it shows how football has changed On saturday we had two English starters and two on the bench

I dont think it is just Koeman who is responsible for for the disappointing season but the situation is not helped because it is possible he will not be here for much longer. I just think we need someone who is committed for sometime like we had with Ted Bates and Lawrie Mac

Well you seem to have very low expectations I never for one moment thought we would be relegated at the start of the season. SFC is not the SFC 0f the 1990s and early 2000s we are supposed to have a top academy financial clout and an aim to get into Europe. This season we will probably finish in the bottom half of the table had a very poor European campaign were knocked out of the FA Cup in the first round got thrashed by Liverpool in the League Cup if that is not disappointing I dont know what is. Of course if we win lots of the remaining games it will be less disappointing

A disappointing season has become more disappointing Next time we get a manager get him to sign for five years just think three years is too short a time

I think most people agree with you but it is rather disappointing thats all Not sure if Koeman is good for us now as we struggle to bring youngsters through

We just dont have any consistent quality attacking players they are good but not outstanding So top 10 side is OK by me

You must be joking we are in 8th at the moment and likely finish there or worse We are just not a top six team

Sometimes the rub of the green goes with you sometimes it does not just accept the Ref's decision because there is no other choice and dont blame him. Refs probably make less wrong decisions than players and are usually close to the action

One of my favorite players along with George Kirby sadly both died young especially John

The good thing about the Terry Paine days was that we supported our players there was not the constant criticism when we lost which we did regularly especially away from home. If the other team scores more goals so what

I wonder what Terry Paine would be worth today in my opinion a complete footballer who won so many games for SFC and with Chivers took us to Div 1 fifty years ago with that goal right in front of me at Brisbane Road

Unfortunately the season has not ended yet lets see where we finish before we decide how well the club has done. I am not fckwit but can see that we are a better run club and have more financial clout than in the past thirty years so we should be hoping for better than we have had in the past for me the season has been a bit disappointing our Europe Adventure was poor we got thrashed when we were beaten in the League Cup and we lost in the third round of the FA Cup our League results have been generally OK away from home but not at St Mary's. Other clubs are progressing well so there is going to be more competition next season.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/david-blanchflower/david-blanchflower-there-is-no-doubt-that-leaving-the-european-union-would-hurt-britain-10188405.html By the way I find that most economists think leaving the EU is not thrre best thing to do But economics is not an exact science so I have no idea who is right or wrong

Why does RK keep tinkering with the team ?