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I was fortunate enough to test drive a Tesla Really impressed by the experience. Nice looking car too What would be major considerations for me as a private buyer would be: 1. The cost - £50k + 2. Repairs in the event of an accident (needs specialist bodywork repair) 3. Insurance - Group 50 4. Battery Life - Batteries will degrade over time

But aren't Reed/Koeman/Kreuger limited by what the owner wants? I guess all three would want to invest more in players but if the owner says no all they can do is make the best of what they have or walk away

Sad to hear that dear old Roy a stalwart of the Ex Saints for many, many years has finally passed away after bravely fighting a number of health issues in recent times. Real character and will be sadly missed by the Saints family and his friends in the Docks and at Soton General. RIP Roy Also sorry to hear that another good lad with strong Saints connections, Bill Beaney, is suffering from the effects of a long and distinguished career on the field. Nothing life threatening but enough to cause him a fair bit of pain and discomfort.

Video prior to Villa = 6-1 Video prior to Arsenal = 4-0 Its down to him I tell yer!!

Agree with this

Perhaps it is the 'Caulker effect Three relegations in a row???

Long + Ramirez + Osvaldo Getting on for £40m in transfer fees plus approx. £8m a year in wages Combined re-sale value £5m? Great bit of business

There seemed to be quite a few at home games last season Don't think I have seen any this year. Indicative of our less than impressive start to the season?

Final score 2-3

Blimey I have seen far worse comedians than him, at least 2 who didn't make it more than 10 minutes into their set . He was mildly humourous at least. Lots of rumours flying about re Charlie Austin buying a pad at Hythe Marina. Ergo 2+2 = 5 and he is on his way despite Ronald's rebuttal. Ronald said that pre season transfers of Clyne and Morgan were big losses which perhaps suggests that their replacements haven't lived up to expectations which for £11m cost versus £37m income is probably to be expected Have to say that the catering at the De Vere continues to be poor (only noticed 3 or 4 tables occupied in the main restaurant which shows they still struggle to get guests to eat there) The veggie option on the evening 'do' main course probably cost less than 50p a head for ingredients

Didn't McInnes 'Guarantee' promotion under the current manager? Recollect that he also indicated they were expecting to sign Rueben Reid from Plymouth That doesn't seem to have worked!!

I would like to agree with you re Stephens but the fact that he has rarely played for Middlesbrough in the Championship suggests he wouldn't be up to Prem standard atm

Agree that Yoshi is not a suitable RB but neither, so it seems is Martina He can't deny responsibility for City's first goal or the mistake v Utd However he wasn't given much protection from whoever was playing right side of midfield on Saturday We do need to look at improving cover at RB in January

Presumably playing against Pompey tomorrow

Haven't the parachute payments already gone?

I am sure Garth Crooks is a decent fella but certainly seems to have put a shed load of weight on since his playing days if his appearance on tonights FA Cup draw is anything to go on

Can anyone advise how much the booking fee if purchase is made over the phone Is the fee per ticket or per booking (looking to book 4)? Is booking fee the same over the phone as via the internet?

Still Pompey remain (just) above the mighty Accrington Stanley!!

According to the Saints reference book , Jim Steele was 6', Docker Walker 5'11" and Jimmy Gabriel 5'10" I think the 6' 2 Eyes of Blue was nicked off Man Utd who sang it to describe their centre half of the time Jim Holden, if I recollect correctly.

Village Interesting comparison including Jimmy Steele, Docker Walker and Jimmy Gabriel (the latter I had the honour of playing with a couple of times and also watching him play in his prime as an Everton player) I have a lot of time for all three players but, to be fair, Jimmy Steele and Docker didn't play too many games for Saints at the top level as far as I recollect (I should really check) and Jimmy Gabriel was past his best when he came to us (but still a good player) and often played in midfield It is so difficult to make comparisons with different era's but one point I would make is the relative size of central defenders nowadays ie well over 6' whilst both Jim and Docker were around the 6' mark and Gabby around 5'10" Interesting comparison on size when you consider that Tony Godfey our 'keeper in the 60's was only 5' 8"

When John O'Sullivan was Commercial Manager at St Mary's he reckoned that summer concerts would be a regular event at St Mary's As far as I remember there have only been two ie Elton John and Bon Jovi It seems that Hants CC have taken up the opportunity which is possibly a better alternative to St Mary's as I recollect that dear old Claus had to pay a six figure sum to relay the pitch to ensure his testimonial v Celtic could go ahead. Just wonder what the general opinion is of concerts at St Marys and whether there is too much of a risk of damage to the pristine pitch we have

Lets be clear on this There was no mythical dock strike apart from Pompey Dockers 'Blacklegging' over Cross Channel Ferries in November 1976 when a large party of Soton Dockies blockaded Portsmouth Commercial Docks The term 'Scum' has supposedly been used by the navy to describe Merchant Seamen but this is very unlikely to have any impact on Pompey supporters using the term to describe Saints fans. I believe this was a random term of distaste used by one or two Pompey fans and then cascaded out and actually reflects the term used by quite a few clubs towards their rivals There is some suggestion that it may have started after the death or serious injury of a Pompey fan on Fareham station following an attack by some Saints fans back in the mid 1960's but this is just heresay

Understand that Morgan was paid a 'loyalty' bonus of around £1m to stay another year Not a bad sum to assuage disappointment

Nice analogy

Heard last night that the police are taking a bit more interest in this game due to 'intelligence' from the Bournemouth end. Hope this is not the case but an idea to be cautious for those who don't want to be caught up in any disturbance