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I like Lambert at the level we are in. However IMHO he would never make a Prem player. However, having said that who would have thought that dear old Brett Omerod and even Jason Euell would be still hacking it in the Prem. Also Fuller,Higgy, Kevin Davies etc Remember Davies struggled on loan at Millwall but was touted, by some, as an England possibility last year!!

Andy/Andy My parameter for 'successful' was hacking it regularly in the Prem Rasiak only played for us in the 2nd Tier and Kenwyne made only cameo appearances in the Prem. I am willing to be persuaded on Fernandez

As a change from the current Manager & Transfer speculations, the Football Echo did a good piece at the weekend on foreign players signed by Saints and actually played for the club- 72 in total. (another 8 signed but never played + Guly) Of these the following IMHO were successful: Ivan Golac Ken Monkou Antti Niemi Claus Lundekvam Egil Ostenstad Micheal Svensson Anders Svensson Marian Pahars Hassan Kachoul Total : 9 Generally Ok: Fabrice Fernandes ** Morgan Schneiderlin Ronnie Eklund (a definite with more games) Jo Tessem Bart Gregor Rasiak Marek Saganowski Eyal Berkovic ** Youssef Safri Van Gobbel Stern John Kenwyne Jones John Viafara Jose Fonte Inigo Idiakez Radhi Jaidi Papa Waigo JP Saejs Total 18 ** Possibly worth considering for a 'Good' as performed regularly in the Prem Waste of Space Baseya Gasmi Pericard Johansen Bliedelis Pekhart Ali Dia Sarmiento Delgado Almeida Brennan Total 11 Indifferent: The rest Not a wonderful conversion rate

Presume the new 2010/11 squad photo is yet to be released Looking at last years there were 38 people in the picture. Of these the following are no longer associated with the club: Gillett White Molyneux Mellis Mclaggon James Papa Thomas Lancashire Trotman Paterson Saganowski Perry Murty Markus L Pardew Henderson Chris Lovegrove (not sure) Murdoch = 19 Leaving : Pulis!! Forecast!! Saville? Doble? Mills Davis Bart Wotton Holmes Schneiderlin Lambert Jaidi Hammond Lallana Harding Cortese Mo Gimpel? Nick Harvey? Dean Wilkins =19 + Fonte/Dickson/Martin/Richardson/Butterfield/Martin/Connolly/Puncheon/Seabourn/Guly Quite a change. More to come I guess

In my personal opinion AP did a decent job and had the majority of fans on his side. He did, of course, benefit from a large war chest but had to overcome many of the poor management from the previous (mis) management However, by all accounts, AP appeared to be a 'dead man walking' more or less from the time he was appointed. I wonder if Cortese was involved in his appointment?

Actually I know No 1 through work. He's actually not a bad lad. Hard worker and not full of airs and graces

As a long standing supporter, who has generally seen it all before, I never believed the hype that we would walk away with the League. Too many disappointments to expect Saints to find it easy. However whilst it is easy to condemn the team and the manager for 1 point out of 6, the fact is we are creating (but not taking chances) and have given away two soft goals from otherwise sound (ish) defensive performances. On another day at least one of Barnard's efforts would have gone in and with a bit of daylight between the teams think we would have gone on to win handsomely, as really we should have done against Plymouth after a sparkling first half performance. As most people realise the team is lacking in pace and creativity and a big striker is needed to take the onus off of Lambert who does not look fit. I am sure this season will not be easy and it is worthy of note that both Nottm Forest & Leeds took 3 years to get out of L1

Re some inappropriate comments on Markus Liebherr. I can't honestly put my hand on my heart and say that all Saints 'fans' would have been restrained with their comments if a saviour of PFC had died. However I notice that quite a few comments have been made justifying these inappropriate comments, indicating that Saints fans had reacted in a similar way when Aaron Flahaven died. My memory may be a bit vague on the matter but I don't seem to remember anything other than sympathy from this part of Hampshire as both he and his brother were local Harefield lads (i think) and used to socialise with some of the Saints players at the time

I predict a slow start this season which will call for some fans to question Pardew's position As a reality check compare WGS's reign at Boro. Most people would agree that WGS was our most successful Manager in recent times and would have been glad to have him back. However his record at Boro' has been 9 wins in 35 games. He has been given a large transfer budget and Boro' are favourites for Promotion yet lost 3-1 at home to Ipswich Just a factual point to put our situation in perspective. However Nigel Pearson on the other hand........................

Anyone listen to Radio 5 Live yesterday? The Chairman of Oldham was on saying how difficult is was to keep going especially when surrounded by lots of Prem clubs. They even offered a £1 entrance fee for one game last season and were 2,000 short of their 11,500 capacity Apparently their playing budget is under £2m for the year compared to quote ...'Southampton at £8m or so...although this really reflects the fact that they average over 20,000 for their home games'...

Millbank used to run as a general auction then started selling cars (small volume) when the site at 10 Gate was turned over to container storage. According to the Echo now back to General Auctions

Any one remember going down to Dock Gate 10 to check out the cars going thro the Auction Site on a Weds or Saturday? Always remember the smell of the flour making at the Ranks Mill next door, the fry ups in the Auction Canteen and the Car Dealers doing the rounds. Bob Charles, the ex Saints Goalie, was always in evidence (he had a second hand car site in Swaythling) Only bought I car there (a Triumph Herald) only to find the chassis riddled with rust. My mates Dad went down to 'have words' with the Auction owners' They thought he was a copper and paid for most of the repair costs!!

I almost forgot. A 12.15 am Kick Off Note that for those of us coming in via Mountbatten Way or The Avenue, there are 4 big cruise ships scheduled for this Saturday and this may cause delays, especially along West Quay/Platform Road. Fortunately most cruise passengers don't start arriving until 12.00 but there are always some who arrive early, so be aware.

Interesting background Not sure\what to make of this. Do you have contact details for Duncan or is this a repro of an earlier piece?

I think the Saints 76 Cup Final song was penned by a local lad, Duncan Campbell, who once played in the Mojos. Duncan was a keen Saints fan, last heard of living in Tenerife

First of all I am not trying to defend those 'supporters' who were hauled before the Courts following the Pompey Cup Tie. Also I do know all the details of their crimes or convictions. However it does occur to me that they were not actually involved in hurting anyone (as far as I am aware) In comparison, according to headlines in the Liverpool Echo, several Liverpool fans have been found guilty of quite a serious attack on a Man Utd fan and yet appear to have been let off without incarceration The Law doesn't appear to be consistent here

Any news from Corps lately?

Article in the Pink saying that Paul Doswell, Sutton's Manager and a big Saints fan, is quite matey with AP AP might well end up buying one of Dossie'e executive houses!!

Pleased to report 'twas the former

Like some of the other posters I have suffered from back and neck problems for several years (arthritic deterioration of the respective joints) Have been to both Chiros and Physios Prefer latter as my GP suggested that Chiropratic work on soft tissue, especially in the neck (ie in close proximity to blood vessels to the brain) is rather chancey However you pays your money and takes your chance. My latest physio is the best I have been to a) his Dad was a GP and he studied general medicine before specialising b) he actually treats my own GP c) hey explains what he is doing d) he has never once suggested seeing me for a course of treatments ie maximising revenue e) he generally recommends specific exercises relevant to the symptoms presented Best of luck!!

Anyone going tomorrow night? Will be interesting to see how many triallists from Saturday play. It will be a couple of League's step up for the youngsters from Winchester to Havant. Apparently Pompey with all their Championship stars (!!!!) struggled on Saturday in their 2-1 win at Havant, so hope for a decent display from lour youngsters. Think last time Saints (Res) played at Havant some nob set fire to the Saints GK's gloves in the back of the net!!

How on earth Prescott got to one of the highest levels in British Govt is beyond me Have met him on a couple of occasions. To be fair not a bad bloke to have a drink with I suppose but his grasp of English and basic facts were astonishingly poor Good knows what representatives of foreign companies must have made of him. I was sat two places away from him at a dinner and he was eating his lamb chops with one hand whilst mumbling into his mobile with the other!!

Bit of useless info here. Bearing in mind his 'preferences' in life, I am sorry to say that many years ago (prior to Gary Glitter) I bought one of his records when he recorded under the name Paul Raven. Don't have it any more but remember, at the time, thinking it was quite good. Quite soulful.

To be fair to their supporters they have sold (according to the club website - if you can believe it!!) over 8,000 season tickets so far. In the circumstances that is not too bad a number. They could be a lonley bunch on the wet and cold Weds later in the season!!

Ironically only met the bloke about 3 or 4 times First couple of time I thought he wasn't the real deal. In fact a bit odd. Subsequently invited to the Board room with a potential sponsor, who he treated v well, and again in a Hotel at an away game when Burley was the Manager. We had a good chat about the club and he came across as an informed and passionate person. However heard that he is not well thought of in the Lymington area despite his support of local charities. Like the Curates Egg, he is good in parts.