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It seems to me that because we basically developed mob behaviour at football games, English fans are seen as the 'benchmark' for hooligan behaviour even though banning orders and introduction of family groups have generally made our fans a more passive lot. However some of the jingoistic songs and disrespecting other teams anthems by some do little to endear our fans to others Basically we are now well down the 'Hooligan' League and any fan going abroad nowadays is likely to be a victim rather than a protagonist, especially when easily recognised as being English. Unfortunately, as English football fans, we are collectively falling foul of what went on 20 or more years ago.

Agree about the intrigue FWIW I reckon that the sticking point is disagreement over our requirement for Everton not poaching our players, as has been mentioned by well placed posters. There may be some issue about the Fitness Coach's position too eg does he really want to go

Odd one this On my car radio I listen fairly regularly to Radio 5 Live on 909 AM Recently whenever I am in the Lordswood/Lordshill area the station automatically changes to the Traffic Announcement mode and a repetitive piece of 'music' plays under the Global Radio banner. Understand Global Radio is the operating company for Heart, Smooth and Capital stations Interested if anyone has a (sensible!!) explanation Thanks

I wonder how many English fans (or indeed those from other western countries) would be keen to venture into Russia for the next World Cup after the problems in Marseilles Whilst appreciating that our own fans have not covered ourselves in glory over the years, it seems the Russian hooligans have taken violence up to another level and may well enjoy a degree of support in relation to their actions from the Russian Press and indeed those in public office. Added to the 'dirty deals' stories which abound about Russia 'buying' their World Cup award, I reckon the number of foreign fans going to the 2018 tournament (especially from European and non white countries) will be significantly reduced.

I wonder how this line up would do against lower league opposition and whether some of the players mentioned would actually be permitted within our U21 team, presuming all would be available (ie not out on loan) Gazza Mc Carthy Stephens Turnbull Targett Reed Hesketh Ward Prowse Isgrove/McQueen Gallagher Seager I guess our footballing ability would be better but interesting to know whether the lads would have the attributes to deal with the physical demands of lower leagues

Thank you for the advice

Not a fan of the honours list but another year without recognition of the services MLT has given to footie, TV and Charity. When you think the likes of Alan Knight and Steve Bull, amongst others, had some sort of recognition, it is disappointing that one of the most talented, and loyal, players of his era continues to be overlooked. Still congrats to Alan Shearer

How on earth did the 'Powers to Be' allow this to be put up for public display? Can still remember the look of disbelief on the faces of those present when the covers were taken off Respect to Leon Crouch for helping sort it out Bet the sculptor hasn't had many commissions since!!

Has Koeman gone yet? Last time I looked on the official site there was no news, so it can't be true otherwise the club would have explained all!!!!!!!

Huzzah!!! I am now officially a paid up member of the ITK club!!! See my post of 2nd May (no 107) on the Guess the New Sponsor thread.

How much for Sammy Lee?

According to the Liverpool echo report, Evertons new manager will be given £100m to spend, prospects of a new stadium and (for Ronald) a £500k increase in his salary

Predicted revenue from TV and League placing for next season ie 2016/17

There was a table produced in the Sunday Times on May 16th ie before the last Prem game Man Utd v Boscombe which predicted a revised revenue for Saints of £125.1m for the season 2016/17 I assume this was based on a number of variables eg us finishing 5th (which was the position shown in the table at the time of publication) and revenue from 12 TV games but the increased revenue of approx. 50% is interesting and hopefully enables us to move forward Out of interest Arsenal had the highest expected revenue of £151m whilst the lowest would be the equivalent of Norwich at £99.8m

Any feedback on this? Enjoyable evening btw and nice to see a lot of family groups Re the PA - all seemed OK when Ralph and SKD used the mike. Seems that Kenzi doesn't have a powerful enough voice delivery

I think the likes of Hanson and CEMEX rely on the discharge of sea dredged aggregate as part of their business So they will require the availability of a suitable vessel berths to unload and store the raw material

As far as I am aware the majority/all of the land on the west side of the Itchen from Woolston Bridge to Northam Bridges is council owned They would like to 'gentrify' the area especially in front of St Marys and I am sure there is a draft plan of what the result would be following the relocation of the cement/aggregate operations in the area The problem, as I understand it is two fold. First most of the leases are long term and secondly, currently, there is no alternative location to accommodate the relocated businesses. This could have been achieved fairly easily under the failed Dibden Bay scheme proposed several years ago I do know that Cortese was involved in talks about the opportunities for opening up the river frontage in front of the stadium but not sure how this has progressed in recent times It would be great if the opportunity could be progressed

A lot of Pompey fans criticising Allsop the loanee GK from Bournemouth According to Guy Whittingham on Radio Solent a number of GK's who were approached turned down the opportunity to play for Pompey in the end of seasons games Seems very odd

I was there that night and the feeling of anger and jealousy from the 'Fratton Faithful!!!!!!!!!' was palpable I must admit that I really didn't take it in until a few days later as we were all on a high from beating Palace in the FA Cup Semi Final on the previous Saturday

Congrats to Leicester Anyone think Jamie Vardy is related to Wilfred Brambell from Steptoe and Sons?

Looks like Celtic have received permission from Glasgow Council to install a limited Safe Standing area at Celtic Park next season Bearing in mind our relationship with Celtic perhaps we can buy the 2,600 or so standing places the season after next !!

Billy Thanks for this as it more adequately describes the thoughts behind my comments. None of us will ever forget the day (and it should always remain part of the club's history) but it is probably time to move on from the celebrations we had on Sunday As a long standing fan I think the club has achieved a great deal in the past 50 or so years but we do need something tangible for the newer generation of fans to celebrate

Thought it was an OK evening in front of a full house Some bits quite funny eg the WBA chef Good memories of the day, which will forever be etched on my memory. Really came home to me how much the passing of 40 years since have impacted on our collective lives looking at the team on the stage and a few familiar faces in the audience.. Of the players, Jim McCalliog looked to have worn quite well whilst Mel Blythe seemed rather bemused by the whole event Perhaps a good time to close the book on the 1976 Cup Win and hope that the next generation get the chance to experience the fantastic occasion that we all enjoyed at the time I guess that only around 50% of those at Wembley on the day are around to tell the tale which is a sad thought.

Agree with you on this

Heard a rumour from a relatively well placed source yesterday that the announcement of a new sponsor was imminent Three options were mentioned, one I can't remember, a foreign Betting Company and Virgin Media. Whatever the outcome I hope the benefits will be good for the club.