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I would hope that we hold out for more than £3m TBH. We must be able to stay firm on something like £5m - he has to be worth that much to the club given what happens when he's not playing.

Completely agree with those saying we should kick towards the Northam in the 2nd half. It always seems to give away teams added impetus kicking towards their own fans and this should not be encouraged in the 2nd half IMO. Only problem I have is I sit at the end of a row next to the gangway and at the end of games the JLE's (Johnny Leave Early) head off SLOWLY down the gangway blocking my fookin' view of the Northam end goal mouth for the last 5-10 minutes which is extremely fookin' annoying!!!

I would hope that we are able to secure a new contract for the lad - he really is the best players we have now and a catalyst for the nPC. It is a little concerning that there has been no news yet which perhaps suggests a waiting game is being played by Adam. If we don't go up I would fully expect him to leave.

HA! I've found a kindred spirit (in fashion-ware terms that is). I too wore an Afghan coat in the mid-70's when frequenting Taunton's College. Eventually the stitching on the sleeves started to go, so I took off the sleeves, turned it inside out and wore it over the top of my denim jacket as a kind of long hairy waistcoat. Let's just say I liked to make a statement back then and strangely, the girls used to love it! Surprisingly the awful smell of the garment did not over-power the liberal dousings of my Denim or Blue Stratos aftershave.

Trouble is, if you can't beat the 6 best teams above you, you're not going to have much of a chance going up automatically. So we need a win this Saturday to start to stamp some authority on the league and get us within reach of the playoffs at least. A loss will see us sucked back down into the lower part of the table as the points are so tight at the moment and that in itself could adversely affect morale. There are pivotal moments throughout the season and I think the game this week is at least a minor one.

7-1 now - Cortese out FFS! (;

Can't believe the river is clean enough around there to have a beach - water side cafes/bars/eateries perhaps. Trouble with this idea is the road infrastructure - anything more than 30k on a match day would be a complete nightmare to get away from the stadium - particularly going east towards Bitterne etc. They would need to get rid of all the traffic lights from SMS all the way through to the M27 and put in a dual carraigeway - that's not going to happen. For the above reason alone, I can honestly see a relocation on the cards - probably out to Stoneham as previously planned - right onto the M27, onto mainline trains and onto flights to wherever. It makes complete sense to locate a new stadium out of the city. M27 J5 would be in need of a major overhaul I would imagine though.

I think they're playing Nike under-16 girls team.

Err 7-0

Pulis. Closely followed by Lallana.

It would appear that yes, this is NA's style. If it continues in this vein I think the league will be ours and we'll truly be set for the nPC. It will be interesting to see how NA develops the squad from January onwards. If there's money to be spent as reported, who will he be bringing in and letting go I wonder? The only players I can think of that might exit could be...Pulis (obviously), Connolly (just not fit enough and hence no consistent goal threat). Will Dickson want to stay - he's not even making the bench now?

Is there REALLY any need to be abusive to SOG? He's entitled to his opinion as you are and to call him an invalid and suggest he's ruined the thread is completely wrong. This is why this forum has gone downhill - hope you're proud of yourself. I agree with the OP - NA is starting to show us what he's about and I like it a lot. Was initially skeptical, but I am won over now and once again enjoying my football.

Great win - played some lovely football - a real treat.

i am itk - yay!

Damaged goods - we'll repair them for you Reading, no worries...then you can come back for them for your squad or charge us an exhorbitant transfer fee for our trouble.

I did reveal the intention to sign a striker yesterday actually. However, the above is a bit of a nasty surprise, even if it does look like he was just an accessory.

I do agree - there is not much substance to his game analysis. I do also agree that I much prefer the performance on the pitch to do his talking for him.

Makes you wonder whether there is a connection regarding the w******s involved?

OS talk - I think you'll find that sometimes a little spin goes a long way when trying to offload a player to another unsuspecting club!

Err, yes. NA interview on Saintsplayer?

Sounds like NA might be aiming to get another player in before the weekend (heavy hints on Saintsplayer vid). This of course means that we have an exciting Friday guessing who might be coming in. We've sorted midfield, so my guess is a striker to replace Barney.

I would like you to report on (a) the time it takes before he actually gets to touch the ball and (b) the number of times he touches the ball in each half. I wager the answers will be (a) 12 minutes and (b) less than 15 touches per half. That is assuming he gets on the pitch - if he gets to train with them and they see the range of his 'talents', he'll probably start on the bench.

In a dog's dinner kind of way one would suggest?

I thank you.

Believe me when I say that, if you've not seen him play already, you should hope you NEVER get the opportunity. He might be worthy of a role somewhere, but he is no footballer.