for_heaven's_Saint

If you had to assemble a 5-aside team from the current squad, who would you choose and why?

Some stats from the BBC site; shame they spelt Adkins wrong: Southampton • Defending a 100% record at St Mary's, and chasing a 12th successive home league victory; an outright club record, if achieved. • Nigel Atkins is completing his first year in charge of the Saints. • Victory would give them 15 points after the first six games of a league season for the first time, and make it their best start in 76 years. Nottingham Forest • Averaging a point a game (five from five), and vying for only their second league win of the season. • One of two clubs to have scored just one away goal in this Championship campaign. The other is bottom of the table Doncaster. • 75% of the league goals Forest have let in, have been conceded in the first half (six of eight).

Trying to distract himself from the imminent thrashing his rabble are expecting in East London.

Even if your point about Le Tissier keeping us in the league meaning we have more money is correct, that doesn't mean Lowe doesn't deserve credit for our move to St Mary's does it?

Really don't know about this one. For me it's my head saying we should win it by a couple of goals, and my heart saying this is saints, nothing's guaranteed. As mentioned, an early goal could be vital.

Boy at work was convinced that 'bonjour' was the Welsh for hello.

Plus in his latest Saintsplayer interview Adkins is saying how good JH is with his left foot.

Well in the league I think we were 2-0 up against Leeds, 1-0 against Barnsley, 3-0 Ipswich, 1-0 Millwall and 3-1 down at Leicester. So yeah thats the majority.

Thanks a lot for your help suewhistle! It's actually Milan fashion week while we're there- girlfriend won the trip with a fashion photograph and also has backstage passes to the shows so that should keep her quiet! Just leaves me to find something to do- thinking of travelling to Turin one day, would be good to check out Juventus' new stadium.

I don't know about fallen out, Warnock just sounded as if it was Puncheon's desperation that pushed the deal through and he was only given a loan until January because Warnock and QPR considered it a risk.

Indeed, he said he was going to be writing on the subject in his column on Saturday.

Warnock has just been on SSN, talking about his summer signings, and he didn't exactly sound as if he was too bothered to get Puncheon! Went something along the lines of: -Because Bellamy went to Liverpool we took a last minute gamble on Puncheon. -Wasn't really a gamble because we only have him until January. -He was desperate to come, so desperate Warnock didn't even know Puncheon was there until he saw it on SSN! Doesn't exactly sound like he was top of their priorities, or that they have much confidence in him!

Is it 'reverse' racism, or is it just racism? If everyone is equal then it is surely exactly the same as white people being racist to black people. Just because the norm here is the other way round doesn't make either any different IMO and obviously both forms are as despicable and unacceptable as the other.

Thanks for your help guys. The girlfriend won the trip in a competition so I'm not too bothered if it turns out to be sh*t! Will definitely consider getting the train to other places, and think I'll probably go to the game at the San Siro, if tickets aren't too expensive.

Ha well I'm glad that I haven't paid for it then! Any ideas how much train travel is compared to the UK?

That's alright- got the holiday for free anyway! Think AC Milan are playing Udinese the evening of the 21st so may try to get to that.

Going to Milan for a short break on the 21st, just wondering if anyone has been, and if so whether you have any recommendations for places to visit, eat, drink etc? Thanks in advance.

Yes, I think we do.

Seen her quite a few times round the strand in London, I guess because she was in West End shows, she looks better in real life.

Thing that interested me was that rather than 'letting both sets of fans out at once' for the Pompey game as most fans saw it, the police were, supposedly, holding back the fans in what they considered a safer environment then inside the stadium, where officers are liable to get injured.

Though someone got sent off for a tackle on him at the weekend I think. Bit of pointless info for y'all.

Indeed. Ridiculous.

Seriously?

Tell me more! Could do with a laugh.