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Only because MK Dons didn't have anyone else. I think he proved last season that he is less than adequate cover for Morgan and Hammond.

Is it me or is the news reader condoning the actions?

Will it change when old queeny dies anyway?

Bart is starting against Basingstoke

I think it's pretty new, probably done a few months ago. It's got a proper bark area with swing climbing frame slide etc as well as one of those big trampolines with netting around it so they can't fall off!

Seems to have worked for Lallana!

I still regularly go to Lennons on a Friday night

I have to agree that kids do seem to be getting more and more spoilt- although there are still plenty of well brought up polite kids. At nearly 21, I'm hardly of a different generation to today's children, but I'm sure I was never impolite or rude. I used to help around the house and if I was a d*ck I'd get a smack (often with a wooden spoon like you Turkish!). I don't think it did me any harm and I wouldn't hesitate to do the same to my own kids if I have them. One thing I must say though, is having lived in South East London last year (Elephant and Castle/Old Kent Road area) and been in and around the large British African Caribbean community there, those kids have a hell of a lot more respect for their elders then the kids I've seen back in Southampton. They not only do as they are told by their parents because they know they'll get punished if they don't (quite funny seeing 'gangster' teenagers wincing as they're told off by their mum) but they also respect all adults in equal measure. I think a few parents could do well to take a lesson from them in how to discipline their children.

IF come the first game of the season we haven't made any more signings I will be disappointed and slightly worried as to whether we will have enough for the duration of the season to get promoted. Until then however I am willing to be patient.

For anyone who still thinks they'll be a force in the Championship next year: http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/squad/first-team.aspx

Brewery Bar- Botley. It's got a play area, trampoline etc as well as a nice outdoor area for adults to sit and even a couple of real ales.

It's good to see the defenders being encouraged to pass the ball out. They may make mistakes at this level, but it means by the time they break into the first team, they'll be comfortable with the ball at their feet and won't just boot it.

What a complete c*nt.

Quick- cancel the payment!

God I hate that fat b1tch.

I'd suggest the only ego there would be Beattie.

Does seem weird that he didn't play

A mate and I had been drinking in a Brazilian bar in Covent Garden, to the point where we got really ****ed. We left at closing time and were wondering down the street, singing 'show me the way to go home', when a Philippino man by the name of DJ struck up a conversation with us. After a few minutes chatting, he asked us if we wanted to go back to his, to which we drunkenly agreed to. We jumped on a bus towards his house, which was just off New Kent Road. On the way back to his house he stopped in an off license to buy some beers. We considered doing a runner whilst he was in there but decided to stick it out. When we got to his flat it was literally the nicest flat I have ever seen in my life- it made some of the places you see on MTV Cribs look like 1950s council flats. He took us up on to the roof terrace and it had an amazing view over all of London, and we even bumped in to some 'it' bloke who is mates with Amy Winehouse. It was surreal enough as it was but he then put on a Jack Johnson on the flat's amazing sound system and started clicking his fingers to the rhythm. When he gave us a tour of the rest of the flat, he showed us the shower and said 'you can use this if you like' and did the same with the king-sized spare bed. It was at this point it became a little too surreal and we made our excuses and left. But it still remains one of the weirdest nights of my life.

That is truly, truly unbelievable.

Someone on 606 found the following link, suggesting we may be able to watch the game online this evening: http://antasiwalann.blogspot.com/2010/07/live-southampton-fc-vs-fc-thun-justin.html Any other links- post them here.

Was thinking exactly the same thing. It's no coincidence that Spain have this 'golden generation' of players- they've all been carefully picked and trained from a very young age, and I hope Saints will be doing the same.

They're also saying it's a done deal for 750k and one of their players going to Gillingham.

Give it a rest!

Haha no problem, I look forward to his arrival.

That's his number for Palace...