rallyboy

He's an odd one. In between some of the bonkers stuff he comes out with some real home truths. I was never a fan of his 'comedy', always regarded him as a bit of a tit, next thing you know he makes perfect sense. So for me he makes some very valid points, but he needs to edit out some of the madness that clouds the issue and his credibility. I'd rather hear him talk on how the media is conning us, rather than hear any politician who just churns out spin approved from above.

In all fairness they tick most of those boxes already so I think I'd be generous enough to give them a full house and the financial benefits for a 10-0 home defeat. Sadly, if it did happen we'd put out a youth team so it would be more like 5-0.

That's what happens when these little clubs give power to locals who have gathered most of their corporate expertise through selling the contents of their loft on an overloaded decorating table in a breezy field on a Sunday morning. I don't see a lot of quality on that board, enthusiasm yes, but you need business acumen to run a business, and you need it in every dept. Let's not forget the former hero and finance expert Lampitt. He was the man with the plan, but he just followed the mistakes of the past and shoved them off on another suicide mission. Despite the spin to the contrary, I'm not sure that much has changed since those hilarious days. And like Lord T, I'm curious to know why the PFA still hold charges if the nasty old players really have been paid. No doubt this will be addressed shortly by the local media, along with the Tesco situation and Connolly's silence.

Great South Run, where people in Saints shirts run the streets of pompey on the same route that their open top bus went after the 2-2 draw at SMS. I've been known to spectate and shout 'red army' at these people.

That sounds like classic Ho on there. Everything fine, deal done, business as usual, nothing to see...

Interesting. Read.

Last weekend is a different planet, it's history. If any clubs learn from Sunderland the lesson is, don't take Saints on at football - Poyet decided to take on our Dagenham and Redbridge style with his pressing game. I now expect buses galore and teams coming for a point. The art will be grinding out the one goal that we need in those tough games, especially after we wasted seven last week on a team when one goal would have done it. Good news is I think Tadic has it in him to create those openings - it's called a Plan B.

TCWTB... Tesco considering whether to build, Tesco changes will trouble bestest or Trust collapses with Tesco buggered? The clean version to tell your kids.

High-flyers? I thought they were the biggestest club in the division? It's not like they are playing Arsenal or Man Utd, it's only little Shrewsbury up next. The ones that just put five past little Bury - the lucky winners from last weekend.

Yes Penny, we know there is an election around the next corner! This is the MP who only steps into the ring when simpletons' votes are there for the harvesting. She was silent throughout the criminality decade and lapped up the glory days that were funded by organised crime, child-maiming and theft from the taxpayer. Penny believes and repeats the deluded insanity that the football club brings £13M into the city for EVERY home game. She also has the aerial agility of a wardrobe in a swimsuit. So her opinion is worthless, her attempts at vote-gathering are cringeworthy. If I want advice on how to source sticky buns or pork pies, or perhaps if I need to empty 7,000 litres of water out of a pool in a hurry, I'll give her a shout. But if I want expert guidance on football finance, I think I'll ask someone with a grasp of the subject.

Gary Glitter to investigate abuse of children, Peter Sutcliffe concerned over working conditions for prostitutes, Oscar Pistorious launches gun safety campaign - pompey to advise on good accounting.

I don't know why their fans are moaning, they've got the equal-cheapest cup of tea in the division. And memories of Thierry Henry saying that they are les bestestement. So I can't help but feel even more deep-rooted jealousy than usual this weekend.

I'd be amazed if he actually managed to make contact with him. He only hit one thing cleanly all afternoon - but boy did he catch that!

No.16, Southampton, at home to......no.38.....portsmouth..... Oh please let that happen!

Hey Gus, have we 'kept up' yet?... Fair play to their travelling supporters, they are owed a massive apology by their manager, and their team who under pressure from a very good side, surrendered with NO fight. I can't recall seeing a team give up like that. Take nothing from our excellent performance, but professionals shouldn't look that badly organised, and like they don't actually care.

A really great achievement for both. Against Newcastle when Pelle mis-shinned that shot to Tadic before rolling in the return pass I must confess I didn't see his potential as a player of the month! But he must have doubled his value in two months. At this point he looks like a great investment, and by pulling on the designer label of Southampton FC he is being recognised on the international stage. Our contribution to international football is bonkers at the moment. Someone upstairs is showing inspired judgement, and you don't get to say that very often so let's enjoy it. Who knows, we might even be able to hold onto the manager and the player for a bit.... Anyway, put away the awards, three points tomorrow is the next target.

I think we are more curious to see what happens with Tesco. Another three senior staff left this week as the new team picks their way through the 'unusual' accounting methods of recent times and reviews all plans. The only thing that might save Tesco fatpipes could be the building contracts that are already signed and may be expensive to halt. Either way It'll be interesting to see if it starts in a fortnight as scheduled. No doubt the local media are all over it and ready to update the fans who are always so desperate for information, especially when finance is involved.

We are Southampton, we come from League One! What a journey.

That's a bit harsh, I tend to call it spin. It's only barefaced lies if the easily-led decide not to buy it. But they lap up any old **** so for the moment it's not lies, it's just a few nice tales with a feelgood twist. Like a crap soap opera full of escapist **** that distracts you from the horrific reality of life. Why are we stuck in League Two?? Don't worry about that, look how cheap the tea is.

Two famous blueprints for future prosperity. We have world class catering and a radio station. Rupert Lowe. You can buy a cheap cup of tea at our place. Mark Catlin. Yes, the media bombshell today is that Fatpipes offers a cheaper day out than St Mary's and compares very reasonably with other clubs. Their tea is cheap and their shirts come in a whopping 63p under the average for the division. Hail the fan-owned revolution sweeping through world sport!

portsmyth - any information that is mentioned twice in a pub by a toothless, cross-eyed, heather selling sister-botherer - And once said portsmyth has been repeated, it can then be officially regarded as a fact. Talking of that, how are they getting on with that £300M a year brought into the city by the club?

There is very little quality in that division and despite their poor performances they are still well within touching distance of a play-off place. It may be that the proximity of gloriness and bestitude tempts the chairman to do something drastic if the results don't improve... He knows that any team that can string half a dozen wins together will be straight up into the automatic slots so the temptation to meddle must be itchier than little Avram after an ill-judged foray into the unknown and unprotected. Let's have a reality check. They are below Morecambe and Burton, their rivals are Cheltenham, Accrington and Newport. Fleetwood and Crawley are in the division above, and pompey can only dream of what Bournemouth and Rotherham have achieved. What the few may need to accept is that they are a League Two Club and the occasional trip to League One should be their realistic target. Until they face that ugly truth we will continue to chuckle at the delusion that they are in any way a big club or relevant to football in 2014.

Costa? The only cup their name will be going on for a while is one of the cardboard ones.

Tis true - Awford is currently snubbing The News, which is no mean feat when you are in York or Hartlepool and there are only two journalists in the room! I believe that questions about the Connolly mystery started the latest sulk. Either way they should be okay tomorrow as they have managed to find a fixture against a club below them in the league.

how can you leave out Thierry Henry?