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Bet365 are giving 16/1 on us making the playoffs. For the nervous betters out there that is a good option to lay-off bets on us winning or getting auto-promotion. Although I have money on both, I won't be laying off anything, as I believe!!! WS

Doncaster are 10-1 to win with Corals (Draw is 7-2, Saints win 1-3). Don't think I've seen odds like that for a while! WS

Arrived - as described. Very pleased with that! An iPod Nano that I'll used as opposed to a broken one in a draw!! WS

Makes the 20/1 I got at the start of the season look pretty good! I also have Lambert as top goal scorer at 20/1! WG

Looks like I still have a while to wait: Service Requested:5 February 2012 Status: Product replacement pending But something for nothing (practically!) so not complaining - thanks to OP for posting! WG

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cotterill told BBC Radio Nottingham: "You're going to be second best with 10 men against top of the table. "The first-half performance wasn't as good as it has been and it has been pretty good for quite a while now. They were better than us. "I thought it was a frustrating day all round for the players. I didn't think we got the rub of the green with any decisions today. Maybe we didn't earn it."

Translated with Bing: Saints v Pompey-History of a rivalry Note: the results listed within the article refer to the 2003/2004 season Premiership The antagonism between Scummers and Skates is a phenomenon that seems not to have been affected by the scroll of the story. The fans of Portsmouth, was reported by local newspapers, welcomed their rivals Southampton with a full launch of "clinker"-the oily residuals of railroad tracks – before a game between two teams in the "Southern League". It happened in 1904. About 100 years later, only the terminology has changed. Tifi anyone for the Southampton is a Scummer # rabble #, Portsmouth fans are Skates # faciloni #. The Carling Cup match on 2 December, the first local derby since 1988 won by Southampton for 2-0 with two goals from Beattie, was marred by violence. A fan of Saints has described the atmosphere of that night as "pure hatred" between the two sides. Despite the appeals of the two companies to ease the tension, the championship game on 21 December he had a side dish made of skirmishes and insults between the two opposing factions. The triumph of the Saints for 3-0 has probably decreased the nervousness inside the stadium, especially to the frustration of Skates in not once again experiencing a relegation zone. All this must have a motivation. A few matches of Premier League have applied in recent years a similar deployment of police forces: roads closed; policemen on horseback; guests escorted by military fans in revolt. The FA made his anticipation of the race at noon in order to avoid dangerous "intoxication" while a few shops or pubs around St. Mary's remained open during the hours of boundary to match. "It's a rivalry that covers everything from shopping to football," said Mike Hancock, Portsmouth MP and supporter of Pompey by 50 years. "Both towns are ports, both are the same size, are a short distance between them and compete as much culturally as economically. Southampton is more "open" and bourgeois. Portsmouth is historically more proletarian and since it is home to a military base of the Royal Navy, salaries have never been high ... but things are changing … Southampton have never digested to be the second tourist port in the country. Regarding football have always played the card of snobbism, but without effect: they have always been jealous, both of the city's history that the football team! What took them? The residence of King Canute "and the Titanic, which sank. Will also have a new stadium, but I saw with my own eyes to bury a mesh of Portsmouth under St. Mary ' s! ". As seen, also a VIP fan as Hancock viscerally feel the rivalry. If the pedigree of Portmouth is more prestigious than that of Saints # Pompey were champions in ' 49 and ' # 50, it must be pointed out that the Southampton plays in top flight English by 26 consecutive years, a record second only to very few "big" of English football and employing much lower budget. Nick Illingsworth, head of independent fans of Saints, tells an anecdote important history of the relations between the two cities – "in the years ' 60 and ' 70 Southampton flourished due to Commerce and tourism. Then, in the years ' 80 due to political decisions # Portsmouth operations headquarters for the Falklands war # the rival Harbour became much more competitive. When there was a large strike, commercial fabric of Portsmouth was kneeling by the decision of the port of Southampton to return to work. The syndicate of Southampton was called SCUM and from there, probably, the word Scummers … ". The styles of the two football teams have mirrored the historical image of their city. Southampton has had numerous excellent footed strikers: Payne, Le Tissier, Shearer, Keegan, Channon and now Beattie. Portsmouth has always demonstrated a greater sympathy for industriousness and players without too many trimmings. Once Le Tissier played a Testimonial Match at Fratton Park wearing the shirt of Pompey hosts. When God scored a penalty ended the heresy, it ripped the shirt and revealed that under it sported one of Saints with the word Scummer ben impressa on his chest. The history of these skirmishes increased by an additional chapter recently thanks to Wayne Bridge. The former golden boy of Southampton, passed to Chelsea during the summer, has faced the Portsmouth in Boxing Day this year. Ironically, Bridge made his first goal at Stamford directly against his opponents. From true Scummer England back leaped running under the curve of the fans and guests making the protagonist of gestures and words, of course not provocateurs greeted positively by the Skates. Going beyond the historic rivalry, the two clubs have more differences. Southampton, managed for some time by SLH of Rupert Lowe, sails over the years in which reconciles economic now, thanks to the work of Gordon Strachan, to very good sports results. The Pompey against lived an extraordinary 2003 crowned by triumph in the First Division and subsequent return to the Premier League. Despite this the Skates do not sail in gold and despite the money promised by Serbian millionaire Mandaric, the prospects are not very clear. Portsmouth remains however very close to his old Fratton Park and the history of his club, Pompey fans are among the most passionate fans of Premier League. It says "at Portsmouth Football is a religion, to Southampton is a hobby". Between the two leaderships there is all this bitter rivalry, however, tends to emphasize the patron Saints of Rupert Lowe. The President of Saints States that "there is no reason why the two companies cannot thrive together. We are both great teams, perhaps the Pompey have had a more glorious past, but this does not correspond to the current situation. Southampton also looks to the West as "fans" reserve, once we were the only club of Premier in South London, but there is room for all even now. "

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15778583.stm

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Table on 28.08.2010 Full Home Away P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pt 1 Queens Park Rangers 4 3 1 0 11 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 5 2 +9 10 2 Cardiff City 4 3 1 0 9 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 4 1 +7 10 3 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 8 3 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 5 2 +5 10 4 Millwall 4 3 0 1 11 4 2 0 0 7 1 1 0 1 4 3 +7 9 5 Burnley 4 2 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 +3 7 6 Leeds United 4 2 1 1 6 4 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 2 1 +2 7 6 Norwich City 4 2 1 1 6 4 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 2 1 +2 7 8 Coventry City 4 2 1 1 7 6 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 3 5 +1 7 9 Doncaster Rovers 4 2 1 1 6 6 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 2 4 0 7 10 Barnsley 4 2 1 1 6 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 7 -1 7 11 S****horpe United 4 2 0 2 5 4 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 +1 6 11 Swansea City 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 +1 6 13 Reading 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 5 13 Watford 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 5 15 Derby County 4 1 1 2 6 7 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 3 3 -1 4 16 Middlesbrough 4 1 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 -3 4 16 Sheffield United 4 1 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 -3 4 18 Hull City 4 1 1 2 3 7 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7 -4 4 19 Nottingham Forest 4 0 3 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3 20 Crystal Palace 4 1 0 3 4 8 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 2 0 4 -4 3 21 Preston North End 4 1 0 3 1 7 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3 22 Bristol City 4 0 2 2 4 9 0 1 1 3 6 0 1 1 1 3 -5 2 23 Leicester City 4 0 1 3 3 8 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 1 24 Portsmouth 4 0 1 3 1 6 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 3 -5 1

Was it me? I had money on 3-1 and was in a pub in Windsor!

Of course not. We would deserve it. WS

£10 paypalled this morning. Thanks for sorting this out! WS

Excellent! This works on my phone - I've never been able to get Saints Player to do that! WS

On google the wikipedia page says.. Craig Mackail-Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 14:06 Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith (born 25 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Southampton as a striker. He has also played for the .. But the actual page still says Peterborough...

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Top of the bottom half!

I need the third for my 28/1 double on Lambo and 3-0!

Offside!

Lambert to score first at 4/1! Just need us to score 2 more (without conceding) and I've got my double up! WS

Interesting stuff about engineering works on Chiltern Rail...

Yes - that's what I've got as well!