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But it's as I keep explaining to you, Labour have always ruined the economy of our country and left it to the Conservatives to sort the mess out.

Welldone DC for saying it how it is.

I'll be going with a few county fans I know. No probs getting tickets on the day (upto 5000 for away fans) so no need to pay the Cortese tax.

West Ham.

Everytime I switch over to watch it it's some ****e like squash on.

I think the immediate test has just materialised with players and drinking. That needs nipping in the bud. It seems they have been given responsibility they are not fit to manage themselves, so it's up to NA to manage them 24/7 until they become more responsible. We're a team and and even if only a couple stepped out of line, the whole squad should feel the ramificaions - that can innitially cause some disharmony, but in the long run it'll breed togetherness and a collective spirit because if anyone steps out of line in the future they'll be not just be letting themselves down, but their team mates too. And this fear will lead to leadership and responsibiliy manifesting throughout the squad - it is what is known as professionalism and it is what makes a man. It was this that turned an average squad into a good squad under Strachan - we all saw that it worked a treat then, so it would work a treat again.

It's father christmas, someone else have a go, i wanna play.

Most people on here were happy when he was appointed, but there were some who were disapointed - it's footie we're all entitled to have a view. He's been in for a couple of weeks and he's managed to get that side I saw at Swindon playing like a team, and winning games. Now that is a big achievement in such a short period because we were woeful, so that says to me that NA is a motivator and a man who tries to instill his hungry ambition into the team. You cannot transform perormances so quickly on the training ground, we have seen a mental improvement above all else, That is why I so wanted AP out last season and was glad Nicole fired him. I don't like Pardew much as a person anyway because he always comes accross as having the arrogance of a manager that considered himself a member of an elite circle of managers - part of the cream of the crop and we should've been grateful and unquestioning of him as he'd lowered himself from his natural level to manage little Southampton and I felt that he wasn't hungry for success like he would have been in his early days - it happens all the time with managers be they football managers of managers in a factory who've done 20 years - they slow down and reach a point where they get stuck in their ways and stubborn - We lost points last season at places like Brighton because Pardew had selected a crazy team and system and he wasn't going to change it because he'd have sooner bitten off his nose to spite his face rather than make the necessary and oh so obvious alterations that would've benefitted SFC and fans were calling for, he left things not woring and hoped something would come from nothing so as not to dent his grossly inflated ego. It was at this point that I thought he had to go because it was so clear with that attitude he didn't have the old fire in his belly to win at all costs - it almost seemed to have become chor and he was comparable to an old boy plodding along and counting the days till retirement watching that chink of light through the tunnel get slowly bigger and brighter, and as he became less and less hungry the players would have sensed it and mirrored him just like poor employees in any environment are a reflection their managers. There is of course the Italian argument and they do OK with old managers and you can cite fergie as getting by, but it is still a fact a high numbers of managers in any environment burn out early. With NA we have got just the sort of manager I have wanted for a long time. English and desperate to deliver for the fans and the chairman and for himself and his squad - he wants all of us to buy into a positive can do attitude and I like that a lot - that is the way of the world now and with NA we are like a state of the art ship with a captain who knows what nobs to press, and he has got where he has from being a decent and loyal manager at Scunny and hasn't forged his managerial career on the back of a playing career as such, he's worked tirelessly and done it the hard way and you have got to admire any man who reaches a high point from a lower than average start point that has so many more obstacles to negotiate - that shows desire and focus driven by a feeling of wanting to be the best by doing things the best way. I really do think we now have a manager that can get on with the chairman (as they're both from the same modern school of business), and staff and players and fans as we all admire NA teams for their unstinting effort, and the players will play with a smile on their faces as NA thrives on pressure and will absorb it and turn it into positive energy turning our team into a slick match winning machine that is confident and wily. Won Drew Won in the last 3 games - Welldone Nigel - That is a very impressive turnaround - everyone involved should feel proud of what they have achieved and now show that we can take the small step from being a good team and become a clinical steamroller that respects any given opposition but never fears playing anyone at home or away. A team that thrives on ripping into a team that comes to St marys to sit behind the ball - that is our achiles heel, and therefore it can be a huge advantage if we learn how to exploit teams sent out with a negative attitude and like the likes of Man U and Chelsea we should be looking for three goal cushions and sending a message out to try something different and when they do hit them even harder to make it even more difficult to prepare for a trip to St Marys. Leeds did this and the only way of playing them was by matching their quality and going for their throats. SMS has got a bit of a reputation as a ground Saints don't like playing at - and I think that's fair comment. Banishing the ghosts and mending the achiles heel of breaking down defensive teams will be the key factor this season on whether we finnish in the top two or not and we can beat it simply by playing good football - it's not rocket science - it's a simple game and I think this is what NA will be emphasising and encouraging the team to work as a confident happy unit - that is all there is to it, tactics and all the other peripheral details pale into insignificance in comparison. Bill Shankly used to say here's the ball, now play with it. I like manages like that, although with NA I can see it being a bit more technical that that, but essentially I see in NA an old school motivator but with a few more strings to his bow. He is going places IMO and I hope it's with us.

It was a different world then, players have to be fitter now the FA have told referees to be more strict. A player like Hurlock wouldn't be as effective now - that said he wasn't that effective then either.;-)

I dunno whether I agree yet. I probably do as it's best for the club, but i'll wait and see what the exact circumstances were and how badly injured whoever got hit is. If it'd been a punch i'd have no hesitation in back LB, but bottles and knives are a different matter.

The problem is is that if teachers talk properly they won't be understood as 5 year old starting school will already have picked their unique version of pidgeon english from the parent. Note it's not plural. And in anycase those from Portsmouth have the genetical disadvantage of being born to the blood stock of press ganged sailors - the thickest people dragged from countryside during the napoleonic wars. Basically they are a lost cause and prime case to back up some of Darwins theories.

Hassan Kachloul - he looked like a Turkish dustman.

What's the clientel?

It's a good guess but it's not right.

I think you're being unfair, but if you feel like that then that's up to you. Alpine isn't that bad tbh, but if you really have an issue just put him on ignore. Personally i've always found he has a good sense of humour and can laugh at himself - the acid test to who's alright and who's a nob. I would suggest to you that you are endemic of the minor problem, if you debate with Alpine he's fine and not at all rude, but you have been rude remark about him in your post complaining. Alps also has a little double act with SOG and it doesn't hurt anyone - i rarely read the exchanges, but they don't bother me. Of course you're entitled to feel the way you do though and i'd prefer it if all the sleepers put in a bit more input - even if it's just to slag me off - i'm used to it and thick skinned.

Who am I? I was born in the 4th Century AD and it was many years before I was caught doing what I am famous for. (more clues to follow if reqd. - winner gets to start the next question)

I'm starting feel sorry for Baj now. Don't get me wrong he's made a horrendous area of judgement in the way he has treated his friends, but having seen what Baj does on this site over many years, and having been helped by Baj, I think we all need to cut him some slack. Is the Baj the sort of person who would have done this to his friends had he realised how it'd be seen? NO. I think he's hurting as much as they are and i'd really respect him if he did the right thing, said sorry and meant it, and the old mods accept the apology and get this place back to normal. And contrary to the moaning there is nothing wrong with the forum - it is currently the best a saints forum ever has been - although we all sometimes look back through rose tinted glases. That said it would be nice to see some smaller forums popping up with a few regulars because this is mainstream and a bit of variety makes life more interesting. Baj you could be really decent and encourage and allow new forums to b advertised on here. Let's be honest this is not a business, it's you trying to hlp fellow fans out, so stop worrying about fivers and stop worrying about it going slow now and then during a match - you're doing your best and it's hardly a matter of life and death. In fact why be brave and put your faith in all of and stop the £5 and do like Keith did and ask for donations. I promise i'd donate £20 and others would donate generously too be a great of us value what you provide. Come on Baj - you wanted a radical relaunch then scrap the £5 fee - make everyone a full member and I am very sure that you'll bring in more money because we are a bloody good fanbase who look out for each other and we we're a family on here of a sort. And my final word on the mod situation. Stop being big girls blouses the lot of you and start acting like grown men who are friends. Frankly this whole episode is embarrassing - sort it out - and get rid of this cringeworthy thread. And to think i'm called immature. You should all be infracting yourselves for making such tit's of yourselves. P.s Baj if you've found this post helpful there is the little matter of my request for a Porn Forum which i sense you've not fully ruled out.... It'd be a great addition if you could somehow limit users to over 18's.

Car and a young lad with his girlfriend approach you (both look like smack heads) and he quickly says in embarrassment "alright mate, im really embarrassed to ask but i need to put gf on a train back to Norwich could possibly give me £1.80" This happened to me today and I said No, but i felt guilty straight away because it was only £1.80 and I might be in that position one day and I should've chucked him a couple of quid. What would you have done?

I've not cheated but know i'm going to with a barmaid, already we've flirted and i've already planned my chat up along the lines of i've only come back to see you because you're gorgeous and funny, but i think you're way out my league. She then says don't be silly and we chat and laugh and it starts. She really gets lots of attention but I just we've got chemistry from the way she smiles and looks at me when she's serving other people and I can tell her heart is beating fast and she's intrigued to get to know me. She really is fit, and could take her pick, bu for some reason she likes me. And I just know she'll be up for anything in bed or wherever. I know i'm a cvnt. Anyone else cheated and felt terrible, but can't resist the temptation?

That sounds like wheny played the music man song during the entertainment and the ****ed up english pretend to be aeroplanes when the dambuster bit plays.

You shouldn't though. Most of the comedy genious are troubled people from Arthur Lowe to Kenneth Williams. Real genious's will always be different to most people because if they weren't they be like most people who aren't genious's

Gemmel, do you really care? I will post some real trivia tomorrow. It will comprise of one of my holiday snaps a clue along the lines of going for gold....Here is the first clue for 100 points "who am i, i am man who was born at the end of th 4th century ad"...

Whitey do you remember the old days in winchester? My old man was one of the best darts players in the county and that time and played at some big venue in winchester.

That's strange, but i'm not cynic and wouldnt dream of thinking the fact mondays are always dead would have any bearing.