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He does NOW yes.

Yesss......you have to admit lads, I'm fkin good at this !!! :-)

ahem, as I was saying, Leeds are crap, they wont get anything down there !

I think it was a missed opportunity yes, but why oh why he chose Brighton is totally beyond me !

Dont you think it shows how healthy and good things are at the moment that the only bad player we can obsess about is the 3rd choice goalkeeper ?

Glad to see my praise of Leeds abilities has worked the usual magic. While on a roll I predict Burnley to beat us tomorrow.....there that takes care of that then :-)

Cant see Leeds doing anything down there, they are crap !

I think its a shame when all these big money bids were knocked back we didnt take a punt on Adam Le Fondre. Didnt cost Reading a fortune and just the sort of player NA and co, could have bought on.

Connolly was also an international, for Eire. Its hard to judge because of Connolly's bad luck with injuries, who is to say that a fully fit Connolly wouldnt have banged in 30 goals in a season ? Whilst because of all the long lay offs his record may not come close I cant agree that he is behind Phillips on ability. Connolly is the cleverest forward I have seen in a Saints shirt for many a year. I would take Connolly any day for his all round play.

He isn't.

Again, i havent said he should hoof it down the pitch everytime, or at all actually, just that one particular throw out down the middle of the pitch on a too regular basis could be trouble.

No I'm saying it doesn't hurt to mix it up a bit, play out to the full backs, kick it sometimes but the point is that yesterday most pass outs were directly down the middle and reliant on Cork or Hammond charging back from the centre circle to receive the ball. Plenty of margin for error from that one if done too often. Thats my point.

Why would you keep last years empty booklet ?

If they want to do it a couple of times in a game then fair enough but if they keep doing it teams will wise up and we could be in the mire.

Absolutely. We have won 6 league matches out of 7 and we have won them in different ways, from the demolition of Ipswich to the grinding out a 1-0 against Millwall to a closing out a game against Forest to name but 3. Flukes dont happen like that. We ARE good, seriously good :-)

Its that we are better than you thought we would be. Some players who I had serious doubts about have really stepped up to the plate in this league, Hammond being a case in point.

I really didnt believe we would win today, I thought it looked a draw written all over it, but first half we were superb at times. Wasn't too keen on Richardson last season but he has been very solid this season, Hooiveld looked ok to me, I know some dont agree. Fox does worry me with his marking, I am still preferring Harding at the moment but its early days, only his second full game. For me Connolly was man of the match. I cannot think of a cleverer forward wearing the Saints shirt in many many years. He was outstanding today and some of the link up play with Lallana is out of this world. Guly had a quiet game apart from the superb finish and Chaplow certainly made a difference when he came on. Closes people down well and makes lots of little darting runs. Top of the League eh ? Fkin delighted :-)

Yeah, havent heard this weeks episode but last week was a classic exchange - Int - do you think there is a discipline problem Steve ? Cot - What ? Have we had more bookings than anyone else then ? Int - Yes you have. Cot - Well that can happen..... ***** !

Its not his fault, he has a bare bones squad, he has injuries, refs are out to get them, they have no luck, the youngsters he plays have no experience, their discipline is good its just that refs dont realise it when they brandish their red cards without hesitation blah blah blah... It must all be true, he tells me on Solent every other bloody week while I am driving home from St Marys !

Well for anyone who wants hints at his side of the story then heres your chance, fill ya boots. He isnt exactly going to come out and say "well actually i am a disruptive influence" or "i couldnt settle at any club I have been at" is he ?

Pretty sure it was sometime in October. The 4th rings a bell but that might be something else entirely !

After his performance last Saturday I'm not surprised.

yeah so can I to be honest. £3 to park at the ground ? Bargain. £3 for something thats supposed to be free ? umm, yeah.

yeah exactly, and after listening to him with full violin backing on Solent every other Saturday thank God I got that one very very wrong.

Before Pardew was appointed I suggested Steve Cotterill as our next manager !