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And the Germans And the Spannish And the Brazilians And the Americans And the Taiwanese And the Aussies And the Canadians And probably every other country in the world if I actually bothered to do some research.

It's not him, the ear lobes are different.

This thread reminded me of Vignal scoring from nigh-on the halfway line against Leicester a few years ago. In League 1 Lambert away to MK Dons last season was hit from a good 40 yards out.

I've done that. They asked me to call another number tomorrow. The only official time scale I've found is "up to 2 weeks" which isn't much use.

Had a phone call from my new insurance company (flux direct) a few days ago telling me they needed a copy of my paper liscence or they'd cancel my policy. After an extensive search of mine and my parents flat it hasn't turned up so I'll need a new one. I've checked the DVLA website, but can't seem to find any info on the time it will take to get a replacement. Anyone done this who can tell me how long it too?

We should be going to Brighton all guns blazing for a win. I think the main reason they are so formidable at home is because teams know they are. They go there expecting to get battered, park the bus in front of the goal and play for a draw. Brighton are top of the league because they became experts and breaking teams down and grinding out scrappy 1 goal wins. Looking back through their results, they've only really battered Plymouth at home in the last couple of months. The rest have been narrow 1/2 goal wins.

Is it just me who thinks AOC is only included because of the hype? Don't get me wrong, I rate him and I'm sure he has a massive future, but based on what he's doing right here and now, this season, I'm sure there are better candidates. He has put in a few very average performances in the second half of the year. Davis... well if he really is the best in League 1, then there must be some shocking 'keepers out there. I don't want to slag him off, I'm just saying. He has had a fair few clangers this year. Glad to see Harding getting recognised, although I have to say I'm surprised as he was arguably better last year and missed out to Dickson. Fonte and Lallana were absolute shoe-ins in my book.

I think Jenson may have given Ferrari an idea. Next time they need to get Alonso past someone, they wait until their pit stop, then call Massa in to park in the other guys pit stop. Awesome race though.

For some reason this reminds me of Tonton Moukoko from early versions of Championship Manager.

Connolly has I think one league goal in a year and a half. He's not fit and he wont bring anything to the team that Barny, Forte, Guly and Lambert don't already have between them.

Just back. Very brief summary then bed... Appaling away day. Took 7 hours to get there, no time for pub, got beat, no goals, home at 0230. Terrible first half. No composure, no determination, no interest in playing football at all. First goal dreadful. Should have been a free kick for a foul on Barnard, but that doesn't excuse our defending. Looping header going high accross the face of goal. Davis just stood there like a lemon. I thought 'oh it must be going comfortably high or wide of the goal' as he made no attempt at all to get to it. Next thing I know it's in the feckin' net. Second goal, Harding out of possition and they get a free shot from 10 yards outside the box. I thought, 'that's no problem from out there' and then for the first time EVER in the history of his whole career, Kelvin is beaten by a fairly mediocre effort low at his near post. He did make one great save, but then made one kamakazi charge out in to no mans land and got nowhere near winning the ball. Second half we improved for about 20 minutes, then seemed to lose all interest. Forte looked better when he came on. Probably our best player IMO. His runs were some of the better aspects of our play. Hammond and Stephens were passengers throughout and Guly is a f**king liability away from home. He doesn't track back, he doesn't work hard enough and he gives the ball away too often. We can't have that in the side away from home and expect to win against decent sides like Rochdale. Looks like he's trying to tackle himself half the time. We had 2 'Get out of jail free' cards with those games in hand. We've used one, I feel we may use another at the Withdean. Squeaky bum time indeed.

'Large Hard-on collider' is a great title for a porno. Might copyright that.

To get 15 points and still drop goal difference we'd need 5 wins and 2 defeats. Our goal difference would go up by at least 5 with the wins, so we'd then have to lose the other 2 games 6-0. Highly unlikely.

Alternatively.... Out of the 7 teams left to play, we've only beaten Bristol Rovers so far this season (drew 0-0 at H'pool and lost 1-0 in Poland in the other 2). Doom etc.

It's a complete dead heat for me between Fonte, Lallana and Barnard. A defender, midfielder and a striker. Just shows how good we've been accross the park. I really can't pick a winner. They all have different roles, but have all been consistently excellent at what they do. Jaidi, Davis, Hammond and Lambert have all been good in patches, but thrown in a few stinkers too.

Well, the 0 points would be a lot cheaper as fans, with less risk of a heart attack, so I'll take that.

Check the away forum, we've hatched a plan.

I've just sent Mike this message on Facebook, but Royce if you and your mate both want to come we can make it work cost wise. Would be about £10 each for fuel and £8 each to rent the people carrier. BTW, we're going to be leaving Bristol/So'ton about 12pm, so if you can't make it that early this is also pointless discussion.

5 of us going in a car. I'm going from Bristol and meeting the others up Chievely services (I know it adds an hour to going direct, but will save me £40 in fuel). Don't think we can fit you in the car, unless someone has a 7 seat people carrier.

Another reason I want to get promoted. I can go to bed half an hour early on Saturday night (Sunday morning) instead of having to sit through highlights of a complete none-event between Oldham and Rochdale, just to see 20s of Saints footage. I know NpC highlights are hardly conclusive, but it's an improvement.

If anyone wants to go and needs a lift, PM either myself or Justmike. We're taking a car and could use another passenger to spread the fuel cost (will be about £15-£20 each if we get 4 of us). Edit: Now taken.

Me neither. We need to try and win every game now, regardless of whether we're chasing Brighton, 5 points clear of Udders or 5 points behind them. Brighton have this league bought and paid for. If we catch them I will streak around Fratton on a match day.

Maybe, but you will have to put up with endless Brighton fans telling you it is. We've had a year of the same with Bompey (although they've been a bit quieter in recent weeks) and Reading, for some reason, in 2006. Saints are very much looking forward to the ball next season (not counting our chickens yet). It's a shame our date can't afford a limo, a dress or any champagne.

Quite. I never realised families in Leyton consist entirely of 19 stone adults in their 30s, either.

Unless I've missed something, they didn't show Saints on SSN just now. They had highlights of a complete none-event of a game between Hartlepool and Udders, but not the team who've just moved into the automatic spots. Did they show our game earlier?