CylonKing

Interestingly, I've been thinking about past managers that I would like to see back at Saints. The only 2 that I could come up with were 'Wee' Gordon Strachan and Nigel Pearson. Personally I would love to see Nigel back at the helm as I think he is exactly the right sort of manager we need right now. I'm disappointed about MoPo leaving, I really am. I personally think it is a huge mistake for him, but as a club, we shall prosper I'm sure. I'm forever the optimist and believe that the board will choose the right manager for us and we'll progress further again. I think that the manager leaving will have less of an impact than one of our stars leaving us to be honest. I think a more tactical manager than MoPo will do us the world of good. The latest suggestions that we're looking at Yakin and Koeman do fill my with hope that we are looking for the right sort of calibre manager for our club. A manager with an international pedigree and reputation. Fingers crossed we hear something sooner rather than later.

Playing the first Mass Effect game currently. A little buggy at times but over 30hrs of gameplay so far says it all really. An astounding game that I cannot recommend enough. Glad I picked up all 3 for a bargain price over PSN.

I would be equally upset if we actually got rid of any of our 1st team talent in the summer. The club are making noises about keeping this squad together and for us to lose anyone of Adam, Luke, Morgan, Jack C, Victor, Steve D, Jay Rod etc, to me, would be just like the good old days of being a feeder club for the big 4. If we are serious about continuing to progress, we need to keep these players for ourselves and not to strengthen our rivals 1st teams. Obviously if someone came in with stupid money which meant we could strengthen then you have to accept that but I will only be really happy if we keep all of our actual 1st team players and build on this amazing season. I don't want us to stagnate in mid-table, I want to see us push on and the only way is to keep the most talented players. If not, the 'bigger' clubs will always be too far away to catch.

I have always thought that our badge was one of the best looking and well designed of any that are out there. Very distinctive, linked to the city and colourful. I absolutely love it and would hate for it to be changed to much.

Nice video, Thanks pap. For me, it just backs-up my decision to stick with the PS3 for a few more years! There currently isn't a good enough reason for me to upgrade at all. The improved textures and lighting are just not enough over my PS3 to justify paying the extra at this stage. And to be honest, I'm still in awe of the PS3 running on a HD TV after only upgrading the old tellybox last year!

Chase HQ and Robocop with the Datel Speech synthesizer attached to your Amstrad CPC464. That's real gaming pleasure! Have to admit to really enjoying Fifa 2014 in career mode on the PS3. Ate up so many hours yesterday, though peeved that MoPo loaned me out to MK Dons straight away.

How could I forget Dead Island (the first one) if you like Zombie games, Resident Evil 5 and Bioshock 1 & 2? All very good games that have eaten up the hours over the last couple of years. Not played Bioshock Inifinate yet, but hope it is just as good as the first 2.

Can vouch for Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas, both excellent games, as are the 2 Batman games previously mentioned. Not played Origins yet. Dead Space 1 & 2 are also great fun, not played 3 yet. Red Dead Revolver is also worth picking up and the best driving games I've played are Burnout Paradise and Grid 2. If you like story based games then The Walking Dead (from Telltale games) is good, as is Heavy Rain, a different gaming experience. I've got Skyrim but not yet played it as I tried it to make sure it was working and ended up playing on it for about 4-5 hours by mistake. Have left that for now while I complete some of my other games before going back to it, though with GTAV also on stand-by I'm not sure when I'll get to go back to it.

First time down in Southampton for a match and weekend away for a few years. Was great to be at St Marys again and thought we were going to go on and bull-doze Stoke after the first goal, though before the match, I did predict Crouch scoring against us, just thought it would be a consolation and not an equaliser. A real roller coaster of a 1st half but a disappointing 2nd half and overall result. Stoke did well at the back and deserved the point but we just weren't at the races. Thought most of the team were off the boil, only Davis and Yoshida could take any credit from the match really. Clyne and Shaw, as has been said, kept cutting inside though to be fair to them, usually they had no support with them on the wings so looked very isolated. A number of times people around us in the Kingsland were urging one of our midfielders to follow the pass out to the left or right to offer support, but they always hung back. Very one dimensional and slightly disappointing, but as ever, we had a great time at St Marys and in Southampton over the weekend. Won't be leaving it as long next time, we missed supporting Saints.

Very disappointed with the incident as I want to see Osvaldo and our squad succeed. Can understand why fans want him gone from the club, however I feel that what is more likely to happen is that once the dust settles, as long as Dani appologises to both Fonte and the rest of his team mates he will be integrated back into the squad, after all, we keep hearing from the club that we are all part of the Southampton family and Dani is part of that. I feel that if we just dump him without at least trying to help him sort out his issues and for him to succeed then the whole togetherness and family aspect of our club is a complete farce. You stand by family members and help them through their issues and try to put them on the right track, you don't just dump them for a mistake, a moment of hot headedness in the heat of the moment. The key here though is how Dani reacts to the suspension and how he aproaches his team mates. If he is not bothered and has an attitude about it, he will be gone sooner rather than later. I suspect, well hope really, that he will learn from this episode, apologise to everyone and knuckle down. The one thing I know for sure is that if he pulls on the shirt again for Saints and is involved, he will get the same support from me as everyone else in the squad.

It's amazing that this time last week, we were pondering the complete meltdown of our club and now, 7 days later we've had a match where we really should've got 3 points after playing so well (worth pointing out that 1 point at Sunderland is not to be sneezed at), our manager has stated his commitment to the club and now we've had an open letter from our acting CEO placing more emphasis on continuing to stabilize the club and improve our position further. For me, our owners have done everything correctly and have said all the right things at exactly the right time. Focused on assuring the manager and staff first, speaking to the players and finally communicating with the fans. I don't want big statements of spending lots and lots of money, that sets your stall up straight away and pushes everyone's prices up. Within 7 days we've gone from a club in turmoil to a club that now seems stable again, happy and more open than it has ever been. Quite a turnaround in a very short time! Long may this continue.

Buy or stick with the PS3, some great games out there now for very small amounts. I got the Mass Effect trilogy and Dead Space 3 for £22 on PSN. Dead space 2 set me back £5 from Cex 2nd hand. The PS3 is where it's at currently. A much better machine that has all the entertainment applications and gubbins you can shake a stick at! ;-)

Excellent 1st half performance, shame about conceding a goal as we really didn't deserve that at all. Fully expect us to comfortably see this one out, but as this is Saints, you just never know. Very enjoyable game to watch though

Damn!

What a superb team performance. Never seen a Saints side play like this before. Exceptional!

Nothings gonna stop us now - Starship Run to the hills - Iron Maiden One way ticket to hell and back - The Darkness Here comes the sun - George Harrison I'll stop now!

Ahhh, nostalgia time again. I remember all of those jumps as well. Amstrad CPC464 to an Amiga 500 to the PS1 then PS2 and now PS3. All of those jumps fuelled by seeing the next piece of kit in action at a friends house and having to have one myself. Nothing so far about the PS4 or Xbox1 has made me want to have one, but then I've not seen one running at a friends house yet. Think I'm going to have to become an unsocialable b*gger over the next year, just in case.

Got to agree with this statement. I got my PS3 in 2011 and it's the best bit of kit I've ever had. This Christmas I got 10 new games, including Skyrym and GTA V. After downloading the Mass Effect trilogy and Dead Space 3 over PSN network for £25, there is no way I'm going to need to upgrade to a PS4 this year, possibly even next if I really get on with both Skyrym and GTA V.

Very disappointing 2nd half indeed. Thought we looked 2nd best in everything today. Gaston kept giving the ball away, but not the only culprit. Chelsea looked very comfortable for the whole game, except for a 10 minute spell in the 1st half, we just did not threaten them at all.

Much improved display over the Spurs match. Good team performance, Lallana was a class above. Good finishes for the goals. Overall, very happy Boxing day.

Isn't Niemi a goal keeping coach these days? Get him back and paired up with Gazza. Bring out the icy cold steeliness that makes defenses stand up and take note of what they're being told. I think Gazza has the ability, just lacking the authority and conviction. I want everyone in our squad to perform for this team and suceed!

Yeah, I know, but why follow the crowd. ;-) I'm an optimist by nature and I think he has the ability, it is just the experience and authority he needs, like all young keepers. I think with Boruc and Kelvin in the squad he will mature a lot faster than some. Summed it up near the end when he came and collected a ball from above a Newcastle player despite knowing he was likely to get hurt - showing the right attitude for me.

Terrible first half. Newcastle were much the better side despite having little possession. Adam and Morgan on in the 2nd and Saints were much, much better. Brilliant attempt by Davis which hit the post before the goal from Rodriguez. Thought apart from the mistake from Jos for the Newcastle goal, our defence looked pretty good. Gazza still showing that he as his nervy moments but is still young and his actual shot stopping is excellent. All the game time he is getting can only help him. I think Gazza is going to be a great keeper in the future. Just needs to be a bit more authoritative, which will come. Got to agree, Steven Davis for MOM. Had a storming game, was everywhere. Good tackling and break up play. An un-sung hero in the Saints team.

Ostlund for Clyne Hurlock for Big Vic Barry Venison for anyone else in our current line-up. Serious you mean....O.K. The 2 Pauls, Williams and Telfer. Oh alright... Niemi for Boruc. Not that Boruc is bad, just Niemi is THE best keeper we've ever had in my opinion Pahars for JRod. Again, no disrespect to Jay, but Pahars would tear open most teams we've played this year Has to be Le Tiss for JWP. Bally got it spot on, you build the team around him and he will do wonders for you. The best player the Premiership has ever seen I reckon. Would also think about, and only think mind, about swapping our current left side for Bridgey and CMFG. My goodness, this does just highlight how good our current first 11 really are.

I will admit that the life span is slightly off (though that is what was quoted from the film), but is much longer in the wild than in captivity. This from Wiki, everyone's favourite source: Females breed until age 40, meaning on average they raise five offspring. The lifespans of wild females average 50 years, with a maximum of 80–90 years.[75] Males sexually mature at the age of 15, but do not typically reproduce until age 21. Wild males live around 29 years on average, with a maximum of 50–60 years.[75] One male, known as Old Tom, was reportedly spotted every winter between the 1840s and 1930 off New South Wales, Australia. This would have made him up to 90 years old. The separation that was highlighted in the film was due to the Killer Whale becoming disruptive in shows and training, which Seaworld believed to be due to the calf. The footage of the Killer Whale not swimming around and essentially 'screaming' (using long range calls to search for it's offspring) does not sound like a parent that has rejected it's baby.