Sergei Gotsmanov

The old boy who sat next to me at the Dell when to his first game in 1921. He said that some clubs fans would sometimes welcome you off the train. He said you get get scarfs with Pompey on one side and Saints on the other because a lot of supporters watched both when there team was away.

Really good guy and emerging as a club stalwart.

I have sat in the home end at other grounds a few times and you just sit on your hands. I have not got a problem with people doing that but when they celebrate it infuriates, particularly when they are localised Liverpool or Manchester United fans who chose the easy option.

I am sure that we will try and keep Ralph but we should be realistic. Ralph will keep the momentum going next season, will be linked with a move to every big club without a manager and will eventually leave. I am going to be very bold and speculate that he will go to Man United. Ole Gunnar Solskjær is a great guy but no Fergie and will be gone by the end of next season.

Thanks Noodles - I think I claimed it was pitch black so the signs were not visible. I certainly did not see them anyway.

I parked on the grass by the water. In fairness I always thought it was off but everyone else used to!

I appealed and they sent me another fine but have appealed to some other organisation now. I should have taken photos on the night

Not a problem Noodles the chap who needed a ticket got offered one in the Brighton end. He was semi neutral anyway.

Totally on the money. It infuriates me seeing our players get slated in here. The academy is one reason why we differentiate ourselves from the tedious top six.

If anyone does have a spare Brighton ticket it would be fantastic. Will obviously pay.

A shame but thanks Ottawa

Did somebody say Murray was suspended?

Is that right? Extraordinary. I remember us being completely outplayed and when Cole scored waiting for the onslaught. The first goal I was so stunned by its brilliance into staying seated. Still up there with any Saints game I have ever been to. He always seemed to score good goals against the Geordies and I remember when he retired how good a reception they gave him. Good people, I respected them for that.

I would bring the other players down to his level

I am not sure I would agree with you. You have a settled squad that hopefully will finish in the premier league. Why not tinker with it to make it better than take a punt on getting rid of half the squad. Lets face it we are not alone in paying too much for ordinary players. Better the devil you know.

It is always a gamble to spend more on a few; If Zaha ever got injured then that gamble has not come off. You are also vulnerable to disharmony in the squad. You are better to have a graded system which we appear to have. With regards to younger player potential, you have to trust your back room team. Ultimately it is a numbers game - it only takes one Luke Shaw and the policy has paid for its self five times over. I would suspect Valery will be worth £25m one day and at the moment Prowsey probably already is.

I think there was even a plot to kidnap him and take him to Marwell Zoo. In fairness I heard that the team spirit was fantastic under him

I am not sure it did deliver Dalek. We struggled. His only good signing was Super Ken.

What will an enormous squad re-build in the summer achieve? With the exception of a striker I think continuity is the best plan going forward.

Yup we had a team with Pele, Best and Jesus in it.

I agree. He is clearly exceptional and a good manager might harness is brilliance.

An astute assessment.

Wagon Wheels

He was said to be the best of the Forest academy crop of the day crop. There was Jenas, Prutton and Andy Reid. I watched them play at Fratton Park once for Forest and Reid and Jenas really stood out. Prutton didn't really. I liked his passion though and he did alright for us.

I spotted that. Extraordinary. Wolves getting 11,000, Forest 16,000.