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Yep, and we were called stupid for pointing out that it seemed a little odd......

I think we drew ourselves into a bit of a corner with Dyer. We never seemed all that keen to keep him, but at the same time we didn't want to lose him for nothing. So we offered him a contract in the hope that we'd get some tribunal cash when he went elsewhere. But he couldn't find another club so ended up signing for us, and we are now stuck with a player who probably doesn't want to be here and the feeling appears to be mutual. I can see us letting him go for free in the summer, and this little gamble could have cost us several hundred thousand.

I'm sure they do, but it was never their money they were planning on putting in was it? Hence all the comments of 'we'll have the cash any day now'. Face facts, the credit crunch/recession has put paid to any potential takeover. We are screwed, the only consolation is that other clubs are likely to be in the same boat as us.

I'd have thought he mas more of a snooker or darts man.

Yeah, except Michael Owen isn't a left midfielder so christ knows how Pahars got that nickname.

Maybe a mod could change the thread title.

They clearly read this site to get their ideas for stories. Think of it as a compliment.

How do you go about doing that?

Think of it the other way round. If we brought a player in on loan, we'd expect him to be here the next day and to be in contention for the next match. It shouldn't really be any different for Dyer, except I think that Saints don't really want him around so aren't rushing him to come back.

His mum lives in Gateshead, probably just popping up to see her.

So did we have lots of good chances that weren't in those highlights then?

If those highlights are a fair reflection of the chances in the game, then I'd say we were pretty lucky to get anything out of the match. Our defending is embarrassing to watch. Wasn't Jan a defender?

Very true, when they were adding the extra lanes to the M27 by Portsmouth, that bit of road was easier to get through at rush hour than before, and in fact better than it is now with 4 lanes each way.

So if the loan deal ended after Sundays game, and he's now gone back, why is Nathan Dyer not expected to return to training until after the New Year? Seems he is just another player to be tossed onto the scrapheap by our revolutionary management team.

I'd seen this one: http://www.johnlewis.com/230506739/Product.aspx Says it's out of stock there, but they had them in store in Southsea. It's £106 on Amazon, and from the limited research I've done it was launched at around £130, so £68 would seem a good price. I think I'm going to go for a Pure One Mini DAB though, and just connect my iPod Touch to it. Just wish they didn't sting you for £20 for a battery though.....

Has anyone got one of those internet streaming radios? Was looking at getting a new DAB, but saw one of these pretty cheap, and wondered if it was worth a closer look? One question that comes to mind, can you listen to the football on them? I know there are a lot of restrictions on what can be broadcast over the internet, so I'm thinking I probably wouldn't be able to get matches on Solent/Radio Hampshire?

Last year was crap, but I wouldn't imagine this year will be much better. Yes, we may have reduced costs, but revenue must have dropped off a cliff.

They invented this thing called the internet, perhaps you've heard of it.

They are real, and she is a Saints fan.

TDD, surely the difference would be between them being aimed at Lowe, or at the desk in front of him. Not whether they were tossed or thrown?

I'm sure people already know this, but I only noticed it a couple of days ago. George Takei is Hiro's dad on Heroes.

They don't have to have been at the club for three years before they are 21. They can have been at any club in England.

Yeah I don't think it will affect anyone. I think the idea though is that it's a foot in the door. They plan to increase the amount of players to a point where it actually will make a difference, but knew that if they tried to make it say 8 players straight away it wouldn't get voted through.

Note: If you are going to be all pretentious, don't spoil it by referring to hang gliding as hand-gliding.

It'd be quite cool if I could download a couple of decent games to my Touch.