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Last season for games in midweek we were getting 14,000 so even though 16.4K is disappointing its still a great improvement on last season

Not so clever if your going by train though, eg Bolton, Northampton, S****horpe

A fellow London Saint said he'd heard all league games for Jan 2nd that needed to be rearranged were due to be played the following midweek as any cup replays are due to be played the week after.

Was a great goal assisted to a large extent by the wind blowing across the pitch that helped curl the ball into the top corner

Goals now on BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8379855.stm

Causeway very good before the game and I liked the Strongarm even if it looked like an ice cream. After the game 18 of us than managed a lock in until about 1.30am at the Blacksmiths just around the corner from there. The real ale in here was also top notch and landlord and landlady were brilliant.

See what price you can negotiate with local taxi company will be expensive but certainly a lot less than £160 each

try this http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/staticFiles/c2/37/0,,10280~145346,00.pdf

A lot of Orient fans accused Ricky of a punching the ball in build up to his second goal there.

Apart from the handball incident, the Officials were excellent several claims for penalties which could easily been given were quite rightly rejected by the referee. Is easy to blame the officials but it appeared to me that the ref was unsighted for the handball and that possibly the assistant should have spotted the offence but overall the officials stood up to the presure extremely well

One of London Saints is unable to go he's just got new job fhe has spare return train ticket and space in double room in Hartlepool available Contact Chairman or me ticket co-ordinator of London Saints if interested http://www.londonsaints.com/moxie/19/lssc-contacts.shtml

Grid locked traffic was on the North Cicular, the same problems and fighting occured after 1984 Semi at Highbury, hence one of my mates being known to this day as Fast Lane Manning

Dad took me to Bristol City 1966 at Easter Saints won 1-0 on their way to promotion, cant remeber too much about the game but can remember stood down the side of the groung where the Dolman Stand now stands.

Only game I missed was Villa Replay couldn't find anyone else who wanted to go as was too young to drive, went by Car to West Brom, Special Train to Bradford still remember walking up the ground past several pubs with front windows smashed out, Coach to Semi and Car to Final, followed by Plane to Marseilles but thats for another thread.

1976/77 Ian Turner. Steve Middleton, Peter Wells, plus Colin Boulton and Jim Montgomery on loan from Derby and Sunderland respectively

Dave Jones is definately still with us, I him saw him in the Hospitality area will Nicola Cortese before the Orient game

I'm happy with our current form and performances, but we must not get ****y or complacent. Everyone got carried away before the Orient game but we almost mucked it up, on our day we are certainly one of the top 3 teams in this league but we shouldn't take things for granted, we need to work hard and be consistant if we are to continue our cuurent excellent run.

Do you have Mick Lucas, Robin Richardson and the sadly departed Bob Weekes on your list, London Saints one and all who definately did every game

I'm so sorry I know how Gordon Brown feels now !

Spoke to AP in hospitality before Orient game, told him how good I thought Antonia was, he agreed and said doing all they can to extend loan, which they did early last week. I'm sure if he maintains his current form we'll buy him in Jan (he's out of contract at end of the season)

Im sure we were given 1300 on our last 2 visits

Talking of ex-P*mpey players, I was in the Hospitality Area on Saturday with London Saints before and after the game, the host looked like a big ex-heavyweight boxer complete with broken nose, but he turned out to be a footballer . His name was Paul Went who played for P*rtsmouth in the 70's, I saw him play many times and he was a quality centre half, and took the stick we gave him very well. He told us that he was due to be transfered from them to us in 1975 in a Swap deal, but the deal fell through because one of the two players from Saints who were going to be exchanged didn't want to go to Nottarf Krap. The player in question was Bobby Stokes, so who knows what might have happened had the deal gone through, but one things for sure Bobby would not of scored the winner at Wembley or be the hero he still is for many Saints fans. Bobby did go to P*mpey later in his career but i'm glad it was after May 1st 1976

Flight to Newcastle from Southampton was £69 return when our group booked in Sept not sure of current price

Tickets go on sale for this game next monday with 2100 initially available + another 600 if required. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/TicketNews/0,,10280~1844380,00.html After the great turn out Saturday it would be great to get at least 2000 for this match

When collecting my Rovers tickets lunchtime had chat with member of staff who informed me that Barry Fox Club Secretary was leaving his post today after 31 years at the club. I've dealt with Barry many times over the years and he has always been very helpful to both me and London Saints. Yet another link to the past gone, and his leaving was voluntarily or a retiremnet I understand.