East Kent Saint

Perhaps the team will actually win today against all odds and all bets will be off (i wish !)

Momentum didn't last long for Derby , Ipswich , Blackburn etc after doing well in Div one days , perhaps they were never going to be big clubs ? of course individuals obtain their goal of winning F1 championship or Wimbledon etc then fade or retire .

Sam Gallagher scores again !

Folklore scholars regard the theory as baseless for several reasons: The plague explanation did not appear until the mid-twentieth century.[21] The symptoms described do not fit especially well with the Great Plague.[26][28] The great variety of forms makes it unlikely that the modern form is the most ancient one, and the words on which the interpretation are based are not found in many of the earliest records of the rhyme (see above).[2][29] European and 19th-century versions of the rhyme suggest that this "fall" was not a literal falling down, but a curtsy or other form of bending movement that was common in other dramatic singing games.[30]

The Titanic reference has some merit ie White Star cut corners to save money , the platework was made from second grade steel to save money during construction . When it sailed from Ireland to Southampton it had a fire in a bunker adjacent to the side of the ship that sliced open when hitting the iceberg. The theory is rather than delay the voyage from Southampton they would try to deal with the bunker fire by burning as much coal as possible from this bunker . This caused damage to the outer steelwork due to the high temperature and the rest is history. The ring a ring of roses rhyme is still up for debate , one suggestion was that it referred to the plague and this is often cited but it it is inconclusive .

http://www.premierleague.com/players/2839/Theo-Walcott/stats 65 goals for Arsenal in the Prem etc

Suspect his Dad did not want to 1. lose face by returning 2. wanted the extra cash Everton were prepared to pay in wages AND agents fees etc . Theo may not do so well there as most of their new signings have found out.

Storm in an egg cup , bit like Ferdinand who didn't hear what was said but relied on his team mates to be insulted leading to non handshakes , people being called choc ices and all that bolarks. ffs compared with abuse of apprentice footballers at Chelski it's nothing.

Decent centre backs are very hard to come by these days so they now cost £75M , I can't see the club being able to pay for or attract a top centre back given the situation we are in . Who could we stand a chance of signing ??

City also sidestepped fair play rules by massive sponsorship deals from the owners own airline . Kat hasn't got access to even a fraction of the wealth of Cities owners.

Female commentators are something we have to get used to " what does she know about football , cricket , rugby etc" it does grate but times are changing , we just have to listen to what they are saying. I couldn't listen to Motson for his last 5 year stint !!!

Should have been booked for the penalty dive as well !!!!

But basically that's what's happened , Kat tightened the purse strings which reduced player quality and likely hood of attracting a top manager . True Koeman came but he turned out not to be a top manager ie had his favourites and not often a plan B etc. The players saw that a bigger richer club was needed to stay on the gravy train and jumped ship for whoever was going to pay them the big one to last the rest of their days. The club went from a good up and coming club to a stagnating club in slow decline who cannot pay big so can't attract top players/managers . It turns out Puel was a good bet and may have stabilized the team if he had had a second season . S o not a load of shi e

A common feature of last nights games was dodgy decisions by linos and refs . Benteke off side for Palace equaliser , llorente way off side for Spurs first , ref bottling second yellow to spurs defender (who was then subbed) Ali diviing and not yellow carded etc perhaps it was the weather ???

It is surely difficult to decide how much info to pass on to a public forum especially when a deal has not been finalized , if it falls through or could expose your source or, in the worse case , could scupper said deal then it pays to be circumspect ! Part of the reason for posting is to get a reply , hopefully positive , rather than be ignored , Guan2.0 stuck the right note often saying if he could not say any more at the time. So post if you want to , ignore any provocative posts and don't forget that there are far worse boards attached to football clubs than this one !

I don't think Saints will be taking either of them , Sturridge looked good when Suarez played with him but that was a while back now , since then he has been slagged off for attitude and injuries by 2 managers . Walcott had a good spell a while back then was granted his wish to play up front but squandered too many chances and got phased out plus his injuries , looked like Wenger gave him his chance and he was found wanting . He is not a 'natural' goalscorer ie given time to think he dallies then misses.

17th will be fantasic !

Total humiliation coming up I fear , hat tricks for a few of Utd's misfiring semi failures !!!

Not all players do well after a big money transfer , depends if he thinks he's made it so can relax . If he had gone to City he wouldn't be allowed to take it easy , big fish here but will have to prove himself with Klopp even though it is an easier option than City.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-42497498/elephant-born-on-christmas-day-in-planckendael-zoo-belgium Meanwhile VVD 's brother scouts a replacement GK !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-42492087 Looks like we have taken a gamble with the VVD money already !

We went on a school trip to a midweek match at WHL in the late sixties or early seventies , we were 5-1 down but came back to 5-3 and despite constant attacks that was the final score . Got introduced to cockles and whelks on the way back (plus grit) !

It is a bit like the last desperate throw of the dice with the players not buying the thoughts of MP2 , can't be long before another unknown takes over .....

The point is that the best players were sold for financial reasons by Kat to keep the club afloat without massive investment by herself ( apart from the odd £20M loan) . The managers/players knew this so baled out . The club could not continue to spend as required by Cortese so tightening of the belt happened and this is the result , unless Gao has money to invest , nothing will change unless we get a unheard of fantastic manager who can attract better players . THeonly other hope is a few flukke results that keep us above the bottom 3.

Spurs have struggled without Alderweireld and Wanyama their exSaints backbone .