OldNick

brown is a scot, when did they want our players to be fit! even his own manger doesnt care if he makes it to SA

Northam club is a lot classier IMO. I agree perhaps we fools who coughed out a tenner a ticket should have googled or looked up Which magazines top hotspots at Wembley' edition but fell for the Echo and a fellow Saints fan doing the leg work. NI is fighting a rearguard action and is probably stuffed as he knows he can't give a full refund to all the fans who turned up as he has nil chance of getting a penny back from the organisers. I suspect that fans best chance is to send complaints to Paypal and their credit card companies , who will know of the problems by now and be expecting to repay a large amount of people. Time will tell, but to get into bed with a Skate who then rips his fellow fans off is lamentable

Some good news at last....Pat Butcher doesn't have a dog

Interesting read. i notice few are knocking this site in the comments. NI has not said what their profit margin was, why Pompey were getting the same venue for £6 a pop. As for saying well there was a burger van nearby is just laughable. No mention of Saints players advertised then not turning up. If he knew he was dealing with some low life organsiers why take the risk? It is very sad how it has turned out, I have always known NI love of Saints, what amazes me is that he has risked that for a quick profit. I do agree with him that fans talking about his footbaling ability is laughable, and has no relevance. The point is Trading standards will take short thrift of his defence and the Echo must feel fairly suckered by the promotion and what they advertised to their readers.

Wes in the real world that adds up, but how long now have we been told that they are toast? They got through the winding up order, when they were toast, they got through to the cup semi when they were toast, they have gone into admin and then fully expected to be toast. It seems to me the only thing that has been toast is Vantis's SOA as it seems to have been forgotten by the administrator and he somehow is finding ways to keep the club going. It is something David Blaine would not be able to conjure up

If any of the detractors were at salisbury in the pre season friendly , as Henderson took the team with AP watching you would have put us down to having less points than Pompey now. We were dire, bereft of fight, desire, skill, organisation and players with any idea. To see how AP has got the team to now is amazing. If he could improve us another 20% by this time next season with a 2 or 3 more shrewd signings,many will be eating their words.

Trouble is i've been told it is Pat Butchers dog

i bought the Skids version when it forst came out and is far better than the U2 thing

The way they stagger on and the bad news has dried up for them , I think if they only suffer relegation they have got away with. If Chanrai does find some mugs to buy them then my concern justice has not been served has come to pass. The high profile of tghem being in the FAcup semi final could make them seem a prospect form people looking in from afar. Chanrai a very astute businessman was caught and so why not others. AA has not gone about the administration the way i suspected it would have happened and so my concerns grow. How on earth are they paying their bills when there income must be negligable through the gate. Perhaps the cup money is going a long way

I do if it is a c### film, have you tried to sit through St Trinians lol As for the Carlisle fans singing, yes they did but the game was over and the fantastic support was waiting for the final whistle, when does a team have a 4 goal lead in a cup final? If the game was tight then you would have seen the fans still behind the team right to the end. It was a odd feeling,knowing we had won with 30 minutes to go and so like the team we were playing out time

thanks, he was a nutter but the boers are a very hard and extreme set of people.My friend who visits SA often, always said that they treat the black people on their staff as though they are not there.

i normally move out when we get to injury time. I think I couldnt face watching us 5 down at half time but I suspect i would stay to the end.

is he the man who Louis Theroux visited on one of his shows?

5 or 6 pints of brandy perhaps

after Hillsborough Bradford Heysel and pre the PL hype all clubs faced reduction on crowds. How many S/t are you going to sell next season Ho? afterall there was going to be an increase on the 13500 on last seasons this..lol

Im sure it is no different to when we are doing well. A swindon fan hung his scarf in his window across the road from my business after we lost to them.They will need to survive without their forwards when clubs come sniffing for them

when Stelling asks him to count the players by his fingers that perplexed him even more as he could do the teams and subs on his lol

DD that type of comment is why our fans are disliked and seen as arrogant and also why our fans are so deluded.Swindon have a solid defence, a good mobile and combatative midfield and a very good pair of strikers. It is about time you stopped looking down on clubs and showed respect,then you would be much happier in life

The dj must have only done outside events or for the hard of hearing, or after spending 30 minutes in that place you became hard of hearing. It was ridiculously loud and perhaps hs enthusiasm to please flowed over. The youngsters with me are used to London and southern clubs but were dismayed at the volume and the mixing of songs as well as the inane shouts from the dj. I dont doubt he was paid nothing and like the guests he has been shafted , Im sorry about that. NI has lost a lot of sympathy as this story unfolds. As for the spin about the majority having a good time sheeeeesh

I thought his main drug was 200 ciggies a day

It always amuses me that the fans players when not selected will play a blinder and be the difference. You are not a manager and it is only opinion that you believe he has not picked the best team. That is football, look at the threads when we choose what team to put out and there are loads of different teams selected. Last sunday, due to AP's guidance we had a wonderful day at Wembley and tasted winning something. After supporting Saints for over 40 years I have seen us win the FA cup, the Daily Express five a side tournemont (on Sportsnight with Coleman)..oh promotion (as runners up) and now the JPT so excuse me for being defensive of the manager who gave me that wonderful moment.

After watching saints for 40years im surprised you believe that we would walk any league. I have likewise watched saints for just over 40 years and accept that unless you are one of the big four it does not come easy.Leeds have been in this league for about four seasons, they are just as big as us and in fact have been in postition to get promoted but fallen at the final hurdle. Like Forest who also are a big club it took a long time. I dont concur that ML has spent a lot of money on players, yes he made a few big money signings (for this league) but it was only to cover the players lost when we went into freefall. Add the upping of performance as clubs want to put one over on the big fry and you get a problem winning easily. I would have taken safety and Wembley 6 months ago, and so perhaps too forgiving, next season I may not be if we are not in the top 8 by christmas. The last thing the club needs is a change of manager and the fans on the teams back if we are not top of the league. To be there or there abouts with 10 games to go is what we need to be and then put in the charge at the end. Ive seen too many frontrunners fall at the final hurdle due to high expectations over the years. Also we are still that not great a side as there are too many nearly players in our team.

There was a combination thta cost us. First and most importantly was starting on minus 10, that was a daunting start and after 6 or 7 games it looked that we may be in a relegation fight.Once we had stabilised and got into positive territory we started to move up. The League cup and FA cup runs did not help, it would have been best if we had got knocked out of the FA cup frst round as the run became a distraction .especially the Pompey game. Add the JPT and you see it was one of many reasons. I will never regret the JPT run as it gave the floating fans the reason to support and watch us again, add the great feeling it gave not only the fans but the city and you have somethhing money can't buy.

he's hardly Beckenbauer, most teams in this league have a combination of useful midfield harriers who can pass. When you have PW as the anchorman you are going to struggle. I like his heart but he is at the end of his career. Gillette would be much better added to the midfield if MS is unfit.

surely not ,the majority were really happy. I think NI may feel uncomfortable at a few matches in the future as disgruntled fans find him. It is unfortunate he is unwell at present, I dont wish illness on him