OldNick

The winning feeling is a good one. Yes we can build from that and move up, but I dont want to be in the PL if it is a case of paying stupid money and secondly if we are not equipped to do well. Perhaps it is the novelty of us winning a few games that has given me rose tinted glasses, but i have gone past the 'Saints are the greatest' and sneering at Wycombe and the likes because we are a big club. Football to me now is a pastime, a place to be entertained, the type of football I am watching is fine and more pleasurable than I recall many of the games we had in the PL due to fear of losing.Ie when the likes of Bolton Boro Blackburn etc came along determined to get a draw or nick a win, and at no time trying to entertain. I resent putting hard earned money into over paid top rung footballers pockets, and so I am content in seeing us do well and pushing up the leagues but alos knowing that i will find it difficult to bring myself to pay in excess of £50 to watch us.

Now that the 'shame' of relegation is gone and all the politics has died, Im quite enjoying the old feeling of being quietly confident before most games. Yes it is the third tier and we are a 'big club' but the football is real old style stuff. End to end, lots of tackling, goals and not bad entertainment with a team who seem to want to win. Yes there are lots of misplaced passes and some players are not 'world beaters' but it is fun. I was talking to a regular Arsenal fan and he is now getting tired of the PL. His seat costs him £100 a game, he likes the clinical precision of the passing and foreign stars but now feels it is wearing thin.All those 100k a week footballers bleeding the fans dry, i question whether I will pay double to watch us in the top division.

Leeds is a test of the 'new southampton' If we can go to a strong team in cold and wintery conditions with a baying crowd on their backs and get a positive result, then I will believe it. Sadly I expect a 2-0 defeat

I sold a house in the last couple of months and got 1% through a local agent. Property is in short supply and so the agents are gagging to get them on the books. I suggest the independants are more likely to deal. I beleive you are right to sell , but dont think prices will be going up but down in the next few months.

I tell you if Pompey had Fred West laying their patios and Shipman as their doctor the PL and FA would still do nothing.They are fearful of opening the can of worms.Just look at how the bung enquiry was brushed aside

I agree but it is amusing some of the posts. I had seen some of Alps stuff and so I knew he was around.i went missing for a week or so nobody cared then |Lol

my older brother went to Tauntons I must tell him there is a reunion..... is there a special table for those who spent their time playing cards/darts and basically doing sfa?

Lol

sorry but that is amusing.

its done by a spurs fan taking the pee

thanks for that Mr G

yeah but was it a draw or a win. I wonder if the players get a win bonus in this case

Not a hope I would have thought

Yep I'll accept both were defeats, 1 glorious defeat

Kallis is a danger

thanks for keeping me updated

i would agree except for the fact that they are 'sleeping giants' remember

the 90 minutes of 22 men kicking a bag of air ended with both set of chappies placing the ball into the opponents netting twice each. As both sets of 11 men wished to play further games in this wonderful world famous competition it was decided that if there was no outright winner during the alloted 90 minutes of attempting to place the ball of air into a hole between two posts then the competition would carry on. The pre agreed way to settle this jest was that a set number of players would place the bag of wind at a pre ordained distance from the 2 upright posts and kick on goal. The oposition would be able to have one of their players in the way to attempt to stop the bag of wind going between the uprights, if required he is able to use his hands. The set of men who managed to fulfill this task the most often would be declaed winners.

I think they should rub off Liverpools and Man u name off the past european cups if that was the case and both teams have the trophy for 6months. Also Norwich and us should play 1 leg each of the area final, ....but who should play the all important 2nd leg? should it go to penalties to see

DD i do think he was jesting a tad.I think I may change my user name as all this NickG and NickH is a bit confusing...i will say i had my user name first

i wonder what kit we'll wear

so saints and Norwich are playing the MKdons next round. Should be a doddle

keep us u[dated please Bungle, thanks

they are bound to go and win at Chelsea tonight.

She looks like the secretary that's dirrrty