Hamwic

Be careful what you wish for. I first took my son when he was the same age. I had to get him to the Dell very early so he could get to the front. By kick-off he was bored witless and wanted to go home. Now, some 34 years later, he is Saints through and through and it has probably cost him a fortune in season tickets, beer, travel, more beer etc. Similar happened to me when my father took me to my first match. By half-time I wanted to go home; by the final whistle I was Saints until I die. The best of it is that I still attend occassionally and meet up with him and his mates before the game and we still 'enjoy' our shared passion - supporting Saints.

Apparently, he also wants to introduce Mexican food to the concourses to improve our catering. According to Rupert Lowe we already had world-class catering. Perhaps, and one can only hope, he's taken it with him?

Undoubtedly he will. For years he has talked about "taking the club to the next level" and he seems to be succeeding. Once in League 1 no doubt the next level will be League 2 and so on. As for why, I can't imagine. Perhaps it's a case of I've started so I'll finish".

"...because we had a lot of possession but never really looked dangerous", according to Jan Poortvliet. Did he really say that? The match stats gave possession 60/40 in Swansea's favour. Either he was watching something else or this was the output of Saints' PR machine. The league table shows the problem very clearly; can't score goals, can't stop conceding them. I said at the start of the season that after a few defeats and being muscled out of games, a lot of these kids would lose their confidence very quickly. I have watched Saints for over 40 years and it saddens me to witness the club being demolished by those entrusted (rightly or wrongly) with its stewardship.