westofshannonsaint

& Saints - we could be his legacy?

the prem top 3 could change drastically if financial fair play rules come into play, we are potentially in a fantastic position.

it's bizarre that anyone would contemplate selling the leagues top scorer (who recently extended his contract) when we are in a promotion race & (hopefully) financially secure. a profit could be made if we did sell, but Rickie is worth much more to the team than any realistic offer.

both goals & available outside the uk http://www.skysports.com/video/inline/0,,16428_7398621,00.html

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i looked this up during the week & I think last years "survival" quota was low & we probably need another 3 - 5 points before we can really say we are safe. there is still a lot of games left & anyone can beat anyone in this league 13 points above 6th is another nice stat. 33 more points should see us in a playoff place - that's 1.2222222 pts per game. http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalLeagueTable/0,,10794~20117,00.html

OP, I think it's customary when starting a thread such as this to add some info like the fixtures. I'd thought I would do it for you.... 03/12 - Donny (a) - win 10/12 - Blackpool (h) - win 18/12 - skate b@stards were coming for you 26/12 - Palace (h) - win 30/12 - Bristol City (h) - convincing win Great time to be a SAINT, hopefully our home form will keep up with 3 home games inc. Blackpool & Bristol c (can't let them do the double on us) & we can beat the skates. 8 points from the next 4 games would see us with 50 points at the half way point in the season - I'd take that

Is the top scorer in the league capable of making the step up? I think so, they defiantly deserve the chance.

Jack Saville also gone on loan to Barnet

Will he still Hull manager by then? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15621888.stm

1 - scoring more goals than anyone else 2 - winning more games than anyone else 3 - having more points than anyone else

this, i'd take 20 points. it would leave us in a great position.

Celtic fans still think he's 'pish' apparently... I don't think we should correct them - Jos can do that himself when we play them in Europe. there is 1 or 2 interesting comments on this thread...

many happy returns matt. OP, you didn't look very hard for the dvd did you? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Matt-Tissier-Unbelievable-DVD/dp/B0002FR1AA/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1318601946&sr=1-1 http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/166265/Matt-Le-Tissier-Unbelievable/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&searchstring=matthew+le+tissier&urlrefer=search

fnarr fnarr.... Bjellend goes down in the box...

Connolly (according to wiki) was in Trapa's first squad, but was injured at the time. I'd have mixed feelings about DC getting another call up - I'd be delighted for him & he we could do with him for the playoffs, but I'd be very concerned about him picking up a knock.

it'll never happen... I know for a FACT (after a few pints of Guinness) that young Richard is Very proud of the Irish heritage passed onto him by his great grand mother's dog & he is just waiting for the call.

as others have said "4 games do not make a season", it's also worth noting that some of the other teams in the top 6 have other tough games coming up & I am sure there are not many in the league (other than the p*mpey suicide squad) that look forward to meeting us. Boro & Derby meet on the 22nd. West Ham have to play Brighton (fair enough, but they are still in top 6) along with Blackpool & Leicester. It's a tough league & everyone will drop points.

what's your thoughts about Chaplow? or, Papa Waigo/the Reading lad who's name escapes me from the season before? was Guly initially a loan? & according to the majority of 'those that go' Jos is settling in nicely. to me loans represent a low risk option to strengthen regardless of it's emergency cover or try before you buy.

my first reaction would be to laugh my ass off, but then ye would probably go on to win the world cup.

I seem to remember talk about prozone/sports science during the WGS era.

I don't see the panic about getting a forward - as others have said we have scored 25 so far - and that's from 10 different players. defence is more of an issue for me. We still need to fill the no5 shirt, how long will Seaborn be out for? & have only conceded 1 less goal than p*mpey! your right & your wrong. We have all seen the gaps in the team that need to be filled (even me, on the west coast of Ireland). but it is important to bring in the right one or 2 players. we have a large enough squad already, we don't really need to panic buy & it's not that bad a thing to be a little stretched - it allows youth room to come through. I would rather (especially following our start) we wait for the right players than signing for the sake of it & ending up with a bloated/unaffordable squad. Along with that I would rather not see anymore puncheons/big time charlies. over the last couple of years we have done very well in the loan market & we seem to like 'try before you buy'... i think we'll have 2 new faces in before January.

this would be the best goal celebration ever

I was going to start this thread during the week because win lose or draw today I would have taken top 6 after 10 games. To be 2 points clear & with our GD is just gravy. the doubters should be ashamed of themselves - scored his 59th goal for the club today, he's on the way to becoming a legend.

Great to be back on winning ways clean sh!t 2 pt lead @ top of the league after 10 games I'ts still early day's & we have a tough month ahead, but i'm starting to believe we could be in the hunt of an automatic spot at the end of the season. Cardiff (a) 2-1 loss Leicester (a) 3-2 loss Ipswich (a) 2-5 win Leeds (h) 3-1 win 6 points from those 4 games is respectable enough imho & I think most would have taken them before the season started.