John B Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 (edited) Must agree with what Steve is Saying http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8468487.stm Nice positive comments Edited 20 January, 2010 by John B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Hate to say it, but the Skate's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 I wouldn't bite his hand off. I'd prefer promotion to a cup by a million miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 He is the most boring football pundit ever on the Football League show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 20 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 20 January, 2010 I wouldn't bite his hand off. I'd prefer promotion to a cup by a million miles. Did you not read what he wrote:confused: At the end of the day, if you offered a Saints fan no promotion this year but a trophy, they'd bite your hand off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 i agree with what he says, tbf i always seem to agree with him - he does talk sense, and even though he has skate connections, he is always very fair and honest when previewing/reviewing us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughnutman Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Cant really argue with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Is the JPT more important than promotion? That's a good question actually and be a good poll to have. One Wembley Trip with success, I would probably err towards promotion myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 20 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Is the JPT more important than promotion? That's a good question actually and be a good poll to have. One Wembley Trip with success, I would probably err towards promotion myself. The JPT is not more important than promotion but winning the JPT is more likely than winning promotion I would have thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Always said play-offs were an outside chance, yet after a good run of form people thought that we were definitely going to be in the play-offs at the end of the season. Like SC says, if you don't win in your first 10 games, chances are you won't be in the upper echelons of the table come the end of the season. He's still a dirty skate, but he's talking sense at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 A trophy of any sort is vital in giving this club it's self respect back. I personally would make the JPT our priority with a top half league finish the minimum requirement, with top 10 the aim. Not only would it be a great day out but it would be an awesome platform to build on, any Wembley appearance would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 promotion or JPT why on earth would anyone take the JPT over promotion this season utter stupidity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintkiptanui Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 A trophy of any sort is vital in giving this club it's self respect back. I personally would make the JPT our priority with a top half league finish the minimum requirement, with top 10 the aim. Not only would it be a great day out but it would be an awesome platform to build on, any Wembley appearance would be.The skates built well after a Wembley final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 The skates built well after a Wembley final. Their foundations were flawed, ours are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 20 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 20 January, 2010 promotion or JPT why on earth would anyone take the JPT over promotion this season utter stupidity I dont think anybody is saying that But after a bad start and -10 points winning a cup would be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 what if we get to wembley and get hammered....would be a disaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 20 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 20 January, 2010 what if we get to wembley and get hammered....would be a disaster Not having a good day then:( Nobody has hammered us this season so why at Wembley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Actually, I'd quite like to bite Claridge's hand off anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Not having a good day then:( Nobody has hammered us this season so why at Wembley? or any defeat by carlise... losing at wembley in the JPT would be awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 promotion or JPT why on earth would anyone take the JPT over promotion this season utter stupidity That is not what he said, my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Actually, I'd quite like to bite Claridge's hand off anyway. I'd pay to watch that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 20 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 20 January, 2010 or any defeat by carlise... losing at wembley in the JPT would be awful OK so when should we lose in the JPT tonight or on the 9th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 I wouldn't bite his hand off. I'd prefer promotion to a cup by a million miles. I'd bite his hand off. But just for the fun of watching him squeal with pain :smt093 OK, not really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Would rather lose at wembley than now against mk dons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntingdon Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 I like Claridge actually OK, so he's a skate, but I've always found his opinions to be fair. He never slags Saints off for the sake of it, in fact you'd never know he was a skate because he often speaks highly of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Can't disagree with him but I want it all! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 Yeah, I've come to respect Steve Claridge too. He chooses his words very carefully, and is rarely wrong with his assessments. If you read his last line properly, he writes about a scenario where Saints are unable to achieve promotion, but manage to get a trophy. Of course we'd take that scenario. Because, as Claridge says, we have an outside chance of the playoffs, I don't mind in the slightest that Saints are trying to go as far in every competition that they can. However, if we hadn't had that 10 point penalty, and were consequently higher up the league because of that, I would want us to waste our time with cup competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribbo Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 He is the most boring football pundit ever on the Football League show! aye, but a football man who despite skate connections talks a lot of sense, who would you prefer, Jamie Redknapp who sounds good but talks ****e, or Claridge who sounds ****e but talks good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergoose Posted 20 January, 2010 Share Posted 20 January, 2010 I'll take promotion, JPT trophy and Claridge's severed hand please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 Skate. I would give up the tin pot trophy for promotion any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 Skate. I would give up the tin pot trophy for promotion any day Just shows you're not reading it correctly, albeit along with several others. He doesn't suggest one [promotion] or the other [a trophy], but if promotion is unobtainable this season, then we'd be OK with winning a cup or two. That's a no-brainer, as it's better than achieving nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 what if we get to wembley and get hammered....would be a disaster Yeah let's not go for glory on the off chance we don't win eh!!! Day out at Wembley only worth it if we win?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA77 Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 or any defeat by carlise... losing at wembley in the JPT would be awful Do you practice talking like a *****? or does it just come natural? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 what if we get to wembley and get hammered....would be a disaster Yeah let's not go for glory on the off chance we don't win eh!!! Day out at Wembley only worth it if we win?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA77 Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 Yeah let's not go for glory on the off chance we don't win eh!!! Day out at Wembley only worth it if we win?? I very rarely look/post on here. I usually post on here after an enjoyable away game, and pretty much every time I have a look at the threads on here this complete goober posts utter garbage, and tries to twist every little thing into a slanging match. Promotion after having 10 points deducted, and a slow start after rebuilding, is/was a complete long shot. Considering we were days away from not existing, a day out at Wembley in any cup final is fantastic. Claridge talks sense. This delldays is a prized Jollyrancher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 I very rarely look/post on here. I usually post on here after an enjoyable away game, and pretty much every time I have a look at the threads on here this complete goober posts utter garbage, and tries to twist every little thing into a slanging match. Promotion after having 10 points deducted, and a slow start after rebuilding, is/was a complete long shot. Considering we were days away from not existing, a day out at Wembley in any cup final is fantastic. Claridge talks sense. This delldays is a prized Jollyrancher Well said fella - you should post more often. I've been spouting this sort of level headed view for months but I apparently seem to fit into the 'happy clappers' section. Unfortunatley some people will never be happy or realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 Just shows you're not reading it correctly, albeit along with several others. He doesn't suggest one [promotion] or the other [a trophy], but if promotion is unobtainable this season, then we'd be OK with winning a cup or two. That's a no-brainer, as it's better than achieving nothing. Pretty much like 'i would prefer not to get my foreskin stuck in my jeans if i can help it' then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right sider Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 Got to say Claridge talks the game in a realistic light. Was on the train from Waterloo and had a chat with him for the trip home about loads of stuff. He always enjoyed the banter at St Marys, thinks PFC is a joke nowadays. He knows the game from top to bottom from managing Weymouth to playing in PL. He lives just outside Titchfield. His column on bbc site is always a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefunkygibbons Posted 21 January, 2010 Share Posted 21 January, 2010 Considered piece A cup this year Promotion next year PL within 4 more years I'll take that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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