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If not this year, then next is looking good. Taking whatever league by storm... Baz Sugawara - Stephens - Wood - Manning BBD - Bragg - Robinson - Edozie Archer - Downs

Fair play to the three GB girls winning indoor athletics Golds yesterday. Just a shame FHM isn't going any more as they'd have been all over that. Nice little earner for them on the front cover in their bra and pants.

( And so, with one simple word, ends Holmes' participation in that great social experiment, the Saintsweb Forum. Will he be missed ? ) Adieu.

Don’t mate it’s scary, when did this happen? 🙁

Definitely getting the team to tick along. If he's a pragmatic sort, then I'm all for it. Showed his mettle with the wins over Coventry an Norwich and made the Oxford game comfortable. If he can do the same with team against Wrexham and Derby that would be amazing. Also can see that the players are getting more comfortable with their roles compared to what was happening under Still.

Many, many moons ago I used to work as a passenger boat captain, and I was given a private job at Henley Management College. Easy job, pick up some people, drive them around a bit whilst they got drunk, and get them back to Henley Management College without killing them. Bobby was on board and asked to use the PA system, then proceeded to crack jokes for about ten minutes. He also encouraged the guests to put their hands in their pockets to sort me and my crew out with some tips, so I can't fault him.

Ramsdale strictly speaking is still a Saint

Unless Stoke take up their option, although that's unlikely seeing as he's effectively been injured since he got there. But - if they DO take up their option, and we lose Peretz by not going up, it's probable we won't have a senior GK on the books come the summer. Alex Mc and Jones will be out of contract and I'd be surprised if we saw either still here next year, Baz and Peretz gone and Long will be end of loan. It'll be a clean slate for our GK department.

I forgot that one for the list but true.

Not far off Skintsaint! It's interesting to look back at some old threads to see what we were feeling back in late October. This one was just after we lost to Blackburn. We lost the next game to Preston, Will Still was sacked and then came the Coming of Tonda and the excellent run he had before the Christmas lull. Who'd have thought that a 32 year old German with no experience managing in football would change things as much as he has. This club has made some punts before but the punts on Tonda, Peretz and Larin look like master strokes right now. More successful punts needed in the summer, whatever league we're in.

Goodbye

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That means Baz will be back.

You (and I) are old enough to be their parents ... behave 😂

Series 1 and 2 of the Peaky Blinders were okay, from then on they got more and more boring. I expect the film to be utter trash, not for me. Duckhunter is right, so much new TV is just trash with OTT characters.

Interesting analysis of the Oxford game: https://www.attackingfootball.com/how-southampton-beat-oxford-2-0-tactical/

One that sticks out was Wayne Thomas vs Ipswich. https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/video/classic-match-thomas-scores-st-marys-stunner

Apparently they’re doing two more series of PB, so one would assume it’s Duke at the helm for that. Really, that is a massive downgrade on Cillian Murphy. Also no Arthur and Ada, and obviously no John and Polly so the whole of the original gang is gone. I’m sure it’s get viewers but I’m not eagerly anticipating that. I thought the series had done enough by getting where it did by the end. If anything I thought it was a series or two heavy. Duke wasn’t good but the plot of the film was ridiculous.

Kevin Phillips 2-0 v Liverpool 2003 Chris Baird v Cardiff 2005 (maybe)

Agree with you 100%.

I think it was one he scored when we drew 1-1....

I remember it well, wasn’t it the equaliser in a 3-3 draw? I recall it being quite similar to the Tugay one you mentioned from the same season. Good shout on that Fernandes free kick too, no finesse just an absolute rocket straight into the top corner. I remember Anders goal against Spurs in the cup quite fondly, that was a hell of a performance that night. Theo against Luton back in the day was a good goal with a cracking lob, same with Che vs City, shame none of us were there to see it.

A great game, and two moments that will always live in my memory as well. Agree about the KK ‘goal’ , easily on a par with any from the MLT archives.

Yep, that was my take on it. It was a nothing storyline, and they could have done so much more with it - Flynn coming back and having another crack at Duke, or whatever. Duke himself was a poor character, and badly cast.

Not mentioned yet but Armstrong v Man Utd. Late winner in 3-2 win following the Keegan goal that never was because Armstrong was offside! That Keegan "goal" would have been up there with the best. For me though it has to be Matty v Arsenal. Pure, unrestrained joy.