Fitzhugh Fella

It was actually Monday v Liverpool U21. Thought he had a very average game but had little support.

Tesco want to turn the land into pastures so their horses can graze in comfort.

Do you think Nicola Cortese should seek Adkins' advice re investing in Swiss/Italian banks? I doubt it because NA probably knows diddly squat about that sort of thing. Call me old-fashioned but I would expect NA aided by his staff and Les Read to ID the players they want (without consulting a man who four years ago had no football background). But having said that, once the player has been targeted hand everything over to NC who would oversee negotiating the price/salary etc.

I reckon I could put my hands on enough stuff to make a worthwhile museum.

It can't be that bad as Shaw has just tweeted "great 3 points"

all those opened tins of hot dogs in the corporate suites will have to be binned now - if they had refrigerators they might have kept until the next home game.....if there is one!

Lots of local matches off this morning and it's bucketing down as we hit noon - can't believe Fortress Fatpipes will survive the deluge - they must have the bestest drainage system in the world!!!!

With regard to Appleton going to Bonkersburn can anyone remember anyone else managing three clubs in one season - it must have happened but I can't think of anyone.

Not many in London?

With Chelsea and Man U away and Everton and Man City home coming up this will be our best chance to pick up 3 points for a while

Let's give him a chance, bloody hell plenty of people turn into world beaters after initial rejection

You don't like him? His name is familiar but can't think why - certainly don't remember him being on Saints books?

There is a photo in the Echo of him signing which includes Neil Benson who is the manager of Sparsholt Football Academy. Says Neil was once in Saints academy. Apparently Isaac has already trained with the club and been a guest at a couple of games.

from Sparsholt College Football Academy. Nehemie was released by Palace last summer but following his enrolment at Sparsholt he caught the eye of Saints and has signed a full-time scholarship arrangement up to 2014. He is a left-sided player.

I am dragging my weary bones up there to chalk another ground off

Things getting desperate down the murkier end of the M27 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20945566

For me, if god forbid I was a Skate's fan, my main aim would be to do everything possible to maintain League 2 status. Dropping out of the top 4 Divisions through relegations is worse than being booted out through financial woes. There comes a time when you have to regroup and accept reality and certain fates - the Skates have yet to make that step, they are still basking in the heady but ill-gained atmosphere of Southsea Common following their act of piracy. I still also think they should request their name to be etched from the FA Cup that year - only then can they start to address their crime for which they are now paying so heavily.

Nice one Ron, I sense with tonight's news the proverbial is about to hit the thing that goes round very quickly so as to keep us cool.

At the end of the day it is their money, how they spend it is nothing we can ever have direct influence over and lets face it we were bankrupt when they turned up and if we are bankrupt when they leave we are no worse off. My view is Cortese knows there is big money to be made by staying in the Prem and in the Prem we have to stay if he is to sell at a large profit. The stakes are high but so is the prize.

To be fair, I don't think S-Clarke is anywhere near NickG's level of obsequiousness.

Lot of people/agents/clubs engaged in brinkmanship

That is a fair point - I will chase this but I remain sure the guy is telling it straight.

If you were a taxi driver and a Saints fan and Rickie Lambert gets in and asks for Southampton Airport I am sure you would at least manage to elicit where he was going from him and I am pretty sure Lambert wouldn't bother that much in revealing his destination. I just checked last night's conversation with "Lets be avenue" who knows this "taxi driver" well and was there listening. This guy has never come up with a story like this before. RL also mentioned to him that Villa had made a bid and so had Leicester but he had hoped Liverpool would come in. Three months ago I would have laughed at this story but after the bust up between Lambert and Adkins post the Villa game I think on the balance of probability the story is more likely to be true than false. Hence me mentioning it on here. Up to you if you believe it - personally I think it would be mad to let him go to a rival club.

Take this how you will but I was drowning my sorrows in the Guide Dog pub last night post match and got talking to a guy who goes home and away. He is a taxi driver (yes I know they have a reputation) but is a serious mature sort of guy not prone to making things up. He was adamant he took Rickie to Sot’on airport on Thursday for a flight to Newcastle to hold talks with the Bar Codes. Just passing on pub gossip but he swore blind it was true.

I am starting to think that some fans comprehensively swallowing Adkins banal responses to be a little worrying.