John Boy Saint

Why? are you about to emigrate?

I thought a few weeks ago Scudamore speaking for the FA Premiership more or less said that the product that is the Premiership would not be thrown into chaos by a team like p*mpey and the financial pickle they find themselves in. Which I took to read as ~ we will back a team in trouble to complete a full fixture list. Come Sunday afternoon the Premier league will slice the mooring ropes put some loose change in their pockets and pull the plug out of the bottom of the boat and give them a hefty shove towards the Football League, then go home safe in knowledge that the product will be un sullied once more. As our skate mates drift into the FL waters just think of the opening of the theme tune to Jaws.................................

People have had since 7am this morning, if you allowed people to carry on voting past midnight there is a danger that it would set a precedent that could influence future elections by less scrupulous candidates; Mandleson just had a little thought in that direction on the beeb.

Great assist too, sending him on his way.

Having been to a few training sessions at Staplewood out on the pitch I was amazed that match training only seemed to last 80 minutes, about the same time on the clock on matchdays when we seemed to run out of puff; dragging defeat from the teeth of victory. The bloke also talked alot of cobblers about the players fitness he said after humiliation at Hull (I think) "don't talk to me about player fitness, these boys are super fit athletes" we could all see that the team had a shadow of the fitness they had under WGS. This season he has been riding his luck at Spurs.

That is certainly the funniest, when it had been deciphered at the opposite end of the ground in the Chapel everyone was giggling. OWTS sung slowly on one occasion when everyone got it right and there seemed to be none of the usual time lag through the stands, it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up; people around us looked at each other and just said "Wow!"

Twelve months ago today if someone had said that what we have ended up with this season I would have happily accepted it.

Superb for Fulham and their fans, they live in the shadows of the Bigger boys in London and they get a day in the sunshine! Even Chris Baird!

Thank god that little sod Hislop can't use this for the cover of his poisonous little comic.

They are as deluded as the folks who have been in charge of the money down at Nottarf Krap "He will have to take a cut in wages"(breaks your heart) shame for our fish fiddling chums that someone in charge didn't come up with that bright idea

Was he the one who was up on an indecency charge at a WHU for getting his old chap out while standing on the bar at a Christmas function? Or was that a different WHU player.

See the club are thinking of you all the time

Hope they keep the same Pasty supplier:D

I sat half way through the first half and thought how nice it is to see my team play such nice football throughout the team. I also thought that AP had picked an agressive starting line up. I thought Seabourne has become increasingly controlled in his play especially alongside such a fantastic partner like Fonte. Harding always puts in a solid performance, Mrs John Boy who has not been to few games due to work had him down for her man of the match simply because of the non stop work he was doing. Lallana winkling of the ball off the Carlisle player in the second half on the Itchen by-line was sublime. Papa always puts a smile on my face, he has a great touch fantastic vision and a deceptive play of the ball, his Maizy run ending up with a back pass to Kelvin had those around me tearing their hair out I just laughed at the audacious bizarreness of it: it was like a brief demo of his ability. Antonio has some rough edges but boy is there a Diamond in there, his first from where I was sat in the Chapel just looked like he stamped stop this bugger on the ball: damn good job it went in because if it had hit someone in the crowd it would have put someone in hospital! His second by comparison was such a sweet cute goal. When you look at the mercenary loan players we have had in recent season it is so nice to see Papa and Antonio playing and reacting like they are "full fat" Saints. Chant of the day "What the F's that on your head" to the Fellini lookalike, I thought the ref was good today, only mistake he made was giving a free kick and not a penalty, but the flip side of that was we got to see a superbly taken freekick from Harte. Well the dream ended today but what a great season we have seen, at times the football has been absolutely fantastic. A trip to Wembley complete with a trophy: had someone offered us that this time last year we would have taken both arms off him! As Antonio said on Solent "we are (if he assumes we will win the next 2) the first team to win 24 games and not be promoted!!". Nice Ice Cream off the van outside the Megastore after the game too! :-)

We are in the Fluffy Southampton Football Club world of Markus Leibherr, not the pull the customers pants down and roger them senseless world that exists everywhere else: especially in football................................ They don't need the money to appease creditors, so what's the rush, don't you want that £300ish pounds in your pocket a tad longer earning you money?.

I get the impression that if we had not crossed Bristol Rovers palm with silver he would have been more than happy to have stayed with them. The guy rocks up in a 04 plated car when others in the team arrive in much newer an flasher cars maybe he just enjoys a simple life earning a comfortable amount playing for a good team.................. He really could turn out to be a MLT MkII

The Echo have twisted AP's comments he has always been positive about the fans. There are times in games where we do all go quiet, but there have been times this season where our play has been so sublime that I have been sucked deeper into watching even though I have been slightly aware that others around me are singing and clapping maybe that is what happens when your team is playing exceptionally well.............. Like Manchester United often do: we all love this game maybe some of us get pulled in deeper than others.

Cobblers! Reading took him recently from non league Tooting and Mitcham then farmed him out to Cheltenham Town for 8 games before loaning him to us. the people who should be getting any readies is the team that he played for from the age of 12 in London who were a feeder club for Richmond Borough! Reading had Jack sh!t to do with his development.......... if anything we've done that!

For who? For the Club there are no money issues, Staplewood development is ahead of schedule because of the attendances this season being above those factored into this seasons budget. Sound Financial sense for me because Mr Leibherr and Mr Cortese feel confident enough that we will come, for the money to stay in our bank accounts a bit longer rather than in the clubs. Bit Topsy turvy really in the money grabbing World of Football.

I thought he looked ok seemed to get up to the speed of the game quite quickly with some effective passes (those of you noting he gave the ball away every bugger in our team does that so back off!). Nice to say hello to his proud Mum & Dad outside the ground after the game.

It certainly does, to my mind the best strip we had.

Go to night school on a welding course and put it right yourself, Footie season is nearly over so you will have a few free Weekends. ;-)

I always thought how great it was that Steve Bull from second division Wolverhampton Wanderers made the squad due to his prolific scoring record at Wolves. Shame is today if Rickie Lambert was suddenly called up by Capello the media would shread Lambert and question Capello's sanity.

"I have no affiliation with this clubs supporters" "Most round here like a bit of Fish action, me I just like a previous owners alleged products, and a good noshing off by giant Rabbits: when I can find them!"

Really? Make sure the fire part of your house insurance is up to date! An old boss had his brake fluid pipes munched through by field mice!