Miltonaggro

I must have seen around half of Keegan’s 80 games (42 goals) for Saints, and as a player it was like watching a lightning bolt, pure magnetism, a shining star - 5ft 8ins but a giant on the pitch. The ball stuck to him, was drawn to him, powerful in possession, shades of Maradona in that sense. The first superstar player of the modern era, and he was an Englishman. Twice European footballer of the year after becoming superlative at Hamburg, and in his second reign in 1980 he signs for Southampton. Nobody saw that coming, a McMenemy masterstroke, and every Sotonian knows where they heard the news. Saints profile went through the roof, and had we invested in the defence and keeper, got Shilton a season early, we would have been challenging for the league and won silverware. Keegan was right in his assessment of that, but watching him as a fulcrum and heartbeat of that brilliant slick Southampton side was incredible, a fantastic and one off memory. After he left football and went on the corporate circuit lots of people I know came into contact with Keegan and all would speak about him as down to earth, cheerful, kind, he would give the public time. Had he been in the current England side in his pomp we would have likely won the world cup in the last week, that good. RIP King Kev, a unique talent and genuine man of the people!

Final 10 games of last season at SMS when Saints were flying, you had more limited sides visiting whose game-plan / chance was to kick the shit out of our players. You could gauge that if the ref carded an oppo player or two first 20 / 30 minutes the game would settle down quickly and allow football to be played, no card the visiting side would get emboldened and ramp it up. Many games in this world cup have felt like that, especially those involving the Argies.

Looks that way. If nothing by 10am tomorrow the FAB should stage an intervention.

I hope that Dobbin doesn't prove to be a bit of a cart-horse, or high manetenance. Preston fans seemed to think he had the makings of a thoroughbred, a Reliant Dobbin.

This is the FAB in action, real positive improvement that the doubting Thomas’s will never give them credit for. I am hearing that they have already set up a toilet roll task force. Bravo to the FAB!

Nipper has just been down to stadium to get the new shirt (to my financial detriment), and rates it. To be fair it does look very nice in the flesh, distant echoes of the 4-1 Liverpool under Nicholl with le socks noir.

Monga, Monga, give Lego the wonga...

FA sanction will be that he's got to play Bazunu in goal and Downs up front for the first ten games. We are fucked!

The Texan Carillo. Maybe we should try him in goal, Bazunu therapy. We could then flog him to Leicester as a hybrid sweeper / striker keeper. We live in fucking hope...

Spot on! One thing I noticed was that at 6ft 4ins often he would effortlessly get out-jumped by the 5ft 8 oppo full-backs, this seemed to happen every time he played and is undoubtedly due to poor wing play in terms of telegraphing passes and the trajectory of the ball. It's the wingers who Tonda should focus on to get the best out of Damion.

Southampton looks a right dump in that montage. Should have shown Tudor House, John Lewis, and Tariq Manzils.

Send in the Downs...

I’d kill for that level of insight!

Brampton Bagsman will be fired up when he comes on at 60mins.

Canada Morocco co-commentator sounds like a low-IQ northern Bart Simpson impersonator who has read the Ladybird book of football cliches. Great work ITV! Volume now down.