Miltonaggro

Could see Curbishley because of Reed, and his record is very good. Could see Hoddle as he is seen as innovative and able to adapt to a 'continental' set up, but think if NA gets the push it will be an Italian with Serie A pedigree as a manager...

Note, 53 likes and ONLY 3 dislikes, two of which must be MLT and David Luker. Stylish, popular, and ruthless - like Nero ;-)

This is rather lovely, even the voice and sartorials are a good match (possibly a black Fiorucci shirt with pointy collars would have nailed it completely) :-)

The video shows just how good Beattie was, and how good that Strachan side was on the break. The old adage that when you get chances in the Prem you have to take them is pertinent, and Beattie was a bit of a dab hand...

Bit sexist, Alps. Watch you don't get fined or indeed, crucified...

Derek Acorah as Director of Football and Spiritualism (of Southampton)...

To be fair Hitler was a bit of a cvnt...

Apparently footage is emerging from the tunnel which clearly shows a group of Serbians repeatedly kicking the elderly England Tea Lady up the a*se as she attempts to wheel her trolley into the away dressing room - further disgrace, ageist and sexist, two qualities that are endemic in Serbian society! Serbia's most popular movie of all time is Logan's Run! Disgusting...

Give him a chance, it's the weekend and he's been on the Tennants and glue, probably can only pronounce his A's at the moment. Bowl of porridge and some domestic violence tomorrow morning and he'll be as right as rain...

Forget the politics of this thread CB, you need to get on Dragon's Den ;-)

In a nutshell. Perhaps the answer to our stadium expansion is to go for the fundamentalist religion dollar, it's a thought...

Charles Green the poor man's Ken Dulieu. a corporate whore with no punters...

It's a real moot area, and difficult to call. I started supporting Saints (going to games with the old man) in 1975, so a year later the FA Cup and the feel good factor lasted for a decade. At this point we were a much bigger draw than many clubs that are now perceived as 'bigger' than us, whatever that means. I visited relations in Manchester when Keegan signed, went to the local park for a kick around with the cousins and there were local kids wearing Saints shirts. Since it's been up and down, false dawns et al., resurgence of skates, invention of Reading, so it's hard to know what the regional picture is. If we have sustained success I genuinely think we will grow and warrant the expansion level factored in by Barr (Sunderland size), a problem seems to be the fact we are buying raw talent rather than the finished articles, again playing it long rather than instant return. A large chunk of the middle aged fan base have memories of success by blending old with young, Ball with Williams etc. so Owen with Ramirez would have put bums on seats undoubtedly - nothing wrong with that as football is entertainment, but the current model at Saints is evolution not revolution, and evolution by nature can only be seen over time (one local blue dinosaur already out of the food chain, another amoeba fading over the next few seasons)...

Lot of sense being spoken on this thread, and any expansion has to be linked to demand. One variable however that does give a cause for optimism is the response to success - if you look at the three recent cup final appearances, ZDS, FA Cup, and JPT demand has been enormous, far outstripping our usual take up, even with the Mickey Mouse factor in two of those. fair weather fans, of course, potential JCLs if we push on to being competitive in the PL, very possibly...

Steve Cotterill touting for business after a few too many pints at the Fisher's Pond...

It's going to be interesting to see the difference Boruc makes when he comes in. The last 'vocal' keeper we had was probably Neimi, and that type of keeper can make a huge difference to the positioning and timing of centre backs, Shilton was an absolute master at it. By all accounts Boruc marshals, encourages, and b*llocks his defence non stop, and having a seen it done it back five 'skipper' may raise confidence and help the back four to settle down. Just need to get the big guy fit...

Surely people have seen the Manchurian Candidate, sports psychology at it's most intense...

The Southampton based advertising agency given the contract to produce the brochure for the sale of Portsmouth FC were pleased with the photograph chosen for the cover under the headline 'The Best fans in the Universe'...

Golac, Williams and Dennis...

I used to love the T-shirt, Dennis was like Freddy Starr, only with a more volatile personality. Love to see him do well down there and he'll probably end up chinning droopy...

They are being replaced with 'fans power breakfasts' to be held quarterly on the concourse standing up. Delegated to Les Reed...

Having Boruc on board is a massive positive, once fit he will give us a strong last line of defence and organise those in front of him. Adkins knew full well we needed two centre halves and a full back in September and for whatever reason the 'transfer panel' only achieved one from three, so all we be aware now. I still think we have it in us to do a reverse Blackpool and keep on improving as the matches come...

Back to the tight results methinks, one goal in it again, 2-1 to them or 1-2 to us...

We made our own entertainment in those days ;-)

Same era, do you remember the other Everton bell- end John Bailey. He always came in for a load of stick. Hated Everton with a hatred in the 80s, some of which was immediately relieved after said semi-final. What a memorable day...