Miltonaggro

Completely different prospect under Martin. He was the best player on the park in a lot of those games last season, and watching him every home match from my seat level with the box he's got great instincts, technique and power, a terrier, as per the £100m goal at Wembley. Put him with a proper centre forward who can finish and we will be glad to have him at SMS this season.

Either that or the total goes down £10k a week every five days, a bit like The Drop, only with more crying...

Shilton undeserved big name - Christ on a bike! He was still the country's top keeper aged 41 at Italia 90, four years after leaving Saints. Throughout his entire career he was also a good deal better than Ray Clemence (75 caps), who was picked mainly because he was at Liverpool, whilst PS always played for 'unfashionable' clubs. Arguably Shilton deserved to achieve 180 England caps between 1970 and 1990. He was also the defensive pivot of the best Saints side of all time. Niemi was a very good athletic keeper, but there isn't really a viable comparison if you saw both play.

Think that for a while Che and his agent have believed he has a much higher ceiling than he actually has. Possibly pride coming before a fall.

1000 at Eastleigh

Our away support now officially better and more effective than Leeds. Onwards and upwards...

Is this Liam McCarron as going to be out of contract at Stoke? If so, another Jock and another left back

Three weeks earlier was the Begovic lob. I was at that Arsenal game. The holy goalie was such a unit that the defenders were scared to have a go at him, in the post match interview he said I'll make sure I get those points back, and he was tip top in the next spell of games.

I hope that you found something civilised and red to wash that down, can be rather rich otherwise.

I doubt it, most Saints fans can tell the difference between the odd error and not being up to the job. Boruc was barking but generally well liked, Neimi and Shilton idolised but not averse to having bad games.

My money is on Ed Miliband, looking to send you over the edge so he can buy 100 acre field in Wickham for £30k and put 500 windmills on it.

BBD and Shankland for a combined £12-14m. There's a basket case of defender headaches right there for a snip.

FFS: It's Paul Mitchell II, history repeating (though nobody knew the treacherous Simon was at the club)

the really good ones all seem to have a degree of cockiness and a screw loose when they cross the line, which is a joy to behold. Boruc was the last one to have it though the screws were a tad too loose. Ramsdale has that about him, and I like that Martin values character to foster team spirit, he'd fit in well I feel.

No, and very quiet since the final. Luxury player but there is genuine class there.

Would genuinely give the club a boost, one of only two positions that can genuinely do that - elite goalkeeper and goalscoring forward. Think Flowers and Neimi were the last keepers we had to fit that profile.

I heard just before Wembley weekend that the club 'had informally spoken' to both Brooks and Ramsdale (assumed a pre-golf Staplewood visit) and thought the latter suggestion was crackers prior to seeing him in disguise at the final. These kind of passing discussions happen all the time of course, but who knows. Maybe the Brooks / Ramsdale bromance at SFC is on the cards, sincerely hope so.

I know its ancient history for some on here, but when Saints were really challenging in the early 80s the addition of a 33 year old Peter Shilton had a huge galvanising impact which was clear from the stands at the Dell. McMenemy and Clough thought he was worth a dozen points a season - had Keegan stayed (a talisman both ends of the pitch) I think we win the league in 83/84. Ramsdale is not Shilton, but a 26 year old England keeper and would likely be the difference between struggling to stay up and settling into mid-table first season back. I really hope that they have the minerals to do the deal, as difficult as it may be.

Yes, looks that way, whereas in reality he needs a loan to the Championship.

Everyday sexism!

Would be a massive leap of faith in the Board if they could pull this off, and hugely improve our chances of staying up and establishing in line with Wilcox's stated plan. As per Turkish above, I've also heard from people in the game that Ramsdale is a great character and old school down to earth. Maybe just maybe he fancies a return to the south coast as the place to bring up his young family.

If Flynn is reading the room he needs to do the crossed hammers salute again...

This could all be building up to a 2024 Potter's Heron moment of course.

Hopefully get a few down them and it kicks off.