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Sorry to see Yoshi go. He was a great servant to the club. Best of luck for the future.

Have fond memories of seeing Ron at the Dell. An absolute hero. RIP.

I am in total shock at this decision. Nigel you have made following Saints an absolute pleasure over the past couple of years. I will always be a Saints fan, but from now on I will follow your career with interest, it won't be hard because your future is assured and you will come back to help some club achieve the magnificent results you have with us. Good luck for the future.

Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. It's 5:45pm here. The game stars at 2am Sunday our time.

Here we all are sitting on the edge of our seats waiting for "good" news and the OS has its major story as, "Important Matchday Parking Information"

Jim Magilton has just been appointed as new coach of Melbourne Victory.

I have supported Melbourne Victory since the start of the A League... however, this season Melbourne Heart joined the league and wear Saints colours. A bit of a quandry really.

He's got pubes on his fingers? That's unusual, he must be exceptional.

Shakespeare's Oliver Twist? Charles Dickens might have had something to say about that! But then he was probably a Pompey fan.

Maybe, just maybe, they'll arrive this afternoon!

The Dean Cox from the West Coast Eagles is 204cm tall (6' 8").

When you're talking about Cox 2 inches matters a lot!

I have every confidence in AP. He is approaching this task in a sensible and methodical way. He is evaluating what he has, he will then go out and find what he needs to be successful. We may not be as advanced as other League 1 teams at the moment but that will come as builds the team in the shape that he wants. I am as impatient as the next guy, I’ve been trawling this site for the past week hoping for new signings, but I know AP is right in taking a considered, positive approach. I expect to start the season slowly but within 6 weeks or so we’ll be competing with the best of them. Hold on for the ride…. and keep the faith, this is going to be an exciting season.

Including Ali Dia?

Ahhh, it's got to be true then 'cause you can't get any higher than god authority.

Haven't we heard that before (several times). It's like the boy who cried wolf, to me!

Might be a bit difficult for them to pull their finger out if they are crossed.

Hey... I'm only 10,000 behind you. At my rate I should catch up in about 300 years.

(This bit got cut off) We have had some positive news over the past couple of days, so let's hope the good times are on their way back.

Great post Tim. You brought back fond memories of going to The Dell in the sixties and those great players and characters. I migrated to Australia in 1968 so wasn't around to see Saints in the the glory days of '76 and the eighties. But I've always followed my beloved Saints, listening out for scores on short-wave radio, reading odd snippets that appeared occasionally in Australian newspapers (very rare) and watching the even rarer games on TV. The internet has made following my team a lot easier these days but unfortunately that coincided with our recent decline.

Maybe Barclays or Aviva asked the directors to give personal guarantees and they, knowing the real state of affairs, didn't want to put themselves at risk for the entire debt!

There you go. So it is an International Rescue... dum dah dah dum...

So, this could be it! The death of our beloved club, broken up and sold as scrap. Southampton FC - Rest in Pieces? I hope not.

Looks like the 4pm press conference didn't happen. It's 1am Saturday my time, the couple of scotches I've had while following this thread have kicked in and I'm going to bed. Will I have a football team to support when I wake up in the morning? Night all.

I really wish I knew. I've spent so much time following threads on this site my wife thinks I'm checking out porn sites. Now, there's a thought.