Cricketphilly

I follow Southampton FC and live in the now. I don't get misty eyed over ex-players however good they were and what they contributed. Saying that I'm not ungrateful for their efforts but I don't believe they have a God given right to have any say in the club's running or staff. ML bought the club as could have anyone else with the funds. He appointed NL and I would suggest he has done/is doing a fine job. There were similar issues at Chelsea in the 90's if I remember rightly and that old Humbug, Bates, fell out with loads of ex-players. His reasoning being, amongst other things, that he paid for his seat, why should they get free ones? Get behind the Club and keep it moving forward!

I had George Cohen's medal copied for Fulham years ago. He sold them the orginal 9ct one and they display a metal copy. Must admit the originals looked nothing like the 2009 version.

Did we ever play Barnstoneworth?

Free with BBC 'site Philippe

Though he did maim a Chelsea player, who was it?

And the Champion's League 1999?

Iwould Licka

yup

Funnily enough, I was talking to an '80's ref last week. He told me that, even then, the players would be so tightly strung during a game, it was impossible to talk sense to them.

Sky loves to flog to death any marginal offside or offical's decision. Watching football abroad, these events are hardly if ever replayed. A debate on Sky after a game can be spent on what a ref did or didn't do, it's pathetic. Every interview with a manager always has the ref's performance in it, rather than their teams deficiences, usually as the result of the interviewer. If TV ignored the referee and let the paper media report it (any contentious decisions) and their own body manage them, the blame culture would go i'm sure.

The fans at matches call the ref Sir also, along the lines of "that was a sh%t decision Sir!"

Destroy them!!!!!!

Any views on Sol Campbell? I saw him for Newcastle against Chelsea in the league cup and he played well. Still outran Nicholas Anelka

A sweeper surely?

I bought them on the day a couple of years ago Alps, midweek league cup?

Of course his popularity will decrease through the years, but he's still and forever will be a ledge' to us who watched him

Wanted away five months into last season, what a servant he was!. Forgotten about already

Surely he would get a pay rise. Would have thought it would be attractive if he was told he was not in QPR's plans

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/brighton-hove-albion/8637526/Brightons-new-Falmer-stadium-features-an-incontinent-seagull-pattern-within-its-seats.html I feel this has probably been my greatest contribution to the site.

I hasd the misfortune to attend Leeds V Reading at the end of last season. Two **** poor sides.

Don't need to, i'm being contrary.

I hate the new kit!

Stella Snakebite and Whisky chasers before kick off

Exactly