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Depends which academy you are referring to my old mucker... My nephew played for Saints away to Pompey on Saturday and won 4-2, scoring a peach of a header. That was the under 12's though I believe. For what its worth, apparently our current under 16's team is the best in the country at the moment and is ******ing on anything that comes close to them, so thats promising.

jog on and support man yoo then.

Presumably you are privy to information that noone else is then... What else can we do? WE HAVE NO MONEY. This season is all about consolidating our Championship status, giving the lads the opportunity to play and improve. We are going to get some pretty severe hammerings along the way and tonight looks like one of those nights. On the balance of play, Palace arent 3 goals better than us. Our inexperience has simply gifted them 3 good opportunities to score which they have taken. I'm sure we'd all love to have a team full of excellent, experienced players who were hungry for playing for Southampton and shyt over everything in this division but we cant afford it.

I noticed last week Will Cope has been hired by Sky now. Last week he was as Turf Moor. Strange, thought he was average at best. Not sure who the new guy is though. Anyone now where we are in the league, as it stands?

Dean Richards without a shadow of doubt. Claus was a decent player but he was always at his best with a more gifted, gutsy centre-back along side him and Richards was that defender. Dont get me wrong, Cluas is a legend. At his best, he could have gone on to bigger things but remained loyal but Dean Richards was quality. Despite the circumstances in which he left in.

OMG!!!!1111!!11 I actually agree with TDD about something! I too am a Saints fan, call myself a Southampton lad, pride myself on telling people I'm from Southampton when I'm asked and live in London for financial reasons. Should I start wearing braces and do the Lambeth walk... oi! Rabbit... etc...

It would be Closer than Close if she was up for nomination.

The guy who came up with it is very funny. There are more or his works on http://www.27bslash6.com

Newcastle United for me please. Preferably at St. James' Park on a Saturday, 3pm kick-off.

1. Dean Richards 2. Michael Svensson Great decision to do a B team, by the way.

Well done lads. A point away from home is a decent result no matter who the opposition. The fact it has restricted the points gained by Charlton is also a bonus as they would have been looking at this match as a "6 pointer". 3 games unbeaten and onlt 1 goal conceded. Its exactly these kind of statistics that will breed confidence and see us achieve more positive results. COYR.

This afternoon - BIG final interview with a major publishing house in Chelsea. Big £££ if I get the job. This evening - hopefully a celebratory meal at London's finest proper American restaurant; The Big Easy on the Kings Road. Tomorrow day time - The Valley. Dont have a ticket yet. Hoping to score one down there and watch Saints march in with a triumphant win. Tomorrow night time - few mates who are coming up for the game and myself are meeting and hitting London town. Sunday - no doubt hungover. Will chill and attempt to convince 'er indoors to cook me a roast. If all goes to plan, its an 11.5/10.

Firstly, whilst the free-kick that lead to Ronaldinho's goal was perhaps not the most stonewall foul in the world, if Zambrotta had committed it on Richard Hughes, you lot would have all been asking for the free-kick, so that argument is a non-starter I'm afraid. With regards to feeling bitter, you lot prior to a couple of years ago have spent the last quarter of a decade in Southamptons shade and obviously still care about us, given "Are you watching Southampton" was the loudest chant of the match. I'm touched you still care, even amidst our recent demise. I dont even recall singing "Are you watching Portsmouth" in the heady days of Saints 4-0 demolition of Spurs, the semi final or the final back in 2003. For the record, you lot really didnt deserve a win. You played well, especially in the 2nd half for 30-odd minutes, where you happened to gain a 2 goal advantage. AC Milan could have quite easily been 3-0 up at half time had the usually sharp Inzaghi been a bit more clinical. Okay, they didnt put those chances away but I would say they had far more clean cut chances than Pompey did.

A sad state of how far we have fallen in recent times to hear Pompey fans singing "Are you watching Southampton?" (considering I went to the 2003 FA Cup Final with a St Georges flag with "Are you watching Pompey scum?!" emblazoned across the front!) but I must confess despite feeling oh so depressed upon first hearing the chant, pure delight when Inzaghi poked in the deserved equaliser. 2-2 IS a good result for them, but the fact they were getting so ****y makes them look like prize idiots, which we all know they are! The beginning of the decline for PFC??? I certainly hope so! Up The Saints!

I definately agree with the two shouts for Danny Dyer. Blatently wants to be something he clearly isnt but it doesnt stop him trying any way. Aside from that take your pick from Jordan, Jodie Marsh, Kerry Fatona, that tart from Liberty X, basically anyone who gets paid on a monthly basis for giving an interview in OK etc... where they lie about how much they are in love, and how amazing the sex is etc etc, only 2 weeks later to give another "exclusive interview" about how they were being abused by the same person who was cheating on them all along but its okay because the sex was terrible blah blah blah.

Correct me if I'm wrong guys but havent we always really been a club that feeds the slightly bigger clubs? No matter of our status, we have never been in a position to stop players going on to bigger and better things. In my lifetime, Danny Wallace, Tim Flowers, Alan Shearer, Dean Richards, Wayne Bridge... I'm sure there are more. This is nothing new and I dont know why people are acting as if it is. The simple fact is that we are physically not in a position where we can bring in players on transfer fees at the moment so have to rely on the fantastic academy that we are famous for and a reputation of bringing through young talent that makes us a favourable option to the big clubs when it comes to sending their youngsters out on loan. Call me crazy, but I would rather be bringing through youth players and then selling them on and making a clear profit, then signing a player for a fee (no doubt with a sell-on clause agreed with his previous club) and then having to sell them on. I just cant see the problem. We are skint. No-one is riding in on a white horse to plough millions in, attendances are dwindling, we arent as attractive as we once was commercially meaning revenue from sponsorships and affiliations etc.. arent great. There is only a few ways this club can make money now. The main one of course is bringing on talent and selling when the time is right/when a suitable offer is made. Frankly, if we are following this path then I dont think there are many better negotiators around than Rupert Lowe. I have every faith he will be able to get the best deal for the players we have. I agree, its not ideal but its the hand this club has been dealt and we have to live with it, until the time comes when transfer fees received outbalance what we owe.

Any free commentary going? Saints TV has expired cant be beothered to renew right now.

How much I'd love to see us win this one. never before have I seen such an insignificant club in every sense be over confident of beating us.

I believe Mayweather Sr, for what Hatton needs to work on is one of the best, if not the best trainer around. Hatton knows that PM is a decent fighter. He also knows if he wants to beat him comfortably, he will need a game plan and a better defence so Malignaggi cant simply rely on allowing Hatton to come in and jabbing him away all through the 12 rounds. Hatton is guilty of attacking in "straight lines" as PBF famously said. With his ability to land crunching body shots, he has been able to get away with it most of the time, Mayweather aside who fought him with almost the perfect game plan. Stick and move at range and tie Hatton up at close quarters. This lead to Hatton becoming frustrated and chasing the match looking for the knock-out which was never likely to come. For what is worth though, I believe Cotto beat PM despite not being able to knock him out. Not that is matters but you make out as if Cotto beating PM after going the distance is a bad thing. As for Pavlik, he might not be as brash as PM but you cant expect to call people out the way he was with Calzaghe, then go on to lose against someone Calzaghe beat. Funny how when Calzaghe beats Hopkins, Hopkins is considered "past-it" but when he beats Pavlik, he is considered a "wily old fox", as the media portrays. I'm not sure Calzaghe needs to fight anyone anymore. His record is perfect, he has beaten everyone there is to beat apart from Pavlik who naused it up for himself by losing to Hopkins, no matter what was going on prior to the fight. As for JC fighting has beens, he despatched Mikkel Kessler who has gone on to be a WBA Super Middle Weight champ. I'm sure there are other fighters out there he COULD fight, but why risk jeopordising the dynasty he has built. He's openly said the last couple of fights have been made due to the money thats been put on the table.

More or less as soon as the lovely Kimberley upped and left. With the benefit of hindsight, I should have maintained my Kevin-the-teenager attitude and ignored her whilst she was cooing at me. I would have definately closed the deal then as up until that moment, I was on top form that evening.

I've a good'un. When I was 17, I was quite a good looking young lad. I definately looked older than my real age. I was on holiday with my mum and step dad at the family villa in Spain. Needless to say I was desperate from the moment the plane touched down to get out there and meet some fine ladies. I went to a club and met a young lady by the name of Kimberley. Beautiful she was. Blonde hair, proportionate boobs, a body you could cut diamonds with, it was so toned. We got chatting and it turned out this girl was 22 and studying to become a dancer. Needless to say, I had come to the conclusion she wasnt going to be interested in some 17 year old oik who was at sixth form college, so I came up with the story that I was 23, was a journalist (its what I aspired to be at the time) and drove around in an Audi TT back home. By about mid-night, things were progressing quite nicely in my favour so I asked if she fancied going for a walk (my intentions to be down to the beach for a bit of howsyourfather). We set about walking in the general direction of the beach, when we walked past a restaurant on the sea front. The same restaurant my parents were at. They were eating outside on the patio. My mum began waving and cooing like an absolute mentalist trying to get my attention. When I noticed it was my mum that was shrieking, I felt I had to go over and say hello. I introduced Kimberley to her and Mum offered us a couple of chairs. We joined them for a drink, me having totally forgotten I'd fed this poor girl an unbelievable amount of ****** about myself. One by one, every single lie I had told to get this girl on the way to the beach was unravelled by my unsuspecting mum. She asked whether Kim was at college and then went on to explain I was studying English Language, I.T and Media Studies at college but working very hard at ASDA for pocket money. She then mentioned that she bought me driving lessons for my birthday, which I was currently doing and how much fun my 17th birthday party was. Kim was a very well raised girl though who was very polite towards my mum but I had to sit there thinking "20 minutes ago, I thought I'd be banging the hottest girl I've ever seens brains out, and in that time my Mum has totally naused it up for me". Needless to say, Kim made her excuses and left shortly after. She was in the same club 2 days later and I couldnt muster up the balls to go and talk to her. I did see her pulling some other lucky fella later on in the evening though. Shame. Thanks Mum.

Hatton will win. Dont be fooled by the fact he's got a new trainer. He's probably got the best trainer in the world right now, most definately when it comes to devising strategy and working on defence. If there are two areas Hatton needed to work on, it is strategy and defence. Malignaggi is brash, but that will come to an end when he loses on Saturday. The same way another brash American boxer called Kelly Pavlik has all of a sudden shut up about Joe Calzaghe after he got his arse served to him by Bernard Hopkins.

Could he really do a job for us though? Aside from the season he got Watford promoted, he's hardly pulled up trees. I think he just happened to have one of those seasons where everything went right, players peaked at the right time and he had Marlon King who had a bit of a purple patch that season. I think he is a decent coach but not brilliant. A lot of people appear to be mocking JP but do you really think Boothroyd could come in to Saints, inheriting the same players we currently have with 0 transfer funds and do any better, whilst being happy with the situation?

The previous season? When Alonso signed with McLaren, I believe he was of the understanding Hamilton was to be the 2nd driver. The drivers were then given equal status, as I understand it, after it became clear Hamilton wasn't having any trouble adjusting to F1. In my opinion, it was this move that began the decline in Alonso's driving. He was used to being Renault's undisputed number 1 with a team-mate driving tactically to benefit him. A luxury he thought he would have with McLaren also. Dont ever underestimate the power of relationships forged between other drivers and teams. Hamilton has p*ssed a lot of fellow drivers off over the past 2 seasons with his daredevil tactics and gambles. As for Alonso's car, I didnt say he made up for a bad car, simply that it was more competitive in the latter stages of the competition that the early stages. Something which you have agreed to in your reply to my original comment. Put Alonso in a car that can compete with the best throughout the course of a season, and I reckon that, coupled with his desire and drive to beat Hamilton and his relationships with other drivers such as Massa, will potentially spell trouble for Hamilton. No matter ones opinions on who the best drivers are, next season promises to be an absolute belter.

I'm by no means an expert and definately think Alonso deserves a slap for being so outspoken about Hamilton and the way he was treated in his short stint with McLaren, but Alonso is a fantastic driver... in my opinion superior to Hamilton and if he is lucky enough to have a car that is able to compete throughout the whole season next year, I feel he will wipe the floor with Lewis Hamilton.