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Yes. The same suspects over and over. They sure do like the "sound" of their own voices.

"... I'm waiting for my man ...".

Jesus Murphy!

Predictable - we lose a couple of games and the panic sets in. And the scapegoating goes into high gear. Looking for players to blame is just a way of displacing your own lack of confidence in the team. A team's performance is never consistent. Players go through difficult periods. Take the long-term perspective. Get behind your team and support the players.

Commentator on Canada's TSN just said that Schneiderlin was "too good" for Southampton!

Yeah. Amazing that the back 7 is so settled now.

Three main choices, I suppose: 1) drip (the water is poured, or delivered, over the coffee grounds in a paper or metal filter - this is the method we use at home); 2) percolator (delivers a 'thicker', richer coffee - a friend of mine is still using the percolator his parents acquired in the 1960s, it makes a great cup of coffee); 3) French press (which my friend in Somerset uses - tasty). The drip filter method is the quickest to prepare and easiest to clean up, I think. But probably does not deliver the best tasting coffee.

If you are really ready for it, just quit cold turkey. That's what I did. The hardest thing is when you're socializing with friends - having a few drinks. You may want to avoid those situations for a while (a month or two), until you're free of the craving. Once you stop, try not to dwell on it too much. When it does pop into your mind, think good thoughts about yourself - especially about your amazing will-power! Also think about all the money you are saving. Good luck! It's easier than you think.

The thread title too complicated for you, then?

That's five.

The point is that many people on here predicted disaster before Saturday's game because Lovren was not in the team. Part of their rationale was that Hooiveld was going to be the weak link in our defence. But it didn't turn out that way, did it? So in some way, this thread serves as a mea culpa for those pre-judging the man. HTH

Right. My bad - as the kids used to sat here a few years ago!

The fellow on Saints Player says Saints will go top, if we win today. Well, not necessarily. There's this thing called goal difference. We need to win by three, I believe, to sit there. If we win by two, it will be co-leaders - but they'll put Arsenal first because of alphabetical order.

Everton have equalized.

Why do saints Player only broadcast half of the conversations? We are not hearing the voice from one of the two studios! Why are they so incompetent?

No irony there: he's not being judgmental if he's merely stating a FACT.

FACT.

Reminds me of the words of Robert Fripp's guru, J. G. Bennett (given as the Inaugural Address for the International Academy for Contininuous Education at Sherborne House) in 1971: "From the scientist's study it seems likely that we should soon begin to have a discreet change in the earth's climate so people will not be able to live where they have, and the oceans will rise, and many cities will be flooded, like London, and Calcutta, and so on. These things, they say, will happen, according to scientific theories, in about forty years at the most, but maybe even quicker." On Fripp's superb solo LP Exposure we hear this excerpt from the taped lecture at the beginning of the track that segues into "Here Comes the Flood". "Lord, here comes the flood We'll say goodbye to flesh and blood If again the seas are silent in any still alive It'll be those who gave their island to survive Drink up, dreamers, you're running dry." The song is by Peter Gabriel and he provides the vocal on Fripp's album.

Were you educated by Jesuits? You've got the hair-splitting down to perfection. Calling someone "lazy" is not a FACT, it's an insulting opinion. Calling someone a "fat arse" is not a FACT, it's an insulting opinion. Calling someone a "know it all ... barely being out of nappies" is not a FACT, it's an insulting opinion. Opinions are not FACTS.

What I offered to the thread was this - an opportunity for you to be just a tad self-critical. I wasn't having a go at you. I didn't insult you, like you did the three posters you specifically mentioned. I was just stating the FACT (as you put it in another post) of what you did - throwing a grenade into the discussion that knocks the discussion off-topic.

This thread was going fine for the first seven posts, and then you - typically - dropped a grenade into the discussion (post #8 ).

Agreed. Their motto ought to be "less is more". What's needed is commentary about tactics and once-in-a-while summarizing. As the game proceeds, and viewers get used to recognizing palyers on the field, the repetitive identification of players is not needed. Non-stop commentary during sports games is a north-American disease, but it seems to be spreading! I always remember watching the Wimbledon tournament many years ago on the American network NBC. They had a "colour commentator" on there called Bud Collins. He's one of those broadcasters who just won't shut up. At the beginning of one game, the American network switched to the BBC commentary. The commentator was the legendary Dan Maskell. Maskell was a terse, laconic commentator, who didn't always feel the need to say anything, if the proceedings unfolding in front of your eyes were obvious. In this quick game, the server wrapped it up with four quick points. Maskell did not say a single word. At the end, when NBC switched back to their own commentators, they laughed uproariously - and then proceeding to jabber away non-stop for the rest of their broadcast.

I'm not dismissing anything. I don't hold to any particular theory on this.

Phil Jones says critics are desperate to see Man U fail this season. No, it's not that; people would like to see other teams succeed for a change. Our Sunday and Monday papers here often carry summaries of the weekend games which come from the Reuters and Associated Press news agencies. For the last few weeks they still have not even mentioned Southampton's emergence as a contender. Not a murmur about us sitting in third place. Their summaries invariably focus on Man U, Man City, and Chelsea. Oh, and Arsenal - since they've started to win consistently again.

If you sprinkle paprika and chopped up parsley over the surface, you create an aesthetically pleasing effect (plus add a little extra to the taste)!