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It would be silly if true, because if any scouts are watching. No one will want him anyway! It does appear to be a mental issue though as he doesn't seem to have any obvious injuries.

What was Leftback's Lambert allegation? I'm struggling to find it. Thanks

Can players move around this time of year?

Nolan - I had the same email this week!!

Lampard

Times can't be that bad for the skates;) I was at a conference in the Hilton on Purley Way the day pompey were playing palace a couple of weeks back and guess what team was staying there. Is it just me, but I think its incredible a team in their financial position would stay in London in a Hilton when they could just drive up on the day? Unbelievable!

I wouldn't change anything from Saturday. Team had a great balance the other day.

Cortese is our best scout. Hopefully he signs a few more like him;)

Crap! Re-read the club signing announcement. It's either a bad inditement of Italian football, or complete bullish*t, you decide...

Puncheon was crap, but what the hell is wrong with Lambert he is absolutely rubbish this season. Reminds me of when Micky Evans signed for us and kept us up but the following season was complete garbage.

Does anyone not think it is strange Pardew is keeping so quiet?

Since Pardew has given the first team barely 60 mins together all pre season, it might be worth playing a full team on Tuesday to get them some practice together. Only an idea....

Season ticket arrived today, get in!!

If Cortese f***s off because he is sick of all the baiting and bashing he gets, let see where end up then. Dave, you should pick your battles and make a fuss about issues that genuinely matter and then work out a way of communicating them to the club so you don't get their backs up. I accept you are probably right to complain about the ticketing issues, but if you don't approach the club in the right way, they are less likely to help you.

Jesus, this Dave Benson Phillips guy hasn't got an axe to grind has he!!! LOL. You want to get a job fella or at least do a job that keeps you away from a computer, so you don't think about Cortese all day long. I couldn't give a flying f*** if the suites were named Knight, Redknapp & Storrie if Saints win matches and continue to sign good players like Lambert.

I think we will sign our next player within the next week to coincide with the away kit launch and our trip to Switzerland. An exciting week ahead to cut through all the boredom....

It's interesting Mick MacCarthy has been pretty busy while at the world cup commentating....

Good news!!!

The club have probably applied some basic commercials. E.g. only 1000 people last year used the scheme, 750 will probably renew. Of the 250 that do not renew, they will probably cherry pick games and assuming we win, will want to come to more than they miss. Coupled with the £3 tax, the club can probably safely assume they will make more cash then they would lose in season ticket sales. This may not be particularly customer friendly but then they've probably taken the stance that only a minority of fans will be affected or actually care, so it is worth the upside in future revs. The only downside I can see for the club is the negative PR that this generates, but again as soon as the seasons starts and assuming we are winning games, no one will care.

Why would they say no to cash for shirt sponsorship if it was purely for profit?

Have the queues died down now. Went along earlier but I had 600 people in front of me.

ha ha, just playing devils advocate. I did the same thing:-) But on the serious side, I don't think the club gains anything from announcing things before the t's a crossed.

This forum is testament to the 24 hour news culture we live in. Why can't people be a little more patient? What did some of you people do in the pre internet era? ..... Stare at teletext for 24 hours a day waiting for news? The club will announce the announcement once the deal is completed. Do you remember the days when Souness used to announce his targets to the media and we'd miss out? e.g. Torre Flo, Matt Eliott etc....

R-Rabbit, a toy Anders Svenson's wife enjoys.

Lowe destroyed the club v Cortese saved the club.