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I think saying no is reasonable. Not fussed about how he left tbh, enjoyed watching him a lot 2008-2014. But let’s keep the memories and enjoy them. The old lunatic and his quisling have left loads of hopeless tat on huge wages and the last thing we need is a 32 year old, any 32 year old who hasn’t seemingly played much football in the last 24 months or so, on a bumper three year deal. Very different to Lawrie’s era as the game is so much faster now. The model needs to be developing players like Djenepo into the next Mane. Hopefully we get rid of Gao but for now, let’s leave this signing to Leicester or West Ham

Brian Clough was a truly great manager but seemingly didn’t manage Justin Fashanu very well by more recent standards after reports of Fashanu being in known gay bars in Nottingham. Hence the loan spell at Saints after he was effectively kicked out of Forest and he did well, Lawrie couldn’t quite raise the funds for a permanent move. Probably a bit of frustration from Clough at the big new stand draining Forest’s finances which also led to Shilton joining Saints as well as the outdated social attitudes from his postwar era. Different era now thankfully in this aspect, although football was much more competitive then.

Excellent post, sums it up for me

This. Too many soft players, lack of leadership. RH has got some character and maybe 4-5 of the players have. Look at Saturday, Burnley worked harder, played to the conditions and deservedly won. Some excellent results and performances recently - Spurs home and away for example. Just got to get back onto fromt foot v Villa.

It was rumoured SFC received some money last year when they won the CL as part of the VVD, Lallana moves etc but would that be true for their first PL win as well given they are going to win it this year?

One of the best displays of the season. Hope Cédric injury not serious, but JWP did superbly v Zaha who lost it and was still shouting stuff at the end of the game, presumably at his own team this time. Redmond best game of the season and Armstrong on a great run of form, adds so much mobility. Even Vest recovered from the early shocker. Great reaction from Sat’s shocker but Wolves looked a decent side even at 2-0 down. Palace are a strong side away but not quite as decent at home, a bit like us. That was very impressive tonight, well done Ralph and the lads and happy journey home for our fans.

Amazed Hodgson hasn’t switched him to the left to cut in, he is going to boil over v JWP and has already arguably. JWP a fairly cool customer, can’t see him taking the bait.

Possibly although their dressing room may not like him for thinking he is so much bigger and better than them. Should have been a red card.

Blackpool is the only I can think of and that is a temporary-permanent stand I believe. Bescott Stadium has them IIRC and that stadium is around 30 years old. That looks awful and all for 400 seats. No doubt the toilets and other facilities will continue to be in keeping with the Edwardian period character of the ground. Meanwhile the two main stands continue to be hazards, the like of which mostly disappeared by the Millennium and many after the Taylor Report. For anyone on here who has been undercover (I couldn't face it personally) is the Fratton End as the only semi-modern stand any better on that front? Even that looks tatty from the back.

Fantastic result and performance. Real character shown after the 9-0 and after going an early goal down today. Ings was outstanding in particular but all of them deserve credit. Thought Schmeichel might be doing what Friedel used to do to us for Blackburn with a solo display but found a way past him in the end. Leicester forums very fair and generous, clear on who played the best. Good fans and a lot better than the garbage you’d read on the other top six fan sites in the same circumstances. They were also very critical of Leicester playing the 9-0 on the big screens before the game although I think our players were fairly amped up anyway.

Yet another ACL by the looks. Is it footwear? Types of training, or speed of the game? There are millions more than there used to be and it’s a far more dangerous injury than fractures as we saw with J Rod. Very bad news for Bournemouth if Chelsea activate the buy back on Ake if they shift Christiansen. Fabinaski is also very bad news for West Ham, even the keeper they are trying to sign is injured now.

Yep, I went. Parking was easy but it was definitely very cold. Lallana scored one of the goals and recall us winning 3-2. We sang ‘you should have gone to KFC’ to Akinfenwa.

I think every SFC fan would want the rumour about Gao selling up to be true. Perfectly happy to sit in the Red Bull St Mary’s Stadium. CB and RB would also be an important boost to staying up and rebuilding after Les broke the club’s legs in the transfer market.

Just watching another game on Amazon Prime - and rather a tasty start with Ederson sent off, Aguero sacrificed after 11 minutes. Looks like Liverpool’s season. Oh well, SFC needs the bonus money for new players unless Gao does clear off (crosses fingers). I spoke too soon - a Man City penalty re-take! Back to yesterday. This was the best Saints performance for me since the League Cup Final, or Liverpool semis, and arguably since Koeman. It was no smash and grab - the best side on the day won comfortably. Defensively solid, the midfield worked very hard and was more creative and the front two caused problems all game. Ings rightly rested, Obafemi’s best game so far capped with a fine solo goal and thought Adams held it up well with a nice turn of pace to stretch Chelsea. We will see more from him when he breaks his duck, hopefully v Hudds. JWP had one of his finest games, had that edge to his game back that Ralph helped him find last season. PEH miles better recently and Armstrong has brought them all alive with some pace and willingness to run. Stephens needs to carry on this form.

Happy Xmas to GM, Hypo, Shroppie and all on SWF. Probably too much to ask for a Santa bonus at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day however....

I think this election - not helped by the kamikaze A50 revoke policy which alienated even ardent Remainers - proves the LD brand is knackered. It’s nuts that the public blames them for austerity in debates yet Cameron is wonderful - but there you go. It’s like ‘we expect the Tories to crap on us and we lap it up but we didn’t expect it from you even though you stopped the Tories from crapping even harder. When you do it it’s heartless’. New Labour has some skeletons in the closet as well - PFI - and Momentum has killed Labour so why not. Always a chance a new centre party might build up strength through drafting back in ex Tory and Labour moderate big names through by elections. The new government has huge challenges and the SNP has to endure the Alex Salmond saga in 2020 so lots to regroup for with a new party.

Putting rivalry to one side, that is very sad news although reached his ton. A D Day veteran and fine civic citizen for his city. He may have served with many of our grandfathers.

Good grief, what Mason is proposing sounds like something from the Stalin era. Important for the future of democracy to stop Momentum. The state of denial since they were hammered has been astonishing, even though most people knew moving to the hard Trotskyite left would end in tears. When I heard McDonnell talking about enabling secondary picketing/action again I shuddered.

Donald has done his ACL presumably in winter training and out for the whole of 2020. Why are there so many ACL injuries in sport these days? Footwear? Running styles?

What on earth were they protesting about? Was travelling home and not seen the evening news. All sounds a bit odd.

Momentum make Militant Tendency look mainstream. It’s ended in tears with the far left just like it did in 1983. Then, Labour could have had Healey and ended up with Foot. This time, the unions fixed for the wrong Miliband to get the leadership and then Beckett killed her own party for a bit of diversity on the ballot after Ed got a similar beating. Kinnock would be sick - all that work to eject the Trotsky scum and twenty years on back they come like Japanese Knotweed. Only possible way back is if Rebecca Long-thingy or one of the other front bench hoodwink Momentum (ironic name) and do a Kinnock - pretend and then modernise. LDs we’re recovering before Swinson’s idiotic policy on article 50 - hard to know where they can go from here.Hard to see how they can eject the Trots under Miliband’s leadership election rules unless the unions decide they don’t want to fund an unelectable husk. Labour’s heritage looks badly damaged in the north and Midlands by the London trots. Swinson killed the LD recovery with the stupid policy on revoking A50, glad she lost her seat. Pushed ahead despite unease of her colleagues. As for Corbyn’s speech about his achievements - what achievements? Leading his party to their worst postwar election performance? Generating a reputation for anti semitism? I’m not keen on Boris but his team kept their clown car on the road, as did the SNP, the others couldn’t. He will need to honour centrism to keep the new seats happy and the eventual trade deal might upset Wes, GM and LD but make the rest of us more comfortable hopefully.

Sad news and no hard feelings from the Harry times. IIRC was interviewed for the Saints job either when Lawrie Mac left or when Nicholl was sacked and didn’t get it. If Branfoot got it ahead of him what can you say other than Askham truly was the Les Reed of his era. His sides played good football and was a regular top flight manager in the 80s. One of the best managers the skates had as well. Went a bit south at Derby and tended to be working with Harry later on although not after he shafted him a bit really when SFC went down.

Same person now being investigated for alleged anti semitism along with two other Conservatives. What a class act, the people of Hastings and Rye are so lucky. Irrespective of party alignment, please tell me that people have enough common sense to not vote for someone with vile views on disability like that?

Was going to say that, as well as Rush 86 WHL, Ibrahimovic Wembley 2017, Bent 2005, Best OG 2007. On the other hand, Saints have done the same to plenty of sides - Bridgey's free kick V Wimbledon, Rickie v Millwall, Griffit v Newcastle to deny them a CL place last gasp, JWP v Spurs.

Yep, LGTL below as well. He's (Boris) a pathetic coward with Andrew Neil. If he's that confident on what Dominic has made him learn parrot fashion, then put it to the test. Can't stand Corbyn either but he faced Neil, yet took all that nonsense about chicken suits about the calling of the GE. That was tactical, so is this. I was fairly certain Boris was going to a decent majority about a week ago but much less certain now. Boris needs to seriously up his game and grow a pair. There's a lot of doubt around his character even amongst leave voters. Tories could end up a dozen short again and the swamp won't be big enough, but it'll be a vile swamp to inhabit let alone lead.