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216 all out in the end, Dawson top scoring with 66. Worcestershire 39/4 in reply at tea - odds on us winning but being deducted points for a crap pitch, anyone?

Didn't see that. **** knows then. :confused:

Yes please.

2 and 3 are now the same thing. As far as I'm aware, derry started the original "How much would you be willing to donate?" thread just as a "typing out your thoughts" type thing to see if anyone else thought the idea was a reasonable one - he then got involved with the group who have been calling themselves "Save Our Saints" for a while (think they set up a hastily-arranged meeting at the De Vere a couple of months back?) who essentially had the same ideas in terms of raising enough money from fans. That poll's obviously been running for a while, but it's easy for people to read a poll on the forum and just click on an option without much thought - actually parting with cash is clearly another matter entirely. The idea behind the separate page on the main SaintsWeb site is that a) it's accessible to those who aren't registered on the forum, and b) users need to enter separate data on there which, to be honest, those who were just clicking a button on a poll just because there was a poll there (of which I suspect there are quite a lot ) wouldn't bother filling out - there are also slightly wider-ranging donation options on there. The theory being that the data on the new pledge site will be a slightly truer reflection of the amount of money potentially available, and it's there for all to see. Bit of a ramble, but hopefully that explains it a bit.

Simple answer is "no". Slightly longer answer is that no account has been set up yet in order to take the money - as far as I'm aware, the guys behind SOS are very determined to ensure that the account has as much security and protection for all deposits as possible so there can be no potential accusations of people taking donations and then running off with the cash etc. SaintsWeb isn't involved in this process - as I've stated on the pledge site, I'm in no position to back it without knowing what any of the other potential buyers are bringing to the table, and as a result we're not willing to use the site itself to actually take money from people for this.

It seemed to be annoying people more than it was providing a service, so we removed it. The vast majority of the Echo articles get referenced on here anyway, so you're probably not missing any content

Not a chance. The club will lay on as many coaches as are required, but I'm not even sure it's possible to charter a train - and on a Sunday, there's likely to be engineering works getting in everyone's way as well.

Possibly - I still think Carvalho is the better of the two, but Alex was shaky at best and Ivanovic isn't a right-back. The weak link in the Chelsea team at the moment, though, is Petr Cech...

Dunno, took him off on 80 mins, three minutes later they'd scored two goals

Game well and truly on, 4-3 Liverpool on the night, 6-5 on aggregate. Absolutely mental

Turner being out is not a good thing, judging by his "performance" against Bristol City on Saturday where he gifted City both of their goals. Happy with Earnshaw being out, though.

The Saints Trust are co-ordinating a bucket collection at tomorrow's game, taking an "every little helps" attitude. They are looking for a number of volunteers to help with this collection, which will run between approx 1.45 and 2.55 - if you are willing to help, please e-mail Nick Illingsworth at bucketcollection@saintsweb.co.uk (that address forwards to his personal address) with your name and a contact phone number.

Lots of likely new grounds next season, which could prove quite expensive Also hoping Luton somehow stay up as I've not been to Grimsby or Chester so wouldn't be too bothered if they dropped into the Conference - Luton going affects my 92 ground count... currently on 61 (will be 62 with Forest), potentially 12 new grounds next season in League One.

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Game will still go ahead - I'll look into either moving people from 45-minute slots to 90-minute ones to fill the spaces or getting other people in.

As a note to Saint dyer, as I can't send you a PM, keep posting advertising spaces in your game and I'll keep deleting them - ultimately, I'll end up deleting you as well.

As far as I'm aware, fans wouldn't "run" the club - they would simply own it and employ a CEO/chairman/whatever to run the club as he/she sees fit.

He may well have done. The list simply states that he is one person who has donated "£1000 or more".

Simply because in this situation the buyer holds all the aces and can pretty much name their price. Pre-administration, any decision lay in the seller's hands, so any potential buyer knows they'll have to make an offer that is acceptable to the seller. That seller is taken out of the equation now, with the ultimate decision taken by the administrator. In theory, as long as someone offers "something" to the creditors, there will be an accepted offer, but I suspect it may not be as simple as that.

So let me get this straight, you have a go at all those who have refused to attend when they disagreed with the way the club was being run by Lowe, and then say that if someone comes in who you disagree with, you'd do the same? :confused: Nothing like a bout of hypocrisy to start the day...

They've apparently announced a hastily-introduced 5% reduction in season ticket prices - I'd heard they'd only sold 700 tickets as of last week, and the sacking of the fairly popular Sousa wouldn't have improved sales too much. I can't see a 5% reduction from £600-odd persuading that many people to part with their cash, particularly when they can see the board making a complete pig's ear of everything when they should really be competing at the top of the division.

The number of people who are yet to pay can be counted on the fingers of one hand, so the money shouldn't be an issue. The payment we make doesn't actually go direct to SFC, it goes to Saints Event Management, which isn't part of SLH - if the worst happens, we'll simply get our money back.

Spot on. I do think a single bid backed by one or two people with sufficient funds will work out better than one backed by 3000 fans, but it's entirely right that we prepare for the potential eventuality where the latter becomes the only viable option.

Except without the cup finals, trophies, etc?

Judging by his performance on Monday night (against his real team's bitter rivals, no less!), it'll be like playing against 10 men if he plays.