austsaint

Top man that SRL. Not only a good footballer but a good human being. I often wonder just how far he could have progressed if he had pace in his bag of tricks as well.

Sow sow signing

I'll give you this much BS - few have accumulated a faster 3600 posts. Too much time on your unmarked hands.

To be fair to ART, I think he's saying that AL and the team would be better off if he wasn't Captain.

I think Adam deserves another season before judgement on him is passed. I keep monitoring Nathan Dyer's progress at Swansea given they both came through the Saints system together, and at this stage Dyer has made more of an impact at Prem level than Adam. I hope the Captaincy goes to someone else too.

Anyone know where Artur got his golf shoes from?

I can't believe how bad the golf games of Morgan and N. Clyne are. Jack Cork can obviously play though.

When do they fly out? If there's a downpour on the way over, will the rain in Spain fall mainly on the plain?

Richard Chaplow was a good value pick up from memory - 50k comes to mind in his move from Preston?

When is the eagerly awaited auto-biography coming out?

I remember the debate about Fox and Harding......many argued Harding was the better LB; I could never see it; DF's positioning is loose to say the least, but his first touch is good and his dead ball left foot and crossing aren't too shabby either - almost certain to stay as cover.

In Wanyama's agents case it seems 10% was the demand. With real estate agents (not that I am one) there is a set % range which the seller and agent can then negotiate on, (usually down). As others have said, with the revenue from TV rights being so generous it does make holding out on an extra few hundred thousand for the right player seem thrifty for the wrong reasons - principled or not.

Any one know why there isn't, or couldn't be a fixed percentage fee paid to agents for player sales/transfers etc?

Don't laugh, but Jhon Viafara was a favourite of mine.

The words stereotyping and generalizing come to mind here.

I always like reading Franks Cousin for his wise words on Saints related things. Chez' match reports are always interesting to read and Wes Tender always puts a lot of thought into his contributions. I sometimes wonder what happened to Miserable Old Git and the two "Nicks" who don't seem to surface too often these days.

Great video that. He looks the mutt's nuts. A younger version of Michael Essien.

I remember listening to the Saints v Hammers Championship game on a laptop [Player] while on a fishing boat off the east coast of Tasmania (Oz) about 6am - I think Jos equalised late on (into our net!!!!) and I nearly fell overboard with relief.

Saint Lindford - There is a popular riverside CBD Pub in Brisbane called the Pig N Whistle which shows Prem games Practically all Saints games are shown live by Foxtel (same as your Sky Sports) in Oz and if they are not, are replayed within 48 hours.

Probably right Skint - Japan did play Aust. off the park to be blunt; just the same, he did very well. Wouldn't the midfielder Honda look good in Saints colours? On his way to AC Milan apparently.

On the subject of Centre Backs - Yoshida played very well for Japan v Australia in a World Cup qualifier overnight. He was quick, tackled and blocked well and was calm and composed all night. Whether Astori or someone else arrives in the summer, I think M. Yoshida has a big part to play for Saints.

Swansea are now my second team and if Arsene's boys do the business over Wigan they will become my third favourite .- up from 19th.

Thanks for the summing up - just one thing, if we are talking about the same Mayuka effort on goal, it seemed to be cleared off the line by a defender at the near post rather than the GK. I think there is more to come from Mayuka.

You've dined out on that one.

There's also a slight Scottish side to his accent by the sound of it. Watching the highlights video he has plenty of courage to advance and smother at a players feet unlike many other keepers - think Federici and Rodriguez recently.