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****ing get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spiderman!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We need a point today, then only a point next week. COYR please

Yeah and how often does it seem that a club always seems to have their best performance of the season knowing they are relegated.

**** off

Congratulations Reading. Hopefully we manage to join you in the Premier League.

COYR, a point could be vital

11 shots on target and 7 off target compared to 3 and 2 for Reading. How are we losing this? COYR, please don't ****ing ruin my weekend

****. I hope this doesn't destroy our confidence for the last 5 matches. COYR

RIP Markus. My condolences your family. Thank you for all you did to begin the restoration of our great club. You will be remembered by the fans forever.

Sounds like a good idea to me. I'm in Springfield, so not from Indiania or Carbondale. Good to know there is another Saints fan in this state and I'd certainly be interested in a Mid-West meet up sometime.

A USA Saints group would be great if there was one. Here in Illinois, the only Saints fans I know are all my In-Laws who I've converted to the cause

Sorry to hijack your thread Billy but I'm going to be in Miami (getting away from the cold mid-west for a few days) for the Pompey game. Does anyone know of any bars that will be showing the game in Miami? Thanks!

True but they do have the awful "save more money with retards" commercials

Maybe he's just trying to suck up to him so he'll give us a couple decent loans. Then again could just be usual OS ********...

Southampton Football Club Chairman Michael Wilde has issued the following statement following the resignation of Head Coach Jan Poortvliet... "It is a great pity but home results have led to Jan's decision to stand down. He has made a great contribution to the club and the development of individual players. Jan is a man of the utmost honesty and integrity. However, professional sport is all about results and we all sink or swim by reference to the scoreboard. Jan leaves with my heartfelt thanks and best wishes. We have embarked on this season with a very young squad of players, many of who have flourished as individuals under Jan's guidance. Sadly, team performance and overall results have not. Jan's away form is close to play-off place standard but the team's record at home means that we are currently in the bottom three. Any football club Chairman undertakes management changes with great reluctance but with one win in 14, our home performances so far this season have simply not been good enough. Jan has recognised this and has decided that the Club is best served if he stands down. With 18 games to go, I believe we still have ample opportunity to improve on our position before the end of the season and with only 4 points separating ourselves and the 5 teams above us, there is still everything to play for. We must now do everything in our power to maximise our chances of putting clear water between the Club and the relegation zone as soon as possible. In terms of going forward, the Board and management team have already recognised that there are key areas of our playing squad that have needed strengthening. Over the past two weeks, we have signed Lee Molyneux, Jan-Paul Saeijs and seen the return of Marek Saganowski. Following the two games they have so far played, I am confident that all these players can do a good job for us during the second half of the season. We are also hopeful of signing a further striker, which will enable Mark Wotte, who has been asked to take over as Head Coach, to have more attacking options. I have always said that the key to our season would be the ability to secure a consistent level of performance. This is particularly difficult to attain with a team of young players whose performances can vary quite dramatically as they learn to adapt to the demands of Championship football. This is how it has proved to be in the first half of the season with the team failing to build on the back of some excellent away performances. With 28 games now gone, many of our younger players have now gained important experience that will stand them in good stead for the remainder of the season and the battle to come. With Jan's departure, we have considered making further changes but believe, for the time being, that the Club's best interests are served by maintaining a degree of continuity. Despite playing a lot of very good football and creating a lot of chances, we have not converted anywhere near enough, and this is an area that the coaching team will have to concentrate on. The team and the coaching staff remain totally committed to what we are trying to achieve and fully understand the constraints within which we are operating. They are aware that there is a big challenge ahead and I am confident that they will deliver."

Wow, who'd have thought that Kamil Kosowski had that good of a record for us ;-)

Yes. Surman! 2-0 WOO and YAY!

Get in McGoldrick! COYR, build from this and stay strong

Yeah, that's true. They had it when I worked (crappy college job for about 6 months) at the one that used to be in the above bar precinct about 18 years ago. I live in US now and Root Beer is everywhere :vom:, to me it tastes like the old pink Germaline (if that's how it was spelt) cream used for grazes and stuff used to smell. From over here I really miss proper fish and chips from a chippy. Oh and decent beer, bread, curry and drinks made with sugar instead of corn syrup.