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Another area Brits can excel at in the next Olympics

Probably right re having a better GK for the season as it would have spread confidence through the team. But I don’t recall GK being a particular weakness that season - perhaps I’ve been conditioned by a few seasons of Bazunu -and it was a long time ago. Katalinic for example played out of his skin at Anfield. My recollection is that out transfer focus was strikers, (especially with KK injury concerns).Hence the Trevor Francis link, and deadline day signing of Keith Cassells. Wright coming as well of course.

Fucking mongtastic. Can't wait.

Not in Skatesmouth. Good naval tradition and all that.

How many Gk's do they need ??/ Although that wouldn't stop them making yet another signing. Then sending him to Strasbourg

Is that after the relegation clause ?

Read your post and it dawned on me why this doesn’t feel like a real World Cup; we’ve not had the official song yet. From the first WC I remember we had ‘Back Home’ and it’s got progressively worse since. Your post has answered it. So it won’t feel ‘proper’ until I see the squad on a TOTP equivalent singing “ John Kettley is a football man, and so is Michael Fish”. (Both could be in the squad as far as I’m concerned- if still alive - more likeable than some of the cunts).

Haven’t we been here before ? I wouldn’t want to rely on those two. Even allowing for Tonda’s coaching and man management skills I’m not sure - even if he’s here - that polishing those turds are within his miraculous skillset.

Isn’t he a constant injury though ?

Rework the Gene Pitney Tulsa song; ”only, 72 hours to kick off …” Yes, I’m an old bastard

Driving around the other day and had part of a Rod Stewart song in my ear. Lyrics “we’re in your hedge, we’re in your trees …” Will allow other songsmiths to make it work.

wasn’t there a chemicals plant up there at one time, was it ICI at Billingham ? Just to go with colinjb’s old steel works. Plus the transporter bridge. Limitless opportunities missed by P&O.

I was fortunate to see two of his greatest moments with us. His overhead v Man Utd, and then scoring the goal away at Middlesbrough for us to go top for the first time in our history. Such a shame it ended as it did. Just wonder how things might have panned out had Laurie brought Trevor Francis in when we were going for the league. It was four years by the way from the FA Cup (1976) to KK signing (1980). What a time to be a Saints fan.

Hope he fully recovers. Great memories. One of the greatest days supporting Saints, the day KK signed. Up there with winning the FA Cup in the memories. Difference for me though is that we may win the FA Cup again in my lifetime. Signing the European Player of the Year and the most sought after player on the continent won’t happen again. What an incredible feat by Laurie and the club. Still doesn’t feel possible.

They might have sought to walk away from it after our bad publicity so news that they’re continuing shouldn’t be seen as ‘well they were contracted for another couple of years anyway”. It’s good news