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Perhaps they don't think some of the first team are ready or good enough for the reserve team yet :confused:

Good viewing which evokes great memories of better times. Sadly the state of the poker table in the MLT Suite is perhaps more symbolic of the current state of the club and those running it.

That should perhaps be rephrased as ...a deal was in the offing until Colin Calderwood saw him play. I agree with your conclusion,and was very disappointed when the rumour came out that McGoldrick would be our first choice striker,although as I said at the time it was increasingly obvious that he was becoming our only choice as striker. So far it seems JP has tried to bring in alternatives in Pekhart and Robertson but the jury is out on both of them.

Isn't it inevitable that Shovelfoot Best will score against us ?

I'm sure he would accept the offer of a job from either of them.

Now confirmed as having signed for Sheffield Utd. Shame really as HCDAJFU -if I can use that phrase out of the transfer window. Never mind,we've got Pulis and Ryan Smith to look forward to instead.

What did the airline expect,if they were chartered for a Club 18-30stone holiday ?

Yes, he and 'Help me wor Rhonnda,pet' are taking over 23 page threads on Talk of the Tyne message boards as I type...

Doctor : "big breaths.." Barbara W : " yeth..and I'm only thicthteen..." What was this thread about again ? What have Barbara Windsors jugs got do do with it anyway ?

Just when you thought things could not become more farcical at Newcastle,look whose name has cropped up in an article today about the potential South African consortium : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1066313/South-Africans-calling-Toon-Ashley-moves-step-closer-selling-up.html

I would have thought Dineage was past retirement a long time ago never mind worrying about redundancy.

Perhaps the spastic should just put an ad in the dating columns : "Nerdish geek,with 1970's taste in pullovers and hairstyle seeks real life Olive,from 'On the Buses',clone or look-a-like."

His role worries me slightly. Nice bloke with Saints at heart;great youth team manager,dropped in it for first team manager - although was really a puppet for Lawrie-and cast aside in a contemptible way. But what qualifies him as to make the leap from pundit to DOF ? I'd like to persevere with JP rather than experiment yet again with say Dave Merrington trying to fulfill his own personal dream ticket of bringing Shearer back to 'mentor him'.

I thought Reading might be in for him.

BBC latest is £500,000 in January after the initial loan period at Sheff Utd. Go on Rupert,take a gamble reel him in.

Thanks for your reply to my post. So can anyone shed any light on my original question if JF is part of the consortium itself,or an agent acting for client investors ? WTF is John Cousins ?

Clearly the club are not in discussion,and this remains with JF to come back to the club once he has something of substance to talk about ie. as you say,proof of funds.

Isn't this dependent on where you live,and the policy of your local NHS Trust though ?

Thats an interesting read Long Shot,so thanks for posting it.I don't put your observations into the "ITK" ramblings read by any means. I note the greeting from Cowan,did you notice or detect anything in Fulthorpe meeting or speaking with Lowe ? I share your doubts that this JF takeover will materialise,and on reading your post the very thought of "Walter Mitty" had sprung to mind before I read it in your last paragraph. Something I don't understand from whatever I've read about JF and his "consortium",is whether he and his cohorts are the takeover,or is he arranging it as an agent for a client? Given his background as a barrister in planning,development etc I've considered this a possibility,as part of a larger scheme/development of the area. No doubt JF is well intentioned and sincere in his ambitions for Saints,but for me the vague prospect of the "money coming from " one of three unknown or unspecified sources is an indication of how far this in still in Dreamland rather than reality.(even allowing for him not 'wanting to divulge sources..blah,blah'.) Even if he can stump up the £,you have to wonder if the emotions of a supporter running things are better for us now than someone looking at it in cold terms of stark reality and survival.(I'm no supporter of Lowe either). Oh,and where does John Cousins fit in ?What is his background in this in terms of connections ?

Doubt it will happen;lets not forget Sheff Utd are now shopping with the confidence of having a £30m cashfall available to them.Don't see us competing with them in the transfer stakes somehow.

Totally agree. Someone will fall into the relegation mix after being in apparent mid-table safety in January..just as we did last season. Someone will suddenly appear from off the radar for a play off place at the end...just like I'm hoping we will this season

If I were Ferguson I'd be more embarrassed about being caught on camera at his age chewing gum like a teenage pleb.

Care to share any of it with those of us outside the Radio Hants area ?

2-0 away win is always a good and welcome result.Can't help feeling this is a relef result than one to inspire too much expectation though. Just hope it provides something to build on and move up the table rather than another momentary false dawn.

This snippet,that he considered buying us before investing in Ipswich was mentioned in the Daily Mail today.I had not previously seen him mentioned with Saints. Nothing too exciting in this,except it was in Charles Sale's column who is supposed to be Rupert's mate.