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Maybe we were hoping to get them all in a package deal.

Ipswich had lost their previous 2 at home before we went there. But then they are a bit further East.

I think it's more a case of "many quotes" than "quote by many", if you see what I mean. It hasn't escaped my attention that Jack Cork has been here before, and played alongside Adam & Morgan. That must have helped. de Ridder & Fox haven't. I don't understand why people are getting so worried. If we end up with Seabourne as first choice left-side CB for the next 6 months, we'll probably concede a few silly goals. If we replace him with somebody better we'll probably concede a few silly goals. I don't have any idea whether we'll sign anybody else in this window. It would be nice if we did, but if we don't I won't be worried. Enjoy the ride, that's why we support Saints.

Ah, that would explain why we've given him an improved contract then.

I think he said he teaches English, not maths.

Is that just league goals, or all competitions? Wouldn't want you to have to cut the old man off unneccessarily.

Big black Tunisian bloke. Signed a 1 year contract in the summer

I don't want to be controversial, but I think we've got one of them.

Actually Fonte is not protuguese

If only he'd signed better players, we could be top of the nPC rather than....

Could well be a few scouts there if Punch is playing, so probably doing both Holmes and Dickson a favour.

There is something poetic, though, about a man who spent his life supporting and encouraging all sorts of rag-tag rebels around the world being ousted by a bunch of rag-tag rebels, isn't there?

And a plastic cup

First fatal attack in Plett for 15 years! For a bit of perspective: "South Africa has one of the highest lightning ground strike densities in the world. Figures from the South African weather service show that 28 people died after being struck by lightning between January and November last year. This was more than double the 12 killed in 2009, while nine died in 2008. However, it still trailed behind the peak years of 2005 (44 deaths), 1999 (32 deaths) and 2004 (31 deaths)." I regularly swim at Lookout beach at Plettenberg, and his won't stop me. Conversely I never swim in False Bay or around Cape Town, but that's because the water's too bl00dy cold.

Signing a centre back from a mediocre Championship side for £1m? Can't see that working out.

Leicester clear favourites with all the bookies. Somehow that makes me feel better.

We don't need any players, but we would make room for two more if the right players became available on acceptable terms. Four games in, only 1 team has scored more than Saints (Peterborough) and only 1 has conceded fewer (Derby). We're getting goals from all over the pitch (again) with Barnard still to come back from injury, and, in Jaidi's temporary absence, Seabourne is getting that missing "experience at nPC level" and hasn't let us down yet. Long-term replacements for Jaidi and Connolly are not desperately urgent, but would be nice to have sooner rather than later.

Is this one of those "Word Association" type games, where you start with Anthony Pulis and end up with Nicky Maynard?

At least he hasn't gone to a promotion rival Good player for us when he had his chances. Good luck to him, I'm sure he'll do OK.

One of the main reasons we are where we are is because we can bring players of the quality of Schneiderlin, de Ridder & Fox off the bench. 2 games in a row we've ended up with both Harding & Fox on the pitch at the same time. I didn't see that coming.

Dunno if it helps but I had trouble last week. Cleared out the internet cookies then, and no problem this week

nope

His unpredictability is worth a lot. Bit like Papa Waigo in that respect, only better.

That's the point,. In my 40+ years supporting Saints, we've always put on a great show and got an unexpected result a couple of times every season. Now .....