Kingsland Codger

Bassett and Wise were between Volemort and Burley, I believe.

Earlier this season we were losing at home but played some elegant football. Today we were utterly disjointed and there was no semblance of team work. Dreadful.

Or it could read ... the ball could have gone anywhere but reached where Holmes had cleverly positioned himself for a return cross.

I guess I'm alone in thinking he went for the ball, he won the ball and it should never even have been a free kick ...

Imagine what his reaction would have been had we been drawn against, say, Hartlepool or Macclesfield.

Dexter Blackstock - unlike all the others, he never conceded a goal ...

I'm of the view that, like it or not, the purpose of every game we play is not only to win points but also to show off our assets with a view to attracting a buyer for them; thus raising some essential income. Given the above and if we assume a player such as Lallana is worth some half-decent money then I would expect him to be put in the shop window at every opportunity.

Yes, Tessem got a very late winner from a RD long throw against Sunderland but I believe the final score mjight have been 2-1. It is also possible Crouch scored from one in the home match against Everton in our relegation year. Unfortunately I was away and missed the match so if someone who was there can confirm/deny ...

I offer the 4-2 win against Fulham in the autumn of October 2002 when Beattie scored a hat-trick - and Fabrice Fernandes playe an absolute blinder.

A couple of incidents from last night ... The Norwich keeper cleared from defence and the ball went over the half-way line on on his right, towards the Norwich winger, Croft, and Mills. Just before they both challenged for the ball, Croft stopped and then took half a step back, directly into the path of the incoming Mills. Mills had no time to check, made contact with Croft and the referee gave a free-kick to Norwich. Clever play by Croft and as the guys around me commented, that's the experience of this league for you, a more savvy full-back wouldn't have been suckered in to the challenge. So what happened in the second-half? Llallana gets the ball close to the penalty area, he works his way just a yard inside the box with his back to goal, put himself between the ball and the defender and the Norwich player is daft enough to challenge. Down goes Llallana, the referee gives the penalty and there is no way back for the Canaries. The kids are learning very fast and, hopefully, the mistakes made earlier this season will be learned from and improvements will show.

Women are allowed in free? This is discrimination against half the population and must fall foul of at least one European regulation.

Away at Bolton in 2003 (ish)?

Listen to the Randy Pausch 'Last Lecture"

At the start of the season, ahead of the Cardiff match, the pundits on Sky (McNally, Merson, Cottee and Billy Davies) were asked about Saints by Jeff Stelling. McNally, Merson and Cottee showed an appalling lack of research - none of them had ever heard of (World Cup finalist) JP; one would have thought a quick Google search ahead of their well-paid TV performance might have been a minimum requirement. Billy Davies on the other hand showed some knowledge and went on to describe Saints in glowing terms (can't remember his exact words but it was along the lines of us being a brilliant club with fantastic facilities). In short, he appeared to be putting himself in the frame in case things went tits-up. But whether he would be suitable or not is a good discussion topic but will never happen. We have no money and couldn't afford to let the Dutch go, let alone hire BD.

I might as well own up to not only liking Noggin The Nog but also thoroughly enjoying Muffin The Mule.

Nor should we forget the joys of the old money. Those old penny coins were so heavy but just one of them would get you 4 chews at the sweet shop (Fruit Salad or Back Jack). The thrupenny bit would buy a 3D ice lolly and a tanner was a Real Treat. Sweets were bought loose and in 4ozs measures - "a quarter of pineapple chunks" - and are sherbert fountains still available? We had to learn our times table and would to stand up and recite it when instructed to do so by the teacher. Weekly spelling tests, grammar lessons, learning poems and passages from Shakespeare off-by-heart - mostly still remembered even now. Wearing a school cap and having to give the peak a quick touch when you passed a lady in the street (sounds weird now but was the norm then) ...

The match at White Hart Lane where we lost 5-1. Saints were only one goal down at the time but Spurs were all over us. A cross came in and landed well for Defoe to hit on the volley from 5 yards out - he connected perfectly and from point-blank range our favourite Finn not only manages to save it but he held onto it. There was a communal gasp from all sections of the crowd, acknowledging we had witnessed something that appeared not physically possible. Then a round of applause from everyone. The Spurs players retreated to defend, the Saints players re-arranged themselves and Niemi bowls the ball out 25 yards to one of our midfielders - who passed the ball square to ... Jermaine Defoe who had a simple run-in for a one-on-one with Niemi and this time there was nothing he could do. Spurs went 2-0 up. It made you wonder how such a marvellous goalkeeper could remin sane in front of such a chaotic defence.

Dexter Blackstock's 'Perfect Hat-Trick' against Colchester A 2-0 victory over you-know-who and a win against Yeovil

I strive to pursue happiness but am encumbered by being a Saints fan.