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Marginally!!

Might be useful to import a few die hard Zagreb fans to make the lad feel at home and move us all away from the torpor we all are feeling watching Saints over the past few years.

I was one of those who had to put up with the Branfoot era which was long ball but at least with a lump of a target man to aim for. Nathan Jones tactic just seems to be wallop it forward and hope for the best and there isnt a Matt Le Tissier in the wings that a decent Manager (Alan Ball!!) to work into a more suitable system.

I cant remember feeling so low and resigned to defeat each game since Branfoot was Manager

If we have a couple of more poor results prior to Man City it wouldnt surprise me if the crowd is less than 20k with Man City filling their end

Dont forget Tommy Forepast!!!

It seems that after Koeman left we have had to endure a pretty awful run of home form with the enduring sound as I leave the stadium is of away fans celebrating a late goal to deny us points or a win. Could anyone spare the time to work out our home record since we last had a team worth watching at home and the desperately poor results since that walloping at Villa Park last season.

Three ex Saints in the Wycombe squad ie McCarthy, Tafazolli and Vokes?

To be fair to Everton, they have always led the way with Dug Outs!!

Anyone have an update on the lad? I guess like many on here I was quite excited about his signing and although he was rather lost on his first team debut last year in the FA Cup v Coventry, he seemed to have a bit of raw talent especially going forward. Since then he was loaned out to Port Vale and hardly made the squad there and in a recent Stoke Sentinel review of Port Vale players, he was only given a 4/10 rating which is not a great rating for a player in League One.

Some Pompey fans hopeful of being able to afford Fraser's wages with revenue from the Spurs game!!

Reminds me of the time when Boris was ignored by other delegates at a G7 meeting

Braverman/Truss/Mad Nad/Dianne Abbott quite an impressive bunch of ladies at the centre of UK politics

When Woopert was at the helm he helped steer Garforth to relegation from Northern League Division One to Northern Counties League East. He then changed tack to concentrate his energies as an MEP for the Reform party and is now looking after his other interests including farming, his electrical business and generally being a pain in the arris.

At least Theo isnt starting!!

It seems that dear old Ruppie Murdoch's US based papers, who have been onside with 'The Donald' up until now, have taken a more disparaging view on the man recently. I wonder if Fox News will also follow the owners change of direction? If so that should really cause a problem for the ex President!!

Great read. One thing that stuck in my mind is the expectation that NJ will look to source a big target man, similar to Pelle perhaps. I think the side has been crying out for height and physicality upfront for some time.

Wonder what's behind this. Dont think he was getting a game at Port Vale which doesnt bode well

Andrew. No offence but your are just a nipper compared to me. My Dad regaled me of the frustrations just after the war when Saints were miles ahead at the top of Div 2 at Easter then failed to make the progression to Div1 and many fans thought there was a conspiracy in the Boardroom as the club didnt have the cash to compete in Div 1. I can remember fans disillusionment with Ted Bates at certain times then with Lawrie Mac when he took over and then during the dreadful times during the Branfoot era. I do sympathise with your comments but to put it all into in perspective, as a relatively mid ranking club, we have been Premiership members for much longer than many of our own size, or bigger. I try to put things into some sort of perspective and imagine there are many other club supporters who are in very similar position to our own dependent on their aspirations. Manchester Utd perhaps (Ha Ha)????

And the comments about Frannie Benali would have been interesting too I have been a supporter for longer than most posters (Third Division South anyone?) and can assure you all that bad times have had to be suffered more times than the good. However when good times do happen the feelings of joy are maximised!!

One thing I have to say about the parlous position Saints find themselves in is that the team have generally put in a decent shift whenever I have seen them play. even if the end product has been so badly lacking for some time now. I have generally been a supporter of Ralph but to play Theo Walcott, who's general input was to run alongside opposing players, more or less convinced me that we do need a new Manager.

As expected bottom three prior to World Cup break enhanced by Null Points from next two games v Newcastle and Liverpool. Only hope we can get our injured players back and sign a decent striker in January.

Shame we couldnt have played this side in the Hants Cup v Pompey

Most of the people I knew that voted leave were concerned about workers coming in from Poland and elsewhere in Eastern Europe taking jobs in the UK (which in the real world most UK workers weren't interested in) as well as the threat of mass migration from Turkey when their membership was confirmed Leaving the EU has really helped in that regard!!!!!! There were others taken in by the NHS sign on the side of the bus and a few were sympathetic to Boris's claim that EU rules would force us to eat straight bananas.

The Guardian will shortly be publishing a story that Ms Morduant is the current squeeze of a certain Mr John Portsmouth FC Westwood and they spend romantic times together at a popular tattoo parlour in Upper Leigh Park. However when it is pointed out Mr JPFCW has been banned (again) from games for publicly urinating outside of the Forest Green Stadium, this may be problematic but, in fact, is probably little different from the behaviour of some Tory MP's, so all OK then.