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Not right now, but if that changes, I'll bear you in mind, fella. I've added names to the ones identified in the original post, there's a couple that might have been mentioned that I don't recognise left. Paul Arnold - good spot alehouseboys, found him on here - https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/blog/the-nearly-man/ an interesting story. Maybe O'Donoghue is in a similar category, neither are listed in my copy of "All The Saints" so he can't have made a first team appearance either.

Maybe something to lighten the mood after the last couple of games.....Moving house means I’ve been up in my loft today and dug this beauty out. I think it’s the 78/79 squad, certainly looks to be the only season Osher Williams played for us, and yes, I had to look him up! Looks like Alan Balls signature on the bottom of the same panel, so 3 Saints managers signatures on it in total, perhaps. I believe this was won in a raffle at Fawley Falcons in that season. Manny Andruzeski and John McGrath Lawie, Charlie George Steve Williams Trevor Hebbard, Terry Gennoe O'Donoghue?? (reserve player?? Not mentioned in "All The Saints") ?? Possibly Tony Sealy??, Malc Waldren Ivan Golac Phil Boyer, David Peach Nick Holmes George Shipley Forbes Phillipson-Masters Chris Nicholl Paul Arnold (possibly) Peter Wells Tim Coak Osher Williams Terry Curran Austin Hayes Alan Ball

1979 League Cup Semi Final at home to Leeds. My late Dads mate was running the line that night and had got my Dad complimentary tickets. We were stood in the car park waiting for ages for him to come out and give them to us - 5 minutes before kick off, out he comes, in full Lino kit, running across the car park, shoved the tickets in my Dads hand and legged it back again! Funnily enough, I was having a tidy up and found the programme last weekend with his signature and Clive Thomas's on the back and my hand written "1-0 Curran" in the scores box.

Great read again, mirrors my thoughts on the young lads as well, I thought Watts looked a real prospect. "<N'Lundulus> first touch was sometimes very good and sometimes very, very bad" - wasn't he the one that got the hand crafted "First Touch" bounce board in the players secret santa, I'm sure I saw a clip of him unwrapping it (he's not used it enough if it was!)

Crouchy has just tweeted to say he’s doing our game this evening.

There’s a good article on the alignment between the B team and the first team here for those that are interested in that sort of thing.....https://trainingground.guru

So have I. Well worth a follow if others aren't. That series of animations really hits home the scale of this thing, not that it will stop people denying it.

There is very little scope for the teams in European competitions to rearrange many more league cancellations if they progress deep into those European competitions, I think Man City may already be at the point where they would be playing every mid week if they get to semis/finals. The hard deadline of finishing by 23rd of May for the Euros is going to be quite a challenge.

Spurs get to the Carabao Cup Final, they play us 3 days before it on the 22nd April having played Fulham on the 20th apparently. Might be good for us, that one.

I remember Claus's playing days quite fondly and was aware of his tendency to prop up a bar, but he gave his all on the pitch. I follow him on twitter and he comes across as having the club at the centre of his heart still, always happy and positive with whatever is going on with the club. I wish him well and hope he continues to defeat his demons. If he did come back to the club in some shape or form in the future, I would hope it would work out for both parties, personally.

I can’t be alone in doing that four fold this morning, 60/1, why not! A better team than Newcastle may have exposed JS at left back a bit more, but superb performances throughout. Great save at 1-0, Walcott stepping up (and a great interview post match showing his joy at being here) and other new signings still to bed in. The long suffering Saints fan in me still won’t be comfortable until we’re over the 40 point mark though, old habits and all that.

Changing the topic slightly from football appearances to music - I saw a band a couple of years ago that I'd followed since I was a teenager. They played a song that I knew they hadn't played live in a long time, but it turned out they last played it at a gig I'd gone to in 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall, so I'd be there at the last two consecutive live performances of that song, 32 years apart - that made me feel old!

Worth noting that he is playing for the same manager at Swansea as he was in that England U17 squad (which I know is also one of the main reasons Guehi went to Swansea)

I used to serve Russell Osman (and his wife) when I worked behind the bar at the Montague Arms in Beaulieu after they moved into the area when he signed, really nice bloke, used to drink halves of larger if I recall correctly and used to come in most Sundays and have a chat with the locals. I also committed a huge faux pas with Peter Rodrigues when I met him - I happily told him he was the last Englishman to receive the FA Cup from the Queen (while he was signing my copy of "Tie A Yellow Ribbon"). To which he curtly replied "I'm Welsh."....ground swallow me up.........no idea why I'd said English in the first place, I knew he was Welsh!

Jet Black is 81, although he no longer tours with the band and hasn't for a few years.

These articles are quite interesting for people who want to compare what some countries did well against those that didn't...https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-learning-how-to-dance-b8420170203e The follow up article talks about masks at the beginning - https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-basic-dance-steps-everybody-can-follow-b3d216daa343

I hold very fond memories of that day. It turned out to be the last game of football I watched with my father before pancreatic cancer took him from us and he has one of the named stones at Wembley on the walkways.

2021 according to the "Keeping track of contracts" sticky.

You know the law, it's the whole of the player over the whole of the line.........

Cobham. My mate has done some work at his house.

We play Palace on Tues 21st, Liverpool play Wolves away on Thurs 23rd, then away again on Wed 29th (rearranged West Ham game) before we meet them on the 1st, so that'll certainly take a toll on them in some way, shape or form.

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I've just watched the MOTD highlights and for the Kane offside goal, he is clearly pushed towards goal by a Saints player (Hoj I think) as the free kick is taken, which is what puts him in an offside position.

Not sure if you meant that or not, but that made me laugh...

Heath at Highbury, 84.

I appreciate this article is a few weeks old now, but it does highlight how poor a start Everton and West Ham had, given their opposition and give an indication of the relative strength of the remaining games they have: https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/premier-league-clubs-ranked-by-the-difficulty-of-their-opponents-so-far/ It would suggest that Brighton and Bournemouth also have the 3rd and 4th hardest set of remaining fixtures.