fire&skill

Now THAT'S what I call a Freudian Slip.

And replaced them with CMS, Hoskins & Buckley . . .

Brighton didn't play Crystal Palace last year[?]

Footballs coming to treating people like sentient human beings and giving them some bang for their bucks, thank goodness. I don't actually like feeling dread and discomfort when I watch football; sorry if that makes me a 'yuppie'. Having been to the breeze block hell of Stoke [eight mile queue for a warm coke], St Mary's [which at least is a bit spacious], Bournemouth and Brentford [where the bogs are right next door to the over-priced pie stand], and being coralled like extras from 'Schindler's List', I'm glad that clubs like Brighton are looking to make it a good experience. Bristol Rovers ground on the other hand was hardly state of the art but it was friendly, welcoming and sold chicken balti pies to die for.

His family have been involved in the club since the early 70s, so he's a fan. Apparently, he's paid for the stadium [and is putting up the funds for new training facilities] with an unsecured loan until 2023; you're right though, finances of this scale are very fragile I'd imagine and if somebody does come knocking in the future . . . Yep - you're not wrong. There are park and rides and as mentioned earlier a train station right next door. There's only one pub in the village but the plan is to keep the concourses open for a couple of hours after the game with the food bars and beer bars [more importantly] kept open - train and park and ride departure times will be shown on the tv screens showing Sky Sports evening matches. The away end will also be 'themed' with lighting and legends from the away team pix all over the place; the idea being that it'll be a ground away supporters will want to come back to and - more importantly - not want to smash up. Hope this helps - see you next season - in the Championship :smile:

Painter was at Swansea - not Swindon - and he went to Brighton after dropping out of Swansea's first team due to injury

tsk - you should really be concentrating on who you can keep hold of as you face yet another season in division three

it actually says more about your deluded arrogance and your current [gone in may] manager's comments about keeping up with you - you're 'stature' is a third division football team; get used to it

and your 'best' is a draw at charlton - classic

Six months at the top of the league - yeah, what a complete fluke

Has Brighton not been mentioned because they seem to be out of the race having actually won it already?

He'll be gone, Vince - no mistake. He's quoted as saying it would have to be 'very special' but money talks etc etc. The only hope for us is that the Chairman brings in somebody who has the same ethos and the same influence on the players. A lot of them are quite open about the fact that he was a major influence on them joining; that they used to watch him on MoTD when they were kids. It'll be interesting to see how many want to stay when he does go. For what it's worth, as somebody who had a signed Mick Channon poster on his wall in the 70s, I hope we both go up.

Yep - a passing, 'total football' style with a goal difference of +12 has been a nightmare to watch this season.

:thumbsup:

A [paraphrased] quote from Our Lord Gus, early in the season - 'If I couldn't get Southampton promoted, I'd give my salary back' 'Average' team? Ho - and indeed - ho. GOSBTS.

Didn't take long to blame the new shirt, did it.

Ricky raring to go . . . . . . . . . to 'Pizza Hut'.

:lol:

'Now. Where DID I leave my shoes? Margaret! Margaret! I'm scared Margaret! Is it time for tea and biscuits yet?'

fat?

Don't panic - season certainly not over in September

Sheffield Wednesday'll be a struggle. The others will be Saints victories.