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Guys would someone who is ITK send me a pic or link for the new kit? The suspense is killing me!!!! Also, is anyone going to go to the Bristol City friendly on 7th August. Reckon I may pop on down since I am in bristol!

Hi guys, could someone PM me the link for this kite design and/or model

Always those with abusive language attack him! Did you not see him track back against Coventry at the final game, even when the game was won he was chasing and keeping up the pressure. One of our best players that day. And he was playing half the season in right midfield which is not his position, i feel he did well most of the time. I mean for gods sake, people are yelling at a striker for not being a heroic central defender in one game against a team that got what was coming to them anyway. We didn't draw with skates in 2 games because of just one player did we, its ridiculous! He's been with us for the whole journey, scored some crucial goals, and some crackers, and he netted double figures last season. When you look at some of the **** we have had its mental that people attack him all the time. Good lord, maybe you would like stern john or bradley wright philips back?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18246845

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18246845 Burnley have accepted a £7m bid for Jay Rod

Careful, you will have Turkish on your back making sarcastic comments about our "catchment" area and the 5 year plan for champions league football very soon! I happen to disagree with him on both issues ';.;'

Don't know who your source is, but platini said this, after watching the Germans loose to the english in Munich. 4 years ago he was praising them, then the english win.... now he hates them! What a bender, and get your facts straight!

Cheers Ping, that is what I wanted to hear

I have a question, my studentship expires soon after the ticket release. If I turn up with my council tax exemption letter and proof of enrolment can I purchase my ticket at concession rate, even if I am no longer a student in during the course of the season? Any ideas? Is it what I am at the time of buying?

Jason Steele?

Jason f'ING STEELE!!!! Young, English, and a beast to boot! Dominates with control of the area and is a great shot stopper. Why ahve we not been linked to him? Because I'm damn sure we will be looking at him this summer!

Sorry Sour mash, but I am going to go with the business dudes from Bayern, the fact that it was talked about seriously for about 30min on drive as a business strategy to be adopted in england and the fact that its on their website, all of these are evidence that it is true. Against this, I have you saying its wrong because you can't believe it and hadn't bothered to look in to it. I know that it is staggering, but it is true. And all those fans go out and buy shirts which contributes to their massive merchandising turnover. Example - against Chelsea it was a literal sea of red in every stand. In contrast the chelsea fans were not all decked out in their clubs kit. Says it all really. Another example would be shalke, fan owned as its the community club, fantastic gates and making strides into europe. The germans have got the right idea, and they are right to be bashing on about chelsea and man city, who ultimately ruin it for the english fans bey making forcing clubs to spend fortunes on players. A fact that gets pushed onto the fans. You are correct however about them being the highest merchandising turnover in the world. This was also confirmed on Drive

Well it was on radio 5 the other night, on drive. Had an executive from Bayern on and they were discussing club finances in england. Apparently Bayern make £130m from merchandise. It completely dwarfs clubs in the uk. There total turnover is £300m

Bayern Munich - average season ticker price is around £100 - still going to brag about Wigans?

Another wasted poster than I can assume is an attempt at trolling. Original Poster is blocked!

Saint Mary's is allready included under premier league Modern...

I have to admire your sense of humur on this one Turkish. The sound of you finnaly admitting it is sex for the ears!

Ah, I can breeth a sigh of relief: Open post: Read the non sensical drivel; "you heard it hear first" Next reader posters name; "Dune" Laugh, think to self, "what a **** head" continue to laugh. Honestly, what a prat!

I don not understand you. You are either an egit, or you have got confused with your argument and lost the plot so to speak. What relevance is the capacity during the 80's - the climate has changed several times over. We now have a 32k stadium, we have had far less success in the last 10 years than in the 10 years prior to the 80's yet our attendance is 14k higher? So quoting a limited attendance from the 80's make no sense... why are you doing it? Your post have just been rude and condescending and at little to the discussion other than stating that you have an 80's dell sized brain and can't let go of the past / can't aknowledge change. There is clearly a geniunine scope to expand the stadium. However it will likely wait until midway through next season to be announced, perhaps later. To what degree it is expanded is the only unknown in my view (unless we are relegated). The simple truth is that right now, we have just been promoted. We will now get a £40m income increase.... and this is ample to support our current and indeed the likely increased wage structure we will be running. Especially when considering the fact that the ambition is to rely on 50% youth players. As a business plan, the only way to increase income is to generate additional sources (the £40m is fixed relative to every other club in the league - they all get it and will get what it changes to.) The logical next step is to increase attendances as this will boost revenues in the long term. There will also be marketing abroad, something that will have been aided by Lee's signing (although I am not saying that this is the only reason we signed him). The best time to expand the stadium is when we have an excess income due to larger TV revenues and what are effectively only large championship wage costs. Add to this the fact that several players will be on the way out. Now, if you can not see that they stadium expansion will happen, indeed that it must happen, then I quiestion your intelligence, although that is allready under review due to your continued quotage of irrelevant 1980's figures. In addition, cut out your abuse it is not needed, and you let yourself down, you also let the club down in the eyes of any other fans that visit this forum. Also, the OP was in relation to a 5 year plan. Well, as discussed, I feel that ofc the minimum objective is survival. But that is a minimum. I would imagine that they will be aiming for a position between 10-15th place. This will follow for the second season as well. They will then reassess and expansion is likely to come to the fore after either of these seasons if we are on target. They will then look to push on and go for 7-10th in the later seasons and push for europe or a good cup run. I trulyl believe that this is possible within 5 years. Look at recently promoted teams such as Ipswich who got straight into Europe and Newcastle this season. You also have the impressive performances of Norwich and Swansea, clubs that we are better than IMO. After these 5 years the club will look to stabilize at this level and push on to being a regular qualifier for europe and perhaps further. I do believe that with the right decisions and the backing and ambition of Cortese that anything is possible. I also think that the man expects and I can't fault one major decision that he has made.

Lol good luck with that - Designers of High Speed 2 will blow you if you can get them permission within 13 weeks. Good Lords. You are either and amazing troll or an overoppinionated no nothing. A football stadium is not a house. They have to consider the extra 10-15k people that will be flooding southampton which can't handle traffic for west Quay as it is, let alone when a large crusie ship is in. There is not enough parking, policing is an issue. Noise levels. How does it fit into their development plan for the city since developing St Mary's comes after the exisitng 20year plan.... My god, I mean, do you imagine that the Hindhead tunnel was submitted and approved within 13weeks? ARE YOU FOR REAL? High speed 2 - Hi guys, we are just gonna put 20 trains an our 50metres behind you back garden fence, you don't mind do you? You do? well that is unlucky... Its going to be approved in 13weeks and your house price just went down 90%!!! Enjoy!!!!!

Is this a football manager update? Just asking. If so could we have a football manager sharing blog on here complete with monthly updates and progress. I am currently taking salisbury to the premier. Have had straight promotions from conference south to champtionship. But finished just shy of the playoff's in that season. Managed to get the stadium expanded to 12000seated though. Fancy that should tick me over. And if I can make premier this season (this is a must becuase I have gambled on wages and I'm now loosing 250k a month) then the TV revenue will see me through to the champions league in 3 years!! Did I mention that since I have done this several times with clubs like bristol rovers and salisbury etc, that a 3 year plan of promotion to champions league must also be possible in real life? I will accept a delayed time of 5 years as Nigel probably doesn't have the same tactical nuance as I do.... But I expect us to be beating Barcelona at home in 5 years - I am talking about by salisbury side here btw!!!! Up the Whites!!!!

For me, you have to give credit to Jones, he laid great foundations with little money. Hoddle took it forward and despite his exit he was class. And then Strachan was the right man at the right time and trully got the most out of the players. Plus he has a massive soft spot for us For that reason he is my favourite manager of the last 20 years - Closely followed by our current incumbent, Nigel!!

This is not the case trying to go our trhough millbrook, which after a 25min to car then takes an additional 45min of parking in traffic. Also, the transport links would take people into different directions so would not lead to congestion - only those using that direction would queue for it. In truth it would reduce congestion crossing the railway bridge and the action of road closures heading up to Jury's inn etc. Although I do take you point about having all transport links in the excat same portion of the ground. I simply indicate that all rail links should come in along the existing track if possible. Busses could remain where they are for example. I also imagine that the Avenue gets jammed rock solid before and after games which is why I suggest park and ride schemes for the M3 and possibly even for the M271. At present the level of traffic is beyond on saturdays and this could only benifit this issue. If this was run with busses to the bargate for example it would serve both the highstreet and the ground.

I have an interesting take on this as a structual engineer. Firstly the ground can be expanded and there are not limitations with respect to space. For example, if you fully expanded that stadium on all four sides you would be looking at an old trafford sized ground as opposed to an emirates bowl of 60k. They would look to go up and back as far as they can producing the st James' effect. We could do that one one stand and we would achieve 45k. Issues would come with the brownfield status of the adjacent land and waste management/disposal during construction. And there is always the issue of capcity with respect southampton's infastructure. This is the only limitation in my oppinion. I personally do not feel that the ground is in a great place. If it is to be expanded it needs to be a city wide project. They flat out need to improve transport to the venue and to various "population sources" - you would be looking at a proper shuttle service to the stations run at say £1. They should utilize the adjacent rail tracks and redevelop them to allow for station access. I think they should also look at park and ride for the city tbh. certainly on the M3 side and provide and associtated link to the ground. Alternatively a mass transport system to the highstreet is badly needed to the centre, perhaps a tramline. The issue is that this is clearly beyond the scope of the club. It is the city that needs to develop becuase frankly for all the nice greenery and parks and a decent highstreet, the city lacks culture, resturants and a real buzz. Now we are premier league they need to work on this together. Link the club and the parks and the highstreet, link the stations, and link in oxford street. It would be good for the city and good for the club. People would come down and visit for a weekend with that set up. The ground area also needs more facilities and proper redevelopment that was hinted at when they club was provided with the land at St Mary's. Because aside from building a few apartments they have done F ALL. It is a big project that will take the best part of 10 years. But the club is the biggest consumer attraction in that city. It needs to be more involved with the highstreet, the bars, the resturants and transport. Without it, and with Nicola's ambitions, I honestly think the club will move and we will develop a landmark ground out of town. To me, whilst that would be fantastic, it would also be gutting because I think it is a missed opportunity for the city to really progress.

If you are so bored the club down the road play in blue and are having an equally exciting time. May suit your mindset tbh....