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I was expecting something along the lines of what Gareth Barry wrote when he left Villa... http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gareth-barry-letter-original-and-u****-94918

Better than the Brimful of Asha attempt that some lads in block 38 have been trying to et going all season...

Calm down Charlotte! I was only having a little joke with y'all... Have a forum ***** slap for that outburst!

so we've got you to thank? cheers pal!

...but what didn't he say..? Thats the important bit...

Because hes a proper fan! Jeeze, haven't you been reading..?

Won't be renewing this year, nothing to do with the price. I can no longer be arsed with the annoying times that the games are shown. I genuinely miss the days of knowing that the games would be (for the most part) at 3pm on Saturday or 7.45pm on a Tuesday. Premier League is just not really for me I'm afraid (heres hoping for relegation ). I'll now be selective about the games that I go to. I will be pretty chuffed to get away from the idiots commentating throughout every game for the past 3 years. Captain hindsight indeed... ...of course Saints will now go on to buy Messi and really give the cups a good go and then qualify for Europe, and I'll miss it all (or at least most of it...)

Hmn... I was thinking of Pulman but now you mention it, the way that Big Willie ****ed up that one alien was quite impressive. More impressive was his one liner... Pulman may have speeches but our Willie has one liners... i'm not sure which impresses me most though...

I don't get the ice rink thing either... I'm sure if we had one I'd use it once and then probably never bother again. I imagine most people would do the same...

I liked that American one, the fighter pilot. You know the one... The guy who lead the world in a fight against those bleeding aliens (they were well annoying). No one does a speech like that guy... His name escapes me though I'm afraid.

Well they are the best fans in the world after all...

Southampton FC should wear Red and White, be nicknamed The Saints, play within the city boundaries and only field players from Southampton or with a very strong link as should all its staff...

Ashley Cole should absolutely not retire from international football... As much as i'd like Shaw to go to Brazil I would understand the reasons for taking Cole.

So a 7 club league then..?

Let him wear it. Consider it a social experiment and come back to us with your findings. Might be worth taking him to a few games and sticking him in with each stand, she how he fares...

Perhaps if it wasn't littered with historical inaccuracies you might have a chance... I swear you've made most (if not all) of that up!

Yeah... No one seems to have concidered the fact that old Glasgow_Saint might just be a right miserable bastard...

I like a bit of Glasgow_Saint pessimism... Gets the rest of you all riled up, makes for an inevitable pointless but entertaining stream of nonsense. Makes me feel better about my life ;-)

More than anything else, his accent is all wrong... Perhaps if he worked on his 'Ampshire accent I'd accept him playing for England. Actually, I reckon as long as he promises to use our slang he should be allowed in. Mush in a French accent is probably chuckleworthy... chuckleworthy is a good word... perhaps I should have used it as my forum name...

Think we'll be St Mary's Saints within the year!

Thats the biggest thing I get from this announcement... Hopefully people will stop banging on about the inevitable sale... Although i doubt it.

I'm not sure I'd agree with that... In fact I'd argue that Lallana has done more to deserve his place. I'd argue that Lallana has played as much of a part in our rise from League 1 as Lambert (I know, its all opinions and what not...), but he also stuck with us during the dark days when he could have moved on when our future was bleak to say the least. Then he becomes the team captain and represents the club very well and now will probably be going to the World Cup (and potentially as a key figure in the squad)... ...Well, that puts him ahead of Lambert for me. Of course, much love to Rickie... He's a swell guy too ya'know...

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make...

I'm not taking anything away from the great man, but I believe that Lallana is more deserving that Lambert... ...perhaps controversial

Wha'cho talkin' 'bout Willis..?