Sergei Gotsmanov

Quite right. You should always have to pay for your tickets.

what was the crowd?

Tony Lynam I think you should have a lot more to add than just whether Matt is 'peed off or not. Thank God it turned out OK in the end.

Corporate HQ; It looks like this is your Paul Allen moment - I believed that Paul Allen liked Saints because he could park his boat near the ground. I look back and cringe now. If your fella was serious than why would there be an exodus of players; surely you would keep the team together?

I am not fond of Portsmouth but I would not wish them to go out of business. All I want is for them to be a poorer team than us.

Woggy is an institution at Saints. The club would be sending out all the right messages by bringing him back.

I think the club was good value. We also have potentially a large fanbase - and the fans are a good advert for the club. I think we will sell 15,000 season tickets next season and if we get some momentum going we will regular get crowds of 25,000 plus. He obviously believes that as well. I think also ML has quite alot of business links with the area.

During the euphoria of the new takeover, I think we should remember the one person who kept the club going and always acted in the interests of the club. When the Ted Bates statue turned into a debacle, it was Leon Crouch that reached into his pocket and sorted it out. During the dark days of administration it was Leon that recognized just how seriously our plight was and again dipped into his pocket and rallied the troops. Leon may have a reputation as a loose cannon in his dealings with the media but that is because he always cared. His company's seemed to be one of our loyal sponsors when we were spiralling downwards. As we enter a new and exciting phase in the history of Saints, we should still acknowledge the role of Leon Crouch in keeping our club afloat.

When we had Souness as manager we were linked to a player called Turtlewax or simialr - he scored against England in Euro 96

I just cannot understand if Pinnacle were frauds why did they pay £500,000 to play their games?

Just read his comments in the Mail. Unbelievable if these comments are being contadicted, he should have to explain them if the rumours are true

I agree Um Pahars, it seems strange that having put half a million into the pot Pinnacle would give up just because there is an outside chance we could over turn the ten point deduction. They may have very good legal advice and believe we can. It is all speculation as I say but the FL should be working with us not against us. I just want to be able to take my children to see Saints play when they are old enough.

At this stage we can really only speculate as to the exact nature of the stumbling block but if it is as it seems and the FA are potentially holding up the deal then one would seriously have to question their conduct. They should have a duty to be acting on behalf of Southampton supporters (and there are many of us) to do do everything possible to preserve our club. They have an opportunity to faciliate a deal that will see us return to full financial health and if they choose to scupper this then they are being negligent. Morally most of us know that we probably should be docked 10 points (again its us the fans who get punished but rules are rules) but surely the FL should have enough confidence in there own rules to not sabotage the rescue of a great football club. That would be irresponsible. As I say though we can only speculate at the moment as to why the deal has been held up but I really hope the FL are on the fans side.

I will concede GM, that from supporting Saints I continually fall into the trap of believing what I really want to believe. I still chuckle to myself when I think back to how I honestly believed that part of the attraction of Southampton to Paul Allen was that he could park his boat outside the ground. It all seemed so logical at the time. The only reason I am optimistic now is that these fellas have put down half a million.

In Matty's testimonial programme - which I no longer have he mentions that he only has a few mates in football who he speaks to on a regular basis - one was Tim Flowers I cannot remember the others but I am not sure Dowie was included

I think he would be an excellent choice. He is very innovative with lots of ideas (was one of the first to have those American football style Microphones) and is intelligent - didn't he have a degree in engineering.

When you think back to the day that we signed Kevin Keegan, nobody had a clue until he was paraded at a press conference - there were not even any rumours. There is simply no way that this could be achieved today.

Just a few thoughts.... I seem to remember Malcolm Waldren winning the player of the season in the early eighties - does he warrant a mention? Also Beasant had one season with us when he won the same award and I thought he was absolutely oustanding. I do not have the player of the season list but we always seemed to get it about right. Neil Ruddock scored goals and had a good couple of seasons. Hassan Kachoul was oustanding in the great escape year. Carlton Palmer too was monumental about this time. From a tactician's perspective it might be useful to have Crouch on the bench Two of the best players I have seen in a Saints shirt but would not neccessarily want in my team were Eyal Berkovic and Henri Camara. Are we going on quality?

Puts life into perspective. All the best for a proper Saint

1 In the early nineties one of the soccer magazines published a team of the ugliest top flight players - three Saints players featured, but who? 2 At a similar time under Branfoot there was an alleged bust up in a hotel involving David Speedie. Where was the hotel? 3 How much was a Saints Scratchcard. Did anyone ever win? 4 Which Sainst player of the early nineties had a degree in engineering? 5 When we beat Liverpool 4-1 at the Dell in the late eighties who scored Liverpool's consolation? 6 If you went into the Indian restaurant Kuti's a few year's ago what Saints related Dish could you order? 7 How could you keep track of other teams scores at the Dell before the big screens arrived? 8 Where did the great Physio Jim Joyce go after he left Saints 9 What happened to Mark Hughes whilst playing Leeds at the Dell in the late nineties 10 We beat Chelsea in 1993 at home 3-1 but had a VIP visitor. Who was it?

Oh and Frankie was a wine waiter not just a waiter

Posted it on the wrong thread All correct apart from Mathew Harding got Matty to sign an autograph as the players marched off the pitch and then pretended that he had signed a contract raising the signed paper to the Chelsea fans Wenger compared Matty to Platini

All correct apart from Mathew Harding got Matty to sign an autograph as the players marched off the pitch and then pretended that he had signed a contract raising the signed paper to the Chelsea fans Wenger compared Matty to Platini

No its not Hatch. I thought it was Bridgey

1 The News of the World once tipped Frankie Bennett as 'one to watch' but what was his previous job before Saints 2 The late Mathew Harding loved Matty but what he do after one game at Stamford Bridge as the players were coming off the pitch we had lost 3-0 3 Why did Ronnie Ekelund leave Saints official and unofficial 4 In September 2000 what did Saints fans sing to taunt the Newcastle fans during our 2-0 win 5 When Matty scored his last goal at the Dell who did Arsene Wenger compare him too? 6 Before Barry Horne's fantastic last second goal against Bolton what had MLTtried seconds before hand 7 What boots did Kevin Keegan wear? 8 When we bought Mark Wright from Oxford who arrived as well? 9 Which Saints player held the record at the time for the most consecutive games 10 The Aussie Craig Johnstone once scored for Liverpool against us in the eighties (we still won) but what did he go on to do after football?