Bordeaux

Christ that was quick - I've only just seen the squad revealed live on TF1!

5th worst - not even worst worst. Osvaldo all over.

Any enquiries we get will probably be met with a ‘no, not for sale.’ Probably? PROBABLY? we're screwed

I contest that style IS substance - it's my whole point about what football actually is I also contest that if it's only points on the board which count, then you're not football fan, you're a statistician

This in the Guardian, one of the better and quicker online papers for footy on Saturday evenings... "For the first hour of this match, Southampton produced a typically effervescent display. Each attack resembled a magician's trick, with speed, illusion and sleight of foot outfoxing their hopeless opponents. When you thought the ball was heading left, it went right. When you thought Lambert would take a touch and assess his options, he instinctively feed a deft flick to Lallana, who had somehow ghosted into the penalty area. Critically, however, the Saints did not score..." We play lovely footy, and because I like the beautiful game because it's a beautiful game, this is the sort of thing I'd like to be reading about my team. Them's as can enjoy watching the scores come in on sky soccer saturday and think they're watching football won't agree — but more fool them. have a good evening one and all )

For me it all goes back to when I was five or six, when I remember asking my mum, straight out, whether I should support Portsmouth or Southampton. She went ballistic and told me in no uncertain terms never to talk like that again, and to use my dad's twelve-bore to off the Portsmouth supporters at any and every opportunity. I believe this happened to a number of other Saints supporters like me and it's safe to say, at least three times, that we genuinely dislike our south-coast rivals

Iain! fabulous- the holy grail! I was hoping for a few good old names (and haven't been disappointed) but never thought to hear from the Creator himself! Happy days! What have you been up to for twenty years? George

"Me and wifey, with DC and Beth, Minty, Matt Mullen, Jon Short and a few others." This is more like it!! Names - come one come on, more Matt Mullens and Jon Shorts! Who else was there? Who are you? Stop being shy!

What's your real name Viking? I can't remember a viking warrior on the list... then again alzheimer's is kicking in... I Lived in Brighton back then, and stopped over at Dave's at the end of the 95 96 season after the last match when we stayed up on GD and Alan Ball's ( he's short he's fat...) Man City went down - poetic justice after he walked out on us. Now the thing is, I thought we won that game, but the stats show a 0-0 v. Wimbledon.... so it must have been at the final whistle (and not when we scored) that I punched the air in victory and accidentally got Dave square in the eye, poor lad. He still let me kip on his sofa though. There were a couple of others there too I think. Could have been Beth, yeah....

It's lovely :-) I go to the Stade Chaban-Delmas now and then, when I get tickets from a mate - you have to be a member etc, can't just turn up. Crap team too ;-)

Here's a blast from the past.... is anyone still on Saintsweb who attended the launch of Saintsweb at Soton Uni in 1996. Present were, Andy Steggal, Matty Le Tiss and a number of Saintsweb founders from the original internet supporter's entity, the Saints Mailing List. That was started by Iain Barclay, and nobly adopted by Dave Currie when Iain's server crashed, and the very first (or second or more) person to sign up to that list, after Iain, was George Lennan... anyone remember him? "George Lennan? Now, that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time." "I think my uncle knows him. He said he was dead." "Oh, he's not dead. Not yet." "You know him?" "Well, of course I know him. He's me." yes its me!! I am that ghost of teh 1990s George Lennan ) Lived in Bordeaux for many years now, oh since before you were born... etc etc.... and haven't been active on saints forums for many a year, though always been lurking, here and at the Ugly. Thing is, pseudos don't let you see who's about from when we all used our real names.... so... come on, out of the closet all you mail listers... who's still here after all these years? It would be great to hear from you! best George