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What kind of Premiership team do you think we will become? Do you believe we could ever be one of the big four or maybe like Villa/Everton that have the odd good season? Perhaps you might think we will struggle to invest once we are there and could be like Bolton? I personally think they do have a game plan to bring champions league football to St Mary's but I reckon it would need about 300 million to do so, I have a feeling Markus would chase that as he has so much passion for SFC right now.

Wow I enjoyed reading that, I see they are going to keep my tree left alone so I can spy on the next session ;-) Blimey with the new stadium changing rooms and the plans for the future I can see this club being an attraction for so many good players.

The things you have to do to get a job at Mcdonalds these days!!! In my younger days I could just roll out the skip to serve the burgers.

Simple answer Bridgey. Get them to bring the England game forward?

nice one!! Does Pompey ever get good press anymore?

I would sit down with a big sheet of paper and list the four guys that have impressed me when playing against my team, this way I would have the players that know this league well like Hammond and Lambert (stars for us) also I would put a cheeky offer to a good championship player after tapping him up by showing the plans of SFC and it's bright future to reach the champions league by 2014. I will tell the players that have not featured for me this season to leave at the first opportunity or I will make there training days at staplewood hell.

How does putting a club in adminstration ever help them? Pompey recently can be seen as trying to solve the problem by totally selling every asset they had and they are begging anyone to bail them out right now and that's why I think the FA will help them. IMHO they overspent 2 seasons ago to chase the dream and it deserves to struggle because it will show other clubs what could happen to them too.

you play football to be paid

I can reveal he is carrying a broken right leg and a pulled left calf, Imagine where he would be in the scoring charts if he was fit?

Its a tactic to give the team a breather perhaps? Seriously I watched him at Northampton and he plays the system well, finds the space does his tricks and maybe a decent cross, if not then he cuts it back to Murty. Its the rest of his footy thats pants.

First up if anyone wants a point against us then they attack us as we can't defend so good as our attacking force. Second up, I don't care about the results of those around us as I want the 2nd - 8th place teams to lose more so we can close the gap more. Going for a nervy 1-0 win with a offside goal from Papa on the 67th minute, plus a mass punch up resulting in 2 sendings off. :-D

Yes I do agree something is going on but I think it's more SFC knocking on the door with our plans for 2018 but they won't say nothing to the press until they get an official answer back.

hey goodwork, that must of taken sometime to research. well done.

How do we play the 4-4-2 system anyone? Does Lambo and Connelly hit the flanks or do they hold up the ball in the centre to the overlappers?

But are we at the moment because 70% of the time the centre backs often hoof it anywhere expecting him to control it when it's 15 feet over his head. The poor guy is chasing lost causes so often, gotta admit though if you give him the ball on the decks from 25 yards out he looks dangerous.

I watched closely the way we played on Saturday and it reminded me of the very first training session AP did at Saints. He wants the ball down the flanks into open space where Lallana or Papa would either beat there man to cross/square it for the on rushing midfielders or they cut the ball back for Harding/Murty to either cross it in, Sometimes they play it inside the centre to Hammond or Morgan if they have not made a run. That's our only style which operates only on a 4-5-1 formation. Did Brighton suss us out or something? Discuss please as I love in depth footy talk.

Very well said, I too have the collection and I've just realised that I must be sad too celebrating the great wins we have achieved in the past.

Haha what bad luck you had, took my two for the first time and to be honest I built the atmosphere to be so special and it turned out pretty flat. At least they are enjoying the hotel room in Northampton right now.

How does someone rate a player and watch the game at the same time. I would only give Hammond and Lallana top marks as they add quality to this team, everyone in my eyes had an average game.

From my stand it looked like Hammonds third never even went in. I heard so much about how good it is to watch saints away and today I was dissapointed with the atmosphere although we had two full stands. Btw Lallana is a class act, his vision and control is something else, even before the start of the game he was going to each player to gee them up.

that's a good bet. tell you what it's pretty wet up here

Going for 3-0 with a Hammond double! £10 What kit are we in today as I'm decking the car out?

I've got the lot on my hard drive. will add them this afternoon if it's possible.

How will driving up and taking your colours off 10 minutes before arriving near Northampton going to get my car smashed up? And after the game a walk back to the hotel. I often think that because you are at war with some of these difficult parts in the world that you believe it's everywhere including at a nice friendly cup tie. Anyway enough of the -ve's. So are we in the pink strip ;-)

Booked a hotel and got the tickets which will be my childrens first away game. Can't wait. Does anyone know what colours we will be wearing as the car is going to be covered with it!