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Reply | If Cameron Archer is the answer......
at 13:48 8 Nov 2026
Lankshear cost Boro 10 million, with some add ons. You save the 9 million we spent on Dobbin, keep Robinson and buy Lankshear for 10 million. It's as simple as that and that it is why it so frustrating. Saints try to be clever - look at us, we found a gem from Man City reserves. Just be done with it, and splash out on a proven striker that scored a hatful of goals from last season. If it costs total 15 million so what? Just don't buy Dobbin and keep Robinson.
Last season, Hull signed Mcburnie on a free transfer. Mubama was never the answer. 4 goals for Stoke, whose fans said he was lazy and poor. So to me it isn't rocket science. Even Piroe cost very little for West Ham, again a proven striker at this level. [Post edited 8 Nov 13:53]
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Reply | No point in hammering teams at home with the away form so poor.
at 18:10 7 Nov 2026
Saints thought we could easily win this game against a side bottom of the league. Far too complacent. Two away games on the trot up north, 3 games in a week taking its toll and the injuries are really stacking up. Schlotterbeck with a dislocated shoulder, so he will be out for a while.
The biggest thing is not having a replacement for Larin. Mubama is terrible, the Stoke fans told us so, yet we did it because he was a cheap loan. Dobbin had one good game against West Ham but has otherwise been poor. We should have spent 10 million on Vipotnik, Lankshear, Piroe or a proven striker in the summer. We didn't have a focal point today, and couldn't find an answer. We were easy to defend against. Scoring has been a huge problem without Larin. Sciensa is particularly poor too at the moment.
The good news is that Tonda said Larin and Jander will be back against Derby. Terrible defeat today, these results could cost us, but still only 5 points off the top 2 and West Ham lost as well. We need some more up front in January. [Post edited 7 Nov 18:11]
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Reply | Waterfront Expansion Plans
at 14:48 7 Nov 2026
Not for a legends evening, but why have one for them but we don't have one at their ground?
Is it because Saints are catering for all the glory hunters, plastics and tourists? You know there are other eveings planned too for top 6 clubs at St Mary's? What message are we sending out here?
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Reply | Waterfront Expansion Plans
at 14:35 7 Nov 2026
Well exactly, that's why it isn't a particularly good idea to have other fans in another team's city as certain sides just wouldn't be welcome, even if they were giving money to SFC. Why have a Spurs legends evening at the home of Southampton but no planned Southampton legends evening at the home of Spurs?
The answer is not something we should be encouraging. [Post edited 7 Nov 14:37]
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Reply | Preston North End Game Matchday Thread
at 14:10 7 Nov 2026
Spot on team with who we have available I would say. Great to see Sciensa back and Dobbin starting. [Post edited 7 Nov 14:10]
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Reply | Waterfront Expansion Plans
at 14:03 7 Nov 2026
I wouldn't want thousands of Pompey fans, Boro fans, Man U fans, Spurs fans in our city even for a semi final actually, even if it meant that ticket revenue went to SFC. Why wouldn't Spurs have a legends game at their.own ground!?
I don't want legends evenings, as Spurs won't do the same thing for us. I could probably stomach other fans here for an agreed semi final as Saints would be given a neutral ground too, but even then the thought of a load of Skates in Southampton, Millwall or whoever would bother me probably.
You don't care, you are happy for fans of other clubs to swarm.our city, I do care and wouldn't like it, okay we agree to disagree. [Post edited 7 Nov 14:11]
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Reply | Waterfront Expansion Plans
at 13:19 7 Nov 2026
Again, I wouldn't mind a semi final played at St Mary's because that is two random sides and consent across the country that a neutral ground is needed for semi games, as Saints would be provided with the same thing if we got to the semis. Let me ask you something. Would it make sense to have a testimonial for a Southampton player in Manchester or an eveining with Saints legends in Newcastle? |
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Reply | Waterfront Expansion Plans
at 13:00 7 Nov 2026
Away fans arriving to see their team play Southampton, is completely different to away fans arriving for a legends evening that doesn't involve Southampton whatsoever. Legends evenings should take place at the stadium where the legends were legends. Would you have a Le Tissier testimonial played at Old Trafford? I think the point I am making is clear.
Ofcourse we want Spurs, Arsenal and Man Utd fans to use the stadium on a regular basis as away fans when playing Southampton, but I don't want them here when they arn't playing Southampton!
Chelsea are allowing a team from Ukraine use their stadium for obvious reasons, but I think their fans would have something to say if their ground started being used for Tottenham, Man U or Arsenal games, evenings and testimomials. Use your own ground they would say, wouldn't they.
If we are to develop the waterfront as a leading sports destination, great. But this is Southampton Football Club and must cater for our fans, bring in new fans of SFC, not cater for fans of other clubs (unless they are here because they are playing Saints) That's my opinion. [Post edited 7 Nov 13:07]
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Reply | Waterfront Expansion Plans
at 22:03 6 Nov 2026
I don't necessarily care if St Mary's stadium is being used for random champions league games, England games or huge boxing matches and concerts. That will bring money to the area etc and has no impact on Saints fans other than probabaly giving us more money to soend on the Saints team.
I worry about more of this sort of thing which is already happening:
https://tickets.frontrowpromot
Some might say well what does it matter, but are they doing an evening.with Southampton legends at Spurs ground? Spurs are a rival. Why do we want their fans using our stadium? Do a legends evening for their club at their ground not ours! How far will they go? A Harry Rednapp Halloween Hotel evening? A bus tour of a top 6 club around Southampton to celebrate them winning the league for their southern or foreign fans, who then use the SFC hotel and part of the stadium etc? Picture frames of the Tottenham greats around the stadium? I wouldn't like any of that.
Or will those Spurs fans who pay a lot of money to go to the VIP legends evening, get SFC perks instead of loyal Saints fans? Hotel investors, staff, non Saints fans getting access to away games before loyal fans. This already happens now, when blocks are left unsold for P and O staff or whoever, just because they pay a lot of.money. That is the worry.
Maybe these worries are completely wrong, and the development will turn Saints into a world force 😅 [Post edited 7 Nov 0:30]
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Thread | Waterfront Expansion Plans
at 18:42 6 Nov 2026
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/ne
As has been mentioned on social media, this all sounds very exciting but is it?
The club must never forget its roots and its loyal fans. We don't want St Mary's to be one huge money making theme park or circus for people who follow other clubs or for people just interested in making money or do we? We don't want tickets to be given to the local waterfront hotel investors or those who work for the newly adjoined SFC helicopter station getting tickets before loyal fans get to buy them.
I think the Dell bar, Level one and fanzones are actually really good and provide for Saints fans, so they are a good sign. But when they say we are developing a sports centre, I hope they don't start having Barcelona v Madrid evenings or champions league special nights for the top 6 in the SFC hotel, restaurants, bars and the rest of it. They should not forget that we are Southampton Football club and the Saints fans should come before any sports fans / investors.
But if it brings in lots of money...
What do we think? [Post edited 6 Nov 18:45]
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Reply | Russell Brand...
at 17:40 6 Nov 2026
Yes sure, but only if he did it and it's proven, which I guess the jury would say it is. It's a minefield. Didn't Dave Jones get accused of the same thing but it was a lie? I've no doubt Russel Brand did it, but what we think of a person shouldn't decide whether they have done it or not. There should be categorical evidence and certainty that he did it. I assume the jury would say they were certain. I would have to view the evidence, as I don't know. The evidence could be compelling, I don't know but I am just repsonding to Nick mentioning that if it is one word against the other, how can it be certain as the case with Dave Jones, people do lie?
CCTV, witnesses, text messages, online activity is actual proof. People saying one word against another is not. But maybe there is evidence I haven't seen. Convicting people who have committed awful crimes is positive, but we need a system that is certain that they have got it right.
The statistics are also an indication of how difficult this type of crime is to prove. The Henry Nowak killer,.with bodycam footage and his finger prints all over the murder weapon is 100 per cent proof, peoples words arn't which is what I think is the debate here. [Post edited 6 Nov 18:11]
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Reply | Russell Brand...
at 16:51 6 Nov 2026
Russell Brand comes across as an odious, pervy tw@t and it doesn't surprise me at all that he was convicted. I would guess he did it.
But I think what Nick is saying, and correct me if I am wrong Nick, but he is saying that without CCTV to prove categorically what happened, or a witness, is the evidence completely compelling, 100 per cent? It is then one person's account against another. It's supposed to be beyond all reasonable doubt. Maybe there is CCTV, or other compelling evidence, I don't know, maybe the other evidence is overwhelming, I haven't studied the evidence.
Lucy Letby was convicted, but again no CCTV showing her actually doing it or witnesses just hearsay, suspicions, and when she was on shift. Dave Jones was found not guity, but look at how people tried to lie about him being an abuser for money and many came forward as they sniffed a chance of compensation from a rich individual.
Russel Brand comes across as the type of.person who would commit the crime for sure and the way he behaved with lots of different women, he deserves what has happened, but understand the reasoning for.debate. [Post edited 6 Nov 17:19]
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Reply | Wolves tickets
at 16:28 6 Nov 2026
The trouble is, you might wait for a new block to go on sale, and miss out on tickets, as all the blocks might have been put on sale. You don't know whether they have or haven't. Surely Saints could make us aware when and which blocks go on sale, so that fans can make an informed choice. Or better still, just put every block on sale from the start. Not a chance we don't sell 2000 tickets for Wolves on a Saturday. I.understand doing block by block at Preston, but not at Wolves where we will definitely sell out so just put all blocks on sale from the beginning. |
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Reply | Roll Call For Preston
at 16:02 6 Nov 2026
Thank you. I am guessing though that on a busy Saturday, football fans might be sat in your reserved seat, and / or you have people all.around you stood in the aisles? I usually get coach or drive, guaranteed a seat that way, but obviously can't drink.if driving on the day but, I am not always the driver. And don't want to stand all the way to Cardiff or Bristol either. [Post edited 6 Nov 16:04]
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Reply | Roll Call For Preston
at 15:28 6 Nov 2026
So when you go by train, and I assume you book tickets in advance, are you certain of a seat or do you risk being stood up on the train for 5 hours or does it depend om the game or the day? |
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