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Because the likelihood is that the alternative will be even worse? We've been through this before, several times already. We used to think that things couldn't get any worse but now we know they can and with Sport Republic they usually do.
Unfortunately, the very real history of the 1930s is even more prescient.
If men could learn from history, what lessons it might teach us. But passion and party blind our eyes, and the light which experience gives us is a lantern on the stern, which shines only on the waves behind us. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Look at Sheffield Wednesday. Following their draw with Cardiff, they are now 31 points behind Sheffield United. You can guess whose manager we are going to end up with next.
I was in the Shed end, where Saints' fans were packed in like sardines. That was my all-time favourite Saints game. One national newspaper reported that it was the noisiest Stamford Bridge had ever been. I preferred it even to the final, where the atmosphere was spoilt somewhat by most of Wembley being taken over by Man United fans. In those days 'winning' off the pitch was important as winning on it.
Another memorable game v Palace was our 6-0 victory on a glorious, sunny evening at the end of the 1970-71 season, when we qualified for Europe with what was Ted Bates' best ever team. Mick Channon and Ron Davies both scored.
Alex McCarthy. Palace got rid of him after he made 7 appearances. They certainly knew what they were doing. I still remember that glorious 2015-16 season, when he was there and not here. It's been downhill for us ever since.
Yes, looking forward to seeing them at St Mary's on Wednesday. Eze especially is one of the most exciting players around.
They've recruited very well from the Bundesliga, spending very little, to get Glasner, a manager who won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt, Lacroix from Wolfsburg, Mateta from Mainz and Richards from Bayern Munich. If only we had European scouts who knew what they were doing - unlikely, I know.
Guéhi is a great leader, reminiscent of Jose Fonte. He was one of the dozens of brilliant Chelsea youngsters out on loan, at Swansea, when Palace got him.
"I just hope that the director in question isn't Ankersen, given that he has purportedly been seconded to be the chief decision maker for Goztepe."
I think it's like the Les Reed situation used to be: when things are going well here, he's the man responsible; when they're not, he isn't. Goztepe fans will probably get told he's in charge here, not there, when they hit a bad patch.
Wherever he really is working, be it in Turkey or England, SFC will probably be footing the bill.
The money they get for Dibling, will make it all seem worthwhile for the owners. It's the classic Southampton Way they were attracted to in the first place: produce players for next to nothing in the academy and sell them for a big profit.
Everybody has different tastes. I rarely watch TV dramas nowadays, but I enjoyed Wolf Hall: the Mirror and the Light, mainly for the riveting performance by Mark Rylance. I guess some others might hate it and will probably tell me so on here :)
There are still hundreds of great old documentaries out there, far better than most dramas:
It's a shame that the next home game, vs Senegal, is being played at the City Ground, as Senegal are a good side and the game would attract 70,000+ at Wembley. The Serbia home game will sell out easily.
I, along with many others, enjoy going to the England games. They are a great opportunity to see foreign players who don't play for English clubs. The Greek team, for example, were a real revelation at Wembley. Of course, the games are also very popular with fans of non-Premier League clubs as it's an opportunity for them to see the top English players. You are right about Wales, Pat. They are mostly Championship level players, and we'll see plenty of that standard next season.
As for only playing the top nations, we play them a lot already. It's good to see some different teams for a change.
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