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Or indeed the Arsenal fans who want them to get rid of Wenger. I guess it's human nature to always want to push on "to the next level", but to do that with a guy who was a novice at managerial level did strike me as a bit of a gamble at the time.

I thought that might have been the case - but thought I might be pushing my luck with that as I missed that game, so was just going from memories of match reports. Seems odd to think that Sillett was fired not too long afterwards as he wasn't bringing us enough success. If only we knew...

Could be worth asking him how he coped with playing against better and better players as the club moved up the leagues.

My memory may be playing tricks, but I think that was the year when we beat Arsenal 1-0 (Kilcline pen) at Highfield Road in March (??) to go third?

And that's when you're not worked up.......

I'd agree re Chelsea. Clubs like them probably have a significant scouting infrastructure around the world to avoid the poor "super scout" having to wander around doing it all himself. As I recall Bobby Gould went to watch Pearce play for Wealdstone at Yeovil, on the back of a recommendation...

Then you could set an example by being realistic about what a scouts role is i.e. Checking out recommendations - Yes Wandering around central Africa hoping to spot the next Pele playing in the middle of the road - No

You really expect SISU to fund speculative scouting trips to the middle of Africa??????

I'd have thought it was a pretty major part of a scout's job to follow up on recommendations to see if they agree that a player is any good - rather than just buying someone "cos he was recommended...". Although given many of our signings over the last couple of years, perhaps that's exactly...

There have been many occasions in the last couple of years when having someone running round shouting "Don't panic" would have been very useful!

I remember being hugely excited about the signing of Colin Stein. it got even better when the following week we signed some bloke called Hutchison.....

Legends is a bit of a cheaper option. You get a lounge to go in before the game, at half time and afterwards, but it doesn't include the dining options that some of the packages have.

Not sure that that will be the issue in this particular case - the lounge was always packed last season!

I think that the issue is around some of the other corporate hospitality, where other bookings have (presumably) already been taken for match days. I had a number of tickets in the Legends club last season. On a number of occasions we were "relocated" for games as the normal lounge had a prior...

Remember it well. The night before I left home to start university!

Good move. Hope that it does help increase the crowds.

The year we had Graydon (and then Nardiello) on the right and Hutch on the left, it was much more of a 4-2-4.

The spirit of Oscar Wilde lives on. I am cut to the quick.

On an unrelated subject, are any prizes being awarded for unconscious irony this year?

I just hope that TM doesn't ask where Rochdale is! (For the older members of SBT)