It signifies that he was not, in fact, on the bench for Southampton Football Club this very day, the 13th January 2007 ;D
if we aren't going to be using players ie spring, send them out on loan so they'll be fit fit and not rusty for the start of next season?
Maybe it's a new 'message board etiquette' after the big shutdown but we tend to use the stupid faces to signify sarcasm and good naturedness now - lest there be a misunderstanding! (As, in my opinion, this used to be one of the major problems with the old boards)
