In this paper we consider whether the minimal normal filter on P(kappa)lamb
da, the club filter, can have strong properties like saturation, pre-satura
tion, or cardinal preserving. We prove in a number of cases that the answer
is no. In the case of saturation, Foreman and Magidor prove the answer is
always no (except in the case kappa = lambda = aleph(1)-and in this case sa
turation is known to be consistent).