[eluser]OverZealous[/eluser] @wandschrank
This really doesn't have anything to do with save, so I'm confused.
If you want to add a --please select-- row, you just add it to your HTML code. If you really need this on the object itself (which, in my mind, is a hack), then you can manipulate the $object->all array, which is a simple array containing models. You could array_shift a fake object into the array.
(But this really should be handled in the view.)
As far as saving, you'll need to check the validity of the field manually in the controller.
