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californiasaint

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  1. Not to worry, not even the worst loss in club history! (Yet.)
  2. Shot on target! It's the little things. Who broke the black box?
  3. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10787716/jose-fonte-opens-up-to-graeme-souness-about-his-transfer-from-southampton-to-west-ham His stock was elevated after euros and he wanted to be paid appropriately. He would have stayed with Saints if they had come to a compromise, I’m sure. Saints played hardball and lost, now there’s no way to afford a player of his quality despite desperately needing one. It was a mistake..
  4. Ideal would be another run at europe, but after last season I'd be quite happy to stay mid table while beginning the process of shaking up the team
  5. Could very well be the end of Saint's chances to finish in the top half. Manager is sufficient, but how long will he last under current conditions? Black box appears to be malfunctioning. No real prospects to sell to bigger teams to generate income. Passive ownership. Going to take an influx of $$$ to turn the team around. Where will it come from? Will settle for "end of an era."
  6. There was a spirit and sense of identity to those teams that IMO is almost non existent in what is fielded today. A strong captain who carried the team through promotion was clearly a piece of that. Yet rather than recognize all the value he brought, management chose to mind the balance sheet (somewhat ironic that those who made the decision have now been culled by their own reaper). The current product on the field definitely shows none of the fight of those prior squads, talent aside. As for Fonte himself, not surprised played poorly at WH, no identity and strong disconnect there as well. Thriving in Portugal/Lille, clubs with strong cultures, as Saints once had. He raises or lowers his game depending on the environment, curse of many Portuguese players.
  7. Fonte deserved better after all he gave to the club. His departure in many ways the beginning of the end...
  8. Good point, though I doubt Hojberg and Romeu even refer to themselves as such!
  9. I suspect you left Iceland out of this list for a reason... Cedric will die a champion, not something that can be said for many Saints.
  10. The joke here is that the more someone is a fan of the MLS the less they actually know about football (or even that it's called anything other than soccer!)
  11. Given that a number of your countrymen share my view I don't think this is a lost in cultural translation moment...
  12. I rate him, but he did have the worst performance score of any Saint last season... http://www.squawka.com/players/cedric-soares/stats#performance-score#southampton-(current)#english-barclays-premier-league#8#season-2017/2018#819#all-matches#1-38#by-match
  13. I don't know who you think I am, but I rarely use social media or online forums in general, so you're going to have to find a new bogeyman. As for trying to wind people up, I'm not. Was merely pointing out blatant hypocrisy where I saw it. The fact that it drew such a defensive reaction tells me I hit a nerve, but fear not, I won't crash the Saintsweb pity party anymore.
  14. So? Millions of jilted drama queens out there watching the Kardashians / TOWIE. I'm happy to argue with all of them. Stupidity in numbers isn't really a defense.
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