Disco Stu

The board.

It appears so...

Your attempts to depreciate Gemmel isn't impressing any one. This team is starting to feel like a bunch of mercenaries. I hope there's still some pasion for the team left in them.

The board are to blame for this. Excluding the fire sales over the years, the most inexcusable decision they have made is not signing any offensive minded players last summer despite our awful goal scoring record from the previous season. To come off the end of that kind of toothlessness and only sign defenders the following window is quite frankly baffling. They've brought in two dud managers it seems, which was particularly disappointing last year when had just come off a 6th placed finish and had European football to look forward to (the club has rarely been more attractive to potential new recruits), and to top it all off, we're forced to endure this infuriating, slow, indirect style of football which goes against every fibre of how football should be played. We all know the obvious flaws in the 'sell best players, replace cheap' philosophy and we all know this 'Southampton way' propaganda is BS, and yet the board seem to get away with it with regular comments on this forum even going as far as to praise Les Reed for the work he's done (!) all whilst threads are discussing what manager to try next. No point painting over mold.

Heaton.

I have no feeling good or bad towards Brighton and I actually like Bournemouth and occassionally go to their games, when we're away, with my bournemouth supporting friends so quite honestly, for me, niether are derbies. Outside of Saints games, I wish them well.

FFS IT'S OVER! Go home people :/

I think the '*WE GOT AWAY*' kind of spoils it...

Maybe he'll want to bring Eric Black to Leicester? I wouldn't be averse to that at all.

That is a sensible statement. It's all subjective. I personally liked their choice of music, plus it's a possibility that they're chosen at the players request.

I agree, it must certainly be above any dB limit is event regulations. They may think it's improving the atmosphere but what it's really doing is preventing it. That is a stupid statement.

They've done well to keep up so far. I think this will be a real test judging by that West Ham performance. Boufal needs to start. Drop Shane Long.

Why would that be funny?

Started last season with the Koeman era afterglow...slowly but surely Puel's grip on the team started to tighten and we became more and more dull until eventually getting to the point where we didn't score AT ALL. The most boring football I have EVER witnessed. I'm hoping this season so far has been a hangover from Puel's reign. Albiet, I do realise we also have some serious personel issues offensively that need adressing.

Bravo

Great goalkeepers. Lack the experience to represent country at world cup level IMO. Qualities such as leadership, organising the defense and dealing with pressure are not things most young goalkeepers possess. Heaton is just the best all-rounder.

Heaton is England's best goalkeeper without a doubt. All the others are either ****e, lack experience or both.

I blame his leaving for our relegation.

He's an improvement on our first team so a big YES from me. It's about time we stop gambling with unknowns and get someone with experience at this level.

I think he needs to be loaned out. It's the only feasible way he's going to get a regular spot in one (his favoured) position. I'm sure there are plenty of Championship clubs that would find him useful and I think that league is a great league to develop your game on a physical level.

Why do we always end up signing such utter dicks?

Two games in a row we have started with the wrong team and we've paid the price.

That's two games in a row now we've started with the wrong team and we've paid the price.