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VVD sometimes looks like he can't be bothered because ots often so easy for him. He wins so many duels. There was a stat a couple of weeks ago that since he came back into our team he had won more aerial duels than any other PL player. The type of duels Stephens and Yoshida win far fewer of, which makes it harder to clear our lines.

Very impressive interview. Really hope he can come good as clearly a lot of ability there.

Wouldn't sell in January for these reasons: 1. It would have been largely pointless going through the whole fiasco of the summer just to sell after he has played about 15 more games. 2. Fees are likely to be higher in the summer. 3. We could still get relegated and VVD improves our team without question. 4. Its hard to find quality players in Jan to spend the money on. 5. I wouldn't trust the club to spend it well in January as proven by the utter cluster**** we made of the CB situation last year, resulting in us grovelling to Caceres who was a complete last resort. Sell in the summer.

Aa ever with JWP, nobody actually knows what his best position is, even after 5 full PL seasons. He can't play central midfield as a holder as is too slow, weak and not aggressive enough. Can't play as a no10 as isnt creative enough, quick enough or a goal threat. That only leaves the wide right role which he plays well if the RB can get forward but if they get pished back then he is ineffective as is no threat on the counter at all. If you asked him, he would say he is a central midfielder! Summary: still got a big problem knowing his best position and is good wide right when circumstances suit but not for a full season.

JWP must have one of the highest amounts of undeserved recalls in PL history. Gets a game - is ****e... Dropped to the bench - comes on and is useless... Gets a start... Repeat until he is 35.

Our attacking four couldn't really get more paceless if it tried!

Playing with no midfielders is a great idea IMO. Can't work out why you are not a PL Manager with this kind of genius.

Who the **** are you to demand to know the whereabouts of the CEO of a private company that you have no stake in?

Trying to keep it lighthearted, pal. Had enough of Derry telling everyone we should play with 11 outfield players (including no midfielders). It reminded me that we often played with nine when Jamma was involved. Top professional though, unlike Austin who seems more interested in horse racing these days, somewhat ironically given his movement. Also somewhat of an ode to the lunatic fringe that thinks being in the Championship is so much fun.

Where does this lad rank in our all time list of number 10s?

Lemina not in the training pics. Will be tough without him or Romeu. Wonder if we might consider 3 CBs to mask having a powderpuff midfield?

What division are they in?

Read the first four words again and question your sanity.

For a club who promotes the Academy so much it is interesting that when we were in the relegation trouble last season a lot of first team players suddenly cropped up in the line up. The line up tonight is reserve rather than developmental. Expect more of the same to try and get promoted. Disappointing from Saints. If JWP and Hojbjerg aren't good enough to get near first team starts then get rid of them or loan them out. Don't block young players from playing which is the whole point of the U23s.

Awful loan move for him, and they won't even play him up front. Feel for the lad after success last season. Nothing to suggest he will make it at Saints though.

Agree. A win gives a bit of a buffer to counteract our tough run. A loss or draw puts us even more in the **** than we already are and would mean we will have to beat a top 6 side to avoid being in the bottom 3 at the end of December. Annoying not to have Romeu. Abaolutely crucial Lemina is back otherwise we are screwed.

#DurmanLogic

When you think of the stick some other players get and then look at Long over the last 18 months its laughable. He is a terrible player earning probably £60k a week. To think what Long, Austin, Hojbjerg and Gardos get paid in a week!

Be careful what you wish for. There is a lot of good Reedo has done in terms of the structure of the club. The biggest problem IMO is the constraints placed on Managers which stops the more established from being interested. After we finished 6th we surely could have attracted better than Puel - they all want to manage in the PL of course. Koeman was good because he was a big, dominant character who united fans and at least initially had the respect of the players. He rubbed Reed up the wrong way at times but maybe that sort of honesty is what we need, not just yes men grateful for the chance. When Koeman was slated for saying our young players weren't good enough....he was spot on.

Club Twitter has become very poor of late, culminating with the ludicrous "played for both" quiz ahead of this week's game. If Jim Lucas is tired of the FA being a cluster**** we should try and re-sign him, although I suspect Reedo would even mess up those negotiations.

Does seem to be the profile of attacker we need IMO. Crying out for a strong, powerful player, not another predator type.

Matip is out for them so will likely be Lovren and Klavan at the back - not a secure pairing. Lemina's mobility a huge miss for us against them. Not a game for JWP.

Romeu one yellow away from a ban I believe.

Then what was the point in keeping him in the summer and causing all the uncertainty? Fair enough sell in the summer but if we let him go in Jan then it seems pointless to have made that stance given he will have only made about 10 additional starts. Especially if we are in a relegation battle, selling your best player isn't a good move. Plus, as Reedo always tells us (and we found with Fonte), January isn't a good time to source quality players.

At least one of them will start because they are better than anyone else we have. Who are these fabled "youngsters"? Sims, who is injured? McQueen, who is a left back? The new Bale that we have all missed apart from you? Please, do tell.