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If we sign a striker in this window wont that mean we have to offload one, either now or the summer? Four strikers for one position probably ****s our budgeting up. If so, which goes?

Is Tadic better than Fabrice Fernandes'? Now there's a question

do we need to start thinking about a pyramid selling type structure?

very. Maybe winning the league cup will cheer us up...;-)

We spent money. Lack of funds not the issue, we just thought Long, Austin and JRod would do the business.

We could well be, but that doesn't mean it's all down to Puels tactics. Without talent a coach can only do so much.

How is Patrcik Robrts performing at Celtic? I thought he looked a tremendous prospect at Fulham before City signed him and loaned him out.

Won't solve our immediate problems but Ben Brereton is scoring hundreds of goals for Forests youth team I am reliably informed by my brother in law and is the new big thing coming out of their own very good academy.

the wall was four players, it went to the right of the wall where three other players were standing including a Burnley player. The deflection was Forsters undoing, no doubt about it, but that said his limitations, ie not being very nimble are being shown up. He looked incredibly slow to adjust as it flew past him. But that has always been the case. He isn't quick on his feet. He is a big lump that gets in the way of things, which is a fine attribute, but he doesn't stop much that is outside his arc, his footwork when kicking has gone wrong since the bad injury, he ihas always been stuck on his line and now with confidence a little low his handling has looked patchy. A return of confidence will fix some things but not all. Having said all that we have. Made a huge investment in him, so he is going nowhere.

fair point. Very strange signing IMO. dubious injury record and possibly very high wages. Bad combination.

Tadic should have buried the first chance IMO, Remond had a great headed chance in the first half but didn't really connect and VVD header was easier to score from.

As soon as I read about a swap I just think 'bull****'. Never happens anymore, it's just red top fantasy football.

Good post. You and several other posters have hit the nail on the head. Puel is not completely to blame and often his tactics have helped us to better than the opponent not restrict us. It's more abut the lack of quality in forward areas holding us back. Also some of his rotation makes a lot of sense.

strange that they didn't show the earlier Tadic chance, I thought that was perhaps the best opportunity in the whole game.

we paid for Austin when we could have waited 5months and got him on a free. It depends what value the player can bring in that period to the buying club. That said I doubt anyone will buy apart from Koeman and Everton have youth coming through at RB.

thus you would imagine a deal is probably all in place between saints and that club and now we are just waiting for us to get the replacement sorted before we allow it to push through.

Have we twisted Wimmers agents arm yet?

There were a few poor decisions last night (perhaps not as many as some Saints fans are claiming), but his failure to give a yellow for a blatant obstruction that denied us getting between the lines and forming another decent counterattack was certainly one of them.No consistency at all there.

If you sat in row S, block 33 of the Kingsland, seat number approximately 850 something last night, can I just say that you are the most annoying Saints fan I have ever encountered. The non-stop, moaning and berating of your own players for the full ninety minutes almost drove me insane. I don't know if your wife has left you and you are now taking all your frustrations out on Redmond, but please consider giving your arsehole a break for two minutes by shutting the **** up. I know the game is all about opinions and I'm sure at least one of yours was remotely accurate and interesting, but please be assured that half the stuff you moan about is a complete load of ******** offered by someone with a limited understanding of the game and very blinkered preconceived opinions of players. What's more, every time you berate a Saints player you are just encouraging the sheep-like, even less qualified to provide an advisory comment mates sat next to you to offer their own `insightful' moans. I have to say I thought I was a moaning old bastard and this post probably confirms that, but you take things to a whole new level. Thank **** I don't have to sit near you every game. Sorry, had to get that out of the system.

im with you. He is weak as ****, incredibly slow across the ground and has almost no impact on the game. There were lots of bouncing balls to be contested and he lost all of them. Hojbjerg comes on, first bouncing ball and he wins it. As much as I want Classie to become this great marshalling midfielder, I just think we carry him in far too many games. Missed chances apart, He was the biggest disappointment for me. Just to counter my negativity, I'd like to say I was excited before the game, and I wasn't disappointed. Really enjoyed it.

You said he was "useless with the ball", nothing about not being creative, simply that he was "USELESS WITH THE BALL". Not a chance in hell anyone on here will talk me round to that way of thinking, because it's total and utter poppycock.

i know there is transfer fee inflation, but I simply don't see how Sahko can be worth more than Liverpool paid for him. I perhaps have not seen enough of him to make a good judgement, but he also looked very uncomfortable on the ball to me. Crucial position and one of the hardest to find truly top class players that can win headers and physical battles, but also have the pace and agility to stay with speedy tricky attackers.

Who on earth are you describing? Morgan? Blimey, the immaculate first touch, ability to play in the tightest of spaces and inch perfect cross field balls must have been a mirage. Opinions, opinions...

And to think some Saints fans didn't want him back at the £13m price yet Everton now seem happy to fork out quite a substantial amount more. Opinions, opinions... He was never going to come back and we were never going to try, but it is going to be painful watching him there, whilst we have Classie 'running' our midfield.

feels strange going into a semi final with so much negativity surrounding the team at the moment, but despite that I am genuinely excited. I'm hoping for some sort of Barry Horne last minute screamer type thing to occur over the course of the two legs and not an Andy Riche moment.