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I noticed that Clyne has covered his ass (in case we make CL) by saying he wants champions league football AND to challenge for the title.

Until Clyne goes on strike because we are holding him to his contract and won't sell him this summer, then I don't think there is much to complain about. The club holds the cards. We can either get another season from him and then he walks for free the summer after this or we get our £10-£15m this summer, count the profit made and hope that we can bring in a suitable replacement (hopefully one with pace, as slow fullbacks are like chocolate fireguards). I think we all know by now that these moves are agreed (between player and new club) months before they happen and this looks to be the case here.

How did that skate ever get into the Prem. He's terrible. Paul McShane terrible.

Barker got Bury out of the division, although that overstates things a little. He took over at about this time of the season and Bury went on to win six out of eight games to get promotion. They finished about 15th the following season. Funnily enough the Shakers have the skates this weekend. They will probably need a similar run to get promoted again. Three points at Sh*tpark will do nicely. If they are successful I'll give you a match report next week.

Wahay! The skates must have been playing all the right passes but not necessarily to the right players. Bring me sunshine...

He tugged him back for sure, but because the player had miscontrolled he was actually going backwards and not running clear. I don't think the ref quite read that so booked Vic because he thought was stopping a promising attack. It was therefore a little harsh.

Largely outplayed by Hull, which shows how off form we are, but teams like United have won more than their fair share of games despite being off par, so I'm going to look at it as a great win, ground out like good teams do when they don't play well. That said it would be nice to get back to where we were before the end of the season so we can try and carry that form through to next season. Chuffed for Pelle and JWP. Five point be hind city. A win for United and maybe we will start dreaming again...

Painful to watch that first half. Outplayed and beaten to almost everything by a very average Hull side. We have been woeful. Davis has had a mare and Long has shown exactly why he only scores 4 or 5 goals a season. He is so average it's not true. Collectively we need to improve big style, go behind and I just don't see us able to unlock a side right now.

When was the selection made? They tend to do these stupidly early from memory. It's interesting trying to pick a PFA team without any Chelsea players in it as Terry had to do. The Hair Clyne Fonte Koscielny Bertrand Coutinho VW Mason Bollassie Sanchez Kane

with the new bumper (future) TV deal signed and in place, player valuations need to be hiked up again on the crazy money prices of last summer.

It tells me that Prowse is not yet quite good enough, as he is the one that often replaces him.

Thought Vic looked tremendous in the first half. Defensively we looked solid, and we at least stepped it up in the second half. That's it though. That's the end of the positive elements. I still don't understand why Long gets a game ahead of Mane or why Ward Prowse gets in the side right. Will,we ever win at Everton?

you weren't at Birmingham then for Jones' debut. One of the worst displays I have ever seen by a Saint. He looked miles out of his depth (admittedly he was very young) and highly unlikely to ever make it. Thankfully that wasn't the case, but it took a while before he found his feet and his best position. Of course the lower level of opposition (initially) helped too. Mane on the other hand was pretty experienced and hit the ground running straight away.

the way I see it...he missed some chances, then missed a few more, lost a bit of confidence, started snatching at chances, lost even more confidence, stopped shooting as often and the goals disappeared completely. In the last few weeks he has slowly been getting a bit of confidence back, enough to actually attempt to score. Obviously he has scored a few for Italy (perhaps the change of scenery has helped take the pressure off) and hopefully he will carry that form over to us. He may have missed chances for us in the last couple of games, but I've seen a slight change and with a bit of luck he'll get his goal this weekend. As it was with Ricky, when Pelle plays well everything seems to go through him and Saintt become a real handful.

Agreed, unfortunately he has been out of form for us and that shows up more in an England shirt. Don't get me wrong he's a decent player, but just like Walker his positional play isn't always perfect, but his pace gets him out of trouble. At the very top level you need to have both. That said his passing has just been below par. He looks a little nervous and unsure of what he is meant to do when he gets in the opponents half. He plays with more freedom for us (although maybe not recently) While I'm at it I'd like to say that I think Walker is also a good player IMO. Much better than given credit for at present. He has got caught a few times and these mistakes have been heavily punished and then highlighted on TV. That doesn't make him a bad player. I recall Alan Hanson tearing Bale apart on MOTD for poor positional sense on two occasions in a match and concluding he wasn't a good enough defender. He had made mistakes, but selecting a few incidents to sum up a player is not right. Every full back gets caught out at times, its just whether they get punished for that mistake (and then shown up for it on TV).

Are you saying that the vibrac loan has been paid off?

I am not supporting the original poster, I simply object to saints fans on here saying if you don't want to pay then **** off you won't be missed.

What is the total debt figure?

That's the spirit. Any saints fan unable or unwilling to pay whatever the club request should just **** off. We don't need you, we don't want you, we don't like you. You ****ing poor person. Go on,**** off. Die, you cheap skate. Take it from me you won't be missed. No one missed me when I stopped going. But then again I'm a ****, just like Saint lindford.

Mason looks decent to me. Similar type of player as Noble, but perhaps better. Cork is a different style of midfielder.

I didn't know that. Good for him. We will have to make do with Wellbeck.

Bertrand has had a very good season, but Rose hasn't been too shabby either. Decent player if you ask me and seeing as almost every saint ****s off shortly after getting into the England squad I'm happy Ryan has missed out. As Wenger said, we all think our own wives are the most beautiful. As for the rest of the squad, id of been tempted to select Bollasie. From what I have seen this season he has been one of the most exciting players in the league. Terrifying pace, skills, direct powerful running. The end product is a little Wellbeck like, but nevertheless he makes things happen.

It's very difficult to get top class keepers to sit on benches as we saw with Boruc. I guess we could have forced him to stay and comply to his contract, but unhappy players can ruin dressing room harmony. Davis hasn't let us down all these years. He has constantly faced criticism on here even when making the pfa teams of the year. He isn't top class, he will make the odd mistake and perhaps be a little too slow, but he will do a steady job and that's more than can be said for Gazza. He won't be as good as Forster, obviously, but no point in crying about it. Let's get behind him. Gazza is not an option that bares thinking about. Woeful in the last set of games he got and totally **** of confidence needed at this level. It's going to be an interesting summer for keepers. I thought Gordon was a good option last summer. Not sure now, but with Davis contract up, Boruc more than likely off and Gazza being a long way short at least new keeper will be signed.

Did Michah give the keys back when he left notarffkrap? http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/video-ghosthunters-spot-fratton-park-spook-1-6625678