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they take youngsters to away games all the time to show them what it is all about so they'd do the same with Lee if clearance wasn't there.

boy is he going to be rusty, but it will be great to have that height and strength defending set pieces. That nightmare game at home to Watford (under Poortvet) with henderson scoring headers at will from set pieces as we waste chance after chance (and penalties) at the other end still lives long in the memory.

this makes me so angry. If HMRC did nothing and let the debt build up you can bet your bottom dollar there would be MPs left right and centre asking serious questions about how they handle things yet this stupid bint is suggesting they sit back and take a relaxed attitude towards an organisation that ****ed the public purse over for 30 odd million. She is a disgrace. She'll be asking the courts to go easy on bagpuss next.

If the money there then maybe we could try to improve, but its easier said than done. Buckland or Craig Gordon if wages are not prohibited.

no chance at all of Jaidi being fit? Perfect man to mark henderson

it's so much better now

game over. ****e in the air, lightweight, slow, never gets tight and hoof it all the time...please tell me there is another option as I haven't got my ticket yet and I won't bother if he's playing CB.

Adkins made huge mistakes on Monday night. But all managers make mistakes. In the past he has learned from them. Let's see if he learns from Monday.

Its a while since I saw Jason Roberts live, but he always seemed a bloody handful to me with pace and real power and aggression. Not exactly our style of player, nor age or wage, but I just wonder if he'd of been exactly what we needed, all be it on loan rather than bought.

I imagine it is difficult to accept his very kind hospitality and then have a moan, so how much does he really learn? If say there was a fans dinner this week, do you think anyone would ask (or moan) about the illogical decision to make fans drive to Southampton to collect bus tickets for the bubble game or the failure to give a reasonable amount if warning when tickets go on sale for the Brighton game? Both ****ed me off massively, but I'm not sure I could bring these up whilst stuffing my face at his expense.

I can image one or two Saints fans in PO codes being less than impressed if the local council steps in with money a part of this deal. With cuts left right and centre the thought of them wasting money on them is not going to go down well.

er, the only high earners out of contract in the summer are TBH and Rocha. The rest have 18 months or more. Mokoena 2013, Varney 2014, Halford 2014, Kanu 2013, Norris 2013 or possibly 2014, Kitson 2013, Lawrence 2014 and Husseklepp 2014. This idea that they'll be happy to move is very much dependant on them finding another club able to match what you offered and seeing as you are paying the likes of Norris more than he could get at big spending Ipswich I doubt he'd get a better deal elsewhere.

this is exactly what I see. he comes on and we pass to him and he causes problems. we then invariably take 15 minutes before we get the ball to him again. It is a simple game. Davis gets the ball. passes to Richardson,. he taps it 15 yards down the touchline and then we all stand back and watch as de Ridder runs the fullback ragged. Repeat until we score or de Ridder causes so many problems that they double up and space opens elsewhere. Adkins needs to get up in the stand to watch the game. All he sees down there is tackles and the physical stuff.

Chaplow isn't fit though, so perhaps Adkins should have stuck him in and stuck with him for five or six games instead of ****ing around with Morgan, Cork, and the bloody diamond. The IMO embarrassing showing for Falque summed it up fro me. Adkins would rather drop a guy in at the deep end, played out of position and even reshaping the formation before playing de Ridder. A poor man's Fabrice he might be, but he's still a much much better option than Falque.

Penny Mordaunt is a ****ing disgrace.

he's made mistakes - not crossing in one game at home with Lambert (?) totally unmarked won't be forgotten quickly - and he's had some very bad games (he openely admitted to that on twitter) where he has been as useful as tits on a bull, but he has also enlightened games with pace, effort and great dribbling skills. NA quite clearly does not rate him or trust him otherwise he'd of got far more time on the pitch. Give the lad a bloody run of five or 6 games FFS. My biggest gripe when he does play is actually that we don't feed him enough. Far too much long diagonal hoof ball from Fox etc. Just get the ball to him all the time and he'll stretch teams and test fullbacks. He's a million miles better than Falque or Holmes. Hope he plays on Saturday. I never want to see Falque in a wide role ever again, ever, no, not that soon. nEVER

dumbfounded, five and a half pages and not one you muppets have pointed out the lack of tie in the OS apology photo. Total lack of respect from the lad. Bet he's wearing jeans an' all. Having defended the guy very much against the tide I'm amazed so many of you are now willing to forgive him. I wonder how many of you would welcome him back into the fold if we hadn't be trounce don Monday? Respect to the likes of SuperMikey for sticking to his guns. To be honest I'm sceptical about this and wonder if its just a way getting him in the shop window on Saturday. That said I'll back him at 'wall as I always have and hope the usual suspects will be a little more patient with him should he get a game and make an inevitable mistake or two.

I suggested him on the transfer targets thread a few weeks ago. Someone must be listening. Top prospect at Brum, England U21 and did very well at Cheltenham on loan. I don't think he has played for Brum first team yet but they know how good he is and won't let him go cheaply despite the money problems.

if Bagpuss and mandy go down, can the skates be docked points?

Simple way of winning this game. Bring back Jaidi to mark Hendersen. The rest will look after itself.

is it only me that can see that we need a left winger?

I wasn't overly impressed by Clyne at SMS,I thought he'd get forward much more, but he and Zaha both looked classy, although ineffective on the day. If you are watching the game tonight you hopefully will be seeing a player in Zaha that is head and shoulders above anyone else on the park. He has amazing skills, pace, first touch and strength. Brilliant prospect, but not a chance of getting either IMO.

You're not kidding. Premiership bound though surely?

Really? I've seen Phillips several times now and every time he has been the stand out player. If someone said we had spent £6m on him I think I'd be pleased, and that's from someone that continually worries about our debt levels. Sharp price is £3m isn't it, and Curtis Davis is worth every penny of £3m. Best centre back in this division IMO. Height, strength and PACE!

A very fine post. The one glaring oversight though is that we have bid £4m for Hooper, so some money is there, we just don't seem to be able to get anyone with it.