CB Fry

Quite. Ready for the first team quality. Basically, not Mayuka.

Random nobodies (at time of writing). Swanson from Sky obviously better.

Just on twitter now....but which came first?

Sounds like a great signing.

The main issue is, as he has done again today, is to make out his knee jerk zero perspective nougat - fuelled rants were right at the time and subsequent developments (getting promoted from L1, and the NPC, not getting relegated under Pochettino, not employing a Steve Wigley level manager to replace him, Bertrand being not "a load of crap") were utterly impossible to foresee and only make sense in hindsight. He gets through a lot of cocoa mass, and as a result smashes an eff of a lot of brainless tripe into his keyboard. God love him.

He pretends he has children when he gets caught out being gutted that England concede a goal in a game he a) claims he wasn't watching and b) claims he wanted us to lose.

I haven't searched for anything Alpine. Just memory of the drivel you type. It's nice when others dig out the utter tripe you post though.

So, you were comparing Koeman to a generic, fictional poor man-manager. Even though no one on the thread had called Koeman's man management into question anyway. Great insight then. And you call me patronising.

Who was the ***** who doesn't know what he's doing then? Just for clarity.

I don't think there are rumours of an option to buy. There is an option to buy and it is widely reported.

Nah. He's "a load of crap on loan" according to the forum expert.

Of course you don't. It's all easy in hindsight isn't it. Except for those of us who aren't fat fingered rage merchants typing out uninformed reactionary bile in between king sized Mars bars. Some of us can read situations with foresight. PS. What a surprise someone found a post from you slagging off the signing of Bertrand. It's all too easy, Alpine.

Was that the "forum expert" who said we would only employ a "Steve Wigley standard" manager and only sign "Rudi Skacel quality" players? That forum expert? Remind me who that was again, chubby.

Anyone who describes a manager with as fine a record as Mark Hughes as "a ***** who doesn't know what he's doing" deserves to be patronised. Sorry.

Probably. If it's good enough for Alex Ferguson and Christiano Ronaldo then I think we should honour that without dins on here getting all upset. He doesn't owe us anything, that's for sure.

You win the prize for predictable Saintsweb response. Fine. Koeman has never, ever been at fault in his dealings with any players, while Mark Hughes has taken four different clubs into the top ten, including a top 6 finish and three of the clubs comparable sized to Saints, by being a ***** with no idea what he is doing. But of course. Well done.

It's very easy to say he isn't a french cry baby in hindsight, "Turkey". Although it is quite difficult to say it with a mouthful of Toblerone.

We will not finish 6th. Get used to it.

There are stories of Koeman falling out with players, I could probably name a goalkeeper who doesn't like him a whole heap right now. And one player has fu ck ed off after a few weeks at the club. And there are plenty of players who think Hughes is a great man manager. You don't take two teams into the top seven, and two others to solid mid table by being a poor man manager.

He's a manager who is clearly competent. Not a guaranteed success but as good a bet as you can get. A Dutch Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Martin O'Neill type. We're in solid hands - enough in the tank to steer through a safe, if not spectacular, season.

When does Alpine say that it is easy to say all this in hindsight, or has he already done that today?

Oh god. No Victor or Cork against a big Sam team. Possible mauling.

So, is Osvaldo on the plane back to Eastleigh, then?

Laughable stuff. Well done.

Well, yeah. I'm on Tapatalk most of the time so never look at that news page, and there is no need to. It's all on the forum.