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Excellent article challenging some of the misogyny going on in the press (and on here!)... http://www.football365.com/mediawatch/9118412/The-Page-That-Is-Sexified-And-Ancient?utm_source=twitterfeed_Mediawatch&utm_medium=twitter

Mark Palios?

Maybe we should lay off of the personal insults towards the person who owns our club and has the future of it in her hands? Just a thought...

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Ivan Golac v West Brom, early 80's.

Maybe we should lay off of the personal insults towards the person who owns our club and has the future of it in her hands? Just a thought...

A bit like NC I suspect...

Life will go on, even if MP leaves. He may however realise he is still onto a good thing (once he gets over the shock of NC's departure).

Well said Steve. NO ONE is bigger than the club. Not Cortese, not Lowe, not McMenemy, not even dear old Ted. SMS will still be standing tomorrow morning. Players will still be training tomorrow. We will get a new CEO. Maybe we'll have new owners at some point soon. Possibly a new manager. But what we can be sure of is that 11 players will take the field and give their all for SFC for the rest of the season, and that the ground will be full of passionate fans cheering them on. That will never change. And who knows, the team may even be wearing red & white striped shirts and black shorts next season... ;-)

Can only believe that KL has a buyer lined up. Let's hope so. And then let's hope that they can persuade MP to stay... otherwise there may be a horrible domino effect here.

Will add a further plug for this book - quite simply superb, certainly the best, most comprehensive guide to Saints past and present (not just because it's the most recent!). Like others have commented, I was staggered by how many players from the recent past I had totally forgotten! If you haven't already bought a copy you must. You will not regret it. It's a snip for the enjoyment you'll get from it. Well done Duncan, David and Gary - an amazing achievement.

I was waiting for somewun to pipe up with that wun!

No, but he was partially responsible for the f*ck up - poor awareness of what was going on in front of him.

I think you'll find Arsenal was THREE moments of madness in one move. Re. Stoke, regardless of the weather, if you can't be focussed in the first minute of a game when can you be? It was somewhat freakish, but his positioning was poor.

No. 1? You mean Number 1? See, we can all be pointlessly pedantic...

Off the top of my head - Stoke, Hull, and Arsenal of course. His distribution is appalling too. Believe me, I have never, and would never, put him in the Niemi bracket...

If you could guarantee he cut out the lapses in concentration - which you can't. I see him more as a solid deputy.

WGS?

When he's a #2, or a #3... And that is what we have in the goalkeeping department - two #2's in Boruc and Davis, and Gazzaniga and Cropper as back-up to them. In my view we have never adequately addressed the goalkeeping issue. Boruc is a decent shot-stopper, but doesn't have the focus to be totally trustworthy (as Arsenal and other occasions proved). Kelvin is past his best, but a great guy to have around the club. Gazzaniga is quite simply not up to it and needs time at a lower level to hone his skill. If Cortese really has ambition for the club to progress then he needs to sort out this critical position and buy a true #1 in January. Begovic is the obvious choice, but his currency is likely too high and a move to a bigger club beckons, but there have to be others out there. Yesterday proved beyond doubt that some of the guys who have served us well on our incredible journey are really not up to Premier League life, we need better quality back-up.

His post-match interviews are getting increasingly tedious. No insight, no real explanation of team selection, tactics etc. I am starting to think he is hiding behind his lack of English...unless of course his interpreter is at fault and dumbing down what he is saying!

He isn't up to Prem league standard clearly, but Hooiveld and Gazzaniga were worse than him yesterday. All three are sub-standard for this division.

He is simply not up to it. Whether he ever will be is uncertain, but we can't continue to gamble with him in the first team. V short term I would give Cody Cropper a go. He can't be any worse surely? I seriously think we need to throw some money down in Jan on a decent keeper (poss Begovic if he'd come). All three of our current choices are flawed. We have gone too long without a truly top notch keeper. Time to act Mr. Cortese.

Oh oh seven... Still time for 3 more.

...in a few minutes apparently.