Fitzhugh Fella

Sorry Charlie, disagree, he has been hit and miss virtually from Day 1

Hmm you say he rated Tadic?

I think there is a chance he will be involved in tonight's U21 game at Chelsea

Yes but it obviously was not a very good contract hence him turning his back on it and talking to Swansea. I maintain not enough was done to keep him and that in my humble opinion is a mistake. Southampton do make them you know.

Seems madness to sell him, if we have aspirations for European football he is exactly the sort of player we need to keep. I think the club have dropped a brick, our squad is thin enough already. Of course if RK has someone else lined up I will eat my words but I have a feeling he hasn't.

That last line sums them up to a tee

Like I said I guess he wishes success for Saints, he just doesn't predict it. A man who is jilted at the alter several times is highly likely to be cautious waiting for bride nos 8 to pitch up

He was only making a reasonable point, no need for your response to be so vitriolic

Being a Saints supporter doesn't mean you have to publicly shout you expect Saints to thrash everybody

Echo quoting Koeman as saying Long has broken ribs and is out for a while. Forward wise we really are down to our bare bones

Tadic has more skill than anyone else in the team, but he does not commit 100% and gets very careless and lacksidaisical. Sorry anyone who does not commit 100% I don't want in my team. Long has half Tadic's ability but he gives his all, looks interested and is brave. Tadic's is none of these things. Sorry just my view having watched him very closely yesterday and in previous games.

I wouldn't lose any sleep if I never saw Tadic in a Saints shirt again. Sorry but he was so woeful today.

Les seems to have come on in leaps and bounds since his Charlton days when there was many in football who derided him, plus I gather he had a few enemies when involved in the England set up. But good luck to him he seems to have hit on a winning formula. All this talk of black boxes, bespoke software etc etc does make me smile especially when we have subs who leave their pads and shirts in the dressing room at half time. Sometimes the basics are overlooked. The owner and the chairman should be applauded for letting the football people run the football part of the business, that is one fundamental reason we are doing so well, no interference.

One of your better posts although you were being a tad kind to Cortese, this is the man who in his final weeks at the club threw a lot of our valuable historical memorabilia into a skip - including the beautiful copperplate minute books that went back to 1898.

The last time Saints were pushing for glory in the League Lawrie Mac reckoned we were one player short and set up a deal to buy Jim Bett, a Scottish midfielder. For the first time ever the Board did not back him and when Woodford told Lawrie he had doubts about Bett's tackling ability the deal fell through. That was the straw that broke the camel's back for Lawrie who decided to leave. Sometimes that one extra player can make a big difference in the final run in and I hope we don't lose a good chance to make a name for ourselves because of over prudence or a let's wait until the summer attitude. We may never have a better chance.

Bit early for this sort of rubbish. One good game means nothing, he needs to get his head down, work hard and deliver on the pitch and then maybe talk to the tabloid press.

He's changed his tune from a week or two back - with Rodriguez still a while away we are dangerously light for cover for Pelle

"But Pompey have declined to comment on who would be liable for the cost of additional work". there is that endearing transparency again, their supporters are so lucky to have a club that is run in such an open, honest, uncomplicated, fan-friendly manner.

Irrevelant how I know but trust me he is on the verge of coming back to playing and that is good news because we are stretched at the moment

No back or groin problems

I can categorically refute this.

He is very near to being ready to play and could be picked as early as next Saturday

I nodded off when the youngster Cliff Morgan became a capt

Well I hope our scouting team/managerial team have got one eye on the forthcoming close season. If the exodus materialises (and forgive me for at least thinking about it) then it will be a reassurance that all eventualities/replacements are already been considered.

If I was a betting man I would lay a few quid on this one - I think most people have accepted he's off in the summer, that was the deal he struck with RK last year. I think the exodus this coming summer could nearly be as significant as last pre season with Clyne and Rodriguez and perhaps Cork all departing.