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Atkins would have signed more players in the window. Fact. Playing manager merrygoround has set player recruitment back at least seven weeks.

We'll be fine. We lost 2-1 to Man Utd last night and that must be worth something.

Butland is not going somewhere to sit on the bench. He would only replace Gazza here as 2nd choice. He has been poor this season. In the short term, we're not missing much.

We play UTD off the park and yet our fans start saying they'd take a point before the Wigan game? This is a game we have to win to ensure the new manager doesn't take too long to get his first win. One would suggest three points will not be forthcoming against City either.

Why do we need another keeper?

If we can lose to Man Utd in the manner we did last night, we should have no probs this season.

Why is there so much aggro in this thread? We should all be happy tonight. Saints put in a cracking performance. Can't we just get behind the team FFS.

And yet you waste it so readily....

There is no reason why a government should hand out free money. it's unnatural. At least put the poor in workhouses and make them earn their keep.

Maybe.

On tonight's performance, we need one or two. Certainly somebody who can turn shots into goals.

I get special dispensation as the owners know I am the best poster. I get paid per bite c

It's Atkins.

I agree wholeheartedly. That's why I think it's ridiculous that some are over selling a defeat to Manchester United.

No, just disinterested according to the forum experts. This is probably something else to celebrate.

No points is no points. You don't get plus one for trying. The plucky little Southampton tag is nothing to be proud of. It's the sort of weight that hangs from our necks like facepaints, fancy dress and thermos flasks at half times. Football is about winning. We sacked Atkins because we weren't winning. Let's not get too carried away in celebrating yet another defeat which edges us closer to relegation.

Is your satisfaction at this evening's result so fragile that one poster can make you turn back into a foul mouthed yob? Obviously you weren't that happy after all.

What is the bigger picture? Watching Reading get out the relegation zone and close the gap on us? Yippee.

Ps I would have rather we got a lucky point than played brilliantly and got no points.

No, I expected a defeat. That's why I am relaxed, rather than singing from the roof tops about how awesome we are because we lost.

But not Ramirez. We overpaid for him and he looks lazy.

If he masterminds every game this way and we continue to lose 2-1, I will be ecstatic. There's no better way to lose than with a tactical genius in charge.

The bigger picture is we lost. Getting hysterical about a bit of pressure in the 2nd half is myopic. Let's get the facts right. Even Reading managed a point tonight.

He said, "Mates." Not Mongboard aliases.

We lost. This does not make me want to **** myself silly. Just shows what a small club mentality fans like you have. We're aspiring to top four now, not 2-1 defeats.