John Boy Saint

Again first time I had seen him today, pretty impressive, also seems to speak the same football language as Pied, the pair of them seemed to inject a bit of spice into us when they came on. Good to see players asking questions of the manager with their performances.

I am prepared to give him some slack, I don't think Norwich was the best environment for him to develop further, with us he stands a chance of improving into a very good player......... Very few players have failed to improve playing for us

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Drinks lots of his Brand of Rioja?....................... Which I have to say is a bit of a touch!

Don't spoil it for me!!......... Although I guess it's RK!!!

****Calendar Update**** August has 2 players still HERE, Jordie Clasie and Oriol Romeu. I guess #wemeltdown has gone on its summer holibobs too.

Wasn't that labelled the Titanic effect some years ago?

Congratulations Vancouver........ and thanks: was still dancing at 100!! Briefly back to that urban dictionary entry, that introduction has to have been written by someone on here.

That will be a fun dressing room, with 2 no nonsense chaps getting in the ear of the Prima-Donna's. Plus can't see either of them looking clueless on the touchline when it ain't going to plan.

What an amazing 10 years we have had in the interim, including a trip to the edge of the abyss and back. Skacel feels further back than that. Still editing my Eulogy to be delivered next week at the Funeral of my 107 year Grandmother, 10 years is a mere dot in her time. I wonder what Saints and Football will look like in 10 years time?

Without wishing to be a spoiler this summary on Jose is absolutely spot on:"It was a ‘tear in the eye’ moment to see José Fonte carrying the trophy around and giving it the big one. He stepped down a division to join us in league 1, won the JPT, promotion from league 1 to Championship, promotion from Championship to Premier league, 14th, 8th, Captain, 7th, Europa league Qualifiers, 6th, Europa League Group Stages. He was nowhere near the national team when he joined us and now look at him – holding up the second most prestigious trophy in World Football. And the best bit is that he’s still a Saints player and he’s achieved more as a Saints player than any of those bastards who’ve left in that time. Now that’s a legend."

When do we get officially put out of misery? as I have lost track...... Or senility has struck!! Ta very Muchley

Still liked the line from Tyldesley second half "Iceland are having trouble getting the ball out of defence" as 4 of them played the ball around between themselves in the little square between the corner flag and the edge of the penalty box under no real pressure then winkled it out up field. Shearer hit the nail on the head when he said "against Portugal in the warm ups we were still experimenting with a formation". Whoever takes over needs to stop this infatuation of drawing the squad from the usual residents of the Premiership top 4/6. You just have to look at Italy and the huge pool of players they have to draw on, many of whom play for the top teams in Europe, yet they have a bloke playing in a number 9 shirt who is 30 years old (?) and earns his corn playing for Southampton!! One of the lads in the Icelandic team plays for relegated to League 1 Charlton!!

That was entertaining, well done Hungary for making it a good game...... 4-0 was a tad harsh I thought.

Nice for Iceland to stick it up Ronaldo and rob them of 2nd place...... Superb break away goal to win it.

Has he gone yet

Too narrow banging on the same door over and over again, pull em about open up the spaces......... Bertie must have written all his postcards to send home out on the left.

The rest of the players seem to look at Ryan and just go nah, I ain't passing to him......... Bit like when Beattie broke into the squad.

I think Romeu is just as capable and a lot more skilled, strange how him and Vic didn't seem to gel when playing together, I guess having 2 hit men in the team does throw up a territorial conflict. I would hope that the new chap in charge will give Oriol a regular run out as that has to benefit a player in that position to play regularly, and under RK he was dropped the minute VW was back available from whichever suspension he had served, despite Oriol having put in a good stint in his absence. Oriol and Harrison could be a fun combination, if the Jack Russell doesn't get you his henchman will. Still its a shame VW is going but that's life at Saints. Best memory of him will be from this past season v Liverpool. Adam Lallana in midfield with the ball and big Vic decided to go after him, it was like we had been transported onto the plains of Africa and a Big Cat was chasing an Impala, Lallana zig-zagged to shake him off and Wanyama shadowed his every turn with Lallana having to pass it back deep into his defence to stop the persuit.

Top bit of business, top player, top bloke.

Nice to see there is still just Karma in football, after his disingenuous comments about Iceland, seems like the Elves and Trolls on that northern isle put their heads together and wove a bit of their mischief into his boots.

Not sure why, but I am quite enjoying the opening 30 minutes of the Iceland v Hungary.

I would imagine from the clubs point of view Harrison Reed is the nub of the issues regarding not bringing academy players through. I might be biased as every time I have seen Harry play for the first team he has not let the team down and been more than ready to make the step up. Yet Jordie Clasie was bought in, at RKs behest, and basically shut Harrison out of the first team, whilst not blowing our socks off with his performances by any stretch of the imagination.

Nah! That will be a pre arranged day off, seeing as 14th July is Bastille Day.

Season Ending on the 21st May!!! Madness!! FA Cup the following weekend I guess.