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Glad someone else that thought the same. Said at work that Ralph threw McCarthy under the bus at Man City . Ralph knew full well there was a chance we’d let in a few goals and like you said didn’t want to knock Forster’s confidence.

To be homest i think most players and clubs "tap up" a simple "would you be interested in a move to so and so" etc. As for Vestergaard it shows how he's now viewed , this time last year many fans would have been pleased with him leaving.

I think Saints will only be alowed 4000 in from my understanding. If we get to the cup final and fans are allowed to return then I hope Saints reward those who have kept their season ticket 1st. No doubt of those that requested a full refund some will disagree and expect a full refund yet still think they are entitled to all the benifits of a season ticket holder who didnt ask for a refund.

Like when Saints stay up this season it will be down to Sheffield United's , West Brom's and one others ineptitude then.... Mark Hughes did a great job of keeping us up - we even went to Swansea and got the result we needed . As some else pointed out, for whatever reason he changed tactics the beginning of the next season and Saints struggled.

2 Distinctly average seasons in which we lost 9-0 twice. However win a the cup and he will be only our 3rd manager in 136 years to win a trophy which, after all is what football is about. Fine margins.

Fucking Leicester ? Since when were they a big big club ? 5 years ago many on here would have said we are on par with Leicester

Thats not exactly rocket science is it? Can we still go down? - yes its possible we could. How likey is it? - Not very likley at all. As I have said before, if we went down this season after getting 29 points from 23 games, then rather than Hassenhuttl being one of the many good managers we have had, he would become quite possibly the worst manager in our history.

Would be quite ironic, Ralph would go from one of the best managers we have had to the worst in history if that happend.

Have to agree with this. Only a few seasons ago fans were calling for Forster to be dropped and McCarthy to play. Mind you some fans are also thinking we are in a relegation scrap and some how Fulham, who have won 3 games all season, are going to overtake an 11 point gap and finish above us.

I thought many were saying the reason for our poor home form lthe last few seasons was the fans at St Mary's having a negative effect on the team...

Not that i want Ralph to resign, nor do i think he will but this is the 2nd 9-0 defeat. He;s been delt a rough hand and made a lot harder with the amount of injurys .

Were we not hoping to sign a centre half to replace Yoshdia ?

When was the last time we actually strengthened the team in January.? The last couple we’ve all hoped and said we need this player or that player but by the end of the window we ended the window weaker then when the window opened.

Southampton V Manchester City Saints won 4-1 and MicK Channon played for Man City - must have been about 79/80 season.

If Sims is premier league quality how come no other premier league clib have come in for him? Various managers have had a look at him at Saints and none have really seen him as a 1st team player. I have an idea - lets sell all our squad buy the best players in league one , bank the extra cash and see where we end up.

You forgot to add that to justify the 45000 stadium our catchment area went as far west Plymouth, Bristol as far north as the M4 and as far East as Crawley and fans would all flock to Southampton to see this happen.

I thought I read somewhere that if the tie does not go ahead due to not having enough fit players , then the side who can't field a team have to forfit the match. This might be why its not confirmed yet.

I wonder if this will be played which will benefit Saints . We have a few injuries and players could do with a rest . With Man City having a game called off and the Tottenham- Fulham game in doubt I can see football being suspended for a month . The premier league returned 18 positive tests last time out and would not be surprised if more will be returned after the next round of testing .

Josh Sims will be 24 next year and after a promising start he has failed to impress various mangers, even now with arguably one of the best managers to give young (ish is 24 young?) players a chance.

I live in Gosport and filled out the form today and said that i didnt live in a tier 3 area as today i don't. Had an email back saying my ticket will not be activated - i was going to chance it.

Very sad news. RIP

Usually after he lost the ball in the 1st place by passing to the opponents.

I think it could be the itchen stand if they only open 1 stand 200 in the executive areas then 900 each in the itchen North and South.

The are going on sale to season ticket holders? Other then the prioity groups we all have exactly the same chance. 200 tickets to sponsers/ players and 200 odd to executive members yet you havent critisied the club for that?

Out of intrest how would you have allocated the 2000 tickets avaiable ?