Saint Without a Halo

Let's be fair Paine did get a world cup winners medal as a squad member in 66 and also made the journey from the then Div 3 to division 1 with saints but that was almost 50 years ago to do so now where players move at the drop of a hat must be so much harder

And to think there was a debate about him losing it and Hooieveld being better as we left the championship some 4 seasons ago

An absolute hero

From League one to European Champion all whilst staying at Saints What a story

What A story for our last remains league one player Take a bow Jose Fonte European Champion He has outdone Lambert Lallana and Morgan and he didn't need to move to achieve it

Come on Fonte and Cedric we could be the only premier team with two European Champions in it

Apart from Wales and Iceland that is! And of course England who produced their usual tournament form

Fonte and Cedric will be knack erred when they get back Thank god we made the Group stage in Europe and don't have to kick off next week!

Clattenburg handing out the yellows now we are in extra time

It's the yellow one across the runway where he is about to land tha worries me

People are still struggling with the fact our strategy is to find young undervalued players with potential give them a shop window train and allow them to flourish and then sell them on for a profit If we didn't allow players to leave ambitious young players would be less likely to come This strategy is markedly different from nearly all other clubs which is why they and the multitude of Journos just don't get it! The point is it seems to work We are now an established top ten club, good young players seek us out, the owner and club make a profit year on year, and our wage and running bills are reasonable this seems an ideal strategy for a club of our size and allows us to continue improving commercially in small steps year on year as we eat into the differential between us and the big boys Koeman whilst an excellent manager was not in line with the strategy as he had his own personal ambitions to improve at a faster and obviously less affordable rate in order to secure his top job with a Barcelona level club Hence we were not to concerned about him leaving when he was unwilling to commit This year we will have a new manager a different but attractive style a European run and a few more good young ambitious players to watch and next year we will again be that little bit more better off commercially

If your objective is to make 20m to 30m. A year profit on transfers year after year and be seen to allow successful players to move on it will encourage ambitious youngsters to choose us We are obviously happy to remain a top 10 side that attracts good youngsters puts them in the shop window and allows them to move on for a profit It is a strategy we have implemented successfully for three year now and whilst it has risks it seems to be working We know we cannot compete with the top clubs on commercial revenue and seem to be happy repeating this sequence It means the owner makes money and the fans get to see good young players so not all bad It also means we stay within our means and never risk the clubs finances which again for a club of our size is the sensible thing to do we can all remember the consequences of what happens once you are on a slippery financial slope

Get Morgan back if he will take a wage cut he is unwanted at United

Liverpool will never help ramp up our offers now though, as it will only cost them more next year!

Correct! Remember the Shteeeve De Ridder video? it was amazing!

Tadanari Lee was originally South Korean but played for Japan

The way the pounds going post Brexit won't be much difference by the time we come to pay

Iceland being shown up for what they really are! what happened to all that super coaching of Icelandic kids that negated Engalnds 150 to 1 population advantage that was being spouted when we lost Or the excuse that premier players are overworked ( nearly all Frances team play in England too) 4-0 HT to France

It's about time the players were on performance related pay for their clubs and country too would stop them being happy to sit on the bench

Oh look the Germans win on pens again despite missing 3

These penalties are atrocious

We should sign up the Welsh and Icelandic teams after a season with us in the premier we can sell them on to Liverpool Et al at vast profits

Even better that Vokes made Alderwield look a real chump Not been a good Euro cup for Spurs Players has it

What odds an iceland Wales final that would really shake the footballing foundations just like Liecester did in the Premier

Congratulation Wales what a magnificent Performance based on real British play England players management and the FA should hang their heads in shame and if this doesn't get across the message that overpaid prima donnas apeing a very poor Barcelona type of play and afraid to hurt their big toe will never make a team, nothing ever will, Hodgson should give half his salary to Coleman who has shown how to get the best out of limited resources and build a team with courage and character to be proud of