Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

Grant Holt syndrome? Or just out of form? Or disinterested because he's aware his move to West Ham may be off with Cortese gone? Or worn out after 20+ games of MoPo's high intensity pressing game? Who knows! Only thing clear is that maybe a chance to recharge his batteries by sitting out the Cup game will help, with Osvaldo in need of a game after his ban. If it's true he does want to go to West Ham, maybe it's better we do let him go, if his hearts not in it any more. But, for me, I reckon it's a combination of a bit of poor form and the cumulative effects of the pressing game we play on an ageing striker.

MoPo, no go! Great news. For now. :D

Sky are never normally there. What's changed?

...give a toss about the fans at a time like this and how well they've been backed and supported each week or will it all be about loyalty to departing individual(s), new career opportunities being presented, avoiding the negativity of being at a club in supposed turmoil, a financial decision with a chance to earn more cash with a move and/or thoughts of saving prospective World Cup spaces? My feeling is that most players may wait until the end if the season to see how this pans out but some will move on for the reasons above and almost certainly the fans will have minimal bearing on any decision. Is that how others see the tiny influence of supporters too?

Might explain why Poch has seemed a bit more subdued on the touchline recently? Or he may be angry at Cortese after saying he'd loyally follow him out of the club last May and then only potentially finding out today Cortese has been leaving since October. All complete conjecture at the moment and I doubt we'll ever really know it all.

Managed to get a buyer for Liverpool. Would that be a brief for us?

Thanks Nic and for saying 'hello' to me that day you said hello to me. Thanks for masterminding our return to the Premier League taking us from our lowest ebb to where we are now. Now, we have a lady in charge, I'm hoping we will spend big because all women like shopping whether they need things or not.

Les Reed's red & white army?

S'funny how the stories about him leaving seem to coincide with transfer windows (last summer, now) - posturing to draw more cash for transfers or genuine substance? Hopefully the former, for me!

Freeing up wages for Diego, no doubt...

This one sounds too good to be true at this price so I've decided to believe it is true. Welcome to SMS, Diego!

Don't worry. If Cortese were ever to leave, Mike Wilde has told me he is ready to step back in. Let's go Wilde...

Deserved win in a tight game. Took the introduction of Ramirez to create the game winning chance, the coolness of Lallana to convert it & a stunning point blank save from Artur to preserve it.

Exactly, I don't think he could ever give a definitive no. Imagine if Barcelona rang up and said "hey Southampton, remember that Ekelund kid we loaned you before? Well we've got this lad Lionel we want rid of, inetersted?" and we said "sorry Barca, we're not buying this window..."

Malcolm Waldron as someone said earlier was decent and held his own with Nicholl and Watson.

I suggest we pray for the holy goalie...

Do they all have interpreters too? On a more serious note, would be disappointed to lose him as we've clearly progressed tremendously under him.

Brighton at SMS please, seeing as Pompey aren't around for a proper derby game.

Wasn't there some rumour suggesting Rickie's agent was trying to get him a better deal recently? Leak a story to the press that a numpty club are willing to pay extortionate wages, club respond in trying to keep their asset by offering a better deal (but not at that level) and a player who doesn't really want to leave ends up with a better deal. Simple. Except for the Don...

Isn't this the sort of thing big clubs appeal and the number of games is reduced? Do we qualify for a 'big clubs ban discount' now we are in the Prem?

We've dallied for too long in this window while others have made their moves early.

F**king falling apart we are...

What about Osvaldo? Any news on him?

Congrats to them both. Is this one of the personal issues MoPo spoke of, I wonder?

So that's Lallana out, Vela in? Would rather keep our skipper although if Vela wants to join anyway, that'd do.