Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

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.

Simon Peach said Kelvin, Clyne, Shaw and Osvaldo (ban permitting) could all be fit for Cardiff so he must be very close.

No wonder he put in a decent shift on Sunday...

Any news on the others? Big Vic or Osvaldo?

Disappointing stuff. Anyone know why Dani wasn't playing? Assuming Shaw had a knock and Clyne wasn't quite ready? Some positives -Lallana, Chambers and a goal from open play for Rickie. Too many negatives, though - Fox, Gazza and Jos the main ones. Surely Jos is going to be investigated soon by the match fixing investigation team with the rate of own goals he's getting? 4 in a season and a half and he's not even been a regular! Also, "how does the Fox play? Sh*t, Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t..." Merry Xmas all!

Darn it, can't get pic to work..

Trade in Poopey fans you know at this brand new outlet... Rates are poor though as they're not worth much.

Wonderful book which I received as a birthday present recently (only slightly marred by the fact they included my wife's name in the book instead of mine, as she intended. Ho hum.

Lambert in for Jay Rod maybe?