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But you can't ignore the financial implications, it directly affects what team we have to support. So let's say we go down to enjoy more competitive games, but we will loose the pl monies after a few years, ticket prices are cheaper, so the whole package starts to deteriorate, including the pl stadium that we can no longer afford. I see no one wishing to be pompey and their footballing position is nothing to be envious about. This is the reality, we can go down, but you will loose your ability to buy good players, stadium will deteriorate and we will have a much poorer club overall. Not a good gamble just to see us be in a weaker league to assume we will be competitive. We dropped like a stone down the leagues and luckily we had SRL to save us. Every team not in the pl will have ambitions to get to the pl. You have lost your ambitions, I have not.

Very interesting, love a good conspiracy theory, and by the looks of that ref it could be true. I was appalled by that refs lack of calls, letting var make the call on the Kane tackle near the box, shove on mount....... this was ineptitude at the highest level, the tackle on saka that lead to the first goal by France ....he was soooo weak that the only reason a card was shown for mounts blatant shove was because England players called for it.... he was a pupet that should be no where near this tournament. Unless he was there to make a certain outcome happen......

3 hours ago, cloggy saint said: And yet literally thousands have done it. And they all know they bottled it, choked, brain fart, fluffed their kick, cracked under the pressure. A penalty takers worst night mare is their brain. The pressure become too great and you miss a huge goal from close range with a dead ball. No respected footballer, especially a pro paid millions will miss a penalty and say it was to hard to do? They will know they messed up and it should not have happened if the nerves did not get the better of them. Harry knows he choked. But it's understandable.........we have seen thousands do it.............So thousands have choked, and wish they could have it back BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY SHOULD AT LEAST HIT THIER TARGET.......

Great post, thank you for the detailed description of his coaching experience with Luton. You have elaborated on details of NJ that our owners must have seen and been tracking. This just reaffirmed that his appointment was a calculated decision on the right kind of principals we are looking for.

Welcome NJ, never heard of you, but will support you and our team!! Like your philosophy and ethos on how to manage a team. Our new owners are constantly surprising me with their choices, never a clue as to what they will invest in, but always alot of research and thought into what they want. Because they uncover hidden gems, I will be constantly clueless as to their thinking as they don't choose the established, the known, the obvious. That moneyball tactic will always mean excitement and anxiety in equal measure. This is the biggest test for them as it is their choice of a new manager and how they see us going forward with their 1st choice managerial appointment.

Great to see CC showing why we were rumored to be after him for a few transfer windows. The 4 cb of CC, Sal, Lyanco and ABK is a very strong group! Love the way he man handle Jesus! With Lyanco also being more involved in the back line this year, our Serb and Croat will scare the shite outta teams!

Well done Dj, always like what you bring to our team. So happy your hard work and dedication got you an extention. You attitude on the field and off is great and I hope you can push on to be an even greater asset to the team!

It will not take long for our new young standout crop to be snapped up. LAVIA is already on Chelsea radar..... The Blues took Zakaria on loan from Juventus last Thursday but Boehly is said to be aware that the Switzerland international is a short-term fix. Chelsea turned to Zakaria after having offers rejected for Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia and Ajax’s Edson Alvarez.

From Chelsea.......We were told when Boehly arrived at the club that, for the first time in two decades, the manager would have the final say on transfers. True to his word, despite the new owner wanting Cristiano Ronaldo, Tuchel said no and that was that. The seven players, bought for £250m, were therefore ‘Tuchel signings’. The last of which, signed 130 hours before his dismissal (give or take), was about as Tuchel a signing as it’s possible to be. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – whom Tuchel had described as “my player” even before he had agreed to join – played 59 minutes of football under Daddy before Daddy was shown the door.

Looks like Saints sent another manager to the employment office. Owners hate loosing to little Ole Saints. We spent the same in transfer fees as they did for one player and with kids we won the game! Chealsea new owners as ruthless as the last gangsters oligarch. What a mess, buying loads of players, tons of money spent, good players getting stale, buy more players.....what a shite show......loving it!!

That one of the blatant things they do for the chosen team in th PL, 8+ min for pool ? Small team chasing and the whistle will blow within seconds of a small extra time. Ralf was livid with the 4 min for the last game. Obvious bias ignored by the millions.....billions.

Oh Dman, you stalking me again, you are so childish, nothing to add to convo, just rude insults. You are such a waste of space. So, same old tired excuses for our corrupt English refs, they are just bad or poor decisions, they are scared or under pressure, we could use none refs, handicapped refs..... Anything but the obvious, they are corrupt. They do it with intent to change the outcome. Why can rest of the world use it without such controversy, how? How can you continue to hire these refs that make bad decisions for decades, why, no one answers that, decades is not a mistake! How can these same refs, who have been poor in fans, teams, coaches and owners eyes be given the OVERSEEING of VAR role, you think it is a coincidence? Can you tell me refs have not been generally harsher in their calls against smaller clubs when playing the big boys? When it looks like a duck, quack like a duck....it is corrupt refs and the organisation behind it that SUPPORT it.

Oh shite I have some PL lawyers and retired PGML refs stalking my place 👀

This is a key point. Remember refs had complete control over the game before VAR was forced upon them after decades of complaining that the refs were getting it wrong too often. But lets not forget that the boisterous crowd for more fair refereeing was us smaller clubs, the one getting shite calls week after week. VAR finally gets introduced....and it works!! For a while...Remember those early days, VAR was making the right calls, and small clubs started to benefit...big 6 teams started to fall down the league. An erroision of VAR abilities began....strange hand ball changes, less reviews, VAR interferences when none was needed, no interference when it was needed. To today's event of a very simple useful tool. Speaking of tools, the refs..... are not fools, garbage, inept etc. They are very clever Profesional that have many years experience at the highest level. The VAR get the most senior, experienced refs....hmmmmmm, experienced in what?? Cmon, you know, changing the game to suit the top clubs when needed, yes I said it again!! It is sooooo obvious. As a supporter of one of "smaller" clubs I have seen this all my life, the only time I felt vindicated that the refs would not unduly affect the game was the early days of VAR. Now the refs have neutered VAR, they can continue to control the game and in turn control the LEAGUE. That brings me to the big elephant 🐘 in the room...THE PL A little slap on yhe hand then a kiss on the cheek 😘. The captains of the richest league in the world! Yet you want me to believe they let inept refs run around for decades? You want me to believe that putting those same refs in VAR would have a different outcome? You want me to believe they cannot handle VAR like the other countries or tournaments can? You want me to believe there is no big team bias fron the refs? The PL are the captains of this raft, skip, scooner, yatch, ship and now MEGGA SHIP. A $$ BILLION $$ enterprise. They have a valuable product that they protect at a cost, and we are the fodder for the big boys that built this brand. We disappear and we almost did ( TKU ML) and no one would miss us, MU have a bad year, years like they have and their brand gets hurt! It is about fans, viewership and we don't move the needle, so we don't get the call from the well trained professional refs that ensure the PL brand stays strong....MONEY is in charge again....sad but true.

I know he is not your cup of tea but I see you are hoping he can come good, in your eyes, at least, keep those fingers crossed. This team is different, we are getting younger every transfer window, not a coincidence, Ralf has done his best work with young players because they can handle the style he plays, if they are strong enough and skilled enough. They bring the most important thing to his style, BOUNDLESS ENERGY!! this is crucial for the high press, the tracking players one on one, I saw the recovery speed with the new young men, the never give up, the "in your face old man" attitude. We actually have the kind of players for Ralf ball, let's enjoy how far he can take it, Ralf is not perfect, but he certainly bring the entertainment and excitement to our club. MARCH ON....SAINTS MARCH ON!

I wonder how much truth was in the rumor of him leaving this window when we were hunting for a new starting striker? I thought Broja pisssed both AA and especially Che off last year. A kid loaner that became greedy and didn't score was still getting game time over the southampton players. WTF, would have been my attitude. We didn't get a new striker, and actually tried to get a winger at record price who would have been less of a threat and more of asset to our existing strikers. I agree now they know they are the main guys, they both seem to be playing better and seem eager to prove they can deliver. Let's support our new look team, including the maligned Moi, Dj and Diallo who are all proving to be good players and giving their all.

That sneaky athletic, taking Salisu nick name and giving it to Beds. Should read " he is a a brick in Salisu's wall".

So happy he is getting more game time and showing he can play and be an asset. Always thought some of our fans were harsh on him constantly wanting to get rid of "bambi on ice". He has skill, pace and a never say die attitude! So happy Ralf has seen he's good attributes and is finding a space for the lad. He and the new young players are all showing they can handle and thrive in the prem.

Wow, MLG you have alot of devoted followers, this is about a potential player and they all want to talkabout is you. You must feel proud of your followers hanging on your every word. They all jump to get in the first adorning response to appease you. You are truly a GOD.

Good to see AA show some form. Hopefully he can build some momentum and show his talents. Always thought he was a tidy player, good in tight spaces, quick feet, thinks quickly and has pace. He is a good striker not only based on his CL scoring, but on Broja comments, that he was the best finisher at the club, in training at least 😉

I hope so, we supposedly offered good money for Liam, unusually showed our hand I think because we really want him. We haven't given up! I was sure we had after Pepe shut us out. Joe must be pushing hard for this kid! Yes another big gamble on a kid, but as you saw yesterday, these young men have plenty of talent to match our seasoned pros. I hope it is not a loan, as we saw what happened with broja. We showed the world what he could do and thus priced ourselves out. I would rather Liam than ineacho. I think Joe having known both would prob have Liam too. Ineacho is a bigger gamble, 25 and not holding down a first team spot at a rival team....why? Not enough game time, why not? Not impressive at training? Leicester had a horrible run last season, yet ineacho could not make the team or have an impact? I am not writing him off, he obviously has talent, but will he suddenly come good by swapping to SAINTS?

Both have power, but the player has the ultimate power if they are belligerent. VVD was a perfect example of how we tried to hold on, but the player decided to down tools and do a half arsed job. Schneiderlin's transfer on the other hand did his last year admirably. Cucarella has reportedly put in a transfer request, so Brighton may have a VVD or a Schneiderlin on their hands, which one, we will see.

Wow, Chelsea are going all out for their targets, it may all be paper talk, but to scupper both man city and united deals is showing alot of balls. All the work the Manchester clubs, especially United for de Jong, to loose out to Chelsea would be hilarious. But the Chelsea youth must be worried, this continued loading up of big players to Chelsea must have an affect on their long term decisions. So in the sport of getting one over your rivals (yes we have played Chelsea well enough to call us a rival, hehe) let's go after one of their targets! Cesare Casadei, 19, Italian midfield mistro! Chelsea low balling Inter at 6 mill, they want closer to 15m or a lower price with buy back, LET'S DO IT!

The men's need what the women had, LUCK!!! You can't beat lucky....

I presume you mean our established players will start as you do not rate any of the new signing. Why would I be worried about our established players playing against a team they drew, lost by one goal and won against? Seems as if they were good enough against Spuds last year. Why would I be worried this year. Our players last year were good enough to stay up, we added depth, why are you still predicting doom and gloom?