Scoobysaint

Spent wisely, not like some.

I must admit to being slightly disillusioned to the start of the season and our dealings in the transfer market but will wait and see where we are when the window closes. We are in a tricky position that we have possibly over achieved the past couple of seasons and fans now expect us to kick on and spend a great deal to break into the top 5 or even 4. Unfortunately, the players who get us to these dizzy heights get given the opportunity of a big time move and we all we can do is get the best deal. What option do the club have? They can't hold them to their contract as they would have an unhappy player and no transfer fee. Until the players, as many have recently, buy in for the longer haul we are going to keep having the same summer misery. Admittedly, the lack of activity this summer has been disappointing but we don't need more squad depth, we need greater first team quality. There is no point spending £15 million on a player to appease the fans if he doesn't buy into the club and also if there is no potential value to be added. I think that the squad as it is will comfortably finish mid table.

What are the merits of the diamond formation? Is it to get the full backs at the byline crossing the ball? That doesn't work because they are not great at crossing but also, our centre forwards aren't in the box as they are covering the full back forward runs! I am thoroughly confused by it all, as it seems are the players. Get Hojberg on for JWP at half time.

I thought the official Twitter account said it would be streamed on the YouTube channel.

We've wanted a goalscorer in the box for a while and Austin is that man yet too many times in this new system he is picking the ball up in almost the right back position. Get him up front, near the goal and give him chances. No need for him to be tracking back so that a full back can bomb on. Yes, he scored and we won but that was dreadful against 10 men.

By Radical, I mean Tadic! Damn predictive text.

Only watched this first half of our pre season so far and it doesn't look great. I don't really get the full backs almost playing as wingers if they've not got the quality when they get the ball. Simply play wingers on the wing and full backs in defence. Radical has been woeful and everybody seems a bit lost and confused. Normally I'm a glass half full type but not too sure about this new system.

My shirt arrived yesterday and it's ok, nothing more. I ordered a L and while it fits around the "belly region", it is quite long. Mine also had the £90 tag but assume this was simply a labelling cock up.

Done deal. Saint Pierre

The RNLI as he'll need rescuing from a sinking ship by Xmas!

Would quite like him to stay but managers come and go. He's not a Saints fan so is gonna be motivated by money and transfer budget. The club have done well in the past managerial appointments and I trust them to do well again. Ideally I would like a bigger name that Eddie Howe, simply because I'm not sure how much pulling power that sort of manager would have. Gonna be another interesting summer, for sure.

Asked Skybet for odds on Koeman still being Saints manager at start of season. Response was, "we are not offering a market for that".

But concerned about Forster. He pulled up a bit after the sliced clearance and isn't looking too sure on that left leg. Hope it's nothing.

I think that maybe we did miss a chance to snaffle him but once Spurs were interested we didn't have a chance. Not because we are a tin pot club or they are top six or any other reason. I feel it is simply the fact that he can strike up a CB partnership with his Belgian team mate for both club and country.

CDAJFU if he helps take points off teams around us!

Osvaldo to QPR?

Dad was a Saints fan (from Cornwall but teacher training in Winchester) so I was a Saints fan born and raised in Cambridge. Went to first game at Portman Road on 1st Dec 84. and although I couldn't be mascot, dad has organised that I meet all the players in the changing room prior to the game. Met Shilts, Wallace, Steve Moran, Mick Mills..... We won 1-0 thanks to a David Armstrong goal. Because of Saints I relocated to Southampton where I lived for ten years before shifting onto Devon.

Been rumoured on twitter by a generally reliable ITK source (Tancredi Palmeri) that we are in negotiations with Boca Juniors over a six months loan deal for Gaston.

Why bother coming on here. You are clearly a village idiot trying to wind people up. We lost tonight because we missed chances and made two individual errors. Quite simple really but clearly not for a half wit troll such as yourself.

50-51 please

That as simply fantastic! The link up play especially down the wings was sublime and the backheels, flicks were a joy to watch. The amount of times we ripped Arsenal apart and had a spare man in the box was impressive and to be honest they didn't cause a huge amount of problems. Unbelievable times for a Saints fan right now. MOM Tadic or Morgan but could have been many others.

I went in through wiziwig and http://cafe-creme.me/chaine5.html is quality although every 20 mins it does closing and reopening. BTW that previous move where we nearly scored was simply beautiful.

En francais http://cafe-creme.me/chaine5.html

Good goal and hopefully enough now. Its been very disappointing considering the amount of times we have got the ball out wide and had chances to put in quality crosses.

Can't help but think that part of this deal is for Gaston to play the Cleba Chala role for their new Uruguayan player. Get a mate up there to help him settle!