James

Can see it now - Stephens and Gardos against Zlatan at Wembley.

Think everyone got their hopes up when Puel said it was only 3 weeks pre-Swansea.

Utter incompetence from Reed. There really is no other word for it.

Good start Jose...whoops.

Bit of an odd one. On day one of the window I would have given anything for a striker, now we've got one but are, instead, woefully short at the back. Typical Saints to take with one hand and give with the other. Let's hope he gets us firing as we will need goals to get points as don't see many clean sheets coming.

Got to wonder whether we are either very difficult to negotiate with or, being frank, too cheap. Whilst I appreciate that we can't spend recklessly it does seem to take us an age to complete deals compared to other clubs. Boufal in the summer and we've been negotiating for Gabbi all window. Palace probably just paid the fee to get the deal done whereas I wonder whether we tried to haggle too hard and Liverpool just found another taker.

I've said it in the past and I'll say it again Reed needs to keep his mouth shut. The regularity with which he says or indicates something is going to happen and then the opposite happens is getting a bit silly now.

Did we really wait until the last day of the window to find that out? Blimey.

It's a forum, the whole point of it is to post your opinion.

I don't mean officially I mean rumour wise?

If we had I presume we would have heard by now no?

Dear Les, if we are so well prepared in the transfer market then why did you make a last minute loan approach for Jordi Amat?

Amat? Jesus. Les making himself look silly here. Mismanaged window for sure.

Not negative just realistic. I suppose your predicting a 5-0?

Agreed, was quite optimistic about this but given we've failed to remedy our defensive situation I'm not as desperate for a striker as I was at the start of the window. Seeing Sakho at Palace just adds to the insult.

Less than 10 league goals between the three of them. If that's good form then I'd like to see bad...!

Carroll will cause mayhem here. Can see us conceding at least two. Given we can't score can only see a defeat here unfortunately.

Did you watch the Arsenal game?

If Yoshida gets injured then it will. Gardos and Stephens for any prolonged period...gulp...

Agreed. I think it's unlikely but it's not out of the question.

Humiliated in the cup to rest our players to play like that against a cr*p Swansea. Masterclass from Puel. This rotation b*llocks is doing us no favours at all.

Shows up lying Les doesn't it?

Where's the centre back Les?

Nope but we are in a cup final so it's all ok

Watch us announce Gabbiadini now to mask another defeat. Pathetic.