James

It entertains me that people keep harping on about what a great training ground coach Puel is. One seriously has to wonder what he's got Redmond doing the other six days a week...

If you think we are going to get anything other than a spanking over two legs against Liverpool then you are deluded.

This is spot on.

Mainly **** off Puel. Inept tactically.

Because the players we brought in this summer are ****.

Not just the results it's the insipid football we are producing that is most concerning. If/when we get shredded by Liverpool then our season will be over.

As soon as we get spanked by Liverpool in the semi he will be out.

Too early to want Puel out? Willing to give him a bit of time but these toothless performances are very regular.

Serves us right. Puel has a lot to answer for.

Would like to see McQueen.

Sims starting is good news. Looked bright when he came on against Palace.

Was a lot better in his first season for us than a lot on here remember. If you watch the season review he scored a number of important goals. I remember when we were 3-1 up away at Stoke around Christmas the away end started singing "and we've still got Gaston on the bench." Not sure we'd have been singing that if he'd have been dog awful as the reviews on here would lead you to believe. It was Poch coming in that really did for him as he was nowhere near hardworking enough for a Poch team. We've moved on from him but as others have said he'd be a decent player in the current system. The tip of a diamond was always going to be his best position.

Forster is crap.

For f*ck sake.

Completely bizarre selection. Not really sure why we have done this.

Assume it's boufal, long and McQueen as a front three. Odd team.

Three Europa aways, no goals. Got to feel sorry for the fans the spent their hard earned getting over there.

Yes.

Would definitely take him as he's an upgrade to Clasie and arguably to Davis too. As others have said though, not really the kind of signing we make so I'd be surprised.

Completely disagree.

IMO he should have stopped it. Beaten at his near post and did get down to it.

I think these companies have been incorporated by Norton Rose, a city law firm who are likely acting for them in this, if the registered address is anything to go by. If that's right then they are certainly quite far into looking at some kind of acquisition. You wouldn't normally bother incorporating a new company to make an acquisition unless you were relatively deep into negotiations. Doesn't mean it'll definitely happen though.

JRod needs to go on loan. We can't afford to give him the game time he needs here.

Should never have started with JRod. Disallowed goal aside he was dreadful. Too many changes from Puel for me when we likely lose to City in any event. Good performance and should have won but a lot of what ifs given our best striker started on the bench. Still, nothing the manager can do about all those missed chances. Onto the next!

Agree with what you say about being bothered about supporting Saints no matter where we are. My point is more that whole point of gaining promotions from lower leagues and progressing up the football pyramid is so that the fans and the team can enjoy occasions like this. Sure it isn't as significant a game as, say, Everton at home where we beat relegation on the final day but it is a huge landmark in terms of what we've achieved as a club over the last 6-7 years. But take the point that its more an landmark occasion to be savored than a crucial game in and of itself.