James

Last season I was confident Ron was picking the best team available each game, this season I'm not sure at all. Some of his team selections and substitutions have been completely baffling.

Unbelievable that Juanmi can't get on. This is just awful. Either it finishes 0-0 or we'll lose 0-1. No way we are scoring here. We could play all day and we wouldn't get close.

Stonewall pen.

Agree. His crossing is an absolute joke, no pace and more often than not into the stands. To blame Pelle makes it even more laughable.

Was at the game and now watching it back on Sky+. Sky cannot get enough of these Wanyama and Mane stories. Almost as if they are willing them both to leave. Quite how they can operate a betting company and then spend all of their time peddling these transfer rumours is absolutely beyond me. Absolutely ridiculous that they spend so long talking about it.

Best game I've seen from him today. Moved the ball quickly and decisively. As others have said he did have a lot of space to do his thing but encouraging performance. Something to build on.

What a load of nonsense. Rodriguez through the middle would be nowhere near as good as pelle had been this season. pelle has been one of our best players so far this season and did well again today. Seriously, what on earth do people expect? As others have said, thank god we've got koeman making decisions and not some of our fans.

The fact they aren't in training pictures doesn't mean they won't be back in two weeks time...

He just does absolutely nothing.

Very worried re that statement from Koeman, I mean, what the actual ****?

Just awful. We look a shadow of our former selves. We look knackered and its only mid-August. Very worrying. Never thought I'd say it, but I'm losing a bit of faith in Ron. We were awful at the end of last season and we are still awful and incapable of scoring. He doesn't seem to know what to do at the moment. We are 100% reliant on Pelle, he can't do it by himself. The service to him is quite frankly appalling and I feel a bit sorry for him if I'm honest. With a supporting cast of Davis (never scores), JWP (never scores) and JRod (very very rusty) we were never destined to score to be honest.

Absolutely spot on. My thoughts exactly. Club need to restore our faith with a firm no as they did last year with Morgan. If they don't then this summer is almost as bad as last and we were assured it wouldn't happen again.

They've sacked it off because he's rejected them to go to Chelsea. They are hardly going to have sacked it off because they are confident of getting Mane for less than £21m. That said, I bet we do end up selling him. We always do no matter what Les or the rest of the merry gang tell us. If he does go then there will be no time to get a quality replacement and, given he's been one of the only positives thus far, I fear we are in for a long hard and disappointing season.

No way we are accepting less than the amount they would have paid for Pedro so nothing to see here I don't think.

You can't sell top quality players every year, replace them on the cheap with "highly rated" players from Europe and constantly get away with it. It worked last year, doesn't look like it has this year (or at least not yet). We are starting the season without an on the pitch replacement for Toby or Morgan and it shows (yes I know Clasie is injured).

Sort it out Ron, this is dreadful.

Need Targett off at half time. Just awful, getting done every time.

According to who?

Have emailed you.

Yes.

Guys Very last minute I realise but have a spare for Vitesse away. Can meet outside SMS tomorrow pre espanyol or post to whoever wants it. Obviously only want £11 for it (£1 for booking fee!)

Guys Have got a spare for Vitesse away if someone wants it. Assuming it arrives in the post would be willing to meet outside Sms pre Espanyol to do a handover. Face value to a Saints fan of course.

Very impressed with Soares, he looks absolute class.

Not sure how quickly we will move to identify new targets, by all accounts we assumed he was signing. Big test for the club now - must be well behind in our pre season planning with only 2-3 weeks before our first competitive game.

At the very least it sounds like we've been taken for a ride here either by Toby or Athletico. All pointed to us being able to complete the deal but looks like Spurs are going wrap this up. Hope we haven't banked on keeping him and now we are well behind in our pre season plans. We need reinforcements pronto as our defence for the opening games looks quite weak and inexperienced. Only one of our first choice back 5 will be available! Our departures this year are shaping up to be as significant as last year despite Reed saying we were well prepared etc. Lot of work to do now just to make the team as good as it was last year. Just hope we didn't try and be clever and get him on the cheap on a technicality and it blew up in our faces. Much too risky a game to play with such an important player.