James G

Statistically, Southampton are high up in the fouls received list, so JWP gets more chances to have a go at goal from free kicks. Spurs, Liverpool and West Ham are not good teams for his strengths and stats. He is, also, overvalued at 50m.

Yeah, it's really interesting. It wasn't a haggle, it's about club status and it's about when do we officially become a Championship club. It's an odd one lol

I think he will, but it's not a thing, yet. Seems like a decent chap and seems to love the club

He might stay. Nothing doing at this point.

Individually, the players are good. Look at the Leicester team, they're all Premier League players. I think everything above player level has been the problem, it's the process of change that has led to this season. But this season has come about because of recent seasons. I think, maybe, keeping former senior players would have kept us up, but still low down. You sometimes have to reboot, and we will be best placed to return next year. All the other teams are in more of a mess

It's under contract laws, still requires compensation

It's not true

I think it must be this. The betting after the math. Of the original 3, one was disregarded, the other 2 said no, so this must be our guy. It's one of those stats manager guys, a real risk. Southampton haven't quite nailed the stats thing yet, and the squad is made up from two other playing styles. But, there is money, plus we have multiple proven existing players from the Championship. I do think it needs a more experienced manager

They've got a plan in place, and it continues next season. They're confident of bouncing back up straight away. There is money there if needed and they will be talking to a particular manager once everything is mathematically determined, so keep an eye on next manager odds after that time

I think his basic shot stopping is ok, it's his positioning alot of the time, and that comes with experience

In both cases,he was offered a short contract, that's why he said no. It's just purely about money

It's true, it was only senior players But I roll with the general sentiment, and overall consensus here. I think an overall lack of 'on the field' experience since the start of the season, the lack of a striker, then the uptake of Jones-ball at a critical time has made it difficult this season. And I also agree that an experienced manager could have made a difference. I think, sometimes, people overthink football tactics, sometimes just a back to basics approach works

I think Palace, Bournemouth and Forest will go down at this point in time. I think Saints will scrape to safety. Different dynamics come into play at this point of the season.

It's what I said, they keep it tight, saints dominated possession, tick, beyond that, it was quite poor. The passing was poor to feet early, noone doing runs, closing was an afterthought. Second half, tall Paul was on and they were crossing to feet alot. On set pieces, the back post was abandoned again, this needs addressing

They've played through the lines a few times, if they can do that a bit more, Brentford are playing to type, and they look vulnerable and slow to that. They close in, have four or five players round the ball. Need some more forward passes, and players making runs, then that takes out half their team.

I think we're getting more space down the left, need to exploit that, right hand side needs subs. Too much dithering on the ball, need to avoid giving them set play near the goal

Worst decision ever lol

DCC has a virus

Whatever happens, saints need to keep possession. Brentford can overwhelm with their playing style, it's very wide and they keep tight. It's very clever, need to disorientate them and get them out of position. It'll be a good game to watch

Tall Paul was a Jones thing, the goalkeeper kicks up to Paul, player picks up the second ball, pass to a runner on the wing, crosses it in, then tall Paul scores or creates something. The gameplay is more to feet now, more about Adams either scoring, or holding for the three in behind to score. It's more defensive

Midfielders are more prone to injury than any other position. Younger players are also more prone to injury. Training is intense and can result in injury just on its own, it is statistically less than matchplay, but not by alot Point being, it is good longer term to protect the younger players

I think, keep the same team, keep that consistency, keep the possession, give Sulemana an outlet, keep forward again to give Baz some space and that'll give Southampton a good chance.

I think out of 26 keepers fielded last season, McCarthy was the second worst in the league. I don't know how the stats compare to Bazunu, but it sounds like a rock and a hard place when choosing which one to play

It's going to be interesting, overall Man Utd have started matches slow, then they get into gear after 20 minutes, then peak in the second half. I think they'll start more quickly this week, so it's going to be interesting. The weakness with Utd is they overplay and make errors when frustrated.

He's recovered, was deemed 90% fit a couple of days back. It's Man Utd, so I would probably stick with the same team just from a match sharp perspective