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He is not with the rest of the squad in Belgium, so 'sick-note' it is.

Why is SaintRichmond still here? He's already shown himself up to be a troll with multiple accounts. As a reminder, here he is arguing with himself after he forgets who he is logged in as. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?50215-The-New-Manager-Thread&p=1957533#post1957533

No chance, we are already short in that position and Liverpool's trailing of any half decent player of ours including Dejan Lovren means keeping Jose is a must.

Made me laugh listening to Talksport (yes... yes...) yesterday. "Arsenal really need to focus on someone defensive, like Morgan Schneiderlin who they could get quite cheaply." Regardless of Ronald Koeman's excellent standpoint, Didn't they see how much we sold Lallana and Shaw for?

Good to see Jay up and about.

Sim Racing does interest me, once my house move is concluded I am thinking of investing in a decent wheel/peddles set up and seeing if I can get into it. I am a little lost as to where to start though, are there any beginner categories I could have a go in just to enjoy or is it all utterly serious? With my job I will not be able to dedicate hours and hours to car set-up and track learning, I just want to have some fun with it.

Egos exist to be serviced, serviced by a lifetime of strangers telling him how awesome he is and coaches building up his confidence and status. He clearly didn't want to be perceived as a pariah, so he took out the article as insurance. That it backfired so terribly will be the last thing he expected, he's never had to deal with this kind of negativity before. A clear life lesson.

Quite.

Plastic hair!!

Nice.

Doesn't matter how much time he takes, burnt bridges do not repair themselves.

Open arms? No, his star has tarnished. I would welcome his ability back but Adam Lallana the man can f**k off.

Playing Devil's advocate. Matt has won a lifetime of respect and adulation within the local community. He will forever be a superstar. I wonder if Nigel De Jong will ever get that in Manchester?

Surround him with Zidane, Nedved, Kanchelskis and Pirlo. I would have no doubt he could be effective. Sadly.....

I would love him to be. But doubt it.

Thought that was common knowledge.... Jay was terribly injured. Striking reinforcements are key.

Errr, yes.

He will have the appropriate portion named after him. The Rupert Lowe subs bench. For those who may squander potential.

Genuinely, I feel he is declining as a player.... Which is on the face of it madness when he is currently at the peak of his professional standing. However, I stand by my feeling. He peaked with us and now will enjoy a brief Indian summer before his journeyman joints succumb to the excesses he indulged in during the early part of his career. He is easily worth 4m to Liverpool, but not a Captain. He is still absolutely my favourite professional footballer... Yet he is at his apex. Only one way to go.

Don't pray for Luke, he'll be fine. Should the very worst happen he and his family will never need to work again.

Could be worse. Could be this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmuHI1REeEw

Going through the full twenty minutes on youtube. My thoughts. 1) Impressive, his manner and demeanor. Excellent. He is in control, he is clearly already the boss. He dealt with the questions about Van Gaal and Suarez well, not cutting the journalist's noses off but respecting his role and commented within turn. He is able to keep the media on side while being able to keep his cards close to his chest. 2) On that basis, Pelle is happening. He wouldn't have said it was close otherwise.... He is not a Bull****ter. 3) This is a man manager, the perfect man to transition us to a new era. Handle the egos and build a new side. He will be happy to bring through the kids if they are good enough. 4) Dejan and Morgan starting v Liverpool? I wouldn't bet against it. "He is a Southampton player...." 5) We are a top ten Premier League side. He has the attitude and profile to cement that.

"Drunk" gets my perspective.

Morgan. Give him a substantial pay raise, the arm band and a massive vote of confidence. S. Davis as a second choice.