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So, is it a question of only being able to have one rather then the other?

Both of which happened before Christmas. We have looked entirely lackluster from set pieces recently. It's just a worry. Coupled with how we can seem one-dimensional with our wing-play. I have no real suggestions just wonder if anyone else shares my concerns.

I feel increasingly frustrated when we get a corner, mainly thanks to us having consistently offering no threat for a very long time. The last two I can remember from this set pieces are Lovren v Sunderland and Lovren v Liverpool. Either way nothing in recent games, and indeed for the whole of the calendar year. Could this be a function of our continued commitment to possession play? A sacrifice of opportunistic plays and method? It's a worry, every time we get a set piece in an attacking area there is no anticipation anymore. Ward-Prowse looked sharp in his delivery for a while, certainly more then Adam but even now, nothing. It just feels like we are wasting a wonderful avenue of opportunity.

Stick a guy on a 6 year contract with a new board incapable of throwing their weight around and an aging squad that were dragged kicking and screaming to the title last year by a man who's reputation had become the very essence of the club. Feel sorry for Moyes actually, he never had a chance. Frankly, I can see Ryan Giggs getting the role full time. With Fergie in the background holding influence no previously proven manager will want to go there, especially with no Champions League football.

I'm not joining your holy war. Nice try though.

Just so long we avoid away plastics in the home end all restrictions on ticket sales are fine. Still cannot get over how many made it in during the last game of the 04/05 season. They were not gracious either.

Lukaku will be returning to haunt the same weekend as last year when he was part of an attack that put three past us. By virtue of Everton still having a lot to play for they will overcome us, just hope we work on our attacking movement a bit more this week and look better going forward then we did v Cardiff and Villa.

He looked totally bereft of confidence going forward, a shame as his pace and incisiveness are his best asset. He did defend well though, but without Jay we lack the movement through the middle to stretch even the poorer defences, the wings need to be utilised more. Shaw was excellent and given the tactical remit to do it, Clyne should have been allowed the same grace with the midfield drilled to cover any potential break from Agbonlahor as he surged forward.

Certainly not reflective of the part of the lower tier I was standing on. It wasn't the loudest away game I've been to but there was more then a little life in us. The Villa fans were more embarrassing, waited an hour until signing anything of collective note.

Wow. Big time. I will however give them credit for being a Chameleon. They are adapting to their surroundings and contemporaries beautifully! The future is bright.....

You truly rate Cork that highly? He's good, but one of the best you've ever seen?

Aside from his testimonial I never saw him play for us.

Same formation for me: Gk: Antti Niemi DL: Wayne Bridge DR: Paul Telfer DC: Dejan Lovren DC: Michael Svensson M: Morgan Schneiderlin M: Adam Lallana M: Matt Oakley F: Theo Walcott F: Rickie Lambert F: James Beattie Manager: Nigel Adkins Honourable mentions: Pahars, Bale, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cork, Boruc.

Aside from our game at Cardiff over Christmas of course. Better to support then undermine.

A friend of mine did the trip to Kenya, a month or so of humanitarian work funded by her redundancy pay. I believe Cortese was meant to go but didn't in the end, nonetheless she met him at St Mary's on return, just like all of the other participants.

Agreed, a nice throwback to the very early kits. But with the Addidas stock on 50% off in the club shop + the rumours..... I just hope we get a good option next year.

Always used to Park at College street. Always spaces if you are there around 1-1.15, taxi ride to the stadium of only a couple of quid. Spar shop near to the car park with an ATM if required. There is a noodle car just around the corner near to St Mary's Church with seating.

Of course many of us care, many want you to do well. I would love to see the Cherries in the Premier League just like I hoped we would both go up from League 1 together in 2011. Feet up time? It's felt like that since the Sunderland defeat in the FA Cup. The subplot of four players chasing an England place has kept things interesting.

Wanyama is certainly stronger and better in the air but Cork offers better technical ability with the ball, Wanayama is caught in a catch 22 position currently, he is being kept out of the side by an in form player but needs game-time to rediscover his touch. I would start with Cork over Wanyama at the moment if a direct choice needed to be made, putting both into the team would be an option though. As for a prediction..... Cardiff will be fighting for their lives and I hope our team spirit hasn't been broken too badly by Jay's injury. Saints 2-1 Cardiff.

Remember they were taken over by some American syndicate, selling players on promotion in order to maximise return? No. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/derby-county/transfers/verein_22_2007_default_default_alle_a_default.html According to that they had a net spend of around £15m. Alan Stubbs, Claude Davis (Over 3 million for Claude Davis!?), Rob Earnshaw, Kenny Miller..... they wern't shy.

Even compared to the previous 'smaller' clubs to have played in the Premier League; Blackpool, Barnsley, Oldham, Swindon..... yes, they would be without doubt the smallest to have got in. In terms of current stature though, could it be argued that Bournemouth are similar in terms of stature to Swindon and Oldham?

Way to bump a survey that's no longer taking responses. It's not so much the surveys themselves that are annoying it's more how contradictory and poorly constructed they tend to be. Also, being rude is hardly likely to help your cause.

Doing some digging and I rediscovered this article.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1250700/Saints-winners-Why-old-rivals-Southampton-Portsmouth-bitter-enemies.html One quote in particular stands out. A recurring theme I keep coming across whenever I read about the rivalry is that there was no real animosity for the first 60 or so years, the complete bitterness and hatred in many quarters is a relatively recent thing that coincided with the rise of hooliganism.

Wasn't that in 1994? Despite being only ten at the time I remember it was quite funny.

Can understand it would be more intense within the cities themselves. Growing up within the catchment area but not the city (Colden Common.... Winchester and Eastleigh will always be red and white at heart) there was no day to day feel of rivalry in the 90's aside from that one game in the F.A. Cup.