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I'm sorry. But local bias aside, Seaborne was clearly the better defender. Neither were perfect but Martin got more slack as he was a local lad. Time for Aaron to prove himself. He is pro quality.... time to find his level.

Interesting times. #wearesafe

Sad news. At least his suffering has come to an end. Thoughts to his family.

Yet another weird parallel with us. Anyone remember that cringeworthy ego-stroking media love-in after he emerged from "crunch talks" with Rupert Lowe about his future with us after relegation? Naturally, he agreed to stay (as though he was doing us the biggest favour) and received massive attention for it!

He has done well there/here. A move would suit him, I suspect we have now been promoted far beyond his ability level.

Can't help but agree. Monk seems to have been impressed, and if he is meant to be a big part of a defensive pair for next season, yet is not being played, then is the assumption on my part that he may therefore be playing alongside a player not already with us a bit far fetched? Could this be why he isn't playing, out of a perceived need not to blood him alongside a partner he won't need to get used to?

He was quoted on twitter today saying it has taken him 3 years to get Caterham 'right.' They are currently the slowest team on the F1 grid!

Considering it's consistency of never being right and belligerently maintaining the facade....

Stop feeding the troll, you are just encouraging it.

I would put Tal Ben Haim in that rather special bracket.

As we are safe, I would use this game to experiment a little. Forren in for Jos, Mayuka to Start. Maybe even call up Targett from the U21's. Not only would it give some fringe players a chance to impress, it'll give the rest of the squad a kick-up the ar*e and signal that performances like the one we have just endured will not simply be classified as 'one of those things.'

It's never his fault, it's never his fault....... #insert second line here#

A cup win over league position. Any day.

The wheel.

It is nuts.... Pun intended.

I remember how dissapointed I was when that came out. The design was led by GeckoSaint I believe, and he had produced some excellent concept work, then we ended up with that. A completely compromised striped design with compromised front that had to accommodate the white panel for the flybe logo and made from a material that felt the nastiest of cheap. A real *****r.

It's no last day decider. A pitch invasion would be inappropriate.

He stepped out of one of the worse teams in the Eredivisie and has firmly established himself in the top flight of English football, eclipsing it's second tier. I would expect he has a rather good perspective on this.

As would Maya Yoshida!

It is. Dad tried to vet another ticket last week with no success.

Actually I did. Especially as he is not the only player to have had a challenging season. Why pick him out ahead of a Danny Fox or Kelvin Davis. Even Lallana and Rickie make daft errors. Just as defenders all slips become magnified.

Saint Charlie threads are always very strange.

Hi mate, All the best to you, happy to oblige. Q1. What are your opinions on Southampton's season so far - has it gone how you expected? It has surpassed all expectations. I was anticipating a long hard slog of a season and that was exactly how it began. Thankfully though, the club and team has learned from it's errors and we have somehow blossomed into the competitive entertaining side that we now get to watch week in week out. To be essentially safe with four games to go is dreamland. Q2. What are your opinion on WBA's season so far? - Have we exceeded your expectations? I was dubious as to whether Steve Clark could step up from being a perennial no 2. to being the main man at a club. He has so far proven me totally wrong. A mid-table finish is the least you guys deserve after an excellent start (which included given us an absolute lesson at your place.) Q3. You made a controversial change not so long ago. What are your thoughts on MP and what difference has he made to your side? The change is still a sore point, I will always be grateful for Nigel's work here. He was treated disgracefully. Pochettino has however made us more dynamic and his pressing tactics in midfeild have made us more competitive and compelling to watch. The change he has made is in some ways subtle (same basic formations as used by Nigel) but with more emphasis on pressing and harassing the opposition. It's really entertaining and encouraging when it works. Q4. What are your opinions on West Bromwich Albion Football Club and its supporters? Always had a lot of time for the Baggies. You seem to be a very passionate yet grounded club who make the most of what they have. As a resident in Coventry I always look forward to the away day, it's nearby and freindly. Q5. Peter Odemwingie became a laughing stock during the transfer window. What did you make of his antics and how our club dealt with it? He was seemingly led up the garden path by his agent and has rightly been shown to be naive. He will need to learn from it but it seems he hasn't the humility/self awareness to do so. Q6. The game at The Hawthorns finished 2-0. What were your opinions on this game? We didn't show up. Our performance was muted, we deserved nothing that day. I feared that Nigel Adkins would have been receiving his P45 afterwards. Q7. Which players should we be wary of in your side and who do you fear in our side? Now, we don't want to give too much away..... While Rickie Lambert is a key player, our real strength lays in our central midfield, Jack Cork and Morgan Schneiderlin will be looking to dominate the game and break up any attacks before they can form while also creating a foundation for our forward line. The battle between our central midfield and your also effective midfielders, Claudio Yacob for one, will be fascinating. Q8. What side is MP most likely to choose for Saturday's encounter? I would expect something along these lines: ---------------- Lambert ----------------- Lallana --------- Ramirez ------- Rodriguez ---------Cork ---------- Schneiderlin ---- Shaw ----- Yoshida ---- Hooiveld --- Clyne ----------------- Boruc ------------------ Q9. And finally, score predictions. With the season winding down and us looking to avoid trouble in order to stay high in the fair play league (and a chance at Europe next year...) an entertaining 1-1 draw.

Utterly epic. Kudos to the original author!

It would depend on who is willing to buy.