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Adkins last 8 games: 10 points Pochettino's First 8 games: 9 points Average Points per game in the premier league under each manager. Adkins: 1 (22/22) Pochettino: 1.125 (9/8.) Under Pochettino our form has been underpinned by the two big victories against Liverpool and Man City. Under Nigel we had made a better habit of getting wins against poorer sides (Home to Reading, away to Villa) but hadn't been able to hang on against the bigger guns. Under both we have had disappointing results against mid-table teams. I find Pochettino's style to be better to watch, but Adkins' wasn't exactly terrible either. The run in is how we should judge Pochettino, if we cannot start building some consistency against those in mid-table we will be in trouble and Pochettino will have failed. As for now, I will remain undecided but optimistic.

Your best of the season Saints player? Morgan, with honourable mentions for Shaw, Lambert and Boruc, who after a shakey start is now indespensable. Best individual performance from any player Saints/Opposition? Saints: Morgan v Citeh/Liverpool. Opposition: Scholes. Best match performance from Saints? A toss up between Citeh and Liverpool at Home Highest point of excitement? Taking the lead away at Wigan, after coming back from a goal down away after looking so poor in the first half, I was buzzing. Shame young Luke was caught ball watching at the end. Best Saints goal scored? Schneiderlin away at Wigan. Lowest point that you thought it was all doom and gloom? Away to West Ham, I was convinced Adkins was going to go that evening, at the point he was eventually let go I felt similarly gloomy, particularly as he had turned us around nicely. Best goal conceded? Cameron Jerome, goal of the season, right there. Best Song/comment heard on the terraces? That Puncheon one, purile but funny. Worse pundit you have come across since our arrival back in the big time? Mark sodding Lawrenson.

Only if he's totally disavowing Liverpool for Swansea.

Looking forward to labour crying foul afterwards despite having no credible alternative to provide. That's always fun.

Here's the OS article http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/adkins-delighted-with-shaw-pledge-590773.aspx And my Saintsweb article: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/content.php?378-Luke-Shaw-verbally-commits-long-term-future-to-Saints

Pre-contract agreement that becomes official on his 18th Birthday. I believe.

Such a pity he was essentially done by his mid twenties, imagine if he could have continued to stay fit. He should have achieved more even if it was a repetition in some areas.

He should have been one of the undisputed best in the world. After failing to establish himself at Real Madrid it was all downhill, despite his excellent goals to game ratio. I cannot help but feel he could and should have achieved even more.

I hope they are right. Particularly Claridge.

In that they didn't reach their potential and believed their own hype. For some individually, and the England side of 2002-2006 collectively as a unit.

A player who never achieved his true potential. He should have been a consistent world beater, instead his destiny was to succumb to the privilege lifestyle as his talent and fitness waned. Quite symptomatic of the supposed 'golden generation' of English talent he was meant to be a key player for.

I do feel a bit nervous about us being hailed as a success story when our minimum requirement for the season hasn't yet been achieved.

Christ, he changes jobs quicker then I change trousers.....

I believe his family are now based near to Chandlers Ford or Otterbourne. Certainly, he is seen in the Chandlers Ford ASDA and some of the restaurants in Otterbourne reasonably frequently, and that was both before and after his sacking.

Look at Martinez at Wigan. By simply keeping them up, a club slightly smaller if anything then Reading, he is continually linked to bigger jobs and his reputation soars. If Nigel achieved the same at Reading then he would gain similar plaudits. At Leeds, the past history of the club will ensure that he must be pushing for the top ten/Europa league qualification to get any real credit. Considering the impossible expectations at Elland Road from the fanbase and board, it just doesn't look a very attractive prospect.

I wouldn't credit Leeds as the better job at the moment. The new 'board' has not fulfilled promises they made when taking over from Ken Bates, who still remains a shareholder. While they are undoubtably a bigger club then Reading and always will be, currently they have an unstable squad, little by the way of proven resource to invest in the team and are under a lot of pressure to achieve despite this. Reading on the other hand will have parachute money, a chairman who regrets not spending enough in January and a squad already capable of winning the championship under the leadership of a manger who I consider to be inferior to Nigel Adkins. At this moment in time, given the choice between the two it is an easy choice if it was me. Plus, it removes the need to uproot his family again.

Only tempted.... I didn't follow it up. The ideal would be the build quality of an iPhone, with Windows operating system, S3 hardware specs and an amalgamation of the android/apple app store.

Dad has a Lumia 610. The base model. As far as i'm concerned it's the best budget phone on the market. The window's operating system is the easiest to use i've come across, even better then Apple OS and far, far better then Android. I can't comment on the higher spec hardware and it's build quality but I have been very tempted to switch over to a Lumia from my Galaxy S3.

My interpretation too. Time for him to step out of the limelight and knuckle down in training to force the manager's hand.

Bugger. 4 point gap it is then.

YES!!!!! Davide Santon.

A massive pity that he retired from international football after Euro 2004.

Grant Holt you donkey.

A comparison made by the father after the game was one between Scholes (at home against Man Utd earlier in the year) and Gerrard. Both seemed to be operating in a similar way, sit behind the attack, get possession and spread the ball as required. His quality is obviously still there and he doesn't need to charge around as much as he used to to contribute.

Good race I thought. Glad to see that Red Bull are not going to run away with it, their car is unquestionably the quickest over a lap but really needs to be kinder on it's tyres. A superb display from Kimi, showed excellent race-craft and understanding in how to get the best out of his car over the full race distance. A three way battle between the Ferraris, Red Bulls and Lotus's for the title will make for excellent viewing. Shame that McLaren are so far off the pace, similar to Ferrari last year I feel, learning how to make the pull-rod front suspension work for them. They will come good towards the end of the year. Also pleased that Marussia seem to have overtaken Caterham at the back of the grid, they are not far away from the Williams and Toro Rossos.