Pat from Poole

He'll need to do an awful lot in the next month or two, then. He has looked massively overpriced so far.

He was superb tonight. You can tell he really researches the sides. In a completely different league to the idiots on Match of the Day.

I think WengerKnowsBest is better. Though The Big Sam is admittedly good.

How very unperceptive. If he's such an excellent choice, why didn't he take a crash course in English as soon as he knew he was getting the job?

Just seen on SSN that they're up to 14th in La Liga after a win tonight. So maybe they weren't previously the no-hopers that people are saying due to being forced to sell players etc.........

Yup. Agreed. Nice one, Scott.

I'd be highly doubtful that we'll be signing Forren.

If Coutinho signs for Saints, I will eat my garage.

The chant was "Duh-luh-luh-luh-luh....... SUBSTITUTION!!!!!!!!!". Aided by the rolling hands action. By an absolute mile, the highlight of the night.

I liked him, even though Redknapp signed him. It was a shame he didn't play as often as he could have, otherwise the often well-refreshed Burley might have taken us up.

Maybe. But hardly any teams in the Prem are strong defensively nowadays.

As I've just said on the Ugly site, it all depends on how many more injuries we get, as the squad is so wafer-thin. I fear we will be goners if Lambert gets a serious injury, I simply don't think we'd get the wins we need if we were without him.

Heck no. Chris Marsden Football Genius, however........

Stepping stone and all that....... As he admitted himself, he's mainly here for the money. If we go down, he goes. If we just about stay up, he won't be up for another year of struggle near the bottom of the League. Cortese probably told him we'd be in the top six this season.

Given that the chances of Ramirez still being a Saints player next season are practically zero, I'd be inclined to suggest we should be more concerned about maximising our use of Lambert. I would happily sell Ramirez tomorrow if anybody offered us £12 million.

He's a brilliant keeper. Definitely one of Wigan's main reasons for potentially staying up. Really rate him. Wigan would want top wedge for him.

How is he better than Rodriguez???

I'd happily sell Ramirez in the January window if it funded the purchase of Brad Friedel and two proper solid centre-backs. Lambert is by an absolute mile the most important player at the club, far more so than Ramirez.

Ironic or not, you are right.

The best parody account by an absolute mile is WengerKnowsBest. Very funny. As noted above, NotBigSam is also very good.

Agreed.

I despise Redknapp with a passion, though admittedly he does do quite a lot of charity work in Poole and Bournemouth.

My favourite goal of his was the equaliser in the FA Cup game against Cheats which we lost as Cheats had a number of players they should not have been allowed to sign. The roar and mental celebrations were up there with anything I've ever been involved in as a Saints fan. He's a top player though, we'll only really appreciate him when he isn't around.

There's a massive difference in skill and all-round awareness between KEN~!!! and Lambert. Not to mention character and loyalty to the cause etc.

Manji was / is madly in love with Rupert Lowe, so will be derogatory about anybody who was complimentary about Michael Wilde, usually deeming them as not very perceptive, or some such equally condescending put-down.