Saint Garrett

http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/mar/21/respect-loyalty-success-open-thread The combination of footballers and Twitter is rarely a good one, but some players use the site to good effect. Matt Le Tissier, one of the game's more amiable characters, often opens up his feed for a question and answer session with fans. Le Tissier is asked one question more than any other: "Why did you not go to a big club?" You wonder why he bothers but, to his credit, Le Tissier always provides an answer: "Why should I have moved? I liked it there." In one way, it makes perfect sense. Why should he have given up the life he enjoyed to chase medals and money? Is putting medals on the table any more valuable than staying with a club that appreciates you and gives you enough of the ball and the green stuff to enjoy your profession? When Michael Owen announced his retirement this week, he could look back on a career that took him to some of the world's largest clubs. But not many fans remember him fondly. Owen chased success on his own terms and will never be loved the way Le Tissier is. Le Tissier made 443 appearances and scored 162 goals for Southampton, but he never picked up a medal and only played eight times for England. A player with his talent should have achieved more than that. Whether Le Tissier stayed at Southampton because he enjoyed his life there or because he was loyal to the club is debatable. The club signed him when Oxford United had turned him down as a schoolboy. Le Tissier repaid their faith in him by rejecting moves to more successful clubs, with Spurs, Chelsea and Manchester United all rumoured to have wanted him. Should he have shown less regard for Southampton or was he right to repay the club that gave him his chance? What about today's players? Any footballer as gifted as Luis Suárez should be playing in the Champions League. Does he owe it to himself to be taking part in the biggest club games – or should he stick with Liverpool, who stuck with him when the football world turned against him? Gareth Bale was once a laughing stock at Spurs; if he played, they lost. But Spurs kept playing him and he developed into the £70m asset he is today. Would you respect Suárez and Bale more if they left their clubs in the summer to maximise their personal success?

Adkins is a Southampton legend.

It is a good idea to involve the fans, but the questions are a bit sh!t tbf.

Morgan is doing a Q&A on the Saints Twitter page right now... @SouthamptonFC Other than Steven Gerrard, who else do you look up to as your favourite player? #AskMorgan #saintsfc zidane because is french was and still the best in my opinion @SeanGL_SFC_5 @SouthamptonFC #AskMorgan who is the funniest guy in the dressing room? danny butterfield by a mile @LukeGlazier @SouthamptonFC What is your favourite memory as a #saintsfc player so far? #AskMorgan last game last season against coventry coz my dream came true @SeanGL_SFC_5 @southamptonfc Who has the best wheels in the Saints squad? #AskMorgan a part of me lol its jose fonte with a nice bentley @TomBascombe1885 @SouthamptonFC are you hopeful of international recognition after the season you've had? #AskMorgan my target its to be in the squad for the world cup next year so will do everything to improve and to be picked @ajdinnage @SouthamptonFC Would you rather fight a horse sized duck or five duck sized horses? #AskMorgan i will rather fight a horse sized duck coz i like eating duck @HRH1_ @SouthamptonFC #AskMorgan After training with the development squad yesterday, who is the most likely to be a big star in the future? omar rowe coz you can see he got somethimg about him and harry reid coz is a good player and i like him as a person @SouthamptonFC #askmorgan Ronaldo or Messi? @CraigFessey ronaldo because i like madrid and because he should have won the golden ball @aap3saints @CraigFessey @SouthamptonFC #AskMorgan Who is your best mate in the squad? i like evryone in the squad but guly do prado jose fonte are the one i spend most of the time with @Zoggers87 @SouthamptonFC Who would win in a fight between Artur Boruc and Radhi Jaidi? #AskMorgan well arthur looks pretty scary when he is angry but if you can use the headbutt radhi gonna kill him @Macdoodle @SouthamptonFC #AskMorgan who's the best player you've ever swapped shirts with? for the moment its luis suarez swapped shirt with him at anfield @alyntucker @SouthamptonFC who has the best and worst fashion sense at saints? #AskMorgan the worst used to be dan seaborne and the best for me its guly. hes has some nice cloth from italy @Jen_missbiscuit @SouthamptonFC if you could make a 5aside team out the saints squad who would be in it? #AskMorgan first i pick adam coz he is unreal two like shaw because he is just behind me after jose because u need a defender and kelv @MattArt95 @SouthamptonFC do you miss me #AskMorgan of course i miss u mate specially your terrible banter lol @Rchap04

Fact is these teams who sit 11 men behind the ball are difficult to break down. Especially with us who very rarely shoot from outside the box.

Loved Adkins but very excited about the future under Pochettino. Early signs are very promising and I just hope we can keep going in the right direction. Be interesting to see how we approach the summer transfer window, and what we start next season like. I'm sure Poche will have his ideas in place for pre-season.

Thats crazy!

Thanks will have a look.

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?43828-Chelsea-build-up-thread&highlight=chelsea+build+thread

Did you go? He was atrocious.

No infractions for me! Infraction virgin in fact!

Who is boasting?! I'm asking for advice and it is gratefully received??

I've played one game of 11aside in about 10 years....I did score though.

Anyone know anything about this one ? http://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-viera-tx-l37e5b-led-hd-1080p-smart-tv-37-inch-with-freeview-hd/p231546906 Is it better than the Samsung ?

Really? Was woeful vs Everton away, and don't think he's played since ? Yoshida and Cork have both been preferred to him playing in his 'proper' position.

I am very tempted to get involved....however do I have to be good?

I went to currys today to have a look around and they seemed to be raving about the Samsung's, though that maybe because I mentioned that one. Did also mention Panasonic ones but they were a bit better and more pricey.

Probably a fair summary.

Different manager. And they would have seen how poor he has been for us this season. If they go up, they'll go for better than Fox

Can't see it if they go up ! Maybe if they don't though and chasing promotion next season.

Might as well start this as I'm sure they'll be plenty more over the next few months after he's had such an impressive first season. Man Utd http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/319778/? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2328682/Manchester-United-boss-David-Moyes-wants-beat-Chelsea-Luke-Shaw.html http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/469919/20130522/manchester-united-transfer-news-moyes-luke-shaw.htm? Spurs http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/400405/Southampton-starlet-Luke-Shaw-torn-over-Chelsea-or-Tottenham http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/tottenham-hotspur/spurs_boss_responds_to_transfer_rumours_about_villa_rebic_and_shaw_1_2198653 http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/03/19/tottenham-plan-early-15m-summer-bid-for-southampton-starlet-luke-shaw/? http://www.givemefootball.com/336161-tottenham-battle-chelsea-for-165mrated-premier-league-starlet? http://metro.co.uk/2013/03/21/tottenham-ready-to-battle-chelsea-for-southampton-star-luke-shaw-3552638/? Arsenal (From January) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2254676/Luke-Shaw-transfer--Arsenal-pole-position.html http://www.express.co.uk/football/view/366402 http://www.theweek.co.uk/football/50705/southamptons-luke-shaw-tipped-join-arsenal-next-year http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-target-luke-shaw-pledges-1527322? http://www.givemefootball.com/346008-tottenham-to-battle-chelsea-for-premier-league-starlet? Chelsea http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/19/chelsea-believe-they-have-won-the-race-for-southampton-star-luke-shaw-3800342/? http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/400405/Southampton-starlet-Luke-Shaw-torn-over-Chelsea-or-Tottenham http://www.givemefootball.com/346008-tottenham-to-battle-chelsea-for-premier-league-starlet? http://www.clubcall.com/chelsea/blues-want-saints-ace-1552877.html? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2284192/Chelsea-set-land-10m-Southampton-teenager-Luke-Shaw-replace-Ashley-Cole.html

Knew there was a use for Hallam mail mate !

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2m for Gazza? 1m for Butterfield ? 1.5m for De Ridder? 2m for Hammond? 1.5m for Lee? 2m for Guly? 1.2m for Frazer? 1.2m for Chaplow? 500k for Seaborne ? 1.2m for Reeves? 2m for Boruc? 6m for Punch? Certainly optimistic....