Saint Garrett

I really hope you're taking the **** ?!

Yer but that's boring! It gives us something to talk about atleast!

Seedorf, Del Piero, Nesta, Owen or Heskey.

I got 156 of 176...missed out some notable ones.... Ostenstadt Thomas Chamberlain Berkovic Monkou Palmer Thomas Puncheon

Red Mazda 3.

Friday night, sitting on the drive in a village just outside Basingstoke. If it had been on Portsmouth seafront I could maybe understand it, but the fact somone has gone out of their way to do it rather than it being just an impulsive act of vandalism is just ridiculous. Just because it is a saints crest in a car window, doesn't mean that anyone should vandalise the car.

Frimpong ?

Were the 23 assists from Frazer, Butterfield and Fox not enough last season ?

No. We're not going to play with 2 wingers and Lallana in the middle it just wouldn't work, unless we go one up front.

My dad in Basingstoke got "PFC" engraved in his Bonnet of his car on Friday. And It was sat on the driveway! Had a Saints car sticker in the back window. Scum of the earth.

Well I know he's been promoted...but there is being in the squad and then there is actually playing and holding your own. Probably a question for MLG. Has anyone seen him play? What sort of wide player is he ?

Calum Chambers has played for England u17's and scored for them in a tournament. Anyone know how close he is to being part of the first team?

This is what I was saying yesterday. if this happens, then he cannot blame players for wanting to leave.

Where am I on that list? Harsh. I will break into the first team squad!

Done.

Happy days for you then !

Because if our board can show no loyalty to the management even though they have done all that can be asked of them, when they are ahead of schedule, the club doesn't deserve the players to be loyal in the same way IMO. Obviously I want the players to be loyal and stay at all costs if we want them, but at the same time, if this does happen then you cannot blame any players if they want to leave.

I just hope that, if this does happen, they don't expect any specific loyalty from the players.

Panda I think you are spot on there. While the fans want to be sentimental and believe Adkins deserves his chance (as will alot of outsiders) maybe the demands are much high and the strategy is to actually be fighting in the top 6 each season. I know everyone has 5 years plans but ours seems to have a long term strategy of how we are going to approach the next few years. The first signing we make this summer will give us a good idea of how we are going to go about it this season.

Chris ‏@cj_garrett @reluctantnicko Also...why would Di Matteo come to Southampton after winning the Champions League !?? Alan Nixon ‏@reluctantnicko @cj_garrett If he gets bumped it would be an attractive job. Long-term links between him and Cortese.

Yer you're the one who started the rumour. Get over it.

If this reporter had no previous with Saints then I would just ignore it as ********, but he was spot on about Sharp and I think a few other things as well. Very interesting to keep an eye on. I just cannot see us going and spending huge amounts of money, QPR showed that didnt really work last season whereas the building gradually that Swansea and Norwich did last season did.

No idea. We got a trophy last year for finishing 2nd though. Not sure why we don't get anything despite being the first of the losers.

Had a small conversation with Alan Nixon on Twitter this morning. Chris ‏@cj_garrett @reluctantnicko I don't get this Adkins sacked stuff.Why would we sack one of the best young english managers who has just won 2 promotions? Alan Nixon ‏@reluctantnicko @cj_garrett I don't get it either. But when u get it from three different areas over recent weeks then u can't ignore it. Chris ‏@cj_garrett @reluctantnicko His body language wasn't as Saints fans expected it to be when we won promotion, but he did say he wanted to be here for a long time. I wish we'd sort it out soon so we can build with a new manager if it is to happen though Alan Nixon ‏@reluctantnicko @cj_garrett U need to be signing players. That is an 'issue' that first brought this thing to my attention. Next week or two reveals more. Chris ‏@cj_garrett @reluctantnicko Could it be Adkins not having the stature to bring in players 'big' enough for Cortese's ambitions? Alan Nixon ‏@reluctantnicko @cj_garrett Central point to all this. Chris ‏@cj_garrett @reluctantnicko So what kind of players have you heard we are in for? I can't imagine us 'doing a chelsea/man city'. Alan Nixon ‏@reluctantnicko @cj_garrett One guy wants sexy. One guy wants sensible. Chris ‏@cj_garrett @reluctantnicko What do you mean by that? Adkins wants to build gradually with young talent and Cortese wants to spend big on big names ? Alan Nixon ‏@reluctantnicko @cj_garrett I understand Cortese wants to spend a bit and go big-time. Manager looking for smart deals and been round Europe scouting.

Yep, I completely agree. Would be an incredibly strange decision by Cortese if he did do this. Successful clubs have stability, and we have the potential of that for a long time.