Saint_clark

Ah yes, the classic thread where everyone bemoans the lack of originality amongst our song choices without actually suggesting anything themselves except ironic overused choices. How about this: He wants to be, Down by the sea, It's super Russell Martin For the Saints. He'll get us in, Back where we've been, It's super Russell Martin, For the Saints. (Play it on 1.25x speed and it sounds alright).

Because at this stage it would have been a conflict of interest. What if it fell through and he's given a rival club intel on a player that he gained while at Swansea? See he's here now after all but fuck me, talk about making it drag on. He's got an uphill battle now.

Planning and preparation, full analysis of the first team, reserves and youth, examination of the scouting reports already completed and identification of new targets, preparing training schedules for the squad as a whole and individual players, heck even team building exercises with the backroom staff. Or he can just turn up after the players are back and wing it, I suppose.

I know what will happen, we'll become the fans of other clubs that told us repeatedly how good he was because all we'll see are the highlights where he runs past someone once or scores a worldly every 15 games, without seeing the dozens if not hundreds of clips of him cutting back and playing it back to the fullback or just giving it away.

I don't think anyone is hankering for his arrival as the new Messiah, just a bit bemused and annoyed at it dragging on for so long. I don't particularly want him but if he is going to be the new manager then I would have wanted him in place by now so he can get stuck right in as early as possible. And if there was something delaying it to this extent I would have rather we moved on to another (probably better) target.

Not really. There's a limit to how many players can go there and no shortage of players who want to play in the Premier League.

I seem to remember an analysis that showed our defence last season ranked among midtable sides in terms of how their stats compared to other teams, but Bazunu conceded so many more than he was expected to that it negated any good work we did.

The birds alright though, she can stay. (Have to clarify...top right).

I cannot believe we still don't have someone in place.

Is he our manager or isn't he? What the hell is going on?

Brighton just paid £30million for an attacking player that only scored 11 goals in the Championship last season. Would be typical Saints.

I don't think it's a given that Pelle would have been sold if Koeman stayed and losing him was massive.

Isn't his Thomas Frank, Thomas Frank?

Well if the stuff is true, then they'll need legal advice/support in the event they face criminal charges. If the stuff isn't true, they'll need legal advice/support to get that kind of stuff taken down and/or rescinded. The idea that you would only ever need legal counsel if you've done something wrong is patently absurd and honestly quite dangerous. My advice to everyone is never say a word until you have a lawyer present and have spoken to them privately first, even if you know with 100% certainty you've done nothing wrong.

Bazunu conceded a lot more than 37, not sure where you got that number from.

You think they're not going to continue doing that though? It works fine now, but when you get to year 6 and you're paying for 6 years worth of signings at the same time it catches up with you. Basically it only works if they restrict themselves to one or two signings a season from here on out.

Bazunu in goal, we go down again.

So not homesick and regretting leaving Zagreb afterall then?

I think Lighthouse is a bit strong in his language from time to time but I think you may have misunderstood the point he's making here.

Danny Ings has European silverware now.

The wanyama and Cedric ones were quality. The Cedric one especially was the first time that tune was used in a chant I believe and has since been copied by a few other clubs.

One of the most boring cup finals i've ever seen.

Weird that they allow this but the 3pm blackout is still a thing.

FIFA, UEFA and the British media need to stop perpetuating the myth that English football fans are the worst in the world. Having been abroad with both Saints and England I've witnessed far more abuse and violence on the continent than I ever had travelling for football in this country.

But you haven't actually gone downstairs until you've finished walking down them.