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No, no and thrice no. Catlin had "absolutely nothing whatsoever, no siree" to do with the selection process. It said so in the local newspaper...

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC VIDEO: The latest episode of #MatchdayUncovered goes behind the scenes as @AVFCOfficial visited St Mary’s. #saintsfc [video=youtube_share;XgfkPlghviE]

It's also what teams who want to fast-track players from the development and academy squads do...........................

*bites* Why pull out of the cup when it's a great opportunity to play fringe players and expose the development squad to first team action?

Welcome to the optimists appreciation society...

I think he may be suggesting that our form could have been even worse over that period than it has been.

I always was a slow starter Try telling that to the masses in Twitter and Facebook land whose brains have been washed to believe the opposite...

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/110862 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/10-things-you-thought-you-knew-about-margaret-thatchers-downing-street-years-8572023.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22069896

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/david-cameron-didnt-produce-hang-mandela-posters-during-the

I believe the word we're looking for is "conveniently"....

Adam Blackmore ‏@bigadamsport Jungle drums saying Richie Barker will be the next manager at #pompey - one other candidate has said the same to us, but not official yet Neil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen Richie Barker board choice to be #Pompey manager. Contract now being finalised. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-pick-barker-1-5733141 … Only 15 minutes behind the Beeb Neil...

Simon Peach ‏@SimonPeach Pochettino name-checked @codycropper, @will_britt, @Mattytargett, @HarrisonReed_27 & @Sam9allagher when I asked about potential replacements

I know some of my theories are bonkers, and this is up there with the best, but I've got a sneaky feeling that this might work in our favour, especially against the likes of Man City. Ye olde 'backs against the wall' mentality...

@SouthamptonFC: Pochettino says @gasramirez10 could be available for tomorrow having suffered with a bad cold for the past week. #saintsfc

Gazza Chambers - Fonte - Lovren - Shaw Cork - Davis Lambert - Lallana - JRod Osvaldo Subs (Gulp!): Cropper, Yoshida, Hooiveld, JWP, Reed, Ramirez, Gallagher

@SouthamptonFC: Pochettino jokes that he will bring a doctor to his next press conference as he seeks to explain some of the player's injuries. #saintsfc

@SouthamptonFC: MP: "Kelvin Davis is still recovering, as are Guly do Prado, Danny Fox and Morgan Schneiderlin." #saintsfc

Same strategy as the League Cup please

Looking on the bright side, just think how fresh and raring to go our players will be in time for the relegation battle in the spring

This

I'm friends with 'Saintlee' and 'Saint David' on Facebook

At least it'll make the 'matchday uncovered' video more entertaining than usual