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Did you announce the pope was catholic at the same time...?

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3-3 Comedy defending...

Goal 2-3

Penalty to Liverpool

1-3 Rowe Another excellent goal Rowe looking class

Brilliant goal Sinclair 1-2

Jim Lucas ‏@JFBLucas Lambert: "I'm trying to take everything in and be calm. I'm trying to do well, to impress and to get another chance." #lambertforengland Lambert: "I'm trying to prove that I can be here for whoever we're playing." #lambertforengland Lambert: "I'm always confident I can score goals. If I get a chance, I'm confident I can take it. My main focus is playing well." Lambert: "#SaintsFC have been terrific for me in every aspect." #lambertforengland Lambert: "I never gave up hope that I would be called up. Hopefully this sends a message out." #lambertforengland Lambert: "When Adam [Lallana] got called up last year, that gave everyone confidence. We've got some excellent young players." Lambert: "This is what I've been looking forward to. Pre-season is over now and the serious stuff gets going." #lambertforengland That's all from Rickie! Doesn't look out of place, does he? Good comments about his #SaintsFC teammates, too. #lambertforengland The FA ‏@FA Rickie Lambert's press conference is now over, we'll have videos from both his and Roy Hodgson's later #England v Scotland

The FA ‏@FA Press conference with Roy Hodgson @StGeorgesPark is over. #England player Rickie Lambert will follow shortly...

The FA ‏@FA Hodgson: Rickie Lambert is delighted to be here and didn't look out of place in training. When Wednesday is over I'll know more about him.

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Saints U21s (vs @LFC): Britt, Stephens, McCarthy, Turnbull, Young; Reed, Flannigan, Moore; Sinclair, Seager, Rowe. #saintsfcu21s #saintsfc

Murray Groves @MurrayGroves Reputable established football associate. 14 years of experience representing several professional footballers. Views expressed are my own and not those of G.A. Manchester/London, UK Murray Groves ‏@MurrayGroves This isn't rare, #SaintsFC would need to offer a more lucrative deal than previously offered by Wolfsburg. Look out Wednesday. Murray Groves ‏@MurrayGroves The Osvaldo situation is not dissimilar to the Wanyama saga, just a case of a player holding out for a more lucrative deal. Roma can sell.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2013/08/12/4181326/will-the-real-roma-please-stand-up?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

I once met Gareth Williams (Cropedy Festival Director) at the Tonder Music Festival in Denmark. True story.

The 'problem' starts when teams realise they need to bypass our 'outstanding' defensive midfielders by resorting to the longer ball delivery...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2388815/Southampton-4-Real-Sociedad-3-Goals-galore-St-Marys-new-England-striker-Lambert-involved-scuffle.html

A good day out. A few top of head thoughts... Wanyama and Morgan worked well together. Will surely be one of the best defensive midfield combos in the premier league this season. Shaw looked much more threatening going forward than last season. Will be a massive loss if out for an extended period. JRod would be an excellent striker if someone could persuade him to lift the ball over the keep when one-on-one rather than blast it straight at him all the time... Lambert does so much more than act as a target man. Hopefully the rest of the country will see that on Wednesday. Lallana had a good game although there were still a couple of occasions where he wanted one touch too many IMO. Chambers looked assured in the right back role. Just needs to watch his positioning a few times. Lovren is our best CB by quite a way, although the other 3 acquitted themselves well. Boruc is a quality keeper; Davis doesn't inspire the same confidence. Guly had a great game. Much more suited to the way Pochettino wants the midfield to play than Ramirez. Ramirez frustrated as much as he inspired as usual. But I still feel we need to accommodate him as every team needs someone who can inject a touch of class every now and then. I'm still convinced he'll come good this season but understand why others don't think so. Puncheon added much needed energy into the attack when he came on. A good option to have on the bench. Isgrove and JWP were effective if not spectacular. Good to see players of this age blending into the team nicely. Feel a bit sorry for Cork - a right back cameo is not utilising his talents but with Wanyama and Morgan working so well together its difficult to see Cork getting much opportunity until one of those guys gets injured or suspended. Still, means we have a higher quality bench compared to last season. Fox did an adequate job when he came on but he's the only player on the field that gives me the willies with his relatively poor positional play. I'm not a fox basher but would feel uncomfortable him being our first choice on the absence of Shaw. Mayuka and Davis didn't really register on my attention radar so I guess neither shone nor had a mare. Did I miss anyone out?! In summary, we're definitely heading for a top half finish IMO and we're a quality striker signing away from pushing for top third. P.s. the Real Sociadad number 11 was an utter buffoon

@SouthamptonFC: #SaintsFC substitutes: K. Davis, Gazzaniga, Yoshida, Fonte, S. Davis, Ram?rez, Fox, Ward-Prowse, Cork, Mayuka, Isgrove, Puncheon.

@SouthamptonFC: #SaintsFC team vs #RealSociedad: Boruc, Chambers, Lovren, Hooiveld, Shaw, Wanyama, Schneiderlin, Lallana ©, Guly, Rodriguez, Lambert.

Surely Mr Hall will be revealing all in his next blog...? Or has he stopped delving into Pompey owners backgrounds these days...?

Was watching the game in the club shop when they scored. Excellent.