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I disagree. I think our silence on the matter shows more strength. IMHO of course.

https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-08-11/team-news-southampton-swansea-mauricio-pellegrino

Virus...

I was never a Puel basher, but I have to admit its a breath of fresh air listening to a pre-match press conference where the manager is able to have a conversational dialogue with the journos.

Gotta be worth a few bites, surely?

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40745588

Source?

Bugger. It'll be Millwall away in that case.... But hoping for Redknapp at home...

Newport County

FFS. You gotta be kidding me?

P.s. I can't begin to imagine what 99% of the journos' questions will be about.... (Clue: nothing to do with the game)

Update..... Our SWF colleague MLG has just kindly messaged me to say the club have tweeted that it's tomorrow.

That's a fair point and a good spot sir. It is indeed usually held two days before the game. I suppose the opening game of the season might be an exception for some reason?

At least no-one has disputed my pie choice....yet.....

Yep, just added that omission to my own observation too. My thinking is that we could probably shuffle Bertrand into CB but not ideal.

Yep, just spotted that! Thought I'd snuck the update in without anyone noticing.

Forster Cedric Yoshida Stephens Bertrand Romeu Davis © JWP Tadic Redmond Gabbi Subs: Taylor, Pied, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Boufal, Long, Austin Injured/Dropped/On-Strike: McCarthy, Targett, Flanagan, Van Dijk, Gardos, Clasie, Gallagher, Wood, Jones, Bednarek, McQueen, Sims, Hesketh, Valery Saints 2 Swansea 0 (Gabbi 23, Austin, 81) Attendance: 30,975 Best pie: Chicken Balti

Very much this. (and I salute you sir for keeping the same avatar all this time. Great minds.... )

It's only bizarre if said repetitive critique was posted by someone who wasn't on an obvious wind-up and/or hasn't an obvious agenda

Different

http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/liverpool-hold-power-in-coutinho-saga-says-former-reds-boss-brendan-rodgers_sto6283483/story.shtml Brendan Rodgers: "Philippe Coutinho is a world-class player but the power in the position is with Liverpool. Phil has signed a new contract. He's always going to have other clubs that want him. But Liverpool don't have to sell him if they don't want to. So the power is very much with them." A bit like Saints and van Dijk then...

Even if he'd done that he would have got his technique all wrong...

Lemina gets the no.18 shirt

Guan 2.0 lives!