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Well played sir. That's an Alpine-esque intervention

Tadic!!!!!!

Great run from Gabbiadini

The price you play for not "freshening up" the team....

The main reason I'm in favour of video technology in football is because of how much it'll annoy those who don't want it.

I wonder if he's ever thought of joining SaintsWeb....?

Keep up Jimmy.... It's only the bad stuff they've airbrushed and/or disowned from 'their' history. The trophies 'they' acquired through overspending/cheating/relying on world wars still count. Every nutjob should know that by now...

I reckon we'll finish 9th

The main reason I like the way the BBC is funded is because it annoys those who don't

I know it's bad form to answer a question with a question but... What (non-circumstantial) evidence is there that he's (currently) not good enough and also not fit enough for 90 minutes?

I wouldn't advocate "freshening up" the team just for the sake doing so, but Puel should pick the player mix that he feels is best placed to beat Watford. All opponents we play have different strengths and weaknesses. To blindly pick the same team simply because they played well in a final is sentiment over logic. Yes, I think his aim should be to maintain as much of the team that played so well on Sunday, but not just for the sake of doing so. I would start Cáceres (for Stephens) and Boufal (for Tadic) vs Watford as I think that will make us an even better team than the one that started vs Man Utd.

Where did you hear this rumour?

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/southampton/story/3070809/manolo-gabbiadini-jose-mourinho-called-me-outstanding-in-efl-cup-final

Maybe their "intention" is different because they know they stand more chance of succeeding due to the different overall situation with contracts. Who knows? Probably no-one on here for starters

It was mentioned on here by someone, in the build up thread I think. Probably warranted a thread of its own to raise awareness.

Assume you've got plenty of "glad I was proven wrong" and "there, told you so" cards in stock?

As Cartman has highlighted, most of the 'key' players who have left over the last 3 years have been approaching the end of their contracts and therefore had the upper hand in any negotiations, whereas now, most of our 'key' players are at the opposite end of their contracts. Ok, so we all know that "contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on" but it does put the club in a better negotiating position in each case. So there is a difference this summer compared to previous summers but whether it has any tangible effect remains to be seen.

Our favourite Leicester player just scored. Come on Liverpool!! (did I just say that?!)

Puel will be "gone by Christmas" if that happens I reckon...

Fans of a Division 4 club laughing at a Premier League club coming second in a major cup tournament is a bit like fans of the Jeremy Kyle show laughing at La La Land for not quite winning Best Picture at the Oscars...

Great interview. Cheers for posting.