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Adam Blackmore ‏@bigadamsport #saintsfc team news: Ryan Bertrand ruled out with knee problem but not long-term, may be ok for United game

No sign of the new Everton manager in this article... http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/10530566/the-premier-leagues-star-managers-head-to-head-records Surely some mistake?

Before or after the tickets arrived...?

Guan.... Do any of these earlobes match those of the player(s) we are targeting?

Perhaps they were referring to Vale Park, the home of Wembley FC...?

You've got to admire his technique though. Posting as Heisenberg and then waiting for 1 hour 20 mins to login and post as Sidney Fudpucker to back himself up. Textbook.

Cheers

Who is the O'Connor fella? Don't recall seeing his name in previous U21/23 squads. Someone from the U18s being fast tracked I guess?

Good to know. Cheers Jack.

Forster Cedric Fonte VvD Targett Hojbjerg Romeu Davis Tadic Redmond Long Subs: McCarthy, McQueen, Yoshida, Clasie, JWP, Rodriguez, Austin Saints 0 Watford 0

Thanks Jack

Seeing that today made me think how VvD would excel in a Yaya Toure box-to-box kinda role. He's almost untouchable when he breaks forward and it looks so effortless. (And, yep, he should have blasted it when he got into the box rather than trying to lay it off.)

Fonte starts 2nd half

P.s. Yoshida having a good game

At the game. Not as much intensity from Saints as the Espanyol game. Redmond quieter in this game too although had a good effort that hit the wood work. Nice composed finish by Long for the goal. Looks like Fonte could be coming on at half time

Just catching up on yesterday's events. Good to see Tinpot Town have decided to retain the same levels of chortle fodder this season. The only downside though is that it further delays the return of the Corporate "we only post when we're winning" Ho brigade. Was rather hoping they would get promotion at long last this season just to raise the chortle bar up a few notches for next season. Hey ho (pun intended), can't have it all I suppose... [emoji38]

Slattery back from his long term injury today...

We did.... (unless finishing 3 points shy of 4th place doesn't count?)

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC It's #SaintsFC's annual photoshoot day at St Mary's!

This. I know the forum police frown upon "look where we were 'x' years ago" posts, but for me the dark "will we still have a club to support tomorrow?" few days before Markus bought the club are still relatively fresh in my mind, so my expectation bar is never too high, regardless of what's happened in the ensuing years. That said, my gut feel is that we'll comfortably finish top half this coming season.

Posted on his facebook page in June....