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I'd also go with this, although possibly swapping Seager for Gallagher on the bench

This. I've experienced darker rain showers.

A decent summary as to how pre-season is likely to pan out: http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11868689.Koeman__Saints_face__Mission_Impossible_/

IMO, we need to give Slattery a taste of first team football ASAP, if only on the bench. He (or rather his parents/advisers) need to see tangible evidence that there is an advantage staying with Saints, i.e. that he stands a far better chance of first team football with us than he does with the likes of Arsenal. Yep, I know he's already being fast-tracked but I'd give him a go in one of the last few games (once our highest possible league position is set in stone)

If that's genuine ITK info (which i don't doubt) then its probably worth a thread of its own

You sure we'd have been able to tell the difference...?

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He's been aware enough in the past to give a definitive "no" when asked about rumours of players we've been linked with in the press. I'm simply observing a subtle difference in his response to this particular rumour, which may or may not have any significance.

Koeman dropping a hint at the press conference that Pelle will be back in the starting 11 on Saturday. Said that he played a faster front line vs Chelsea because of who the opposition was and that it'll be a different type of game this weekend.

@gordonsimpson Koeman on rumour of #saintsfc scouting Odegaard: "I saw it on the internet. I don’t know." He's usually a lot more definitive when dismissing rumours. Make of that what you will.

Depends what statistic(s) one uses to determine "best". Gibbs has been part of a defence that has conceded c.50% more goals than the defence that Bertrand has been part of. Indeed, Arsenal have the joint worst defence of the top 6 sides. It is therefore conceivable that Bertrand is a better defender (albeit as part of a better defensive unit rather than a better overall team) than Gibbs. Making player comparisons based on the 'better team' is a much broader brush than making player comparisons based on 'positional units' within teams. IMO of course.

c. 3pm...

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20140318-lloyd-isgrove-southampton-sheffield-wednesday-loan-2344260.aspx

http://time.com/money/3675142/oxfam-richest-1-wealth-flawed/ http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/01/beware-oxfams-dodgy-statistics-on-wealth-inequality/

http://www.eatsleepsport.com/southampton/saints-eye-odegaard-1906366.html

Good budget

I thought that was common knowledge.

I'll ask and report back

Two of my wife's lesbian friends got married last year and one of them changed to the other's surname. Not sure how they decided who was changing though. Perhaps they tossed for it...

Part of me thinks it would actually be more entertaining if they did sneak promotion this season as they surely won't be competitive in League 1 and could easily yo-yo back down again. Now *that* would be amusing.