Matthew Le God

1) So you make a claim... someone asks for evidence... you refuse to provide it but we should take it seriously anyway? 2) I did not swerve your questions, I answered them all and also called you out for making up things I said.

Les acquired a nervous stutter which he hasn't had before. He looked and sounded petrified of how his answer would be received.

So you are not able to answer my question?

I don't think they will view Elyounoussi as ready to start a game and Austin, Hoedt & Lemina probably won't be dropped.

Can you provide evidence outlining how many games he played in each position? Not if he felt a player was his best option for another role and picked him for the good of the team. At no point have I said Reed should be starting for Saints or that he is high in the pecking order. You have just imagined that I did, when I did no such thing!

I prefer my way of him sponsoring my membership! "Thank you to our sponsors..." (no Glasgow I'm not buying you a pizza)

You are jumping to conclusions with all of that.

What definition of "social awareness" are you using where being ashamed of the actions of people you have no responsibility for fits? Being socially aware is not the same as being ashamed of actions you are not responsible for.

I didn't say these things don't matter or that your example of racist songs wouldn't matter. I was talking about the issue of being ashamed. If you are not responsible for the actions of the individuals doing these things and it isn't you doing them then why would you be ashamed? They do not represent you... you represent you.

They have recalled Muric from loan... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45278143

Lieutenant Maya

Why do you feel ashamed about the actions of people you have no responsibility for? They just happen to have picked to support the same bunch of 11 men kicking a ball around a field. They don't represent you... you represent you.

Well if you want to use that "logic"... Mark Hughes kicked a ball better than you ever could... and Hoedt has started every Premier League game whilst Hughes has been at the club! Sure Hoedt has had some horror moments and can make some daft decisions, but there is a decent centre back hidden somewhere in there. His flaws are ones that could still be coached out of him... like what happened to Yoshida where he is now a lot better than when he joined us aged 24 (same age as Hoedt is now).

It remains a vast gap; the two clubs are light years apart in terms of infrastructure at academy level, training ground quality, stadium etc. The jump from League 2 to the top of League 1 is tiny compared to what Pompey would face on promotion to the Championship or further. If Pompey went up this season the fanbase will be in for a shock. They'd become a small fish in a Championship pond of teams with parachute payments, big stadiums/attendances than Pompey and big spending owners (not something Eisner has shown to be happening).

A team he helped get to the Champions League final a few months after he left?

And you still don't, as the football status situation is currently... Saints = 13th out of 92 clubs vs Pompey = 46th out of 92 clubs Saints above Pompey in the football pyramid like they have been for the vast majority of the last 60 years!

I thought it would be right up your alley.

It is easy to criticise people when you twist what they say to something they did not say. I guess it fits your narrative if you think I said those things, so you've convinced yourself I did. Plus, I have not been particularly critical of Yoshida in recent seasons, he has improved a lot since he first arrived.

Now there is a hyperbolic statement! (if not hyperbole, I'd question your ability to judge player quality )

Saying "Hoedt is nowhere near as bad as many on here make him out to be." Is NOT the same as saying "I rate Hoedt" or that "he is as good as van Dijk or Alderweireld etc". There is a significant difference! I do think if Saints are able to stamp out the mistakes and improve his decision making like they did with Yoshida, then Hoedt does have a lot going for him. However many Saints fans appear to overlook his qualities and write him off on the basis of a few **** ups.

Not really, a lot of Chambers gametime came when Clyne was injured/illness or only recently back from injury/illness.

Is it? Mark Hughes I would guess thinks it is a similar pecking order.

How can they be average compared to themselves? That is nonsensical! They need to be compared to something else for an average to work.

That still doesn't answer the question as I asked, "compared to what?" Plus if it is a mean average, being in the middle is not bad.