Matthew Le God

Ralph Krueger wasn't at St Mary's today. He was last spotted at Norwich train station selling his book after the snow caused the cancellation of his train...

Even if we had another home game in midweek, a protest wouldn't make the slightest difference.

They aren't really comparable... due to having different jobs.

You would hope and expect not... but then why hasn't Gao insisted on a managerial change? At which point Reed's hand would be forced.

Hey Boss...! Would you agree unless we know for certain Reed is the one with the power to sack Pellegrino, then it is harsh to blame him for not sacking him? For all we know Gao may have rejected calls from the board to sack Pellegrino.

Those aren't the only options.

The formation or one upfront isn't the problem. It is the instructions given to the players in the formation. 4-2-3-1 is the formation we used for the majority of the season we came 6th... difference is we had a competent manager then.

The trains haven't thawed?

Tin hat? I think you need a tin foil hat! It is simply a case of Saints having multiple players proven to a quality in the Premier League and a significantly richer team wanting to sign them. No need for an absurd conspiracy theory!

I'm not sure where you've got that from and think a case of Chinese whispers has distorted it from the original line of Reed's son being an agent for youth team players. I'm not sure how you can justify that statement, when our players have joined other clubs - Arsenal, Man Utd, Spurs

Rather than making petty insults... what about my post do you disagree with exactly and why?

Far more resources available, plus a better transport system in London.

I'm puzzled how you've worked that out. Can you provide an example of that ever happening in English professional football?

Selling a defender for a world record £75m fee to one of the world's richest clubs is not a joke or something to be embarrassed by.

The pitch will be fine with the undersoil heating, what may call it into doubt is if the area surrounding the stadium is deemed unsafe for supporters.

No we wouldn't, it doesn't matter if we have Koeman, Pochettino, Klopp or Pellegrino... players leave for the money.

Why do you have to sing to enjoy football? It is possible to enjoy the game without singing and just watch it. People enjoy things in different ways and don't have to sing just because others do.

Have you really met many people that don't want others to sing? Wanting people to sit down is hardly unreasonable, not everyone is able to stand easily for 90 minutes and many have views obscured by those in-front. Standing can be very selfish at football games if obstructing the view of those behind you.

Does it? Just because something hasn't been made public doesn't mean many of our players wouldn't attract the interest of others if made available. You've jumped to conclusions there! Bertrand, Cedric, Hoedt, Lemina, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Boufal, Ward-Prowse, Tadic & Gabbiadini and a few others would likely be of interest to some good clubs.

Snowing where you are? Do you have the day off school/college/uni/work? The Football Manager 2018 winter update is now out! See if you can manage Southampton better than Pellegrino (may not be too hard! )

This is a nonsense. Saints played 4-2-3-1 (one upfront) for the majority of the 2014/15 & 2015/16 seasons, scored a lot of goals and finished 7th & 6th in the Premier League. Playing one upfront is fine... if the manager sets the players out with instructions and mentality to support the lone front man well. That is the issue with Pellegrino, not there only being one striker.

Why not? The Premier League is a very attractive pull for managers, Saints have a good but mismanaged squad, a very healthy wage & transfer budget in European football terms and can offer any manager a large wage.

Confirmed by who? That is just the default time & date for all the quarter finals, not the actual confirmed one.