Matthew Le God

The vast majority of those players highlight that you significantly underestimate the quality level required to be good enough for Southampton's squad. Every year we get similar threads about Saints going for player from relegated teams. Yes, they may have the occasional good player but I don't really see how most of the players you listed improve on a Saints squad that just finished at least 6th (possibly 5th dependant on how Man Utd do tonight).

Are you sure you were watching Juanmi? He is extremely quick and had a decent scoring record in La Liga last season. He struggled with the physicality of the Premier League, but I can't see how anyone could think he wasn't quick. Especially the winning goal in this video vs Barcelona...

I agree its bigger, but its no where near 30,000 bigger than ours. They have been selling £99 season tickets to under 16's and adult ones for £289. If we did the same we'd shift a lot more, but our prices are significantly higher.

I did infer it was St Mary's at the end of my post... "If we built that, St Mary's would no longer be viewed as an identikit stadium". If we moved, it wouldn't be St Mary's. West Ham have sold 10,000 under 16 year old tickets for £99. If a decent % of those kids get hooked and become season ticket holders when they become adults you sell them adult season tickets for a higher price. It helps build the fanbase in the long term. Plus a bigger stadium raises the profile of the club, makes us look more ambitious to players and sponsors and more fans at games = more from additional revenue streams, food, programmes, megastore etc.

The pictures I posted above are of a redeveloped St Mary's stadium. Not a stadium relocation.

Putting aside the attendance issue, I do think like others in this thread have said that West Ham style reduction of tickets and we'd sell 40k+ for a lot of games). £99 ST tickets for under 16's for example. There is a perception issue of being in an identikit 32k stadium means Saints are viewed at a level below where on the pitch we have been for the last 3 seasons in the top 7/8. This doesn't sole need to be about ticket income (which is a shrinking % of PL club income with the TV deal), a bigger stadium raises our profile and may generate more income from other advertising streams. If the club followed through on something like what they commissioned AFL architects to do it would raise the profile of the club and allow us to increase the matching fanbase... If we built that, St Mary's would no longer be viewed as an identikit with Coventry, Middlesbrough, Leicester, Derby etc. It would change perceptions of the club along with what we've already done at Staplewood.

Its not an accurate article as it says he "missed the 2-1 win over Tottenham".

Are you confident enough to have put a bet on it? If so can you screenshot the betslip?

If Forster is injured on 5 minutes, would you be happy with Davis playing the rest of the game instead of Stekenlenburg? I wouldn't, as for as great as Davis has been for this club it is a big drop in quality between the two. I can't see Koeman wanting to potentially risk a European spot for sentiment. The testimonial is the day for Davis, not Sunday.

I'll ask again, as I didn't get an answer... How many 21 year old central midfielders can you name that regularly start for top half Premier League teams? I doubt you'll come up with a big list.

How many 21 year old central midfielders can you name that regularly start for top half Premier League teams? I doubt you'll come up with a big list. Ward-Prowse still very much has age on his side, and is vastly more experienced at PL level than his peers in the England under 21 side he captains. Here is the under 21 squad announced for the summer Toulon tournament, whilst JWP has a large number of minutes for a top 7 Premier League club, the rest are either playing under 21 football for their club or at lower PL or Championship teams.

And what if players get injured early in the match or we aren't winning the game and we need good options from the bench to change the game? The match day 18 is likely to be the strongest possible group Koeman can pick as he aims for Europe.

How are West Ham as a club to blame for something that happens in the streets outside the ground? What could the club do to stop it?

In order to do that you'd have to drop Stekelenburg from the bench. And what if its 0-0 and we have K.Davis on the bench rather than Stekelenburg and Forster gets injured after 5 minutes? There is a big drop in quality from Stekelenburg to Davis.

Correct.

No they won't. It is a 60,000 capacity stadium. They have made tickets very cheap and announced today they've sold 50,000 season tickets. With 3,000 away fans, segregation cutting in... that leaves under 7,000 for general sale.

Yes, he was poor. I agree his one ball to Tadic was good for the first goal, but he is far below the quality we need as a top 6 side and was very poor yesterday. Poor first touch, out of position often, easily beaten, unforced errors in passing etc etc. Its not just a one off either, he just lacks a lot of attributes we need in a right back at this level. Cedric has some things he needs to improve as well, but I feel more confident with him playing.

So what? He was terrible yesterday. Defensively he is a liability, poor technique, positioning, decision making and is targeted as a weak link by opponents. Just because we haven't lost games, doesn't mean he played well.

I call it something potentially lost in translation when a player is using a second language and doesn't fully know the meaning of the word "couple".

I'm intrigued why you think either of those are relevant to knowing the summer destination of a PSG player, especially merely being a Juventus season ticket holder. The vast majority of Saints season ticket holders haven't a clue what Saints are up to, let alone a player in another country.

I wasn't talking about something Pamplemouse had said. I merely used his quote as it said the score in the West Ham vs Swansea game. Other people on this forum had written off our chances of catching West Ham, it is far from over yet.

I remember being told we couldn't catch West Ham. Their game in hand is vs Man Utd and final game is away at Stoke.

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-City-Potters-explain-reason-white-panel-new/story-29237855-detail/story.html

Cheers for that, would have loved to have seen that conversation.

When did he play for van Gaal or Conte?