Matthew Le God

Pompey fans say they are protesting in this years Football League Trophy due to Premier League academies participating. But the last home game they had in the competition was attended by a mere 5,853 vs Northampton in 2014/15. Were they protesting in that game as well?

These three all follow Michiel Jongsma on twitter... Simon Peach - Saints supporting PA journalist Ross Wilson - Saints head of scouting & recruitment Hugo Scheckter - Saints player liaison officer

It was a weakened side as they rested players for the game vs Charlton.

You have overlooked Yan Valery who looks very promising at right back.

If we beat Inter at St Mary's and/or San Siro, will Pompey fans shut up about the 3-3 draw with AC Milan using players they never fully paid for? Probably not.

It is hard to take them too seriously when Sky say things like... - Puel left Lille in 2008 - Boufal joined Lille in 2015 7 years difference!

We've had important deals late in the window in recent seasons... Mane - signed by Saints 1st September 2014 Alderweireld - signed by Saints 1st September 2014 van Dijk - signed by Saints 1st September 2015 Bedwetters on this forum write off signings in July and early August when window is still open. Of course Saints would like the deals done earlier from their perspective, but it isn't always as easy as that as deals involve multiple parties with different agendas.

Jim White and his might Sky sources have spoken... Jim White ‏@JimWhite 16h16 hours ago #SaintsFC close to agreeing fee for Lille's attacking midfielder Sofiane Boufal.

We already have signed Martina's replacement... Jeremy Pied. Pied signing knocked Martina down to 3rd choice and you don't need 3 senior right backs in your squad. If you had three senior players for every position you'd have a squad of thirty three! We also have Yan Valery coming through who looks very promising.

Hojbjerg is the Wanyama replacement, he is 6 foot 1.

He really wasn't, if anything it is the opposite with a lot of Saints fans. Martina is a very limited player technically and was living off the Arsenal goal. Cedric is significantly better and Pied's arrival moved Martina down to 3rd in the pecking order. Plus 17 year old Yan Valery looks very promising in the under 23 squad.

The Telegraph said we offered Koeman £86,000 per week. Ok, Everton offer more, but not many others can and do. Shows the club have budgeted a significant wage for a manager.

That isn't MUTV, it is the Southampton Youtube Channel. Live here, kickoff 7:00pm tonight...

Even at 21 years old, he looks like future manager material.

We get more than an extra day rest compared to Sunderland, they still have two games to play before we play them. Sunderland play Middlesbrough on Sunday and a 2nd round League Cup game on Wednesday.

If we were in pot 1 we wouldn't have to play another pot 1 team. That would make the group easier for us, as generally the pot 1 teams are better.

I think its a good thing there aren't rumours. Shows the club is being professional, unlike West Ham for example who are media whores for transfer rumours. Like hypochondriac said above, I'd be surprised if we didn't sign one (possibly two) good signing before the window closes.

It is 18th August... the window hasn't closed! We signed important players late on in the last two summers... Mane - 1st September 2014 Alderweireld - 1st September 2014 van Dijk - 1st September 2015 Of course it would be nice if the club were able to sign them earlier. But it is in the interests of some selling clubs & agents to wait out the window to get the best possible deal.

I make the tea. (still Saints researcher, as I have been for the last decade)

Game is out on 4th November 2016 (pre-orders get access to beta version roughly two weeks before release) If you own one or more of... - Football Manager 2013 - Football Manager 2014 - Football Manager 2015 - Football Manager 2016 Then you get a 5% discount for each when buying Football Manager 2017 on Steam (if all on same Steam account). So a potential saving of 20% for being loyal to the series...

Every league match we have has a pre-match press conference 1 or 2 days before it.

Puel hasn't tested it (at least in a match situation) since he arrived. So the players last used it in May... 4 months ago. I doubt we'll be changing from the 4-1-2-1-2 system. Ok, we didn't beat Watford, but it worked well in the 2nd half today, especially with Hojbjerg on the pitch.

Well that is complete nonsense! In 2015/16 the only players to score more than 15 goals were... 1) Kane 25 2) Aguero 24 3) Vardy 24 4) Lukaku 18 5) Mahrez 17 6) Giroud 16 Saints didn't have a 15+ goalscorer last season and we came 6th! Long got 10 from 28 games last season (some of which were out wide), Redmond was playing as a winger not a striker in a terrible side last season and scored 6. In their last full Premier League seasons, Rodriguez scored 15 in 30 games and Austin scored 18 in 35 games for a terrible relegated side.

Cheer up! Lots of pace with Redmond, Long and Cedric. Creativity from Tadic, Davis and Ward-Prowse Very good outfield options on a strong bench Austin, Fonte, Hojbjerg, Pied, Clasie, Rodriguez.

"in the end"? It is the 12th August! We signed van Dijk, Alderweireld & Mane in the final days of the window.