Matthew Le God

That wasn't a sitter. It came to him quickly at a very awkward height.

The press conference hasn't finished, there will be part 2 on youtube after the 10:30pm embargo, plus a one on one interview with him and the club's media. You should know that trousers, you usually provide a link to them!

That is bizarre logic. It is the player quality and wages we offer him that matters, not which club he is at. Saints have signed numerous players over the years from big clubs around Europe.

That would leave Saints in a tricky situation at the end of his contract if he is still at the club.

Wells wouldn't be a Pelle replacement. He is 9 inches shorter and is a completely different type of player. The top Dutch clubs are better than anything in the Championship and their players are tested at European & international level.

Doesn't the same apply to every footballer at every club?

What does that mean in practice? He is under contract until 2018.

That article doesn't say there is a new link to him. It is a "scout" report and mentions Saints were linked to him last summer. Ronald Koeman at the time denied interest IIRC.

Because Vardy has only hit this form relatively recently and there has been little opportunity for the big sides to buy him. He wasn't going to leave in January given Leicester's position and his age will also potentially put people off.

Nigel Adkins' successive promotions is an achievement of note.

Harry Hamblin has been playing recently for the u18s and has been given a scholarship... harry mark hamblin ‏@harrymarkhambo Apr 17 Can't wait to start my scholarship now

Which 5 or 6 of that team are "barely Championship standard"? The entire eleven have shown themselves to be good enough for the Premier League.

11 seasons out of 130 Southampton have finished in the top 8 of English league football. 2 of those 11 were in 2013/14 and 2014/15. If Saints (as looks likely) make the top 8 this season, it'll be the 3rd time in a row, two of which under Ronald Koeman. 2015/16 is in the top 10% of all Southampton league seasons! Yet we still get endless negative drivel threads from certain posters. Cheers up! 2013 to 2016 has been a relative golden age for the club.

Why is it "just as well"? So we have a better league campaign next season, so we can finish in a European spot next season? Well that is daft logic. I struggle to see why a Saints fan wouldn't want Saints to be in Europe. You appear to think I've said something I didn't.

That makes little sense to your original point. You said tonight's Man Utd vs Palace game "doesn't affect us", but if they lose it then we would be able to close the gap to only 2 points at the weekend. So how does that mean tonight's game doesn't make a difference to Saints?

Why doesn't it? If Palace beat Man Utd and Saints beat Villa by the end of the weekend we'll be only 2 points behind (plus have a better GD). Man Utd's game in hand over Saints is on 10th May vs West Ham, they both can't win that match so some points will be lost by one or both of them.

To say they are playing well is very generous. The quality of play and passing in this game from both teams is horrific, so many unforced passing errors from both of them!

Why is Liverpool finishing 5th & winning the Europa League more realistic than Saints overtaking a West Ham side only 2 points ahead of them and getting 7th? West Ham & Man Utd's game in hand is against each other, they can't both win it.

That is one example out of thousands and thousands of sponsorship deals, it is hardly common enough to think Saints would do the same.

His Fulham contract expires 30th June 2017. http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2013/june/05/stekelenburg

Is this another K,Billy's super sound itk moment? Eli Lilly are a huge global company and their colours work for Saints...

Because by being the shirt supplier they already have their name on the shirt and are paying Saints a great deal of money. Why would they fork out even more money that Saints could get from another source?

I'm not sure how you reached that conclusion. We are only 2 points below 6th, 7th last season got us European football and possibly would again if Man Utd win the FA Cup. West Ham and Man Utd's "game in hand" over Saints is against each other. They can't both win, so points will be dropped by at least one or possibly both of them. Our remaining games are against... a relegated Villa side, a Man City who have 2 Champions League semi finals days before and after our match with them, a Spurs team who by then may have lost the title race and a Palace team who could be thinking of the FA Cup final a week later. Be positive! Again I'm not sure why you think that. The European chase dominates players in media interviews they appear focused on trying to achieve it rather than thinking of a summer on the beach. Our last 4 games... - 1-1 draw away at Everton in a game we dominated - 3-1 win over Newcastle - 1-0 loss in a tight game away at the league leaders - 3-2 win over Liverpool

He twisted his knee in the warm up against Newcastle and is out for a week Koeman said in the press conference on Thursday.

I think in time Cedric will make it his own. He has a lot of good qualities, is young and this is his bedding in season.