Matthew Le God

If Bournemouth are promoted automatically their last game this season will be on 2nd May. Saints play Leicester on 9th May, Aston Villa 16th May and Man City 24th May. So Ewell's second question then becomes relevant.

Look at the shot again and consider what Davis would have had to have done (or not done) for it to have gone in. Its hard to see how any keeper would not have been able to save it unless as I said they made a monumental **** up. On a number of occasions he had the ball passed back to him and he dallied on it allowing himself to be closed down, or he passed it to a team mate putting them under pressure. I think that was more for him being the club captain, playing his first competitive game for 13 months and coming into the game in difficult circumstances. He did the shot stopping you would expect any keeper to make and we won the game, he is bound to be praised when a journalist asks about him in interviews with his teammates.

A lot of people have said Kelvin played well today, he made 3 or 4 saves you would expect any keeper to make. Look at them again and for a goal to have been scored from those shots he would have had to make a monumental **** up of it for it to go in. What the Motd highlights didn't show those that weren't there was his terrible distribution, Saints regularly pass the ball around the back and to the keeper and Kelvin Davis is extremely uncomfortable with the ball at his feet and as usual messed up on a number of occasions which nearly led to Burnley goals. It may seem like I have it in for Kelvin Davis, but I do actually like him a lot. He was a key player in League One and the Championship, just he isn't good enough for us at this level of competing towards the top of the Premier League, even as back up.

Saints are a side competing for the top 6, if we want to maintain that aspiration we need better keeper depth.

I didn't say otherwise, but I do find it hard to believe someone can think the quality difference between Davis and Forster is close and have to wonder what they are watching. Which Premier League teams do you think would want Davis as their first choice keeper?

You are wrong... very wrong. There is a large gulf in quality. Davis wouldn't be first choice keeper for any current Premier League side, he is Championship level in quality. A great servant to the club and was outstanding during our rise to the Premier League, but he is out of his depth at this level.

As good as Fonte is.... Alderweireld is the better player.

Bearsy is a briefcase ****er.

Big difference between friendlies where you play different XI's in each half and a competitive game where at least 8 players play 90 minutes at a high pace.

With the players we have available and fit I don't think that is likely to happen, Reed is behind too many in the pecking order.

If fit I doubt we'll see anything other than both Gardos and Yoshida on the bench, I don't think Seager or Gallagher will be in the squad ahead of Gardos.

He is a central midfielder and is still a schoolboy, playing for the under 16's (with a few appearances for the under 18's), where as Gape is 20 years old.

So instead you pick a keeper who hasn't played a single top flight game.

What have Darlow or Heaton done to be ahead of Forster?

Thats not new, current 1st and 2nd year Southampton scholars came from... Josh Debayo - Chelsea Chris Regis - Arsenal Richard Bakary - Chelsea Stuart Wilkin - Chelsea Harley Wilard - Arsenal Olufela Olomola - Arsenal

18 months earlier than the originally planned Summer 2022.

Bertrand is a key part of a defence that has only conceded 21 Premier League goals in 29 games. Best record in the league. Arsenal still look shaky at the back and Gibbs hasn't shone at all this season.

He is competing against Schneiderlin and Wanyama for a CM spot, and has been getting a good amount of game time in AM roles for someone his age towards the top of the league. If Schneiderlin or Wanyama were English they would also be getting call-ups. What do you mean by "international quality"? I'm guessing you actually mean "England international quality" as there are huge variations in the abilities of international footballers.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/englands-hodgson-set-rest-liverpool-5359418

I wonder if there is a correlation between the people that can't see how good Ward-Prowse is and those that thought Wotton was better than Schneiderlin...? http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?12867-Schneiderlin-Saints-Biggest-Waste-of-Cash-Ever&highlight=schneiderlin+wotton#.VQoFHULKzpV

Who is? Jack Colback was called up recently and Ward-Prowse has more to his game than him.

Not really a surprise, despite what some on this forum think he is a very talented player and Hodgson has been talking of this possibility for months.

He is good at building aqueducts.

He has very good technique, ball control, good off the ball movement, speed whilst dribbling and an eye for a pass.

When Wanyama, Schneiderlin, S.Davis and Ward-Prowse are available its hard to see Reed making the match day squad of 18.