Matthew Le God

Lucky for me then that there is no solid evidence of prayer ever working.

It doesn't matter which one it is, an equality promoting organisation like Kick it Out should remain completely neutral regarding endorsing any one religion over another (or none at all). Its not equality to have an organisation instituationally endorsing prayer, let alone one that campaigns for equality at its core.

Do you think an organisation that attempts to promote equality in football that Carlisle is an ambassador for should endorse one religion? Saying your thoughts are with someone, their friends and family is fine, but an equality organisation bringing prayer into it is a step too far and surely is against their ethos.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30583740 Should an organisation that campaigns for equality be endorsing one religion over all the others/none? How is that equality? The Kick it Out campaign should be neutral when it comes to religion.

They tried to relate it as closely to the sponsor (a Garmin step/calorie counter) as possible. Problem is that a "play your cards right" guessing game about how many steps someone took in a day isn't remotely entertaining. I'd imagine many didn't have a clue want was going on. A relay race around a slippery pitch with people falling over is what people appear to want at St Mary's.

Its not merely "tiredness", as Koeman says he has been playing for a long time with small niggles, which if we had a bigger squad he would have been given time to get over it. Its all now catching up with him and making him fatigued.

It still appeared Saints are interested, Koeman said similar things about Alderweireld before they signed him. If Sneijder doesn't get an offer from a huge club in January, perhaps he'd be willing to compromise on wages to play in the Premier League with us.

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On what is any of that based?

Saints took 22 players north both Burnley and Sheff Utd game and stayed over the weekend. Included in that 22 players squad is... Tadic - Koeman said was not fit S.Davis - injured Pelle - suspended Hesketh - injured That leaves Saints with 18 players in the travelling party and I guess they haven't bothered naming Cody Cropper as another keeper sub along with Kelvin Davis, so down to 17 players.

What is better for the development of a young keeper...? a) sitting on the bench every first team league and cup game, like Kelvin Davis has this season. b) sitting in the stands every first team league and cup game as the 20th man of the match day squad, like Coddy Cropper. c) getting gametime for the under 21's, like Paulo Gazzaniga has been. I wouldn't be sure enough to say Gazzaniga playing for the under 21's means he is behind Davis and Cropper, it is beneficial for him to be playing games, which is not something Cropper and Davis are getting. If Forster gets injured/suspended perhaps Koeman would prefer a keeper who has been getting gametime to play and Gazzaniga might be used.

He now appears to be behind Davis in the pecking order. But is he behind Cropper just because Cropper is the 3rd keeper on 1st team match days? That was the point I was responding to. Cropper and Davis aren't getting any gametime (which is particularly notable for Cropper for his development), where as Gazzaniga is by playing for the under 21's.

- Gazzaniga has been getting game time for the under 21's. - Cropper goes to first team games home and away just in case Davis/Forster are injured, but doesn't get any game time. Its therefore debatable which of the two is favoured. I'd still suggest it is Gazzaniga as he is getting matches to aid his development, Cropper isn't as he is often an unused man of a 20 man Saints match day squad and is only there in case of a rare emergancy.

Saints 1-0 up, Josh Sims after 14 minutes.

Southampton line-up... Gazzaniga Flannigan Mugabi McCarthy © Debayo Gape Little Sims Rowe Seager McQueen Subs: Mason, Britt (GK), Willard, Barnes, Cook

Michael Oliver is now the ref.

"yes it is"... what? What are you suggesting I've said that is wrong?

If the winners of the League Cup qualify for Europe through another route then the League Cup's European place goes to the Premier League, not the runner up of the League Cup. Man City for example won the League Cup last season, the European place didn't go to runner up Sunderland, it went back to the Premier League table. It is the FA Cup where the runner up gets into Europe if the winner has qualified another way, like how Saints did in 2003.

Schneiderlin travelled with the squad yesterday and Koeman said he could play against Sheff Utd.

Even if United win tonight that doesn't mean you were right. No away wins in other Premier League games this weekend is completely irrelevant to what happens at St Mary's tonight.

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The same as every cup draw... the worst team left in the competition at St Mary's to give Saints the best possible chance of winning the competition.

I don't see why if central midfielders are injured there is a need to switch from one system that needs 3 central midfielders to another system that also needs 3 central midfielders. How is that a solution to a problem of a reduction in central midfielders available?

I'd rather have... Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand over... Valencia Smalling Rojo Young Its not really even a contest as to which is better defensively and actually offensively as Valencia and Young aren't even particularly great going forward compared to Clyne and Bertrand.

Their defence tonight vs Stoke City is... Valencia Smalling Rojo Young ...that wouldn't fill me will confidence. Two wingers shoehorned to play fullback plus Chris Smalling who is out of his depth at Man Utd. If Smalling was at a mid table club I'd doubt he'd get remotely near the England squad, he is a disaster waiting to happen in every game as he is very limited technically.