Matthew Le God

9 years ago - Rickie Lambert vs Joe Hart, Rochdale vs Shrewsbury in League 2... On Saturday - Rickie Lambert vs Joe Hart, Man City vs Southampton in the Premier League with both looking like going to a World Cup in Brazil. How far they've come!

This helps explain it... http://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/article/020414-ted-smith-england-southampton-1462229.aspx

In this case, what is your definition of "tradition"?

Strange the article makes no mention of Dyer being a former Saints player.

He's 25 and will be 26 when the transfer window opens in the summer, can he really be labelled as a young starlet still?

They are relative to the Saints first team (not to League One), and Isgrove is 21 years old so really has to kick on if he is to make it at Saints. Its not looking good for him in terms of his future at a top half Premier League side with his contract ending this summer and he can't make it into a League One playoff side.

I had to google "Winterfell" as I had no idea what you were referring to.

And here they are...

If Osvaldo is sold Saints already have a transfer fee agreed in the loan to Juventus and Ramirez is a useful first team player.

This is the only time he's spoken to broadcast media whilst at Saints... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17548088

Because his profile and value has increased significantly since he signed his contract last summer and in order to keep him Saints may need to offer him a bigger wage.

Pompey get the derby with a team in a SO postcode they always dreamed of...

If an adult goes to a game in the home end with a child in an away shirt it makes it look through association like that adult is an away fan in the home end. It really isn't worth the trouble it could potentially cause.

Have you considered one of the main ways we can tell sarcasm is through the tone of the delivery? Not something that you can always pick up on when the statement is only in text form. Oh, so you have. Then why the previous comment?

Patrick Bamford.

4 goals in 22 games, yes those goals were useful but he was a very limited player in a poor Saints side struggling against relegation.

Ref: "Gibbs, you're off!" Oxlade-Chamberlain: "But ref, it was me!" Ref: "Shut up Walcott, get on with the game"

He is described as a "starlet" because it is a Bolton newspaper reporting the story in a positive light for their readership. Robinson is out of contract in the summer and behind teenagers like Ward-Prowse, Reed and others in the pecking order of young Saints central midfielders. Robinson is only 9 months younger than Wanyama.

I've only ever claimed to be "ITK" twice, and I was right on both occasions when I said Jack Stephens and Sam Gallagher would be signing from Plymouth long before they actually did or it making any newspaper. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?34280-Sam-Gallagher-Plymouth-Argyle-youth-player-to-sign-for-Saints&highlight=Gallagher#.Uyxi2tx8bR4 So my ITK success rate is 100%.

Why is it odd? As you say he doesn't play for the under 21's much as he has dropped down the pecking order after his return from injury.

Cork and Ramirez trained today with the rest of the first team.

Have you actually read the article that one references? It does not link Isgrove to Man Utd! Merely says Phil Neville went to the Man City vs Saints under 21 game. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2580122/Reid-Milner-Spurs-radar-Sherwood-seeks-Premier-League-pedigree-Rodwell-closer-City-exit-Liverpool-face-fight-PSG-Konoplyanka-TRANSFER-COLUMN.html

Even if we go back to stripes we won't look identical to Stoke next season, as they are moving from Adidas to Warrior... http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/stoke-city-announce-warrior-link-up-1430103.aspx

The last available accounts showed the club made a £900,000 profit for the final six months of 2012 and a wage bill that was 59% of turnover! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21712482 Not an indication of the books being in a "real mess", but actually as far as Premier League clubs go it is a relatively healthy financial position up to the start of 2013.