Matthew Le God

All it would take is one Channel Four researcher to look at this... http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/companydetails/0,,10280,00.html Or companies house, in order to see that what the program said tonight was nonsense.

The 41212 system was used in pretty much every game in the second half of last season. So not a "last minute panic strategy" at all. Just because you can't remember it, doesn't mean it didn't happen. Adkins likes to change formations throughout matches and the 41212 was one of his main ones, along with the regular 442. Lallana and Guly both played at the tip of the diamond in the former, a similar(ish) role to that of someone in the central attacking midfield role in a 4231. You have shown nothing to show me you know the difference. You keep repeating the view that you see them as similar roles, when they are not. They require completely different attributes. The game against St Gallen involved two completely different sets of XI players, the half in which Cork and Schneiderlin played was a 0-0 draw, they didn't lose. What happened in the second half had no bearing on that of those that played in the first half. Also it was a non competitive game, two weeks into pre-season in order to build fitness, nothing should be taken from the result. Why do you think it didn't work in those 45 minutes? Were you there? Just because the team didn't score, it doesn't mean the central midfield pairing didn't work well. Why do you think they don't compliment each other?

They didn't lose. It was a 0-0 draw in that half of the game. A completely different set of players lost the second half, in what after all was a non competitive fitness building game, two weeks into pre-season. Did you watch the game? How do you know it didn't work as a partnership? What makes you think it wouldn't work? They are very different types of players that I think will compliment each other well.

Saints haven't played 4231 under Adkins. They have played 41212, under Adkins and both Guly and Lallana have both been at the tip of the midfield diamond. You are confusing something, you seem to think playing in central midfield in a 442 is the same as playing as the central player in the 3, in a 4231 system. When in fact it is a completely different role, requiring different types of players. Why not? Schneiderlin sitting deep, and Cork as the box to box player like he was for Burnley. Some people on here seem to think he only plays as a holding midfielder. Both Cork and Schneiderlin played together in central midfield in a 442 against St. Gallen, in the stronger of the two line-ups.

What about the entire 1980's?

His role means he will rarely get into the position to have a shot. Getting him to shoot for shootings sake from long range when better options are available to him, is a daft idea. Why do they? Saints got promoted last season without two central midfielders getting 5 or more goals. As long as they are in a team that creates chances and scores goals collectively you don't need to assign a goal target for each position, especially if it disrupts the overall performance of a tactic.

Cork played for Burnley in a very different role to how Schneiderlin does for Saints. He is good at getting forward and very good on the ball. Cork can be the box to box player and Schneiderlin the holding player. Should compliment each other very well, with Lallana and Chamberlain on the wings the midfield looks balanced. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdMhFjcjGO8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNvOJ3Kqd6c&feature=related

His game as the midfield anchor, sitting in front of the back four for most of a match? It really doesn't matter if he doesn't score, it simply isn't his role in the team to get forward into positions where he could score that often.

Discuss the away kit.

Not me with the "nuts statement". You are confusing central midfield in a 442, with a central attacking midfielder in a 4231 formation. The latter is not looking for a "box to box" player like Chaplow as you state. The role behind the lone striker needs to be a creative very attacking player, ala Lallana or Guly. I didn't say for them to play in central midfield, the 4231 formation doesn't require the central player in the 3 behind the striker to be particularly defensive and thus isn't a typical central midfield role.

Hammond and Chaplow aren't suited at all to that role, they are central midfielders, not central attacking midfielders. Of the current squad, Guly and Lallana would be best there.

I think it is more likely to be the other way round. Saints don't want to sell and will be telling Arsenal to go away.

I think its safe for him to say the team that came 6th in Spain and 13th in Germany will play a better standard of football than anyone in the Championship.

Neil Mellor scored 13 League One goals in 2010/11.

Did you talk to the ticket office manger? I would have if someone said something so ridiculous to me. This method doesn't stop people cheating the system. The only way they can do that is to have ID checks on the turnstiles, which will never happen.

Unless the stewards are going to ask for ID on the turnstiles for every game, it is a futile act to do so when the ticket is purchased.

Chelsea vs Pompey today used a team for each half... Chelsea: Turnbull (Hilario 46); Ferreira © (Bosingwa 46), Kalas (Chalobah 46), Ivanovic (Terry 46), Cole (van Aanholt 46 (Bertrand 71)); Clifford (Benayoun 46), Mikel (McEachran 46), Zhirkov (Lampard 46); Sturridge (Anelka 46), Malouda (Kalou 46); Torres (Drogba 46) It is quite a common practice in order to give game time and fitness building for the whole squad early in preseason.

He isn't in the the stronger line-up. He is in the weaker 2nd half team.

A pre-season game he came on in the 81st minute. What did you expect him to do in 10 minutes?

I think it is likely that the West Brom and Yeovil games are where you will see the first XI play together for a significant part of the game. The St Gallen, FC Biel, Werder Bremen and Athletic Bilbao games will see a mix up of the first team squad in order to get the whole squad fit and back playing football.

So how long did you think the seats would be reserved for? What if the club reserved thousands of seats until 5th August and not all were renewed? It has to end early, thus that is why every club including Saints under Cortese in 2009/10 always does so.

Quite a significant and relevant admission tucked away in the brackets. Plus Antonio didn't have Guly to compete with.

The OS in the original article even gives a "from" and "until" for renewals... http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2370990,00.html Sounds clear to me.

Not "completely different" at all. Every club has a renewal period that ends before the seats go on general sale. It isn't a general sale if season ticket holders still have a claim over their seats from the previous season. That claim (and the discount price) needs to be removed in order for it to be a "general sale".

Very similar price to what Agustin Delgado cost.