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Serious question how do you see the Moshiri takeover going? For all the talk of a billionaire owner (we also have one) would you want your team splurging 100m in one go and buying your success or would you prefer the saints approach of gradually building upon each season? Who would you have wanted as manager if you were chairman? Will you be able to hold on to the likes of lukaku now this takeovers been done?

Dire. Remember his start against Aston villa in the cup, no physicality, no pace, no obvious skills. Good to get him off of the age bill. A risk worth taking but obviously hasn't paid off and hopefully he can do better back in Spain. Watch him score 20 this season now haha!

Just for your information ... Saints have finished above Everton more than twice and at least 2 other seasons since the prem started you finished a massive one points above us. A little point perhaps but for all of Evertons obvious History you lot haven't exactly been a powerhouse since the premier league began. Only as good as your last result as they say and at last count we finished what? 15 points plus ahead of you despite the fact you have this supposedly better team, squad etc Anyways best wishes with Ron at least you know if he gets a better offer he'll leave you as well. football has zero integrity nowadays ey.

A mere flesh wound!

I've seen a few people ar calling to utilise the "Spurs link" in the squad and I do get they had a decent season but the way they cracked under pressure at the end hardly inspires confidence. Do think RB should be in ahead of Rose though who seems to be a bit of a headless chicken. Bale will be looking forward to that match up!

Aside from the possible penalties a Leicester have we really had that many bad decisions this year?

25 million for a bloke in the last year of his contract? Either they've made up a figure or the board are expecting rather a lot of their negotiating skills. pity he wants to leave but I don't expect him to end up at anyone other than Spurs.

Haha I wish but at a reported "wants 600k" wage and the fact he utterly dissed our interest in him in his book saying something like he was too good for Southampton I doubt it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36117739 On loan, anyone know much about him?

I'm not really his biggest fan but whenever Pelle actually plays well the whole team seem to do better. Shame he can't do it consistently really ... Hopefully today!

Really think we need a collapse from West Ham or Liverpool to have any chance as we aren't catching anyone else. Shame they're both on great form!

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Did the linesman right next to it even flag? Didn't look like it to me, really aside from offsides the refs seem to ignore linesmen nowadays.

Didn't Ricardo Fuller do similar when at Stoke. Game was at home he'd taken some stick and I remember he even got to the ball first and had a shot which narrowly missed! Both a bit cheeky!

Amazing turn around in the space of 2 weeks. You just knew if Austin got a chance he'd bury it!

Good deal especially at that price :-) positive start to the day!

He has been tried there vs Ipswich in the cup last year. He was dreadful and for that reason I'm out.

You'd have to question whether, with our current lack of youth into the first team, if we'd be a good move for him. Would be nice to have some new blood in January as an extra option.

Some thoughts on possible changes ... Perhaps play 2 up front allowing a more defensive minded left side Pelle and Mane up top so that Mane doesn't have to beat 3 players to get a shot off Romeu and wanyama in CM Clasie in a more advanced role behind the two strikers At least give a youth teams a sniff of a first team game seager or reed on the bench? All of these before skipping straight to binning off the manager thanks :-)

The only acceptable deal here would be a loan with pre agreed purchase price if he works out. More likely we'd have to agree to sell someone to them so for that reason I'm out. I thought it was reported we didn't want to deal with them anymore anyway?

And yet he's quoted on the Echo as discussing playing a MORE defensive system against Villa this weekend! VILLA!? Come on Ron!

Would prefer our chairman to just be quiet really. Stick to the business side Ralph. Oh for the days no one even knew who a teams chairman was!

Didn't he get 10 goals and 10 assists in his last year with us along with Lambert? I could of course be talking rubbish.

http://www.totalsportek.com/highlights/chelsea-vs-southampton-replay-video/ highlights here if anyone wants them

Jose should perhaps take a leaf out of our Ronald's book from earlier in the season. The seven man defence strategy to get us over the humping by Everton seems to have calmed us defensively and we have looked far more solid and in turn better offensively since then. Long may it continue for us!