Charlie Wayman

No criticism please chaps, the conditions were appalling and probably most of them were frozen to the marrow and asleep on their feet by half-time. It's easy to shout "They're all bloody professionals!" but on day's like this having to hack it outdoors in driving rain and freezing gales isn't a picnic for anybody. In the end we had the game and the score that seems to me to have been inevitable. They should have postponed it to a nicer day but the PL don't do common sense like cricket. Steven Davis is blossoming under Pochettino and although he'll never be accused of subtlety he is a fighter and tidy and a fitting member of our skilful and ever enterprising midfield. MotM for me and great work from Gaston also who is gradually settling into this foul climate of ours. Fox had some good runs forward but as always gives us the heebie-jeebies when trying to defend. Not a complete player but OK yesterday.

This will be a romp in the park, we are far too classy for these artisan barrow boys... 4-1, Easy, easy, easy!

The key test is the quality of the loos and the food outlets. Both are crap at The Emirates and Wembley and no better than what is on offer at SMS. I'm amazed we don't get hit by plague epidemics with all that lack of good hygiene. Old scouser fans always wore welly boots to matches at Anfield and for very good reasons; many will remember with 'fondness' using the Dell Loo's in the rain... but that's probably too much information.

You can't leave it there, who told you that? Surely a guide wouldn't know such confidential information?

It was probably people voting with they feet. No dsirepect to Nigel but replacing MacDermott with him was hardly a signal of intent for the future. They are supposed to have a megabucks Russian owner but there is no sign of having much more backing or ambition than any other English second tier club - might as well be Huddersfield, nice stadium no footballers.

This is unacceptable mods.

Poor match and an indifferent performance from Saints. Much too casual and sloppy. Too easy for us and 'yes' "you can only beat what's in front of you" but we should have done much better. Some of the defensive panic was undignified and needs sorting out. This is a poor league and we are becoming one of the better teams so things are looking good for next season especially as Cardiff, Hull & Watford seem ill-equipped to stay at this level assuming they come up from a even poorer nPC. I fancy Saints & Swansea for top eight next season.

Confirms what we already knew. Other clubs will know all about Le Bleu as well but as long as he is content here he won't move. After all he stayed loyal throughout the lower leagues stints when others of equal talent would have buggered off - except of course that there aren't many others of equal talent. I am sure Lowe brought him in to make money later so we should be glad that he is a million miles away. Hopefully, we'll be bidding for Arsenal players in the close season and really putting the **** up Wenger, what a reversal that would be!

Always told you he was the new Pires.. ya, ya!

Hang on! Don't under-estimate Jos Hooiveld. Jos was a superb player for Celtic in the CL and can easily hack it at that level. Why do you think Forren & Fonte are sitting on the bench? They are not injured so that must tell you something surely?

Easy! Easy! We'll win the league next year.

So a £100 bet on us for the chop could be worth £2 grand? Not bad, maybe worth a punt?

Brilliant stuff SFC, just keep them coming. Obviously we are not allowed to see any actual footie but does it matter to Sky after the event? Come on let's include some of the exciting on field action as well.

Braindead moron!

Of course he can't sign anybody until July so not much point in speculating wildly. Whoever is released here may be targets but let's wait until our retention list is published first.

Guess what happened next? Reading bet us 2-0 at the Madjeski, Reading stay up, Saints go down. It seems to be written into the script of life up there somewhere... Doh!

Anyway the thread is supposed to be about Wilde

You really are a jerk! Mr Crouch had a heart of gold and kept us alive at the most critical time. A true fan who happily for us was not all talk.

Let's be honest, Brett Omerod was never a premiership quality player by today's standards.

Well of course he's **** stirring like crazy, the comment about Shaw is designed to get into the lad's head and big him up so that he won't want to stay here - perfect agenda for a Skate. Happily, Luke Shaw seems to be very happy here playing every week, getting rave reviews and with a bunch of similar young ambitious lads who seem genuinely to enjoy being in each other's company. At 17 that's really quite important, why would he want to swap that comradeship for an uncertain future in a far off town were he'd have no friends or family at all Remember that first day away from home at Uni? Wasn't great fun was it?

Obviously he never sobered up enough!

Chelsea second team followed by a loan spell at Brighton... some prospect, no chance. Methinks Mr Shaw is a wee bit more canny than you seem able to give him credit for.

O-C made no secret of the fact that he wanted out as soon as he made the first team. He was never a Saint in heart or spirit just a money grubbing glory hunter.

Love it!