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I don't think we need more than that so I'd give the other two Lyancos the night off. I'm also playing a false Lyanco formation.

I would play: Lyanco Lyanco Lyanco Lyanco Lyanco Lyanco Lyanco Lyanco Lyanco Just to wind up TWAR 😆 I'd probably have a bench consisting of Lyanco as well. With McGinn suspended I think this is a risk we can afford to take.

All about opinions. Diallo always looks to move the ball forwards quicker than JWP does (is there a stat for that)?

I think if you’re going to do that then you need to sacrifice one of the 10s or one of the two strikers. Also point out that Diallo comes off worse in your stats but he was playing the more defensive role and it coincided with the whole team underperforming (at least in part due to injuries) Diallo replacing JWP will make those stats look better for him. Anyway, as for the OP question, I’m not sure we’re better without JWP so I would probably play him most of the time but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t sell him if we got a decent offer.

Appreciate that you’re answering a question over whether Romeu is better than JWP but they play different roles so the data isn’t really relevant (because the question isn’t relevant). It’s a bit like comparing Adams and Lyanco (just used him cos I know you’re a big fan). Obviously that’s an extreme example to illustrate a point. Romeu is better defensively because there’s more of an emphasis on that in his role and JWP better offensively for the same reason.

Didn’t he have COVID last season? Not that he can’t catch it twice but would have thought it unlikely

Great, thanks for confirming. Feeling quite confident now

Are you sure? I’ve heard McGinn is suspended

OK, didn’t know that. At least McGinn is suspended though. I think that’ll make real difference.

Absolutely. McGinn being out is a real game changer

I wouldn't pay too much attention to pundits - most of the time they simply don't watch Saints enough to form any kind of decent judgement. They'll regurgitate the same old clichés whether they're accurate or not. With the caveat that this is almost certainly bollocks, I have to say I'm not that bothered if he goes and we get something like 50M which is all reinvested in the team. I'm not saying JWP is a bad player but I don't think he's that great either. In terms of open play I'd put him on the same kind of level as Matty Oakley although probably a bit more mobile. I'd be more worried if Salisu left than JWP right now. When you think of all the players we've sold in relatively recent times I think JWP is less of a loss than say, Mane, VVD, Pelle, Lallana or Ings and that's just off the top of my head. In fact if you offered me Schneiderlin (at his peak) I would take him over JWP. The only thing we can't replace is his free kicks - no getting away from it, they're good. Anyway, just an opinion - got no stats to back it up.

To be honest when I first saw him I thought he was a bit lightweight but before his injury he started putting himself about a bit and looked a lot better. He always seems to have good vision and was good with little flicks etc. Kind of player that’s worth giving a bit more of a chance to impress IMO

Pretty sure I remember reading that prior to the Victorians most workplace toilets were unisex (or gender neutral in todays language). Apparently they started to introduce single sex toilets in a bid to encourage women into the workhouses or something similar. Course back then there were far less women in the workforce so less of a problem. One of the sites I work at has three toilets - male, female and gender neutral. Doesn't cause any problems although no one uses the gender neutral one........

TBH I'm not particularly disagreeing with you but perfectly happy to start doing so.

Those would come down as the cases where we need to refer to their biological sex (depending on your point of view). I think it's inevitable that whatever decisions are made in those grey areas it'll be offensive to one group and something phobic to another - that's just a fact of life now. As long as decisions are made and justified then people will just have to deal with it.

Personally I just wish that people would be clear about the difference between sex and gender but it seems most people wilfully confuse the two when it suits them. There's quite a few cases (smear tests etc) where we need to refer to (biological) sex and in those cases it shouldn't be deemed to be transphobic to talk about biological male and female. Yes, it may be separate from what you identify as but it's done for a purpose and not just to antagonise. In all other cases we can use gender and it really doesn't make any difference what people identify as.

It's really difficult to find the data but could it be that France simply isn't testing as many people and we're picking up more mild and asymptomatic cases than France? I tried looking for hospitalisations data which would probably be a more reliable indicator than cases to see where we compare with France but couldn't find anything. I'd also like to see our hospitalisations and deaths broken down by age, co-morbidities and vaccination status.

I agree and well said. I think all our players are brilliant. Every single one of them. I also think the manager is awesome. In fact I'm staggered by why we're not top of the league given our brilliant players and awesome manager.

Where have I said other opinions are not welcome? Of course you're welcome to share an opinion but don't pretend anyone is all that bothered about what you have to say. All I'm doing is pointing out that saying Southampton is a shithole is a subjective opinion - it's neither right nor wrong just your opinion. Personally I couldn't care less what your opinion is but I do care if you're going to make a statement masquerading as fact when in fact it isn't - it's just what you happen to think. That's fine but don't make it true.

It's a subjective opinion. I hate to break it to you but it's only your opinion and no one cares about it.

There’s no way in hell your opinion is better than mine. Find a website to prove it. Seriously though this kind of reply gets my goat, it’s a subjective opinion. I disagree with you, so does the England manager and so do a fair amount of people on this thread. Doesn’t make us right or wrong, it’s just an opinion.

Yeah, I’d take Phillips over JWP but I’m worried that’s just my opinion. I tried to look for the website that tells me which players are definitively better than others, you know like FACT, but couldn’t find it. Anyone got a link?

That's really shit. All the best to you and your wife, hope you hear good news soon and a late winner.

Very sad news, was just listening to faded seaside glamour the other day. RIP Greg

Yeah, to be honest I didn’t actually see it and I do understand the sentiment. Just looks bad if you have someone attempting to silence someone else based on gender, ethnicity or whatever. I do think the left, for want of a better name, has a problem in that it’s perceived to be biased against your typical white male, or at least isn’t that interested in them. I’m not so sure anyone at a labour conference needs to be encouraged to speak either. Diane Abbot never seems to have any problems with shyness…..