VectisSaint

Pied missing...

Proposal for change rejected, for now at least.

Would join as part of new PL2 which has been mooted for a while. No way they would join at any other lower level.

Can you be booked for dreadful play? If so surprised we haven't had more yellows this season.

Is it really his first visit? To a match perhaps but surely he has been to Southampton before, what sort would make such an investment without some first hand knowledge. Probably last year but still.

Really don't get why he wants 4 keepers. Never really understood the need for 3 for 2 matches.

The UI poster richargr001 sums it up perfectly in my opinion in his reply to the van Dijk article over there. People reading too much into the comments, which were made before last nights games (I believe). Based on the draws for the groups I think I might have said the same, Liverpool and Man City are most likely to progress furthest, maybe. Nothing to see here other than spin by the Bin Dippers Echo.

Headline doesn't really tally with the content of the report. He was actually asked which teams will go furthest and he said Liverpool and Man City, maybe. Nothing about glory, he is not prediciting they are going to win or anything. Probably thinks like most that English teams will probably get knocked out in the last 16. Man City seems like a reasonable shout.

May also be down to the server error problems. I may or may not have signed, no idea. Bloody useless server error by change.org, but good to know they are "working hard to fix it" (********). [Looks like I have signed after all]

No they haven't. Youth Cup runners up, League Cup winners, used to be consistently top half of their league. Only in last 3 seasons the standards have plummeted, so that we are now not even average.

So who would you pick that has goals? No one in the squad has goals in them at the moment.

or not, it was "as if".

4 actually (apparently)

Harsh on Stevens, reasonable for Sophie Ann.

This is the crux of the matter. The Northam is almost empty a few minutes before kick off. Can't see it changing but needs to be packed 20-30 minutes before kick off and making a lot of noise and the stadium music switched off. There's no incentive to be in your place well ahead of time, used to be you had to get in early to ensure you got in and could get a decent view.

You do know he stated this was for 90% of games, that means in 3 or 4 games he will start with something different. Shows he is flexible. Maybe tomorrow is one of the 10%.

We've been drawn against Man Utd 9 times in the FA Cup plus of course once in the FA Cup final (where there is no draw), with 3 replays. First time we were drawn against them was in 1963 (and then we were drawn against them again the next season). We were also drawn against Newton Heath in 1897 and that game also went to a replay (which we lost). Otherwise the most are Nottm Forest, Sunderland, Liverpool and Newcastle (8 each), Everton and Palace 7, Spurs 6 times plus a final, Blackpool and Millwall 6 each. We've only drawn Arsenal 3 times plus a final. Skates 5 times. We also got drawn against Reading a few times in the 1890s and twice since. [sources Football Club History Database http://www.fchd.info, and "Saints", Chalk & Holley]

But he was back training at Staplewood yesterday.

So basically your argument is that JWP is too good for Saints. That's a cracker.

You are entitled to your opinion, even if it is wrong.

So that's gross then. Arry doesn't pay tax anyway, his accountant (Rosie) sees to that.

Unfortunately he also gives us problems when he gives the ball away so often, and in very dangerous positions. Amply demonstrated again yesterday.

Fair enough, he said in the Presser (1st part) everyone was available and fit. Must have forgotten about Chas.

Has he? Manager says everyone is fit and available, except PEH who is away because he has just become a father.

He got the chop last game, so why would it be harsh now? Personally don't think we will see 3 CBs unless van Dijk plays, then it will be Jack, Virgil, Wesley. Saw nothing last week to suggest Wesley is a significant improvement on Yoshida. Maybe we should play Yoshida up front, wouldn't be any worse than Charlie and wouldn't be offside as much as Shane.