VectisSaint

No. Not seen since he was on the bench v Boscombe. Missing from all training galleries etc.

I don't really care that much, but still wondering what has become of Gaston. He seems to have vanished.

Pelle dismisses exit rumours... http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/14034521.Pelle_dismisses_Southampton_exit_talk/?ref=mac except he doesn't...

The Sun seems to have picked up on this as well, largely the same stuff https://www.dreamteamfc.com/c/pelles-days-at-southampton-may-well-be-numbered/

Long on

So you can't read my follow ups either.... Still not really too sure what the point about the i was anyway?

Still don't get it then... Sad really, always a sure sign when people start childish name calling...

Still a total turkey, and on the post Poch/Koeman watch. They will always happen no matter who is in charge, whether you want to blame Cortese and/or Poch or just accept that everyone makes mistakes, and mistakes will occur in the future, just as they have in the past.

Saphir Taïder

The long trip to Cardiff to play 45 minutes must have left him shattered. Think your source might be as unreliable as an unreliable thing.

The thread is about why we are doing so much better. Present tense. You don't seem able to grasp quite a simple concept. If you want to discuss whether we will be better at the end of the season you could start a new thread.

The Indy related paper. Right? Never read it.

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the i? I read this somewhere middle last week.

7 points ahead, third of the season gone. Yes we are.

Although it was his 4th cap in total. I recall WGS called him up initially after he took over in 2013 but he never made it onto the pitch and WGS never selected him again. I tend to trust Gordie's judgement.

You mean they weren't silly already?

Unfortunately for them its largely because Monk has been found out. I understand they have insisted on him employing an experienced coach to work alongside him (as well as Beatts of course). Nice guy, former Saint, but not in the same coaching league as the Koeman Bros, Tinkerman or Bilic.

Don't completely disagree when he plays RB. Its what happens when someone is played out of position. I don't know why Ronald does it. He is actually a better LB than RB.

Nope, never considered him a good defender, he did have some quality going forward to be fair. Was a travesty that he pushed Dan Harding out. Abiding memory of Fox is him standing hands on hips looking back as the rest of the defence fail to deal with one of his cock-ups. Always seemed to blame someone else, one of the worst players to pull on a Saints shirt. Even WGS got shot of him very quickly, not good enough for the Jocks, that's saying something.

Sorry to hear about Mike (nicknamed Jim Steele), but perhaps someone can do something about this thread now...

Very sad and shocking news if true, only 65. Has this been confirmed? Mot seen anything on Facebook or Twitter myself (surprised Mick C has not tweeted as they are great mates). Great bloke, spent time chatting with him at the Black Bear in Moreton a few years back and of course that special day back in May 1976. If this is true perhaps someone can update the thread title, would be nice to have his name at least spelled correctly.

Yep, you're right, the app I was monitoring live did say Ward Prowse, but updated it later to Akpom. Can't trust no-one these days, bit like the 2 yellows for Pelle on Saturday which still shows on their match report...

Not really much evidence to support your claims though is there. His positional "nous" as you put it really is one of his assets, makes up for not being the tallest or the quickest.

To be fair, nearly all of their players are based in France, England or Italy, probably makes sense. Not sure its anything to do with French colonialisation though, Kenya, for example, don't assemble in London before a game.

On the other hand it might have been because Southgate was desperate to make some impact against the team that was bottom of the group with 0 points and felt he needed to do something decisive to alter the way we were playing. Stephens' red card just after buggered that up though. Still England are equal top of the group now.