VectisSaint

Usual issue with MLG, thinks he knows everything and is a pedant when others post but seems to have an inability to read/comprehend simple English and proceeds to make himself look more of a t** than he probably is. I'm sure he is a sensible bloke really (after all he supports Saints). Still it was useful to have it highlighted for those who didn't know who our first choice players might be, would never have worked that out on our own I'm sure. I guess there will now be a typical reply from said MLG, something insulting or other.

Do we know for sure that Gardos is injured? Haven't seen anything. We also have Stephens and Turnbull as backup, surely they should be enough for the Europa League, even if not for the PL. Seems no point to me not playing our full team in the final pre-season friendly before the competitive games kick-off (yes, I know there is the home friendly as well AFTER our first competitive match). That's what pre-season games are for. Unless they play they really aren't match fit.

Chelsea shirt on twitter, Saints on instagram. Koeman said originally that he would be back in training (starting his preseason) about the time of our first PL match, so was likely to be 2-3 weeks into the season before he was match fit, so maybe now a week or so earlier if he/we are lucky.

Sightly surprised that Hesketh, Seager and Debayo haven't been given squad numbers. Of course they can be added, but Hesketh has already featured and Debayo is out in Holland with the first team squad now. No big deal, just somewhat surprised by their omission.

Oh dear.

This could go on ad nauseum... You don't seem to realise how using terms such as you do reflects only on you and your personality. It takes you down to the levels of our resident trolls.

Shows a modicum of good sense then.

Only on SaintsWeb do pathetic people come out and label others as bed wetters, presumably because they are of that ilk themselves. :mcinnes:

Ron Davies should be added to the Banner before anyone else. It is a disgrace that he is not already included. Jose has turned out to be a great player, but I think the banner should be for true legends in Saints history, unless the banner becomes very wide I don't think JF really qualifies. Perhaps we need a reserve banner, or a scrolling banner so that these slightly lesser mortals can be included.

Just goes to prove who has the most plastics. There is a reason why I don't watch Saints live very often on Sky. Its because I'm at the match. If Sky have got this data from my viewing habits they will probably have concluded that I am an Arsenal supporter. Shows how wrong statistics can be. Leicester and West Brom fans would apparently rather watch their team live on Sky than go to the game.

If you put Otsemebor you are lying, its Otsemobor

Egil - is 34 in 109 really prolific? 14 in 96-97 was his best, never really cut the mustard in following seasons, still decent player though Kevin Davies - should probably not have left in 98, but was never the same when he did come back, 10 from 86 in 4 seasons was disappointing in hindsight.

Never heard anyone having much negative to say about Vic. The only criticism of him I can remember was that his passing was poor to start off with, but that was soon overcome. Really find it odd that anyone could think he was a scapegoat at any time, we had plenty of others around when he joined that took on that mantle.

Being pedantic, its actually 5, unless Gaston has left since I last looked. Only 3 teams have sold more than us, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs.

Clyne is not spine, and FF has been adequately replaced by Stek. Assuming we get replacement for Toby, I don't think this is a reason for us not to finish as high as 7th. Europa League might be a reason. I still reckon we will finish in the Top 8 though, perhaps 5th or 6th.

ST finally arrived yesterday. Typical, expecting it all week, and it arrives on Saturday while I was away for the weekend.

So actually the Express is reporting that the Sun is reporting this. Quite how the Sun know is beyond me. But would not be surprised. Don't be fooled that FF is walkin and in training gear, so was JRod last August or so.

Sorry, you can try to dress him up any way you like, but he was complete and utter dross and a prime example of how not all players from the SPL that we sign even indirectly work out wwell, which was the point of the thread. I forgot Neil McCann as well.

Ditto

Still nothing on Points West

Same block, doesn't make much difference, often used to leave via C anyway. There is no partition inside the ground.

Yes, but Celtic before that. Going to Burnley in between did not make him any less turd.

ffs, Brenda's even raiding our supporters now.

There were a lot of possible opponents that really would have been a darn sight easier than Vitesse. Probably the hardest draw that we could have got (ignoring teams like Dortmund who it was not possible to draw) at this stage.

Glad some people have finally woken up to my Bridge Too Far references from an hour or so ago. By the way the bridge in the picture is not in Arnhem, the movie was shot in Deventer, about 35km away. The bridges are very similar though (the John Frost bridge in Arnhem)