VectisSaint

It was a friendly anyway, but rules for the U21 League are as you say. Clubs are only allowed to field three outfield players over the age of 21, plus the goalkeeper is also permitted to be over 21

Argie or Brit is not offensive. If you want to be offensive about a Brit call us a Limey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs if you want a list of terms that really are offensive.

Turkish coined the phrase I think, though will probably deny it.

Oh yes he did.

You've heard of cause and effect I assume. Player doesn't suddenly have a "I'm going on strike" moment. There is usually something that leads up to the player making that decision, and usually with employment type issues it is something the employer does or does not do.

Release clauses.

You don't have to have 8 HG players. The rule is that you can't have more than 17 non-HG over 21 players. We are currently struggling with a total squad of 18, 11 non HG and 7 HG. Could still bring in 7 more non-HG players and only need 1 more HG to have a squad of 25. In fact we already have 8 but not counting Billy Sharp. Whereas our squad last season was only 21 or 22 IIRC. I really don't think the Home Grown rule will be much of an issue this season for Saints, unless we bring in another 7 foreigners.

Read elsewhere that he "trained with his team-mates this week". Why would he go "on strike" when he needs to get his fitness back if he wants to play for someone else.

Vic's English wasn't an issue, go back and read my response and the post it was referring to. The OP was concerned about who had good English, I said it didn't matter after all Lallana was captain. It was meant to be a funny.

he isn't going anywhere. just that Saints will allow him to leave on a free, if someone comes in for him. Honestly would have been staggered if we were looking for a fee anyway. Strikes me as a "no news" story.

The naive and amateurish media as you put it were only acting in response to the naive and amateurish behaviour of the board of directors. Junior Mullett is correct, you seem to have missed the critical factor though. At least they have gone some way now to putting us on a more professional footing by dispensing with Hofstetter whose foolish utterances were a significant bone to the media dogs. It is difficult to regain faith in the Board when there was never any faith in the first place. Once KL ensured Cortese's position was untenable and she brought in a fool and a hockey coach to take over any faith in the board was impossible. if she was serious about running the Club and not selling then she should have at least ensured that some directors with football and/or relevant business experience were brought in. Still the good thing is that as long as we bring in about another 4 players and results are OK then there will be no discontent. That's what they need to do now to get us back on track. So far I don't think we are too much down on quality, Tadic looks comparable with Lallana, Pelle will probably be better than Lambert would have been this season, Bertrand is as good a LB as Shaw was last season (we have lost potential). Don't know about Saphir but good addition in terms of strength in depth. Sort out a backup GK, CB and striker and we will probably not be any worse than last season, maybe (with a backup keeper) we could even be in a better place marginally. Main issue is we are running out of time for Koeman to make a team out of a bunch of strangers.

Wanyama is captain of his country. Good English is not an issue, after all Lallana was captain. For me its between Fonte, Davis and Morgan.

van Dijk booked for impersonating a cockney

Well, I'm only 59 and still makes him look like a bit of a knob. But then his haircut needs to be covered up by something I suppose. A netball cap does the trick as well as a rounders one from that pov. I guess its what 5 year olds do though, good thing about him only being 5 is that we will not have to wish him a happy birthday or send him a cake during his loan, as he won't be 6 until 2016.

Probably a decent signing, time will tell. With Dani gone that means 7 out and 4 in, still a net decrease in a painfully thin squad of three. Lets hope Celtic don't make too much of a fight of it tonight, and Henning Berg sees his team though to the next round.

Oh well, at least we have ditched one comedy director. Hofstetter the man who only spoke publicly once (knowingly) to put his foot in his mouth big time. Probably did more damage with that gaff about our finances than everyone else put together. At least we seem to be adding a bit more professionalism to the executive level of the company.

Will this one go viral on Twitter as well like the empty training ground and the pictures on his wall. Nice pitch, no players?

At least its now Pepe Reina to Bayern, rather than Artur.

Perhaps you could bake him a cake.

Oh good if Wreck It Ralph is excited with all his soccerball knowledge everything will be fine.

Fundamentally flawed because you forgot Guly

Early hours of Tuesday morning http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/9405914/transfer-news-louis-van-gaal-says-manchester-united-players-will-learn-their-fates-soon

I guess that's a yes then

It will still be the weekend until midday tomorrow somewhere in the world. Anyone expecting a signing from Celtic is being a bit naive given that have a CL 2nd leg match to do on Wednesday. I reckon all the players are holed up in a hotel somewhere in the New Forest waiting to be unveiled. Will probably be tomorrow. Is it legal these days to sign a player on a Sunday? Or are the rules the same as when Ted signed Mick from under the noses of Swindon in 1964.

Tend to agree, unfortunately as we saw last year December/January is the time of year when we need a squad rather than just a first XI