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You should have thought longer and harder. Katharina did not suddenly take over when Markus died. She only actually took full control last summer. The Swiss probate system meant it took a long time and during that period the club was run by trustees (now that may have included KL but she was not in control and running things). She is not responsible for our rise from L1. We do not owe her a debt of gratitude for that. The best course of action would have been for her to sell last summer as Cortese had wanted. Would it have stopped players leaving, possibly not, but Poch would have stayed under Cortese and players may have thought twice. No one will ever know. The current board are very naive and at the moment the club is toxic and many are jumping ship as a result.

We already had a very small squad. From that very small squad we have already lost Lambert, Shaw and Guly (you could argue Fox as well). JRod is out until around Christmas. We needed a new keeper (don't expect KD to figure again), we need at least one LB, assuming Targett can step up, if not 2. A new CB to replace Jos who is not up to PL standards even as a backup. We need 2 or 3 strikers, assuming Mayuka and Osvaldo will not stay and we will need probably 2 new midfield. That means around 7 or 8. Mental. But that's what has happened, we've slept walked into a situation where we simply do not have a squad of sufficient size and experience to maintain what we achieved last season without a serious influx of players. And a major influx of players is very hard to manage.

The whole team flew direct from Rio to Luton via Manchester.

Read your contract, you play for Southampton (or you don't play at all).

Hopefully not, else Ramirez will have no pre-season with us at all.

Judge him on a performance 13 years ago. It was a one off, ridiculous, really never did much for England again. Gerrard is past it and not very good in the new role he has tried to create for himself. he might make PL teams for one more year, but otherwise he is really not that good even in the PL. He is also a ****.

Was often better than Lovren last season, got him out of jail on several occasions. Made very few costly mistakes over the course of the season. Mad if you are not bothered about losing Fonte.

or evidence that we have to change due to requirements of the PL. I don't have a view which is correct, but there is a view here that we had no choice but to change to comply. "The new lighting system will be in place for the coming campaign with the club moving in line with Premier League requirements for a higher level of light output."

Daily Excess headline: "Brendan Rodgers urged to sign Southampton star Calum Chambers by Liverpool idol" What was actually said by the Slug Balancer: "The best thing to do would be to get a youngster like Calum Chambers" My view: "Get your own bloody right back from your academy" So he hasn't urged anyone to do anything about Chambers specifically, just used him as an example. Funniest part is that Lawro thinks Chambers would have to push for a place against Skate Johnson. Chambers is just so much better than the ex-Skate already that GJ would not get a look in.

I was trying to work out why he was a crook, but if he is a poacher that explains that. Didn't realise much poaching went on in Europe these days. Used to be for rabbits or deer in days gone by.

Queen will still be head of state if Scots vote for independence. Is Salmond any worse than having an Old Etonian in charge?

Like the stripes

I guess as an Englishman you would like to have verse 3 sung as well where the lyrics are about killing the Scots then "Rebellious Scots to crush". Very patriotic. GSTQ is the British National Anthem, the team playing in the WC represent England therefore the anthem is not appropriate. By the way for the poster that asked what Northern Ireland do, you will find at the Commonwealth Games that they play the Londonderry Air (aka Danny Boy).

This. I refuse to sing about being a subject of an unelected German monarch and A deity I do not believe in. In any case England were playing not GB. Bloody durge.

Austrian's may have said that but Germans? Probably not.

Hard to admit with him being a Skate, but he was reasonably good tonight and did make the goal. There were far worse players, Rooney and Gerrard (again) for a start. I suppose at least Rooney scored a goal that I think I could have probably scored. Please God that is the last time we see Stevie ****ing G in an England shirt. He ****s up for Liverpool and he ****s up for England.

Debatable.

Surely we are not going to sign Javi de Pedro. Next we'll hear that Rudi Skacel will be joining as life style coach.

He isn't non-exec though. He was announced as CChairman of both the holding company and football board. May not need to be full time all season but right now he should be v busy. Also what happened to Hans Hofstetter.

Has the other guy gone as well? The commercial guy who gaffed about the financial situation and has never been heard of again since. Can't even remember his name, but seemed to be a walking disaster.

Not just Kruger. What happened to the other ****, can't even recall his name, who came in and made total gaff about finances and has not been heard of again since. Hopefully he has been shown the door.

Our start looks good, including the first game. 3 points there last season, why not this.

Pochettino will have been sacked before Spuds visit us in April. Presumably "Koemen" will be in charge for them by then

Explains it all in this YouTube video. It really is very clear (if you understand Dutch, I only have Double Dutch). It looks more like 3-5-2 to me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeYstmFNmmw

5-3-2