VectisSaint

There is a world of difference between going and finding a player of the type that the manager in discussions with the transfer committee has indicated would be good, and choosing the team on a weekly basis. All clubs do the former. I don't think you can draw the conclusion you have from the comments Adkins made, just that he knew little about the specific player, whether he knew anything about the deal itself is irrelevant.

OK now put your sensible head on, the bottom 2 don't really matter, its 3rd from bottom that's important. The more in the mix the merrier. A draw would be perfect.

You've got the physio We've got Mauricio

That's alright, just needed to be said. The guy is a top bloke, and I wouldn't begrudge him whatever he can get (if the fish fiddlers can even pay him). Still think he could have actually added something in a few games in the PL especially at the start of the season, his experience would have been invaluable.

Playing for the Skates does not make him a Judas (otherwise Channon, Big Ron and Bobby Stokes would be Judas' as well). He was released by Saints, so he didn't owe us anything. Hoddle was and always will be a Judas because he stabbed us in the back, very different matter. Good for DC, decent bloke who was never properly appreciated at Saints for what he did for us, and who clearly just wants to carry on playing the game. Doesn't seem to be able to stop scoring in L1, must stick in the throats of some of our fishy friends as they see ex-Saint scoring their winner week-in, week-out and dragging them back to near safety (impending points deduction notwithstanding).

Quite. So they have to win as many games in their next 7 as they have managed in their previous 31. Adkins would be hailed as some sort of miracle worker if he achieved that. Reality is that they will probably win 2 more this season, and one of their targets must be us. I hope we win but would accept a draw, we have 3 very winnable home games, we won't win them all but I would expect 2 out of 3 and that will be enough with a point or two on the road.

New Zealand makes some sense, but playing for Scotland? I think Rickie has some self esteem. Even with WGS in charge :-)

No, he has evidently delegated the task to the committee members of the Cult of Cortese.

Good to see some emotion from Jos, even if not from anyone else. What a miserable bunch of ****s most modern footballers are.

Thought Beattie liked the muffins.

There were a lot of Chelksi "fans" in amongst the Saints yesterday, trying to look cool and pretending to be Saints fans, are you sure they were real Saints fans. After all on yesterday's display Wigan and Villa do have better squads than Chelski :-)

Brilliant, love the bit where Turkish makes a brief appearance (at 1.10)

Excellent, we really don't need the Europa Noddy League next season. If there is a good reason for dressing up AND it has the added bonus of upsetting Turdish then bring it on. Anyway that table is 3 or 4 games out of date.

[in Private Frazer/Glasgow Saint voice] We're doomed, all doomed!!! Reading and QPR supporters only need to be saying this.

I noticed a small amount of camera wobble there, please try to be a little more restrained in your celebrating next time.

The earlier one that he put straight into the wall was even more of a perfect summing up. Notice they didn't show that on MOTD highlights.

Presumably he was not 100% before the game. When I got to my seat the team were all warming up but Boruc was not there. He may have been out earlier of course, but seemed odd at the time that he was not having a full warm-up. He really did not look completely right during the first half even before the physio went round to talk to him and his kicking was atrocious.

Did that include the rugby tackling? Played ok yesterday but was trying too hard at times. I thought it was an average game for him. His shooting is a disaster.

Luggy, the Reading job was just a smoke screen.

Agreed, think he really made the difference today. Good job I slipped the Chilean airline a few quid to delay Snr Ramirez :-) I would like us to find some way of playing Davis and Ramirez.

So Torres can score...

Interesting that you used to find Morgan's lack of goal scoring appalling, yet Jack Cork who has never scored for Saints doesn't seem to be open to criticism in that respect. Maybe he will break his duck today.

I know the grass is green, but I didn't realise they painted it.

Sure, but did Bill Gates deny that his business partner Paul Allen was a massive Saints fan? I'm sure Paul would have told Bill all about the times he sailed up Southampton Water in his yacht while he was sorting out the details of his takeover.

Guess you don't know Jimmy Steele.