VectisSaint

Find it hard to believe that **** was invited after the way he behaved towards us when we were docked 10 points, seems an odd choice of guest. Although I suppose in a perverse sort of way without him we would not have ended up with Markus/Nicola in charge.

3rd choice keeper likely to be under 21, hence has no impact on squad size, and also means it won't be Bart.

Suspect Bart will not be with us next season, and hopefully Fourpast will be gone as well. So need to sign 2 new keepers, one youngster as No 3, and one established experienced keeper initially as backup to KD. While KD's ability at crosses and corners has improved markedly, he still gives me the shivers at times I'm afraid, but for sure he will be No.1 to start with at least next season.

Looking at the current squad and omitting all of the u21s, and some of the obvious leavers (Jaidi, Forte, Homes, Dickson, Falque, etc) we only have a squad of 23 anyway (we have no problem naming 8 home grown players, in fact there are not many players that don't qualify, Hooiveld, Fonte, de Ridder, Lee at a guess). I suspect we will lose a couple of others (Barnard?) so will have several spaces for new players. If one or two new players that we sign are also under 21 we would not have any issue with this rule. I seem to recall llast year that several teams did not even name 25 players on 1 September. The thing that is worrying at the moment is that we have no established 1st team squad players under 21. That is shocking really. OK, one or two youngsters were on the verge last year but only Ward-Prowse looked like breaking through. Definitely think we need to bring in one or two young players who already have some experience. Would really like to get Tom Ince, assuming Blackpool don't go up.

If you read the article above you will find the answer, item 1.

Any chance we could prise Tom Ince away if Blackpool don't go up? He is beginning to look very classy given how few games he has played.

OK, my post was rubbish

So what is his job?

Someone needs to do some editing in the first 3 paras, rather repetitive about 27 years etc.

So often these "articles" turn out to be a few sentences that a 10 year old could put together in 5 minutes. Standard of "journalism" on the BBC and elsewhere is so poor these days with people trying desparately to fillsports web pages and blogs. Given the author couldn't even be bothered to find out how to spell Markus it just shows how pathetic it is.

Dune says no.

The bit I have a problem with though is how it would work with midweek matches. I think this is the sort of stuff they are trying to thrash out. I think this was on the Beeb a couple of weeks ago.

Not sure its a rumour, I seem to recall Cortese said some time ago that we had a major sponsor lined up when we got to the PL, but maybe it happened a little sooner than he expected. I suspect that someone with some time on their hands could dig up a thread that contains this.

So called football journo/expert in looking a tit shocker. I guess they will all be putting the boot in for Roy Hodgson now that their chum Arry as been overlooked.

Not until it is restructured in 2013/4 season. There are plans to reorganise it on u21 basis (with latitude to play over age players) and to play games after the main game at the weekend. The current Prem Reserve league is not even supported by all of the PL teams (including Spuds and Barcodes).

And this needed a new thread because? http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?37679-I-hate-being-2nd

Possibly not (although debatable) but far better than Bart or Tommy Fourpast.

You have seriously over-rated Tommy Forepast. How can you award him zero in all seriousness, -10 would be about right IMHO, although perhaps a tad generous.

Red Funnel. Nice touch it was too, got to know the 2 lads sat next to me when I realised they were from the IW like me.

You should post a picture of how you dress to go to a match, then we'll (a) know how we should behave and (b) judge who is the clown and who is embarrassing Why do some gimps always want to judge other people. I don't dress as a clown (or anything else other than an old geezer) but I don't judge others, just try growing up and letting others live as they want to live. It doesn't harm you. If you are easily embarrassed by your fellow Saints supporters perhaps it would be better if you supported someone else. Aldershot would probably welcome some more supporters to make them the second biggest team in Hampshire (if they aren't already). Boscombe may also be interested in recruitment of some new bozos.

Why will Crawley be demoted? What chance now that we can stop caring about Portsmouth. We are Southampton, we're Premier League. Frankly Reading will be our bigger rivals now, Skates are irrelevant.

This. And if we could get the away game in before Xmas as well, before they realise they have to win some games at the end of the season.

Just to clarify, as long as you mean Alex and not Darren

I must have missed Pards getting us promoted once let alone twice.

Good to see that no-one actually read the post. Seems to be little or no interest in what goes on at the club these days other than the 1st team. Yet everyone knows that we have one of the best academies in the country.