VectisSaint

There's a lot to be said for this. Ralph gets many plaudits for how he gets the team working, and rightly so, but sometimes his game and player management do leave a little to be desired. Surely it was a clear opportunity to give someone else a run out. I'm not a fan of wrapping players in cotton wool, but there are times when it can be used as an opportunity to give other players minutes on the pitch.

Based on half a game, highly debatable whether he was at all culpable for any of the 3 goals, although he should be awarded the 3rd as an own goal, not much he could actually have done about it.

2nd half against USA friendly in 2018, clean sheet (England won 3-0)

His Europa league season was no great shakes, he played less games the following season, but don't think he regressed to any extent, trying to progress under Pellegrino was always going to be a problem (or Hughes). Don't think there was much to choose between Targett and McQueen (personally thought McQueen had a bit more about him and was more flexible being a MF really) but in the end its about opinions. Really don't care too much, what irritates the hell out of me is the secrecy, he's still our player, and one of our own, and would still have made a decent player at Championship level or above so we have lost out on what would probably have been a half decent fee.

Don't know where you got that he "drifted". Season after Europe he was battling with Bertrand and Targett for the LB slot, played 7 times in total and then was sent out on loan where he got injured after 5 Championship games. Always thought he was better than Targett but was always going to struggle to displace Bertrand, as it turned out we could have done with him when Targett was sold as backup, and still could, but I doubt that he will ever get back to the level he was at when he was injured. Good to see at last some news on the lad, really can't understand the secrecy from Saints about is progress (or lack thereof). Pity I can't read the Athletic report, no intention of subscribing to it.

Need to be clear what he actually said. Reading the OP's remarks could mean we are losing 3million from our income, not that we are making a financial loss of 3m per month. You might also note that he apparently said if this goes on beyond the end of NEXT season we will be in big financial trouble. To be honest if this goes on beyond the summer of 2022 the state of a football club's finances will be the least of our worries.

Basically Saints are saying that they are wah ahead of the game already, the only club to have achieved the existing standard. Now the FA want to move the goal posts and Saints want time to consider how it affects them. The headlines will be otherwise but the fact is (apparently) that Saints are already the best in this field.

I see Alex Crook is touting Ralph for Man U on Talksport.

Bloody hell, almost as if the reporter was actually watching the game (unlike Alan Smith or the Boy Lineaker). Whatever next.

Glad someone else saw that I thought perhaps I had dreamed it. Taters tried to claim there was no intent, my arse, Digne had every intention of getting KWP after he had failed to stop him the first time. I suspect the red was actually for the two actions combined, he would probably have got a yellow for the first challenge had play stopped. Digne had the red mist and was going to stop KWP come what may. Should get an extra match suspension for his antics when he left the field.

I suspect Alan Smith (who normally I quite like, mainly because he isn't obsessed by Liverpool) was shocked that he had to pick a Southampton player and realised that he hadn't been watching Saints at all, as he was slobbering over Everton all game. So just tried to remember the name of one of our players. No one had a bad game, but Redmond was probably the worst of a good bunch. Romeu for me (and he didn't even get a yellow card, let alone red).

Thank you Thomas Gradgrind.

I think I'm right in saying that Oriol has never had a red card in the PL for Saints, not even a double yellow. So why is this a nailed on red card game?

Former Bristol City and Watford Academy Coach. Brought in last year by Ross Wilson as assistant to Radhi Jaidi, took over the u23s when Radhi went on his sabbatical.

New posts? Part of Crocker's reorganisation probably.

It only takes an injury or positive.ovid test for either Lewis or Latham to be on the bench. Good to see the club have remembered that Sam McQueen is still on the books.

He didn't, he said he is not so good in the air attacking wise. Vest was stooping and on his knees when he flicked on Walcott's cross/strike. Hardly "in the air".

True, but it was fecking difficult to watch with the (lack of) editing.

Salisu and Diallo are u21. Walcott is in the list, #32, just below Armstrong Squad is threadbare, when you consider how many keepers are there, long term injuries (doubt we will register McQueen, is he really still at the club?). I know we have u21s as well, but still.

Although Armstrong should be back for Everton.

He was on the bench on Friday for Mali v Ghana. Mali have a friendly with Iran tonight (supposedly, some places say it was yesterday). Presumably he is still with the squad for that match.

Apparently he does wear shin pads, but they are kid size. It is compulsory to wear them but there is nothing to say what size they must be. One day he will get kicked and crocked. https://www.90min.com/posts/4380823-the-mystery-of-aston-villa-star-jack-grealish-s-missing-shinpads-explained

Great goal from Ings, assist by Mings, both former Saints youth. They were at Southampton at the same time as youngsters, wonder if they played together during that time (Danny is a year older than Tyrone).

Classic. Never really disliked him 🤣

You are aware of the term "incubation period" presumably. He was in Southampton on Sunday, he almost certainly wouldn't have caught it in Scotland and tested positive before today. That is why the isolation period after a positive test is 10days rather than the 14 days quarantine period.