Give it to Ron

Exactly and also the fact that we are short on experience up front, Pelle and Tadic unknown as to whether they would settle, Gallagher and Rodriguez injured, that left Mayuka who we all know is not the answer. Signing Long was a good option to fit what we required - no-one is saying we didn't overpay just we had to at that time to get what we needed an experienced, proven striker for our squad.

35/3 come on Amshire

So why hasnt he in the 2 years he has been here? Why has he been overlooked by 3 managers? So you are happy to have a player who misses a game with a fractured eyelash? Long has played in the Prem for years, bought by several managers - including one who has now loaned the great Gaston the same one that signed Long a few months ago? Think I would take Bruce and Koemans opinion over yours

Apologies not the first time I have made that mistake - I just don't understand all this rubbish about Long - we all know he is not a massive goalscorere but he brings totally different dimensions to the team what we had. To post that we should send him back after 3 games is stupid IMO.

So gambling on another unproven Uruguyuan rather than a proven Prem player - yeah that makes sense especially as we have a great record with South Americans.

Being Senegalese do we have to worry about a work permit??

He has the watch too!!

Gaston started 3 games last season - Long has nearly done that already...****ing himself!!!

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Good to see Hampshire giving youth a chance with the signing of Andre Adams :-)

Can I ask what you based your thoughts on the academy by? Have you seen the academy this year? You should put more faith in Hunter who is running it. I have and you couldn't be more wrong if you had tried.

As old Nige used to say dont get too up when we win or too down when we lose but this has lifted us so much after the mare of a summer. Reading the Taider thread last night was painful reading post after post of petulant kids who had their dummy taken away. If you listen to Koeman it seems it was a bloody good decision to get rid. Well done Saints having a west Ham supporting boss will be a pleasure on Monday getting into work. Life after Mopo day 1

You do talk utter sh1te Tadic, Forster and Bertrand are rubbish. Do you have rubber bed sheets.

Says the guy with 24,00 posts of utter bollo****

But that is where your short sightedness is shown up again - name me one keeper that has come through the ranks recently? Why does he have to wait 6 years to get in the squad - he already has played in the under 18's! So what you are saying is that we shouldnt have signed Forster but a second string keeper so we didnt upset poor Boruc? You would have been the first to have complained. You forget the condition he was in when he came here and all the training the club has given him. So Irene we are small minded shame I can say the same for you as you only see his side what about what the club has done for him loyalty is two ways where is his?

It was sorted.....was the club meant to preempt the fact that Boruc was going to thrown his toys out of the pram and not prepared to have competition and back his talent? Are we meant to sign cover for every position then just in case some poor little soul doesnt want anyone to take their place? We bought in the England goalkeeping coach, we signed a very promising keeper from Torquay into the academy we are addressing this, we have 2 other decent keepers in the u18 side.

If you think we are bad you should go and watch any Hampshire Prem mens game on a Saturday afternoon when Saints aren't playing.....Saints are toffs and gentlemen compared to some of the games I have seen this year - it was a shock after moving up from youth football.

Arrrggh thanks I thought it a bit odd him having played well sort of last night

Hernandez is having a medical at Hull apparently switched to him after Rhodes deal fell through

Because he kept giving the ball away stupidly

Its not fitness its an injury

Alan Cork ‏@alancorky 7m There are going to be some busy doctors doing medicals this week, have to keep looking on the screen to see who's going where.

Gaston was doing fitness work on Saturday with training staff didnt look 100% fit

Rumour I heard from Leeds was that the fee is going to Sharp to help offset his wages - no idea if true just off WACA Leeds forum apparently