Give it to Ron

Good post Charlie.... KD should be our number two keeper and we should of bought in someone better in the summer. I would of gone for that Guzan at Villa who left then went back.

Cripes this board is fcking unreal....that would be the Hoddle that got the sack at Tottenham, got booted out of Wolves...couldn't get the Forest job. Not been employed by one club since how many years and had to start up his own academy because no-one else would touch him in world football? How many teams are there and how many jobs has he been interviewed for yet some of you nutjobs want him here because a few years ago he did a half decent job here at The Dell? Nothing to do with walking out on us just that I think he is terrible!!! We are getting exactly what was predicted - the defence needed rebuilding for the Prem for some reason we didn't and the chickens came home yesterday. Adkins should get at least until February...after the January window to correct this but I feel Cortese won't do that and he will be gone by end of October.

Still a way to go - there are as described a few buildings up between the farmhouse through to the old car park. The pitches as I said are amazing - I think that picture above was a previous design as the buildings are up and not in that picture plus the 3g pitch doesnt show either. Its a far larger area than I thought and looks brilliant compared to before. I haven't been to any other Premier academy ground so can't compare but the whole place looks as though its not done on the cheap.

I was there last week...its amazing - the pitches are fantastic hardly a blade of grass out of spec on all pitches. The 3g pitch is superb. The best of everything laid on for the kids and the football was brilliant to watch.

We are looking for 2 more adults to add to our groupsave on Saturday to Lords - 8 am Central? 6 adults 2 lads so far

What a knock from Carberry - good one too from Vince. Final could be ours 35 from 92 balls with 8 wickets.....ours to lose.

So you think we should pay someone 92k a week with a 32k ground....you would fit in well down the M27 did you learn nothing from their debacle? Chelsea or Liverpool would hardly contribute to their massive wages yet we are reported to be paying about 38k a week to Ramirez lets see how this pans out over a season.

Sam Matterface ‏@sammatterface Still might be a couple of departures (Hammond & De Ridder) at #SaintsFC but no more in...only 1hr 9 mins to go....

I thought the Olsson we were after was the one at Blackburn?

Recommend that one and there is also one at Fleming Park across the old golf course - runners of all ages and sizes abd abilities at both. Common one gets about 200 runners.

Against our old friends Antonio and Dave Jones who has them playing really well.

Koki Harada / 原田公樹 ‏@kokidaiz Maya Yoshida agreed with Southampton!!!! 吉田麻也、サウサンプトン移籍決定です。まもなく正式発表です。

Days after Nigel Adkins flatly denied the move, I am hearing that Japan international Maya Yoshida may now end up at #SaintsFC

I don't think you will find many that disagree with most of that but if it happens then there is not much we can do. I still think he has a massive role to play - but I am not CEO and loyalty is for fans not financial driven businessmen. I am not normally one who looks for messages from the club about transfer rumours - in this case it would be an exception given Ricky holding with the fans or shall I say customers.

Exactly my thoughts - not for one minute do I want Ricky sold but it wouldnt surprise me one bit anymore. Our chairman has shown he is ruthless and doesn't do fans niceties. If selling Ricky means its right in his eyes he will sell. I still haven't gotten over us selling one of my heroes in Brian O'Neil ;-)

We are just waiting for the Ricky to Blackburn deal to be clinched so we can use that money for Penarol.

I think thats mainly due to Sky and the money involved in the game now. Clubs are far richer , players can earn far more and there is something in the game now that wasn't so prevailant then......leeches otherwise known as agents.

Yep but don't lose any sleep - you're the wittiest.

Oh the list is endless...I spent quite a while talking to a Chelsea scout today at a tournament...quite enlightening really. I have such a full life - even get to converse with such 'knowledgable' chaps as yourself.

Jealousy will get you everywhere.....the point was we were discussing him as he was writing up the report for is site and we both identified him as something special

I remember watching Shearer and Maddison play in Steve Mills RIP testimonal game at The Dell. Chris nicholl took out Shearer who got up and thumped in the free kick - I knew then he would be special. I was at Staplewood and Gareth Bale was playing - it was obvious Bale would make it and was special.

Sorry that is not a reaction to one home game...its been apparent to me since we got promoted that our defence and lack of pace would see us struggle and so far it has. The fact we haven't addressed that is not bed wetting its a fact. We have 5 days left to address that and now we are being linked with some defenders and hopefully finally can add a bit of quality will see us fine. At times on Saturday we looked decent up to where it mattered that gives me hope if we can recruit the above. If that does make me all happy and clappy then I can live with that.

I cant believe people think he is worse than what we have now....well I can actually. So a guy that has played for Barcelona is not better than Fonte and and "ex Celtic 'reject'" remember the outrage on here for Jos....comical.

No sh1t Sherlock the Prem is tough...what a load of patronising ****** as usual from you. What most on here are saying is that we are close to having a side that can compete yet we haven't addressed that despite every man and Saints dog seeing it. Thats not bedwetting thats is a fact. We can compete , we will get stuffed at times, we will beat one of the top 6 occasionally but at the moment we are not equipped to do that.

I agree with that...we played Ok first half until it got to where that mattered and then run out of ideas or ability to execute them. Everything we did was in front of them and never once got in behind - all our shots were from distance and Premiership keepers like El Habsi will save those.