Give it to Ron

2 sloppy goals from mistakes which are happening far too free frequent but the one big positive I take is that now at long last from set pieces we actually compete and win headers. After watching season upon season of forwards having free headers in our area this is one positive we can take....if you want to.

As I have never served HM forces being the coward that I am its difficult to criticise him. Without knowing the conditions he was asked to work in either BUT there are many soldiers especially in the 1st WW that served in far worse conditions who didnt run. He did sign up knowing full well what a ****e place the world is and us being the lapdog of the US getting drawn into their wars that there was a huge possibility he would face action. As you say when you sign up you sign away all freedom of speech. When I left school a few mates joined up..I didn't as I didn't want to go to N Ireland to be shot at or blown up was NI far worse than Afghanistan? This war is far more political than any other I have known and everyday you hear stories of under equipped soldiers fighting a war that many feel we should not be involved in and to that the reason those groups are all too willing to use him as a hero for desertion to get one back at Brown. I have nothing but admiration for the forces that are serving, however it was their choice to sign up and should carry out whatever is being asked. Charged for desertion is where I come down on here.

The point about 10 point penalties is that we had to go full tilt at every game with the best available and no chance to rotate. Also the fact that we didnt exactly have the best of squads to start with or at least settled like a number of others. No excuses today just didn't want it enough ...whereas Brighton did.

What changed the game was when Poyet switched Cox from left to their right to exploit the gap behind Lallana - the first goal came from his cross about 2 minutes after the change. Up until then Antonio had been tearing them apart Poyet doubled up with someone else freeing up Cox to supply the forwards. Connoly should be sub....if you are going to play Lallana then you need 5 in midfield to accomodate him.

How many had a -10 penalty that needed wiping out before they could start? Sorry they are pro footballers and should be able to handle playing twice a week. We had an extra days rest as well - we were just plainly beaten by a team that wanted it more today.

To be honest nor was he....I can't understand why we kept Connolly on and didn't put Papa on at h/t. We would of had someone with pace at them instead of the cross-cross-cross not competing. When you are losing why not throw on another forward like Paterson instead of Mills who brings what difference? Poor on the pitch today and off it for me but beaten by a team that wanted it more.

That was mine as well. Sat in amongst the great unwashed and cheered every Saints goal. Well you could then.

Hallelujah I thought it was just me! He was shocking jut look how many times Wes Brown overlapped and put out of position by his ****e play.

That must be the biggest understatement ever! How the hell does SWP get picked? Bent is static but no support ....massive gap between strikers and midfield. When we get the ball we go back....and back and back....they have no left back and a masive gap to exploit. Brazil might just up the tempo in a bit and swat us away. Forecast 2-0 Brazil if we carry on like this.

I think some of us have so been used to having lightweight, non-committed. small, useless centre halves since Killer that we may be going over the top. He wins so many headers though and its brilliant that from set pieces we now compete rather than conceding almost everytime like last season.

I am getting worried...I have watched us since 1963...had Big Ron as my schoolboy hero, Paine, Sydenham and the great Brian O'Neill. I was ther through the Keegan, Ball, Channon and Le Tiss years. I am now 50 and find it mental that I am idolising a giant of a centre back in Jaidi who is immense at the back with his towering headers. Lambert is becoming a particular hero as his all round game is superb, great in the air, leads the line, actually passes to teammates and scores goals. OK last night he wasn't as good as previous games but think that was due to getting clobbered early on - still scored though ;-) After watching the dross of the last few years I am trying not to get carried away but gosh its great at the moment!!!! I just want us up the table and away from the relegation zone. Very professional performance - thought Papa did well when he came on - good defensively as well.

But some players just need a change of team, style or pattern of play or in fact area of the country. Take Gary Monk who I see has extended his contract at Swansea and done really well there - yet here he just looked slow, cumbersome and way off the pace. Ok we were a few divisions higher but he looked light years away - just like Olly does now when he is near the 1st team.

Thanks for those I had contacted Ipaq already but wondered if anyone knew anything in Southampton.

I lost £100 didnt buy them to make money and agree fully with FF and Janet. I am just glad we have cleared the deadwood and SMS is now great onmatchday just concentrating on the footie and the crap beer ;-)

Does anyone know of any PSP repair shops in Southampton - we have tried the usual game, Gamestation etc. My nippers PSP yellow ac adapter has broken I have taken casing off to see if I can repair but getting screen off is a bit of a git. These are not made for easy repair.

About 4 lines worth!

Ignore the tosser above #12 who clearly cant tell The Lounge from Muppet Forum!!! How is he doing in training - has he scored any? Has he put in extra practise? Set up some cones and practise hitting them rather than a larger target. Do you have a small goal in the garden? My guess this is nothing to do with not scoring but the comments as kids are quite cruel and only see goals and who scored them as important not who set them up. Does he play for the school team? How is he doing then?

No we didnt or else why would we be in the next round? We won 7-5.

Totaly agree - I went to South St Seaport in NY last November and the potential Southampton has to do exactly what they have built there is criminal to ignore. As for Ocean Village I know for a fact that a lot of shops and businesses were driven out by the colossal rent that they were subjected to - there were severe financial penalties for shops not being open when they were commited to be. The football club has a lot to be thankful to the council for but its residents do not in the way the city planners have neglected and destroyed this once fine city.

I will second that...some may accuse us of lack of ambition though :-) I will take getting into the top half of the division by Christmas first though!

But the whole issue was you were refusing to see the improvements that were being put in place after just 10 games. I did not get upset over your comments I just thought they were laughable and unbelievable that you expected AP to turn us around in that few amount of games. He has addressed every area in the squad that need fixing yet there are still some that question us after 5 straight wins! A football match chnages all the time based on injuries, positions and tactics so if the oppostion are out gunning us in midfield when we are playing 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 what difference is it if we go 4-5-1 and win? The manager should get the credit not comments about why we never started that way at the start. Give us a few bad results in the next few months and those idiots will come back and ignore exactly what has been achieved in less than 4 months!

Yet you were 2weeks advocating that we should of kept Wotte....who sat there all season watching McGoldrick struggle on his own! Why cant people just get behind a manager who is slowly but surely turning this club back from oblivion to one that can challenge any side we play in this league. You and the famous gang of 4 are being proved wrong and now have the graciousness to accept we just may have a manager that can change things if its not working out. Thats what good managers do.

Terrible news and my most sincerest condolesces to you Big Ron. You gave us all so much pleasure and I can remember the day I sat opposite you on the train coming back from Portsmouth as a wide-eyed gobsmacked ten year old. You wore the biggest sovereign ring I had ever seen. The word legend is far over-used in football but it goes nowhere near far enough to describe how much we think of you.

I saw him about a month ago near St Marys Sports Hall on the way to a home game at SMS.

It was called Sydneys...I remember buying a pair of high waisters with 36 inch flares. They did some great Budgie jackets. Gill Brothers was the place to but Trevira patch pockets.