Give it to Ron

Paterson to right midfield? He is a centre forward FFS as shown by his lack of awareness and defending and cover for James. Its not Patersons fault but a stupid decision by the coach. How the hell Wotton stayed on for 90 mins beats me. We should of gone 4-4-2 in the end just to try and give us an option to hold on the ball up front instead of them getting it and passing through our side who were chasing shadows. Ajax were a quality side but the 4th goal was abysmal defending and missed 3 tackles.

Hockaday had his contract paid up in May.

whereas ours take an hour to pour one pint and to serve one person. Its something that has not been right for years yet gets ignored by every management team ...the revenue loss must be ridiculous over a season.

Rasiak started well and got to virtually the only cross and decent pass he had all game. Its easy sat in the stands watching but when you are up against 4 defenders virtually on your own and no-one within 20 yards of you then you would get as dismayed as he was! Out of Gillet, James, Mills, Wotton and Lallana who actually gave him a decent pass? There was one occasion he called for the ball on his chest from a throw in...Molyneux pinged it 5 yards over his head to their defender! How can he chase the ball down from their goalkeeper to the defender when he is covering the whole backline? Yes at times his control was abysmal saturday but its not easy controlling the ball and trying to pick out someone who is hiding in front of the defence. Gillet tried to get forward but kept running up blind avenues. Until we get decent, skilful wingers who can supply our forwards with decent chances we will not see the best of Rasiak. We need someone alongside him and perhaps Stern as well that can get the otherside of defences and give us options. At the moment we have loads of uncreative midfielders and very slow,lethargic forwards with no supply.

Exactly 100% word for word what I have been saying all pre-season and far more evident after Saturday. Great post.

I just dont understand why they shut the bottle bar in the Kingsland/Northam corner. There are loads of people who do not want to go down and join the beer queues with 10 minutes to go before half time. There were a large number yesterday that just gave up and went back upstairs which is a big waste of revenue.

Over 7,500 now sold....I just hope we can beat last years 9k to prove that the club have it right on pricing which I believe they have.

As someone said to me last night if they are that good and out of contract why haven't other clubs snapped them up? However if I was given a choice between Stern and Rasiak I would choose Stern some forget it was his goals that kept us up the other year . Had he not of been loaned out I am sure he would of scored far more than our other poor forwards last year.

He was there 4 years....thats a bloody big stepping stone in terms of SFC who have had about 12 managers in 8 years!!! I have read that on here several times now but for me if he can get us up 2 divisions then bugger off to his spiritual home then the job he was employed to do will have been completed. We will be in higher division and a far better place to attract good managers than Div 1 on -10.

Too right...my Mrs said to me that I am going really grey...rubbish I replied its the new Saints manager style I am really trendy!

What about online sales that had them sent automatically?

But aren't 90% of people in football these days Darren? How many managers actually stay anywhere if a better offer comes along....WGS is seen as a cult hero here but he walked out on us to have that mythical operation. In his book he states that he had taken us as far as possible and needed a bigger challenge. Pardew can be as disloyal and as mercenary as he likes as long as he gets up up 2 divisions and then buggers off as we will then be a far bigger attraction to other managers than we are bottom of Div 1 on -10.

Just signed a contract extension to 2011 at Stoke.

* CommentAuthorInspectorSands * CommentTime6 hours ago # 27 Idiots. It'll be fun seeing him deal with a minus 10 start at a skint club. Wonder if they'll pay for his swish motors? Charlton fans don't rate him at all but the above is a typical example of what they know!!! Skint club....not anymore. The Charlton away game will be interesting this year ;-)

We could appoint 'The Chosen One' and some would complain its not Capello! I jumped for joy when we got Burley who I loathed with a passion at the end...was not happy when we got Strachan. This time I am waiting and hoping he is as good an appointment as I think it is. If he gets a good start and gets the -10 wiped out quickly which will be tough as we do not have any players yet the club will be on a roll....the fans are geared up for it. Can't wait for tomorrow to get back to SMS with Flag and face paints ;-)

Done ......I am happy for my £5 to go to the Saints in the Community if we dont get enough.

I sit in Block 34 the view and atmosphere is pretty good. The mid to high rows the better.

Bristol City 0 Ajax 4 I cant see us bettering this with our limited squad. I meant hey were expecting us to do well and seeing that result has made me a bit concerned some may expect us to win! Didnt post that very well ;-)

Me and the nipper will be there...as usual. I think a lot of people have set their expectations a bit high results wise especially after last night. I just hope it doesnt put a lot of people off coming back!

Did anyone else see the piece on TV last night about the QE2? Apparently its not been touched since its delivery into Dubai 8 months agao and sounded like Nakheel the owners are having cold feet about its plans. The plan was to remove the funnel and engine room and turn them into penthouse suites and entertainment but nothing has changed at all. There was talk of Nakheel sending it to South Africa to be used as hotel and accomodation for the WC to alleviate the massive shortage of rooms there. I still think Soton Council could of pushed for a grant to bring this to the waterfront and turn it into a massive tourist attraction for the city. Surely this was what the Lottery and Arts grants are for? Ok I know this council is allegedly skint but there are always ways to fund big projects like this. Our waterfront is a disgrace and you only have to look along the M27 to see what a big hit their dockyard is for tourism.

Surely the one player we would all happily sponsor is KD...loyalty etc....plus we know he will be here next season.

Will happily put in a £5. Great idea.

I worry if KD gets injured we are totally buggered...thats how much faith I have in the rest. Forecast gets beaten too easily low down, he has been awful on crosses in the 6 times I have seen him play. Poke doesnt command his area enough, not bad shot stopper but I never feel safe with him in goal. Bart is Calamity Mk2...has conceded some joke goals, rubbish on crosses, poor handling and kicking needs work.

Long ball ...short ball it doesnt matter as long as its the correct ball! I find it quite funny that over 51% want Strachan back yet his main tactic was to pick out Beattie! Not the only one obviously with Crop Circles and Bridge/Mazza but most games it was the long ball to BT and feed off him. As I said earlier what do you think is best 3 passes and in the net or 25 like last year and back to Kelvin?

Originally Posted by sfcjmcsfc16 View Post 350 for adults rip! league 1 ffs prem: fulham 320 adult boro-340 To high tickets good luck selling over 5,000 CLUB is going down again! Let me know where I can collect my crate of London Pride.