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Usual trolls and gullible fools responding with the sky is falling in. As much as I think Alpine is a twonk, Delldays/Batman ain't far behind. Why not just enjoy the season and see where we go after that? Some of you lot really need to get a life..................

would have taken a point beforehand. Lovren and Ramirez injuries look very bad and Ramirez was looking excellent again. Lambert is done IMO......his legs seem to have gone and his touch has deserted him. With those 2 key injuries we need to buy in this window for sure and, sad as it is, look at offloading Lambert. Really need to be sharper in front of goal then we really would be top 6 material...hope Osvaldo is up for it for the rest of the season

Boruc should have done better, much better: if that had been Gazza, the board would be in meltdown......but all season Saints have been profligate in front of goal and tippy tappy. We have had enough chances to be 3 or 4 up and wasted them. Lambert's legs have gone, Shaw will be superb but his crossing is terrible.

We had to make all that possession count...but like most of the season, we haven't looked threatening in the final third. Also Steven Dabvis is, IMO, having a poor game

Alpine - are you truly, as they see in these parts, a retard? You only appear to moan and disappear when things are going well. You know nothing - same as rest of us - and perhaps you ought to remember it is the Liebherrs who have bankrolled this club, not Cortese. Likewise your comments about Ramirez and Osvaldo were bang out of order, but no suprises there. Halfwit

Reckon this all came to a head when the owners wanted to get lee off the wage bill and Cortese wanted to keep him....................

he wasn't at the last game because he was on his annual skiing vacation. For all those of you spouting off at KL.....remember, none of the investments is Cortese's own money: it is all the Liebherrs. So why wouldn't they want an input on how the investments are made? Equally, am I the only one that finds it slightly nauseating that Cortese is obviously priming the press for his own ends yet never keeps fans in the loop? Working under intolerable conditions, etc.......you couldn't make it up. Fed up with the whole thing and would rather we could all concentrate on the excellent season (relatively) we are having.

this is crying out for Gaston to come on and provide some creativity

contrary to public opinion....jack cork is the weak link in midfield. Hurry back Wanyama!

To counteract the trolls and usual suspects, thought it was worth pointing out that now is a great time to be a Saints fan. Yes, we are on a bad run: this will determine the true character of this side and what we are truly capable of. That being said, I see these as major positives: Style of football: very easy on the eye and light years ahead of teams like West Ham Youth: our team is VERY young and should only improve. The experience this year will stand them in good stead for next season. Then we have other bright prospects such as Reed looking to force their way in Stability: we do not appear to be cash starved and I am assuming we will have funds in the summer to strengthen further Wanyama on the way back Decent run of games (winnable) coming up 3 England internationals Gaston starting to show glimpses of what he is capable of Osvaldo to return and hopefully start showing what he can do Excellent chance of top 8/10: which would be a great achievement for a club second year back in the Prem The future feels really bright

Beaten by a much better side...plain and simple. Concerned at a lack of Plan B (Chelsea stifled us) but with a very young team this is all experience. When you consider the age of our team the future is looking very bright although right now we are in a real slump. Very frustrating that for all the possession we rarely look dangerous up front. Despite the trolls views, thought Gaston had a pretty good game and was the only player to look in any way dangerous up front. Jay (and many others) anonymous and AL;s and MS's worst games this season IMO.

As frustrating as he may be, the guy is sheer class and creates chances. He is what we are missing.......a genuine playmaker. If we can get him firing and Osvaldo back we will look more potent up front. Sadly Rickie looks like his legs have gone and we have so many hard workers in midfield but no-one who really looks dangerous (Lallana aside). I truly hope Gaston stays and develops into the player he could be.....not least to shut all the moronic haters up on this once decent site.

passing has been very, very poor so far. lots of good positions and then give possession away way too easy

as good as we were against Cardiff, we are equally as bad against Everton so far. Aimless hoofs forward that don't get close to our players and Everton looking very dangerous up front. need to get a grip quickly or game will be away from us before we know it

why are there so many morons on this board? Gazza has come in as a youngster and has had players like Fox and Hooiveld in front of him. he was excellent today and made some very good claims under pressure and had 1 dodgy kick. For those armchair managers out there - have you forgotten Boruc's mental aberrations? Absolute morons - wonder who the next scapegoat will be? This is shaping up to be a good season (despite the recent form) and still people can only seem to moan and scapegoat players. Players like Gazza will only get better the more games that they play:unfortunately the likes of Hooiveld and Fox will never get better because of their age.

he was absolute tosh. he completely fell asleep to let Adebayor get the 3rd. Yet people still blame Gazza....nothing he could do about any of the goals. Hooiveld and Fox are total liabilities: did you not notice how every attack came down our left and that this threat was snuffed out when Fox was subbed and an 18 year old Rb was moved to LB? Truly awful player that should never (along with Jos) play for Saints again

jos should never play for Saints again.....he is an absolute liability and gives 1 goal away every bloody game!

canada - how the hell can you blame Gazza for that goal? Some of you lot make me want to weep!

sometimes you simply have to applaud a great goal.......sure lots of you will blame Gazza/Jos/Fox but in reality very little anyone could do about that. We don't seem on top of our game today at all

dear oh dear.......what on earth has happened to Lambert? He has been appalling today and is managing to turn attack into defence when he gets the ball

why have you morons got it in for Gazza? What exactly was he meant to do there? Awful defending by Hoovield that cost us......we have no cutting edge going forward and Lambert looks lost.

Shocking thing for me was England's appalling lack of control. Some of Milner's touches were appalling with eh ball ballooning of him. The difference between most of the England team and Saints was very noticeable.....different tempo (England way slower), different touch (Saints pass and move is a joy to behold, compared to the carthorse touch of many of the players on show today) and the shocking lack of pace at the back for England. Very poor display. Unfortunately J-Rod did not do himself justice but Adam played well and was about the one bright spot of an entirely forgettable match (from an England perspective). have to say the way Chile played was fairly similar to Saints......defend as a team and break quickly at pace with lots of pass and move and pressing the opposition when they have the ball.

Everyone talks about how we will fall away as our squad size is not big enough to cope with the demands of the season as we head into winter. An alternative viewpoint could be that our squad size will work in our favor. If you look at the likes of Spurs and Man City who have very large squads and "stars" they are struggling to find continuity and a style that accommodates their squads. We, on the other hand, have a very settled squad and adequate backups for when injuries/suspensions occur. A lot of talk about our 2nd XI not being good enough but surely no-one thinks the whole 2nd XI will have to play in a League game? 1 or 2 at some stage of the season but not all at once. If you go back some time to George Graham's Arsenal side that won the title, I believe they had a nucleus of about 15 players that were used during the season. Not saying we will win the League but do feel that despite talk to the contrary, our squad size could very well work in our favor as the season progresses.

Probably been a Saints fan for way too long and therefore cynical based on Saints in the past. These days, seem to have a continual gnawing feeling that it is all going to come to an end (positivity, points, etc) because our current status is so unSaints like. In 38 years, I cannot ever remember so much positivity about our club: both internal and external. We seem to be the current darlings of the national press and not a day goes by without at least 1, if not 2, glowing articles talking about the club, players, Academy, etc. The cynic in me keeps thinking this can't possibly last......but then I didn't expect us to be where we are after 10 games. I'm so used to Saints wilting when the going gets tough that, right now, have to continue pinching myself that we are where we are (and not just riding high in the table). It really feels so unSaint like. Feeling positive......we really could be on the verge of something special but the cynic/pessimist in me doesn't want to believe this as we have been let down so much in the past. Truly hope for 3 points tomorrow and can't wait to watch the game on NBC. Cmon you reds!

In anser to Turkish......if we continue playing the way we are right now, there is no reason at all why we can't finish above any 1/2/3 of Liverpool, Man U, Spurs. Liverpool have 0 points from top of the table of the clashes (losses to us and Arsneal) and Spurs ahve not been impressive and neither have Man U. Not to say it will happen but why not?