Ed Rooney

Played for the Schoolboys whilst at the dell as well from Age of 9 - 14/15, Was at Weston Park and the school year on year always had a good side. Bitterne Park and Bellemoor at the time were closest rivals. Remember schoolboys games against Portsmouth, even then had a bite and niggle about it

Maybe, I would have thought someone would have been there with him

Met Gaston yesterday, seemed a pleasant guy. Can't be easy for the lad, 21 all on his own and seemingly living out of hotels.

Can we play 3 Keepers ?

First Row probably

Sweet moment, if not only to prove that football is all about different ideas and opinions and not black and white. All formations can be made to work if played correctly and shape, structure and work ethic are spot on.

Ah right, fry, fry, fry, fry, fry, fry....up the sholing

Sorry ? Why ?

Oops, lucky I am not a betting man Turkish and you are a know it all FACT kinda guy, I may have missed something but Wigan played 3 at the back, away to Tottenham, Bale and Lennon started and yes i do believe Wigan won today.

last comment I make on the subject before I start getting into st Mary's mode, yes Wigan beat us earlier this season, no it wasn't the same team, arguably their best player lost (maybe). Do Kone and Maloney offer Wigan more than Moses did....who knows. Arguably Tottenham were a better side then, with Modric, VDV, Parker, King.. Who knows ? What we do know is you can't possibly say a team is better or not better than you because they beat or lost to someone that you didn't, or that something will not work for you and your players because it hasn't for another team. football unfortunately is not that black and white

Sorry, you win Tottenham beat a poor Wigan side last season so obviously you are completely right

Has the season finished then ? Have you interviewed all managers domestic and foreign about how they would play against spurs ?

You are correct NA will not play this formation, others may but we definitely will not. I must have mis understood this post as it seemed people were giving their thoughts as to what team they would play against spurs. 3 5 2 can be played to nullify the threat from the opposing teams wingers if played right. You do not think so, but I do.

God you just keep on don't you, didn't I say I didn't think bale will get any more space than he will playing the way we have been playing. Give it up Turkish you think your way is better and I think my way could work. You called me clueless, I stated you have no idea about me or if I have played an what level, didn't state I had, more of a you can't call people you do not know clueless just because they have a different idea than you statement. if you want names and by having them will make any difference and will mean you are not so blinkered and think your right with everything then let me know

Would you take your ball with ya

No, you mentioned it just about as much as I mentioned UEFA coaching badges, I am kinda bored now and your 4 4 2 opinion is your opinion and you are entitled to it, it has emphasis on AL and JP defensive capabilities which I personally do not think they have. Just to clarify I do not believe Bale would get anymore space by saints playing the way I would like to see saints to set up with than he would get by saints playing how they have been playing. If you have interpreted comments I have stated to mean bale is gonna get space so I think we should give him more then there has been a breakdown there. Each to their own which is why football is such a worldwide game and managers can tactically beat others as they do have different ideas on what may work and what may not.

Sorry you must be right because you said so, I tend to meet people for a drink who actually have experience of playing the game and not just quote something they have read from a textbook or google. Get you with your UEFA coaching badges. One thing you have not said by using your vast wisdom and experience is what you would do, or does that involve thinking without typing in 3 5 2 on google

I believe you started that with the completely clueless remark ! Football is all about opinions and please do not insult mine, I learned enough...put it that way. I think we just carry on as we are and get destroyed by teams that do not have quality wingers and get absolutely hammered by teams that do. Its not like anyone uses 3-5-2 to utilise attacking threats, I mean Italy have never used it to stop teams with strong central midfield and wide men. Formations and anything tactical within football is relative. You play formations to your strengths, our full backs cannot defend and do get forward so having 3 central defenders and a very deep holding midfield player is better coverage than we currently have when our full backs get caught forward. I have my thoughts, you have your thoughts. There is no right or wrong unless results prove so... Currently results prove that something is wrong and needs changing. I agree that maybe against a top team isnt the time.. But when is ?

Not 100% FACT as not proved, you do not know we would get spanked and Bale and Lennon will get lots of room anyway, due to the way Tottenham play and that was not my logic for the formation dip ****. We need to give teams something to think about, and not always play with fear about what the other players and teams can do. No I am not Mourinho but you have no idea at what standard of football I have played and under what coaches I have played, so completely clueless....You are way off the mark

And you would know that how ?. And unless you are Jose Mourinho or some master tactician do not state FACT to me

It does and it can work like that, requires shape and discipline but with that it can work

Which they will get anyway, so with 3 centre backs and a defensive midfielder sweeping across from left to right as well as maybe worrying them with our full backs going forward, it may be a way to minimise the effect of bale and lennon. If there is such a way of minimising Bales threat

Yep, 5 defenders in team be it clyne and shaw giving us attacking options, 3 centre backs (most teams now play with one striker so if at present our two centre backs cant handle the movement of 1 striker then lets play 3 of them. Morgan in front of the back 3 covering from side to side and starting the play, Davis covering a lot of ground which is what he does best and lallana making things happen in the final third with the pace of Mayuka given their 2 centre backs problems in behind and rickie giving them problems physically

.................boruc................... .........fonte..yoshida..jos...... Clyne..........morgan............shaw ............davis......lallana.......... .............mayuka....lambert.....

spot on, football is a results driven game and I would rather go and watch my team win than spend a season and money watching them get hammered every week. I could not give a **** who is in charge as long as they get results and play decent football. I do not have to speak to the manager, or meet the manager so what ****in difference does it make who it is