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For your delectation, the ******** that is ClubCall states Forren has the arse on because he's been overlooked for Norway. http://www.clubcall.com/southampton/forren-furious-after-new-selection-blow-1593418.html Rip into this as you wish...

Bent on a free would be a better signing than Cole on a free but I expect we're looking at bigger fish now. One of the promoted teams can snap up Cole and Bent.

If we sign Carlton Cole, I'll stick my fingers up my bum and eat whatever I pull out. Which would probably be Carlton Cole. Because he's crap. Geddit...

Absolutely this - but I doubt there's a team in the whole of the Premier League that wouldn't want him. Cracking first season for him at this level. As for West Ham, I know they have a bit of money behind them, but if they spunk £15 million on Carroll, they surely can't have much left for other players - although their capture of Razvan Rat yesterday was clever.

Bearsy been busy now he has more time on his hands... #2

Gabby Agbonlahor can't be too far away from a recall, his form has been good of late. As for Lambert, forget it - it's possible that JRod would get a chance before Rickie, and he's still way down the list.

I've mentioned that we should be looking to buy a first team left back, Shaw has shown he gets a lot of niggling injuries and is still young and learning the game - Enrique would be a cracking signing in that position to provide superb competition with Shaw, and is flexible enough to push up if we wish to play both. Of course this could be a replacement for Shaw - we all hope not.

With the season just over, and no signings made, I predict it would finish almost exactly the same as this season's. I'll amend that closer to the start of next season.

Check this thread out - it's literally the best thread I've ever seen on any messageboard ever. Bouncing boobies galore... http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/itt-bouncing-boobs-gif.452643662/page-3

Maybe hypnosis could bring the Bearsy back...

To spin that into a positive, he's almost always in the right place at the right time!

I could understand Clyne-esque type signings - young and talented footballers that will only get better, but I agree with you that Sharp and Austin are similar level strikers.

Nothing at all, he just represented the Premier League experience we had in our squad at the start of the season, bar a handful of appearances from Frazer, Fox and Kelvin. West Ham's, in comparison, was rich in Premier League experience as it was only the season before last they were in the Prem.

Experience. They had bucket loads, we had Steven Davis. I would happily bet that things will be different next season with our respective league positions...

I'd have Moses and Welbeck, if their respective clubs are too embarrassed to keep them...

I pray we can hold on to Shaw and Morgan. If we absolutely had to sell someone (and I don't think we do) then I'd push for Ramirez...

So in other words, to cover my arse, I just basically say half the league table can get relegated and I might be right. I believe this is called sitting on the fence. Not many people predicted QPR though...

"Good season, petered out a bit but didn't matter" was what I said - as in it didn't matter because we were safe from relegation. As in it could've mattered had we not been safe from relegation. Not that it didn't matter and we should gloss over it. The latter form is worrying in that we should've done better - but this season has been a learning curve for everybody and we'll be much more prepared and settled next season... and have better personnel.

RIP baby Chappers. I did wonder what Rickie's shirt meant. Sad times.

We weren't - they spent their time above us in the Championship - we were just more consistant over the course of the season. I'd rate our season independently of West Ham - perhaps if we should compare our season with any, it should be Norwich's last season, as they had just been promoted twice too. They finished 12th on 47 points, so they did marginally better than we have this season, but not by too much. Overall I think it's been a good season. Strange, and with many ups and downs, but good. Now we can really build on this for next season. Exciting!

They also had the basis of a Premier League team already. We had a mixture of League One and Championship players with very little Premier League experience amongst them.

I try every summer, but the thread usually gets lost somewhere on page 4. I should really spice it up with a prize...

Bit of fun as per every summer - just give a date and time as to when you think we'll make our first summer signing. June 9th, 13:45pm is my guess.

Well Stephens was a right back until his recent conversion, one would think he could still play there. I'm still not sure how many of our youngsters are ready to make the step up, a la Shaw and JWP, though it was good to see Chambers and Isgrove on the bench today.

At the start of the season, especially against United, he looked very promising - and then sort of disappeared when Cork came back into the side. I look forward to seeing more of him next season.