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Absolutely, it's a big plus for us and the reason why the Wallaces, Shearer, LeTiss, Bridge, Walcott, Bale, AoC et al came to us in the first place. OK, so we can't keep them forever but that's life I'm afraid. There will always be a food chain in football and there are bigger fish than us swimming around. The real crime is that the money from these players was spent inefficiently, especially under that idiot Lowe.

The most disappointing thing is that Tranmere won because they wanted it more than us. If we'd have had their hunger then we would have walked away with 3 points. You'd have thought that with our position in the league we'd be raring to go out and give it everything but we didn't. If Saints have pretensions of top 2 then that was not good enough.

Massively, massively overrated IMO. Didn't notice a queue forming for his signature after he left us despite his 'world class' reputation on here.

Colin Clarke - considering the amount of goals he scored I always thought he was underrated by fans. Neil Heaney. Gerry Forest. Andy Townsend - was decent for us but seems to get a bit of stick on here.

We really should be good enough to cope with both with the resources we have at our disposal. Other teams will get injuries too. That said, I think this years cup run will come to an end against Man Unt anyway. Win, lose or draw - I just want to see us come out of the game with our heads held high.

I agree, it's a big bonus for us. Our reputation probably means that talented kids would see SFC as one of the best clubs to start off with. OK, so we lose them eventually but in the process we get to see them develop and then get a pile of cash when they go. I'd imagine Saints would have to be in the top 5 clubs for producing international standard talent. Chivers, Channon, Williams, Wright (got him v.early), Wallace (Rod & Danny), Shearer, Le Tiss, Bridge, Walcott, Bale, AoC.................and then you have a whole load more who have turned out to be decent pros too. Just as an aside I wonder why we seem to have produced some of the finest strikers\attacking midfielders but not too many defenders?

You might be taking the p*ss but even if they had shown us some sympathy when they sent us down I'd still laugh if we kicked them out. The fact that their fans were actually gloating about sending us down that day makes me want to see their asses whipped even more. Roy bloody Keane, what a tosser.

I think County will park the bus so a tight 1-0 for me. Colchester will get at least a draw against Bournemouth so we should go above them. Brighton will get at least a draw against P'boro so we'll still be 2nd though we might be closer to top than now.

I thought we could get a scratchy 1-0 or 2-1 result but 6-0 was not on my radar. Brilliant stuff and a real pleasure to be a Saints fan at the moment. The key for me was\is and will be Ricky Lambert. Keep him on form and we'll get top 2. He may not be our best technical player (that's Lallana for me) but he is the most important. It's no coincidence that the goal tap has really opened since he's rediscovered his form. I really, really hope he gets the chance to play at a higher level (for us of course), he richly deserves it. Also it's going to be really interesting to see how we cope after these results. We will now be seen as the ManU of this league and the opposition are going to park the bus infront of their goal, both home and away. We are definitely good enough to break down even the most stubborn of defences but the other teams are going to make it much tougher to score from now on in. Still, no-one ever said winning a league was easy and Huddersfield\Charlton\Sheff Wed will push us all the way (Brighton will fade to play offs IMO).

He's firmly behind the genius that was Brian Clough and the perenially overlooked Bob Paisley IMO. That's because his European record (considering the size of the club and how long he's been there) is very middling.

Yes, Shearer scored and we won on penalties. I think it was a 4th round game and we went on to play Norwich. I went to the replay at Carrow Road and despite the fact we lost it was one of the most memorable away days I've been to.

I wouldn't hold that against him, Austin played in the lower level Wessex league and look at him now. If NA thinks he's worth a shot then I trust his judgement.

Arsenal\Spuds (a) would have been my top draws but this should be a good one. I think we'll give them a good game this time.

LOL, we must be doing something right.

What a great weekend. AL signs and we beat prem opposition. Top performance and result, especially as I thought Blackpool would nick it. Well done the team. Onwards and upwards.

That's the best signing so far and hopefully will pursuade other players (AoC) to stay put. Shows that we are serious about moving onwards and upwards. Well done to all involved.

How about Andrew Davies at Stoke? Was excellent for us, is proven at champ level and appears to be surplus to requirements at Stoke. Fonte\Davies would be a coke level (and maybe better?) CH pairing.

As far as I know Michael Mifsud is still out of contract. The guy is 29, proven at champ level and could do a decent job for us.

I hope not, I think we can do a lot better than a half hearted striker who really hasn't done much so far in his career.

He'll be gone either now or at the end of the season if any of the big boys stump up the cash. I just hope we can keep him till the end of the season. On another note I read this on that mirror page 22M for Carroll? Decent enough player but that's nuttier than a bar of fruit and nuts.

Lallana, Lambert, Fonte, Chaplow and AOC are definitely Champ players. The rest may or may not be able to step up to the plate but there's no-one who I'd say is absolutely not champ standard (apart from those at the end of their careers). If this squad can make the jump then stick with them and add a couple of new players. We'd soon see who was good enough.

Nor can I, if he is given the chance he'll go PL. More money + a much higher standard of football is a no brainer, besides which I'd have thought Swindon would rather sell to a club outside of league 1. Would love to be wrong though.

He's obviously a talented player but I'd only have him back if he wants to be here. However if he had really wanted to be here he would have commanded a regular 1st team place and thus wouldn't have gone out on loan in the first place. Too much attitude.....not enough application?

I see that as more like getting abused by a Bournemouth fan. Abuse from a Brighton supporter is like being threatened by a one armed midget holding a feather duster. The little fella probably deserves a slap but you don't have the heart, you're too busy laughing.....

Not sure what the fuss is all about, I don't think Brighton will last the distance TBH. They are going to bottle it and the last 6 games have shown the cracks are there. Top 2 to come from Saints\Wednesday\Huddersfield\Charlton. Brighton? It's just a glorified beach hut.