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Excellent draw. Gives us a great chance to give Walcott and ox a rousing reception, get the "he's one of our own" song going again, love that song. Hopefully we'll still be on a bad run so we can rip into our own players as usual, not that It matters, I've decided Redmond, Forster and Ward Prowse are sh*t and no amount of good performances are going to change that.

Reed said only a few weeks ago that our strategy doesn't depend on managers wanting money and bringing their own people in. We profile our managers to make sure they fit us and we fit them. Claude went through a rigorous interview process to make sure that was the case. Spending money would be an admission of failure.

Claude showed against Arsenal he can do it. if Hojbjerg can be taught to shoot 30 feet lower he can do it which is possible as he is young, hungry and therefore guaranteed to improve. Ward-Prowse seems have perfected his shooting accuracy the only problem is it's exactly a foot wide or over everytime so if he can be coached to adjust his radar slightly he could score a hatful. Puel is meant to be a great coach, afterall he coached Thierry Henry to be a very average winger before Wenger converted him into a striker 5 years later so even Lloyd Isgrove can be optimistic of his prospect under Puel.

Macquarie bank. Australian lot. We've used them before. Might just be for cash flow or tax reasons like others have said.

Statement of intent Yes man no ambiton tell them no one is for sale SFC is nothing more than a money making machine Bring back Schniderlin! Its almost like he's read here and done a mongboard mash up.

I see the hipsters go to manager of the summer Paco Jimez is ripping it up. After getting Rayo Vallecano relegated last season he lasted 6 games at Granada not winning any of them, losing 4 and drawing 2 and is now managing a midtable side in Mexico. I cant believe we missed out on him.

I've voted out against my better judgement. I think he deserves to be judged at the end of the season and there have been some promising signs. However what concerns me is the lack of belief and fight in the players along with what appears to be a lack of leadership on and off the pitch. I'm hearing whispers he has lost senior members of the dressing room and once that happens then it's a case of when and not if. The excuse it's not his team doesn't wash, it's still a squad packed full of internationals who have all performed better than they are at the moment. Reed was telling everyone who would listen only a few weeks back that our strategy doesn't rely on managers bringing in their own people. He seems to have scrapped his plans at the start of the season to play a diamond and now going 4-3-3 which is actually more like a defensive 4-1-4-1. he doesn't know what his best team is or his best formation and our previously solid defence looks a shambles. When you cant score and concede soft goals it's the perfect storm.

Hang on a minute, our self lauded philosophy is that it doesn't matter who the manger is the squad is the squad. Only a few weeks back Les was in the media telling everyone who would listen that when managers come in they want their own staff and money and how dangerous that is. The it isn't Puels team excuse doesn't wash I'm afraid because according the the club whoever the manager is it isn't their team. You can read all about it here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37954971

Have they paid Alan McLaughlin his testimonial cash yet? The excuse they gave was they were waiting for his accountant to tell them how he wanted it paid. If this is true the accountant wants sacking, 5 months since the testimonial and he still can't work out if he wants cash or cheque maybe something in the rumour they're skint and need to sell players in January and can't afford to sack cook.

Annual New Year's Eve bump. So how is life now?

What use do you expect posts on an anonymous football forum to be? If you think anything anyone posts matters you're in for a big shock pal.

Great replacement for Juanmi isn't he. Well done Les.

Lets hope the sky cameras keep away from that cretin in the clown hat with stripy face paint, he's an embarassment.

Not trolling. He's got a lot of potential, but as of yet hasn't really produced. I'm sure he will and he's an intelligent, level headed young man. He needs time to develop and learn how to shoot 20 feet lower.

He talks a great game but has yet to really deliver IMO. The danish Ward-Prowse. Still both are young, hungry and therefore guaranteed to improve.

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/napoli-wolfsburg-and-southampton-after-gabbiadini Says us or Wolfsburg are his likely destination.

This is a good winter wonderland, 99p on iTunes or free on youtube.

How is it cricketers can play 5 days in a row yet our little lambs can't manage 3 games in a week?

Good to see the club is playing the same way from youth through to first team #thesouthamptonway

poopsmuff?? FFS have a word with yourself you clown.

One Pierre Emile Hoejbjerg, there's only one Piere Emile Hoejbjerg Clap clap clap clap clap Or it could be He plays on the left, he plays on the right Pierre Emile Hoejberg make Toure look sh*t Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap Or it could have been Pierre Emille Hoejbjerg is red and white, red and white, red and white Pierre Emille Hoejbjerg is red and white he hates Pompey Clap clap clap clap clap clap Or it could have been Pierre Emille Hoejbjerg ohhhhhhh He comes from Denmark He hates that Pompey lark clap clap clap clap clap

So you going to shut the f+ck up for a week then?

So Jamie. Do we look fresher? Did Puel get it right?

Why do people persist with the utter nonsense that Redmond replaced Mane? He didn't Boufal was Manes replacement. If Redmond replaced anyone it was Juanmi and he's done considerably more than him already.

One of the best quotes about him was from batman a few weeks ago "I never rated Pelle but at least he scored goals" Mongboardery at its finest