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Yep, he'd be perfect. Maybe in January?? He went off on one at the time and accused us of tapping Phililips up.

Check your PMs Jamie. As I said, the tapping up allegation was nothing to do with us, the player wants the move and the chairman is p*ssing about. And remember it next time you make a snidey comment at me saying that I'd heard something.

2-3 Spurs. Or if we go with Rooneys 3-5-2 0-8 Spurs.

Oh look another transfer deal I called absolutely spot on at the time. I'm sure those I PMd at the time will confirm this is exactly what I said happened. Just remember this everytime people mock me for reporting stuff I hear.

So what?

I have now see it and :lol::lol:

Such a shame. And wasn't it you that brought up who you'd play with and been coached under. Want to share it and justify your instance on it with reasons and explanations other than giving bale more space to play in because he have some anyway? In sure you can quickly google 'reasons to play 3-5-2'

Which is why we double up on their wide men. We don't have players or equal ability to mark and track them. Anyway. If you were manager of Saints and I was manger of spurs and I'd saw you lined up 3-5-2 against me I'd resign if we failed to win comfortably.

Yeah course I did that. If it was me I'd go 4-4-2. I'm not a fan of it as I think it's a bit dated but Spurs biggest threat comes from the flanks so I'd shut those off by doubling up on Bale and Lennon wide. This would mean AL would have a defensively responsibility as hed need to support Fox. Id play a relatively deep defensive shape reducing the space behind the defence foe their pace to get in behind. I'd have MS playing in the defensive midfield role picking up Dempsey and/or Sigurdsons runs and Davis being busy trying to close down the ball out to the wings at source, making Spurs play a short passing game rather than being able to get diagonal balls in behind the full backs, which they will try. Going forward I'd go with RL and JR. I'm not convinced by Spurs defence and think that like us they don't have a dominant centre half of RL can get some joy from quality balls played into the back post where he can attack it. The onus would then be on AL and JP to get forward to support as well as JR to be mobile, busy and create space for RL as well as make runs to pick the ball from him. We need to be a bit more aggressive and direct against Spurs and get the ball forward quickly, I don't mean long ball but not tippy tippy stuff as they have very good forward players who could take us apart, but if we can get at them and get it forward quickly we can put them under pressure and given them something to think about. It may not be the key to winning but it's a lot more realistic than just giving Bale more space to play in because he'll have loads anyway. Oh didn't mention I'd played the game or what level at did I.......

I'll tell you why your opinion is wrong. It's becaus if we set up 3-5-2 it would take Spurs about 20 seconds to realise that a diagonal ball in between the full back and the centre half would give Bale a one on one run behind the full back, into space against a centre half he can beat easily for pacethat is coming at him from a side on angle. The defender would track sideway 30 yards and leave a huge gap between him and the central centre half which would be filled by Defoe, Dempsey or Sigruadeson who will be now outnumbering or at Least match our back 5 and defensive CM 3 on 3. No way will fox or whomever is playing left back be able to track back in time to be effective against a break on the opposite side of the pitch. Also of you want to play 3 central defenders you need a least one vocal dominant one to organise he other two. Without it you inversely get one sucked in towards the bal or dropping two deep and playing everyone onside. We don't have a dominant centre half. 3-5-2 works when your pressing high against a team who don't have pace outwide. Something Spurs have in ubundanxe. So that's why you are wrong. If you want to discuss further I'm happy to do it over a pint and don't forget to bring your UEFA coaching badges. I'll bring mine.

I'll tell you why your opinion is wrong. It's becaus if we set up 3-5-2 it would take Spurs about 20 seconds to realise that a diagonal ball in between the full back and the centre half would give Bale a one on one run against a centre half he can beat easily for pace. The defender would track sideway 30 yards and leave a huge gap between him and the central centre half which would be filled by Defoe, Dempsey or Sigruadeson who will be now outnumbering or at Least match our back 5 and defensive CM 3 on 3. Also of you want to play 3 central defenders you need a least one vocal dominant one to organise he other two. Without it you inversely get one sucked in towards the bal or dropping two deep and playing everyone onside. We don't have a dominant centre half. 3-5-2 works when your pressing high against a team who don't have pace outwide. Something Spurs have in ubundanxe. So that's why you are wrong. If you want to discuss further I'm happy to do it over a pint and don't forget to bring your UEFA coaching badges. I'll bring mine.

Why have you resorted to name calling? There is playing with our fear and being stupid. Giving a player alike Bale as much space as possible to play in is the latter rather than the former. We can give Spurs plenty to think about without practially givng Bale an invitation to take the p*ss. Apart from that why do you think a tough game against a top team in the ideal time to experiment with 3 centre halves something we havent played in years? I take it you didn't learn very much at whatever level of football you played at under whatever coaches it might have been.

It is 100% FACT if we played with wing backs and 3 centre halves against Bale and Lennon we would get spanked. I'm not a master tactican, I'm just not completely clueless. Bale and Lennon would be in behind the full backs all the time, your genius idea of 3 centre backs sweeping would just leave huge holes the middle for Defoe to use his pace to exploit. Your logic was brilliant by the way on how to defend against winger. they'Re going to get space wide anyway so let's play wing backs push on and give them even more space. I guess you aren't Mourinho either. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't give One of the worlds best left midfielders even more space to play in because hes going to have some anyway.

The way you've suggested is not it. FACT

Yep, Defoe, Dempsey and Sigardson would love to play in the holes left from our centre backs being all over the place. If we played that formation we'll lose about 8-0.

The Northam end signing "paulo di canio, he's such a wan*io' c2002 was one of its finest moments.

Does he feel having a girls name hindered his performance with us? If not, what else does he blame?

But many are adamant that managers, as Nige is are left to get on with it and Cortese is in the background turning us into 50k stadium champions league club. Surely there would be very little interaction apart from the odd glass of red on a Saturday evening after the game.

Great idea. Leave Bale and Lennon acres of space to run into behind the full backs.

Such a Dell sized mentality.

I think you're forgetting they said man would never walk on the moon.

The telling the fans to f*ck off would fit in well with Corteses style of Customer service. I can't see anyone else to be honest.

I heard he is Reeds favourite after they did 'you can call me Al' together at the players traditional karaoke induction song. It upset a lot of pLayers as no one else had been allowed to do that. Apparantly Davis wanted to sing the 'letter from America' with Gary Grosby but they weren't allowed. It angered the squad.

They could also share te song Di canio wooh wooh He comes from Italy His daughters at Soton uni So many boxes ticked

No one likes Steve David because he's ginger.