Saint Charlie

I think Barkley will get a start, he has been around the last few squads also. Although he should start centrally, I bet Lallana is played out wide and won't have the same freedom that he does for us.

I reckon JR will start and AL will come on as a sub.

No need really, Johnson will play. Then Walker in the Germany game if fit.

http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/tacticsandanalysis/id/2193?cc=5739

Our reserve centre backs are not top 8 quality and one of them is Championship class.

Jay is a confidence play but has all the tools to be a really excellent player. Great attitude and physically a perfect forward.

This thread will get locked. Its basically the same as the busted myths one that did.

We would be better aiming for more realistic players that we have a chance of signing, rather than the likes of Osvaldo and Wanyama who will waste our time then turn us down. Norwich got Fer and Van Wolfswinkel to show us how its done.

Following the success of last season's thread: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?44328-SWF-Busted-Myths-2012-13&highlight=busted+myths 1. Norwich's signings were excellent, brought in early and they will certainly improve their prospects 2. JWP isn't ready to start and offers nothing apart from a good attitude. 3. it will be hard to get a ticket for home games.

Loid 3 - Norwich's signings are excellent, business done early and they have put us to shame. (Bazza) Loid 4 - I don't really get what JWP offers. (Sour Mash)

1. Boruc 2. Lovren 3. Lallana 4. Shaw 5. Morgan

Hopefully both AL and JR will at least be played in positions that suit them. Would hate to see Lallana made to 'put a shift in down the right'.

No first choice will sit on the bench but there are multiple teams that have far better no2 keepers than KD. Like it or not its a weak area for us.

Im not disrespecting KD, just saying he isnt a PL calibre keeper, which has been proven true in his attempts in this league, with us and Sunderland.

We have no chance of winning the league do we? So therefore we are not in the title race.

We aren't in the title race and if we come 7th then its a great season. Still very early days and the squad is weak in terms of goalkeeper, left back, centre back and striker cover.

Yeah too young for that, but excellent surface in the 90s.

They will assume their club can copy us and play the same way but be better.

Pitch was always good. Stands sounded like they would collapse when we scored.

Mourinho has made more bad decisions than good since he came back, has ruined the confidence of their best player, loaned out their best striker and generally seems to have let the hype go to his head.

Chamberlain will be looking for a loan move to get a World Cup place you would think...

Tactically he is one of our best players and a tactically aware coach will love that.

There will be offers for all. Will show how serious we really are I guess.

Good man. Have faith.

Did he do enough to end the silly Oswaldo stuff?