wild-saint

I spoke to killer about 18 months ago and he seemed to think lancashire was a really good prospect. the lads confidence here is shot to pieces and is unlikely to turn it around. He needs a fresh start where he can start again imo. Maybe he will come back to haunt us one day. Good luck to the lad

Perhaps he has more than one trick and maybe he did show them all off on Weds. I didnt go Weds so i couldnt comment. However the games I have seen him play he is most effective when he uses his "chip and charge" move. He certainly didnt show his stepovers and other skills against Brighton, so I would ask why not? Im not saying he is a bad player because in reality he is a good player at this level but I feel unless he varies his play more its fairly easy to adjust your tactics (as brighton did) by doubling up and then his effectiveness can be limited. I also agree he is young and with coaching he will get better and add to his game. If he doesnt learn he will have found his level. personally I thought he was ok at best as he wasnt particularly effective as Brighton had him sussed. My comments on replacing him were based on this and I felt Papa and his unpredictability would open the brighton defence up. (which it did if I recall on a few occasion) I hoipe we keep Antonio but mostly i hope he adds to his game as he could be a really good player. Just not sure the natural ability (touch and ball skills) are there to take him to the next level but he is young so who knows.

yeah bit to be fair hes not even managed to make a pig skin purse out of a sows ear.

One trick pony IMO. knock the ball past the defender and run like the wind. Btoghton doubled up on him the entire game ensurig he never got passed his man effectively removing him from the game. Suprised pardew left it so late to change him out.

Oh you are so right. I bet if we looked back through the match threads and pardew out threads Mr Glasgow Saint was out there *****ing. For me since the moment pardew walked into this club things have been improved and the team has moved forward day by day. Results were difficult to come by at first but in my mind there was only one way his team were going and that was up.

So he is too weak to be playing CB and he is hardly a marauding full backk, so where the hell do you suggest he plays ? Up front LOL?

I hope its MK Dons and personally I would insist he plays today

Do sense I the wind of change in your thinking from being particualrly negative to considering on how you will now how you judge whether Pardew measures up against being an ok manager or a great manager. Couple more wins Alps and I think you may be pinning a pardew poster on your bedroom wall

Saints fans have every reason to be expectant in my opinion. I for one will be disappointed if we dont make the play offs and not overly happy with mid table. My reasoning behind this is - 1) Watching most games since the start of the season we are getting stronger week by week - personel and performaces. 2) analysing all the teams in the league I wouldnt swap our squad with any other bar none. There is only an argument for maybe Leeds or Charlton but its debatable either way. 3) As of this morning we are only 12 points from 6th with 30 odd games to go. So if i wouldnt swap our squad for anyone bar maybe the top 2 (maybe), in my mind means we are a top 3 side minimum. Top 6 is very much achievable IMO and as such I will be disappointed if we fall short. COYR Keep the momentum going and maybe we can start singing - que sara sara, Bring out Champagne on Ice, on Ie, we're going to Wembley Twice! que sara sara Optimistic maye but **** wouldnt it be great.

yes well done pichahrds where did you get your info?

No need my friend I have finally found the saidd thread mentioned by Pichards. Cue a whole list of bum information that I have delivered to be listed after this post http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=16697

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=16708 I posted this on 18th September in his first week with us. Oh yes I will be claiming this one. Throw enough mud and some sticks lol

**** them, remove them from the map. I will quite happily hate soembody else. But will remember with fondness my time hating them. LOL

Gordon Watson. Oh GW scouts for Leicester. As for the benefit game MLT talked about arranging one and then it didnt happen because of time scales. Leicester were the team that he had lined up and that cam directly from MLT. So had no reason to doubt.

OK Just had a call. Leicester have agreed to let us have DJ Campbell. He is on 10k per week we have offered to cover 6k with leicester picking up the rest to get him off the books. Problem is he wants to stay at leicester even though they have told him de doesnt figure in thier plans. They have given pardew his number to call cambell to try and persuade him to join. Lets hop he manages it as he maybe just what we need up fromt with Ricky.

Oh and anyone else think Lamerts header was over the line and his goal. I was inline with 6 yard box and I was abusing the lino before papa knocked in the rebound. Lambos goal IMO.

Papa waigo is no winger IMO. That first half performance was once of the worst I have seen. ****ing clueless springs to mind. Appeared for a man with pace to have no ability to take on the defender. Second half was better once playing up top. Showed a few decent touches and gained in confidence but still looked like to get caught offside too often.

Bialkowski in Latin means " talented, athletic & confident" Unfotunately Bartosz means " Not Very"

Portsmouth FC have announced that thier new shirt sponsor is Tampax!! A spokesman for Tampax commented " Portsmouth are a perfect fit for our brand as they are all a bunch of CVNTS and they are going through a really bad period."

knowing saints it would be the torres that posts on this forum that we would sign. Would prob be funnier though

+100

IMO the reason why he isnt figuring in AP's plans at the moment are - 1) At the beginning of the season we had a real lack of height in the team and playing wooton over Gillet was a short term solution to the problems created by that. 2) Once the lack of height issues had been resolved - Trotman, Hammond, Jaidi & lambert etc coming into the team that could allow gillet a chance to be selected he has to overcome the competition in CM from James and MS as the 2nd CM partnering Hammond. Well thats how i see it anyway.

Read my post again ALP. I asked the question "are you effectively saying we should replace pardew" and if so "who would you replace him with?" The two options that I see if we lose are 1) we carry on supporting and let him get on with the job (my preference) 2) Sack him and replace Now if you advocate option 1 - keeping him then its pretty pointless writing a post saying no more excuses etc if we lose on/ fraw on sat. Unless of course you think a strongly worded letter will do the job. As for your idea of showing more of the old team the door, how doi you propose to do that outside the transfer window and who do you want to replace them with? And how much time would you give these new players (loanees I assume) to gel into the side before you started shouting "no more excuses? So TDD if your reading my earlier questions were of genuine interest and Alps your posts bore me so Id rather you didnt respond. HTH

This is my last of three posts so wont be able to respond after this but you are basing your judgemnet on ARTs judgement. Interestingly his location states Exiled from costa del solent. So Am I assume his judgement is based on the same number of games actually watched, a big fat ZERO. FFS Watch a game and then watch a few more then decide for yourself if you think A)PArdew is shyte and B) if we are improving or not. Art I apologise if you have watched some games this season and respect your opinion even If I dont agree with it. However its the criticism from quarters were it is clear they are judging based on a view from teletext that winds me up