NickG

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/football/8282561.Pompey_chief_hopes_for_quick_resolution_to_HMRC_appeal/?ref=rss 24 hours up yet?

'I've known the home truths since I walked through the door. 'But that is what we've got. What was out there was what we have. 'This is probably the worst pre-season I've ever had. 'The people have been excellent but we could have got to Australia the length of time it took to get from Edmonton to Washington. That puts it in perspective. 'We will come back more unfit than when we came out. Definitely – because of the travel. 'This will never happen again – not as long as I'm manager. 'One thing's for sure. There is no way in a million years I would organise a trip like this. Ever. 'It's been impossible.' Brown revealed players lost up to four kilos in the searing Washington heat. He feels the organisation of the trip has been poor from the outset. Brown said: 'The preparations from start to finish have been a disaster. 'We've had to deal with it. 'We've had no sleep and there are a lot of excuses if we want to use them. 'We made a good start then gave away daft goals. 'The temperatures were ridiculous. The lads lost four kilos after coming straight into it from Edmonton. 'It was very humid. I've never played in heat like it. 'We were easy pickings for them.'

first post off discussion - yours at number 4.

last until post 4

think it was poor, but cheap appointment

iconic saints - no stripes to be seen!

no, I think it looks good and provokes interest.

excited

lol

no will stick with these facts: Last season AP built a good squad The team was consistent after slow start We won a cup. AP had a very good season. This season have much better squad do not have -10 no reason for slow start I can see no reason why last season's form cannot be continued. The chances for promotion are much much higher than last expectation and therefore pressure is high Happy to hear any footballing views to the contrary!

yet another post with fact and backed up opinion that you choose not to debate - because you are incapable.

I don't know whether you are being pathetic, or why you do want to slag saints off, never understood that. Bookies are right more often than wrong. Last season, in our "best chance" we were long outsiders for promotion, this year they have us, last time I looked, as the hottest favourite to win any league in the country - why are they so wrong then?

open mind tells me the squad has been improved from last season, and that we had to contend with both -10 and 7 games without a win. we won't have -10 this season. The fact that we then averaged for the last 8 months or whatever it was 2 points a game suggest we are more likely to get around 14 points from first 7 not 5 points. Our weakest position was RB and we have signed 2 decent experienced RBs. Still can't see where you are getting that we had a better chance of promotion last season? Or are you just being awkward?

wonder how the odds compare between this season and last? Guessing bookmakers, who judge on facts etc not just wanting to slag saints off, tell a very different story!

must have missed that, what did he do wrong last season and why will it be harder this? have a go at answering reasonably

and this was your first attempt at reasoned debate? logic, football knowledge, support of saints, discussing the point in question are all things you fail on. you appear as another of these trolls having a little project.

you always fail to come up with footballing or stats based reason. You said last season was our best chance of promotion, totally ignoring the -10 and the huge difference in the squads going into the season. You know that AP did well last season - in both assembling a good squad and also in the consistent performance gaining 2 points per game for the time he had this team. It doesn't fit in with your agenda to ever accept a positive about saints but you are struggling

is this red and white stripes? probably about our most famous kit.

poll on here was convincing, most people love it

2 points per game and a trophy is not enough for alpine - as he said he will soon start demanding signings!

Butterfield Richardson Dickson Jaidi Fonte Seaborne Martin Oxlade-Chamberlain Barnard Lambert Connolly Hammond Puncheon Must all be glad they were not around last season, with that strong line up from last year above, as they would never have got in the squad - but guess Alps is right, the squad in post 37 stood a lot better chance of promotion even with -10 than this lot does starting on zero! He really has not got a clue about saints has he?

This is the team that Alpine claims to think stood better chance is league with -10 (first game last year) Southampton: Davis, Murty, Thomas, Perry, Harding, James, Wotton, Schneiderlin, Lallana, Paterson, Saganowski. Subs: Bialkowski, Gillett, Holmes, Lancashire, Pulis, Thomson, Gobern.

says on OS Dickson has what looks like a groin strain, as happened yesterday guess thats all they know.

and you would rather not respond to the OP as you may have to say something positive about our club and that goes against the grain so resort to moaning about a poster.

its a personal opinion repsonding to thread someone else started. one-sided? Well its mixture of fact and my opinion. Seems you don't like it because he did well, says more about you than anything.