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Stuttgart or Nuremberg nearest, Munich is a fair distance away. Possible though.

I think Saturday was the last time we will see us play that formation. It looks likely 4231 with wingers stretching the width and covering the back post.

Possibly a rival bid.

He comes over as well educated and clever. Speaks intelligently together with his career record I think we might have struck gold.

This has all come from Everton. Southampton always never disclose the fee or comment on it. It could also be a lot more and this is an ego look at us signing a bargain attempt by Everton. It wouldn't surprise me if it eventually turned out to be higher.

I'm sure it was Lawrie, I flew them in to Norwich and then had to fly the aircraft back to Southampton so didn't get to the match. I remember the loss by one goal. My feeling it was a Herald not an F27 on 12th Jan 1985 1 - 0 to Norwich. i also flew them to Amsterdam for a pre season friendly. Lawrie gave me Peter East's History of Southampton signed by the Saints party including Kevin Keegan.

1986 I was flying BAC 1-11 from Aberdeen so didn't fly the F27 after February. It was my second stint on the F27 the first was 80 - 82 before that it was the Herald and back on the F27 about March 85. It could possibly have been on a Herald. More likely 12th Jan 1985 before I went onto the BAC 1-11.

Personally I thought Stepens was a prat. Firstly he's the Captain. Secondly the minimum number of defenders in that position was two because diagonally the second defender gives one depth and allows the first defender to stop the runner without being the last man. Thirdly he wasn't bright enough to recognise that our kamikaze attacking was leaving us vulnerable to a break. A sending off against ten men wasn't too much of a problem and secondly having allowed the situation to happen through his lack of captaincy it was really the only thing he could have done to prevent the goal. I don't think he's the sharpest tool in the box and shouldn't be captain.

Still says ankle injury he's had trouble with previously.

In three league matches 5 goals 4 scored by defenders. One solitary goal from Robinson. Nothing from anyone else. It is a given that Armstrong can't play up front on his own. Downs and Stewart are a long way from being an answer. BBD has never been tried there. Archer looks lost. Bring in a dynamic big centre forward to lead the line. Unload a couple of the above. I'm not sure Azaz will come now, we really do look poor playing this way.

Playing three at the back with the players we have is a nonsense. Their slow passing sucks the life out of the team. Sideways sideways sideways diagonal to full back back to centre back into midfield lose the ball to the press. When we conceded the first goal we were caught on the break FFS with three centre backs all lacking pace. The second goal needed Stephens to be hard headed and take a last man red. Play a proper back four and counter the break. We don't need two holding midfielders and one striker or no wingers. The side lacks balance. Get back to basics 5 defensive, 5 attackers, 4 1 3 2, 4 3 3, 4 4 2, I don't care. certainly not 5 3 1 1 it's garbage and slow. Speed everything up there is no tempo or cutting edge especially with the ball continually being crossed hail mary style no wonder we lost.

About 40 years ago I flew the Southampton team to Norwich in a Fokker F27 of Air UK. If I remember correctly they lost.

It is better not to display arrogance and assumed superiority because it makes the perpetrator look a right prat if things don't go well. All I can say is no game is easy. I'm hoping for further improvement, a centre forward and a win.

I wasn't suggesting balls up to Wellington, I was suggesting missing him out and hitting the top left quarter for Robinson and Armstrong to attack the space and vice versa on the other side. I'm afraid balls to the full back invariably invites a return or square across the centre backs that's what was causing so many turnovers.

Quarshie and THB could improve their's and the team's performance immeasurably if they just stopped the short recycling and hit the ball up the lines. Most of our problems were caused by losing the ball cheaply and far too often.

I used it a bit yesterday to look at several Premier and Championship matches and all worked well on Smarters.

Sunderland hammered WHU 3-0 today. Maybe Fernandes should leave that well alone.

Playing tonight at Northampton

Still shopping in Poundland.

£35m + £8m add ons. Our quoted counter £45m + £5m easily attained add ons + 25% sell on. A long way away.

Provided Saints lower their asking price. that's the important bit. That isn't happening.

He may not have put the ball in but he played an important role in Stephen's goal. By making that run he effectvely took out Coady who was the only Wrexham defender leaving Stephens at the open far post to score.

After all the stick he has taken, Bazunu had a decent game, my man of the match for that save at 0-1, miss it and that was a defeat. Shout out for Ryan Manning, where did that come from plus a decent win and cross for the much maligned Jack Stephens at the back post. Over 75% possession, 27 shots, 47 touches in the box, hit the post, two penalty shouts one a definite shirt pull. It was all about Wrexham from the outset on Sky. I thought we were far the better team against a counter attacking team.

He's training with a group of senior players who aren't in contention to play against Wrexham. Neither is he for two reasons, he's probably not totally fit and the fall out from the transfer speculation. Furthermore the German club connections make sense as ROOF are a German agency.