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I'm aware of that but he's playing here now for Saints and I'd like to understand how Koeman wants to play to get him scoring. We're short of creative quality no question but how do we play to get goals from Pelle? The answer may be how it was done at Feyenoord.

I asked when we signed Pelle, what was it that turned him from a striker that rarely scored into one that was prolific at Feyenoord? It must have been with the tactics and service to him. I assume Feyenoord played 433 so who supplied him?

Long's got to get beyond Pelle. If not Long then one of the midfielders. I would have brought on Cork for JWP and pushed MS further forward, though WBA played deep and Saints' build up was slow so it was difficult.

First thing I do every season is give The Management a fixture list and she organises everything else around it.

Don't apologise for the specs. What's the point if you don't see the positives and hope for the best.

Don't apologise for the specs. What's the point if you don't see the positives and hope for the best.

I thought it was appropriate. In a sense he's ours because we've had the best of him. It's probably a one off anyway, at least until he scores against us at SMS.

I thought it was appropriate. In a sense he's ours because we've had the best of him. It's probably a one off anyway, at least until he scores against us at SMS.

That's nice to hear. Is it her young son that attended lots of the home games over the past few seasons?

That's nice to hear. Is it her young son that attended lots of the home games over the past few seasons?

No idea. We need an expert in sob stories to fill in the gaps for us.

No idea. We need an expert in sob stories to fill in the gaps for us.

First time I've seen him in a match and I was impressed. He's a bargain on that evidence. The trick for the goal appeared on one of his YouTube compilations.

First time I've seen him in a match and I was impressed. He's a bargain on that evidence. The trick for the goal appeared on one of his YouTube compilations.

All about opinions but really I must have been watching a different match. I thought Liverpool were po and we were unlucky not to get at least a draw.

All about opinions but really I must have been watching a different match. I thought Liverpool were po and we were unlucky not to get at least a draw.

I wasn't expecting you to answer the question. I wasn't disputing the facts. No emotion at all. We all know there's a bigger picture, as you've acknowledged subsequently.

Have Liverpool made a better job of replacing the irreplaceable than Tottenham did of replacing Bale? In any case, and no offence intended, I think your comments are disingenuous, as are Rogers'.

Just like he didn't have to sell Suarez.

A 0-0 would be good. Lambert off the bench to bully Yoshida in the air and head a late one worries me.

This is possibly true but he could always have answered it with a straight bat "I can't discuss other club's players". This is more or less what Lambert has said about someone put to him as a Villa target. That's fine by Lambert, until he does what Koeman has done. It's quite prevalent.

Predictions are a mugs game but after I saw Palace at SMS last season I said they're going down because they lacked quality. Whatever, we think of Pulis at Stoke, he did an amazing job of keeping Palace up. Not sure he'll end up at West Ham though. Although getting to Stratford as a PL club is vital to them, Pulis is kind of in the Fat Sam mould and if Allardyce fails, I don't see them replacing like with like. That's probably another mug prediction.....but it's only West Ham so who cares.

Dembele stood out for me last season as well but I think Saints need midfield players that can run from deep beyond Pelle and that's not Dembele.

May be stating the obvious but anyway, this would be signing a player that will complement the team and how RK wants it to play rather than sourcing an individual that may be technically better but less likely to fit. £12m is bonkers though.

As long as someone sticks one on Lovren I don't care what the score is.