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They also sold all of their goals.

Excellent ambition, if true

Will probably need his transfer to act as an extra parachute payment at the rate we're going.

Saw this article at the weekend: Source: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/15774139.Saints_considering_January_signings/

Liverpool seemingly want us to lower the price for VvD which is hilarious given their 'name your price' approach in the summer.

To be honest, I could pretty much believe this entirely.

1-1 last minute

Very much in-keeping with our gain-the-upper-hand-then-shoot-ourselves-in-foot policy from this season.

Ooh, didn't know this was on. Just had a look at the starting line-up & Sims is playing his 1st game back from injury which is good to see.

Pretty much agree with most of that. In very simple terms, we struggle to score & are letting goals in. It's the perfect mix for a relegation scrap. If we could fix our goal scoring problem, we would be fine.

On the wing? Or striker?

We did OK without VvD for half of last season... But I'm pretty sure that was probably down to Claude's coaching. I'm not sure Saints selling VvD, with MP's coaching is a recipe to avoid relegation.

----------------Forster--------------- ----------------Taylor---------------- --------------McCarthy-------------- ---Stephens VvD Yoshida Hoedt--- Cedric--------Hojbjerg--------Bertrand ---------------Austin----------------

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11709/11170379/norwich-city-midfielder-ben-godfrey-watched-by-premier-league-clubs

Good post. This season has been remarkably pattern-less. The only consistent thing about us is we struggle to score goals.

Think we will have to wait another week.

Oh dear.

Here's hoping we can get our 2nd ever win when Tadic / Boufal start together.

Rory Smith

If the Giroud link is true, it would mean more than us opening our eyes -- It would mean Gao seriously means business. In reality, it's likely to be bullsh*t though. We won't get near his wages.

Boufal for Redmond. Is Long still injured?

That result isn't isolated either. They always tend to concede loads of goals.

For me, Puel's reign should always have the caveat that we sold all of our goals & attacking threat prior to his arrival. The only player who scored for us consistently after that, got injured for half a season along with our captain & best player. Sure, his interviews were dull, but he was clearly a competent coach who improved a fair few players during his stint. I wish him well (apart from his next game).

Joined from Bury, I believe. I think he's a winger & with players like him, we just have to wait and see how he gets on. Will be interesting to see if he gets any U23 games before the end of the season. On a side-note, this thread is awesome. Over land and sea does a top job on this.

Exactly! That's because Austin scores!