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Looks like Moyes will soon be available weren't we linked with him last summer ... https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBBlQtc?m=en-gb

Maybe the problems with Puel's interviews are the interviewers rather than Puel. For example (although I don't speak very good French) I found this interview with Claude very interesting for some reason... Not sure I want to see Adam Blackmore dressed like that interviewer though...

I enjoyed beating Leicester 3-0 at home apart from Vardy getting away with clobbering VVD.

Who was pleased about the FA cup? I was steaming about us making so little effort. It still shouldn't distract from the fact we got to a cup final something that is apparently now easy and no big deal which is probably why saints get to so many.....

So? I'd still rather have a cup run and get to the final and not win. Than get knocked in a early round maybe I'm just weird like that.

Apparently these things no longer count for anything. If we finish 16th with no cup final people will be happier as long as we are entertaining...

Surely Luis Enrique is available for next season...

That's fair comment its whether a club like ours can afford to wait for players to come good a couple of seasons down the line. We sell off our best players (fair enough there are reasons for that) most summers, so to my mind, we need to replace those players with players who can come in and do a job straight away which it really doesn't feel like we achieved this season.

well that article started well Even before his side’s crazy, manic, amazing, awful 5-4 defeat to Wolfsburg last weekend Sounds like a poor mans Klopp.

That's the spine of the team a striker bang on form, an excellent goal keeper and a beast of a CB we had one of those this season and he got injured half way through. Todays squad is better but our squad this season really could have done with those three types of player.

Big difference between 2003 and this season a striker who got 24 goals I wonder if we will ever see a 20+ a season PL striker at saints again.

I'm not sure the evidence from this season backs that assumption up...

I hear he likes to have a bit of this on in the office

yes but I did say I was judging them on what they have bought to the squad this season long injuries have meant they haven't contributed so are misses. FWIW I like the look of Pied on what little I've seen of him.

Thanks for the info though I imagine as saints have already gone for Boufal they aren't going to come in for a second similar player especially as we need to rebuild our holding/central midfield with some quality and our striker options need an upgrade.

Clearly the cup final. I also take great satisfaction from playing Liverpool four times in one season winning two of them and not conceding a single goal

So the season is done seems like a good time to rate this seasons signings. Going for a simple Hit or Miss based on the impact each signing has had this season. Boufal - Miss (has flattered to deceive this season I thought the man u game the other night was the first time he showed what he could really do driving from midfield) Hojbjerg - Miss (looked good in his first couple of games and seemed to go down out hill from there. Loose passing, terrible shooting, lapses of concentration and surprisingly easy to knock off the ball for a big guy. Still young though so every chance to improve but has failed to dislodge a aging Davis from the team) Redmond - Hit (frustrating at times but seems to have upped his direct running in the second half of the season rather than stopping and passing backwards at every opportunity scored a few goals as well one of better signing this season) Gabbi - Hit (even if he hasn't hit the heights of his early performances since the groin injury he still has the best shot to conversion rate of any of forwards this year) Pied - Miss (can't really rate a guy who has basically been injured all season on his football but on impact to the squad this season has to be a (slightly harsh) miss) Mccarthy - Miss (a back up keeper who wasn't available for most of the season has to be a miss shame really because Forster could really have used some proper competition this season) Taylor - Miss (the back up to the back up keeper who was never trusted enough to get on the pitch no matter the situation seems a rather pointless signing) Hassen - Hit (3rd back up keeper of the season trusted enough to sit on the bench so I guess he did a job) Caceres - Hit (Les's big "oh **** I ****ed up" signing. Signed as back up did that job so I guess a hit) Have to say I feel this season has been the poorest in terms of recruitment we've seen in some time really need to do better this summer.

Silva is being linked with anyone who needs a manager Howe will never leave Bournemouth Emery no ****ing chance Like last time if we need a new manger it won't be anyone the bookies have thought of

Thank god I catch the train sounds horrendous

but he gets to manage in the greatest league in the world, all the best managers want to come here and all the big boys are taken.....just going to find some more straws to clutch

Worth throwing on Fitzhugh just for his chemistry with Tadic...

Ryad Boudebouz The new Boufal? not sure another winger who likes a dribble is a major priority in the squad. http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=BDIGeneric&aid=C98EA5B0842DBB9405BBF071E1DA7651530FFE51&tid=40F58C36F20241329D5413DD42E64773&url=http%3a%2f%2fthe4thofficial.net%2f2017%2f05%2fsouthampton-aiming-build-season-will-demand-ligue-1-star-help-cause%2f&c=1816192061207684387&mkt=en-gb

had to laugh at this one To be fair I live down here so I have the whole summer to do that!! The Southampton fans aren't confident either - a lot of my mates are season ticket holders and they said they've been dire at home all season and complaining about a terrible season ... yeah tasty cup run and potential 8th in table finish - my heart bleeds for them!!

Looks like this Russian Billionaire wants a club give him a call Kat.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39981841