SaintRobbie

Genius. Moments like this remind me why I offload on this site!!!!! Very funny. Football irony at its finest!

Weinberg, R. (2008). Does imagery work? Effects on performance and mental skills. Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity, 3(1). Some basic information for you. There's plenty more sports psychology reading out there. Luckily, Red as a colour seems to have an unduly higher performance rate for some reason. You can read lots about this too if you like. It's all about having the edge over the opposition and extra confidence when you're at the very top of a profession, anything for the tiniest of edges over the opposition. Ironically however, some rugby teams started playing in pink to feel like underdogs and generate more aggression. Perhaps Koeman could generate a similar reverse-psycology?

Have to say he's not worth £20m. I bet that would be with add ons etc. regardless, you're right, it is a lot of money for a player that could be replaced for less. I just can't face dealing with Liverpool again. I refuse to believe they haven't manipulated Rickie Lambert (for an early cheap move), Lallana and now Lovren. They have to be encouraging their actions... otherwise why pay such money for a player likely to go on strike for his move to Real Madrid?!? Unprofessionalism shouldn't attract such high fees unless it's part of an overall strategy. So I still support Saints standing firm. Don't sell to Liverpool.

Agreed. It would be flawed to use this phrase after the last Dutch revolution. Best not to use it at all.

So we are destined to relegate until we sign Pulis to save us? I'm not saying a branded shirt is everything, having a team of quality players helps.... hopefully we will have one in a month or so. But it's basic sports psychology I'm afraid. Further, it will once again divide the fan base. All the club needed to do was produce something in red and white, might not be Adidas and therefore appear cheap, but at least we'd have all admired the move toward tradition.

It reminds me of the old Liverpool colours, when they had yellow and red. That really adds insult to injury.

ROFL! Brilliant! It actually looks better!

From gold to yellow.... a metaphor for our ambition?

Spot on.

Oh no. Please tell me my worst fears are not going to come true. Surely this cannot be our new shirt? If it is... then we will be a laughing stock. Dress like a professional athlete play like an athlete. Dress like a Sunday league team, play like a Sunday league team. I refuse to believe our club hierarchy are that stupd. Yellow for away yes, but on a home strip?! FWIW, I kept my powder dry when I say the training kit.... could be first impressions, but I thought it looked crap. Please don't let this be our shirt. Please.

We have had no good news less Koeman. Everything else has been negative. Why shouldn't the fan base reflect that? It's called realism. I hope we have 6-8 new mega stars to replace our team and kick on next season, but right now we haven't and we will be in a relegation fight. But...... Then there's tomorrow....

Because the aim is to win the league.

To be honest he may as well go if Lovren goes. He's half the player without Lovren.

If he does answer questions you can guarantee like Rickie Lambert and Adam Banana, Liverpool will have been guiding his every move. We mustn't sell to Liverpool this time. Stand firm Reed.

Agreed. Perhaps we should sell him.... Just not to where he wants to go.

We can. But we can't sustain it throughout the season. We had a thin team of quality which may lose x5 of the best players. We are currently heading for relegation, but.... We have a great manager and money to spend. Buy 6-8 players additional players to Tadic and Pelle (as above) and we'll be fine.

Bit early for this. But a warning I grant you. We are about to bring in replacements for Lambert and Adam Banana, but we still need a GK, left back, a reserve left back (for Fox), a striker (for Jay Rod as Gallager is not yet a Premiership quality), a replacement for Osvaldo and a couple of impact players who can change a game to replace a Puncheon. That's before we look for Schneiderlan and Lovrens replacements should they also do a Lallana.

The majority of non Saints fans!

Blimey is Les Reed showing some steal? Stand firm Les. Stand firm.

Great summary on The Ugly. Captures the feeling of the whole club. Adam Lallana's Daily Echo Statement Backfires Wednesday, 2nd Jul 2014 10:36 When it was announced that Adam Lallana was going to thank the fans in a full page advert in the Daily Echo it seemed a good way for the now ex Saints Captain to make up with the supporters, but that has not turned out to be the case. Saints supporters expecting a heartfelt message straight from the heart of Adam Lallana as was the case with Rickie Lambert's departure a month ago' were to be sorely disappointed and judging by comments on social media sites, the full page message actually seems to have been counter productive in that it has further fuelled rumour that Lallana has changed from a down to earth all round nice guy to a person who has found it quite easy to turn his back on those supporters who have worshipped him. The full page in today's Daily Echo seems little more than a pr stunt dream't up by his people, rather than a personal message written by Lallana himself, most of the page is taken up by a picture of Lallana himself followed by a very short few words reading. "14 unforgettable years, the memories will last a lifetime, thank you Saints fans for your endless support, a place in my heart forever" This has lead to indignation across social media sites, whilst most Saints fans can appreciate the reasons why Lallana should want to move, they are struggling with the alleged reports in the press about his behaviour, here Lallana had the chance to say a few things to the fans on a personal level as Rickie Lambert did, but he chose to put in a few words that said nothing. Pointedly the Southampton Football Club's own official statement was just as short as Lallana's message, it merely confirmed that the player had left and that the fee although undisclosed would help the club further develop the squad. It was a cold and emotionless statement unlike the warm words that accompanied Shaw & Lambert's departure. When both Rickie Lambert and Luke Shaw left the Club statement's were far more extensive and wished both players well with their new clubs, seemingly suggesting that transfer negotiations had been conducted in the right manner and that Saints felt that the move was not only right for the players but also for the club itself. Saints short and sweet statement lends credence to an article in the Daily Star this morning that suggests that Lallana had told the club he would never play for them again if they did not sell him to Liverpool. Certainly rumours in the press after the end of last season suggested that unlike Shaw & Lambert, Lallana was making demands about his potential move, the other two seemed content to sit back and let events take their course, or at least publicly they did meaning the supporters could wave them off with no animosity. But with Lallana there was that whiff of something that stank in the air, at best Lallana was just plain naive, certainly the signing of a Liverpool shirt in Miami and the comment to the fan that he hoped he would be moving to Anfield was ill advised, but that could all be put down to it being just another naive, arrogant professional footballer who had no idea of anything bar his own self. The sad thing was that Adam Lallana was never that type of footballer, over the years he had always come across as a humble person with his feet firmly on the ground and it should be remembered that in the past he has shown great loyalty to this club, if anyone in the squad truly deserved a big money move, it was him for the service he has given us, in fact he really should have gone with the fans wishes ringing in his ears and not some newspaper report allegedly showing him up as being just what Mark Clattenberg alleged up at Goodison Park last December. The Daily Star is clearly getting its info from someone close to the club, football clubs usually retain their dignity and rarely get involved in wars of words publicly, but that doesn't stop them getting their side of the story out through friendly journos in the national press. When "A club source said: "Adam threw his toys out of the pram and said he would never play for the club again if they did not accept Liverpool's offer. It left a bitter taste." As was reported in today's Daily Star, you can bet your bottom dollar that this is coming from a club source very close to the corridors of power, it is not just on the words of the car park attendant. I can understand why Lallana should be desperate for this move, the irony is that if he had kept quiet and let things run there course then like Shaw and Lambert it would probably have happened, the reality is that a year ago Adam Lallana signed a five year deal knowing that there were few other premier clubs interested in him and those that where would not have been interested in paying much over £5 million, one good season later and his value has rocketed, the truth is this is perhaps a much better deal for Saints than some would realise, Lallana was always going to go at that price the only real question was for how much, Saints were within their rights to hold out and try to push the price up, Lallana didn't think they were and if the Daily Star is to be believed issued these ultimatums. Whatever way you look at it Lallana hasn't come out of this smelling of roses, only he and the club know the real truth, however with this full page ad he had the chance to set a few things straight, he had the chance to leave with his dignity intact and the supporters who loved him for so long and supported him through thick and thin to wish him well. If he had written the piece from the heart and not dismissed us with so few words that could have been the case, to be blunt I have had better thank you's in Macdonalds when buying a burger, if he had done that then we would remember him fondly, now even the most avid Lallana supporter feels cheated and that these are the actions of a man that if these allegations are true did not deserve our affections. Good luck Adam Lallana I hope that you find happiness and what you want to achieve, somehow I think that you won't truly do so, as your alleged behavior showed that perhaps you are not as confident in your abilities as you will perhaps need to be at a club like Liverpool

I think a full page ad from the fans combining these two pictures would be funny and help ease the anger and pain we all feel towards AL by making him into a laughing stock. How about a full page apology to Clattenburg from the fans rather than a thank you? The picture of Clattenburg picking his nose with Adam is genius though!

Let's see if they too display the same selfishness.

In line with Club policy (which the vast majority of fans appear to concur with).... can this thread be taken off as a sticky so AL fades away forever....?

I'll chip in a couple of quid to put this in as a reply! Although, if the Echo fancied selling some papers they'd publish the Saints fans replies tomorrow! Could shift a few copies!

"Thank you for your endless support"??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm afraid support for the most disloyal player I've seen in the past decade ENDED weeks ago Adam. Couldn't he find a badge kissing picture to add insult to injury. Lad lacks integrity, you'd have to be the pope to forgive him. Heartfelt statement? Nah. Simply an attempt to ease the hatred and chanting he will always receive at St Mary's. No one as selfish as Adam Lallana could write such a statement and mean it. I'm sure the fans will thank him when we see him, I don't think applause will feature. It's going to be a lonely end to his career if he fails at Liverpool. I predict AL will be as welcome at St Mary's as Rupert Lowe.