Indeed, Swansea are a good side capable of beating us so we did well not lose that and then follow it up with an away win against a side with so much prem experience, something which was definitely deemed as vital on here.
Wouldn't have had to sign an NDA for a transfer committee signing a player he didn't want. If so, he should have maintained some pride and refused to sign anything.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8937004.stm
He seemed to have a lot to say about his signing at the time.
But maybe Pards was just a Cortese yes man as well.
Adkins has signed a few more duds but has been here longer and been through more transfer windows. Fonte and Lambert both massive signings by Pardew. Adkins has done a good job in evolving the squad since league one.
Adkins lost patience with Fox after the Villa game and needed another option at LB. Around this time Shaw was hospitalised with a bad virus and was in and out of the U21's for a while after but has obviously now got better and sorted his fitness out. I'm sure Shaw (lolz) would have played sooner had he been available.