malcolm waldron

But not used now is it? Anyways, back to football matters. Will he play 3 or 5 in defense tomorrow? 😉

Are you American? If so then fair enough....

I think this for me sums it all up completely. Watched him for the first time in a pre-season friendly (Villareal?) and what struck me initially was how physically small and unimposing he looked. That obviously hasn't changed and I suspect is a reason why so many goals fly in, because (a) he doesn't fill the strikers eye line and (b) when the shot or header does come in he can't reach far enough to deal with it. As many have said above, I viewed the unresolved summer GK situation as a true test of where our clear thinking and strategy was, and so far it doesn't look great (good save against Wrexham aside).

Plenty of people have expressed concerns over the manager, so I'll not add much to that one - other than to say in all 5 league games so far it's not clear (to me at least) what it is that he's trying to do. With the previous incumbent (RM I mean) you could clearly see the intent whether you liked it or not. But what really bothers me is that there was a long injury delay (15 mins in??) where Still could have used the opportunity to reset having got through the opening 10 minutes in a derby, got everyone calmed down and sorted out the space between players - and yet that time appeared to be wasted. He needs to get better - and quickly.

But surely Ryan has played for Bournemouth against us hasn't he......?? 😉

I've no issue with it too - it's exactly what Brighton and Brentford are doing, in fact their models are built on buying in cheap(er) young players, developing them and then selling on to the 'big 6' for a huge profit - and don't get me started on little Bournemouth. The problems occur, as we know all too well, when certain people (looking at you Les Reed) start to believe their own hype. 😠

Shannon (his parents are massive fans of the former windmilling, horse race loving Saints legend).

Let's face it we're not going to be buying a striker are we. We've already bought one and regardless of how he's looked (very average so far) I don't see the board sanctioning another one. What a difference a quality Championship goalkeeper and focal point striker (Ross Stewart??) would make.

I enjoy your posts H&W - and your era-defining user name! Genuine question - you post a lot, and with a fair bit of detail, about the Gers. Any reason? Second team?

Might have missed it earlier but is it on Sky Sports + tonight?

Far too sensible a post. I think it would land better in future if you used 'fella' or 'pal' at the end of a couple of the sentences.

But don't forget - we only got 12 points last season which means we're in no position to negotiate apparently.....

Does anyone care what Dawson thinks - nice bloke that he apparently is though. It's like asking Tim Sherwood for an opinion. Actually, I take that back - it's not as bad as that.

Have you not been following Luke Shaw's career - including that fairly brief spell where it all started?

Can we show Rangers fans the 90 minutes of Rotherham at home last time round for them to really appreciate the intricacies of what they can expect when the pride, bravery and process really kicks in in October.