S-Clarke

Blimey, my posts were good Seriously though, the initial reactions to Adkins were moronic. I bet you my bottom dollar that if we had gone for this ''MASSIVE NAME'' that many craved, we wouldn't have done as well. Just my thought.

Really interesting looking back at that. When you read the reasons behind the choices of WHU, Lecister etc, then you look at where we finished and it looks an even more remarkable achivement.

That's awful. Lack of any research what so ever. not worth reading.

Scary thread. We done everything right in the last close-season, absoloutley everything. It was near on perfection. Same again this year please.

I reckon it's going to be a case of either Matt Phillips or Jarvis - who would you take? Phillips has arguably more pace.

This will probably be a drab non-event that ends 0-0, as all of these big matches turn out to be.

http://www.molineuxmix.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?p=1370308

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?37662-Player-review-2011-2012

What did you expect? South today will be a bit better, but expect them to focus on Reading.

He'd only be a loan here, and Chelsea wouldn't want him to sit on the bench. He made a total clanger last night though to be fair, but he's proven to be a very good keeper for Atheltic Madrid. I'm sure Chelsea see him as the long-term replacement for Cech.

Actually, thinking about it, Leeds at home on the first day was pretty awesome wasn't it? They didn't know what the hell had hit them and it totally set the tone for the season. You could sense the confident flow through the players after that performance as they all believed they were good enough for this level. We totally took the **** out of Leeds that day.

True, that says alot then!!!

Not too sure about Baird. He was ok for Fulham for a season but he was raped at full back in this league. I don't think he was ever a great full back for us either, much better as a right sided CB - but he doesn't solve the issue of a lack of pace at the back, which is why we need to look elsewhere.

That's a fair point, forgot about that. So yeah - he's not in the right frame of mind to be any good. Talented yes, but a bad attitude which will ultimately mean he never fulfills his potential.

I would expect Davis to continue as our number 1 next year, but we'd sign someone younger behind him to really push him. To be fair to bart, he's been here 7 years now and has never established himself in the team - he's had his chances too, so I think it's safe to say he's never going to be a regular for us and will probably go in the summer. Such a good servant though, never moaned about being on the sidelines. Ultra pro.

He's not great. I wouldn't want to sign any of P'boro's back 5 to be fair. They've shown they're pretty useless when it comes to keeping the ball out of the net! I thought Ryan Bennett was their better player, but he has been awful for Norwich - totally out of his depth and constantly giving away goals. No one should go near P'boro defenders!

Not too many 'great' games, I'd agree with that. That was mainly down to us being ultra professional though and knowing when the job is done. Good team.

Ipswich away was outstanding, some of our play was stunning that night. Boro was our best home display in my books, and we scored the goal of the season.

The sort of player that would add to our team and improve us. Young, english, a decent age where he can carry on improving too, he's exactly the sort of player I'd expect us to be looking at.

Spot on. I'd expect to see Bart go, but he will be replaced by a young goal keeper with the potential to replace Davis long-term. That's how i see it anyway.

Bit harsh on Falque who never really got a chance to be included in that list. The others though - **** me. Horrific. Every one of them. What we've had to put up with in these last 7 years is criminal.

Not a great list. Fitz Hall is rubbish, which is why we let him go. Danny Murphy isn't the sort of player we sign these days. He's a good pro, but probably only good for another season. Kalou would be great, but I expect him to go to a big European team - same as Hoilett.

I'd expect Fox to get a callup for the Scots if he plays regular for us. Lee, obviously. Doubt Lambert will, unless he eclipses the impact Graham and Holt have had. They've scored 14/15 goals and haven't got a look in so far. I'd expect Morgan to get national team recognition after taking the **** in the premier league. I'd say he's probably the most likely one to go on and get international honors.

Taarabat has all the talent in the world, the problem with him (and has always been) is his mentality. He's not the easiest guy to manage and doesn't really work hard when he's out there on the pitch, he seems to want people to give him the ball rather than going to look for it. He thinks he's a bit of a world beater and doesn't try that hard,I'd say that's one of the reasons he's not looked great. Lallana is a different personality. He works his arse off, he's worked hard to get this opportunity and by all accounts is a terrific lad to coach. He has the right mentality to make a real impact in the premier league.

Nah, you dreamnt that! He did ok on his return game, but didn't do anything special. He worked hard and put in a good shift, but at the end of the day he's gone back into old habits of actually not doing a hell of a lot!