S-Clarke

Although I don't think you can just forget Pard's in all of this. He started this off for us, he built this team and put us back on the right track. Although for some reason he couldn't get the consistency right, Adkins has just taken us on another level.

He's created one of the best team spirits I can ever remember as a Saints fan.

Horrible flash backs of your Jan Port and Wotte threads DD...... but I think he's excellent, perfect fit for us in that he's a modern, forward thinking manager. I like the way he always seems to keep his cool, no mater what happens. and he's played the pre-season perfectly, one of our best pre-seasons in years without a doubt.

"Lallana, Do Prado and Cork. That midfield 3 ran the show. Connolly and Lambert will be a handful for most teams. Can see them being right up there." Pleased about the comments about Guly, I think he's a real classy player and he's added a bit of that British steal to his game.

We've just been promoted, we have no right to win there and we've come up and adjusted very well. It just feels bloody arrogant for us to come up league and start writing off ''Little Barnsley, Little Millwall'' as ''easy games'' ''if we're troubled in these games we're not good enough'' etc.. Your expectation surely cannot be for us to be serious championship title contenders? It's great we're there now, but I think all realistic fans know we won't stay there....so I'm not quite sure what you're getting at.

Yep, I use my saints player login for all other clubs ''players''. Quite handy to drop in and hear their managers comments after we've played them etc.

That's what I thought....completely odd statement.

Wasn't that bad today, it's been so much worse. i.e the entire site stops responding for hours after the final whistle!

lol nice.

wtf?

Yeah was interviewed, no questions about signings at all.

Another great stat... 46 points from a possible 51, since the Walsall away game last season.

Theo is coming back from an injury and isn't fully fit. He'd play if he was fit.

Ipswich will be very tough, esp. now they lost the game today. They'll be extra up for it. I'd be happy getting a draw there.

He's a good lad to have around the squad, always rated him tbh. Wouldn't have him as a first choice, but I'd have no worries about having to throw him in - for that reason, I'd keep him around.

Can they keep up?

Stop trying to justify your stupid predictions.

That's why we want a 20 goal championship striker.

From the game today, a 20 goal scorer at this level could come in very handy. We should have put Barnsley to bed before the end!

Cork has taken our midfield to another level. He's quality.

They paid the fee they did for him to impact their squad straight away, he's good enough.

Totally agree Darren, we deserve this moment!

**** knows how this place will react when we lose! End of the world job.

Yep, broken another club record.

We're top of the league, in the 2nd week of the season. This is Southampton i'm supporting isn't it???????? This sort of thing doesn't happen down here!