S-Clarke

Real Madrid had to protect their fitness for the derby at the w/e. If they wanted more, they'd have got more. Liverpool totally and utterly out of their depth. Seeing the faces of the Liverpool trio in the Sky studio is just brilliant.

What is the deal with Balotelli by the way? Why is he rated so highly? He's such a non player.

Lallana on. Just as he dreamt whilst we were losing at home to Cardiff I bet.

The weight of every one of his passes is just spot on. He's like a magician. He's like Isco without pace.

Us winning, Liverpool being thrashed by Hull and Spurs being humiliated by Pardew. That would suit me pretty well.

In his first L1 season with us, he got 36 odd goals but 24 assists. Tells you all you need to know about that guys game.

I wish we were playing Liverpool next week, they are a total mess of a football team. Just look at that third goal, 3 players going for the same ball and none of them getting it. They are leaderless, rudderless and clueless in defensive situations. Lovren has made that setup oh so much worse. He's horrendus, he'll be shipped off in the summer for a cut price fee back to Russia or somewhere. Their defence wasn't great last year, but it's now a joke.

So often you see managers blessed with so called 'great squads', but they underachieve and don't deliver. He may have had a good squad with us, but he delivered results and got them playing in a cohesive and organised way. When Pardew was sacked and we'd just lost at home to Swindon under the leadership of Wilkins, promotion looked a distant memory. But he got us going pretty quickly, and after that 1-0 at Sheffield Wednesday we never looked back to be honest. There are still some people who want to be proven right in their scathing of Adkins, but basing their 'I Told you so' rants on how he's doing at a completely different club is totally irrelevant. The end of the story is that he got us promoted - twice. He got us playing good football with lots of results. He will be seen as one of our most successful managers in recent years, no matter how well he's done at bloody Reading.

I think he's some sort of Ambasidor isn't he? (as well as a coach for the U18's). Such a good lad. Another great Pardew signing, it has to be said! (although anyone at our level with a bit of dosh would have attempted to sign him at the time..!)

It just hasn't worked out for him at all there. The whole ownership thing hasn't help, added to the fact that he can't buy anyone. Didn't realise they had to sell Le Fondre too.

They don't think they're a physical side. Ok then!!

Well structured, but I'd have to be brutally honest here - Dan just sounds a bit lifeless. Bit more life from him please! Just sounded a little flat when the views were given, in some cases interesting views, but just communicated in a way that sounded like he'd just been told his dog died. Good to have a podcast though.

I think Valencia came on as a sub, but he was still adjusting and wasn't really sure of his surroundings them. Don't think it's fair to belittle the WHU result too much though, they're a pretty handy team all in all this year and we made seriously light work of them, and that was after we had to come from behind. Easily our best away result for a while in terms of control and domination.

Adel hits back.....it's getting messy, f'sure. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2800627/adel-taarabt-hits-look-harry-m-not-three-stone-overweight-stop-turning-qpr-fans-against-me.html

Fair enough, bit odd in that case. Was just going by the OS wording that they've received an allocation' 2000 tickets.

I may have missed the point of your post...but isn't this the call of the 'home' club? so nothing to do with saints what so ever? and you also get higher allocations in the cup games.

Not sure what you mean? He's not replacing anyone as he's in the team right now. Cork won't start every week, he'll rotate.

He'd be better in a team with an ounce of defensive shape or tactical idea. They're all over the shop at the back, not a collective what so ever.

Loved the touch at the end with Pelle meeting the Feyernoord fans. No harm in that, and everyone appreciated it.

Seeing what's happened to the lads who have left, should send shivers down the spine of any of our current lot.... it's a curse i tell ye. Leave at your peril.

They're both very good players, I wouldn't turn my nose up to have Lallana available - but he's been a bit of a **** which has soured it all. I'd say that Tadic has more punch about his game though, much more end product so far and less flattering to deceive.

I'd be happy with 5-0 in this one.

Check out this stat from Liverpools last 84 league games... League games: 84 Goals against: 105

It's not just the fact he was part of that back 4, he was actually at fault for at least 1 of the goals himself. It's a bit wtf really. Although the hate Lovren is getting over on RAWK is a nice bit of karma...they've had enough of him...

He's not got anything against us, he just doesn't know what he's talking about. Probably the most annoying blabbering pundit there is. Never actually says anything, just babbles along.