Lord Duckhunter

I can't work out who is more ****ing nuts. Balotelli or any of our fans who think there's any chance at all of him coming here. He's a right head the ball, but I think those supporters just shade it in the loony stakes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Don’t talk nonsense man, totally different situations. One was during the season, one was out of season. Keeping a manager until his replacement is lined up whilst the players are training and playing matches, makes sense as it minimises disruption. Keeping a manager when all the players are on holiday is totally pointless Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

My nephew is at AFC Bournemouth’s academy and they’re pretty good to him. Their philosophy that they drum into the parents is that being at the academy will make them better footballers, but not necessarily professional footballers. All the kids seem pretty grounded, but they’re the young intake, whether they change as they get older I don’t know. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

And me. **** all their titles, their world class players, the fantastic academy they have, the European champions league games, their brilliant manager, I wouldn't want that. Who in their right mind would want Saints to have a team and manager like they have at present. I couldn't think of anything worse than a Saints team in with a chance of going unbeaten in the league and being judged as one of the greatest club sides our games ever seen. **** me give me home grown players like Maya Yoshida, Steve Davis, Gabbi and Dusan Tadic over their foreign mercenaries any day. Imagine the embarrassment of being able to sign Liverpools top players instead of bending over and letting them **** us each season, like you I'd hate it. It'll be horrible discussing honours with Skates, I'd be embarrassed we'd won the league more than them. No way, id much prefer we stayed as we are. We've sold our soul, as has every team , just as much as city . Why would you prefer to be unsuccessful after selling it, than successful? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What’s Bonnie’s take on it? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Well the other bird Ebony doesn’t . Listening last night she called the gap between change of innings “half time”. Football or cricket, they sound like they’re nagging, not commentating Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

So where do you think the money from previous sales has gone? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

When I think of Walcott’s Arsenal career I’m always reminded of Shane Warnes analyst of Monty Panesar that “rather than having played 33 Tests, had merely played one, 33 times”. I’m not saying he’s not good enough for us, and god we certainly need a boost, but his game really hasn’t developed at all. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Slightly off subject . Just watching “No hunger in paradise” on BT sport, all about youth development . Reed on, comes over quite well. Mike Calvin states in the voice over that “The Southampton way” is giving potential a chance. That we are developing intelligent, technical, skilful , well rounded players. As an aside, Arsene Wenger incredibly impressive and absolutely spot on with his comments about the development of English players. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Poor today. The nipper up front for Forest looked a player. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

This is just ****ing nonsense. For one Pied & McQueen aren’t even in the “team” . How many starts have they made. If you’re going to list full backs, why not list the first choice, Bertrand & Cedric? They’re top 6 players, with full backs at that level the board need congratulating. Of course you have to name Pied & Mcqueen because listing our first choice pair undermines the pony you’re spouting . Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

It was earlier than that. I was at Anfield for his debut and people were moaning about him then. First ****ing game ffs Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Agreed. They’ve ruined TMS as well. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I want him to stay, because it'll mean we've picked up and had a decent Jan. I just get the impression that too many want him to fail to justify their opinions of him. Some of the vitriol is OTT. He's not a clown, an idiot, or clueless, he wasn't just plucked out of nowhere and given the job. He had a stellar playing career, a decent coaching grounding under Rafa and did a pretty good job in his previous role. Maybe he's wrong man, wrong place or not Premier league ready, but the lack of respect and hatred towards a honest and decent young manager is pretty poor form imo. At the moment I'm on the fence. Whether I want him out depends on who the replacement is. I'm defo not in the anybody but Pell camp. Of course when emotions are running high, I'd sack him. Which is why decisions need to be made with the emotion taken out of it. I'd like to know what the senior pros think, Davo & Yoshida, etc , like to know what his sessions are like, are they innovative and bright, what's he like with the nippers, does he put the hours in, is their a toxic feel to the dressing room that needs sorting. It's just to simplistic to call him useless or hopeless. There have been instances in the past where clubs and players needed sorting out, where managers take time to impose their will on a dysfunctional club. Is this one of those situations? Who knows, certainly not me. One thing is for sure, something wasn't quite right last year and something isn't right now. Only Les Reed knows whether that's a managerial issue or something far deeper. If he comes out of this, he'll learn a hell of a lot and become a better manager for it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

**** me, this place will really be in meltdown, if we beat Watford Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I thought we'd hit rock bottom in fan entailment last season, where 8th and a cup final is deemed not worthy of us. But no, now it's a 1-0 win in the cup after a tricky away tie. What on earths the matter with people. Any side in the premier league would have taken that today, any side. I get the feeling that deep down some are dissatisfied because we won. It's all about them being proved right and confirming the Managers a "clown ", rather than Saints progressing into the next round. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Spot on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Are you for real. I'll hazard a guess what the secret is. ££££££££ Atletico Madrid with all their European titles, dozen or so La Liga and cup wins, champions league finalists with a stadium of over 60k why can't we be like them. Or Dortmund, they're like us , reduce their 80k stadium to 32k, forget about their 8 Bundesliga titles and their European success, and they're exactly like us. Napoli, we should be like them. We're a bit nearer to them than the other 2. They've only won their league twice and cup 5 times and only have 20 odd k higher capacity. I must have been missing something all along. Why on earth aren't we like these champions league clubs and paying champions league wages. I'm sure there's players out there attracted by playing in front of 32k instead of playing for the clubs you mention. Hell, you're even showing a bit of Dell sized mentality. Why stop at Dortmund , why can't we learn from Bayern or Real Madrid, they manage to keep their players. That Ronaldo , everyone wants him, but do they sell? No, unlike us they manage to keep their players. Reed out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bad day for the handful of our customers that posted on the prematch thread that they hoped we'd lose. Didn't hear any cursing when we scored, so they either kept quiet or stayed at home. The only thing that matters in the cup is getting through to the next round, job done. Competent tactics and substitutions and a refreshing change to pick a proper team in the cup. Onwards and upwards. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ashton has had a hard on for Cortese and Poch for years, don't believe a thing he writes about Reed or Kat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

**** me if we were trying to sign a striker whose had a patchy season with Birmingham City, people would be in absolute meltdown. I haven't got a clue who this Guido guy is, but I'd bet my life he's a better player than Sam Gallagher at this moment in time. I was at Anfield when Pelle got clog during his debut , but we've surpassed ourselves now, we're not writing people off after a couple of games, not after 1 game or even half a game, we're not even writing them off when they sign, we're writing them off before they sign. Perhaps we could arrange a lynch mob at the unveiling and boo him. "****ing useless lump, 0 goals in 0 games, not ****ing good enough". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pied wasn’t poor against palace Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Anybody who pays £40 million for him & 140k a week is ****ing bonkers, if you ask me. Too much heart over head on this forum. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

****ing heard it all now. City have always been a bigger club than us, even pre money. How old are you 11? They won a European trophy , 2league titles , 4 Fa cups , 2 league cups before the primer league existed, you plum Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And isn’t it exactly what Marcus said the day he walked into the club. I maybe mistaken, as it’s a while ago, but wasn’t a sustainable self funding club his objective long term. Over spend to get us back into the big time, then gradually become self sufficient. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk