Junior Mullet

More interesting that the rubbish above - Jaidi was there with his wife and young girl. He was in the second row and was talking and smiling at length with Cortesse at half time.

Great thread. Sitting in my office smiling like a loon. Wotte is dipping his wick in a local bird, which is probably why he's still here.

Hmmmm, interesting but it aint quite that simple. The whole team has to be good, with no weak links, and we need good tactics that the players all understand and play to. Problem at the moment is that we have weak links. Our centre backs give the opposition too many chances each game, we do not attack the aerial balls, we lack cohesion when attacking, we lack shape (we really should be playing two wingers - proper wingers, not attacking midfielders out of position - wingers are very specialist) and we have a so called ball-winning midfielder at the heart of the team who neither wins balls nor is capable of passing to his own team. I have faith that AP will sort out these weak links. The signings to date are pleasing. Our lack of proper full backs had been a glaring weak link for years and he's put that one right already. It's going to be a slow painstaking task putting Saints right, but I'm happy to wait.

Therefore perfectly sound to only bring him in on loan. I'm sure we'd be able to return him if he got badly injured.

Absolutely right. AP and ML took us oiver at a time when we were at our lowest and when staff etc at the club had been cut right back to the bare minimum. The rebuilding process will be slow and thoughtful. I for one would not be happy to see 11 new faces sign today unless they were all very good. Unfortunately some people just want signings, regardless of how good they are. I have been saying on here since seeing Bournemouth play last season, we are going to find most games tough and there is very little difference in quality from the CCC down.

PaTTERSON MUST NEVER PLAY RIGHT MIDFIELD AGAIN - PLEASE PLAY HIM IN THE ONLY ROLE HE CAN PLAY AND WHICH HE HAS BEEN PLAYING WELL - STRIKER

..and the lad from Chelsea. Problem is we can't afford any passengers in this league. I would therefore pick four in midfield, focused on work rate, tackling, aerial ability etc. For that reason I would go with, from R to L: Holmes------Gillett-------Hammond------James/Chelsea lad Still looks light though and in need of a couple more signings.

Yes and the same one who played so well for us for the majority of last season. Unlike Wotton he is energetic, seeks possession of the football, can pass and retain possession in tight spots and generally pleases the crowd. I accept he runs out of steam after 70 minutes and for that reason we do need to be looking at a better long term CM player, as my previous post suggests. I don't know how anyone can say he's not better than Wotton simply based on Millwall game!!! IMO Wotton is only in the team because of his height. But what use is that when he gives the ball away every bloody time he gets it.

"Abrakadabra"

Quality player who possesses the technique, motivation and committment we need in a midfield currently made up of lightweights.

I think that's right. At the moment Ads is like a square peg being pushed into a roubd hole. Problem is I'm not sure there are any square holes in Southampton's plans in which case we should consider either selling him somewhere where they do or we make a square hole, bearing in mind what the consequences of doing so might be. At the moment we lack balance as a result trying to accomodate Ads out of position.

We aint been able to defend from set pieces for ages. I really hope AP can get this sorted. Signing Seize would help IMO. I also think Thomas should be replaced - he just isnt good enough.

Pardew - get rid of wotton please! Worst player to wear the shirt for ages. Cant even pass the bloody ball to his own teammates. Get rid. Get gillett in until a replacement can be signed.

That just aint gonna happen. I too have been thinking how good it would be to have his pace and skill up front with Lambert. It might just be the best forward partnership to ever hit League 1 - but it aint gonna happen.

Might give AP the opportunity to sign the "one other younger striker" he had lined up when he went for Lambert instead.

Well it's not like MLT never got pis$ed ;0)

He had too much to do on his own last year - he never had much support from the players around him and therefore took on too much responsibility and yes, in games like Sheff Utd was then done at the end of a game. With a decent team around him he would be one of the top five centre backs in League 1. I am absolutely sure of that. Don't forget, he would also be a pretty good bet to get about 5 goals a year from corners, steaming up from the back, taking free-kicks etc. I'd be chuffed to bits if we could sign him.

He was there yesterday wasn't he. A few seats down from Markus and Cortesse.

Are Milwall genuinely likely to bring a mob? Honest question - Im not sure where the truth lies in all the hype and reputation. Leeds are the worst behaved I've ever seen visit SMS.

Always said Thomson is a quality player. He's very versatile and that may be his problem - he's good in most positions but not really outstanding in any - may be difficult for a manager to find the right role for him. Here's hoping though because I feel he has potential. Don't forget he's been capped quite a bit at England youth team level and I think may have played up a year or two. Would be nice to see AP nurture him and bring him on this season.

City of God was like that for me.....

Eastleigh were, like, sooooooo last month ;0)

If I had his natural ability and my heart I'd be a great footballer. He always looked half asleep when he played.

Try buying someone with high finishing and composure rating. No matter how good their finishing, if they lack composure they will miss. The game is essentially a scientific puzzle in a football wrapping. You need to suss out the formula as some of us have. If that's not your thing or you lack patience (loads of it!) you might want to move on to something else. In reality it's a stupid little game, but for someone like me who likes football, puzzles, fishing and the idea of nurturing promising talent it's highly addictive.