John B

Yes I agree that is why I put one of the best Apart from Niemmi I cant think of a better signing since we have been at St Mary's

I have never lost interest;) but I have lost enthuisiasm sometimes

If we were nearer the playoffs I think it would a more interesting question. So I would go all out for a win against Bristol Rovers whose confidence is not high at the moment resting any players with minor injuries we will no doubt be without Antonio and Trottman as it is and then decide what to do against Charlton A couple of losses probably would not be good for morale.

Yes you do have a point 1984/1985 5th 1983/1984 2nd 1982/1983 12th 1981/1982 7th 1980/1981 6th 1979/1980 8th

I remember the Everton win really well I was working in London that day and it was the first win we had had in about fifteen games

Does it in any way go on the quality of the teams beaten during the month

The team seems to score more goals whilst playing 442 is an observation not a critcism

1960 until the arrival of the Premier League was on the whole a good time with a few poor seasons. Whilst since the arrival of the Premier League it has been generally a poor time with a few good seasons

Perhaps if we had played 442 for the whole of the second half we may have won

We were dire in 1969/1970 Pos Pld W D L F A Pts 19th 42 6 17 19 46 67 29

Thats not the point. The club should be aware of its history and its players. Burnside was a really top class player and his goal in our 3 3 comeback against Nottm Forest in 1963 was an important moment in the history of our club as we went on to the Semi Final of the FA Cup for the first time in a long time

I think the golden age was 1963 to 1969. A great cup run promotion to Div 1 consolidation in Div 1 - The start of years of success and great memories. The eighties which of course were great times were the culmination of the years in the sixties

Looking at the poll results two out of three posters think 442 is the way forward which is pretty interesting but I doubt if many posters are really critical of Pardew.

Yes I agree with you but NP is doing well at the moment as Fryatt seems to be scoring goals. With no money last season it was unlikely that we could have afforded a really top class striker so with any manager it would have been difficult to win matches unlike this season where Lambert is scoring lots.

Yes it is very important that we win the League games like we did with MK dons as they are really six pointers

I dont disagree with you that a playoff place is possible but we have to beat the top teams. By the way Bristol Rovers have lost five games as you say but four were against top ten teams including MK dons Norwich and leads.

I am in no way critising Pardew I just prefer watching 4 4 2 as it appears to be more attack oriented than 4 5 1 . We may not have the players the utilise 4 4 2 at the moment as the number of fully fit and capable strikers is limited we do not have our own competant wide players . We also need a system to utilise Lallana effectively which 442 probably does not

I have looked at our last ten games Leyton Orient 2-2 MK Dons 3-1 Oldham 3-1 Southend 3-1 Gillingham 4-1 Bristol Rovers 2-3 Carlisle 1-1 Yeovil 2-0 Charlton 1-1 Colchester 0-0 Points 19 avg 1.9 Points against Top Ten Teams 8 avg 1.6 Points against Non Top Ten Teams 11 avg 2.2 So it is still more than possible to reach the play offs but perhaps we need to do better against the top teams

I think Lambert is one the best signing Saints have ever made .

Like Alpine I agree with you completely This is a forum to discuss football issues. The manager is not being critised I would have thought

I think we were discussing the situation a few weeks ago

If he looks at what has happened to both Surman and Bale perhaps a little longer. But money talks so who knows

Yes I have agreed with you for weeks but the results took longer than I thought to happen

What are the dates please and I will be there No chance of a FA CUP Final?

That is where we differ I felt that results should have been better as did lots of other people did. What is the point of a forum if people cant put forward their views without people like you saying they are laughable. People are not in general idiots they just have different ideas expectations and priorities to you and comments like yours probably stop some people posting. I thought Mr Lowe acted in a similar way to you ignoring other peoples views and thinking they were idiots. I do accept that my opinions maybe wrong but it is called free speech to be able to put them forward