John B

So what should he have done about Neco Williams one of the top players of the tournament

I think you over estimate the quality of our players and underestimate the quality of Spain's players we had no one as good as their LB and LW In the first few minutes we hardly had the ball and when we did have it we lost it.

We have some very good players but I just do not think we have any fucking great players which Spain seem to have

Not only the play off final but also in the FA Cup Final of 1976 where Man U were beaten 1 0 The newspapers were not expecting us to win either including the Salvation Army and its Warcry paper which was sold in many London Pubs on friday nights their article said the Red Devils were going to win on May 1 but in real life Saints were always going to win over the devils in the eyes of the Lord.

Alan Ball played for the Saints and helped us to get promotion to Div 1 and eventually became manager I doubt Bellingham will do that

As you say Dumfries went in high, studs up and late, was nowhere near the ball pretty reckless

But are unbeaten and controlled the game yesterday against a strong Swiss side

The difference today is that in 2012 we had some decent youngsters that we have developed so lets hope Smallbone develops into a top PL player

Of course if the Championship player becomes a success that is great We have bought in loads of young players in the last few years but who has proved to be a success in Saints colours and enanced the team regularly

But the first XI is hardly better than last year so far

Lots of young players take time to adjust to the PL but I live near where he comes from in Slough and so many people from the local area say he is the real deal as well as a few Chelsea fans Some have said he is the best young player they have ever seen so lets see what happens

Maybe it is a better combination but it is no where near other non struggling Saints teams in the PL

Having watched the Saints since the early 1960s I can honestly say I am underwhelmed with the idea of the above struggling in the PL in the coming months but can only hope the New RB is going to be like Ivan Golac the new 8 is like Stevie Williams the new 9 is like Martin Chivers and the new winger is as good as Terry Paine then we may have a chance

I doubt you would say that if you were from Slovenia Turkey or some of the other smaller nations

We are unbeaten and have a realistic chance of getting to the final

I think he is probably the best buy of the last five years although Lavia and Livramento did produce sizeable profits

Not negativity just realism

Yep that is how see it lets hope we can do an Ipswich and continue on from last year

Currently we have a squad without many decent PL players and a manager with no experience of the PL so I am not particularly confident that we will stay up but who knows

Why do you and other posters think Downes is going to me very good in the PL if West Ham do not. I know he was very integral to the promotion but so were Che and AA and they are not really top class PL players

How things change we used have a team with English internationals now Crystal Palace have a few

I understand Brighton offered him a contract but he chose us I hope it happens to other players too

We finished 4th in the Championship and as you may have lost a handful although some may return so we need to rep[ace those not returning and get replacements for half a dozen or so players who are not up to PL standard so ten new players I would have thought at least and a couple of Loanees plus Lallana As many of our targets will not come here we need load of irons in the fire

I must have a rogue Gene because he now has taken a wicket and conceded only 4 in his next

Why have I got a down on Chris Wood I get upset whenever he bowls must be something to do with his first over going for 14