John B

Lord King is expressing an opinion which is not based on any facts just like most Brexiteers but if the the things mentioned in the article come to fruition things will look bad. Brexit still looks to me dumbest decision ever taken by British people worry now is who will be blamed when none of promised benefits get delivered?

This does not look very encouraging for the future The Trump administration planning to exploit BREXIT for the benefit of the US http://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2016/12/25/a-worrying-christmas-present-for-the-brexiteers-from-team-trump/ Dozens of UK banks and financial firms 'looking at moving to Ireland' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/25/uk-banks-financial-firms-moving-ireland

Why? He cannot make it with a team placed 6th he may have peaked and is now on a downward curve

It shows we are the third most unlucky team in the PL. Perhaps we can get lucky in 2017 and improve our league position

Perhaps the Club unlike you do not want to flog these players to death and think they deserve a rest fair play to SFC

I thought as you are a trade unionist you would be pleased that the club preferred to for go profit to ensure that the youngsters from the U23s were given time off before Christmas in regonition for their endevors during the first half of the season

I thought the club had given the players a few days off before XMAS

Really what have you heard Just because there are some greedy unprincipled bastards in Switzerland does not mean that the population as a whole are unprincipled bastards. Its like saying Austria is full of hysterical and attention seeking Saints Fans just because Alpine Saint is there

You mean unlike the British who pillaged and invaded half the world

It is plain for all to see that the usual suspects are more than just voicing frustration but are deliberately seeking attention ! All IMHO of course too. Realistically sometimes Saints play well sometimes they play crap whilst the opposition play well sometimes and sometimes they play crap. That is football it is a funny old game but having followed the Saints since the 1950s I have seen some great performances but loads have been mediocre and some have been dire. But the last four or five seasons have been the best for good consistent performances that I have seen Saints play in the Top Division something I never thought I would say ten years ago

Koeman and Puel have both done decent jobs in different circumstances But Puel looks a better fit has he seems to have more confidence in the younger playersi

Well done Daws a fifty that will show Vincey how to bat in Test Matches

Well done to Liam now a Test Cricketer who would have believed a couple of years ago when he was loaned out to Essex

Puel was bought in to develop this young squad so they will be better next season which it probably will be if we are not in Europe. He has done pretty well in rotation because of the sheer number of games but having a settled team playing week in and week out would probably have led to better results in the PL. In previous seasons other English clubs in the Europa League have performed badly in the PL. Losing Mane and Pelle obviously has had an affect which is not surprising but if Long and JRod had scored three or four goals each things would have been a great deal better as the team is based on a tight defence I think only Chelsea and Spurs have conceded less. Of course another striker would be welcome but finding a suitable one to come to SFC and fit in with the other players may have been difficult.

What a lot of whingers Semi Final of League Cup 9th in League after lots of games in Europa Cup youngsters being brought through not many goals being scored but quite a lot being missed. Long and Rodriques are International Strikers it is hardly Puel's fault that they are not scoring if they were things would look a great deal better I dont know what the fans want but realistically 7 to 10 in the PL and a good run in a cup is what we can expect from the team. But yes a new striker and a few goals would be great and probably this will happen soon

Why is the manager rubbish when the players cannot score goals surely the players should be doing better. Jay Rod is on about 50k a week but may have cost us a place in the Euro League and two points tonight

Yes but by not letting in many goals you dont have to score that many to win

I would settle for a draw

10th in the PL Semi Final of League Cup unlucky to be knocked out of Euro League on away goals with ten or so minutes to go. Not bad I would have thought with lots of injuries to key players lots of games and a young team which is going to develop and become better. Yes we need an outstanding striker but there are not many of them wanting to come to Southampton . I think the future is looking good

I think the tactics were correct you are only saying they were wrong after the game where hindsight is wonderful The most important thing was not letting them score which seemed highly likely to me until the we conceded out of the blue . The point of the game was to proceed to the knock out stages conserve energy for the game on Sunday not put on a show of attacking football especially as we have not been scoring much recently

We should win but maybe we will not All to play for

By the way do you know what the word logic means as your post makes no sense at all but your next post does which I fully agree with

Have you just come on here to be nasty and not particularly nice I thought this was a forum to discuss Saints What actually is wrong with my logic

Just shows we are not a top club but just a staging post for footballers to earn obscene amounts of money when so many people are not and some are on the streets

This season we have won 9 lost 7 drawn 7 which I think is good with a new manager a few injuries and lots of travel I think some fans should be more realistic we are mid table side with players who will sometimes make a mistake and sometimes the team will play badly