John B

It may not be a reality but it is still a possibility

But a play off trip to Wembley would be great

I agree with what you are saying but if we win the play offs I can only see us struggle in the PL

If he was not guilty of some bad misses I doubt he would be playing for us

What do his stats say according to someone they are better than Bree's

Getting more likely for next season perhaps surely will happen soon

Very true But think of some of the strikers we had in our promtion years Martin Chivers Ted McDougal Phil Boyer Rickie Lambert with Terry Paine Alan Ball and Adam Lallana playing as well. Without outstanding consistent players we will always struggle as these days as we are not producing top class players through our academy like we used to do and ex internationals like Ball Keegan Watson Osgood etc no longer come here because of their high wage demands. So we have to see if Adams Armstrong and Mara flourish and if they do most likely they will leave. We are were we are like most of the clubs in the country trying to progress with limited resources I have been very lucky compared with the youngsters of today as a Saints fan to see great players and great matches but that said we have only one major trophy the FA Cup which was nearly fifty years ago. Following and watching the Saints has been a pastime I have enjoyed and I will continue to do so as I approach my 80s and this season has been great especially with the long unbeaten run and there is still the possibility of promotion although if it happens I expect us to struggle in the PL

How is he to address the obvious fact that the squad is not good enough for the automatic promotion places

Clearly at the moment the squad is not going to finish in the top two and I cannot see how it would not be relegation fodder if it did get to the PL It would be nice to see Ipswich in the PL for a season at least

Have you seen Downes play regularly in the PL?

I think we should be focused on getting more points than both Leeds and Ipswich which is not not asurred at the moment as we have to play them both and Leicester away

Does not fill me with confidence really especially if Downes is not fit enough to play

It is 6 miles from West Bromwich to the Centre of Birmingham as a matter of interest

But our results against the top teams has not been consistent we may finish 2nd but I doubt it as Leicester and Leeds are relatively strong

But do you really think this squad is good enough to finish in the top 2 I do not think it has the quality of players that Adkins had and will struggle in the PL but they have done really well so far

They just beat Plymouth in the Cup

Vince has scored a 50 to day

Bournemouth are in the PL a different higher league to us hard to believe but poor investment in players prior to our current take over probably the cause

Mason Holgate signs on loan from Everton is the headline I doubt many realise he was on loan to us

What an obnoxious post the team breaks a record wins away 3 1 and all you can do is whinge about a player who has given great service to the club for a long time has been injured and needs to get some match time

I am very happy but not sure what result between Leicester and Ipswich will make me happier probably an Ipswich win although a draw would not be bad if we are to be champions. I have supported the Saints from 1962 and all we have won is an FA Cup and the Paint Trophy so it would be great to win the League.

Why do we need characters like him?

So what do you think now was it a shit appointment or not

I thought Micky Channon missing a Penalty at the Milton Road End on Boxing Day v Arsenal started our decline Met the Arsenal Goalie Bob Wilso years later who said is was one of the few penalties he ever saved and put it down to Alan Ball who told where the penalty was going to go. The same Alan Ball who helped us return to Div 1 in 1978

Just shows it is not as easy as a great many on here think it is to get decent players to come to SFC It's not like buying everyday items when you recruit footballers who have the choice of saying no when approaches come to join the club and no seems the answer to a great deal of our questions