John B

Yes I agree 8 points from those six games would now be disappointing hopefully at least twelve as we are due for a loss and often under perform in December

Spurs think he is a top prospect despite your concerns Tottenham scouts keep close tabs on Gavin Bazunu - Sources (footballinsider247.com)

Reading is his local club his family home is nearby so why not Reading

I do not think that is the case at all as the poster usually puts forward reasonable ideas which you automatically reject as you possibly have fixed ideas which you are unable to change change. Suggesting somebody is holier than thou does not in anyway show that what he is saying is not reasonable. I think what he is saying is that a number of fans are continually negative on this board it is a point of view which I could agree with .

Ronnie Whelan Former Republic of Ireland midfielder on RTE The Dutch get down the sides of our centre-backs so easily. Gavin Bazunu has had to keep on his toes. He's made some big saves tonight.

Is it worth it ? I have been supporting the Saints for over sixty years it was great for the first 30 years but when we have been in the PL came it has been pretty dire so I do not care if we return to the PL or not

but is the squad good enough for the PL with a few additions

And then what a relegation struggle next year seems great

Maybe not in the FA Cup but we beat them 1 0 at the Dell in the league Cup to get to Wembley in the late 1970s

What about Lemina too who scored the winner for Wolves yesterday

Yes I agree other clubs like Brentford Sunderland Stoke and Exeter probably still have them it is alway nice to see fans from those clubs wearing them

Player of the match James Ward-Prowse with an average of 7.80 and an assist as West Ham United beat Olympiakos 1 0 in Europa League

I think we are probably more in contention than we were previously We might not be promoted but it is a possibility so lets just hope for the best

We are doing better than we were doing earlier in the season could be something to do with he team becoming familiar with each other and the tactics

You maybe right but 24 points from 14 games shows we are in contention and may splash the cash in January

I would have thought most people would think we were contenders 21 points and not playing consistently well says so

Why do ypu post nonsense when our League position indicates clearly we are contenders for pomotion

We had better players under Koeman and better players are what we need now. In the 1980s we had some top players and did pretty well but since being in the PL we have generally struggled to attract top players so results have been poor and no doubt this will conntinue We do have KWP but I expect him to leave soon

1963 was probably one of the best years I can remember being a Saints Supporter but it was bloody cold in January and February

I hope tonights game will be as good as this one where ten man Saints lost 5 4 and we win this time I think Cliff Huxford was the replacement goal keeper Southampton v Preston North End, 07 September 1963 - 11v11 match report

I think you a bit unrealistic to think this bunch of players would be in an automatic prpmotion position at the end of October Get real it is gpoing to take time to become a realistic pomtion bound team Not sure any of the squad would have got into Adkins squad regularly apart from KWP

Does it matter I would like to be promoted with a squad who are likely to perform well in the PL not sure the current one has sufficient numbers to succeed there

Very true but it does take time for teams to evolve

I would not go as far as to say that but playing in a succesful team with a decent players does help a great deal

As a first reaction I think people like to think badly of players these days not sure it was so prevelant years ago. I cannot remember being critical of players when I was watching players regularly years ago but KWP is the only current player I feel players well regularly as I expect all the others will back balls ups during the game