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Yes we went to 4 at the back I think...not the point, Coutinho wasn't properly closed down.

I just wish that people would stop equating reality to Football Manager, it's a video game for overgrown children that means absolutely ferk all, you know like Monopoly and buying Mayfair for 400£ or whatever it is. Toby Alderweireld is our highest paid player and as he was on 80000£ a week approximately at Atletico I can't see him being on less. Furthermore if someone would like to point me in the direction of a Forbes list entry showing our owner being worth 4 billion (ie not Willi and Isolde but Katharina) I'd be interested.

You're absolutely right, it was Ward Prowse that didn't close down correctly, Gardos was hauled off after 20 minutes against West Brom..no doubt for being crap. Point is still the same Coutinho wasn't closed down quickly enough, look at it again and you may see what I mean. Toby might have changed ther situation because he's a better player.

The Coutinho goal was stoppable, Gardos was very, very slow off the mark and he turned his back. Good player might well have closed Coutinho down enough to change the situation.

Really it's not even up to us, it's up to the player and Atletico Madrid, sure as hell they aren't going to let us have him for 6.5 million £ or whatever it is because he's obviously worth far more. They just have to give us 2 million £ and then sell him to the highest bidder.

Talking of Ralph, what's his contract situation nowadays, initially he was tied down until the end of this season, anyone heard of any new arrangements on that score ?

Ah well you can't win them all.

As do most Anti Submarine Units.... Know there are increased patrols from Iceland to the Falklands just now, looking for Boris I suppose..who knows, perhaps the Germans are giving us a hand ,saw one of theirs off the Brittany coast the other day.

ASM ?

Status obviously counts more to him than playing time, he thinks he's a top class act but now he's been cast aside by 2 managers who probably want more effort than he's capable of giving.

Still in DD or did you finish your time and move on?

Few wouldn't but I think he's out of our price range on the salary front. Unless of course a year in the stands at Real have taught him some humility since he rejected us out of hand,doubt that though.

He won't deign to sign for us, we're not of a sufficient standard for him, same as we weren't last summer. Plus he'll want a whole lot more than we seem to think fitting for a top player (if he's even that any more) 60K a week must be just about his pocket money. When we decide to pay 80-100K a week to players we may get some "stars", until then Pellè and Tadic you're up.

There is point to it because it is a new level, don't think we've ever qualified for a Euro competition (perhaps the Fairs Cup?) other than from Cup success (or failure) Krueger said it was the objective, Koeman says it's the objective so I think we can take it as read that it's the objective don't you.

Well , the French are active in Mali and the Central African Republic, our Navy is stretched to it's limits patrolling oceans along with the American and British counterparts, don't make out that you don't know this because you do. Edit...can't say that

Why ? Have you trousered the rest of the money then ?

Well whenever they feel like giving us French a hand in combatting the crackpots from spreading all over Africa and beyond let me know and I'll consider your point of view. The French and the English with their armed forces are fighting Europe's battles for them just now. The french and english publics are footing the bills for it whilst the Germans do ferk all and pay ferk all permitting them to have a higher standard of living.

We play Chelsea, Spurs and City, probably about as many as everyone else. Plus Stoke and Everton away. At least 5 out of our remaining 10 can be deemed as tough games.

So why couldn't we afford a striker that we so desperately needed then?

Here you go http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=202_1205849992

Why ? We finished 8th last year and spent 60 odd million £ on players, should we not progress really . I'd consider 7th as a very mediocre finish actually. So I think will the board.

There is absolutely nothing to say that he would have got any more game time here than he has at Liverpool; he's certainly got more money though.

Lambert might if he was younger, as it is, probably not. He's not really good enough for Liverpool but he had a good few years here and finished it off with a few big games at Anfield. Saints are not the be all and end all for any ambitious and talented footballer, think Shearer regrets leaving or Bale ? They had the talent to play on a bigger stage..

As I said the other day 3 million £ a year is just not at the races for a player who may or may not be worth 25 million £. If you've got one and he's in any way open to staying then you have to push the boat out and pay him what he can get elsewhere, it's what "big clubs" do.

Because he wants a day out at Wembley, seems to be a fixation with a fair number of Saints fans.