Saint Fan CaM

It would be ironic if on the eve of Saints breaking into the upper echelons of the English football, we sell the player that has stuck with us through thick and thin - the player that has overcome adversity to become Captain of the 1st team - the player that talks fondly of "continuing to develop with the club". There is so much more to the issue than the £20m bandied around by the media - my feeling is there is less chance of him leaving than of him staying for the time being. I also think retention of Mopo will play a large part in players deciding what to do. The Board quite simply have a massive job on their hands keeping the momentum going across every dimension of the club...it's probably the most important summer in the club's history.

It has also been said by Reed that Mopo has been heavily involved in planning for the summer and beyond.

No. Just no.

They have something to play for, albeit a bit of pride. We don't really and at least two key players who will not want to be left injured for the WC. Giggs will have an extra week and a game to sort out his squad - this is not going to be anything like an easy game especially with the likes of RVP if he plays. Can see a 1-3 score.

Oh the irony of this thread. Let's ignore the "trolls"...nine pages in and going strong. LOL

Player: Shaw Scholar: Chambers Away: Davis Presidents choice: JRod Goal: Lallana vs Hull Fans Player: Lallana

What about Snodgrass? Very pacey, good ball retention and dead-ball delivery is excellent.

Nothing new said, nothing new he could say. Just hope KL and the Board invest enough to keep the momentum from this season going into next. Maintaining the progress we've made over the last 4-5 years now becomes a real challenge - if Adam and Luke or anyone else for that matter are too lilly-livered to stand up to that challenge well we're best off without them in my opinion. Having said that, as I've said before, I think there's more to the spirit in the squad than meets the eye and it's by no means certain that anyone will leave unless they're released by Mopo.

Nah - it's fine...move on.

Full marks to the lad for trying, but to my mind he has so far shown little to nothing that gives me hope that he will be a prem striker. Shame.

I think I will be more disappointed with Lampard going than if Luke doesn't go. We need to stop playing the old guard.

Frustrating game, but great to snatch a win. Gallagher does not have what it takes to be a Prem striker I'm afraid to say.

How long before Glasgow, Barry or Turkish slate the club for this?

Dear oh dear...someone earns a lot of money and suddenly he's the devil incarnate. Life dishes out different deals to different folk - it always has and always will. You can either get on with your own life and concern yourself with how to improve it, or drown yourself in self-pity fretting over someone else's good fortune. Cortese may have been a nasty little man - I couldn't give a fig...he did a good job while he was with the club and delivered. If Marcus and KL wanted to reward him or indeed allow him to reward himself, then that's their business...not mine and not any of yours.

Great to watch - thanks for posting.

Wouldn't want us to play any other way - it makes even losing bearable.

Completely agree. His performance in the Everton game was his best at Saints and to be fair one that stood up with the best I've seen from a midfielder. The only downside to his game is a lack of goals, but you could say the same of Morgan, Cork and Wanyama to be fair. From a squad perspective that actually is a problem that somehow the coaching staff need to solve.

Wickham is exactly the type of player we would go for - i.e. some Prem credentials and less than £5m. I doubt very much that we will go for him as I think the club will place their faith in Gallagher learning his trade from RL and who will cost a whole lot less.

Dunno, just don't believe all this paper bullsheet. I do wonder whether many of the doomsayers completely underestimate how good this club is for it's playing staff.

Someone I know from the Academy has mentioned that coaches reckon MT is better than Shaw at that age. Looking forward to seeing some of these guys.

Excellent game - Davies was just great...best game in a Saints shirt. Wanyama also had his best game IMO. I really never thought I would those two play together, but I think they suit each others games well. Clyne was a perfect choice for RB - he dominated for large parts. Overall Saints bossed Everton and despite the two OG's we deserved the win. Should have had 2-3 pens for handball though.

If Les Reed is to be believed we will be in for an exciting summer and an even more succesful performance next season. This might be true...time will tell.

Unsurprisingly, the results of the poll so far show a classic bell-curve distribution, with 8 being the optimum level of satisfaction for many.

For what it's worth Alps I completely agree with you. And never mind about the trolls trying to wind you up...on this your opinion is valid and sensible.

The two clubs are in advanced talks, but Utd have yet to table an offer??? What a load of utter rubbish...journalism of the lowest order.