Saint Fan CaM

Really positive statement and one which I feel was long overdue, both from Reed and from the club. I willl certainly feel more likely to renew my ST now...OK, it is only words, but words from a Board member and if shown to be untrue, the trust from loyal supporters would be severely damaged. To basically hear that we're likely to see further improvement in the team we've been watching is extremely exciting - lets hope the summer provides everything it promises to deliver.

I just wish we knew what the club will do to push on BEFORE I spend out on my ST. Not huge a huge fan in placing faith with SFC's transfer policy in the past, with exception of the L1 time.

Whoa fella...bit economical with the truth there. Cortese had a mandate from Marcus to run the club and did so for circa 2 years under KL. If you could call the spending liberal, then it was with the clubs money, not "other peoples" as you claim. And lastly, there is little if any factual evidence to suggest he "got the push" - in fact the evidence suggests it was more akin to constructive dismissal. Fact is, under Cortese we managed to keep hold of Shaw et al. Will the same be said of the new management team?

We will get a new one ripped....they are just too hot for us even if we had JRod back. Expect 0-3.

I think everyone including Samuels is overlooking the massive part team spirit plays in this young squad. They are here because they want to be here to play football...to be a part of the journey. Lallana, Lambert, Morgan and Fonte are key leaders in reminding their team mates where they've come from. Don't write off the possibility of this group of players sticking with us for a while yet.

Good possession...poor game...made worse by biased Ref (must be biased as he had full sight of what was a blatant handball in pen area). Davis really should scored. Lambert looks so tired...Gallagher is L1 standard at the moment at least. Osvaldo and Mayuka decisions were clearly all wrong. Next.

Gallagher - spirited but nowhere near the level required. Reed on the other hand looks composed on the ball. Overall good days work for an unpressured point, but frankly a little bit boring.

Great achievement...trialled for the club way, way, way back, so lovely to see this.

Superb news for Adam, Luke and the entire club. Very proud moment.

Do not be surprised to see Osvaldo back here in the summer. I've heard there will be an attempt to patch things up.

Yeh, there is sonething very evil and nasty going on at the club...I mean not telling the Echo what funds will be available....thats dispicable. Meanwhile in other news...

What baffles me is why they need to charge £10 for the privelage of moving your seat. Now THATS a rip-off!!!

I don't know - £28 increase doesn't seem too much extra IF the team is improved. But that's my big problem with the arrangement - you pay for a product you have no idea will look like. Would you buy a car without an engine or a house without a roof without even a sniff of a promise that those essential parts will be in place to your satisfaction when you take possession? Still, no doubt I'll be forking out for my Saints fix...the bar-stewards know they've got us - ST purchasing faithful - hook, line and sinker.

Don't hold your breath....this is so typical of Turkish and others on here derailing decent threads. It's ruined what was an informative and entertaining site. Your OP is an excellent one. For me the simple answer lies in the maturity of the squad in the Prem in relation to the type of football Mopo wants. Thats why this summer is critical to the development of the squad and the clubs on-going success. To really shift the balance in our favour we need to bring in a GK, CB, AM, ST all of which must be of better quality than the players we now have. Unfortunately, I do not believe we will see more than 1 new face. From what I've heard Osvaldo will be coming back with nowhere to go which will hardly help with the mentality of the team.

We will lose this...probably 2-0. We are rubbish in front of goal and very shaky in defence...nobody wants an injury so tackling will be soft. Yep, its another one of those woulda shoulda games.

Yes, absolutely agree with this. We need more quality up front to take chances - shoot more accurately more often rather than try to walk it in.

The worst game I've seen from Saints this season I'm afraid to say and that's saying something given the poor opposition today. Let's face it Cardiff had one shot on target and scored a great goal from it. We must have had 60-70% possession and fannied around with the ball all match. OK, perhaps not all match but large parts. Gazza is a disaster waiting to happen - a complete flapper of a keeper...dreadful really. Lambert and Lallana clearly had Brazil in their sights...(pity there was nobody from the England coaching set-up at SMS today - might have seen a better display) - both were lethargic. Fonte looked dodgy for parts of the game. Overall it matters little in the grand scheme of things, but I pay good money to see my team play better than that TBH.

Not worth the money we paid for him - with a squad as thin as ours, we cannot afford for a player of his supposed ability not to step up when he's needed. As others have said, he's made of glass and not suited to the Prem really. Get rid in summer.

Red and gold is the new black and silver. So we might see a red and yellow striped 1st team kit next season?

Cynical gesture by the club to help justify next seasons ticket prices. Glasgow told me this so it must be true.

We'll lose this...they want it more and the balance up front will be severely messed up without JRod. 1-2. Or not.

Dreadful news for the club and Jay. I can see him taking a full 12 months to recover both his fitness and form and then reclaim his place. We cannot be without a key striker for that period of time, so I would expect some movement in the summer now. There is no other player in the club that could perform in Jay's position and at the same level as he has - however, we'll almost certainly see Ramirez step up now...it would appear to be a big chance for him to impress.

Completely agree with video replays for goals, pens and red cards. The trouble is the better teams in the division move the ball quicker than others and if you can do that there is more chance that officials will make errors of judgement which could skew a game. I think it would be a really good leveller.

Oh FFS. Sporting Director = Mopo out? For a club of our size (currently at least), I do get the feeling it's starting to look a little bit too top heavy...too many chiefs and all that? It's not as if Mopo and his coaching team are doing a bad job with the resources provided, so what exactly will a Sporting Director bring to the table. Plus, I thought Krueger was fulfilling the 'support the Head Coach' role??? Weird.

This ^ completely.