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It was plain to see that Wanyama had a poor game, but the simple overriding issue is that Cork and Schneiderlin are a better suited pairing. Plus when Cork gets harried he will likely be able to play himself out of trouble...VW invariably gets caught napping. He's got more to prove.

OMG...thats that then...may as well concede now.

A pretty good assessment.

See above. I actually think this summer will be somewhat 'duller' than many would like or expect.

Can't be bothered to read all the other stuff, so this may have been said already. Chap I know with connections at the club told me this Krueger guy has been around since last year and the idea was that he would work alongside Cortese, but the latter did not like that and hence the resignation. The idea was that this guy was brought in to keep an eye on the corporate running of the club on behalf of KL - issues have already been uncovered. Whether or not this was intended to be a prelude for the club being sold is unclear - gut instinct says it does have the feel of a trimming operation prior to sale - however it was Cortese keeping those players like Sharp here as he would not loan/sell unless on his terms.

This ^ completely. It is important to keep 40%+ of the team between the age of 25-30 as those guys will have the experience and nerve to keep things calm when the game appears to be slipping, will more likely put in an important challenge and will provide continuity of team spirit and leadership.

Good luck to the lad - he was not as bad as some painted him given he sat behind an 18 yr old on the bench or indeed didn't feature at all for large parts of the season - he helped us up to the Prem. Good professional who deserves 1st team football.

And what happened the last time we relied entirely on youth without investing in the 1st as required? Mmm....

Pleased to see him go, but somewhat disappointed go see we've not done any inbound business so far and would hazard a guess that nothing will happen full stop. This isthe new order we will be living with now...home grown or nowt.

Got to have a place surely? Has stayed through thick and thin, one of the best players to wear the shirt and he's team captain. No argument IMO.

Can't see it myself - why would he not be happy here...has support of the players, coaching staff, Board and fans. He has the Academy cream to pick from - a stated interest of his since his previous club. Cortese might have sold him the dream, but it's his dream now.

Fulham, while possibly the worst team in the league, will be a completely different proposition to Arse. They will chase and niggle more - could be a difficult game for the lads to control. If we manage to penetrate their defence rather than just play keep ball, it could be a mauling. 1-2 Saints.

Vucinic would be a great swop with Osvaldo...hope this is true.

Incredibly entertaining game. Cork was superb, but then so was Morgan....their partnership has to be one of the best in the league on that display. JRod twice made poor and soft challenges one of which that led to their 1st. Sam G is looking OK but he is still too young to lead the line in a Prem team IMO - we need a strong experienced player if we're to reach our full potential.

Yeovil's only just down he road for you Ottery - split loyalties today? (;

This will be very interesting indeed - first test of resolve by the new Exec.

Fair play bud.

Nothing wrong with retaining a few Championship players - who knows we may need their services next season.

Completely agree with this - its a surprise the club employs players that smoke...when you're looking to all your players to give 110% and then there's players that by choice degrade their performance by smoking, you have to wonder whether the Policy makers really mean what they say.

IDE = Intelligence Dumping Entity. Fancy description of a mongboard basically.

I think you're under-playing the importance of car park pricing. That would need to feature strongly in any Q&A otherwise what's the point?

So you're in Lymington, there's going to be spare seats, but you want to support the club from your armchair for free? Thats a shame.

And once again a poster and fellow Saints fan has been flamed for expressing a heartfelt view. It's not Barcelonasaint who should be hanging his head. What a place this has become.

Good post...agreed.

Nah.