Saint Fan CaM

RIP Ray - didn't know you, but it's sad when any Saint falls.

Best wishes to the chap - hope he pulls through - would be nice if someone on here can provide an update to his condition if one is available.

Scrappy match with two world-class moments - Gaston pass/Lallana goal and Boruc save. Lambert and J-Rod really don't look like Prem-level strikers at the moment. I thought Cork had a great game.

There are three key issues here... 1. Does Luke want to move? If so, there's nothing we will be able to do to stop a move, so we need to ensure an equally capable young LB is found. 2. You cannot underestimate the importance of the team spirit and ethic that has built over the last 3-4 years. Luke has grown as an important feature of this and to loose him would be a small chink in that armour. 3. Cortese's strategy for the future of the club is to retain our best youth and develop them. Luke is the best of our new batch of youth to make the 1st team since L1 days. To sell him now would be like Cortese ripping up his long-term strategic plan. If there's one reason above all others that tells me this is not going to happen, it's this one - Cortese is not that kind of man.

Patience. A novel concept among football supporters.

Didn't Kenwyne Jones start life as a CB?

Just can't see us ditching Osvaldo now unless there is a definate target lined up.

Perhaps that's why I said CB priority? (:

At last, someone has posted something really original and sensible. Yep, let's sack another Manager and let's do it mid-season...it's a NO BRAINER! I'm really impressed Glasgow.

Looks like this thread is about to shut up shop and close until the summer.

CB priority...then striker...then attacking midfielder. We'll see nobody come in...fairly convinced as the squad stands. Unless Yoshida goes, then CB would be more likely.

This has got draw written all over it. 2-2 or WBA with a controversial last minute goal for 2-3 (the Webb effect).

And that my friends is the gravitas this plonker holds for the game and explains at least in part why we don't win with him in charge of our games.

To my mind the key issue with this is that Pulis is in fact assembling a decent team - no way will they get relegated and could quite feasibly start putting upwards pressure on the likes of us in mid-table land.

There's something not right about Lambert...seen the same body language on other players that want out, but there may be other factors at play too. As good as Lambert has been for the club, he is not bigger than the club and I suspect he will get side-lined if he places squad harmony at risk.

Basically this. Thread deserves little more.

Actually does it matter so much what the outcome of the inquest was? Any Saints game officiated by MC will now be watched very carefully indeed and he will need to be extremely careful not to show bias.Job done.

I don't think that was the issue - he seemed wrong from the word go IMO. J Rod scored one then seemed to decide one was quite enough against his boyhood team so wasted a couple of excellent chances.

I think the biggest give away on Lambert was yesterdays game. He looked really disinterested and without energy to his performance. His goal lightened an otherwise grey performance IMO.

The guy can't help being picked. I think he really likes the club and is a big character in the changing room. Problem is he's not really up to the standard required and this enhanced by the lack of games he gets. Fav moment... the slip that turned into blinding pass in yesterdays game.

Thats why peeps say he has no pace...what they mean is he's not agile enough to MAKE the space necessary to allow him to shoot from that distance. Overall good game to watch, but seriously...Jos has such poor positional sense its frightening. Lambert has an issue of some sort - other than his goal he looked slow and disinterested.

This completely.

Agree. Also, did anyone else see Jos warm up with the strikers? He was more accurate in his shooting than ANY of our strikers...had a very sure foot on him and was belting the ball too. Is there a case for him converting to a striker....afterall, he seems to like putting the ball in the net (sic)?

Not yet. He has 2 full seasons to prove himself.

Better side won...simple and I don't know why some feel the need to state any of our players...they all worked their nuts off