Saint Fan CaM

Good spot and good post. Another person 'gets it' thankfully.

If I said Saint Beer will need to buy a lottery ticket to win the lottery this Saturday I would be factually correct. Doesn't mean that you would buy one or indeed that your numbers would come up. It would be pure supposition and speculation on my part. If you see any report in the press without a quote from at least one of the parties, you should basically disregard it.

Don't claim to be ITK. Just repeating something I was told. I have no means to verify the info and I will be as gutted as the next man if it's not true. Time will tell I guess. Last comment on the matter and really consider this...why is my 'statement' any different to the garbage spouted in the press?

Unfortunately this ^.

Well done Morgan - you should be in the 23, but hey it's a good start and it means you don't have to leave Saints to get recognised.

Let's just keep Mopo. Please.

Lallana will sign a new improved contract with Saints this coming week a source from the club has revealed.

Tell them to keep the money. Pandoras box springs to mind, but I don't think money of any consequence will be spent as the loss on Osvaldo will need to be accountrd for.

All supposition....it didn't happen. Nor did Lallana/Shaw. Typical of some on here putting one and one together and getting three. The concern is will the Board now hold on to our best players to allow progression or will we settle for a permanent mid-table slot (or worse)? Fact is, we finished 8th because of the quality of the 1st team...weaken that and we'll lose the current impetus.

Mongboard gold! LOL!

Woah there cowboy....NC happy to flog Lambert? You mean the Lambert that is still with us picking up his WC cap? Of course NC couldn't stop Oxo...where were we in the league at that point then? What wages etc could we offer then? The fair play rules are closing in on these so-called 'big clubs'...another year or two and we could be a club players want to come to or stay at. If the Board allows our best players to be sold (rather than the also rans), then what the hell is the point for the supporters of the club? That is why this summer is clearly wholly pivotal in determining where we head from here. Having said that, I have heard that Targett is considered better than Shaw, so perhaps keeping Shaw until Targett is ready is the right strategy.

Simply want us to keep our best players. I hate the fact that on the eve of us breaking into the top tier of English Prem football, we are plundered by a team just one place higher than us. It will leave a very nasty taste and will do nothing to advance supporters faith in the new Board.

Well done and good luck to the lad. I remember when I first saw JWP and didn't think he had what it takes, but he proved me wrong and he's shown he has skills others in the team do not possess. I truly hope that Sam takes everything from the summer that he needs to equip him for next season - unfortunately to date I have been very underwhelmed with what I've seen, but who knows it's going to be a long summer.

I think Osvaldo, Sharp, Forte and possibly Guly will be released. We may see a couple of players come in, but not many as there are players like Reed etc who are waiting for that 1st team opportunity. The rest of the squad will stay together (including Lallana and Shaw), led by an ever-increasingly confident Mopo. I personally think that the spirit in the whole team is so good, it is responsible for at least 50% of the clubs success over the last 4-5 seasons. I think there are people in the top management team that know this too and will work hard to ensure it is not broken up.

I love that saying.

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.