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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.

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.