Saint Fan CaM

Certain people just seem to like the sound of their own voice - militant knoobs always with a cause - not able to see the big picture. Not that I'm generalising of course.

Pathetic. You're either a plastic or a skate or both. Good riddence - no spine.

While I didn't want to see Nigel go, I can't help thinking that those wishing to protest at the game are more interested in their own self-promotion than in the well-being of the club. Happy to sing one round of 'one NA' and stand to clap him, but then get on with supporting our team.

This.

Done

Well said.

Well I expect he will have received a handsome pay-off, but that does not remove the bitter taste this has left in the mouth. Hailed as one of Englands bright managerial prospects, it is a massive disappointment to see Nigel go and especially when it seemed sure that we had turned a corner in terms of getting to grips with the Prem. I fear for the team spirit and I fear for our success to survive this term now. Thanks Nigel - you will never be forgotten by Saints fans. Now having said all that - let's rewind one minute and remember Cortese's decision to axe Pardue. I remember feeling highly disappointed then (and after a great win too), but look at what happened after Nigel was appointed. I think the new guy needs to be given the benefit of the doubt - just like we gave Nigel. PLEASE guys - don't go booing the new Manager or even Cortese for that matter - it will be extremely counter-productive for one and secondly, I guarantee we'll be singing Cortese's praises if his visionary Chairman-ship takes us even higher up the table.

Oh crap - here we go.

We will lose this one - Everton are our bogey team now. 1-3

I believe this in the same way as I believe there is a chance of snow causing a postponement of the Everton game. Think slim.

Actually I am in some respects more surprised not to see Calum Chambers getting a sniff of 1st team action. The games I've seen him play in leave me very impressed indeed - he has a great eye for a killer pass.

Looks like it might happen Friday (as usual) which will be a great addition to the team I think. I do hope though that this is not the only one we're trying to get across the line - the Astori deal seems to have gone deathly cold now.

Dream result. Adkins deserves massive credit for being brave in his selections - totally totally got it right!

Ben Reeves perhaps, but we have an extremely promising 17-yr old LB coming through the Academy ranks hot on Shaw's heels. Can't remember his name off-hand.

Don't like the look of him - too small and feeble and has got pace and we don't need any of that. Plus as he's used to wearing yellow and red, he'll clearly get confused by us only going out in red or yellow. (Just applying the usual logic shown on here of late).

Agreed. Those who are suggesting it was an average performance are wrong...(a) in terms of expectation, he was starting from behind the blocks and (b) he was put under undue pressure from a make-shift central defence.

Agreed. However, if Adkins has made it clear who he wants and Astori seems to fit the bill, then Cortese will need to ensure we get the man without being mugged. This of course is the difficulty - no player is worth getting mugged over. I see no reason at the moment to get excited about this particular player.

Adkins came under some serious and quite unfair pressure from the press. He handled it fairly well and considered his words which were quite clear - we don't condone diving at the club, the player did not intentionally dive but went down instinctively when presented with a lunging defender, JRod did not claim a pen - the Ref awarded it. The context of course in all of this is that the incident happened in a split second - everything would have been instinctive - the game is played at a brutal pace. So all those who are slamming JRod from their armchairs should try to imagine those circumstances. Harsh decisions are seen in EVERY Prem game - it's the nature of things and until there is a sea change in the manner in which games are managed (i.e. TV replays etc), then controversy will stay with the game. I just hope pundits from the press make such a song and dance over one of the top 3 teams players.

The key is his age - he is more one for the future when we have more players of his level. At the moment the others can't match him.

He clearly must be dropped then! ;-)

We are so much stronger with Lambert playing in the hole and JRod up front - JRod gets decisions because he commands the play. Puncheon REALLY needs to learn to look up and pass when attacking the box - so many chances lost because he unlocks defences and then takes too many touches. Shaw was once again magnificent. But the real accolade for me was Boruc - his smothering of the ball making his body big, towards the end of the game was world-class and there were so many occasions when he did the simple things so well. If he keeps this up, he will almost certainly be way ahead of Davis and Gazza as 1st choice keeper. Fans did a great job - wish I could have been there. Well done to the team and supporters - a really important victory...15th and above the Toon! However, we do have some tough, tough matches coming up when we could find ourselves sucked back into the zone again - signings will be vital with the injuries piling up.

When they were offering out the Captains armband, Rickie was too slow at putting his hand up. Adam got there first and the rest is history. Been saying he's got no pace for ages.

I too thought he did an excellent job. The way he came out and smothered the ball near the end of the game was simply superb, top class keeping.

Way I saw it, JRod moved to get out of the way of a rash challenge (they made plenty of those) and lost his footing. He did'nt claim the pen - it was given - therefore OK in my book. I don't understand how Saints fans can be so harsh on a Saints player - we're not known generally for cheating. If you want to berate anyone, berate the Ref or Villa, who are a bunch of nasty barstewards anyway for the way they kicked off when Luke Shaw (a 17 year-old kid) was quite clearly badly injured.

Irrelevant question. With the Ford factory closing in 6 months time, Nicolas plan to site the new Dell at Stoneham will see us in a new 50,000 seater home with fantastic facilities and easy transport links. Plus a monkey petting zoo. ;-)