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I do agree - there is not much substance to his game analysis. I do also agree that I much prefer the performance on the pitch to do his talking for him.

Makes you wonder whether there is a connection regarding the w******s involved?

OS talk - I think you'll find that sometimes a little spin goes a long way when trying to offload a player to another unsuspecting club!

Err, yes. NA interview on Saintsplayer?

Sounds like NA might be aiming to get another player in before the weekend (heavy hints on Saintsplayer vid). This of course means that we have an exciting Friday guessing who might be coming in. We've sorted midfield, so my guess is a striker to replace Barney.

I would like you to report on (a) the time it takes before he actually gets to touch the ball and (b) the number of times he touches the ball in each half. I wager the answers will be (a) 12 minutes and (b) less than 15 touches per half. That is assuming he gets on the pitch - if he gets to train with them and they see the range of his 'talents', he'll probably start on the bench.

In a dog's dinner kind of way one would suggest?

I thank you.

Believe me when I say that, if you've not seen him play already, you should hope you NEVER get the opportunity. He might be worthy of a role somewhere, but he is no footballer.

Completely agree with this. Barnard and other professional footballers claim they are paid huge wages because they have short sharp careers - well if that's true then they need to earn that privilege by acting like professional athletes and looking after themselves. If they can't stand the heat then get out the f-ing kitchen! While I think about it, I was a little shocked when watching one of the latest vids on Saintsplayer. While the interview went on, the team were seen training at Staplewood and in the background Lambert could be seen yawning his f-ing head off! In the first instance I didn't think anything of it, but then on reflection I started thinking that this just typifies how he's looking on the pitch at the moment - tired and lazy. And I don't give a fook about the incoming childish abuse from all those who think Lambert can do no wrong - no one player is above reproach when he's being paid by the supporters to perform IMHO. Honeymoon over - I think NA needs to crack down on discipline in the squad pretty damn hard now.

Agreed. The players turning round looked pretty smart TBH.

Listen, we have a hard working bunch of professional posters posting on here. We need everyone to stick together and be a team. Be a team together. We need to work hard and keep working for Southampton Football Club and this forum. This is a big forum for a big club and other posters are going to come here trying to make things difficult for us. But we're a big forum and if we post well, it will give us the opportunities to push on. Never underestimate those posters who want to ruin threads by hijacking them. If we all get behind the posters then we can all enjoy the opportunities that good posting can bring. Listen, when I came into this building there were a bunch of hard-posting professionals here and with the fresh start we're working hard to push-on towards, we can all enjoy winning more friends and climbing to the premier league of forums.

Yes, let's hope he does well and stays there. Somehow though I sadly suspect he will be found out again and will be swiftly returned to us. I bet Gillingham are hoping that he starts against them to ensure a win. lol

I would expect a 4-5-1 with Guly in the hole behind Lambo and Chaplow in for Spiderman. There's still good options off the bench...Martin, Jaidi, Dickson, Oxo, Holmes, Pulis(LOL!). Could be interesting to see how NA sorts the side. I can't get to the game so we'll probably spank 'em 6-0. ):

Have to say that with the Barnard incident looming large, we are looking extremely lightweight and especially with Lambert not firing on six. There's Doble, who is a 1st team listed player and a lad with an international call up, however I cannot believe he is the answer. As De Prado came on as a striker in the Cherries game (i.e. being played out of position), it tends to suggest to me that there is no intention to bring in a new player. It is quite disappointing that there is seemingly very little spoken about the 1st team make-up by the club, including intentions regarding new players. The 'round-up' section on Saintsplayer could quite easily provide some more info if someone had the gumption to do it.

I like many others were not overly impressed by his arrival. However, he has something about him and the way the team played Saturday told me he has started to sort things out. In fact that was the best I've seen Saints play for a long time, so let's hope he continues to get the results we deserve.

As you suggest, I find it very hard to believe this is true as it could just as easily be claimed after conducting a formal risk assessment that there would be public safety issues associated with letting away fans out early.

Ah, that's alright then...it's perfectly acceptable for a professional sportman paid lot's of money to be out at 3am bottling another drunk...glad that's cleared up.

Looks like the story has some legs then - it matters not whether he was provoked - anyone glassing somebody is a complete @rse and should be locked up. And anyone defending that action would be best to consider how they might feel if it was their Son, Dad or loved one on the receiving end of a vicious attack that at best scared them for life or left them unconcious in hospital? What a fine role model eh? Barnard should never have been out on the lash in town while under contract during a vital playing season, let alone getting involved in serious public disorder - it's professional misconduct in itself surely and so regardless of the legal ramifications I cannot see NC/NA having many other options but to terminate his contract.

He protected the club going into administration by having it owned by a PLC. Oh.... Lowe was OK in many ways, however all of that was outweighed hugely by the things he did wrong, his own greed and desire for self-publicity. He should have sold the club when we were high flying in the Prem to generate capital for further investment to take us to the next level, however as a Shareholder he preferred his own position AND salary. In short, he failed in his duty as Chairman of a PLC to do what was best for the club and it's shareholders, right up until the very end when he put the club into administration 1 week too late.

He needs good delivery and a balanced side which Lallana brings (with Puncheon), plus some confidence. I think the weekend will do some towards the latter and the more Lallana can start the better Rickie will be - there is a chemistry there and probably more than his strike partner Barnard. With Barnard out of the picture supposedly, who knows what might happen now?

No media interest whatsoever? I'll wait on official news before making a judgement.

If this "new start" is just about changing a few MODS and taking away the little difference between Full Members and Registered Users, then I want a full refund of £5 and I'll just be a registered user then which would suit me fine TBF.

Although I post on here a fair bit, I tend not to every day (although I might read posts) as there's not always anything worth commenting about. The threads are not exactly that entertaining now as subjects have mostly been done to death - probably one reason why some resort to abuse to fill their time. I also get the feeling that being a Mod brings with it risk of significant abuse and threat from the mindless few. I seem to remember all kinds of threats happening to people on the old forum with houses being 'visited'. So it's a no thanks from me too. In terms of how to improve the forum, I would suggest the following.... a. If you pay £5 or whatever to become a 'full member' then that seems to imply a membership to a club. Most clubs I know restrict visitors to the club to members only and their GUESTS. Guests have limited rights. So I would suggest that the main forum is limited to full members only who can invite a guest or two (ratified by MODS), however the guests can only post once/day on each thread. Also, if a guest gets reported for abuse by a full member then a MOD can ban the guest indefinately AND ban the member who invited them in for a period of say one week. This information would be publicly displayed to name and shame. b. MODs should have a charter or set of rules by which they STRICTLY operate, however some discretion can be applied to banning by needing a majority decision by 3 or 5 MODs. c. Full members can opt to put Guests on ignore, but cannot do the same for other full members. Guests cannot put people on ignore. We are supposedly on the same side supporting a great football club. There will be differences of opinion - great - but as long as there's no abuse everyone should be entitled to have their opinions seen by every other user without fear of abuse or indeed not being seen. d. It might be an idea to award a 'gold star' or whatever on a weekly or monthly basis to the Full Member who provides a thread with the most posts to it - the idea being that the thread with the most posts is clearly the most interesting for whatever reason. There could be a public 'leaderboard' of Full Members holding the most 'gold stars'. Win-win because it encourages more interesting threads and also provides a little more light-hearted entertainment to the 'club'. e. If Full Members were given the opportunity to meet face to face occassionally there would be far less abuse between these people. Example of how to achieve this? Even though I'm 51, I would love to play some recreational 7-a-side footie (time permitting) and a chance to chat Saints stuff over a pint afterwards would be a bonus too. The forum games seemed a good idea, but if you're not available it's a one off event that you miss, plus a full on game on a full sized pitch might be too much for some of us older chaps. This is just one idea to get people together and remove the animosity that sometimes exists? f. Perhaps Full Members should be prepared to reveal their names on their profile, but ONLY other Full Members should be able to see this info. Knowing someone by their first name rather than a username would disuade abuse IMO. Hey, these are just a few ideas, but there needs to be clear ground between being a Full Member and a Registered User or Guest. Hope the forum gets better and that the 'fresh start' works, because I was seriously thinking of giving up the membership too.

Good result that we thoroughly deserved to win. Lallana MOTM for me as he made such an impact coming back into the side and (in his words) only 70% match fit too! The pens were stonewall pens, plus we could easily have gone 2-0 up when Puncheon - completely through one on one with keeper - was belatedly pulled back by the ref to give US a freekick!!! They may not be our proper rivals, but it sure felt good to win at SMS again.