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Sorry but i don't get your sarcasm ? That's what this thread is for isn't it to have an opinion and to compare us with Man Utd is also very strange, and i was also there at Anfield.

In, Players need to take more responsibility, pull there finger out, play for the shirt and us fans, man the f*** up and get on with there jobs, i'm fed up of hearing he's not happy or he wants to leave or we should be playing two up front blah blah blah. Get a kin grip and get on with what your paid to do. The manager needs to see a reaction Sunday some passion that has sadly been missing, a loss and i feel a decision could be made but at the moment i still think there is some mileage in the manager. (I feel better now)...I thank you

Its started to go wrong when Puel was appointed and decided to change the formation of the side up front. Koeman inherited the formation from the previous manager but made us a little more direct getting the ball up top quicker. Claude Puel totally changed it by taking out the front man who came looking for the ball and would hold it up for the midfield to release mane or whoever. This created more chances and more goals. Since then as we've experienced it's been utter tripe. The reason Puel did this was because he said the way we were playing would knacker us out with the amount of games we would have (or not) with Europe etc.. Best thing we can do is get a Pelle type player in the Xmas window. Simple reason really but only us fans see it not the management.

I remember the early 80's Christmas parties in the old supporters club at the Dell, i was well and truly gob smacked and star struck when the likes of Keegan/Channon/Ball and my hero at the time Steve Williams walked in to sign autographs. Times definitely change you tho as you get older !! Unfortunately, i do not feel star struck with these modern players, but moments back then is why i support this club through good, bad and ugly times, we didn't even talk about formations then !!!. Great memories.

Mitch is managing one of the two afc totton under 16 sides made up through MLT natural coaching.

Interesting view from a knumb poster, some of it may be true, some of it actually resembles them, Also, I can't stand them either ! thread Postby the pink palermo on Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:39 am For some strange reason Southampton are one of those sides I don't like watching , they're neither dull nor exciting , they're nothing much at all : the very definition of a club settling for PL mid table respectability .These days they're a club without a romantic bone in their body . However armed with a ticket , a flask of coffee and a couple of travel companions the pinkymobile will be departing in a couple of hours for the trip down to the industrial south coast , where it will of course be raining . As to how I expect us to line up , I've no idea beyond the certain starters of Hart , Reid, Noble, Arnautovic and Hernabdez ,I doubt he will start with Antonio, probably bringing him on after an hour to get a solid 30 minutes under his belt .Rice, too, I would expect to get another half an hour , probably for Obiang who surely cannot be as poor again .I'd start with Rice myself, but I'm not sure Slaven will . Economics might dictate that Zabaleta gets another start even though I'm not convinced of our 4 at the back set up . The fact I can't see an obvious starting line up is setting a few alarm bells ringing .A couple of injuries and the squad is extremely limited . One goal in this .Noble penalty to win it , but it's going to be a case of winning ugly .

Would Saints go with 3 at the back, if VVD is staying plus the new polish lad, that's 5 CB's to keep happy ?

Nice and positive, thanks for your input

Surely we've moved on from loaning players !

Interesting comments from Steve Parish in the De Boer press conference, he made it quite clear that there was another club who had made contact to De Boer but De Boer wanted to make it clear to Parish he was only interested in Palace and had not spoken to the other club. Also, De Boer was asked about the Everton job last season, he said he was in pole position for the job until Koeman changed his mind after saying no first time round. Backs up what a lot of people have been saying.

Nice farewell from Claude https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-06-15/claude-puel-statement Have to say, that's the most interesting thing he's said (written) since he's been here.

Just seen on the website saints are looking for memorabilia for a museum piece in 2018, interested to know who's got what. I'll start the ball rolling, I've got the original plate from one of the turnstiles from the Milton rd end of the dell, it's labelled "turnstiles of Manchester" also got my seat and some turf from the last game.

Puel has had a good set of tools in my opinion but unfortunately couldn't get them to work in the way the fans wanted them to. I also believe this is what the board think as well. In other words he has under achieved with the resources he has available, I.e potential and style of play. This will ultimately cost him his job

I do believe we have two able replacements in Sam McQueen and Matty Targett. For me, there are more important areas to concentrate on.

Oh, and did anyone else see the lady sat down all game reading her book, bit strange ! Didn't see the title of her novel tho

Good day out, even better when we win, Forster was class today as well as the rest of the team really. Support second half was fantastic, redendition of owts went on for a good while, especially as we were under the cosh.

Starts next week !! We've already been discounted for Chelsea so apart from that nothing in it for us. Never mind !!

Well played saints, kept believing and got the result we desperately needed, felt the nerves going round the ground at 1 down but fair play they turned it round, i was actually quite impressed with palace. Had to laugh at Sakho's "50p head moment"

Nice bit of advertising for us in the new Virgin advert, blink and your miss it tho !

I think we'll sell out, we normally take a good following here. Easy one to get to as well

Just read on Twitter he is injured and has been for a while, he will miss Saturday to give him 3 weeks rest til the next game, don't know how true this is though. Don't shoot the messenger.

Wonder how much the saints fan paid for his ticket at fratton park last night !! Crazy Fool..

Tempted to take my saints flag but doesn't seem to be many places to hang it. I'm on level 5 but will they be allowed to hang over the boxes ?

Level 5 Block 537 been greyed out since the tickets started selling. Maybe for staff etc, don't know how many seats in a block but cant see that all being sold out so may go out to supporters.

Same as 76 please, up the saints, just like the Liverpool away leg, sing your hearts out and smash the mancs. It's good to be the under dog.