MarkSFC

Depending on the relevance of each game Hampshire.

If the club was in breach of FL rules in the way they handled the complaint then fair enough, let there be appropriate sanction. However and regardless of any report surely a Private Company has the right to sell their product to whoever they wish and under their own terms as long as they are legal. For example a bank will sell one loan to one person at X rate and terms and the same amount to someone else on Y terms so if SFC decide that they will only allow Nick Illingsworth to buy tickets on a match by match basis so be it. As long as their reasons which do not have to be made public are reasonable and not racist, agist, sexist or contravine the Disbulities Act that fine by me. On a personal note I have met him a couple of times andnd found him pleasant enough and clearly a very passionate Saints fan. On the other hand I was careless enough to get sucked into the Silverspoons con and the way my complaint was handled - not by him personally mind you - was shambolic and added insult to injury. Maybe Nick I should remember that he was part of and used his name and media contacts to con hundreds of his fellow fans in going to an horendously organused and wildly mis-sold event. What goes around comes around and maybe he should move on and take the moral high ground rather than attempt to score some limelight points.

Slightly disappointed that a player capable of going straight into the starting XI was not signed but I guess we will never know how close we got or how hard they tried. Importantly we wont pay too much OTT. Overall though a good window. Lallana signing was the best bit and OXO staying should hopefully shut the doubters and the NC bashers up for a while at least. Or don't you like a chairman that actually told us what was going to happen and he was proven correct. Instead you listen to the ****** journos who just make things up and stir the s*** for a living but who must be right cos thats their job......oh hang on a minute, isn't Cortese's job to run our club?!! The only person that matters. Rant over... I'm please we have some pace in the team in terms of N'Guessen and Forte although I know little about them so we will see. Hopefully as successful as Papa and Antonio were. Signing Chaplow and Guly were good moves but as they were already here pre-Jan they dont really "add" to the team. I just hope that we dont lose two of MS,DH, or RC for too long at any stage. So overall a really good window without any really excitement value in terms of a new signing but Im more confident know of winning the league than I was in Dec. Come promotion and the summer I hope to see a GK (Lewis with any luck), a decent CB, a Prem/Champ expereienced CM and a Striker of reall note. Then we can dream about the Prem!!!!

I don't think anyone disputes the good RL did with the academy BUT the only thing that matters !at the end of the day! is how successful the first team is. That he F***** up big time. I hope NC does not make the same mistake......I'm sure he won't!!

this.

I still think we will finish 1st but a lot still depends on whether we sign the 2 or 3 better players. If not it will be very close and go down to the wire depending on injuries and suspension and possible jail sentances! On our day we are the best by a mile but inconsistancy early season has meant we are chasing!

I get the impression the Wengers methodology regarding kids is to get them into Arsenal and take them out of the limelight immediately to take the pressure off but more importantly to immerse them in "the Arsenal way". Then when they progress they either play a few League Cup games to ease them in or then go out on loan but by the time they go on loan they know exactly what Wenger wants and expects from them. By sending a player straight back out on loanmeans that Arsenal have to wait longer to get them into their way of doing things and potentially more importantly (to Wenger perhaps) they end up with bad habitts etc. As much as I like AOC if he goes...let him go and move on. Wouldnt want him back just so he feels like he has done us a favour by doing so and helping us get promoted. Either you are committed to Southampton FC or you are not. If not...bye bye son!

£2 million may seem steep but even if he cost more we would be getting a very good player. Just coming into his prime age and with promotion the aim we would be getting an exciting goalscorer who has already played in The Championship (and scored 11 goals in a relegated side). If we can get him brilliant!!

The only thing that matters is that our team and our squad keeps improving. If selling one kid - however good he is, or more accurately has the potential to be - the so be it. You can't blame the kid or his family for moving if indeed he does because no one can predict the future and his career could end at anytime, but it would be nice to see an element of loyalt now and again! Mind you Lallana showed it so one out of two would be ok! Although we all love individual players and some become heroes for me I don't really care who plays for us as long as the team is successful! So if he wants to go and NC is happy with the deal do it and move on.

He has a Diploma in Sports Psychology.....not sure to what level

whatever happened to personal responsibility and accountability. Blaming the manager (or anyone else) is the big problem we have in football (andin the world). If the whole team of "PROFESSIONAL sportsmen" are unable to "individually" prepare themselves to do THEIR job then THEY need to have a close look at themselves. The manager/coach's role is essentially "to provid ethe environment for the players to prosper from". i.e. Organise their training, keep it fresh, give them the tools to prepare themselves (by themselves as well as as a group), do the homework on the opposition, talk them through the expectations of the day etc etc etc. After that the actions of the individual is down to them. Im surprised that with all the sackings of managers over the years and therefore the "person liable" that no footballer has ever sued one of them for ruining his career if he felt that the manager hadnt provided him with the right tools, coaching and support he required to do his job!! You blame NA but not the players because you think they all had an off day - I dont think they all had an off day otherwise we would have got thrashed - so if they can have an off day why cant NA.....who knows whats going on in his life!! when you have a "bad day at the office" do you put in a complaint to your boss because it must be his/her fault?!!

clearly does not fit in anymore if in fact he ever did. Clearly thinks hes bettter than he is. Ship him out to the highest bidder asap and keep him away from Staplewood this week.

they will struggle to make the play-offs come May.

well said...

depends who/what you class as a reserve! I would definitely play Martin to help him with his development.

That crossed my mind earlier whilst listening to the game. "Adams not playing....dont win when he doesnt play" thoughts....... But NA has the qualifications to deal with that as he hasnt had to until these last two games.

Hard to say Trousers but the important thing not to lose sight of today is that Brighton also lost. The importance thing is not to lose ground on them, all that's happened is that it has bunched up again in and around us. We still have the game in hand so would/still be 2nd. Mind you P'Boro have one in hand on us and would/could be a point ahead. Still 21 games to go so a long long time yet!!

just realised Saint_Clark may mean that Puncheon is the unprofessional C***!!!!

League Games WITH Lallana starting: PL 17 W 11 D 2 L 4 (2H,2A) GF 41 GA 14 League games WITHOUT Lallana PL 6 D 2 L 4 GF NIL!!! GA 7 plus two games coming on as sub 1-0 win and 1-1 draw and that was the score when he came on both. You could cite "other reasons" the facts are that in 8 games where he didnt start we have only scored twice and won one and drwn one. NEW SIGNINGS NEEDED FFS!!!!!!!

which is why the squad isnt good enough..........

now listen to what he actually said in full and Im sure you'll withdraw that!

Exactly................case closed.

I would be amazed if we go the rest of the season without a loan or two in. Your "option to buy" clause a you put it would make no difference because both player and club would have to agree on permanent terms anyhow. I do think your point about loaning to same division is right, in fact didn't it used to be that way? Remember though that loaning a player out can benefit then and player when things aren't going quite right for whatever reason, I.e. Puncheon. Looks better than before he left.

instead of the continual "we should sign", "we shouldnt sign", "we do need to sign", "we dont need to sign" threads I thought I would start a "what if...." thread. So, IF Saints were to sign FIVE players this January who would be your fantasy choices? The only rules are that they are realistic in the sense that it is theoretically possible for us to sign them. i.e.Rooney, Tevez, Terry, Given and Giggs would be 5 fantasy signings but clearly not possible however optimistic!! So my 5 are: Joe Lewis Andros Townsend Chris Martin Papa Josh Wright

I'd be very happy if we signed Chris Martin.