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Yep, I'm so glad that the one day it was down seems like only a blip. PLP has easily the best streams I've ever watched. Perfect picture, and never stutters or stalls for me (SportsnationHD does for me). I also love the possibility to flick between 4 different games immediately at the click of a button, for when Saints aren't playing. Really hope I never get that "sneaky user" email!

Nope. And everything I've tried instead is absolute ****e... been spoiled by premierleaguepass. I even paid for sportsebooks and saintsfcstreams as suggested on this thread, and both are laggy, pausing crap. And I have the fastest internet in the world (South Korea).

It's all a bit odd, as an official paid service... on their Facebook page people are saying it is even down for those actually in New Zealand (and not just those pretending to be there!)

Yeah.. the website isn't even opening for me :-/ Same for you?

This stuff about pressing is interesting to me. Is Koeman suggesting that the players didn't know how to press properly? That Poch had introduced pressing, but perhaps in quite a one-dimensional way that would tire our players out, and now Koeman is trying to re-teach them in a more economical, subtle, intelligent fashion. Or perhaps its nothing of the sort and its just the new players that weren't here under Poch that need to be taught how to press with the others?

Argh! Bad luck :-( Still haven't got mine, luckily. Maybe it's because I'm in South Korea and they're looking for people using it from the UK?

I've just remembered that I have a bank account/debit card from a US bank, I set it up as a joint account after getting married (my wife's from the US), but have never used it. With that card alone could I get an NBC online subscription... and then use an IP changing service to watch outside of the US? Is it as simple as that do you think? I might have to look for alternatives in case PremierLeaguePass realise I'm not in New Zealand.

Does Gaston still have that watch Cortese gave him then?

Hi saintsladthrough! Gad to see you're sticking around here :-) What did you think of the Saints game at the weekend?

I'm still with PremierLeaguePass (New Zealand) and the picture quality is amazing. I love being able to have a split screen and skip between up to 4 games at the same time when there's more than one team playing (except when a Saints game is on, obviously).

The camera is lying here then?: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkdZ4NNCMAEQBLq.jpg Or was the linesman really correct and David Silva was onside after all?

I'm surprised you're using the Internet with that kind of antiquated attitude.

About ****ing time, indeed.

You'd hope that Liverpool realise now that Manquillo and Moreno are better options than Johnson, and that they won't come knocking for Clyne any time soon.

Fair enough Blakey, most of my American friends see past stereotypes though, so I tend to afford them the same courtesy.

I have no idea, but you'll probably get more luck posting such questions on a more general football discussion board - /r/soccer at Reddit is my favourite, but there are others out there.

Lovely bit of prejudice and catch-all stereotyping in this thread about Americans. I'm guessing you've all got a serious inferiority complex. Stop and think for a moment about how much you sound like Bompey fans.

Agreed. Certainly not at home against a team we should be attacking and beating in a fairly routine manner. A max of two of those players for almost any game, I'd say. And in many home games, only one should feature... Schneiderlin.

Personally, I think the problem with creativity against West Brom was not specifically down to Wanyama. It was more to do with playing all four of Wanyama, Schneiderlin, JWP and Davis. In my view only 3 of these players can be selected to have balance/enough going forward. I would include Cork in that list... so it is 3 from 5. For me, the only one that has to start out of all of them is Schneiderlin. That leaves 2 from 4 of the others, which Koeman can select depending on the opposition. That said, I'd expect Koeman to go with your midfield 3 for this game.

A lot of people are posting line-ups that are far too attacking for most games... I don't think Koeman would go with a line up that includes Pelle, Long, Mane and Long/Rodriguez. That would be like going back to the attacking 4-3-3 that Adkins was failing with in the early days back in the Prem... not enough balance. It'll be 3 attacking players at most I'd say, usually including Pelle and Tadic, with the 3rd being selected from Mane, Long & Rodriguez. Of course, it's possible that for some games Long or Rodriguez may replace Pelle in the central striker role. And perhaps you might get the odd game without Tadic and Mane taking on that role. That said, I also think some of the 3-5-2 line-ups posted are too defensive. By adding an extra central defender, I really think you then don't need both of Schneiderlin and Wanyama... seems like overkill. I can't see Schneiderlin getting dropped, so it would probably be Wanyama missing out, or perhaps even occasionally moving to play in the 3 at the back. Also don't see Fonte, as captain and a solid performer, being dropped. In a 4-4-2, someone out of him and Alderweireld will have to play as left sided CB. They're professionals so will have to adapt to what isn't a massive positional change. I see Lovren switched from the left to the right for Liverpool against Spurs, and if a **** like him can do it...

Oh do shut up, you silly tart.

Does anyone think that with 4 decent CBs Koeman might sometimes go for the 3-5-2 he used at Feyenoord? I think we now have the players to do it well (better than Man U, at least)... -----------------------Forster-------------------- ------Alderweireld----Fonte----Gardos--------- ---Clyne---Schneiderlin---JWP---Bertrand----- --------------------Tadic------------------------- ------------Mane------------Pelle---------------- Boruc (if he stays?), Yoshida, Targett, Cork, Wanyama, Davis, Long A decent looking subs bench too (would look better with Ramirez, granted). Obviously Wanyama, Cork and Davis would all be challenging JWP for his place. And Long challenging Mane and Pelle up front. I'm not sure I'm super keen on it as it seems a waste not to be able to fit one extra of Wanyama, Cork or Davis in the team. But wouldn't be surprised if Koeman tried to introduce something like this for the odd game at least.

Yeah, I'm still feeling a little sick after seeing that again.

Great win, it seems like forever since we got a result we deserved at West Ham. Funny thing about Morgan... to me, it doesn't seem like he cares so much about Saints these days, and I think it shows in his all round/defensive game, with some errors and half-hearted challenges creeping into his game. However, at the same time, I think by being less passionate about the team he plays for, his attacking game has improved, he seems a lot freer and willing to take chances in a way that he didn't before. Or perhaps that's Koeman's influence and I'm reading the wrong things into this entirely?

What did you think of the game today SaintsLad? Worth buying that subscription here yet, to discuss it more? ;-) I'm still using PLP buy the way, working fantastic, hope I don't get banned like some others have.