beatlesaint

well that's fair enough isn't it ?

I think it's worth a go, but seriously doubt Mr Puel will, he seems as stubborn as his friend Mr Wenger.

well we have had very little in terms of excitement in the league up to now so I can see where you are coming from

Pardew gets a lot of stick but if you look at his last three jobs the only team who has gone upwards since his departure is us. Both Newcastle and Palace have gotten worse, Newcastle went down and the legend that is Fat Sam isn't looking very clever at Palace as yet.

we need to win four of the remaining games, we are fortunate that their are 6 teams below us who are 6 points or more behind us, they cant all have great runs to lift them out of trouble. The only problem i have is i cant for the life of me see where those four wins are coming from, three maybe but that would be really touch and go ! Of course once we win a match the next one mentally looks easier and winnable, its when in a losing run like this you just cant see the next point let alone three !

David Wagner at Huddersfield. Against Brighton the other night they were superb, they pressed them all game, didnt give them a second and played the way we used to under Poch. Excellent coach, just the sort that would fit Saints criteria.

wheres he going ? I can put a few quid on it well in advance

Excellent post

well that's a fair point to be honest BUT the lack of decent CB isn't the reason the football is such ****e !

No I am annoyed at Puel and Reed for much worse than that. I am referring to the fact the manager spoke about playing Bertrand at CB as a possibility and then he doesn't bother to do it, so why talk about it ? Today would have been ideal with West Ham playing a big CF as Man Utd do. It worked out last year, even Puel referred to that, and playing Mc Queen at left back wouldn't have hurt us offensively either !

Sideways, sideways, back, sideways, back then lump the ball upfront for nobody in particular. Absolute ****e ! Fonte knew exactly what they would do so briefing his new team mates and manager would have taken a couple of minutes. First 10-15 mins tend to be pretty good then the next 75 mins is crap, been like it nearly all season at home. Its rubbish football.

If those players pull a performance out of the bag at Wembley that would be a big indication, I think, that they aren't playing for this manager and therefore he will have to go !

Even poor old Dave Merrington on Solent is getting really exasperated with Puel, he's not alone. All this talk about trying Bertrand at Centre Back. Today would have been a good test so dies it happen ? Does it **** !

Good question. All they refer to now is making sure when you order tickets you do it in the ticket holders name so it shows on their purchase history. i understood there would be points given for attending away matches, early cup games, friendlies and so on that would credit you with more points the less attractive the game was.

No mine worked fine - when you get to the purchase page after selecting your tickets he should be listed in the drop down where your name currently will be ?

i'm sure Les's end of season interview will gloss over this error as he discusses the superb form of our attacking options and our huge portfolio of midfield options !

Did he actually mention the possibility of using Bertrand as a CB or is that just what the OP thinks could happen ?

after this he might not be playing Saturday

Just think about that sentence, not only is it true it shows just what has been allowed to happen here. A, for many, not so hot third choice CB, cover in other words, is now the first choice on whom we are all relying while VVD is out.

sorry, didn't realise sub appearances don't count as playing for your country, bugger, my bad

sorry but your post really smacks of burying your head in the sand. Fair enough though if that's what you choose to believe. Let's pray one of them doesn't get injured. We have come from concern every time Yoshida plays to now viewing him as a defensive saviour, that's worrying in itself isn't it ?

Come on, be fair, he's a full Italian international, he's no mug. We aren't talking about playing for Luxembourg here !

If he seriously believes that statement alone it says more about the ivory tower Les has built himself and his taking supporters for bloody idiots than anything I have ever seen from him. I bet we don't see any mention at all of why with out first choice CB pairing leaving or being injured and there being plenty of time to address the issue the club has failed to bring in one single defender on loan even. Its ridiculous but I hope it means we will be told that Virgil will be back in a couple of weeks. It's the only way they can in part justify what has been a monumental gamble or cock up, take your pick. Its the first time in the Liebherr era that the club has really screwed up and with this Chinese "partnership" looming you have to wonder just how much of the unknown is behind this very bizarre decision.

What a complete and utter balls up this has been

yep but it's until 1am this year !