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My thoughts too, couldnt have asked for a much better balanced set of fixtures to be honest, there are no horrendous 6/7 game runs where you think "oh ffs" !!

As he was the club's guest at the play-off final and word is the deal was done sometime ago is it safe to assume he would have signed had we still been in The Championship? I'm just thinking that given the experienced players we would have undoubtedly lost then his signing might not have caused such confusion and would have made a lot more sense for his experience and helping the young players. I mean I still think thats mainly going to be his role whilst learning Russball and being ready to go on the coaching staff when he hangs up his boots. Anyway as I said before if he comes off the bench and scores or makes the goal that ultimately keeps us up next season then that'll be justification (and retribution for past sins 😉) right there.

Interesting that he sent his kid to Saints Academy rather than Bournemouth which not only did he claim was his real home but is literally 3 miles up the road from where he lives.

He fell over early on and got a free kick. Apart from the kick offs after each goal, no !

I bloody hope Adams has already signed a contract with Wolves or Forest or anyone that isn’t Southampton

he spent so long up Klopp’s arse it was bound to have an effect !

I cant stop looking at the shirt......i mean its so bloody awful it keeps dragging me back for another look and headshake 😂

I'm old enough to know the difference between Gordon Strachan and Redcrapp son so quit the wise arse comments and answer the question !

You've lost me.....what's funny about that ? Both parts of it are true.

Agree, he should have have shone in The Championship and given the manager a real problem about dropping him. Never happened.

Adams is reasonable if he is the support second striker to hold the ball up etc. The problem arises when the guy is the main central striker, his shot to goal ratio is appalling. I just wish he'd go, he's not gonna keep us up.

Did he? Apart from Liverpool at home last match of that dreadful season when he was presumably trying to impress potential suitors what game/games was/were that then ?

Alcaraz - decent chance I would say Sulemana - not a cat in hells chance, I really dont get what people see in him. Get rid asap

You are correct, despite remembering his face front and centre when they celebrated at an empty Anfield (due to Covid) his role in winning both those trophies was minimal to say the least.

I honestly believe the main reason they want him is for Academy coaching after his work with the England U21's and his stated desire to go into coaching. Therefore I would imagine the first year will be a player/coach role whereby he can help out the first team squad, mainly from the subs bench, but then after that he will retire from playing and just Coach. Surman came back without the playing part, Danny Butterfield did likewise. Its nothing new. Had Walcott shown an interest in coaching then that may well have been his brief too. I dont particularly want him back, the reasons have been debated on here long and hard, for me its not that he left to better himself its how he left. But I understand the reasons they want him and they are, on a football level, sound so fair enough. If he creates or scores that one goal that keeps us up then the decision is vindicated and the guy becomes a hero again. As bitter as I might be about how he left the fact remains that his departure didnt lead to our spiral down the leagues etc, we had 3 or 4 very very good years without him.

You do well to type that without any mistakes if you’re that pissed or off your tits on some illegal substance mate

Two weeks tomorrow we were promoted. Whatever happened to that Alpine guy who had a breakdown if we hadn’t made a signing within a day of the season ending ? 😂

At the risk of upsetting anyone and being tarred and stoned can I just say the Championship is his level 😲

Absolutely right, that was/is his natural inclination. Difference is Downes likes a forward pass and drives forward, he can also put in a decent tackle. Sorry but i prefer Downes to JWP

Someone doesn’t understand how bang average he is more like.

Renewed, painless and simple. Gone for Direct Debit option for the first time.

That’s a shame, out of the 3 he’s the one I would most like to have stayed. I’m really hoping Adams goes too.

I wonder if he has the self awareness to sometimes think to himself that leaving Southampton was a bloody stupid move. He played arguably his best football here. Grass wasn’t so green was it?

Yep, as soon as the final whistle went Sunday it was done, they’ve got nothing to announce on him!

Didnt his form drop off towards the end of his loan spell cos he got pissed off by Ralph......or did i imagine that ?