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Indeed, wasn't Lallana's absence that meant the ball didnt quite cross the line from Fonte against Notts County or that Davis would have a nightmare in goal at Tranmere.

yeah but just remember the quality of player they are watching week in week out these days. FWIW I thought he was inconsistant last night, looked good at times but some of his passing ??

That will do us.

I mistakenly clicked on this thread but I fear I have entered a paralell universe or something. WTF ? As I understand it because some one who rates themselves as a bit of a Billy Big Balls chose CHAMPIONSHIP side Ipswich over LEAGUE ONE Southampton its the managers fault one player hasn't come here cos he is seemingly "dull" ? Oh dear oh dear :-(

Perhaps I shouldn't say this but I wont lose any sleep if we dont sign this guy. I would much rather have M-S from Peterbro who can play out wide and through the middle.

How big a squad do you think we have ? using your logic there will be no Chaplow, Morgan, Chamberlain in midfield, with Hammond and Lallana not ready yet - or in those pictures - who is left ? Barnard, Lambert and the new guy are pictured so the front two will be ? Both right backs are there too.... You really are a special case aren't you ?

No its just that Le Fondre has only scored 1 goal since the end of November !

Not when he can record it and watch it back on TV later. Long way up to Blackpool.....we aren't made of money you know :-)

exactly !

Couldnt agree more, lets not be greedy. And while they carry on beating teams around us they are doing us a favour and giving us a bit of breathing space when we have the odd cock up like last Saturday !

So every player who is told he will be on the bench can throw their toys out the pram and be omitted altogether cos "his head isn't right" can they ? Jason Puncheon is not hungry to play for Southampton F.C., that much is obvious.

Is this a serious statement ? We draw one blank and all of a sudden we cant score goals away ?

The main one being "Unless I really really have to I will never take you off Jason"

We have the player contracted until June 2013 We do not need the money therefore we are not desperate as we have been in the past. I dispute your view, I think we do have an element of power.

So they have NO agreement with Southampton. That could be a bit of a sticking point then !!!! £10 million, none of this £5 mil up front ********, and a loan back for this season. If you want him Arsene then stump up and dance to Cortese's tune.

Thats exactly what we will get. A prem ref is always in charge when a prem team plays a cup tie.

Puncheon has been a prodessional footballer for 7 years and in that time has played for 7 clubs either as their player or on loan. The longest he has been anywhere is two years at Barnet. I think the stats tell their own story about Mr Puncheon's attitude. I would imagine in his first few games for a club he is pretty good - as he was for us and he was for Millwall. Seems once he gets his feet under the table at a club all that goes out the window.

Would that be like the complimentary tickets Cortese/the club gave McMenemy and others for the JPT Final ? Terry Paine for instance was offered a ticket but couldn't get over from South Africa. I totally agree with what you say about honouring the past and treating those who have gone before with great respect. Nick Holmes and Peter Rodrigues were at the Blackpool Cup game so its not as if the history of the club began the day Markus bought the club. The trouble is when the local paper splashes great headlines about Le Tiss or Lawrie having a go about the Pardew situation etc etc.

Hope so ! Rather have Alex than Punch for the rest of the season.

No Puncheon....at least not in the starting 11 though.

Quite agree. Whats the point of promoting academies to bring through your own players if the big boys can just cherry pick the decent stuff coming through. A player bought through any academy from the age of 12 or 13 should not be allowed to move until they are 19 or 20. In the long term it would be better for the player too. Dont care what anyone says, Walcott left far too early and would be a better player than he is today if he had had another season of regular first team football behind him.

I thought Liscard was in Cornwall !!

Agree with that. Still to this day dont understand what Souness was playing at when he shipped Flash out.

If Mark Chamberlain thinks his son is going to go to a premiership team and be in the starting line up by the end of the season he is seriously deluded. Lets just remember that he has only made 16 starts for a League One team for goodness sake ! And I dont think he does, I think he realises his boy is better here where he will play most, if not every, week. At 17 the best thing for him to do is play against decent opposition in a competitive league. No reserve league is going to have the same intensity and I am sure Chamberlain Snr knows it. I will be absolutely amazed if he leaves......having said that roll on 1 February !!

Blast, you beat me to it. Manny Andrewzewski and Rueben Agboola I too would nominate Neil Heaney if he had not already been picked.