Saint-Armstrong

Suggests Saints are doing pretty well on this front.... http://www.financialfairplay.co.uk/latest-news/wage-and-the-premier-league-scaled-table

"Who needs Mourinho.... we've got Mauricio!" Seeing as they are friend n'all.

They love Ben Reeves down here. For anyone interested, I have a copy of the matchday programme here - Ben was the cover star and main interview:

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/fan-rewarded-for-incredible-goal-653492.aspx

Mauricio Pochettino: "Everybody was great. Thank you so much for your great support. You vibrated the stadium." "The key is all the work we put into it, and into all the matches. Today it has come together and the result has arrived." "A victory only comes if you believe. But everybody here at Southampton believes. Today we believed. We should always believe." "The most important thing for me is that we now have two weeks to prepare and recover, and get the injured players back for Newcastle." "If Sir Alex sends me some wine I would be very grateful, but he doesn't have to if he doesn't want to!"

GET THE **** IN! We are staying up!

At Wigan when Cork replaced Clyne it almost looked like a 3-4-3 at times. Boruc; Yoshida, Schneiderlin, Hooiveld; Cork, Davis, Ward-Prowse, Shaw; Rodriguez, Lambert, Lallana. Morgan as an anchorman connecting it up. Water-carrier, if you like.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4785906/Rickie-Lamberts-goal.html

Looks like Tadanari and Jos to me.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/07/premier-league-spending-controls?CMP=twt_gu

I like the bit in the full presser where Mauricio slips into speaking about Luke in English. Then he realised and seemed a bit shocked.

Are you in a good form? -Well, definitely not optimal. You have to remember I had been out of squad for a long time. But now I returned and I'm getting better each day Was it hard to return to the squad? -It's complicated. There was some strife that kept me out of play. On the other hand, my ambition simply did not let me just sit on the bench. I fought fiercly to get back to the starting eleven and here I am I guess noone doubts Artur Boruc's ability on the pitch. Everone is asking, though, how would you behave out of the pitch? - I have to tell you I'm getting bored by all that. Last months have tought me some humility; I'm older now, and wiser, too. I've always wanted to play in the Premier League, I thought I'd manage to do it earlier but for some reasons I've made it only recently. Goalkeepers are just like wine though, the older the better and I still have several years of play in me. You were "the Holy Goalie" in Celtic, now you are a Saint. Is that in your destiny? -AMEN

Allegedly starting for Poland. Playing the first half and Szczesny the 2nd for Poland against Ireland in Dublin. Live on SS2. Steve Davis starts for NI as skipper.

Being reported in most places as being the following match: Liverpool 1-0 Debrecen Also, another game 'fixed'... Fiorentina vs Debrecen

She's been taking her baby to the DW since one??? Again, why has she not gone to police rather than echo site? Honest Q.

Southampton Football Club on Twitter: "Saints defender @Luke_shaw3 will miss tomorrow's England Under-21 match after picking up a knock during training this morning. #saintsfc"

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/duo-withdraw-from-internationals-636698.aspx

From a Wigan forum.... http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php?tno=558&fid=516&sty=2&act=1&mid=2113295759 "I was right at the front of all this and although Southampton fans were doing their bit to cause mayhem there were a few wiganers doing their best to cause havoc as well. As the southampton fans started shouting quite a few lads pushed past me shouting lets get them in the canal. quite a few wiganers on the bridge were doing their best to goad them spitting and throwing coins started from the bridge and yes it wasn't pleasant for the families. at one point the southampton fans stood in a line and let those of us who weren't goading them and the kids carry on up the bridge."

Fire away...

http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/194542-Le-Don ???

http://audioboo.fm/boos/1189357

...a lesson from Balotelli. That's kind of the intro, but how do you feel about Saints' interactions with the press on all levels? (player-managers etc)