alpine_saint

Ok, it is a no-brainer, since I didnt know its 4m difference in prize money. Suppose the question now turns to what constitutes the strongest team. Currently that seems to exclude Lallana for Puncheon.

You could put the experienced players on the bench and bring them on if we go 0-2.

Yes, of course. The relative tiime scales involved have absolutely no bearing on the validity of the prediction, do they

Put out what you consider to be a full-stregth team (including the underachievers like Lallana) in the supposed aim of winning the game and getting up to a potential 10th/11th finish, or give some playing time to the players at the fringes of the squad (mainly youngsters) that in your view have a long-term future with the club, and risk losing and ending up 17th ?

Seems to me he is under-appreciated - by management and fans.

Wigan, Sunderland, Palace

OK, I'll say 10th.

As someone has said, the fair assessment is when he has had a chance to work the transfer market, have a pre-season, etc. So really the jury is out, but imo it is difficult to say anything that happened since he took over wouldnt have happened with NA.

Yes, it was wrong. It was an emotional response to seeing us go behind, Toon winning and WBA rolling over against our position yet again. Doesnt hide the fact that making predictions now about the end of next season is plain stupid. The two things are not connected.

'course we have...

I would describe it as satisfactory. It could have been a lot worse, but imo it could have been better.

We failed to do something about the defence in January despite the evidence of our eyes. Cortese was more interested in changing managers. Mental. We've been f**king lucky.

Nope, you are right. The defence wasnt good enough imo. Deal with it, or find someone else to stalk..

Something like 30 points dropped from leading positions ? How you have the front to say it was good enough is bizarre.

Absolutely hillarious predicting now. I'll wait to see what pre-season and transfers we get before predicting what happens next season.

Major issues to resolve for next season. The return of Gutless Saints needs to be addressed.

Because I switched off after your childish retort. We've blown the last 6 weeks of this season and you all know it.

The response of a child.

Except that I wrote it when we were on 39 points...

No. We still have no plan B.

You are both right. But should it have come to this ??? Serious, serious questions to ask about why our defence hasnt been properly addressed all season, and about Lallanas future to name but two things.

Not trolling, I am f**king fuming. The table and our recent record says it all.

Well done Wigan. Got a soft spot for the place myself, brings back good memories, so its a nice picture to think of the locals celebrating.

Would be happy to see him in Saints colours next season.

Confirmed ?