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Indeed. I am also wondering if this indicates that Killer is more "sore" than we are led to believe, and Thomas is being saved for Saturday..

Surely his day are numbered too after his exclusion tonight and Lancashire's inclusion ? This youth policy is getting obsessive, though maybe Poortvilet simply doesnt rate him. Is he on high wages ?

The reason for this thread is clear-as-crystal in the original post - that the comments about his knee soreness are very similar as prior to the last relapse. Please read again - it seems you missed it.

Indeed, maybe it is time to reciprocate against happy-clappies who seem to have major nervous breakdowns about any post that is not fullsome, gushing, and ends with COYR or "up the Saints"

Can someone tell me where I said "sod the finances, only results count" ?? I thought I was counselling AGAINST absolute black-and-white perspectives...

Will you not hold your breath everytime he goes in for a tackle ? I really want his comeback to endure, but let's face it, subconsciously, none of us are expecting him to last the season. Why does that make me depressive ?

Wouldnt presume to speak for other fans, but I would have said the answer to your question is yes.

Whatever. Suggest you troll someone else.

NickG ?????

If you are going to be ridiculously pedantic, where did I say he will never have the mental strength required to be successful ?

sorry, no idea what you are going on about.

The same player scored about 10 in 11 apperances the season before, when he was the apple of the managers eye. He was treat like crap last season.

they may be he should never have comeback. Do you want him being on crutches for the result of his life on your conscience ? It my be different, and he may always have aches and pains after matches from now until he retires. But it sounds similar to last time.

I did. I answered that your question is irrelevant. Sorry you missed that.

In the article "Killer's Comeback" on the OS, there are some worrying comments from Killer about his knee. I seem to recall similar comments being made just before his last relapse. I do hope this is different this time. He could be essential to survival this season. I just cant help fearing his comeback has been rushed...

Hmmm..If the club is so completely f**ked financially that the mid-to-long-term results benefits - of keeping any one of, say, the top seven wager earners under any circumstances - were completely disregarded, then the whole club is f**ked and Lowe is just postponing the inveitable. I refuse to believe that all of the top earners could provide zero impact on the success of our season whilst drawing those wages, and that Pootvilet didnt see any value at all in keeping any of them for the way he wants to play. He is a manager. I believe he would recognise strenghts and weaknesses in all his players, and would have relished the challenge of remotivating and getting the best out of a couple of them.

I really do genuinely worry about the short-sightedness of some Saints fans. If Saga managed to turn around a couple of results that BWP didnt our couldnt in a million years, the changes in or table position and outlook would probably put a couple more hundred bums on seats, thereby paying the difference between their wages. Why oh why cant some fans (and maybe some chairmen) see that results will make a direct difference to finances ???

This post is so laughingly OTT and hysterical, I thought twice about replying. Character assassination ??? LOL. Tactical substitutions are utterly overrated. If someone is playing well, you dont substitute them, ever. Most of the time they make matters worse, not better. Morgan is going to be a fantastic player by all accounts with a big future, but I for one question whether we should be anchoring our midfield with an 18 year-old. As for becoming a charicature, may I suggest you consider your own reactions to other peoples posts before making that accusation ?

Completely agree. McG has had a great pre-season and first game, but will he keep it up ? We have transfer-list almost every other forward at the club, and consequently have massively restricted our options. My fear is that we will only play with one tactic and tempo like under Burley, and the opposition will quickly learn how to neutrallise us.

That's because your interpretation of "lightweight" is too limited. OK, so his physical dimensions are not bad, but he's a kid. So he is mentally lightweight, and isnt experienced enough to look after himself during the game physically. He was running rings around people in the friendlies, and despite some great passing on Saturday apparently, he was substituted after an hour. If he was having a great game, he would have stayed on. But I am not blaming him or anyone else for the defeat. I am simply using him as an example of how we need steel as well as talent..

So we are expected to believe JP is happy to see the entire strike force except McG and maybe Stern transfer listed ? Scoring goals is a low priority ?

OK, for starters: Why favour keeping BWP over Saga ? We've only loaned out Saga, not sold him for £10M. Are we supposed to believe BWP is more important to JPs plans than Saga ? Are we supposed to believe we couldnt get a team to take BWP on loan ? BWP is also rumoured to be earning a mint.

Wise words, dude, it's just bloody difficult to sustain...

It's obviously pointless discussing with you. You know this is the case, you are just being bloody-minded.

For what reason, exactly ? Been reporting posts already, have you ???