CylonKing

Ridiculous. How dare this joke of a board tie down another quality player to a long term contract. A player that last season most fans were astounded was not an automatic choice, who then went on to help his country win the Euro championship and now has the nerve to take the **** by showing some loyalty to the club we support by signing a contract that effectively means the club and its supporters can only benefit from all outcomes. I'm livid! If I had a season ticket, it would be in pieces now. I'm so annoyed that our leaders are showing some initiative and building a squad and not bringing in the mercenaries that we so desperately need. Yet another signing that continues our slow, yet determined, rise towards the top of the football pyramid. I long for the days where I get the mikey taken out of me from Forest and County fans, both Notts and Derby. When will this club we support stop taking the long term view and throw everything into a one time gamble. I'm sick of it now. Seriously, whilst we wait for the big, marquee signings, the club have done brilliantly this window in keeping the core squad together. Very, very impressed and this news about Cedric Soares is brilliant. We are so well run and Marcus would be so happy.

Not just you St Garrett. Think he's doing a sterling job myself. Another promising, young player in an established international team. This time signed on a 5 year deal. Excellent news. Welcome Pierre.

Sounds like the perfect man for the job if I'm honest. Welcome to the Saints Claude, we look forward to supporting you and the team over the next few seasons.

Mane goes, Vic goes and we get lots of money for them and already we've signed a young English winger with Premier League experience. What matters now is what happens in terms of the manager and who else we bring in. I'm pretty sure that if we finish the season next year in 4th or 5th place everyone will be happy and singing the new managers praises and commenting on how well we've rebuilt and developed the squad further. It is all about what the club do next. I'm hoping that we've already got replacements lined up for both Vic and Mane plus further squad development, plus longer contracts for other members of the squad. If this is the case and we show further improvement (maybe not league position but cup runs instead?) I think the club again can be happy with what it has done, but it all relies on the big IF.

Great season, we need Ron to stay longer than the 1 year left on his contract. Would love Vic and Sadio to stay, that would make a massive difference to us to keep them. Special mention to the Saints Marketing people this year. Have come up with some exceptional videos, stories and articles that really have made the players and the club much more than just a football team. Who can forget 'I thought you were Phil Tuffnell', the funniest line I've heard for ages. Loved the In the Box series and some of the stuff over Christmas was class. Overall, one of the best seasons we've had for a long, long time. Very happy!

Excellent news, nothing more than that. Interesting that the Beeb are quoting Les on their article saying that they hope VvD will be a pillar of Rons squad for years to come. Putting pressure on Ron to extend perhaps?

If this wasn't a school night I would definitely be attending! Bit gutted that it is not a Friday or Saturday to be honest. Would love another visit to Southampton and St Marys this year.

VVD for me as well. Saw him in his first game for us against WBA, a dull 0-0 but he stood out a mile. Completely outshone everyone else on the pitch and has continued to do so, knocking in a few goals along the way. The way he can bring the ball out of defence like a seasoned attacking midfielder is amazing and since he has done it, it looks like, to me, Fonte has done the same occasionally. Always seems to have much more time on the ball than anyone else and the skills and composure to get out of a tricky situation. An amazing first season for us and I have no doubt that he'll be playing for us next season, don't think we'll accept any offers for him at all and he comes across as the sort of player who has his head screwed on and not have it independently moving around other clubs willy-nilly!

Ha ha ha. Tickets for the match fool....as you well know. :-)

B*stards! I was looking forward to a Saturday night curry in Leicester after the match if I could get tickets.

The Rockstone on Onslow Road have their own dog and welcome others. It is a great pub serving wonderful local beers and great food. Whenever we are down in Southampton for a match we always go there for lunch beforehand now.

Cheers for the replies everyone. It is good to see this has sparked a bit of debate. Overall I think most people don't want us to lose, but would like Leicester to win the title. As I alluded to at the start, personally the ideal for me would be for us to continue this great run, beating Leicester in the process, us finishing in the top 4, above Spuds and with Leicester still winning the title....if not us. Think it would be good for football in this country overall.

Would you be happy for Saints to lose away to Leicester if it meant they went on to win the league because of that win? I've been thinking about this a lot recently and am still not sure how I feel. On the one hand, it would be great for football if Leicester could win the league as it would bring hope to many a team and show the 'bigger' teams that it is not all about buying the so-called best players. That team spirit and belief is just as important. on the other hand, I hate to see Saints lose no matter what so I'm loathed to want Saints to lose in any capacity. Then, what if Saints losing meant we didn't get into Europe, would that change your opinion? I think I'm of the opinion that while Leicester winning the Premier League is a good thing, I just cannot bring myself to see Saints lose, regardless. What are your thoughts?

Thought the team display was immense. Cedric with another stormer, not so attacking but brilliant defensively. But the team played so well for the full match. Another clean sheet and yet again restricting another team to a single long range shot on target. So important that, if nothing is heading towards your goal, you will not concede. I really hope Messers Koeman stay for much longer, still a perfect fit for this great football club.

And what about Andrew Surman?

Would you include Kenwynne Jones on the list of Academy players we brought through?

After seeing Dr Barry Gale had been back at the club, I've been telling everyone that we were going to thrash Arsenal. Did not expect it to actually happen though, now everyone thinks I'm a football genius. Great result, great team, great goal, so proud to support Saints and to have the team both on and off the pitch that we do. I love this club and whilst we will have some downs, it only serves to make the ups so much sweeter.

Apologies, didn't look down far enough. Presumed it would be right at the top! :-)

I'm presuming as there is no thread yet that everyone who has it is still playing it non-stop? This could be the game that gets me to upgrade to a PS4 from my trusty old PS3. My work colleague booked off Tues-Fri this week to start playing it at midnight on Mon right through the week. She has said that it is amazing and does not disappoint at all. What is everyone else's thoughts? Reviews look pretty good so far. Interested in hearing about this game as I loved Fallout 3 aqnd New Vegas.

I bought this ages ago, played it once last year at a friends house but have been playing Skyrym, Crysis and The Walking Dead games over the last few months, saving it for this coming weekend when my wife is away. Really excited about playing this when I've got a number of days to fully get into the game and progress through. Remember playing last year and loving it so I'm hopeful this weekend is going to be a fun one.

I thought it was actually a very interesting game from a Saints perspective. VvD was easily the man of the match and I felt we controlled the game pretty much from start to finish. We didn't look like conceeding at all and agree with Ron that we looked like the home side. Just lacked thst creative spark in the final 3rd, players not willing to take a gamble. What I was impressed with was the willingness of both Fonte and VvD to pick up the ball and run at the opposition, both looked very composed on the ball, as for VvD's passing, excellent. We've got ourselves a gem there. Was pleased when SRL went off as he was having a good game for them, bringing the ball down and bringing players into the game, what Pelle should have been doing for us. Overall not an exciting game but I had a great time and a good day in Brum.

Well, that is this year's final away game fancy dress sorted out! :-)

Not seen anything of the game, still drunk in Mauritius, 0 0 against Watford is poor. What is happening with Gaston Ramirez? From what I have seen, we are crying out for that type of player currently.

We will finish 4th this season! Not the greatest start but we are going to be strong finishers this year. Just a feeling, but I think that Mr Koeman is going to give this squad the confidence to be amazing.......and I might be a touch drunk!

First day of my honeymoon in Mauritius, walking through the capital and my wife spots a new Saints shirt on the opposite side of the road. I run over and introduce myself to the guy who turns out is a Mauritian Saints fan. Fell in Love with Saints in the Le Tiss era when he was a kid. He recently started a job and always wanted a Saints shirt so he bought the new one with a 4 on the back as he loved Spiderman. He`d never met another Saints fan before so was really pleased when we stopped him to chat. Persuaded my wife that the omens were good and we should watch the match live in the hotel bar. Oh dear! At least we got some amazing Magarita`s during the game. Still a long way to go, but Everton look like us last season when we were right up there. Absolutely amazed and chuffed to find a genuine Saints fan in Mauritius. My wife still loves the Saints though I`m not sure she is so happy that I`d persuaded her to watch the match on the first day on our honeymoon after that performance. Oh well, onwards and upwards. We march on!