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Where is pompey online? Has it been taken offline?

He needs to really. Was hilarious how much he put himself in the Boufal signing video... Reckon he is feeling the pressure.

This is a good post. The difference for me is that this season the formation simply doesnt work. Under Koeman we had the summer of discontent... then went out first game and almost beat liverpool away. It was clear everything was going to be alright. This year.... 65% possession along the halfway line or at 30yeards... then nothing but shots outside the box and hardly any penetration. It is worrying as we can't breakdown such stallwarts as Sunderland and Watford without first going behind. Big difference.

Its not right though is it. Whilst the fans should be patient and give Puel and the players time.... the fact remains that we were the 2nd best form team in 2016, almost got champions league and have had years of record revenues and profits. Against that backdrop we've sold 3 first team players, replaced them with 3 players who don't do the same jobs as well and ripped up the formation we've been playing for 3-4years despite the clubs 4-3-3 philosophy. For all that people want to live in the past, there is simply no excuse to be weaker as a team and banging on about glass ceilings as if we should give up now is ridiculous. The second teams end ambition and start standing still in the prem is the second they start heading back down the football standings. What is unacceptable is that even at half time against watford most of the stadium was booing them off. We have turned into a right bunch of plastics. But that said, most of the fanbase are clearly unhappy with the clubs management this summer... and are absolutely right to do so. I dare say that attitude has probably highlighted to the board that they better make a good signing before the window closes... just like the increase in uproar after chambers went put the brakes on player sales. Fans who sit around with no ambition for the club are the most dangerous fans to have, if that becomes the majority view we will really have to start to worry as it removes all pressure from the board.

It amazes me that people think the defence is fine. Jose does not want to be here (or is far off match fitness) and has been at fault for so much. Zlatan's goal, Defoe pen and numerous other near misses... he is currently more of a liability than Yoshi. Target is solid going forward but gets dicked defensively by anyone with speed. Romeu is not a solid CDM, whilst I rate him at driving forward, he loses the ball a lot more than wanyama defensively and does not win enough tackles. Then we can't score. The board have screwed up this summer spectacularly. We are poor ATM and don't seem to enter the opposition box and rely on 30ysrd shots 90% of the time. Very worrying times for the first 3 games. My only hope is that the quick passing and movement up front will click and we will become dangerous. We are awful so far though. That said the fans should not be booking yet. We had our best ever Prem finish last year. Now after 2 draws and a loss at the champions elect we have fans booing. Really hoped we were better than that as a fanbase and it certainly isn't the players/coaches fault. Blame should be placed at Reed's feet if fans want to vent dissatisfaction.

We wanted both.

You are certainly going some to be more annoying than Glasgow, not to mention derailing most (if not all threads)... Pretty special when every opinion different to yours is dross and all you can do is slag of those involved. Are you Les Reed?

If the club do have a gentlemen's agreement then Les Reed and co are going to look awfully stupid given the amount they've said "he isn't leaving" and given the level of advertising Fonte is currently used for....

We are at a loss for foreign signings. People easily forget buys such as Forren, Mayuka, Juanmi all to easily. Mane is the stand out success story, followed by Lovren... perhaps this says more about Liverpool paying OTT than it does our success rate... Although I do think that Mane is/will be one of the best players around - absolutely unplayable on his day and destroys teams for fun... there is no defending him at times. If anything, we sold him far far far too cheap.

It's more aimed at Les Reed and the board but we can't give them a hard time. Puel is the easy target and is their man. They git said of koeman to bring him in and if he doesn't deliver it is on their heads tbh.

So. We're still **** then with now one signed. Koeman was the lucky one this summer, gonna be hard watching his cheeky pressers whilst they finish who've us, not to mention the Everton fans stopping by on our forum.

He was spot on. Had a terrible summer and have left ourselves wide open to a poor season. As it stands. Also you have to accept that the media are desperate for us to fail having been so cocky about our strategy in recent years.

Are people seriously worrying about relegation?!?!?!? The team is good, but once again the board have gone for making an excessive profit rather than focusing on developing the team. Acceptable levels of performance should be made based on last season. We are the 2nd best form team in the premier league in 2016 and achieved our best ever prem finish for the 3rd consecutive season with a young and developing squad. If not for clattenburk at leicester away last season we could very well be the top form team and in the champions league this season as a summary of just how good we were last year... Since then, the board got rid of Koeman (and this is exactly what happened no matter how they want to paint it - reed didn't like him and got offered £5m to get rid of him), and sold Mane, wanyama and pelle. We've banked a very tidy transfer profit, record tv monies and have the prospect of European prize and tv monies this season. Against that backdrop we've signed 2 young players and not replaced a single first team position. The fans acknowledge this, as shown by not a single person predicting us to even match last seasons finish. As fans go, we are a very tolerant and accepting bunch; glad that we have a team to support and happy as long as we play good attacking footy and develop players..... But.... The board have made a serious mistake in my honest opinion if they think it will sit well making very tidy profits whilst weakening the team. All the while banging on about smashing the glass ceiling and reaching champions league whilst milking the fans for their ticket monies and £50 shirts etc - its okay though, we've given opposition fans ticket discounts... Based on the fact that we are the 2nd best form team of 2016 and have cash to spend.... The fans really should be telling the board exactly what we think if we finish lower than the last 3 seasons... Not acceptable.

Romeu is poor defensively. Gets done regularly and gives the ball away to easily when in defensive positions (in that case very similar to wanyama). What Romeu, Clasie and apparently PEH are all good at is striding forward, riding challenges and piging good passes about going forward. Thats great for attacking.... but we're gonna leak like a sieve due to play coming straight through the middle... and we'er open on the flanks because of how narrow we set up. Hope we score more

People seriously need to consider why and when the ITK's post on here. As much as we all appreciate the information, its never leaked without purpose.

In truth this is a fantastic analogy. We sold 3 first team players, and purchased two. The squad is weaker despite consecutive seasons of profit, record revenues etc. If it ends that way come september then it is unacceptable.

This place is infested with people who love to be negative, remind us of our glass ceiling and delight in stating this fact repeatedly as if it is a medal that can be warn with pride to beat down those with actual ambition and passion for the club. All despite evidence to the contrary with the latest glorious example being the mighty Foxes. We've done well despite flogging and banking a profit for several consecutive seasons. Imagine if we'd had some real ambition. And at the end of the day... all these managers and all these players keep leaving.... Yet they are always to blame and it is never something wrong with the club or the board. No smoke without fire etc. But nvm, lets carry on supporting the saints. They have us all by the balls in that regards, we were here in League 1, so we'll obviously be here when we flog our soul each summer and under achieve as a result.

Glasgow is back I see. Thank god for the other forum....

We have 4 strikers of prem level though.

Why do remainers keep insulting the majority of the country. that is what I can't grasp tbh. Really need to move on and stop creating a divisive and bad tempered air. No one likes bad losers and now everyone needs to pull together.

if we signed him there would be jizz everywhere on here. I would be very surprise if it was depay, not one aspect of him fits saints.

£20 x 19 does not £570 make.

Bolasie is very good player. Has been for years and wish we'd signed him a long long time ago. In this window £30m really isn't that much. City have just spent nearly that on a guy they can't play until January and who no one has ever heard of (outside of the the bible).

If Les/board come out and say anything positive you know there is bad news coming. Be grateful for their silence.

We had the 14th highest wages in the league last season. From that you can take it as we are not paying massive wages. I hope the wider fanbase take note of this.