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United are after Matt Radcliffe with the Daily Mail stating that he is destined to sign for them following the Tottenham game... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2776856/Manchester-United-set-poach-Southampton-team-physio-Matt-Radcliffe-help-club-s-injury-crisis.html "Manchester United are attempting to solve their crippling injury list by poaching Southampton’s first-team physio Matt Radcliffe. Louis van Gaal has nine players out with injury ahead of this weekend’s Barclays Premier League fixture with Everton. Radcliffe is regarded as one for the best physios in football and his last game before he joins United will be Southampton's trip to White Hart Lane on Sunday. The experienced physio has been lured to United at a time when they are attempting to speed up the recovery rates of a number of their most influential players. Michael Carrick (ankle), Marouane Fellaini (ankle), Phil Jones (hamstring), Ashley Young (groin), Jonny Evans (ankle), Chris Smalling (hip) and Ander Herrera (ribs) are among nine players in the medical room at Carrington. Radcliffe, will be on the bench at Saints for this weekend’s reunion with former manager Mauricio Pochettino before he starts his new role at Old Trafford." Would have thought we can match whatever United would pay one of our physios to be frank.

Was a great goal, living in Bristol and their my dads second team as well. We were both there and I had an instantaneous sinking feeling the second he received the ball. Utterly buried it! The A36 was solid Bristol rovers traffic after that game as well. Hopefully they'll turn it around this season, will be going to watch the Eastleigh game at the Mem for sure.

I said I was very unhappy with him towards the end of last season and was vilified for it, called a troll etc. Stand by my decision that there was/is better available than poch, and that allows for Koeman to not be one of them come the end of the season. His lack of interest in the league fixtures at the end of last season, injury record, disloyalty post Cortese and Sunderland were simply not good enough. People had their heads in the sand back then and were blinded by the fact that we were 8th... I would argue that he underachieved personally, but that is neither here nor there anymore. Things change fast in footy as we all know. Look again at Christmas and we'll have numpties expressing disappointment in Koeman, despite his start and the fact that he has had to build a team out of the scraps and left overs.

We lost 3-1 to west ham last season, and won 3-1 this season. Get it right ffs.

Yes it is, you are the only supporter i can even list that doesn't have a disklike of Lallana or Lovren and the way they conducted themselves this summer. The 5000 who went to arsenal gave chambers both barrells as well... and he is perhaps the most innocent bar Lambert. The simple truth is, chambers, shaw, lallana and lovren all sorted themselves out with nice moves around January/February time and gave the club no/little choice over the issue. I felt chambers getting booed was a tad harsh, but then I am reminded that he just jumped ship to take a shortcut at the very first opportunity. No real fell well and only a very token thanks to saints. These players deserve whatever they get from the fans. Lambert is the only one. He conducted himself with utmost respect for our fans, refusing to comment to the press until it was done and he had had his say. Only Lambert would be truly welcomed back. And sadly, Lambert is the one who will suffer the most from his move and will wish he had stayed, as it is, he will waste the twilight years of his career under appreciated in Liverpool when he would have been loved for all his days at Saints. Sad. Compare that to Lallana, he was loved and had it all here (except a big pay cheque), he didn't move for love (unless he is colour blind and thought anfield was goodison?!?!) And Lovren, well, after all his guff about loving the club and the fans and being grateful for being given a new chance... he is the worst one by far!

Hardly, the man is guilty as charged, but uses quotes out of context from our supporters, before responding with selective quotes of his own which dodge the question... It is utter manipulation to shame saints fans when in truth Martin Samuel has spent all summer milking the club and rejoicing in destabilising it from a media position. Disgrace.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2769078/Southampton-emulated-Manchester-United-s-Class-92-instead-sell.html Basically selectively takes quotes from across the summer, takes time to take them all apart on his own terms and twisting the context - all in article where the fan's in question are openly attacked with no option for defence. All of it demonstrating he hates saints. All of it utter bull twaddle as well.

Liverpool at home.... Nothing else even matters

Whilst I don't disagree that Koeman can't be judged yet and this could all be a very successful case of "new manager syndrome", you really can't state that this success is built on the back of poch's team... Or did I miss the mass exodus and unsettling that went on over the summer? We know longer have Lallana, Lambert or Lovren, or Shaw!! And we sold Chambers who played half the games under him. Not sure if you are trolling with that comment? However you want to put it, Koeman/board have basically dismantled Poch's want-aways and Koeman has built his very own team from the ashes!

My arsenal supporting mate has just given me a link to a cracking stream, and it will remain that way by staying secret Steamking channel 11 was pretty good before that though

1 card from suspension as well apparently. Doubt he will play. To already have 4 yellow cards shows he is out of his depth where Wenger is using him. As for the game. There are Arsenal fans at work who think that even with the reported weakened squad they will comfortably beat our first team... I mean they literally have no shadow of doubt over that fact. Hope we smash them. Pelle, Tadic and Mane up front for at least an hour. Wanyama, Morgan and Cork in the centre, Solid back line with good rotation and Forster in goal. A good win over Arsenal will do wonders for further building are burgeoning team belief!

I thought we all trust the board now and that Les was getting a statue next to ML and NikNak? Is this not the case??

I believe it requires the standard 38 games does it not? Don't let that stop them amusing the rest of us ofc

Shows you how much better we are that we can field that as an approximately second string team... We could add: Morgan Maya Toby Bertrand JWP JayRod Pelle To that team on a good day. We also still have Ramirez and Boruc on our books technically. Plus players like Reed, Gallagher, Isgrove, Sims and Maqueen etc. Future is very very bright right now. Especially with £30m still in the kitty, not to mention the added TV monies. WTFILN

Wait, are their people who seriously think he has left After this summer I guess we need something else to worry about. Role on Adios Mane

Not to stop us all jizzing ourselves for good football (which it was) - but this current Newcastle side our one of the worse teams in the league at present. If you want to talk about samba football, go watch what Chelsea did to Swansea.... It was like us on steroids at times, and then some. We played well, but Newcastle were awful, and had pretty much given up up by the 4th goal. A bit like the Middlesbrough game in the championship when we score the first goal and Lambert was actually able top just stop for a few seconds with the ball on the edge of the penalty area... that was a 33 pass move as well or something if memory serves.

Positivity!!!

We are above that dirty treacherous argie k9 and Arsenal. And currently liverhampton. Have to do overtime shift tonight having to give up tickets today as a result, at least saint's have cheered me up a bit, especially as I'm going with a cocky arse fan Played that at walking pace.... Literally laughable. There is some real dog sh1te in the league this season.. And we are looking every bit a top 8 team as it stands.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29163124 Southampton: Steven Davis says transfer window "unbelievable" Southampton midfielder Steven Davis says the players are now fully focused after an "unbelievable" transfer window. The likes of Rickie Lambert, Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana all left this summer but eight replacements were brought in. They included the deadline day arrivals of Sadio Mane and Toby Alderweireld. "It's been an unbelievable transfer window, I don't think anyone could foresee what was going to happen," Davis, 29, told BBC Radio Solent. "From outside there were questions marks about the direction of the club, especially as we lost a number of top performers from last season. "To be fair to the board, the manager has been backed and it's been a good transfer window for us. "We just want to settle down and concentrate on our football and win some games," he added. Along with Mane and Alderweireld, Southampton also recruited Graziono Pelle, Dusan Tadic and Shane Long. Davis says he is optimistic about the future. "With another couple of additions the squad is looking really strong now," he added. Artur Boruc was expected to leave Southampton this summer but is still at the club "There is competition for places and you have to be right bang at it to stay in the team and that can only be good." Boss Ronald Koeman, who replaced Mauricio Pochettino in the summer, admitted it was a challenge to reshape his squad in a short space of time. "It was a strange summer because we had changes but now we know our squad," he said. Koeman says goalkeeper Artur Boruc, who was expected to to leave St. Mary's this summer, must now focus on trying to win his place back after losing his spot to Fraser Forster. "I spoke to Artur and the best situation for everybody was if he played in another team," said Koeman. "That was not a possibility for him and he is a player of Southampton and has to bring the spirit to the team and maybe I will change."

Tables are very confusing, scroll down to the "Arrest by club supported and type of offence" and poopey have more than us Obviously most of their hardcore fans have given up supporting them so have avoided the banning orders all together, those that are left are busy obtaining more arrests for violent conduct and public disorder...

There is already a thread on this, as said it is unlikely and certainly not worthy of two threads! http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?51735-Mejdi-Traoui

Also linked in the express... http://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport/football/508885/Newcastle-and-Southampton-handed-boost-as-veteran-midfielder-eyes-English-move

We are being linked with 30year old Mejdi Traoui by club call. Free agent with 60 caps for Tunisia, plays in midfield. Read more at: https://www.clubcall.com/southampton/tunisian-ace-interests-saints-1739611.html Interesting, but seems a strange purchase.

No we don't...

It is my understanding that she does.... Which made it all the more outrageous that people were doing it. I for one like her, as I posted several times over the summer, she was coming to games in 2010 and bringing her nephew/son with her so she clearly has an interest and care. The summer was testing for sure. Looks like we have come through it and the fans can now look to trust her, the family and the board. Onwards and upwards. Plus Koeman is a beast!