Barry Sanchez

+1 ^ this.

I will add social responsibilty and a conscience of your fellow human being does not mean you are a red in the bed or crying limp wristed liberal, many good people are not affiliated to a party simply because they dislike them.

If you think the Mirror is a socialist paper I suggest you are wrong.

I refer to Ramirez, http://www.transferleague.co.uk/football-transfers/southampton-transfers.html Nice try son.

You were the one suggesting knocking one out Geoffrey, like most of the happier bunch you want an argument after we lose to detract from the flack the players will get on here, I admire it and maybe if you ask your superiors like Dani or Ramirez they will help you out in your noble cause.

Its not a w a n kfest as you put it, its relevant disappointment at a massive signing being an absolute failure, similar to our last signing of similar amount, the real sad thing is our exec chairman is buying them with no football experience, how has this gone unnoticed?

Stats rot the mind and distort reality, they mean nothing, the equivlent of 4 draws is 4 draws not a win and a draw. 2 points from a Champions League and so are many other teams. Joint fewest goals conceded, fair comment. Above them but is it really going to stay like that? Is that a cause for happiness? Those two comments are so desperate, we still lost end of. True and a good result it was too.

I have not said that at all, again a clapper being extreme to make their view more attractive, I said and have said repeatedly that bigger larger reams and squads can absorb such **** as they have more quality throughout the team. Its obvious when you think about it, Torres for example at Chelsea, they won the Champions League and Uefa Cup with him playing pretty poorly for most of the games.

Shaw can pray to the Gods Daniel Fox is his competition, I can imagine in an interview in years to come about his glorious career he will say "So Luke, who do you thank for your career and being given an opportunity at such a young age, Adkins, Reed, the youth set up? "Danny Fox"

Are you advocating we sign players for £15 Million on a 4 year deal and give them at least 25% off to settle in? We are not that type of club and we dont ahve the squad to nurse luxury players, bigger clubs with bigger squads can adsorb crap signings to a degree, we cant.

Why? Dont be silly, its obvious, I doubt Schneiderlin would have be given such a chance were we in this division now, thats the difference so your point is moot. Could Bale be the exception rather than the rule? Again moot as we can only go on what we have and not others. Youth is part of the solution, it will have a lot more prominence if Fifa/Uefa brought in a home rule rule but will it and will it be observed? I doubt it as the World now wants to see the biggest teams frequently with the best players. You are rightly championing something but its something thats out of date and bares no relevance to us anymore, we will sell always if the price is right, we will have to pay a premium to get players here, for us to be the best we will have to pay for it. Its that simple.

What a silly knee jerk throw the ball out the sandpit post.

Sky, Murdoch and the Champions League killed that years ago.

Ambition is too be applauded no question, ambition based on this model to achieve success is hopeful rather than expectant, its also leading the fans down the garden path, I am not buying it at all.

No I'm correct thats all, if that makes you arrogant so be it, better than being blind and having faith in something that has no substance.

It is but its the truth, the clubs above us are World known clubs, we are not really known in England for being a successful club so the only thing to lure them here is an awful lot of money, an academy is the icing on the cake but it aint the cake.

We will finish about 9th/10th, Cortese wont be happy but he has to learn about football, our squad is no where near the others and spending a bit of money once every blue moon does not guarantee anything, consistent quality spending is the only way, and I mean the only way, not youth as it takes too long and the chances are you wont get the required quality at the same time. Money thats all it takes.

I hope so, awful and woeful and who signed him?

I believe I have been saying similar stuff all season and have been made public enemy no 1 on here, the press will then have knives out for our system and then the poachers will come. I will say it again for all to see and record, the only way we will ever finish in the top 4 on a consistent basis (this is what Cortese wants) is too spend similar amounts to City and Chelsea on absolute premium players, that will not happen and neither will our Champions League escapade, it is that simple.

Why shoukd we be bailed out for not having adequate cover?

Have those other teams been putting such **** as this up for the National ridicule? The press love this, build them up and knock them down, my football team is being used to fill sports pages and being used as a piñata in waiting, trust me its what they do. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2515877/Southampton-masterplan-win-Premier-League.html We are simply putting ourselves out there to be slapped and the external comms at the club need a fu cking huge slap.

Should have signed Gary Hooper, he scored yesterday...............................

You cant say that, oh you did not include Ramirez you're ok...................................

If you think I only post sporadic sensible football posts, you should read the clappers, we are challenging for 4th, we are going to tear the old guard big clubs a new one, stuff like that, Christmas stuff really.

Comforts blankets of previous good results wont cut it with the "don" though will they?