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He didn't half look weasely today!

@SamWallaceIndy: Rodgers says Saints fans' booing Lallana 'disappointing'. 'The programme had nothing about Adam or Rickie in it. I thought that was sad'

Nor Schneiderlin ...

We need to focus on the game and stop bickering!

I hope not a tactic to destabilise the atmosphere, and put Saints off!

THEVMAN - welcome back - you've been missed!

LOL!!

What are you on about Turkish? See my answer to Whitey below if you want to understand more about general reasons to take action. If you're interested in the topic, I can give more info when I have time. Beyond that, that's where my knowledge ends.

Absolutely not, and also, my evidence won't be specific enough for this particular incident, which is unique in its own right. But the general trends are: Some people do things just because they're nice people and felt empathy without personal connection. Those people are particularly amazing. Other people do things because it makes them look good amongst their friends. But a really big motivator is personal connection, because the reality is, many of us are too lazy to get off our backsides to organise something like this. You'd have to feel really angry about it to bother. The reason I responded in the first place was because I'm not sure feeling the need to apologise was very likely. But as I've said repeatedly, unless we asked him, we won't know.

I'm not instistent. Your the one persistently perushing me on this, repeating the same question to a point of weirdness. I've said, quite consistently, most people are motivated to do something because of personal connection/empathy. I've responded with this because it's something I look at a lot in my day job. I have a lot of evidence to back this up. Just because your mind has lept to the next conclusion, whatever that might be, doesn't mean mine has.

I've said I don't know him to be able to answer that. You've not explained what you think I have meant?

People were speculating he was doing it to apologise on behalf of the club. I'm suggesting (based on known behavioural psychology) that he was more likely doing it because he felt a personal connection to the issue, as that is usually the driver of people to take action (something I study as part of my day job). I could be wrong, he could have felt a sense of apology. But he made a lot of effort making the sign, and apology is a pretty soft reason to want to do something. Unless we asked him, we wouldn't know though, You seem to be expecting more than that Turks? I'm not sure what it could be as I'm not a mind reader. Could you explain what you think I meant? Then I can respond. Otherwise we could be going back and forth on this all day, and I really wouldn't want to miss the match this afternoon.

I'm hurt they think we're lording it!

Oh please, Turkish. Grow up. I've already told you what led me to it.

I don't know him, Turkish, so like I said, you'd have to ask him yourself. But as I said, most people take action against something because they have a personal connection on some level. Not all, but most. Do you disagree?

A pretty weird story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-560616/Soccer-star-gangsters-Steven-Gerrard-murky-depths-Liverpools-underworld.html

Thanks Jonnyboy. Griffo and Sour Mash are new to me. This charming man I've not come across yet. Thanks for watching my back!

LOL! Wow, thanks for the advice. I'll try and remember that. Good job I've got someone like you to guide me. Hopefully can one day I can be as popular as you. I aspire to reach your heights of charisma and charm. If only...if only...I knew what your magic formula was. But thanks for caring. I'll keep working on it...

Hi Sour, in what sad world would you equate doing something on your own with with being a loser? Are you and Griffo the same person?

Just because you are, doesn't mean everyone else is. Loser!

People rarely do thing 'on behalf' of other people. To make the effort to make a sign, then stand up and take the risk to show it amongst a crowd of unknown empathy, I think there's likelihood he empathisises on a personal level with the issue. But unless you make the effort to actually ask him, Turks, I'm not sure how you'd know for sure.

Are you kidding? That was a brilliant clip for weird body language, skwirming awkwardness, tension and strange PR briefings. And you can't be bothered to watch it? You're missing all the fun.

Fair play, Le Tiss. I doubted him a bit when he critiqued Saints under Cortese, but he's persistently stuck by us. Hard core respect.

Thanks Munster, I feel much better now

No it's not! It's like being dumped by a boyfriend for someone they thought was better than you. You move on and rebuild your life and realise how much better you're off without them. Then a year on they start following you around, looking at you all misty eyed and soppy. You half feel sorry for them, half think, sod you, let's ramp up the humiliation. Ahem, apologies, got a bit carried away there.