Sergei Gotsmanov

Nothing like a good old fashioned Stalinist purge!

Read the comments sections. Most people thought 'good' we are finally doing something about these barbaric throwbacks. We have moved on in fifty years. I am sorry that you equate fifties Britain justice with justice in today's ISIS state. Maybe you could go and talk to them, I am sure they will warm to your offer of compromise.

Well the Sun spoke for me. I expect they also spoke for the thousands of desperate Syrian and Iraqi refugees forced to abandon the land they have lived in for centuries, and who have witnessed friends and families butchered or daughters taken off to be sold as sex slaves. They probably spoke for British Jews who can no longer walk the streets safely of parts of our country because of a modern day intolerance that has its place in a different century. I would assume they spoke for the gay community who must look on with horror at seeing homosexuals thrown from the top of buildings simply because they are gay. I would think they also spoke for the overwhelming majority of ordinary British Muslims that simply want to live in harmony without the uncertainty and fear of association with these medieval barbarians in the name of their fine religion. The Sun said what most people were thinking.

It is just football. I would have him back because he is not likely to leave again and could become a Southampton stalwart in the dressing room as he once was.

You don't think that is a lot of players to bed in?

It is scandalous; I went to pick up my winnings at the end of the game only to discover that the bookmaker had left at half time. The club endorsed a bookmaker that leaves when it is due to pay out its winnings!

Ethically when you pay your players up to £60,000 a week it is morally questionable to be paying some of your workforce £7.50 an hour. I am sure the club will recognise that and address it. As someone pointed out - this will probably add less than 1% to the total wage bill. I think it compromises the values of the club. I don't support a corporation I support my local football club.

Technically did we sign AM for £1m but only paid £750 because he did not play thirty games? Fuzzy memory but did Branfoot not play him because he would have played his thirtieth game and we would be subject to the remainder of the transfer fee. I am probably wrong!

Thanks

Forgive my ignorance Steve but how did the budget effect limited company contractors? I should really know as I probably to an extent fall into this camp.

I am not sure I buy this 'AM could not afford the £1.5m to activate their release clause' - if it meant they sold the player for twice as much as the £6.8m then I would lend them the money myself at the right price. It is bad news for the club but I just hope that RK was well briefed on what was going on because it sounded like he expected him to sign.

Speculating, as is all we can really do, the deal does seem to have stalled with Toby going to Spurs. As has been said, if Toby wanted to go to Spurs surely the deal will have gone through by now. Maybe he is happy to stay at Saints but can see the merits of a move so will go with who wants him most. From our perspective signing Toby is a massive symbolic move because it sends all of the right messages to the other players and critically to a manager who is likely to be courted by other clubs in the remaining part of his contract.

To be fair Chris that is actually a hell of a lot of money to just 'take a hit on'. This is not FIFA manager.

From Saints perspective we should factor in that it is Spurs that we are up against and if there is any loophole we will exploit it. I would suspect that the way MP left us would have generated plenty of bad feeling between us and Spurs

I would be inclined to agree with that. I would put this down to the fact Koeman would be quite persuasive, the unsuccessful spell at Real Madrid making him wary of a dodgy move and the fact that enjoyed his year with Saints last year. I would add that if I was to invest it would hinge on how many Saints players and their wives attended his wedding.

I actually agree with Clyne. He has done enough to be picked for England and not getting a game sends out all of the wrong messages - the team is picked based on which club you play your football for. That will be proved when he leaves and becomes an England regular.

Great story that. Proper person.

There will of course be boundary changes to cancel out Labour's Northern 'bonus'. That is worth 20 seats apparently. There is of course Scotland and I cannot see how they will not vote tribally from now on. We will however all be sick of the current mob in five years because that is how it normally works.

I suspect you might actually be right!

Apart from in 1992 when he attracted more votes than any other leader has ever achieved.

Very jealous. Lovely part of the world. Enjoy the red squirrels.

Rarely agreed with him but he was always articulate when arguing that bears don't **** in the woods. Lets hope his forum absence is short term and he can use his time away for a period of contemplation and a hair cut. I concluded he was alright.

Probably wants to run for Mayor

The biggest issue for the reformed southern State would be immigration.

I know but he comes across well and principled, is not a career politician and has served his country. He feels right and somebody should be speaking to him. Andy Burnham is too much of a Union man and has the baggage of Stafford. Chuka comes across as too metropolitan (hardly going to win Scotland back) and a career politician with an eye for himself. Yvette Cooper has probably lost her appetite for politics. Liz Kendall I have no idea. Could be a surprise.