Pastor Patrón

It strange they never made this much of a fuss over Adkins

Well yeah but when else have we been in the Premiership and owned by billionaires? We've sold one decent player, when we were in League one, which was a 17 year old who hasn't amounted to much for the same amount of money as City sold Balotelli and double what they got for Tevez. I mean its not like Shaw and Lallana have popped up over night, surely if they wanted to leave the January window would've been ideal, a move to a big club when our club was in "turmoil" to cement a WC place.

Oh come on now, you're trying to say it was all fictional prior to Les Reeds announcement but now in the last two days some actual bids have been made? I don't find it worrying anymore then all of the other players saying it, clearly they don't want to commit their future until they know we're going to carry on progressing, the same with Pochettino. It's just irritating how patronising all of the reports about our club are.

Except minus any actual bids.

7, it was a 9 before Cortese left, but it's growing tedious having literally constant rumours about all our players leaving. A general conversation that happens a good once a week or so lately: Me: Hey, yeah I support Saints, we've had a good season Them: Yeah you've done well, got some good players, shame you won't be able to keep hold of them. I hear Shaw and Lallana are off to United. Me: It's completely ruining the season for me tbh.

Kind of hard since the club have categorically denied any bids have been made.

I'd rather it was stripes obviously, but if it's not can it please at least be something half decent. Stripes or not the last two have been f#cking garbage, at least the sash was hot sex.

You think we'd sell our captain, a full England international, for £5mill more then we paid for Osvaldo and Ramirez?

Do you really think that lowly of our players? They might well be open to the idea of moving but they don't strike me as being c#nts. The homegrown ones at least.

Do you think any of them will try and force a move?

I get the impression that everyone at the club is genuinely quite calm about it all and to me the other day it sounded like they've agreed terms in principle and just have to sort out the finer points.

Have you calmed down yet?

Out - Hooiveld - 0 Sharp - 0 Barnard - 0 Guly - 0 Mayuka - 3mill Yoshida - 3mill Gazzaniga - 1mill Osvaldo - 10mill Ramirez - 10mill In: Pato - 12mill Papadopoulus 8mill Ter Stegen 7mill Chamberlain 10mill Rhodes 6mill -------------------Stegen Chambers-----Lovren----Papadopoulus-----Shaw ---------------Cork-----Schneiderlin Chamberlain--------Lallana-------------Rodriguez -------------------Pato Edit: Oh yeah, Rodriguez is knackered. Maybe Lallana back on the wing until he's fit or something then, Lambert in the middle

They're lying, all planning applications can be viewed online, there's been none for st Mary's in the last five years

There's not been a single planning application made in the last five years for the stadium and planning permissions don't last that long in the unlikely event that we had one prior to that. So no, that's complete b*llocks.

Must just be against weak competition I guess, I never watch other teams games so wouldn't really know. I think it's easy for them to impress in our system though, if Shaw learnt how to cross he'd be a beast.

Well yeah, that's usually how it's worked over the last 15 years tbh.

Relax bro, there's no need to get all agitated.

It means he's rarely had an outstanding game let alone season if you don't take into account his age.

I don't recall seeing him ever win a MOTM or be voted in on here though, might be wrong.

Age shouldn't come into it, it's about how well they performed this season and he hasn't been outstanding, just very good for his age.

Maybe, the media hype around him must help a bit though. I don't really think he's notably better then Clyne or Chambers myself.

Surprised Shaw's in it, he's not been amazing, just a season of solid performances.

Is it only out signings who are allowed time to settle in then? I'm pretty sure players like RVW and Lamela didn't become crap overnight

He's about on a par with Billy Sharp and a very similar type of player, so not really. I'd rather take a punt on Wolfswinkel if we could get him for silly money, as in 1/2mill.