mcbendy

Shows a lack of commitment to joining Saints is you ask me. He should be throwing the game to accelerate his transfer

Celtic 1-0 up...

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Bizarre... I am delighted by the job that Les is doing and hope that he keeps doing it for a long time hence.

What does it take to be banned from SaintsWeb? I come on here and - without fail - there are the same few people acting like ****s. I say that because I firmly believe that some people - naming no names - are quite deliberately trying to provoke a reaction via their inflammatory posts. Trolling, in essence. Isn't habitual trolling a basis for being banned?

Still, we could use Caulker to plug a hole in the defense.

Ooops. That's twelve!

---------Boruc Clyne Lolvren Toby Shaw ---Morgan -- Cork Dyer-------------Puncheon --------Chambo -----Walcott Crouch Subs: Lambert, Lallana, Mings, Chambers Some decent players in there... Missed anyone?

Doh. Can't have Lovren, Lallana, Clyne and Lambert. Pick two...

Oh - you can't have Fonte either... Lovren it is...

You can't have Forster or Bertrand. Boruc in goal. Left-back is Shaw. Mings on the bench?

As a distraction from the lack of transfer news... name your best XI and subs if you can from current (2015/16) Premier League players who have previously played for saints (at any level). No more than two players from each current club. As a bonus, name your all-time fantasy XI from ex-saints (including retired players)

Leaving who to fill in Wanyama's place in defensive midfield? A centre-back should stay in the centre at the back, unless spreading wide to receive the ball from the goalkeeper.

The videos of VVD bursting forward from defense into the opposition penalty area make me think... I don't want a central defender with so little defensive discipline. David Luiz anyone? Leaving who to fill in at centre-back? Jordy Clasie???

Point 1: Longer with the squad, more training, minutes in the Espanyol game, minutes as a sub in the prem Point 2: Reed has been around the 1st team for a while, knows how we play, has experience of prem-level tempo, is much fitter and is (at the moment) a more effective defensive midfielder.

Honestly don't think Clasie should start yet. Doesn't know his team-mates well enough, doesn't know our system, isn't fit enough. Reed or Davis alongside Vic.

Stek Soares- Fonte - Maya - Targett Vic - Reed Tadic - Mane - Davis Pelle Subs: PG, Martina, Stephens, Clasie, Juanmi, Long, J Rod

When De Gea first signed for united he had a few ropey games. It takes young (skinny) keepers, however good, a while to learn how to assert themselves. If I had seen no sign of progress from PG I would agree with the OP. I actually think he has been brilliant this pre-season and deserves his chance. As per my earlier post - list any better 23 year old keepers... If we had just watched a 23 yr old put in a performance like PG did against Groningen we would all be saying "he looks decent. Under Dave Watson's coaching he could turn into a quality no. 1"

List other goalkeepers aged 23 (or under) who are better than PG.

Lols

2-1 Saints with J Rod and Long scoring, apparently

For info Gallagher played for the U21's last night - so it's not that he's injured, he just didn't make the cut for the senior team. (source - OS U21s match report)

I agree that when he had possession he rarely gave it away. I'm looking for much more from him than occasional backwards/sideways passes. If he gets premier-league-fit then I think he'll be brilliant for us. Those saying he looks the part right now are blind to the truth. He isn't (yet) fit enough for our 1st team.