Plastic

No you didn't, but as its irrelevant, I won't press the point. I've heard that answer from you many times before, and it's a good one - "koeman says so, end of discussion" - fair enough, I'm sure he would, no manager wants to lose. I didn't want us to lose either, and I'm not glad we did. I guess many just rate the FA cup more highly than I do. I understand your need to shut the fishies up, I'm just more interested in (hopefully) watching the best teams in Europe play at St Marys.

That is not the question I put to you. Up until now, all the teams around us in the league also played the maximum possible fixtures, therefore there was no advantage for anybody. Now however, all our direct league competition have been eliminated, therefore if we had stayed in, it would have given us a disadvantage in our league campaign. If we had won I would have been happy, but I'm not that bothered that we are out, sorry if this upsets you guys.

Once again this was simply a logical argument. If the priority is 4th, and all our closest rivals only have to play league matches, then playing cup matches as well as league matches puts us at a disadvantage. Do you disagree with this? You sound like you have had a difficult day buddy need a hug?

Elia & Mane in the frontline is going to be fantastic, can't wait. I'd be ecstatic if we could add someone like benteke or berahino as another striker option, lots of pace and creativity.

Er, you have just given the best possible reason why going out is good for us. Or perhaps 'we now have to concentrate on 2 competitions while the teams around us can focus on the league' sounds like a good position to be in?

Always hated Middlesbrough, and have no interest in Bradford (good win for them today though tbf). I'm sure it would be massive for both teams but I honestly don't think I could get excited about watching them play, though I'm sure I'll be proved wrong now. Need to watch MOTD.

strange... http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11746985.Koeman__No_new_faces_in_January/?ref=mmsp But yes a striker would be useful.

thought he said he wasnt planning to buy anyone? This may change after today, but i dont remember him saying otherwise.

gonna make for some pretty dull later legs. fa cup final of bradford v middlesborough - think ill miss that one.

Sounds tasty. 2-1

Nice thx

Odd that there is no stream for a game involving 2 pl teams. What have saints got against televising FA cup home games?

Pretty rude. Phil Neville's been involved in football for years, does that makes his opinion valuable? How about Garth Crooks? I'm quite happy with ManU spending money, the more they spend, the more disjointed the team seems to be, plus we got a great price for Shaw.

Can't see stream details anywhere.

This dude loves Koeman... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/eljero-elia-tells-southampton-boss-5025621

Surely we don't have to keep paying this guy? Can't we just release him? No point throwing good money after bad.

We have not seen picture of said bird, so until this is posted all discussion is conjecture. That being said, after the creation of my unparalleled knob thread, I consider myself something of an expert. I believe he hovered his spermatozoal ganglion in the vicinity of her reproductive duct, while using his eyestalks to keep her aroused and in position. When her duct became enlarged, it generated a hormonal response, which triggered a muscular tightening at the base of the ganglion, resulting in the ganglion being ejected into the duct. The ganglion was then absorbed into the body of the recipient, genetic material was combined, and the resulting polyp will be incubated until larval stage, when it will be ejected from the host as free-swimming medusae.

Lou has her own thread now? Thin end of the wedge gentlemen! You'll be discussing haircuts and drinking lambrini before the winter's out. Mark my monkey-sucking words! I'm off to look for nun boob pics to spice this thread up a bit!

Moved to Southampton 15 years ago, thought I may as well support the local team. Bristol city in a previous life, though I was never really that bothered.

Yup

Yes tonto joke is a prize winner!

12 Pts I think W W D D D W

Yeah changed my mind on replay, that was a pen... Lucky!

Seem to always turn on motd just as we are starting!

Read through the comments, fair to say we are not being patronised anymore... http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/30516082