SaintTex

it's alright, but it did get me thinking.. ----------Austin--Gabbi----------- --------------Boufal--------------- ---------PEH-------Lemina------- -------------Romeu--------------- Bertranrd--Hoedt--VVD--Soares ------------Forster--------------- we could go back to the 2-4-4 diamond formation that Puel abandoned early last season.

got to love it on here.. typical poster.. Romeu and PEH were awesome... why didn't Lemina start?!! Austin has to start every game. Why isn't Gabbi playing more?! I would like to see this mythical 11 player formation that accommodates everyone!

In the process of defending Silva, he fell to the pitch and Silva stepped on Cedric's left arm. I dont think it was malicious, but it looked very nasty. you can see a piece of skin flapping around in the replay. best case: deep cleat puncture wound. worst case: broken arm. the physios knew right away he couldn't continue.

needed that one badly just to get a bit more comfortable in the table. Good Win. That being said, i am not going to get too excited; get back to me once December is over.

This. It really is. Next 7 matches, which is then the halfway point in the season: Everton (h) City (a) Bournemouth (a) Arsenal (h) Leicester (h) Chelsea (a) Huddersfield (h) Were are the 7 points in there to get to the mythical 20points halfway point? Where are they if we don't beat Everton? Huge match Saturday. we need to get a minimum of 7 points in our next 7 matches, which is the halfway point.

Pretty much this, but.. you can hardly blame them. Guess what? A quarter of the season done and dusted and the club is going to end up anywhere from 7th to 17th...and the players know that. i get that players can/will/should play for pride, but that is all there is left to play for this season after 10 matches.

4 extra minutes... 3 of which were a substitution and Jose's sending off. ********.

i am of the opinion VVD needs to start. It's kinda why we put our foot down this summer, no? He needs to be on the pitch.

Never. But in all fairness, Everton's first 5 matches have been against Stoke, City, Chelsea, Spurs, and Man U. We might have earned 1 point from that run of games.

my desire is to have the Saints win every match. i don't see how booing VVD when he is on the pitch supports that desire.

if we could just get either Tadic or Boufal going on all cylinders, i feel like it would make the difference between a 13th place finish and a 7th place finish. so frustrating because you see flashes and you know they should have it in them. we need consistency more than anything.

Summer 2017 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - £35 million Summer 2016 Sadio Mane - £34 million Chamberlain, even taking a paycut, is still on higher weekly wages than Mane, as well. Craziness.

Despite our current form, surely we would have thought, on paper/potential, there would be goals in the players we have on the squad. first XI -----------Gabbiadini----------- ---Tadic---Boufal---Redmond-- -------Lemina------Romeu----- Bertrand--VVD--Hoedt--Cedric -------------Forster------------- 2nd XI -------------Austin--------------- ---Sims-----Long-----Prowse--- ------Davis------Hojbjerg------- Targett-Yoshida-Stephens-Pied ------------McCarthy------------

maybe VVD thought he was signing a 6 month contract.

On pace for 63 points this season. that's all i got

Considering the severed relationship between club and player at this point, It would be stupid to decline a £70mil offer from Chelsea, City or Barcelona. I am pretty confident they wont sell to Liverpool under any circumstance.

This. £15m is a joke. at least £25m, but even then, I can't see selling him at this stage in the window without a proper replacement. There is no incentive for the club to sell at this time and would only hurt the squad.

29 shots on goal / 2 on target?!

exactly. woe is us. 4 straight Top 8 finishes. I am trying to figure out what exactly Southampton is doing wrong.

Dallas in late August? Prepare for the heat. It will be hot! Have fun, eat BBQ, drink a Shiner Bock. good suggestion above on Deep Ellem. Texans are friendly, play up your accent and you'll have no problems striking up conversations.

--------------Forster--------------- Cedric--VVD--Stephens--Bertrand ---------Romeu-----Lemina-------- --Redmond---Boufal-----Tadic----- ---------------Gabbi---------------- get a £20m/£25m rated CB in place of Stephens and that is a pretty strong line-up. i know, living in a dream world.

I like the above a lot, but I may be a bit more bullish on Clasie than most on here. .................Forster...................... Cedric...VvD...Stephens...Bertrand .......Clasie......Romeu................. Redmond.....Boufal........Tadic....... ...............Gabbiadini................... oh how I wish JWP could be more consistent on the pitch, as we miss him when he is not on to take set pieces. I would have high hopes that in this formation Tadic and Bertrand can rekindle that spark along the right side. When it is clicking, it is beautiful.

my first thought was : small. way small. but what do I know?

Put me in the camp that think Tadic has to stay. Yes, he had an off season, but the whole team had an off season. Tadic's stats are going to drop when you don't have players that finish. I am trying to imagine how stale we would have looked last season without Tadic in the lineup. Boufal, while creative, is selfish with the ball; Tadic is always looking to distribute. Davis and JWP are the only other players who look to distribute, but they don't have the imagination or creative bent that Tadic does. If we let him go to another club, I reckon he would predictably have a stellar season and we would regret it tremendously.

well, it's cost us 4 points, but yeah that is pretty embarrassing. My reaction is supposed to be "hell yeah!!!!!" and not "oh no" when we wins penalty. You give me 3 PK chances I bet I make at least 1.