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deceased

Do we ever really know what we get or pay for a player? Figures are bandied about all the time but I doubt if that many are bang on the mark.

If Clyne doesn't want to be here, and lets face it, he has been hedging his bets for weeks, why would you want to keep him? Good as he is he isn't consistent yet and could be another Lovren for Liverpool. I'd rather have a squad that want to be here and are committed.

diet

I know we all have our ideas about who is good and who isn't and I know that often doesn't tie in with what the management think. All I can say is that Ron must have seen something in Elia if he wants to sign him, even if it is as a relatively cheap bench warmer.

No Sour Mush, I'm not. The way some posters go on you'd think they had a say or feel they should have a say.

live

You say should be but he isn't the only decent defender in the world. If he can get more elsewhere he will go elsewhere and we will find another defender. Last year there was a meltdown because we lost Lovren who was the best centre half in the world! Last year we had no ambition because we let certain players leave. As for Clyne, if he doesn't want to stay, good riddance. What is the point of keeping a player who has an eye on moving on? He has the potential to be another Lovren anyway

Screwed again Alps? I thought we did pretty well out of them last season. If anything we screwed THEM.

I think the point is that Koeman is the manager and the transfer policy is not decided by an internet forum. We can all ***** about players we don't fancy but at the end of the day the manager is the one who calls the shots. I would take his opinion of a player over an internet warrior anyday.

a) Not confirmed that he has left b) Where does it say that the Board are holding out for £15M?

cherry

Pelle is not garbage and good centre backs are not easy to find at the moment. Apart from that, spot on. Oh and Austin is not on the wanted list.

I have a phone ap that said Gossip: Saints to tie up deals for Alderweireld and Austin that came from the Daily Echo. When you go into the main text it did say that they have lifted that gossip about Austin from the Express but if I think you would agree that if you just read the ap text it looks like it comes from the Echo. All b*llocks anyway as it transpires.

One of Jose's cunning plans to help a rival take points off of other rivals perhaps?

there

Earlier the Echo were saying we were after him (nicking that from The Express)!

whore

Given that both clubs finished above us and we finished above Swansea you could say that for the last season Liverpool and Tottenham were better than us and we were better than Swansea. The bigger club is the same. Which clubs have won more silverware over the years and have a bigger fan base? I started supporting Saints in 1966 and at no time in that period could I say we were a "big" club.

And Calum Chambers

Sarnia, there is a big difference between being against the gun laws in America and hating America. Many of the people on this thread have said they have been to the States and enjoyed the trips. The thread is about what is wrong with America. There is plenty wrong with the UK too and we accept that. On a lighter note, a neighbour has just come back from the States and had a great time. There was one thing that hacked him off though. Times Square isn't a square, it is a triangle.

Yes, we need one!

"Deep seated need?" LOL. Really? There is a new forum. I joined it. Most of the posters there came from here. I made a comment about what goes on here. I also made a comment about what goes on here on here. Does that mean I have mental health issues? Maybe it does but poor behaviour shouldnt go unchecked. Yes it is just an internet forum, but why should people act differently than they would in the street or a pub just because they are behind a keyboard and screen? Hypo my dear chap. The irony is obviously lost on you that you slag off Sotonians and then join and become one of their most prolific posters. Not only that you have adopted a different, cuddly persona over there. Perhaps you should change your name from Hypochondriac to Schizophenic? It was really no effort at all but thanks for the concern. Judging by other responses I am not alone so you and your tag team mate Fry have done me a favour (and those who get fed up with the abuse). This could go on forever so it will be my last post on the subject on this thread. Feel free to have the last word.

No not really. I am more concerned about the people who need to go out of their way to find something to rail against, bless them.

What I actually said was "Watching the final last night it occurred to me just how far we are away from the quality needed to be anywhere near winning the trophy". Not exactly the same is it but then when should accuracy get in the way of a good forum kicking?