sadoldgit

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?

I see you are one of the most prolific posters over there Hypo!

Given our longer history you'd think we would have an obsession with swords and armour. We however grew up. These toys are dangerous and have no place in a civilised society.

Never apologise, never explain. Never evolve as a human being.

Apparently I am a "tool." The reason I am a "tool" is because I have posted certain things on an internet forum that mark me out by the "tool police" as being a "tool." An example of one of these posts is where I said I thought that the Sainsbury's Xmas ad was in bad taste as I didn't think they should be using the Xmas truth in WW1 to sell groceries. A recent example is where I started a post saying that I felt that we were a million miles away from CL football having just watched the final. Now I didn't think this was unreasonable given that, for the last couple of years there has been a lot of talk on here about us and CL football. I am not really bothered about CL football myself. I don't see it as the Holy Grail but I can see why clubs aspire to it. Having not watched any CL football for some time I sat through the Barcelona v Juve game. As someone on that thread said, watching that level of performance was a reality check for me in terms of where we currently are in terms of competing at that level. I said as much here and The Usual Suspects were straight on it with their usual childish remarks (it really is like being back in the school playground on here sometimes with the school bullies trying to make themselves look bigger by belittling others). The more reasonable posters saw the thread for what it was and made reasonable comments and the school bullies did what they usually do. Nothing new there. It happens every day. For me though it is just getting so tiresome. I'm not just talking about me. I am just one of many who get jumped on. I even went on another site hoping that things would be different but they are turning up there too. There is no hiding place! Like most I come on here to get the latest news about my football team, to read what people think about that news and to add to the discussion. I don't come on here to spend hours dealing with people with personality disorders and who clearly come on here to make themselves feel better by having a pop at others. But that is what happens. You get dragged down to their level before you know it. Like others I have some posters on ignore but you still end up seeing their posts in quotes. Like UJ I am of the opinion that when you start to get a lot of people on ignore is there any point in being here? On a positive note it is good to see that there are others who don't appreciate the downside of this forum. Perhaps the groundswell will grow and things will change. I hope so. It is time us "tools" stood up to be counted!

You've got to admire the arrogance of Fry. Way too important to respond to PMs. Or is it the typical bully mentality? Can dish it out but can't take it?

I didn't say "good" Kraken, I said "you and your like are one of the reasons people stop posting or leave." (not meaning you personally by the way!)

toilet

fresher

That is a shame Verbal. It doesn't have to be nice but it also doesn't have to be nasty. We are all supposed to share a common interest but the way some of the posters on here treat others you would think they are members of ISIS. I would also take issue with you about Fry. Some might like his style but there are plenty who just think he is a jumped up t*sser with an over inflated opinion of himself.