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Training gherkins?

Indeed. Saints v Saints Reserves had SKY all over it. I hope the SKY jinx takes a day off.

What makes you think I have a fascination with you? How old are you? If that was all you were saying, fine. But every day you post how surprised, strange or bemused you or others supposedly are when you really have no idea what is going on behind the scenes. You clearly have no confidence that the Board know what they are doing (despite employing a quality manager and quietly going about building up the squad). There are many reasons why Cork has not signed a new contract yet - but to you it is strange. Here is a thought - to save yourself time in which you could be doing something for more productive and interesting. Wait until the end of the transfer window and then knock yourself out with one megapost in which you can talk about all the strange, surprising and bemusing decisions that the current Board have made safe in the knowledge that these things have or haven't happened and are not pure conjecture!

Carles Puyol and The Hound from Game of Thrones.

Here you go again. It is only strange if you have a down on the current Board and look for mischief in everything that is going on. You have no idea what is going on behind the scenes so instead of adding 2 + 2 and making 1863727 why dont you just wait and see before adding more surprised, strange and bemused announcements? Cortese has gone. Time for you to move on.

How do you know what the Board are doing? Are you ITK or is this just your usual negative spin?

Interested to see that United and Liverpool are not getting all of their targetted players either. So it isnt just Southampton who have problems in getting players on board, happens to the best!

So you dont think that there is a possibility that he has changed his mind?

Really? I dont think the post was unreasonable. Lambert will never start an International and Lallana was a bit player in the WC and if he was going to be a shoe in you would think it would have been in Brazil. There is no reason not to feel optimistic as we have a decent manager on board and are clearly looking to build a decent squad. Unless of course you are a bed-wetter in which case the sky has fallen in and there is no point in living. Surely supporting a football club is all about hope over expectation. There are some serious no hopers on here which makes me wonder why they both.

Or maybe there was another reason? Both situations were seemingly advanced before RK was appointed and he intimated as much. If their agents said they are off and there is nothing RK will say to change their minds what can you do? Interesting that the situations with Lovren and Morgan are different.

It is, especially before anyone has kicked a football. We are all hoping that Koeman will continure to build on the success that Parderw, Adkins and Pochettino have contributed too in the last few years. We have a new manager and are clearly getting new players in over the next few weeks. If it all goes pear shaped so bet it and I am sure the negative posters will have a field day - but the point is we just dont know how things are going to go at the moment and things could be even better. No one is irreplaceable and Pochettino was only here for a relatively short time. All this getting dumped at the alter cr*p is very tiresome. We have a new bird now who could well turn out to be fitter than the last - time to move on!

I wanted Liverpool to win the league. And I wouldnt get too high and mighty about "tapping up." I would imagine it has been going on forever.

Yes, he and the coaching staff do. Yes, we did try and keep him an Spurs wanted him. So does that mean that Adkins and Pardews contributions were any less worthy? It is nice that you are so attached to Pochettino. I have a feeling that Koeman will prove to be a better manager but only time will tell.

As you say, it is all about opinion. Last year was fab but the promotion from the Championship, for me, was more enjoyable. More so because we weren't spending silly money on over inflated egos.

So what, it is not what you spend it os who you spend it on. Plenty of clubs spend big and it doesnt work. Pardew laid the foundations of where we ae now - not least from brining oin Rickie Lambert - I would put that signing down as one of the biggest factors in our success - Pochettino benefitted from the work he and Pardew did big time.

Yes, finishing 8th was truly wonderful but my point is we have other managers who have acheived things in the last 20 years (no matter what the squad cost Delldays - Pardew built the basic squad that helped Adkins and Pochettino no end) and I dont see why Pochettino gets all the plaudits. I would say Adkins achieved more.

Fonte isnt good enough IMO and may not be a guaranteed starter. Spiderman or Davis for me.

And yet Pochettino didnt come within a sniff of winning anything for us whereas Pardew won a cup and Adkins back to back promotions. Go figure.

Probably written by the club's PR person.

I think you will find that the decision lies with SFC and not Lovren. He will only go if the club decide to sell him. Remember Suarez last season?

Who cares? They have gone. Time to move on and look forward.

Absolutely

Cool kit! Assuming we have a team to put out they will look pretty smart!

Not you specifically but the type of posts. You clearly are not convinced by the new Board (which I understand). What I dont understand is the need for constant posts (and it isnt just you) having a pop at them when we have just started to recruit and we dont know what the squad will look like come the start of the season. If it isnt to your liking, then great, lets have a debate about it. Thing is some people seem to have made their minds up before we know what we have. I am not a happy clapper but the negativity isnt much fun. I'll be as negative as the next person if there is a firesale, asset stripping and KL proves that she has no interest in the club and the Board turn out to be c*ap - but so far I cant see that they are doing anything wrong given the circumstances.