Pilchards

Yes it is worth it as you get to watch the highlights, uncovered or the full live game from Sunday/Monday onwards. It's dull during the season break though.

Anyone that guesses the team on Tuesday will be lucky! Going for Davis Butterfield Seaborne Jos Fox Chaplow Cork Jwp Muyuka Jrod Lee/16 year old kid. Subs Boruc, Shaw, Stephens, Chambers, Lambert, Ramirez & Lallana.

That's a massive ask as Le Tiss 47 in 48 is in another league. I sense the only penalty Rickie will miss is the one for England in a penalty shoot out

I was watching the reaction of Adkins, Lambert, Puncheon & Clyne (official website) on the impact of Gaston in training and they all raise a massive smile, this guy is just going to get better & better. I watched a YouTube clip of him in a couple of training matches he had for Bologna and he just oozed class. They showed a clip where he had two villa players pushing him back towards our goal and in one move he flicked it between both players to Lallana (I think) The guys vision is truly amazing & I can't wait to see him again in action.

I would love to know our percentage of penalties we have scored since the early 70's. I will go for 98% of penalties scored while 2% have missed. Saints have been blessed to have Peach, Le Tiss, Beattie & Rickie Lambert. Why have we had so many good penalty takers as I know the top teams seem to struggle so much. That penalty Rickie took Saturday, could any keeper in the world move fast enough to stop it even if they knew which way he was going to put it? Its funny how he stares at that corner and says to the keeper 'Good luck as you have no bloody chance pal.'

I'm happy with what we have now, Gazzanigga will offer us something different from other keepers as he gets that ball upfield very quickly & Boruc reminds me of our very own Niemi. We also have a future GK coach in Kelvin as he's Saints through & through like Jaidi. Current players need these breeds around the club.

It's a real pity Rickie came back from the season break overweight.I know at one stage Adkins was putting feeders out that Lambert could be available as a rocket up his arse.He will soon be playing for England at this rate as the papers will start to mention it more.

Because we contacted his agent to tell him that we are looking for him to be our number one keeper this season. I don't care if Adkins said he is no 3, the fact is Boruc when match fit will start every game for Saints. He knew Everyon only wanted him as an option for the bench.

Boruc is at the St Mary's at 6-00pm having talks now, just been sighted and he even spoke to a few people.

Gazza Clyne Fonte Mushi Fox Puncheon Spider Cork Lallana Ramirez (goes anywhere he wants) Rickie.

Bale whips them in pretty good, we miss a damn hard cross rather than a floater.

Greedy git! I bet he's the sort that goes home with the ball tucked under his arm if he's not picked? ;-)

Poor sod, wants to continue living in his newly built house but the nearest suitable club was Brighton.

They must have a **** keeper to lend us?

A legend....!!

Liverpool must be ****...... ha ha I hope RAMIREZ plays a blinder and we all live happily ever after.

They have been training now for 2 months, only speculating but if the gaffer was chopping the system and then putting players out of position plus leaving certain players on the bench then I can see quite easily how some get unsettled. Heard that Adkins brought some strange things into training since the players have been back and not everyone likes it. Only passing on the info....

Indeed the rum man does know some info..... Been following Vaughan for a long while now. A rumour that is starting to gain some pace is Adkins has lost the comfidence from some of the players in the training ground, I expect something is going on behind the scenes. I hope Adkins turns it around but I see Rafa in by Weds.

We don't know what is really going on behind the scenes?, Cortese knows better than most of us as he works with the staff and players 24/7. IMHO he got rid of Pardew as he lost the changing rooms, Cortese never hung around to let him fix it so he acted quickly in getting Adkins in. Perhaps the reason why the players are struggling now is because Adkins is flapping his arms in training and can't step it up a division? I know one thing for sure, I love Adkins to bits and I can't praise him enough for getting us to the Premiership, I so want him to succeed more than anyone but it's a massive ask to suddenly see us becoming a team to challenge for europe which is what Cortese wants. Benitez knows how to get us to that level and IMHO it won't be a gamble either.

Totally agree the shape is good but not getting the tackles in or back tracking means it does not matter what the shape is as its going to crumble. Im sure we will see a better performance on Saturday and the wide midfielders will be subbed after 70 minutes as they have been run into the ground.

Bingo.....You can't beat experience defenders teaching others.

Saints signing a player for 12M......ask anyone at the start of the season if they believe our club would sign a player for 12M....nobody and I mean nobody would say they will. Anything is possible in football and Cortese is someone on a mission to be successful, he know's that the manager role is the most important person at a club. We can dream, ****ing right we can...!!

Yeah signing Ramirez was mental, I love mental.....bring on the ****ing mental.

I do believe Pep could come to Saints as I know Cortese wants to be the best at everything he does, Reed and him will look at the best to deliver what is a massive project for SFC.

Could not tempt him as he wanted a rest....He's fresh now. De Matteo will be the first choice for Cortese as we heard some rumours in the summer that he could be lined up.