a1ex2001

Have we offered him a new contract yet? If he maintains this form the list of clubs sniffing about will surely be increasing fast!

Don't think we've sold many if any to cheaply, yes some of those players are now worth more as they are performing at a higher level ie lallana but others are worth less ie Shaw. Looking at all our sales I think at the point of sale they have been about right. Will be sad to see Fonte go but that is a big wedge of money for a player of his age who could be finished in 12-18 months time it would make him one of the most expensive over 30's in history and most of the others for similar or more were 30 not 33 at the time!

Our first team is perfectly good enough to secure us top ten finish if the manager setup in a 4-2-3-1 which suits the players we have been carefully buying for 4 odd years results would be better we simply don't have the right players for the diamond we only have one striker and no number 10 for starters!

Not time to sack him yet massively disappointing last night but that is no reason to sack him. Hopefully we will see an up turn in league form now we are out of Europe and we can maintain our cup performances and maybe land our first real silver where in 30 years!

Not sure I want to see us filling the first team with untested South Americans with Italian passports I still remember derby's future legend Esteban fuertes getting turned away at customs six months after he signed for them and who was that idiot at Fulham with the zoro mask in his sock?

You seem to have forgotten our other stellar South American signings! Frederico 'the torpedo' arias -sunk without trace! Keleber Challa -Delgado's cousin/wet nurse watched him warm up during a Carling cup match in Bolton. Marcelo Sarmiento -watched him against Notts court we lost Marcelo Tejera - loan signing who disappeared along with 100k when redknap was boss! Can't think of many good ones!

Excellent nice to see both club and player moving quickly to make a long term commitment.

I'll take 17th and a cup, this great period in our history needs a trophy!

Having epically screwed up their first attempt followed by crashing out of the league cup! Last seasons side against this seasons side is a close run thing and anyone saying otherwise is clearly deluded the margins in football are tiny and I really wouldn't use totemhams transfer policy as a guide to a players quality signings at the lane tend to be a little hit and miss! Given our resources, European commitments and increased focus on the league cup I think we are having a pretty decent season and I'd happily take mid table if we give both cups and the europa a real go this is the best spell the club has had in years and we should be putting some silverware in the cabinet so when things aren't so good which one day they won't be we have something to look back on! People seem to forget the years we spent scrapping survival or wallowing in lower league obscurity enjoy this spell while it lasts all football clubs rise and fall and currently we are riding the crest!

I'm not sure anyone does I think most just think he's a nice bloke and a decent coach which is hard to disagree with. He won't be unemployed for long and I'm sure he will have received a payout from England for terminating his contract.

It doesn't make he club look terrible it makes the 70/80's look terrible which from a child protection point of view they were, I hope all those who come forward get the justice and help they deserve and all those who abused the position of trust which they held get the punishment they deserve. From the looks of it this is going to touch pretty much every club in the game and will almost certainly branch out into other sports. The club should do everything they can to enable the full investigation of the allegations and offer support to those who were abused while in the care of the club. What will stain the club is if we put the barriers up and don't acknowledge the historical problem, publicise what we currently do to prevent it happening again and offer what ever is needed by those that suffered assuming they are willing to accept anything from the club.

The lad looks quality only time and the size of liverpools inevitable bid will tell us if he is better than mane! He is a saint for now though so let's enjoy him!

You mean all he does with this account, he seems to have specific accounts for posting specific themes some sort of multi personality disorder!

A very good article, Reed always comes across well! Long may the success and stability continue I'' sure there will be few bumps along the way!

The inclusion of under 23 teams that the overwhelming majority of lower league clubs voted in favour of as a one year trial? You might want to at least read the background before venting it has reached the point where the trophy was either killed off or re-invented this is very much the last chance saloon most lower league clubs want to get knocked out in the first round!

Our run of left backs is pretty crazy going back to bridge and then bale! If only the academy could produce us a right back!

Was impressed with his skill not so much the bobbing off in sure JWP realised it was a crap pass.

Shaw doesn't look the same player to me anymore we seem well stocked at left back. I hope he turns it round and proves me wrong because he was outstanding until he broke his leg.

Lol you must be watching different players to the rest of us! I'd take lambert back if he was the same player he was when he left sadly he's finished now. I'd take Toby in a heart beat him and VVD would be great pairing going forward. Morgan and mane would be great additions too, best way to think of this is if they had never played for saints would we want them and I think the answer is yes for all but lovren, shaw and lambert from the big name departures!

Signed a new contract in the summer so I think we have at least one more season to come particularly as he doesn't seem to be the go on strike and throw a strop sort!

Every ground in the country had it's share of simpletons this weekend I've never been to a game and not been amazed that a certain number of people could remember to breath let alone function in society. Hope the idiots chucking bottles wind up in the cells!

Every ground in the country had it's share of simpletons this weekend I've never been to a game and not been amazed that a certain number of people could remember to breath let alone function in society. Hope the idiots chucking bottles wind up in the cells!

He is and it' true most of the crowd were right behind him.

I wander how much money he has earned in a career that has so far amassed about 40 first team appearances!

Acentre forward is a must unless a miracle occurs and Jrod finds form