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Mane isn't a centre forward he doesn't hold the ball up, Adebayor would have been a gamble sure but we chose not to even roll the dice! At the minute we have no other centre forward at the club capable of sharing the workload that we have put on Pele who looks tired and out of form failing to get anyone even a decent youngster in was criminal I know we weren't going to get a proven super star international but we needed a body to play upfront and we got yet another 2 attacking midfield players!

Exactly giving our only striker grief during the game seems unlikely to make him play better! It's not like we have a queue forming behind him for the centre forward spot!

Almost any striker, we have nothing on the bench to throw on in a situation like yesterday! Even Zarate that went to QPR or addebyor would have been an option at least!

In two minds about this one it does seem a bit harsh but he's a grown man throwing soft fruit at a footy match a ban might do the muppet some good!

This all day long, it's in our hands and a win tomorrow will keep that bit of breathing space over the chasing pack! fingers and toes crossed but I can honestly say what ever happens this season it will have been amazing I never thought I would see Saints fighting it out at the business end of the table this deep into a season. It is remarkable when you compare our spending to those around us.

I always thought River Plate was his dream but I guess he suits Boca much better, if he steps out of line there he'll be lucky if the fans don't tear him apart they take it pretty seriously! The Boca stadium has coca cola labels in black and white round the top as the Fans would not accept the more traditional red and white, it's not often Coca Cola don't get there own way!

Target shouldn't be allowed to play even if he wants to.

Where is this forums like button, the only thing worse than an religious evangelist is an atheist evangelist!

Because when we loan him out we get a fee and/or they pay his wages saving us a fortune compared to paying up the remainder of his contract and one day river plate will offer us a fee so we can minimise the loss we inevitably take on him!

How have the club messed up? Corks contract is running out we have offered him a new one. Cork has asked for a guarantee of more first team football. Saints can't guarantee him this for obvious reasons. Cork has said he wants to leave to play football. FFS it really is that simple we want him as a squad player he wants to be a starter so has opted to move in search of that, hats off to the lad for wanting to play and I wish him all the best at Swansea. Really what more do people expect the club to do? Offer him way over the odds in the hope that he is convinced to stay for the cash? or lie about first team opportunities that simply don't exist?

I have an addidas river plate shirt it is lovely, not as nice as our umbro sash shirt but much better than our own brand tat so I'd take it in a heart beat!

Cork out, striker/forward in probably on loan or a decent youngster.

Cassano has never been in Osvaldo's crazy league, risk free signing for 6 months of a proven international goal scorer we could do a lot worse!

Don't see any hatred in this thread, not sure where you made that up! Good luck to Jos I say was part of our rise and will always be remembered for being a hard working honest pro and a genuinely nice guy.

Thee so close Ryan didn't even consult him before signing for us lol I don't want Cork to leave as he is a good squad player but can fully understand him wanting to be a first team regular elsewhere we are always slagging off players happy to pick up a paycheck at the big clubs without playing so we should all support Jack if he has decided to pursue game time over financial reward.

How about Cassano on a free until the end of the season? He's been in good form this season 6 goals for a bottom of the league side and could be the impact forward we need?

of course they don't everyone knows that penalties don't count at all and goals from corners or free kicks count for a half. It ruined David Bekhams career!

Classic English football fan, keeping the ball is always better than giving it to the opposition!

I think we are looking at a loan till the end of the season or a promising youngster, either of which I would be happy with we clearly need backup to Pelle but I don't want us clogging the side up with expensive jouney men just for the sake of it with Rodrogues and Gallagher on the way back and Seager hoping to break through.

he could, would be a pretty ****ish thing to do and you have o hope he has more respect for the club than that but it is a risk in modern football. Even if he does walk away for free he has been incredible value for money and a decent servant of the club during his time here.

Sums it up for me to, it's incredible to think that he is still so young yet seems to have been in the team for years now and I think we as a fanbase of a much higher expectation for his performance levels than we would for other players of a similar age! Not too keen on the article it's a bit heavy on the stats for my liking but that seems to be the current obsession in the world of football so I guess it's inevitable!

So bad he's an Italian international and has played for some of the biggest clubs in Italy? Pull the other one he is clearly a quality footballer sadly his head is a mess, one day he will realise he has blown the dream but it appears not yet. If he ever comes back we need a song about him being the white Ballotelli like Sheffield Wednesday used to sing about Gerald Sibon (Ironic: 'Kanu is the white Sibon' as Sibon was so oftn compared to Kanu)

we need cover in that position and an option if Clyne decides to cash in this summer and move on. Nothing worse than selling a player with no replacement in the squad as suddenly every right back in the world will be double the price!

Love the link between drinking and football, is being a saints fan really that unbearable that you can't manage it unless your half cut? do you find singing songs and cheering too embarrassing unless your beered up? If alcohol is a pre-requisite of enjoying something then the chances are it really isn't that good in the first place that's why people get beered up to go clubbing etc because sober it's dull as dishwater!

Who says they will accept those terms? Both are entitled to the remainder of their contracts should they want them, I can see Ramirez walking away as he is young and will pick up a club in Italy pretty easily but Osvaldo has burnt just about every bridge in football I fully expect him to see out his contract unless we get lucky and someone offers him the same cash elsewhere!