OldNick

Iam concerned about the clubs complacency. When Austin was interviewed after the game the other night he brushed off that we could go down. Unprofessional and such an attitude my spark a team like City to think lets go for it. Get to half-time 0-0 or just 1 down and I will be happy, but if we start off slack we could get intoa lot of trouble and become very nervy. I hope my concerns are unfounded but watching Saints for over 50 years has made me more negative than I should be.

It was until we had a sending off as I recall.We should have scored 3 or4 before then. A goal up and that would have changed the game

are you talking of Koeman or Puel? Yet again asper most of that season we missed gilt edged chances that would have made us coast into the knockout stage. I recall VVD's easy header chance and Jrod at Milan. We sold our goals and relied on Long an injured Austin and Jrod who was never the player he was before the injury. If you think you can run a PL and Europa Cup campaign with those resources good on you.

I thought it was about good exciting football. The same was for the Spurs game at home,whilst we lost we batteredthem,but of course as was the case for most of the season we couldn't put the ball into the net and that cost us. Still good football though

its too subtle for me, that's for sure!!

Perhaps they put it to vote to the staff of the Marriott

Sorry saint86 i didn't mean to seem so scathing, it wasn't intended to be that way. Apologies

Is that how you spell pathetic lol. Yes we an all bring up posts on the same vein, but yes you were correct

you wouldn't be watching, you'd be too interested in defending the ref lol. Everton home springs to mind btw

Tadic was pretty good under Puel, and I think they got on well, as after the Leicester game up there Tadic went across and had a very friendly chat

Fabianski has been pretty good (2nd keeper not instead of McC) Joe Allen

I think our fans have been very unfair on him. I still think that goal at Liverpool in the semi final made the hairs on my neck stand up more than Gabbis the other night. Both achievements were fantastic by both mangers. I will state again that had Puel been given more time we would be playing some fantastic football now, as he would have addressed the poor scoring problem in the summer. We played some good football without the final finish.

yes it was, and a few did say as much

Puel is gone, and whilst I am unhappy with that, it SEEMS we have survived the disaster that nearly befell us. I have warmed to Hughes, but if i had been told he would be our manager I would have thrown my arms up in despair. When he was appointed I posted that whilst I was sceptical I would support him, and he deserves that support as well as a period of time next season.

I would have been happy to have kept Puel and Redmond is probably my favourite player, so I'm in the minority on most things on here. Gabbi showed a few things the other night that made me feel if he got the right service could make him brilliant for us. I like Austin but boy is he greedy, and so slow, but saying that he does hit the target when he gets a chance. If we hadn't won at Swansea the love of Austin would have diminished somewhat as he failed to put away his chances.

well he set up Long beautifully the other night. It seems you believe in stats, personally leave it to judgement. Id love o see such stats to an ex player called Ted McDougall. I doubt he touched the ball a few teams in games, but when he got the chance he buried it

I was amazed that they didn't put Dyer on,as he would have kept one of our full backs busy, and they would not have bee able to bomb forward.Add to that he would run at our defenders,something they don't like

Lol Vardy is less so what do those figures really tell???

I wonder if the Mrriot will ever make a statement bout this. I'm sure it has harmed them in a big way. Clubs may wonder if any Marriot hotel could do it to the if in the same situation. I expect that whoever thought it up would be in the mire. As for Swansea FC they have said nothing I assume about the way the coach was held up etc

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The Stoke forum is no different to this. The Puel stuff was ridiculous, and a lot hate Poch and Koeman in a similar way. That is social media for you

In the past with Stoke I assume. No it would be the one night

we don't need any fancy dan players. Surely we have learnt our lesson. Lets get good solid footballers who care, rather that the Boufals of the world

Surprising,

I didn't hear until late last night that the Police escort didn't turn up, but also is it correct that the coach wasn't allowed ner the ground until Swansea arrived. MH got off the coach and got the players to walk to the ground????? ALso is it also correct that he said something about that he was pleased that Marriot cancelled, as he thought it was a grubby hotel lol