Patches O Houlihan

It would be funny though! 😁😁

You must be more optimistic than me if you think we can find someone to pay £18m!!

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It would be a real shame if JWP doesn't get another free kick opportunity/goal before we're relegated, and it turns out that those missed opportunities to (rightfully) end the Jones era, were the ones that would have given him Beckham's record in a Saints shirt. I almost don't care if we don't win another match this season, but I'd hate to see him break the record for West Ham or Everton.

That was Leicester... We are so fucking shit its ridiculous. Leicester could have put three past us at least that night

I agree. Playing Fulham after they'd dropped away from the European places having missed Mitrovich and don't have much to play for would be ideal. That game is our third last of the season. What I was trying to make clear to the Eyores on the board was that our run in is not as ridiculous as some think.

Since Selles took charge we’ve played 6 league games. 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses. If we maintain that form over the next ten games that suggests 13.3 points. 13 points gets us to 36 in total. If we keep doing what we’re doing it could be enough. Saints have an ‘average’ difficulty run in, according to stats I saw in the week. Palace and Leicester are the teams with the easy run in. It’s tough, and 36 might not do it, but if we get a big lift (like a win on Sunday) then the confidence boost could be enough. Anfield have a motto written above the gates. For Saints it would be: “It’s the hope that kills you” COYS

He's one of the fucking owners - what do you think knobhead

JWP and Lavia working pretty well together. Would rather see Alcaraz running at them from a little higher up the pitch

So you think maybe he has potential now?! 😀

Aribo and Diallo with JWP behind - have you been reading NJ's game plan for Fulham?!!

We're not the same team who played Croatia: We've four years more experience, including a Euros final + an in form Bellingham. Way more confident all round

Chelsea offered us 50m for Lavia before the summer window closed... Not saying we should sell him: We ought to be building the team around him so that he wants to stay a year longer than we might normally manage. Salisu appears to be running his contract down. Again I'd rather keep him on a new contract. Don't think he has kicked on enough for a really big move since his early promising signs. AA would sell to a Championship club - but not for lots.

Bednarek is at Villa...

I've just watched this two hour podcast in one sitting. I would wholeheartedly recommend every Saints fan watches it. Whether they are dismissive of the appointment or optimistic. We cannot know how things are going to progress for Saints over the next months (and years?) and whether this will prove to be a good appointment or not. However, watching this video will give you a genuine insight into what it is like to be a working class kid who leaves school at 16, has to work his way up from non-league, playing for two sides in Spain without a support network, and then play in a winning team in a play off final in his home city. He started coaching football when he was 18, and started recording training sessions in a journal at 26, knowing that he would never be good enough to play Premier League, but wanting to be the best coach and man manager that he could be after his playing career ended. He played professionally until he was 39. He's only 49 now, so should still relate to our young players. His lack of top level experience is obviously a key issue. But if you watch this video you'll understand why Rasmus hired him, why he could be a great fit for Saints, and will at least give you hope after we've lost again due to a poor referring decision or a jammy goal against the run of play. We could get the feel good factor we had when Ralph started, coupled with a guy who's good at managing players on a one to one level. We could see a couple of our players develop considerably. I can see why the Luton fans, and even some Stoke fans have been wishing him well. Fingers crossed we don't get smashed at Anfield this afternoon

That's my line!

Over the summer we bought in four from Manchester City, including 2 at around the same time as Oriel went to Girona and Lis went to Troyes. Troyes and Girona are both part of the Manchester City group of clubs. I don't think this was a coincidence. Without Romeu's move we may not have got Edozie & Larios.

Jack Cork

Do you ever look at yourself and think - "yes my continuous moaning about a goalkeeper left completely exposed, who was stitched up by a mishit, is really helping both his confidence and that of his 10 new, similarly young team mates when they inevitably read this thread after the game" If you can't get behind our new talented team of exciting players, stick to moaning about the standard SaintsWeb whipping boys; currently that's only Moi, as McCarthy & Redmond aren't on the pitch. My gran used to say - if you haven't got anything nice to say, then shut up... #helmetwatch

Piss off

Maybe the plan was for Simeu to be up to speed by then in order to be our 4th choice, with Lyanco as 3rd choice. But I agree I think we'd need to find another wonderkid centre back in January if that was the case. Good, older experienced centre backs are properly pricy in January.

The parent club would not be able to sell the player in the same window (although perhaps a loan with option to buy might be a thing?) The buy back clause also requires the player to be willing to move and agree terms...

Kane

When was the last time we had a player with this level of pace, power, composure in front of goal, and finishing accuracy?! The second camera angle shows just what a finish this was

Dan Sheldon is a Man U fan. Not sure whether I picked that up from the Echo, TSP or The Athletic but I've come across multiple references.