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todays game http://socsports.no-ip.org/?yhytjtyhhrt

Streams for today, hopefully they'll work! http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=176288&part=sports

Cambridge United. Was born there and grew to love John Becks hoofball, long grass, and Dion.

I think that some fans have been spoilt over the past two seasons and have completely forgotten what a struggle it is and always has been in the Premiership. In the previous regime we got through a significant number of managers and had we not had somebody of the quality or loyalty of Le Tiss we would have been relegated far earlier than we were. Some may say that the changing managers kept us up but I feel that this merely led to our demise and administration. A manager comes in, get in his players on long term contracts, gets the boot, new man comes in, gets in new players. The end result is a squad the size of a small army with many never getting a look in. Nigel has brought us this far and with a style of football that many fans don't get chance to see. I am not ignoring the fact that the defenders we have are shipping goals left, right and centre and an unstable GK position. I totally acknowledge that if we carry on as we are we will be relegated but I think it will change. It is a sharp learning curve in the top league and unfortunately our defenders aren't learning fast enough. However, it will happen in time and changing manager won't make it happen any quicker. At times over the years I have found it quite embarrasing how Saints have chopped and changed managers and gone for cheap internal appointment or cheap foreign appointments. We have a good manager who is new to the Prem as are many of his players, how about we give him a chance to prove himself than sacking him and getting in some cliched top flight appointment like Redcrapp or Keane or Benitez. Give me Nige any day.

Time for Punch to go off and Chappers to come on. He may not offer as much going forward but will provide more cover, plus JP has been poor on the attack.

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Simon Peach ‏@SimonPeach Want to know how close the Ramirez deal is? Bologna, #SaintsFC & player have all signed paperwork. Just one signature away from completion.

I am hoping that this drawn out affair results in us getting our man but I am slightly concerned that if it does all fall through that we have spent a whole lot of time and attention on this one player. Any other players we may be courting may not appreciate the lack of focus they have been getting and subsequently look elsewhere. It would be a shame if the deal does fall through, along with it the opportunities to have got some other players through the door. Just hope we havent put the vast majority of our eggs into a Louis Vuitton basket!

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Cov fans don't feel too confident . . . but neither do many Saints on this forum. http://www.skybluestalk.co.uk/threads/16595-Live-Saturday

Reading drawing 2-2. Roberts sent off on 45.

Well done, you saw it coming, bonus points to you. Its not happened yet and if you were a real fan you wouldnt be on here all smug and content at watching saints lose. Proper knob!

I am not a doom and gloom merchant by any means but I can't belive how bad Harding has been. Poor and to blame for the first goal, no better now on the left. He gives the ball away far too much and gets done for pace far too often. Not a knee jerk reaction to tonights game, I thought this in previous seasons when i was a season ticket holder!

I think he sounds promising. Any players that has had a grounding at Barca must have something about him. http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/profile-iago-falque-spurs-new-signing-14213/

Spanish loanee

Not sure it would be Lee as that has already been sold to the fans. Is he simply teasing us or is Forecast off?

Haven't trawled through all 15 pages but a late night and somewhat drunken song suggestion... The vapors - Turning Japanese Chorus - Tadanari Tadanari Tadanari Tadanari scores goals I'll get my coat!

In all honesty I think I am responsible. I moved to Southampton from east Anglia in 2003 as I am a Saints fan. Was a season ticket holder for several years and witnessed two relegations. I moved away 16 months ago and we got promoted and are now top. Last Friday I went to my first home game in over a year (due to work commitments) and we lost. Many apologies folks, I'll be keeping away from now on!

I struggle to believe that people claiming to be "supporters" are so quick to criticise. At the start of the season most fans would have happily taken being mid table or above at new year and yet are moaning because now we are only top on goal difference! Every team has a blip at some point and I don't understand why, simply because we are Southampton, it shouldn't happen to us. Adkins and this squad got promotion last year when many folks were predicticting failure in the play offs. Adkins has come out today and said he wants to and thinks we can WIN the league. FFS why don't people stop moaning, trust in the manager and squad that have provided us with so many smiles and good times over the past 18 months.

I want us to go up as champs as got £20 @ 16-1 before the Leeds game. Now we are 6-4 favourites, with West Ham 7-4.

If that to55er gets the job, I am buying a Scotland shirt! A drunken bet made several seasons ago.

Definitely not. Got a bet with a Scottish pal that if Redknapp takes over, I will buy a Scotland shirt and support them till he goes!

I agree with Alpine. I have long lost interest in the English football team. Not through a lack of patriotism as I am a keen fan of the rugby team and cricket team. I think I am just fed up with Capello being boss and his dire brand of football. My interest started to wain once Sven got the job. The football is dull, the players are not fussed, disrespectful and generally poor role models and I can't wait for the rugby world cup to start.

It was always going to be a tricky transfer window once we sold AOC. Instantly clubs and players think we're minted and that we'll pay silly Leicester type money. Seeing as the majority of fans on this forum seem to think we'll finish mid table this season and simply consolidate our Championship status, I am confident that we have the squad to do this. I don't see the point in being held to ransom (like Maynard for 6M,) when better, proven players are going for less. Hopefully in January we will be sitting happily in the top half and may be able to strengthen then. If we had lost our first four matches then I would possibly be worrying. We haven't, we're sitting second, hence there's no need to panic.

Quite an embarrassing bunch of saints fans giving it the "Billy Big Balls" because they have got the police, police dogs and some stewards to protect them. Try that knobbish behaviour in the return fixture and with any luck they may get the kickin' they so clearly crave.