hasper57saint

Very optimistic for this one. Usually we have a poor start to the season but this has to change sometime, so I'm going for a first match of the season win. COYS

Is anyone really surprised at this? I bet most posters on here would move to a firm doing the same job for twice the money! £30 million for a 29 year old who is injury prone to me is a pretty good piece of business.

In my humble opinion this match is an irrelevance. Nothing to play for except pride and we all know what happens.A fall! Some of our overpaid underperforming ‘players’ , sorry, posers, should be ashamed of themselves. Ralph has to take the final responsibility. Those that should be leaving are almost of no value. To build a new, and ambitious and dedicated squad we need to spend but I can’t see Goa et al digging into their empty pockets. We need change but only see reverse. I am being realistic rather than negative. As a Saint for almost 65 years l think I have seen enough these past three seasons to convince me all is not well at SFC.

I'd like to see Bednarek on the bench for a rest then bring him on at around the sixty minute mark.Give Jankewitz a start,Salisu at left back and hopefully Danny back to score a couple. I wont write this off as an walkover but I want to see JWP wind up Zaha up so he gets all cobby. With the right approach three points are possible. I live in hope.

And now for the good news. Our 'not a Friend', Kevin is scheduled to Ref us!

From the pre-match commentary right through the whole match the Leicester wank fest was in the forefront. Smith cannot ever give a balanced view on any of the Saints games that I have seen this season. It’s was almost orgiastic in its content. Why no remarks after Vardy had dived and won yet another Oscar for his performance? He should have received at least a yellow for simulation and like an earlier poster said ‘Why did he remain on the pitch after his recovery attention.’ We deserved that point last night and we actually turned up. Up yours Brendan and Vardy. Nip over to Smithies for more faux adulation.

It may not surprise many to know that I personally hope our lot turn up tonight and prove that Leicester got lucky with us as they weren't very good on the day either. Wonder how soon the 9-0 will get a mention. Surely we can do better than the last fiasco. I won't hold my breath.

Plan B doesn’t exist. If it does it begins with ‘B’ and therefore is BOLLOX! Why is it when the ball is on the 18 yard line it’s a pen yet when it’s on the goal line it’s not a goal? I have been a Saint for almost 65 years now and these are the most repetitive abject performances I have witnessed. We are not even Championship standard at present. To be honest I can’t see where the next points for us will come from. We are so predictable.

A little more positivity on throw ins, stop this bloody crab football and attack! Spurs are and attacking side and leave big gaps at the back. Hit Son hard at the first opportunity. Provoke. Dele Alli because he's like Humpty Dumpty and don't like it mentioned and he will get booked. We can get three points out of this. Then poke two fingers up to Mr. Levy. I live in hope.

Looking backwards is usually the philosophy of regret but that performance needs looking at. We just didn’t play the way that we can and haven’t for a considerable time now. Responsibility rests completely on the shoulders of the non-performers who for some reason are selected week after week to little or no effect. I accept that we have a very thin squad of limited ability who are at times mediocre and lethargic. So too do the Baggies hence their position in the table. If we can see this why can’t the Coaching Staff. Apparently we had ‘our best team’ out last night. Where were they? The old adage of ‘you can’t make a silk purse out of a pigs ear’ is our current problem. In an earlier build up post my Baggies friends suggested that no one in their team could get into ours backfired! Giving away and missing penalties is no excuse for an abysmal performance. Sunday is another day. Who knows? We may even win. I can but hope.

My old Head of School (We worked together in the School of Management in an FHE College for almost thirteen years) and his Missus are dedicated Baggies fans just like we are to Saints. Had a little chat earlier and both said that Saints should come away with the three points because the win over Chelski is a one-off. In their opinion not one Baggie player would get into the current Saints team even if we had eleven injuries! They don't like Big Sam and both wish they could have a forward looking Manager like we have at Saints.(?) So from the opposition they don't believe we will send them down but just help to accelerate the process somewhat. I am hopeful that when I next speak to them they haven't changed their tune. Wouldn't it be lovely if we could score a bucketful and stop these 'Pundits' forever reminding us that we lost heavily twice. Yet again Lawrenson got it wrong versus Burnley!

I thought this thread was Bompey v Saints but it seems that many of the posters prefer to discuss our relegation prospects. Well, for one I don't subscribe to all the negativity that is currently at the fore. I am not pessimistic in that I can only see the demise. Being a Saint for as long as I have its all down to life's rich tapestry of disappointment and pleasure and, above all, optimism. Let's look at the Cup match on Saturday as a 'day out' and irrespective of the score, endeavor to enjoy being a Saint. Cheer up! Its far easier to smile than frown.

I still prefer SHITEHAWKS. Seagulls eat turds don't they? hence the SHITEHAWKS. I'll get me coat!

You don’t need an hilarious name Cat. To me and my generation they will always be the SHITEHAWKS!

The one thing a Manager must never do, is Criticise his players in public. I well remember Redknapp doing this and thought at the time 'its not the players mush, its you.' Hence,Ralph will keep his criticisms behind closed doors. I wasn't happy with the way we gifted them not one, not two , BUT three goals. We can't keep doing this.Responsibility lies with the owners who have spent so little and until we strengthen our squad we will continue to field misplaced players. Two situations stand out for me from last night. McCarthy pissing about rather than hoofing it and Che not thinking that the ball is supposed to be going forward not sideways. All in all, a typical Saints performance which doesn't augur well with those of us who have experienced this many times over the years. In my case, sixty four years. However,I will always be a Saint no matter what the division in which we perform. I have hopes for three points on Sunday against the Shitehawks. We can do it.

It matters little how much a player costs in the currently 'Agent Controlled' market, its what they do on the field that counts. Our players play for SFC and under the direction of Ralph. Man City may be a wealthy Club,but we can still challenge them on the field where it really counts. I am going for a Saints victory and bollocks to the pundits.They have to lose this 'Media wank-fest' sometime and we will do that on Wednesday.Tella has really impressed me and they don't like attacking forwards like him who don't shrug off the challenge.Three more points for the Saints.

I have yet to understand why Ralph has continued with starting Redmond. I get the point that he is a professional footballer, but he seems to have lost it recently. If he plays tomorrow then I am even more concerned as Sheff U play in red and white stripes and he may think he's on their side. He couldn't tell the difference between our stripes and the Toffees blue as he gave them the ball more often that ours so beware if he's starting. We desperately need those three points tomorrow. Please Ralph, lets do some attacking rather than continue to play crab fashion.

Looking at the table its the three points we definitely want on Saturday. We can win 18-0 and stand still because the teams above us are at least four points ahead. Depending on tonight's results, irrespective of what they may be we have to win our next match. I live in hope as I have for many a long year now. Lets be positive and believe we can get out of this current mess. We've done it many times before and we can do it again .COYS

Looking back over past seasons performances we have struggled against teams around us and won those we least expect. A similar pattern is emerging this season. I do so hope that we can pull that rabbit out of the hat at the first stadium to have a 'dug out'. It will depend entirely on who is available.I was bitterly disappointed with our collapse against Leeds yesterday but will never give up hope that we can actually get something out of our current demise. The Toffees fans are not quite as arrogant as the 'armchair Bin-dippers' but they run a close second. COYS we can do this.

I left as soon as the third goal went in. I am lost for words. Goodnight!

That’s him.Outstanding keeper.

Many years ago there was a keeper who played for Ipswich and his penalty saves are legion. He didn’t move until the kick taker swung his leg to the ball. McCarthy always moves before the kick is taken. All he has to do is make the kicker make the decision. Most pens go within three feet of the goal centre and as such can be kicked away. The comment ‘sent the keeper the wrong way’ is a misnomer. Keepers make a decision to go in the direction they ‘think’ the ball will travel. We gained a very well earned point today. Now I would like to see three more for us at Leeds.

Well here we are again. Yet another reality check, orchestrated through the predictions of certain ‘Knowledgeable (?) Pundits’. Ever the optimist I am not persuaded by the so-called inevitability of another loss. We are Saints. We don’t expect to win every game but the recent past has not dampened my spirit. This is my response. I’ve followed Southampton for many long years, Through the good and the bad times With laughter and tears. We play at St Mary’s the home of the Saints if you think we’re defeatist We effing well ain’t. YOU CAN DO It LADS! COYS.

We set another record this afternooon. Lack of investment,lack of motivation,a team that cannot hold onto a lead all contribute to our demise as a Club. Another penalty denied (that’s four now) what do we have to do to break into the 30 points ?

Spoke to one of my neighbours earlier and he said ‘ Some of the Wolves players should be in the Portuguese Olympic Diving Team’. Wonder why?