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What about Wanyama and Sniedelin who disappeared into black holes (No racism intended). Shaw suffered a bad drop in form for ages before he suffered that awful leg fracture. Although togive him credit he recovers remarkably afterwards Martin Chivers took ages to settle at Spurs but his departure opened the door for 18 years old Channon to play alongside Ron Davies . Aide and abetted by Terry Paine and Sydenham

I have a good feeling about this match. Can't explain why.

Preparing for a game is different from coaching during the game. I meant why not use the training (preparation)to take precedence.I realise that tactics are now used and need to change during a game but what are captains for. How can players be watching the manager for instructions at the same keeping their concentration on playing football? I accept that maybe I am living in the past and hankering for a golden age when the game was free of shirt tugging and diving, greed etc

Does Barcelona use tactics or play spontainusly? Not to mention Brazil in the seventies. Tactics are strangling the game. Saints v WHU springs to mind

Thanks for sharing your personal info with me and the others. I moved around a bit on various civil engineering project both in the UK and abroad eg Saudi ,Pakistan etc

I ca remember in the sixties rarely knew who the manager was (Ted Bates was an exception )let alone see lingering close ups of them and their antics on TV every so often and missing the action in the meantime. The cult of managers has come with the arrival of televised games and the celebrity phenomenum

why do millionaires need coaching from the sidelines during a game. They are not puppets. Let them think for themselves and put their training into effect in the games

Why have we gone down hill so suddenly. I never saw the City game but the reports praised us

That's loyalty for you - super!

Hello Ottowa. Dd you used to live in the UK? How did you get into the Saints please

This forum is better for updates than the text on BBC

Yes- that is more of a fact as opposed to an opinion. Back to my chores now.

Trash is an Americanism. At least use an English word for example - rubbish.

How do you get the time to be posting on here most of the day

I see the rest of the results from the teams around us, that played after us, fell in our favour. What a pity we did not get a win at Fulham

How can any on say bench was lightweight. We have not seen them play much and never will if today's brief cameos are anything to go by. Both teams contributed to a poor spectacle. Goodness knows who will play tuesday. It was overlooked Redders was injured too

It was just hoofing long balls optimistically just to be swallowed up by Fulham. Where was the tactics we used against Sheffield. The worst match I have seen in along time. I agree Walcott was not so good today

How can Long possibly be match fit. One thing for sure he won't be fatigued by playing too many games lately.

A few more minutes to go and al the speculation over the team selection will be over!

Ralph has more than hinted Armstrong will play. As long as keeps his hand away from the ball he will be OK.

I will be glad when the team is announced. Getting tired reading about Stephens merits or otherwise compared to Salisu. We need Walcott and Adams to be on song that's ofr sure

Who would you play up front with Redders ? What about Adams as well

If he has been injured I doubt they would risk aggravating it by playing him. Ralph admitted it was a risk playing him vs Man City (and it backfired.)

Saints communications office have had plenty of time to assess the severity or otherwise of Ing,s hamstring and let us, the great unwashed, know what the situation is

There is a very interesting piece on Saints in the Daily Telegraph sports section pages 10 and eleven. Elsewhere it's full of City stuff. If we beat them it will do wonders for Saints morale and perhaps the media will take us seriously. Pep says Romeo is one of the best midfielders in the Prem.