Charlie Wayman

Probably a fake written to take the piss especially as it has been "leaked". Don't believe a word of it.

Very pleased to read this. If Ralph sees something in him then keep him. He might yet surprise a lot of people on here.

It is almost certain that there will be a big announcement around then. Biden takes over from Trump! 🤞

It's not a level playing field 'though, is it. Somebody like Ward Prowse who was always the club's favourite poster boy (one of our own crap) when loads of fans were tearing their hair out with frustration over his ineptitude and lack of basic abilities was persisted with week after week when he didn't deserve his place in the team. On the other hand many naturally gifted and talented players like Boufal have never been given more than a few starts at a time before they were judged negatively and seemingly permanently. Redmond's another who has been persisted with and in the eyes of the club and fans has now become a 'great' player for us, but we all lived that agonising journey as well. Funny too that no other clubs are in for our stars. Just saying.

It doesn't look very good when you write it down like that does it. You posit what might happen if we get a few injuries which is almost certainly going to happen at some stage but let me also ask what happens if we start badly and we start struggling near the bottom again. Most on here seem to have dismissed this possibility on the basis of the end of season run that saw us storm the last 9 matches of the season and move up the table. It is assumed we will just carry on as before but what if we don't and the **** starts flying about again. Very few of our second string choices seem capable of stepping up to the plate if push comes to shove and we need new energy, new options and a new direction.

Come on chaps, this has gone on for long enough. Can't you just agree to disagree and leave it at that and perhaps in future even ignore one another. We can all read your points of view and where they differ we can make up our own minds a bout who we believe.

If you cannot answer your own question then best not to ask it of others eh..

Very good indeed

If that quote is verbatim, then it is highly insulting and even possibly racist. Would he have said the same to Ward Prowse? It would be belittling to any person and an indication of underlying contempt and lack of respect. I would have been out the door as well.

Well said but Steve could help himself by being more transparent about the problems we're having and what he is doing to try and fix them. Are they fixable or are we riding a bum steer? If he needs help then he should ask for help, there is no shame in sharing the load. This site has moved on from being a personal enterprise.

Only made it through the maze twice in two weeks, tried everything three different browsers, Google, Siri every conceivable link. Just seems to be luck. Even when "in" it nearly always drops out again soon afterwards with "Bad Gateway" screen. Have almost given up.

Let's not judge him too harshly, if he really blossoms at Fulham in the PL he will still be our player. What's not to like.

Good luck to the lad, wishing him all the best at his new club.

Some routes in work better than others. Trying to jump in from the OS seems particularly fraught.

No surprises there then but well deserved anyway. Terry usually picks Bertie for the special award but fair's fair, JWP has put in the miles.

Is there any legitimate way of watching Saints matches (pay or free) that are not being shown on Sky.

Fans are important stakeholders of the Club and there is no reason why they should not have access to this sort of information. I doubt it is being withheld. Mark it down more likely as a lack of initiative and/or laziness on the part of individuals charged with supporter relations or PR. This is one area where the Club can, should and must do much better. Too many idle people "working from home" may be a factor.

Adkins Hasenhüttl Koeman

The Ugly Inside has become attractive again!

Part of the announcement today about non-league soccer said attendances would be restricted to 15%. Very close to the 16% calculated on here for St Mary's. If this is the way it is going our earlier guesses of 5000 at SMS will be nearer the mark.

It's quite weird after all the often justified cynicism of the last 25 years that we are now beginning to believe that the Club might actually be doing things in as fair a manner as possible. You and I are clearly two fellow travellers in this respect. As has been repeated here over and over again we must all get used to living in a new norm and must accept it and get used to it. It's either that or have no fans at football matches at all. If the rules say wear masks what's the point of bitching about it, accept it or don't go. Same with singing, stay silent or stay at home. If such measures are required there will be good health reasons underpinning them. None of us has access to the science on which decisions are being made so all our speculation is just that. If they let 5000 untested people into SMS chances are one or two of them might be carriers of the Covid-19 virus. The duty of the Club and the PL is to minimise the risks of any onward transmission as much as possible. There is no place here for a "sod it" mentality of "I'm gonna do what I want" which sadly seems to be gathering some support on here. All I can say to these chaps is dig in lads and don't let it get to you yet, we are all in this for the long haul. The best way to make a more normal future is for all of us to stick to it as one. It may help others to know that my son & I have made the conscious decision to skip this season partly because of the health risk but mainly because of what will be the total artificiality of the whole experience.

YES! Any future hope may lie with Amazon rather than Sky or BT.

Not bad at all but very 1950's. You're showing your age my friend

Leaving only one row of seats is nowhere near 2m apart. No doubt you have been watching the TV matches from SMS where players have been seated socially distanced in the Itchen Centre block where at least three rows of seats were unoccupied. A few players seemed to fill up the whole lower section. I think you might get away with two. The family bubbles issue that many on here feel is a deal breaker can be met by allocating certain stands say Northam & Kingsland to them and others to single seaters, Chapel and the wings of the Itchen. Itchen Centre Lower will always be difficult because they will want to keep players and spectators as far apart as possible so as not to compromise the team bubble. The likelihood is that that section will be unavailable to fans which is a bummer as that's where I sit! There is another aspect where people should not raise their hopes too much. Groups of up to six people are able to meet in a garden outdoors provided that they remain socially distanced. In reality a lot of irresponsible people cheat on this and huddle together in groups but that definitely will not be allowed in the stadium in full public view. Those six people would be treated as six individuals and sat well apart not as bunch of 6. One would have thought also that family bubbles would be restricted to a certain number 2 or possibly 3 otherwise it all becomes impossibly complicated work out. Chapter 2: Has the mask issue been seriously thought about? The footnote to these comments is that the regulations will be enforced rigidly not to spike the guns of fans or to ignore their wishes, they will be enforced to stop the Virus spreading, to show that allowing fans back in to stadia can be viable, safe and sustainable. All of us have to accept this from the outset and not moan from now until eternity about their own narrow needs and frustrations. There can be no special cases.