Charlie Wayman

Did you actually read what he said at his pressie or just pick up on the uninformed bile stream and it has nothing to do with him being Dutch by the way?

I guess most people on here are going to Wembley to watch a football match not stand around in a boozer all day - hence no replies. Still, each to his own aye?

Let's face a few facts before we slag this guy off as a panic buy who has nothing to contribute. Ordinarily if he had been fully fit and playing regularly at his best level and he was a free agent when the transfer window opened we wouldn't even have got a sniff at a guy of this quality let alone be able to afford to outbid the rich clubs of English football for his signature. If he settles in well, plays well and decides he likes it enough here to stay on a longer contract we will have stolen a march on the big boys; with the prospect of a fit again top notch Carceras lining up alongside van Dyke next season what is not to like? This could be the start of something great! He will be a boon to young players as a teacher and of course as a challenger for a place in the team. Not only that but he is a "name" that can only be good to attract other top players and persuade the stars we have here to stay. His entry may have been unorthodox and unseemly but he might well be one of the signings of the century

Nah!

Now Gallagher has picked up an injury

Good to see such decisive people on here! It's only a guessing game for fun, nobody will go to jail for getting it wrong.

We are allowed 25 squad players so we must have a clear out of flops before we can hire new flops. Lay off Clasie will ya, you're like a bunch of flipping' parrots

Do they have loos and food on the club's official coaches - seriously?

"It's all about the occasion stupid!" (No, not you beatlesaint). Guaranteed this will be the Rooney Final as will be the pre match obligatory interview with Laurie MacMenemy even 'though he knows sod all about the modern Saints. Nobody is interested in the football or the nonentity little club from the south coast.

Nice and Easy wins the game.....

What you forget conveniently is that all of these players were relative unknown's when they came to us and we got hold of them because nobody else wanted them! We made them into desirable commodities. Who's to say we won't do so again. We are going to win and win big today even 4-0 will not be a surprise.

There are so many things you see happening at a live match-day that never get on screen where the experience and perspectives are nowhere near the same.

Sadly for us Sofiane Boufal has all the hallmarks of developing into an outstanding player of world class. He seems to be one of those rare talents that can genuinely change a game. I guess we'll see him for this season and next before the inevitable exit to Chelsea or Arsenal.

It is important that he plays well against Man U to impress them according to his agent

Was that Alfie Jones in the training pics? Interesting.

If it was Arsenal or Man U showing interest... but Sunderland? Sam has scored a few against Championship defences granted but if like me you've been watching Channel 5 footie on Saturday's not many of his goals have been down to outstanding individual brilliance. A few of the Greaves variety in there.

You should get a job with the BBC who seem happy to employ doom and gloom merchants in their news and weather teams.

Not looking likely is it, another day of rumours but little substance.

He's a troll because he happens to have a different point of view to you? For heaven's sake grow up, it is quite obvious from this thread that it is you that is in the minority. Surely you are more worthy of the tag of being a troll for rabble rousing by personally attacking another person rather than counter their point of view by persuasive argument. I happen to agree with the OP, the buck stops at Reed's desk, he handled the transfer window very badly and has placed the club in jeopardy as a result. That would get you, me and anybody else on here the sack immediately. I have watched Saints since time began, change has been the only constant.

So why bother posting such rubbish?

So is it permissible to use the R word now? Before anybody asks 'Yes" I was there; 'Yes' I stayed 'til the end. Bit of bother in the Itchen at the end just under the director's box, a few fans given it to Reed and a few stewards trying to stop them. Kat was there as well so she knows the mood music now if she didn't before. The natives are getting restless and who can blame them. It won't be Reed's fault 'though will it?

Really? Are you telling us a porky or two to impress? ;-) How did you do that on the official system as all customer numbers for F & F are demanded?

If Boufal nicks a hat trick, the Sunday's will have field day of rumours linking him with a £50m summer move to Arsenal or Chelsea

Hopefully Black has more than one trick up his sleeve? Many Italians are taught French & English at school so he may be OK. That first interview was maybe recorded in Italy with an Italian reporter, so he spoke his native language; the English questions may have been pasted on at the local edit suite.

It's fact, Saints have never lost a Cup Final to Man Utd. Good omen, 3-1 to Saints!