Charlie Wayman

What has happened to James Ward-Prowse? Future England captain, transfer target and automatic first pick at season start to hesitant, ineffective and feeble mid-fielder in less than a quarter of a season. Something not right there at all. Is competition and national recognition of Shaw and Chambers phasing him and affecting his game? I hope the coaches cam sort him out as would hate to see him end up as an also-ran and being farmed out to Chesterfield on loan. Going the way of Simon Gilett?

So what's the point of travelling all the way up North to not even try to win. All the ball sheet about how important the Cup is to us, pathetic. Pity the 850 poor sods who spent half a day overcoming atrocious weather conditions to get there and wasting their time and money. Low point of the Season so far. Ricky deserves to be shot on this performance. Just blown any chance he had of making it to Brazil. Who decided Guly should play, what a cock-up of a decision that was.

You mean like Morgan Schneiderlin?

Ho Hum!

It doesn't follow at all, Leighton Baines stayed at Everton. If Luke is capped and being recognised, playing PL football every week and is part of a tight knit successful side in the top eight why would he want to move on. Not everyone is motivated by greed and easy money like Chamberlain, although we can thank his domineering and self seeking Dad for that. In any case, Saints will likely match most offers on salary in the new climate of cost controls on clubs. Of course if somebody like Real Madrid came in with an £80m offer as they did for our former Academy left back.... but it seems unlikely at least until the lad would be about 23/24 and fully mature as a player.

I have an extraordinary respect for Steve Bruce who is one of the most perceptive and honest managers in the premier league. Should the day come when we lose our beloved Mauricio, Steve Bruce would be a very good candidate to replace him.

Clyne creates more when given free rein but he's lost a lot of match time this year and isn't quite as well tuned as last year.

We only win 1-0! 1 point from safety, phew.

What are you implying old chap?

A bit arbitrary OP, what kind of response did you expect other than derision? I'm sure though that the Liebherr Family will have taken full note of your concerns and will be in touch soon...

Who?

Very disappointing and very frustrating. I wish Stoke would get relegated so we don't have to watch them again. Mourinho is right, how can this be the best league in the world with teams like Stoke involved? Everything that is wrong with English football was on display today from the team from up north. Jack Cork probably MotM today but few really played well. Luke Shaw missing all day and Clyne all at sea. One to forget but if Stoke visit next season I'll be staying away.

Cork must start. Clyne will start as Chambers probably needs some healing time.

The word "gaffer" gets on my tits. This is 2014 and nobody uses the word 'gaffer' except foreign footballers learning the colloquial English favoured by such loveable out-of-touch personalities as "Big Sam" & "Our 'Arry" from a bygone age. People who say 'gaffer' should have sticky grey tape stuck over their mouths.

It's catch 22 for clubs who try to move things forward. Build a decent stadium and bankrupt the club seems to be the rule. Seems unfair that Man C, Hull City & West Ham can move into new stadia built by the state and get away with paying rent only and mort saddling themselves with crippling debt.

The only problem with stripes is that rubbish teams like Stoke & Sunderland play in them as well. Frankly having not had them for a few seasons I'd hate for us to back to them. They represent the Saints of old, hard-up, scrambling around for survival and selling our best kids for profit. No thanks. I like our red kit, maybe last season's a bit more than this but let's stay as we are.

I guess you are competent enough to have wound us up?

It should be 3-0 but whether it will be or not depends entirely which Saints team turns up on Saturday. If we get the first half against Arsenal Saints + the second half against Fulham Saints it could be 5-0.

If you were a regular in 2003 then you wouldn't need to pose the question. In 2013/14 we are in the very privileged position of watching the Best Saints side Ever.

Bullshine par excellence! I love it. A perfect recipe indeed.

Of course, because he didn't get sold in the transfer window - as half the people on here suggested he would be and should be... past his best etc crap. Glad he stuffed their words down their throats. I'll bet they're all Ricky fans again now!

Wishful thinking old lad, Wanyama was a liability got himself booked looked all at sea so he had to come off. He's no better than Cork so why change things around?

uPt a Cork in it! What a difference he made to Schneiderlin and the whole team after the break. How could Pochettino have left him out? Also good to see Clyne back in as much as we love Chambers. For once a crap first half followed by a brilliant second but a great win and it could / should have been more. Great stuff from Staplewood. COYR

At the time he was signed did he not say he couldn't believe how much money we would pay him? Then he found out just how hard he had to train! Who else turns up at the workplace (training ground) with his girl friend / missus in tow, shows what he was thinking... this is a doddle, swan around play a few games get a load of dosh... what's not to like. Poor old Jose, first it's Pardew then this clown.

Don't hold your breath. Too many smiles around the training ground yesterday to suggest anybody is about to leave. Also difficult to integrate a new player before it will have an impact on performance, best left to summer now.