Charlie Wayman

Another one in Smallford near Nottcutts.

Who were we playing tonight? Um... Stevenage, let's not get carried away chaps

He's the one for us then when Adders quits?

He may be open to some criticism but who isn't and who else have we got who is anywhere near his class on the ball? You need to keep a wider perspective. Nothing that happened yesterday was remotely his fault and indeed the close marking that suffocated his second half play was a tribute to him for Martinez who quite rightly worked out that if he close marked Morgan out of the game Saints were finished.

He was and it worried the **** out of me because this is only the second game; not only did he appear to have no answer to Martinez after HT but he seemed to be mesmerised by Wigan's level of skill and control - knowing they were twice as good as us at it - when it was time to use THINK about subs and formation changes. I have never seen him so indecisive before surely he cannot be out of his depth tactically? I hope not as we must rely on his insight more than ever now as the majority of players who are going to serve us this season were out there on the pitch not doing terribly well.

Exactly that. No Schneiderlin - no hope! You knew the second half would be different to the first for the visitors, once they worked out our system of play. The disappointment was that we were well beaten at our own game by a team that we must now fervently hope are actually very good this year, rather than the poor also-ran's of last. The big difference was their speed of thinking ability, efficiency of using the ball space; di Santos's goal was a sheer delight to behold although had Adam's first half effort gone in that too would qualify as a "beaut". Where too now? Two more defeats and we are anchored and probably losing touch. Not perhaps time to panic as we knew the start would be tough but certainly some changes needed and probably not the time to rush the kids in. Let's just hope that Cortese was putting the finishing touches to the transfer of two stars from Serie A so that they are on-board the Sunseeker by Friday, indeed let's all pray it be so! Fonte was awful; if Adkins cannot improve the guy's reading of the game and delivery to the mid-field then he will quickly become a liability. K Davies too needs to sharpen up on the same issue, it seems by the time he's made up his mind what to do with the ball once he's got it, most people have nipped out for a pee thinking i must be half-time.

So it's off the bus and onto the boat. "Missing the boat" and "all aboard" have more resonance than "missing the bus" - so come on Nige out with the old and in with the new. No more of the when "I came into the building" nonsense ... "When i pulled alogside the jetty"... all together now "Jolly boating weather!" So why only two rows of seats, is that all they could afford?

Of course you are right. Formations were changed in every match last year especially when "we could not get hold of the football" and the diamond formation was refularly introduced to regain control. I didn't see Adders on the dog-and bone to the man upstairs to get his next set of instructions. I'm sure he feels as no doubt everyone in football realises these days that flexibilty and adaptability are the keys to winning games especially when all teams are more or less equal in talent. Adding in the 4-3-3 tactic isn't something you can do by just putting shirts in different positions at half-time, the guys need practice and more practice to perfect the technique. Is it asking too much of young kids to school them in about three or four different formations instead of one or two and expecting them to think and play differently at a stroke when perhaps they are already losing and down in the mouth? Maybe, but we'll see. Some will cope some may not and it is not unlikely that individual intelligence will have more than a little to do with that. One thing Cortese most definitely is not is mad. No way is he likely to tell Adders how to run his army in the battlefield on a match-to-match and minute-to-minute basis, not even Montgomery was that stupid. He just wants to ensure that Adders has all the necessary tools at his disposal for complete flexibility and mastery of his art. If it proves he can't use those tools wisely then he'll be out the door or window or emergency exit and deservedly so. Nor is there any evidence of the so-called "distancing" and why would there be, if Adders really feels it is already time to put "distance" between himself and Cortese then he might as well bugger off now. My own fancy is that Saints will do quite well this season and hover mid-table most of the year and none of Mr Blackmore's concerns will be remembered after September.

No question, Rick Lambert will start on Saturday even if he is not fully fit and will last only 65 mins. At home, attack has got to be the mantra and RL's ability to hold up and bring people in is unmatched, that and the shed-full of goals that he knocks in for fun. ManC was a special case and Adders just about got it right, defend early on when they will be lively out of the traps and rely on our superior fitness to wear them down in the second. Ok so we didn't knick a point and a loss is a loss which ever way up you shake it but at least we didn't get thrashed and trashed.

Can you believe the idiot chose MaUre over Saints? What a tosser! We're already above them in the league so when we thump the Barstewards 4-0 next week Buttners come uppance will be complete. The Northam might even come up with a song along the lines "We thought about buying you but we've got Fox"

This!

Don't be so sure my friend. Saints will win 2-0 and confound that wee moanin' minnie on MotD. Lee Dixon has had the good sense to jump ship rather that sit alongside him and that useless geordie goon.

Sounds like a good bet to me especially if we are bottom in December with Rodgers to follow through the exit at Liverpool

Eff me! Talk about shuffling around the deck chairs whilst the ship is far from water tight! Who will be the first arse to kiss it?

Jack Cork? ex-Chelsea youth....

Joke maybe but Ricky didn't play against Wolves on Saturday due to a mystery minor injury......

They have succeeded in making a pig's ear out of a dog's breakfast . No mean feat. I've given up on it in total exasperation. If they play football like they design websites we're up **** creek!

You cannot be serious! There will be ZERO doubts about Jack Cork, he's awesome!

Why would he not be?

Whoa, hang on there fellas, it wasn't that long ago that you were all saying he could do no wrong... give the guy a chance to show what he can do in the PL before you lynch him.

Far too pessimistic. This team of ours with emphasis on youth will surprise you.

Tut tut! Slipped your mind again? We need two in each position - it is a SQUAD game, repeat S-Q-U-A-D SQUAD!!!

Yet it's Luke Shaw that everyone wants to buy. Crikey just imagine if we have two great stars in the making and they stay here for at least five years. Could we be the new Man U since evidently you can win things with kids. Now we need to stuff ManC on Day 1. Come on you R's ( and er um White's!)

with us I hope!

It reminds me of the Maslow's hierarchy of Needs that we were taught at management school and the lack of greed of bankers who just love doing their jobs because the work in Canary Wharf, one of the best office facilities in the UK. It is of course all absolute ******** and really sad that a well informed bloke like you can swallow this type of propaganda gobble-de-gook without question