Charlie Wayman

Beat me too it as well. Wonder why all those other teams are off loading their skips? Full of rubbish?

Who the hell would buy the useless yanker?

Oh Dear! We are in very serious danger of relegation. 1 point from the first 9 is exactly what I predicted would happen and it gives me no pleasure that my worst fears have been realised. We are definitely Relegation candidates now and unfortunately Division 4 beckons with a very beckoning forefinger. Misery upon misery and there is no way we can beg borrow or buy our way out of this mess. It is not possible to replace seven or eight players with enough quality players. Everyone is after the same people and there just isn't the talent to go around.

Ask Pardew! Anyway, it is normal for managers to have their favourites and prejudices. Pardew is obviously not into Simon Gillett probably 'cos he speaks with a cotton accent and is vertically challenged. Same with Holmes 'innit. I mean if all the players are roughly on a par with skill, fitness etc. (i.e. all Effing useless) he might as well pick the ones he's best mates with. And, don't forget this is a BIG League for BIG MEN apparently. If he has to bend down to talk to them and can't understand what they're saying, "forget it!" That's why they are 'overlooked'

Wotton got very badly injured in the final game against Burnley last season and my guess is he is now chicken-sh*t scared to get stuck in again. So time to go and do some gardening in the West Country

I doubt that Mr Liebherr has anything to do with the football club except to turn up occasionally to show his support for Nicola Cortese and smile benignly to fans. Mr Cortese has no doubt been allowed to 'buy' the Saints simply as just another division of the Liebherr Empire to allow him to confirm his business administration potential for VERY HIGH OFFICE in that organisation. Success sets him up for the top, failure cannot be contemplated but what is success? If he sells the club on in 5 years at a profit that is the sort of success that he'll be measured by, NOT football results or what league we are in in 5 years as many on here think, hope or wish. Of course he won't be going cap in hand to Mr Liebherr for a free handout of capital to buy players without recourse to other finance streams. He has been charged with the task of running Saints as a STAND ALONE business that means income must balance outgoings and any profit alone will be used for progression. Why else would AP rejoice in signing freebies like Murty and Harding? This is where realism must be kept firmly in mind. What we/you want is probably not what 'they' want.

The reality is that 4 of the back 5 are way past their sell-by date and are embarrassingly slow and inflexible and dull witted even for this league and as for Harding... (expletives deleted!). Why do you all think he was free and nobody else wanted him? Bargain? Give me a break, he's just a journeyman and a poor one for that. So there you have it a defence made up of 4 old crocks who are too slow to catch a cold and useless bloke from Brighton who's career is on the Rocks.

FFS! WTFIGO? Simon Gillett not even used? FFS. WTFIGO?

FFS WTFIGO? I am so depressed already. WALOFW!

AP really talks him up in today's Echo, says "you can leave if you want to but I really want you to stay... " He'll stay, it's Sagalotski who will disappear now that Rick the Brick is here. Raz & Rick, something sounds good about that. Be very afraid 'Uddersfelt, very afraid!

I was hoping for Sammy Hypia rather than another unknown Chelsea reject

Most unfair. He's a holding midfielder and even blindfold he'd have more idea of where to pass the ball than Wotton. This lad has world class potential so it must be that AP prefers not to play all four "gifted" youngsters at the same time. It won't always be like that as James & Morgan are gaining in stature by the match and AP will soon be able to take the risk of playing all four. Even Lallana is showing some signs of consciousness. Lallana and James look the most likely to get wide and down to the corners, so the other three must fight it out for the two defensive midfield positions. Clearly, AP thinks the soleil shineth forth from the derriere of Monsieur Schneiderlan (nez brun?) so he's relatively safe - anyway he's French under-19 Skip so automatic choice nes pas?. Poor old Wotton was given the big wagging finger several times on Tuesday so clearly hos adys are numbered. We've played 1 important game so far when Simon Gillett came on as sub so he's not far away from a start and certainly not out of the picture.

They do. This year they outbid ITV and it'll be interesting to see how they manage all four leagues without everyone dozing off. I bet the Prem prima-donna's won't like sharing their spot with the pub teams from the Football League

WHO?????????????????

I'm beginning to be very fond of Alan Pardew, very fond indeed! He seems to call it just as common sense sees it. On Saturday Schneiderlen was outstanding, Lallana was utter sewage and it was clear to all that we needed a striker urgently. So what does AP do? Praises Schneiderlen as man of the match, castigates Lallana as being "able to do much better" and buys Lambert, the highest goal scorer in the league last year. At last a bloke with COMMON football SENSE. Oh, I do love to be a Saints fan with Alan Pardew at the helm.

Meme Meme

We've done this to death already. Try seraching other posts before starting up new ones

All very encouraging for Saints fans but it's a bit early to start raising the drawbridge. How many times have we seen new owners lose interest after 2/3 years when results are not quite working out and clubs are bleeding money through inadequate gate receipts and crippling wage bills. I am not suggesting our new owner is of this mold but we are living through precarious financial times indeed and if balance sheets start going south... just a thought to head of your sense of complacency. Just look up the road to see how the world of football club ownership really works.

Kelvin Davis is OUR CAPTAIN! Kelvin is The Rock on whom our future will be built. Kelvin will be here for a while... As good as it is to get an energetic and enthusiastic Murty on borad, he is only here for one year, maybe two so obviously we do not want to raise the spectre of an alternative captain however good he was in that role at Reading. Sensible guys that they are, I am sure they'll work something out between them when it comes to bossing the kids around!

You start to worry only when players like Jaidi say things like... "it was always my dream to play for the Saints". I'd much rather he said to McLeish, "Southampton, Boss? Where's that? Is it in Croatia or Bosnia?" Then we'll know he's sincere! Plymouth are Second division, Saints are Third, where would you go having just played at Emirates, Old Trafford and Anfield?

It's all a bit confusing as I bought extra tickets for Saturday in prime positions in Itchen yet ST's are still selling like hot cakes. What happens if somebody wants to buy ST's for the seats I've already booked for Millwall?

Great news as long as AP stays loyal to Chris Perry. With three new defenders it's getting a bit crowded back there. Guess Wotton may be on his way soon. There's only one Chris Perry

He can give his seat to whomever he pleases. Don't worry, just walk in.

He sold to the Fuller's Group. H was Lymington Precision Engineering. Don'y know thw figures but probably around £10/15M. Certainly not Football Club territory but more than I've got.

0-2 is exactly how I call it as well bearing in mind what we have seen so far in the build up. We are not ready; even if AP manages to bring in "two new faces this week" how on earth can anybody expect them to blend in by Saturday. Even Ronaldo & Beckham wouldn't alter the outcome that much Our lads were cream crackered yesterday 'cos the poor souls had to work too hard in training last week... effing dingbats, they're not even fit yet. I can see us being on -10 for quite some time and if we get turned over three times in the first week, boy we are going to struggle all the way. Mid table is where we are heading if this happens