Charlie Wayman

Why not you?

I fixed it for you.

It's bl👀dy obvious that Hasenhüttl is the problem and it has been bl👀dy obvious for a bl👀dy long time. Still far too many wets on here finding excuse for our dear Ralphie; "he's part of SR's new project" "needs more time to bed in youngsters" "what do you expect with the players and the coaches he has at his disposal" "it's only one game, too early to make a judgement" "usual bedwetters panicking after one match against a top top top top top top team" As long as this sentimental twaddle pervades the corridors of this forum and no doubt the corridors of St Mary's we will be stuck with the clueless twit. With a sell-by-date that expired at least a year ago this bloke is way past the point where he is of any use to us. Get him out before he wreeks the place.

Jo Tessem won't last long if he hogs the mic and talks over Adam all the time. He's getting on my wick. This is heading for 6 or 7-1

You gotta be kidding' me! Does he never learn?

One day soon we will be fielding a whole team of French players, who knows if all the potential is realised we may be the French national team.

Even if we finish 19th and they finish 20th which is certainly a possibility?

How dare you bring common sense and intelligent analysis to this forum.

Stop worrying, you'll end up depressing all of us.

To be fair it was pretty obvious to most that he didn't show enough quality or score enough goals to justify the hype or alleged price tag. Now we are down to the nuts and bolts end of the transfer window it is also telling that other PL clubs aren't exactly queuing up for his signature.

No he isn't he's mediocre at best and doesn't score many goals which his day job. That's all there is to it. He isn't intelligent enough to lead the line. One-on-one he misses every time and most of his attempts on goal are thoughtless power drives. I suspect Ralph has had enough of him. Anything over £15m and he won't believe his luck.

Too much speculation. KWP is joint first on the team sheet, plays PL football every week, is in contention for a regular starting slot with the national team and no doubt earns a shed load of money even though other clubs might offer him more. Put to the test Saints surely would be able to find a few old five bob notes crumpled up at the back of the sofa to reward his loyalty. Looking from the outside he comes across as a very decent bloke of superb character, the sort of lad you'd be proud to have as a son-in-law. If he is treated well by the club (as I am sure he is), why would he want away to a London club who might promise him the earth now but at the next managerial change (due soon) would hang him out to dry all over again. He had to endure all that crap at Spuds from that know-all Portuguese loud mouth so he's learned his trade the hard way and is unlikely to be gullible enough to have his head turned and swallow all that stuff again. Mark my words, KWP won't be leaving us anytime soon.

Absolutely this must not happen. It must not!!!!

Generalisations are never a very good idea and this one is ludicrous.

And (😉) why not in his case, Romeu is still a class act and a stalwart of our team. He has by far the best work ethic at the club and is nowhere near the end of his career. He deserves a new contract on merit and because without him we will struggle. Players of Romeu's calibre don't come to St Mary's too often these days and certainly don't hang around long even if they do. We can argue all day long about the merits of the other's that you've cited, as for being ruthless, what on earth does that mean? Releasing players doesn't need to be an aggressive or confrontational act. When a contract is up, it is up. If players have no role to play in the club's future they will be released, not as discarded under-performing adversaries but as departing friends, as in the case of Shane Long. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, happy family club - let's keep it that way.

He'll go for experience and low risk looking for a 0-0 draw. McCarthy Lyanco Bednarek Salisu KWP Perraud JWP Romeu Armstrong(S) Aribo Armstrong(A)

Thank goodness for that, for a horrible moment I thought there might be an element of truth in some of the rumours. I will contribute to any fund that keeps him in Birmingham permanently.

What makes you think that? Sounds to me like your own prejudice surfacing. Most on here are absolutely delighted with the result and were cheering on the Lionesses throughout the tournament

We look all at sea at the moment, nowhere near ready for the Pl yet

Doubt we'll start without Romeu.

Brilliant, thanked for posting. I emailed the Club yesterday ask them to stream the whole of today's match rather than the highlights after the game has finished (EFL restrictions on live broadcasting). If you get the opportunity would you be good enough to post the whole Villa Real match on here tomorrow. Thanks in advance.

The Club used to do these videos on the OS a few years ago during the successful years but somehow they disappeared along the way. I can't be the only one who loved watching those off-pitch moments preparing for, during and after games and the different moods and responses of players and staff depending upon results. Now they are back and one hopes for good. Well done SFC for resurrecting these priceless insights into all the stuff that goes on behind the scenes. A chance to create some special moments to play alongside match highlights. Keep them coming!

It will help in some circumstances particularly when injuries force changes that might otherwise have wrecked a manager's overall game plan. I can see also that if the subs are fully integrated into the style of play that tired legs or under perming players can be replaced more often . The better the quality of the subs the more likely their introduction into the team on the field will be harmonious and seamless. On the negative side 'though we see quite often that bringing on subs can throw a spanner in the works and cause a breakdown in automatism so that team performance suffers.

I like the cut of his jib, full of self belief and full of life and fun. Larger than life characters like Lyanco are few and far between in the modern game. Saints need him about the place and he's a half decent footballer too as we saw last night. He musty surely be a contender for a starting place next week.

It was surprising how quickly Monaco tired last evening bearing in mind how far forward they are in their preparations for the new season and with a Champions League qualifier coming up next week. They were fine in the first half and it was pretty even Stevens, indeed they shaded it in quality and deserved their 1-0 lead. If ever there was game of two halves this was it. As the second half progressed Saints began to take control and especially after 65 mins when KWP, JWP and Armstrong were introduced the extra quality and energy seemed to finish off the visitors and the game became progressively one-sided. Although well taken S Armstrong's goal was a bit of a comedy routine as Monaco allowed him to think what was happening when the ball landed at his feet, to turn 180 and bang the ball in the net. Don't let's kid ourselves, in the PL the CB's would have gone right through SA and taken the ball long before he had a chance to sort himself out. The skipper's goal was sublime. Quite a satisfying evening overall when most of our players acquitted themselves very well and there was little to complain about. First half Valery, Lyanco, Diallo & Elyonoussi - often the butts of derision and ire of the intelligentsia of this forum - forced themselves into the reckoning for a first team start. With Monaco flagging in the second half it was harder to pick out individual stand-out performances simply because pretty much everyone played well especially in the last 20 minutes when we dominated. Great to have a win at last, it's been a while, let's hope it is the first of many.