Charlie Wayman

The answer to all rhetorical questions is "No" You didn't expect an answer of course.

Why not? Money guarantees very little if all the super stars in the world do not gel as a team. Where are the super stars at Wolves, Leeds & Everton yet their systems ensure they punch well above their weight. Arsenal are packed with super stars aren't they? Ronaldo is a show pony with a very big ego. Trying to manage him will be a nightmare, will cost Solskjaer his job and ManUre any sense of cohesion and harmony. They will fall short yet again.

Extending either of those contracts (McCarthy, Stephens) would be an act of sheer lunacy. Run down their contracts and let them leave if they wish. Believe me they will be begging for a new contact once they realise no other team in the PL will take a second glance at them. It is time to finish clearing out the closet and dumping the rubbish.

Blimey you Redmond lovers really are a sensitive bunch of luvvies. Dare I suggest you look at the whole match again from the point where Redmond came on and then tell me what else he did that was helpful other than his speculative cross into the box that Elyonoussi stretched to reach and the simple ball slipped through to the fast running Armstrong along side him in the last minute. Nearly all of his attempts at beating his man down the left side failed. Wake up and get real, he's on the bench for a reason

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! So every player was rubbish but we played really well? How many beers were you on last night? Did you actually see the match? Doh!

A bright and compelling performance ultimately compromised by lack of match fitness. By 60 minutes we were done with KWP and Livramento largely spectators as our over-lapping wing runs that we depend upon so much disappeared. Inevitably our performance collapsed. Hopefully our match fitness and stamina will improve as game time increase. Everyone played reasonably well until the break although Djenepo hardly distinguished himself by fluffing every chance he had. It's all very well saying he should be dropped but Redmond with fresh legs was hopeless and seems past his prime. Many Saints eyes will have been focused on Elyonoussi and he did not disappoint, slow he may be but clearly he has a football brain good enough for the Premier League. His positional sense and darting runs caused the Toon no end of trouble and there were encouraging signs of a good partnership forming with Livramento. Capping it with his first league goal in the PL was the icing on a fairly well baked cake. Good luck to him. The second half was largely forgettable save the sheer bloody single mindedness of JWP's spot kick in the last minute. I guess all of us watching were praying he would not let us down... and he didn't, well done James. The learning point from today was that we cannot play at the speed of light from the outset and expect the players to last for more than 60/70 mins however fit they appear to be. A very big Plus was the ever improving performance of Mohammed Salisu, a genuine star in the making.

Why speculate with hypothetical claptrap. There is no conspiracy, Stuart has a calf injury and has not resumed training. When he does he will be back in the team. He can still be mates with whomever he wishes, that doesn't mean he has to move next door. Bloody hell, why can't people adopt the maxim that the simplest explanation is usually the right one.

Are you really a Saints fan. Pay attention!

He's been here a few times first time around when in his prime. Did you not see him?

People may say that Moi's goals were 'soft' and scored against very poor opposition but he scored three whereas Redmond, Long & Odafemi could only manage one between them. Rather more than luck wouldn't you say?

The goalkeeping section probably has an annual budget with nothing left in their kitty until one of our colanders leaves.

That's the team I'd pick although most likely he'll stick with Perraud. We should not make it too easy for Livramento, he should be made to fight for his place like everyone else. Keep him hungry by not giving him a place on a plate. We'll likely win 3-1

Newport are a very poor team 😉

Very good prediction Please post streams asap. Thanks.

I always suspect players who say that they dreamed as as kid of always wanting to play in the PL for the club Southampton. Already on -5 points. Do I back the judgement of a manager whose defenders ship goals for fun? Nope Anyway, he's here so it's too late to worry about all that.

He was useless at Man U. Early days yet. Kick & Rush has had it's day. Back to the Past?

Nah! Smoke & Mirrors.

Is that a fact, I didn't know that. Amazing that we seem not to have room for KWP, Diallo and Stuart A in our team and I hope to goodness we don't forget Tella. Tella might be a very good fit with Alan A on today's showing, Adams was defo second best to AA and by some margin? Nice problems to have! Oh! and there's a another guy called Redmond............ what happened to him?

Conundrum from Ralph as Chelsea will almost certainly have a buy back clause in his transfer contract so Tino will be off in a couple of years. If we piss off Kyle in the meantime and he wants out as well we'll be back in sheiss creek paddleless once again. Your problem Ralph!

Mods, where is the MotM poll? Romeo for me by a country mile. Gutsy performance from the lads, Djenepo looks fitter and better, Armstrong put Adams in the shade. Sorry Alex but you still give me the jitters. Good to see the LB cameo by KWP. Problem for Ralph looming. Tino needs to forget that he is cast as an eighteen year old youth player and relax a bit, nobody will mind if you smile occasionally. Peraud looks as if he will be a successful Premier League player. Nice one Salisu. Smiles tonight, we didn't expect that result and although we are nowhere near the finished article, with some refinement and polish we should be able to beat a few teams. We must beat the Toon to consolidate this result and push on. What is important is that we didn't really play very well but still got a result, exactly how the top clubs get by especially Man U over the past few seasons. Is that a chink of sunlight flashing through the clouds?

What I don't get with Ralph Hasenhüttl is that he appears to understand the game very well indeed and always gives sound technical reasons for his explanations to Journos at his weekly pressers and might expect that with that level of understanding and insight, we should be able to quickly correct errors in our play and eradicate them. He never fails to comes across as being very intelligent, very knowledgeable of the game and even a step above some of the more widely lauded top managers technically. Yet we continue to struggle, same old patterns of play, same old frailties and same old outcomes. So why do things not improve under the guidance of our seemingly wise manager? I am beginning to form the view that he is brilliant at talking-the-talk but clueless at walking-the-walk. In other circumstances we would dismiss such people as nothing more than Grade A bullshissers. Ralph has certainly passed the test for being in the Premier League of such conmen.

Loose by more thane goal tomorrow and we will be in the bottom three.

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, they sold our seats to somebody else before we were invited to renew. No apology, no explanation, no offer of decent alternative seats, no sign of contrition by the blokes on the phone or the club via e-mail exchanges. ST holder for endless years yet that's how little they care about us/you as an individual So, hard as it was we stuck two fingers up at them and walked away. Sod that for a game of soldiers, they can eff off and find other mugs to fill their bloody stadium.

Who is Varane? Never heard of him either.

That would be a hoot! Come on lads give the poor sod a chance. He's not even here yet!