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Who cares what he said/does? Bear in mind this is the guy who built a lovely stadium (having been gifted the land) that is way too big for the catchment support and needs the local Council to pay for a hotel to help pay day to day costs. Storm in a teacup and not newsworthy in the slightest IMO.

Wes Tender - great response. NA should be lauded for what he achieved here, not denigrated with snidey comments. His positivity is fantastic and what on earth is wrong with what he wrote/said.....in fact it is quite motivational and, no doubt as it has come from NA, heartfelt.

Well........I think, right now, Pochettino is taking us backwards. No cutting edge, no anything. And for those saying the players are tired....how on earth will they play the pressing style for a whole season next season as opposed to half a season? Very worrying and hope this is not a sign of things to come.....

I for one think not..,.....no guts, no passion (except raising the game for the big teams) and no cutting edge. Thought at the time, and definitely so now, that NA was harshly treated and did not know what the new guy would bring: relegation battle and we have gone backwards at an alarming rate after the initial honeymoon period. Will be a long, hard season next year if we stay up and we will be battling relegation again with Pochettino in charge. Just hope he strengthens smartly in the summer but I have my doubts.

No doubt many on here are too young to remember what the country was like prior to Mrs Thatcher becoming PM. Anyone remember Jim Callaghan going off on vacation when there was a general strike? Do you remember the heaps of garbage that went uncollected for weeks? How about regular power cuts due to strikes by workers who were holding the country to ransom? Like everyone, some things she did were great, others not so great and mistakes were made and her premiership probably went on 2 years too long. Having said that she played a momentous role in the UKs modern history and for people to celebrate her passing is incomprehensible and says more about them personally than their politics. She also made our Armed Forces feel respected again (and not just through the Falklands but through increasing pay beyond paupers salary) and was instrumental in bringing the Cold War to an end. RIP

"Nobody is airbrushing NA out of history but as time goes on the penny drops that his achievements were good but not great. We should have won at least 1trophy under him. We have moved to a better level of performance already, Iam hopeful we will do even better when he has 'his' squad next season" What a prize t$w$a$t................from someone who spends all their time saying the Skates have gotten away with it (despite dropping into the bottom league). NA was fantastic for Saints and appallingly treated. his teams were great to watch and getting back to back promotions was incredible. The new guy is doing a good job but your comments are utterly ridiculous.

wages not too mad!! Samba on 100K per week, Remy not far off, Cesar on around 60K per week, Green on about 50K per week. Bonkers to say wages are not too mad. QPR are the next Portsmouth.

Jeez....cannot believe how history is being "airbrushed". Adkins was an outstanding manager and will continue to be an outstanding manager. he was treated appallingly, and how on earth anyone can have the gall to say we are a much better side with MP and Adkins underperformed is beyond me. MP has been adequate to date....no better, no worse. And certainly not an upgrade on Adkins as it stands.

I live just outside Washington DC - and its very walkable and nice....but totally devoid of any life or character. I absolutely love going to NYC......an absolute must is the High Line: it ends near a ton of bars like Cafe Pastis near the Meatpacking district. Would not want to spend more than 3-4 days there at a time though.

There's only one Nigel Adkins.......f**** terrible decision to replace him.

won again (away to Everton) and now top the Elite Group standings. Hopefully this means we have a good crop of youngsters coming through and that the conveyor belt has started again.

Jamie was really, really unlucky with injuries whilst at Saints......think he did knee ligaments twice and broke his leg which held his progress back. Sure he will be back in the Football league before too long and good luck to him.

I believe it was Prost who recommended Morgan to Rupert Lowe. Might be wrong but think fee was meant to be pretty low like 500K Euros........probably best bit of business Saints have done for many a year (yes, even better than Lambert as Morgan is so young and his resale value is going through the roof). Could never understand why some never rated him..............he was head and shoulders above anyone that season he was signed as an 18 year old.

dulldays....u really are a f***** wet blanket aren't you? bet you never get laid in your life - always moaning and complaining and 95% of the time completely wrong. Saints have been outstanding with one stupid mistake and we should have had a penalty yet still your moaning carries on. Why don't you go and get a life? Your constant whining is pathetic!

Awful corner results in goal.....and what the heck is Fox doing?

Don't want to be a Debbie Downer but is anyone else concerned with how we are going to fund all these "dream signings"? After seeing the mess the Skates made of things down the road with their big spending, etc. I would hate for us to end up in the same boat. I just can't see where all this money is coming from or whether the house is being bet on staying up this season. We certainly can't compete financially with our limited capacity (that we don't even sell out on a regular basis).

What utter rubbish WC.............in case you had forgotten, when Adkins took over we were nearly bottom of league 1 and looking terrible. You could argue that Adkins got the best out of the players that you have mentioned that Pardew did not. Equally whilst some of Adkins signings weren't all that, some were: Yoshida, Clyne, Rodriguez and others that did a very good job to get us out of the lower divisions. Wherever Adkins ends up I am sure he will be a big success - just hope NC's decision does not condemn us to relegation.

"The year 2012 was miserable as the club won just seven games out of a possible 35, drawing 11 and losing 17" And how exactly is this an upgrade over our Nige? Baffling in the extreme............

f**k off, you're not wanted here We want our adkins back Old Nick - so you weren't happy with 2 defeats in 12 and 18 points from the last 12 games? be careful what you wish for....a manager that can't speak a word of English and turmoil at the wrong time of the season. A 40%+ losing percentage as a manager is not good at all.

Completely baffling decision that really makes me want to follow Saints but not support them. This is a coach that was sacked from Espanyol with them bottom and with 9 points from 13 games. Yeah NC, a real coup for you you f**** c***. Can only see relegation now.......the team was together, playing well and now we have an unknown come in who probably can't speak a word of English and a group of players that are probably in as much shock as we are! Terrible, terrible decision. Nige - you deserve so much better than working for a complete c**k like NC.

Cos he can't answer it......all he can do is moan and complain. Been that way all season - so Delldays do you think Adkins is out of his depth now and we are cut adrift in January? Do you not think WHU would love to have Clyne, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Ramirez and Lambert in their side? Do you honestly think WHU are doing soooooo much better than us? Why not look at the last 12 games and extrapolate out where we will likely be at the end of the season.

Thought I would bump this thread following the great result at Chelsea tonight. Is that 2 defeats in 12 or 13 now in the League? This team is doing us proud and if we carry on our form we should get to mid table safety with time to spare and I think next season this side will really be something. Congrats to NA tonight for getting it spot on.

Skate alert....or moron alert, not sure which! we should have brought Le Tiss in as a figure head and a talented young coach like Kevin Keegan in to take training said Joe.....except kevin Keegan is over 60 years old. Unbelievable................

After a really troubled start to the season, the side is getting better and better and starting to look at home (on the whole) in the Prem. NA is also growing as a manager and showing he has what it takes to make us a better side. People have questioned the signings of the likes of Rodriguez - having watched the whole game against Villa just now he was magnificent and has pace to burn. He will only get better. Maya and Clyne were inspired signings, Shaw is the real deal and Ramirez shows glimpses of what a player he will be once he gets more accustomed to the pace of the Prem. Puncheon and Clyne have a great understanding on the right. The normal doomsayers are saying we have no chance, horrible run of games coming up, etc. whilst conveniently forgetting that means we get the really tough games out of the way for the season and our run in looks, on paper, far easier than some of our rivals in the bottom half. I think we will be fine this season and will only get better next season. Could not be more proud of our young side and manager - anyone who said we would be in the Prem and holding our own 2.5 years ago would have been seen as crazy and yet here we are.

Usual suspects coning out and having a pop....guess as Guly did not play yesterday the chattering classes still need to have a scapegoat (despite us winning a massive game yesterday). Thank goodness whenever I see Saints games over here in the US the support (home and away) comes across as magnificent - obviously a lot from this board don't go! Ramirez will be quality once he adapts to the pace of the PL. Looking at some of the summer transfers would you have preferred: Giroud (13m) Hazard (32m) Moses (9m) Joe Allen (15m) Borini (10m) Rodwell (12m) Garcia (16m) Scott Sinclair (8m) Steven Fletcher (15m) As for the nonsense we didn't strengthen at the back.....SO Maya, Clyne and GKs don't count? This team is learning all the time and we are becoming very hard to beat (as 2 defeats in 11 shows). And we don't have over the hill over priced, aged players doing this. I remember when we signed the likes of Ripley, Hughes, Speedie, DIxon, etc. - "proven" players who had experience. It is unfortunate there are so many bed wetters and moaners on here that have so many knee jerk reactions. Thank goodness the majority of fans are not this way.