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AA is not young, hungry or likely to improve......time to move on, there are definite signs his appetite has gone and he's had his fill of Saints.

I have no idea if it is true but i've heard Wrexham have made an official approach to sign AA

To put this into perspective i have some insight into modern scouting as my son is the Chief scout for a team in the 2nd division of the MLS. He does not live in the USA and in fact has only been to his team in Arizona once. Yes he has travelled to watch players in the country his lives in (Venezuela), he did travel recently to do some scouting in Africa (Senegal) and he does go to games when back in the UK to visit family but that is generally as much face to face scouting he does. The vast majority of his time is spent analysing video footage and stats. Anyone that knows him recognises he has an eye for a player and this pre-season for his American team has been telling by the number of players his side have signed purely on his recommendation. I'm off the older generation where my idea of a scout is someone that goes to watch players all the time but i appreciate everything changes and nowadays it is possible to discover players purely through the ability to watch video footage.

why can't we battle like this every week?? Flynn, THB, JS all putting it about when they normally can't be bothered at all. Generally a crap game because Pompey had one game plan and i don't blame them, hoof ,hoof, hoof. We created the clear cut chances but only took one and today that was the difference.

hoof hoof hoof, no quality in this game at all. Pompey are doing what they need to, pump the ball long and high because we can't defend and we are just booting it away and repeat. So lacking in quality

Before the lineup was announced i wasn't bothered about todays game. The owners, the manager and the players bar the odd one or two have sucked the life out of me......but after seeing that lineup i am just angry, so angry with the absolute bellend of a manager who claims to understand what the derby means to fans and how much we need a result today after our pathetic home performance against the shit down the road. My wife has told me not to watch the game!

i absolutely give up with the moron in charge, wtf is he doing dropping Fellows to the bench and no Stewart starting. Absolute bellend!

Leo's story is fantastic and should not be overlooked by anyone. He hasn't had a pampered upbringing, he hasn't had the benefit of playing in some of the best academies, he hasn't had the benefit of living a top footballers lifestyle with the money that comes from it. Southampton really is his "Big Time" and he totally recognises that. We need to recognise the league levels this guy has been playing at up until signing from us....the jump up to the Championship is incredible and on the whole he has adjusted incredibly well. Tonda and whoever manages him need to play him to his strengths and his natural game if both the team and the player are going to benefit. The slow ponderous crab football stifles Leo's game. He needs to be played wide in a team that plays quick flowing one touch football that does not allow the opposition time to put 10 players behind the ball. We have all seen that when he has a one on one situation he can go outside or cut inside very effectively and is very capable of shooting. Tonda must stick to the way we played during his intial period in charge and the first half last night and Leo will flourish.

I think THB is awful, he clearly is NOT an intelligent footballer, you can see on the pitch how slow his decision making is. He is an absolute bang average Championship defender who makes Bednarek look like a brilliant defender and everyone wanted him gone!

I have a horrible feeling about tonights game. There are so many players that just look like they have no desire to be at Saints and are showing no will at putting in a half decent shift on the pitch. I will not be surprised to see an injury or two ahead of the Pompey game on Sunday and possibly the likes of THB or Flynn picking up a red card tonight so they don't have to play Sunday.

GOALKEEPER Gavin Bazunu explained his loan move to Stoke City was motivated by a desire for a “fresh start” away from Saints. Bazunu, 23, has joined the Potters on loan for the remainder of the season, in a deal that contains an option to buy, reportedly worth £8million. The Irish international kept a clean sheet on his debut against QPR, making two saves in a 0-0 draw against Stoke’s play-off hunting rivals. That point has left Stoke seventh in the Championship, two points adrift of the play-offs and eight clear of Saints. “A fresh start is what I was looking for, to be in a place where we are going to be fighting to get into the play-offs,” Bazunu explained in his first interview with Stoke. “I spoke to Darren [Behcet, Stoke keeper coach] and the manager, and all the conversations we had were very positive about helping me improve as a player. “All of those things are going to be put into place in training, and hopefully I can show them on match days. “The lads couldn’t have been any more welcoming. It’s exciting to come and play and be in a squad that is fighting for something big this season. “The Championship is a division all about momentum. When you win games, can you continue that form? The more games you win, the more you see yourself fly up the table.” Bazunu, whose deal expires next summer, has made 19 appearances this campaign, conceding 28 goals and keeping three clean sheets. He was offloaded by Saints soon after the arrival of Israeli international goalkeeper Daniel Peretz on loan from Bayern Munich. Former Man City academy graduate Bazunu has played 97 times for Saints since a £12m move in July 2022, with limited success in a Saints shirt.

I read that interview Baz gave and came to exactly the same conclusion.

So pleased i'm working a late shift tomorrow and won't be able to watch what will be another crap performance by players that have made it clear they want out of the club. Absolute miserable time to be a Saints fan.

This has been my biggest gripe with our recruitment for the last 3 seasons. You look right through our squad and look to see where the leaders are, the players that the younger ones will instantly look up to and listen to....there are none on the pitch, none at all. All we have are a bunch of molly coddled, spineless, pathetic wankers not fit to wear the red and white. To a man they are without doubt the most useless pathetic bunch i have ever seen wear the colours. Something is seriously wrong with our owners if they cannot see the bloody obvious staring them in the face. We are weak throughout and that includes the manager who just quotes bloody stats which mean bloody nothing if you keep losing games. Just fuck off Sports Republic you useless twats!

I will have some of whatever you are taking because based on the last 2 absolutely pathetic performances i cannot see past us being embarrassed at home again!