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Glenn Cockrill

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I really do not think this season will be played out....not the way things are going now. I think we all better be prepared that we may not see any football for quite some time.

My point being, if that were to be the case, how do clubs survive?.......and more to the point, who would be mad enough to then buy a football club?

given the current climate across the world and things getting worse by the day who in their right mind would purchase a football club right now. At present who knows if there will be a premiership next season. I'm not one for panicking and i'm not one of those rushing out and stock piling but i'm also unable to recall anything during my lifetime that has already affected Europe (Italy in particular) the way the current virus has. Most Football clubs need the revenue from match days to survive, especially those outside the Premiership. What happens if all sporting events have to be played behind closed doors? How long could clubs survive?.........I think we are stuck with our Chinese owner at least until this current scare has passed, however long that may be!

obafemi just is not what we need in my humble opinion. He is such a contrast to Shane Long who never stops running and chasing defenders down. Obafemi is sooo lazy it beggars belief. It's a shame because LONG states he is incredibly fast, which beggars the question "why is he not doing what LONG does?"

no, not a chance in hell would i welcome him back

so pleased it's RH we have as the manager who works with all the players day in and day out and knows what he wants, rather than the would be managers on this forum. Ralph clearly likes what LONG brings to the side and who is a great foil to INGS. If Ralph wants LONG to stay then i'm happy with that.

great night up in London with fellow Saints fans. My first visit to Spurs new home and i must admit it is an impressive looking venue......but that's it...it's a venue not a football stadium, it's soulless!!! I could not believe that considering this was a sell out the only fans you could hear all night was us singing for the full 90 minutes. The game was a cracker, Saints played brilliantly, they carried on from recent good performances and totally dominated Spurs with only the odd breakaway for Spurs looking dangerous. Again we have suffered because we have not killed the game off when in total control and Spurs got lucky with a horrible deflection and an unbelievable poor decision from the ref and VAR. Full credit to the saints players who gave it everything, brilliant performance by Redmond for the second goal and what a finish by INGS. All in all i'm not too downhearted this morning, we outplayed them in their new venue and we all know we have a great manager and some really good players. Just need the manager supported in the summer transfer market to get in the few players we need to make this a solid Premiership team.

providing there were injuries picked up yesterday I would definately start the same 11 against Spurs, the players then have 10 days off! City were very wasteful in front of goal today and controlled the game until the sending off. If we play anything like we played yesterday we will give Spurs a good run for their money.

I've been told the problem with Valery is not so much any injury or issue regarding his health but more a case he has been frozen out due to his off the pitch antics behaving like a complete idiot. Apparently another youngster who also got too big for his boots was treated the same way but is back in the fold after knuckling down and showing the right attitude. I have no idea if this is true but I have no reason to disbelieve the person who told me.

Unless we have given up on Adams, and there is nothing to suggest that, he is very much part of the match day squad then selling him makes no sense. IMHO Adams is much better than Michael Obifembi who has poor ball control. Adams was so much better when he came on last night, he holds the ball up so well and is an intelligent player. It really would be stupid to let him go unless he is making waves himself OR we has lined up a replacement already. I still believe Adams will come good.

Just got back from the game thanks to roadworks hell tonight. A3 closed where it joins M25, M3 closed where it joins M25, trying to find an alternative route was hell. Anyway, what a game. Totally dominated it. Our fans totally out sang Palace fans who were very quiet. We wound Saha up a treat and he totally bit, it was hilarious. Prowsey did a brilliant job on him all night and Saha hated it. Excellent goals and could have been more if LONG could only understand it's a strikers job to put the ball in the net, not pass it back to their keeper. Defence was fairly decent apart from one moment in the first half when Vestergard thought he was Messi and tried dribbling the ball out of defence and got disposed and it should have been a goal to Palace. Excellent day, excellent result, well done everyone.....now i'm going to bed very happy.

Wolves are a very decent side, great game tonight and they were unlucky to lose. Adama is one hell of a unit and bloody quick and will pose us problems. I think LONG will give their defence issues as they looked suspect to a long ball behind their backline tonight.

anyone who was at the game yesterday must have felt for Che. It was an appalling game of football with only 2 standout players, JWP and Romeo who both controlled the game. Che got bugger all service all game long, Boufal had one of those games where he just looked disinterested. The right back playing out of position was just bloody awful and couldn't trap a bag of cement. Che is young, he is strong and as per the Chelsea game holds the ball up excellently and brings others into the game. It was a huge pity we did not have the likes of Redmond and Dneppo out there yesterday supplying Che because I have no doubt he would have scored. We were woeful yesterday in supplying the front two and all yesterday did was show how weak our back up players are!

Mods/Admin - can you please delete this thread? I posted it in haste and have created another thread instead as I did not know how to delete this one. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Hi all, My son is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to write a book on Venezuelan football. He was offered a publishing deal described as 'good' and 'the going rate' by other authors he knows, but it was frankly exploitative. He is using the Kickstarter to sell preorders of the book and because he is doing it this way, it has allowed him to be really innovative with how he approaches things. He's really passionate and knowledgeable about Latin America and football, and has been working very hard every day to put the groundwork in for this book. To date, he has 45 interviewees lined up, which includes: former international managers and players, domestic players past and present, the executive president of the Venezuelan football league, Adelis Chavez (brother of former President Hugo Chavez) who organised Copa America 2007 and is currently club president of Zamora FC, club presidents, and sports ministers. If you're interested in Latin America or football, check out his Kickstarter campaign here. His target is £5000 and he has already raised £3295 in one week. He tells me he needs to sell roughly 87 more copies in order to reach his target. Kickstarter is all or nothing funding, so if he doesn't hit his target, he doesn't get any of it and everyone keeps their money. You can't lose in backing his project - you either get a book or your money back! Here's an excerpt of his campaign page: "Why is a country with a population of over 30 million people yet to qualify for a World Cup, especially one in the football-rich continent of South America? Uruguay, two-time winners of football's biggest tournament, has a population of under 4 million, yet regularly reach the final stages of the competition. They're also the most successful team in Copa América history with 15 titles. Is there any way Venezuela, a neighbour ten times as populous, can become international football's next big thing? Red Wine and Arepas: How Football is Becoming Venezuela’s Religion will examine and explore contemporary Venezuelan society through the lens of football, answering questions on the relationship between the sport and politics, culture, and society. Written with the cooperation of the executive president of the Venezuelan Football League, Rubén Villavicencio, Red Wine and Arepas will feature exclusive interviews with players past and present, such as the 34-times capped midfielder Stalin Rivas, Copa América 2011 player Franklin Lucena, New York Red Bulls midfielder Cristian Cásseres Jr, and Manchester City player Yangel Herrera." His project has been featured in The Morning Star, in print and online, Mas Reino Unido, the biggest Spanish language newspaper in England, and on multiple online platforms and podcasts. If you want to listen to him discuss his project and talk about Saints(!), click here. Here's his campaign page, again: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redwineandarepas/red-wine-and-arepas-book-on-venezuelan-football-and-society (Mods, can you please delete the other thread in The Lounge - I published in haste)

Please support my son Jordan's exciting new project as he aims to write a book on Venezuelan football and culture. Some of you have read his articles before as he freelances for several football sites. Jordan was a ballboy previously and recently wrote about his experiences and the time under Cortese. He writes with humour and flair and is very different from most football writing journalists. Please visit his kickstarter page and help a fellow Saint get his book off the ground.

ELEVEN NEW INTERVIEWEES CONFIRMED FOR RED WINE AND AREPAS user avatar Posted by Jordan Florit August 5, 2019 Creator https://www.kickstarter.com/…/red-wine-and-arepas-book-on-v… I am delighted to announced that on Saturday night I was able to confirm a further eleven interviewees! At 10pm on Saturday, I sent a few messages with every intention of then shutting the laptop and watching some TV. At 0130, I finally did so after three hours of arranging to meet a number of Venezuelan football professionals in person when I go to Venezuela in October, and more through video calls. Here's the first reveal of our new interviewees: Accompanying Executive President of the Venezuelan Football League Ruben Villavicencio is the President of the league George Antar! Carlos Javier Lopez - played for Estudiantes de Merida, Deportivo Italia, Anzoategui, Zamora, Tachira, and Mineros. He spent six years playing in Venezuela and was a champion with three different teams. He now lives and plays in Argentina. Jesus 'La Pulga' Gomez - currently plays for Estudiantes de Merida and has been capped by Venezuela Ricardo Andreutti - currently plays for Caracas FC. Started his professional career in Italy, before moving to Uruguay. He has played in FUTVE since 2008. Ricardo David Paez - another former Venezuelan international, who has over 60 caps for his country and scored at the Copa America in 2007 in which they reached the quarterfinals for the first time. His father was also the international team's manager from 2000-2007. Jose Luis 'Gato' Tancredi - a Uruguayan midfielder who played for Venezuelan side Deportivo Tachira, as well as in Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile, meaning he has played in six of the ten South American leagues. Jorge Silva - President of top-flight side Deportivo Tachira. Tachira have won the top division of Venezuelan football eight times, have appeared in 21 Copa Libertadores, two Copa Sudamericanas, and 3 Copa CONMEBOLs. In 2004, they reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. Juan Garcia - President of the Asociacion Unice de Fotbolistas Profesionales de Venezuela (AUFPV) Alfredo Coronis - DIRECTV Sports Venezuela football journalist and radio host Ignacio Benedetti - Journalist for 'The Tactical Room,' podcast host, and radio host Humberto Kiko Perozo - Venezuelan historian of football and the country About this website KICKSTARTER.COM Red Wine and Arepas - Book on Venezuelan Football & Society A book on Venezuelan football, featuring exclusive interviews from those in the game, exploring culture, society, and politics.

Italian restaurant in Oxford Street called MAXS. I have no reason to disbelieve the owner of the restaurant, he only told me the story as I was introduced to him by friends who had taken us out for the night and who knew i was a big Saints fan.

Heard a nice story from the owner of a restaurant i ate at in Oxford street last night. He stated when Tadic was here he became a regular in his restaurant with his family and friends. Over time the two became friends and Tadic introduced him to other Serbian players at parties in London. When Tadic was sold he asked the restaurant owner if he would drive him to the airport in Tadic's Porche Cayane, which he agreed. However there was one flaw in that plan, how was the restaurant owner getting home? Tadic told him he had two options, either he catches the train home or he drives the porche home because he's not taking the car with him. He basically handed over the keys to a car worth over £50K for nothing. The restaurant owner sold the car and used the money to buy his wife her own business in Canute road. Apparently Tadic said loads of players when sold to countries abroad just abandon their cars at the airports!! What a great guy he was!

my son's Kickstarter campaign started yesterday. It is his attempt to raise funds to help him write a book about Venezuelan football and culture. He has put in a tremendous amount of work into this project already including numerous podcasts and full page spread in the Morning Star. Please take a look at his Kickstarter page and the incentives on offer for those getting on board with his project. He's a former Saint's ballboy and a die hard supporter.

The article above is by my son Jordan who writes for a number of football websites. He is a die hard Saints fan like myself and despite having moved to London with work, married and now having a child, he still travels down to Southampton for home games. He is currently working on a project to write a book about Venezuelan football. I know he would love any football fans to get involved in the project and show their support to a fellow Saints supporter doing something a bit different. https://thefootballbrief.com/red-wine-and-arepas/

have watched first 35 minutes of the first half and our new signing looks an interesting prospect. Has two good feet and likes to run at people. Virtually every time he has had the ball he has been fouled because he's too quick for their midfield/defence.

I honestly believe it's a human condition to be negative. Take the news on TV and the papers....it's misery that sells. These negative fans can't help themselves ity's in their DNA.....Just bloody frustrating for the rest of us!