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A bit of hypocrisy there then. He takes out, doesn't and won't put anything in and will only sell to somebody willing to do something he won't.

What utter crap, I doubt anybody would recognise them, or even care. They are not exactly household names and anyway 29 have played this season. Only 13000 fans at the matches these days, I've seen most of the matches this season and would be hard pressed to recognise more than half a dozen.

Obviously not!

Yesterday we made three substitutions which resulted in EIGHT positional changes. BWP goes on for Thompson. BWP goes to LM, Gobern really lightweight goes CM, Surman in the hole and Lallana to RM. FFS why? Euell comes on for Wotton, Goes in the hole, Surman back to CM. Pekart comes on for Gobern, goes up front with McGoldrick in the hole, Euell to midfield. No wonder we can't put anything together up front. 4 players played in the hole, LM/2 RM/2 CM/5 (Surman twice) CF/2. Changes are being made for the sake of it. Lallana is skilful but no goal threat. McGoldrick needs to play up front alongside one of Robertson/Pekart/ or even Euell. Surman/Schneiderlin in CM with Euell and Gillett as backup. Euell/BWP to play somewhere. My choice, CF/Euell Hole/McGoldrick LM/BWP Schneiderlin and Surman at CM with Lallana RM. If there are substitutions we don't need to change so many positions.

I passed my FA coaching badge 40 years ago. You are probably right. I have a ST and their play sometimes borders on incompetence, without either change or instruction from the bench. It begs the question what have these players been taught, if anything at our much acclaimed academy, for the last 10 years. It seems most of them have been signed up as 10 year olds.

I saw that coming.

Here is a few. Mind you I'm not holding my breath, that they will be asked or answered. Who picks and signs the players. Who picks the team. Whose idea was double training sessions. Who complained, who sat out the second session and what was the justification given for double training. Who the hell is the defensive coach. Why don't the centre backs and defensive midfielders cover the right back. Why do the centre backs play square and don't drop off to cover each other. Why do players think 5 yds is close enough to mark and the cover if any min 10 yds away. Why all 11 players in our box for corners. Leaving 2/3 up will put a max of 6 opponents in our box instead of 9. How about the goalkeeper commanding the 6 yd box instead of standing on the line. Why are the defenders and attackers static at both defensive and attacking free kicks and corners, instead of staying back and attacking the ball as per Pearce on Sat. Why don't the wide players play on the touchlines. When they do, we keep our shape and penetrate, whilst if they don't play wide, our passing breaks down, reduces our width, destroys our shape, and allows the opponents to compact in defence and get at our full backs in attack. Why can't some of the players especially Lallana and McGoldrick cleanly strike the ball with power.

1960 FA Cup Man City (div 1) v Saints (div 3) at Maine Rd Man City 1 Saints 5 Reeves 4 O,Brien It just doesn't get better than that. Thousands of Saints Supporters walking together through the centre singing before and after the match. The special trains brought most of the supporters in together.

I thought it was the Abu Dhabi royal family investment company

No Chance as Surman, Skacel and Mills are doubtful, Lallana and Svennson out. Robertson and Gillett fit, Lancashire available nothing on Perry yet, he was ill Tues with a might be fit for Sat.

As I recollect, Saints turned it down as they weren't going to get sole use. A municipal stadium with Saints playing as a tenant. If only!

Are you saying that if SLH goes into administration SFC as wholly owned, is automatically in administration? Or as a stand alone subsidiary could it be out of administration and be sold as such? Does SLH own the mortgaged SMS or does a subsidiary own it?

Both.

Read the Daily Echo website. Reported massive row 3am night before disappearance, neighbour reported many noisy rows mostly early hours. Maybe one or other coming in late, just conjecture.

I would have thought that somebody aligned, but not part of a group, who reads the site and is named and abused daily, would wonder whether the best thing to do would be get out altogether. Bearing in mind that Wilde has walked away once, doing it again is possible. If he removed his proxy support to the Lowe axis it would scupper the AGM for them. If he is that desperate to sell his shares, he might make a deal to sell some and proxy the rest, it would depend on the mindset or need.

You are nowhere near.

Cork to Chelsea Pekart to Tottenham Robertson to Sheff Utd Smith to Millwall Alex Pearce to Reading

If there isn't a creditors agreement and football debts aren't settled in full there are further points penalties to the initial 10. The following season further penalties ie Bournemouth 17 and wasn't it 37 at Luton? That could be in our case relegation to div 2.

Andrew Surman Came into the side but was lightweight and used wide right and left. In an emergency he was used at left back that hardened him up quickly. He has now reverted to his favourite position. He benefited from playing wide and fullback as that hardened him up and gave him some awareness of the needs of wide players. Adam Lallana. Still a bit lightweight, skill on the ball but lacking end product, shooting is really poor. He competes and makes a real effort to play as he is picked. Like Surman at this stage he will learn valuable lessons wherever he plays. I am not convinced by in the hole strikers. We need a presence up front. In the hole strikers have to time runs into the six yd box past the main striker, he doesn't do this. We need his skill but we are dominated by opposing defences in the last third. We need pace wide and power and pace up front. It might be better for him to play up alongside McGoldrick. As we don't have power and pace they together could cause defences problems in other ways, provided they stick close and play off each other.

What really worries me is the lobsided back four. We seem to close down and mostly get some cover close to the left back. Skacel was fairly tight on their RM and Cork got in close to cover him. On the other side Wotton and on Saturday Perry stayed at least 20-30 yds off James. The midfield two never got into the gap. James for weeks has been isolated one on one and it has cost us goals. I am blaming three sources of cover. The CBs not pushing across and the CM LM getting back to fill the left side back post. The RM not tracking back and busting a gut. The CM not getting behind James and filling the back, and not getting back to allow the nearest CM to get across. The football was good last night, we did keep our shape and width. James put in a great cross for McGoldrick's well taken goal. Maybe when we get another CB back he might do a job RM and cover Cork at RB. Holmes back should give us a good left side. Surman and Schneiderlin would settle down well in CM. Euell worked hard but goals look a problem. Pekart was a bit like Bambi at times.McGoldrick was better last night but like some of the others cow's arse and banjos come to mind when it comes to shooting. They have to hit the target.

Perry was sick, maybe ok sat-JP.

Pearson was I understand on about £160k.

Lowe's biggest mistake was getting into a football club. The club's biggest mistake allowing the directors to engineer a takeover by Lowe.

Schneiderlin can't be matchfit yet, McGoldrick doesn't put in the effort.

I have just watched the Swansea goals. We have a team of strollers. Nobody makes an effort to get tight. Everybody just passes the buck when marking. Nobody busts a gut to get in and provide cover. Everybody marks from 5yds away. Cover is either 10yds or not at all. Nobody makes the effort to get goalside. Nobody anticipates the ball coming back off the goalkeeper at either end. Nobody going on speculative runs. Nobody trying decoy runs. Where has the effort and the passing football of the first few matches gone. It seems JP's comfort zone has been sensed by the players and we are sloppy and without the necessary blood, sweat and tears.