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I am giving him a break. I don't expect him to understand the politics. Results on the pitch are all that count.

He can talk as much drivel as he likes if he keeps us up.

It matters very much who signs the players. A manager that doesn't sign players has responsibility without control. If Lowe's doing it, well....we've no chance.

He's been nowhere for long. Looks like we've got a right one here.

Yes it matters. What's your point?

I'm sure scoring a goal for Southampton at SMS would be appreciated much more than scoring a goal for Swansea at FP. Why's he out on loan?

I would like to think so but it would be one desperate b*stard given the fix we're in.

When the heat's on Chairmen they tend to sack the manager. I think Lowe could sack JP without undermining his strategy. The strategy is not dependent on JP being Head Coach. A replacement Head Coach would not bring a radical change of direction because of the financial restraints. Lowe hasn't sacked JP probably because the club can't attract a decent replacement.

"Right now, as I sit here, Jan has my full support" Hardly a ringing endorsement. What support will he offer when he's standing up, or having a tom tit? The risk of not changing the manager is greater than the risk of changing the manager even if we might get another one of Lowe's dopey appointments.

Good critique. I agree with pretty much all of this.

Keep 'em coming.

He lacks pace.

I read this on Satrurday too. There are actually a couple of quite interesting comments by Poortvliet in there. For those that can't be bothered to read it all, the article says in relation to Cork: It does not help when players are suddenly taken away from him – such as Jack Cork, on-loan from Chelsea who has suddenly moved to Watford. Poortvliet's hands were tied. "He was part of our team and now he's gone," he says. "And that was a question of money. We have a problem with that but hopefully the rest of the boys will stay." That final bit is said without too much conviction.

"This is purely a marriage of convenience, with the Club suffering as a resuult of this sham marriage." A marriage of convenience and the only thing that gets fkced is the club.

He has been told by one of the senior coaches to stop running around all over the pitch and pick out the space that creates and hurts the opposition. That would be good advice. If Lallana doesn't follow instructions he should be dropped. What's the Head Coach telling him?

Can't comment on Saint's performance as I didn't go and after having tuned in to the commentary on Five Live Extra after 15 minutes only to discover we were 3-0 down, I couldn't bear to listen. However, from what I've seen of Burnely, they are a good side, in form. We lost 3-2. Did we honestly expect to beat them?

Yep, regularly changing the Manager's really worked for us hasn't it?

"Get some perspective" you say. With "so much suffering in the world", how do we explain why some of us spend so much time on a Saints message board?

Bristol managed some.

"The common denominator Nick is a lack of basic talent or application". How do you explain the performance away to Reading?

But this is precisely what's happened with the banks. Privatise the profits, socialise the losses. It grates somewhat to see all the pictures of local politicians in the official SMS commemorative book I have celebrating the then new stadium. Fair weather supporters perhaps. SFC is far more important to me than a bank but there are just not enough votes in it locally.

There aren't enough votes in it.

"If I am paying that much I expect to see Rooney, Ronaldo, Berbatov et al, not the second string"! Isn't this just so f******* depressing?

I'm really pleased for him, and us, that he's turned things round from last season, especially after the stick he got from some Saints fans at one or two matches. I think the man's got b*lls for having played through that and I hope he gets his just reward. Realistically, I can't see him being selected for England until he demonstrates that he can deal consistently with crosses and dominate his 6 yard box. Perhaps if we didn't crowd the box at corners he'd be able to do that. His save from close range at Charlton when he began to move right and then saved left was quality.

Embarrassingly, I have to own up to having been at Reading too but that's no reflection on his performance, I trust your judgement, but more a reflection of mine, having spent too much time in the pub before the match.