SaintSteve

The only one likely to receive a massive bid is Shaw.. some people on here are getting carried away... please remove your rose tinted glasses

Thank God MP does not discuss tactics with you.. I have yet to see us play with Lambert on the bench.. and Osvaldo needs to wait for his next opportunity.. he has yet to convince he's a Premier league type player.

Well... I would suggest MP thinks that way given tonites squad.. or are you blind. I seriously wonder about posters who would think otherwise.. we want to be the highest in the EPL as possible... and perhaps consider the FA Cup more of a priority.

What a lot of ****** you talk...so winning tonite guaranteed a League Cup victory.. Hull game is far more important than this mickey mouse cup

What a pathetic statement.. is this the level of the forum these days... God forbid

Speak for yourself... most intelligent saints fans agree with MPs approach of pursuing the ultimate objective.. we may beat Sunderland with a squad team anyway.

Can ST holders buy multiple tickets using a different Customer No, with only 1 required to have been to away matches.. or does every Customer No get checked - trying to understand whether all 3000 tickets are picked up by Supporters who have attended 1 or more away matches. I wanted 2 tickets but it would have been my 1st away match.. so no chance obviously.

MP will play all the squad players, with a few from Sat on the bench... still should be able to beat Sunderland.

Why do people harp on about pace.. We have enough pace.. It's the killer pass merchant we don't have and that cost mega bucks..except lambert provided once to Ramirez who was onside and it was some save from begovic. A draw was a fair result as stoke created the best chances but we controlled the game in terms of possession...

Why bring in young players who are no better than ours... and not a fan of loans when we can experiment in the cups with our own academy prospects

Agree with points and I think MP wants to play with Osvaldo upfront; but we will only see the best of him when we play a Ramirez type talent to provide the defence splitting pass. If Ramirez is not seen as the answer then I think he will look to buy one in January.

United starting line up looks formidable - I think 2-0 loss but with Lambert on the bench its a match which will tell us if we can keep the ball without him, against the league champions..

Yes... good call... but will it be effective ?.. I see Man U have bought in two CBs with pace.

Why oh why do you guys even think lambert will not start... there is nothing to suggest MP will Bench him.. he's still our best chance of creating/scoring chances.. wake up

MP has strengthened the spine of the team and Wanyama is a key reason for the Goals against reduction.. very little gets to the back four whilst he is blocking off all avenues of attack..

What a load of rubbish... I believe Hodgson can easily see that Lambert has far more to offer than Carroll. It just depends on whether he wants a striker option with the skills Lambert has. I still think his ability to hold the ball up and release Wellbeck/Rooney can be more effective than Sturridge.

Where on earth did you get that idea from.. not good enough yet and waste of time being on our bench; may as well stay where he is.

England win mandatory.. otherwise we have endless punditry on who is next for the job and the World Cup massively reduced in interest.. also gives the country a feel good factor. We will probably be beaten my Man U anyway..

In your opinion Walcott is a great player.. in my opinion he is overrated.. simple

In your opinion Walcott is a great player.. in my opinion he is overrated.. simple

If you had a brain, you would understand Walcott's lack of one.. he has pace to burn but that does not make him a better player than Dyer or OxC

You must watch different games then.. we DO NOT break down teams easily... we get half-chances. Lets see if we create against C. Palace and compare to how Swansea break down defences...

Lallana flatters to deceive.. too many tricks and no end product... should make the squad then..

agreed... those who think Lambert should be an impact sub need to realise how many defenders he takes out of the game; opposition teams know how dangerous he is. There is no reason why Osvaldo/Lambert cannot be in the same starting eleven.. compare the Sturridge/Suarez or Van Persie/Rooney debates. We are talking about players who can play in multiple offensive positions. We are lacking creativity in the final third which MP will already realise.. so you may see any 4 from lallana, Rodriques, Ramirez, Osvaldo, Davis and lambert going forwards.. its a squad not an eleven.