SaintRichmond

You mean a Skate influence ??

Ah, but is he ??? Do you KNOW he realises he goofed v Man U, do you KNOw he thinks he made mistakes 30000 of may have thought so, but who's to say NA shares OUR view ? HE is the Manager, we are merely Supporters There are many unanswered Questions re our build up to the season's start It was obvious to most that the Defence + GK needed strengthening. Now, based on how Cortese handles things (ruthless perfection), does it not seem somewhat strange that certain xfers either stalled, fell through, did not materialise etc etc. Completely out of character as to what Cortese's normal Business Acumen is, don't you think ?? I'm convinced something very major has/is going on behind the scenes at St Mary's, and 4 defeats out of 4 will not have gone down well with Nicola at all

I honestly think that it would fit in with Nicola's "High Profile" image building of Southampton Football Club I also think that a large reason why SFC found it hard to "attract" QUALITY signings was because, from an outsider looking in. we DON'T have a High Profile Manager. WE know we have a decent Manager who got us back to back promotions, but to players coming from abroad, to a Team just promoted to the Top Flight, Adkins is an "unknown" Harsh as it may seem, I reckon Cortese is seriously considering opting for a BIG name Manager I'm not saying it's right, and I'm not saying it's fair. I'm saying it's High Level Big Business, and you can hardly argue with Rafa's pedigree can you ?? Cortese has not shelled out £30 Million, to see it all go T1ts Up

Dodgy on crosses

He dropped the pen

No he's not, just ask Nicola We are in the Prem ON schedule Getting Relegated from the Prem will NOT be to schedule

It's called REALITY Yes, KD WAS good, but he is not good any longer. Time has caught up with him. In the Prem, he is a Liability Still, you let him play in every match this season, but make sure you're adding machine can keep count of the goals against

The question is, WHO'SE decision was it ??? If it was Adkins, then, IMHO, that is inexcusable If it was Cortese, because he blew the money on Ramirez, also inexcusable, but gives him no grounds for blaming Adkins for the poor GK displays

I see Moyes has moved to get Artur Boruc (ex Fiorentina) Good job SFC don't see any urgency in us getting a Prem Quality keeper But I'll tell you what WILL happen If Cortese sees another (say) two Kr*p performences by Kelvin Davis ........... he will sack Adkins (Musn't take the blame for NOT getting a Top keeper in must he )

Yes, but that was while the transfer window was still open. As I recall, it went from "we expect two more signings before the season starts", to a much watered down "everyone's working very hard behind the scenes" etc etc The main thing I'd like clarified is .... WAS there any serious attempt to get a Top Class Goalkeeper ??? The mindset on this amazes me, I mean, what point is there in buying the most expensive bath with gold taps ...... if then you make do with a second hand plug

You're right And, come January, when we are rooted at the foot of the table.... LOADS of Quality Players will be lining up to join us won't they ??? Our "Get who we need" transfer window has GONE Defensive targets + GK were either not addressed, or not gone for The BLAME lies squarely with the Management, and I don't mean Hale & Pace

One could begin to argue tha he is proving that all by himself

Agreed, let's end the rubbish NOW Kelvin Davis will NOT grow in confidence because he will be incapable of keeping a clean sheet, and he will NEVER cut it in the Premi Yes, the team have no doubt learnt lessons from matches so far played, but not a lot of point learning lessons if you do not have players of the calibre to IMPROVE performances. Davis will NOT improve It is obvious to most, including many well respected pundits, that Davis is well past his sell by date, and is NOT Prem quality class. The blame for not addressing that fact lies squarely with Cortese/Adkins ... Cortese if he would not sanction BIG money for a Prem class replacement, or Adkins if he seriously thought Davis was adequate. The end result cannot be disputed, we are bottom of the League, on -9 with NO points So, I Agree ... Let's end the rubbish NOW

Whatever it is you're drinking ..... order me a Gallon

How many teams in the Division in those days 17th is not quite the same as absolute Bottom with NO points is it ?

I think most of us expected us to beat Wigan Man C away... should have lost 6-2 at least if City had taken their chances Man U..... snatched defeat from the jaws of victory due to the Managers crazy subs policy Arsenal .... most worrying of all, because we were never in the game, and they exposed our defence for what is is ... Non Existant Cortese has spent BIG for Saints to be in the Top Ten. I will be amazed if he waits much longer before he appoints someone who is much more tactically aware than Adkins. (Yes I know he got back to back promotions etc etc) But HIS team are bottom of the pile

Good God, how many more mistakes do you need him to make ?? With KD still in goal, we will be well and truly rooted to the bottom He is NOT "Fit for purpose". It surely is painfully obvious by now ? Long time ago I know, but once upon a time Leicester City "blooded" a 17 year old in the old Div 1 (now the Prem). He didn't do too bad. His name was Shilton Leicester took that chance, because it was the only way to see if he was any good or not. I think it fair to say that he was

I think that comes from playing alongside Hooiveld. I really do not think H is a commanding CB. He is the one that "panics" whenever yje ball is passed to him. I do not think the others think he is a "safe" or ouses confidence. The main problem is that they are a defence that no longer has confidence in the Goalkeeper, and boy, is that beginning to show now Adkins should have addressed that problem the minute we re-secured our place in the Prem. In a multimillion Business that the Prem now is, sentiment should have counted for zilch Being good in Div 1 or the CCC does NOt mean you can cut it in the Prem Davis is NOT a Prem keeper, and Adkins is a fool to think he was. "The table does not lie" How very true

Come January and it will be far too late IMHO

Gazzaniga is a very good prospect, but can Adkins "blood" him yet ? The time to introduce any new player is preferably when the team is doing OK Unfortunately we are not playing well, and you can tell our confidence is already very fragile Who to blame re us not getting a TOP Prem quality keeper ??? If Adkins thought that Davis would be OK, then IMHO, Bad Call, and Adkins should be replaced If Cortese said "no" because the target keeper's price was too high for him, then, IMHO, Cortese just has to sit back and make a mental note that in EVERY position, Quality Costs Money. Overall, I personally think that Gazza MUST be given a chance (the defence HAS lost confidence in KD IMHO) I also think that Adkins IS floundering in the Prem, and apart from us "playing ever so well", and "learning all the time" if we want to stay in the Prem, he will have to go

I think the difference is simple Against Man C, we were IN the game, and made it competitive Against Man U, we were IN the game, and, bar those substitutions, could and possibly should have won Against Arsenal ?? 1 -6 doesn't appear to be a very close match IMHO Adkins does appear to be clutching at straws already.

Why ???? They have now started to win

It matters not one iota how far apart the games were Adkins made STUPID SENSELESS SUBSTITUTIONS v Man U which cost us the game Name the last Team who defeated Man U by trying to CONTAIN them for the last 20 mins Adkins was tactically inept then, and if that trend persists, I can well see Nicola weilding the axe

I know that, and you know that But does Cortese know and accept that ?? He is a Businessman, a SUCCESSFUL Businessman, and has posted his colors to the mast about European Competition for Saints Now, he's not on about in a few season's time, he wants it NOW I'd like to think that Adkins will be given say four matches with the NEW aquisitions to get a winning run going, but I have my doubts. (Especially with, IMHO, our shaky defence, and an even shakier GK when under Prem Pressure )