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Really hope Lambert gets the nod ahead of him Sat, i would dislike MoPo if he does drop him for Osvaldo, for me he should come off the bench and then as this thready says he starts at Barnsley.

Being linked away already, all be it a poor bit of blogging, NA signed RL according to this. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/08/20/west-ham-reading-keen-on-england-international-rickie-lambert/

Should be kept for squad rotation, should of loaned out more central players like JWP and S.Davis, and keep Punch, we have no natural wingers on the bench, saying that Barca doesnt really have a natural wide player, playing Iniesta or Cesc on the left at times in a 433. Punch well done lad, the arse licking of Gaston has unfortunately cost you, despite last season being the MUCH better player, yes he has got potential to be better then yourself and a top top player but hes not showing it as often as he should, and may never do so in the prem.

NUFC still have some good players, i dont think there in major trouble say relegation but there end up being near it say 15th, as people say City will spank a few teams, there finish top 2 this season again and will be closer then last season to wining it.

Have to say I think Puncheon is being forced out, after last season he deserves more of a chance and someone like Gaston should be forced out, Yes he is a better player and will eventually produce the goods for a top side, but for me he wont do it in the prem. Mayuka needs a loan deal weather he likes it or not and JWP also needs to go on loan in the championship or we let go S.Davis as we cant keep all them 3 happy now. My Team would be GK Boruc DL Shaw DC Fonte DC Lovren DR Clyne DMC Morgan DMC Wanyama LW Lallana AMC Osvaldo RW Jay Rod CF Lambo. Bench Davis, Chambers Yoshida Cork Gaston and depending who stays ideally for me last two would be Punch and JWP.

I think JWP and Mayuka will be loaned out if a club will take them, if they both leave that would allow Osvaldo to fit in and still keep Lambo Gaston Jay Rod happy.

Great chance for us to get 6 points in two games and have more then 10% of our point target in 2 games, however i feel knowing us were probs buckle under expectation and draw, i feel Sunderland are like we were last season, great attack but shocking defence, and now even worse after losing a world class keeper. If we keep fletcher quiet were win if not there will be goals from both teams, 2-1 Saints or 2-2.

Hes good enough to play week in week out in the championship, to be that good at 18, means by 20-21 he will be prem class if he develops well, its unfortunate for him, that Clyne is only 3 and a half years older and is going to be one of the best RB in the prem, which will leave us in a dilemma in 2 years as both will want to play every week.

Alan Smith clearly knows nothing about football, us 18th NCFC 10th ? 2 squads fairly similar and us with the better manager. Guardian paper is more spot on, i think 14th is our worse case position, its all down to form of Gaston Lallana Morgan Lambo, there the key players for me, and at the back we need to be better in the 1st 5-6 games compared to last season.

Hope he gets 25-30 mins and a asst or a goal, then hes perfect for opening day.

I would say a 3 month loan would be ideal give him some regular football, hopefully score 4-5 goals in 10-12 games, come back confident and fit, which can hopefully help his development long term, and were gain from this 2nd half of the season.

This, aldo now i have played with Saints so much, i cant play with other teams knowing there best side to start, Lambo rarely gets a start with me, and comes on at HT if i have been getting 5 yard space about 30 yards out as Lambos power and accuracy on there is amazing, most people stand off expecting you to use pace, which does work most of the time, hence SDR and Mayuka would often start.

Norwich had no decent goal scorer in there team last season, we have Lambo and Jay Rod who can both score 10 goals or more in the prem, Swansea bar Michu had no one else to chip in with double figures, these two sides needed to buy strikers, we needed to tighten our defence we have done this with the signings and new tactics, i see us going for a top striker but if we don't were still gain at least 4-5 more points then last season.

I thought he was a decent player at times, however it wasnt consistent, hes a championship player at best, but i think a different country with a standard of the championship should help him gain confidence and look good in the odd game. Harsh by some to say he was the worse winger we have signed in years, he was never getting a look in after Punchs season last year and with MP liking Gaston Lallana and Jay Rod playing on the wings as well, plus his ability not being good enough for the prem.

I thought he was a decent player at times, however it wasnt consistent, hes a championship player at best, but i think a different country with a standard of the championship should help him gain confidence and look good in the odd game. Harsh by some to say he was the worse winger we have signed in years, he was never getting a look in after Punchs season last year and with MP liking Gaston Lallana and Jay Rod playing on the wings as well, plus his ability not being good enough for the prem.

This.

As people have said its a squad game now, bar very few, 1st team regulars play 30 prem league games of which there start 26-28, this is why you need 2 good players in each position, ok not all of our 2nd best in each position is going to top class, but either young and developing eg Chambers JWP or someone who can play really well sometimes but mainly poor, eg Guly and Fox. When we signed Yoshida and Gaston we knew they would miss games and that fits in with my average of 30 premier league games a season for 1st team regulars, in all fairness we cover at CB and last season Punch and Jay Rod were better then Gaston and Lallana was about the same quality as Gaston, so no big loss if they miss the odd game, were not the only team.

Were become a bigger club from being just in the prem, the amount of kids 4-7 year olds who got chelsea or utd kits instead of saints ones when we went down to league one was mad, over half my classes i coach would be of non saints kits, where as now i have half or in some cases pretty much all of the class wearing last seasons kit every session, big clubs attract the kids, ok some kids grow out of the glory hunting, but some wont, your find teams that were bigger then us like Leeds, now have a poor young fan base and from my time in Leeds i see alot of Man Utd fans now appearing specially in the young fan base, kids want to support a team they can look cool at supporting at school and can see on TV. if

Had potential but never fulfilled it, maybe due to his off the field antics. However did play well at times for us, i went to most games in his time here, i thought some games when he looked up for it, his work rate was amazing and he scored some great goals for us, i think Leeds at home if i remember was a goal that helped keep us in the hunt for the playoffs and changed the momentum that season.

NC will treat SKY sports staff nice, why because there like a large investor and they pay big money to us and every prem club, also they choose who's live on TV, meaning more international coverage and money, Jim White is a surprise as a good friend of his, i would of thought he would be more friendly with Ed Chamberlin since hes a Saints fan and a skysports presenter.

Gaston is a top player would like to give him one more season, however i feel to get the best out of Gaston we need him behind the striker not out wide if we want him out on the wing i would sell.

Play all 3 in some games, say top 5-6 away from home. All 3 are good enough to play for most teams in top flight football, young and talented, Cork for me could be a Carrick type player and get better and better as he gets older so i would find it hard to drop him.

If we sign another CM we wont sign a winger he will play Jay Rod and Lallana there with Punch and S.Davis as back ups, only 2 natural wingers, but still who knows i could be proven wrong on my theory.

My favouite Phillies player, i know hes good at catching but so is Boruc

To us hes worth more then 12 million but market value i would say 12 mill is about right, however since were not a selling club i would expect for us to get a good price for us and sell at 15 million pounds not euros, with that we can sign someone just as good, however may take a while for them to settle, i feel him and cork is a top 8 CM partnership, so we should fight to keep him.