Lallana's Left Peg

What an obvious statement for him to make.

Wasn't at the game, but surely winning while not playing too well is a very good habit to fall into? We'll be delighted come April when we don't play well but still win - it's the sort of behaviour we'll need to get out of this division (coupled of course with some good performances, which we have also had under Adkins).

After the sending off, we had 75% of possession and also fannied about with it at the back for periods at the time as well. That will skew the stats.

Got to keep up the winning habit, it'll see us over the line even when we don't play well.

Happy with that. Not our best performance (a bit too direct at times, which allowed Notts County to compete with us) and when we played football we looked better than them. We never got started but the most pleasing aspect for me was the way we saw out the game, which was very professional.

In fairness every loan signing we've had since 2006 has said that. It seems to be standard official website fodder whenever we sign someone on loan.

Tranmere are struggling to find four fit defenders. 4-5-1 (if Lambert is our only fit striker) doesn't have to be a defensive formation. If the mentality of the midfield is correct then we could do very well, moreso if we continue to keep the ball in our matches.

No doubt we need someone in, but if it is this lad I would feel very underwhelmed. That said, I would trust Adkins. Assuming, of course, that Adkins wants him...

I think some of the Sheffield Wednesday booing was also directed at their Board, which was irrespective of how the team was doing - although they did start to jump on the team a little. Sheffield Wednesday's left back was terrible.

Just back from the match - good, solid performance, delighted with the win. Davis made two vital saves at the end - the one from the free kick was good, the one from Morrison was world class. But not to suggest we were hanging on, we were well worth the win. Great to see Lallana back - he is so good. Lambert still off the pace, not sure what the issue is with him. Sheffield Wednesday are atrocious though.

Hillsborough is fine. I always pay a fiver to park on a garage forecourt and it's always been good for a quick getaway north of the ground back to Manchester!

If we squeeze a 1-0 win everyone will be delighted but it will show how far we've fallen in just a few weeks.

I remember reading Pardew saying he convinced Lallana to stay, and that he should give him the opportunity of this season to get the club up to the Championship so we can see how far he can go. I guess those plans were shelved bank holiday monday. I can't see him sticking around, unfortunately.

Is it true he is out of contract at the end of this season? If so, bye-bye. Can't blame him.

Nah I don't pretend to know any different than any fan etc. - only comment on what I see. I just feel that this is 'Pardew's team', so I think it will be hard for Adkins to put a stamp on things and turn it around instantly. Not been to any of the games since Pardew left, but from reading it sounds like the players are missing something, and it has taken the wind out of their sails. Of the team that played on Saturday, I make it that 8 of them were Pardew's guys. I'll certainly agree that promotion isn't unrealistic, and it looks like plenty of teams will be dropping points this season so we won't find a Norwich / Leeds situation, but I just feel that Adkins is less of a motivator to get the most out of any group of players and more of a 'system' man who needs the players to fit his approach. I'll be delighted if we do go up this season though!

If you think different, probably worth saying why so rather than resulting to a half-wit quip. We still don't know why Pardew was sacked, but I consider him a better Manager than Adkins for the aspirations that Saints have. Right now we've appointed a Manager who I feel confident will get us out of this division (maybe next season) but as for the end-game of the Premier League, I consider it a risk. I wish him well though, obviously!

At best Adkins replicates what Pardew achieved last season. So best case scenario is playoffs. This doesn't feel like progress.

I would just like to point out that the run we had under Pardew once we got over the slow start and 10pt deficit is the best we could hope for from Adkins when he takes over. This slow start is going to cost us, and I hope Cortese realises so, the *****.

I'm not disappointed with Adkins when you consider the circumstances. I am disheartened by the fact that our new model in the football club dilutes the influence as Manager has and he is now effectively a first team coach having to deal with several other roles that influence what he can do. It is this that will impact our ability to appoint a good Manager and achieve. I don't believe this model works in English football.

Whilst the backing Saints have would suggest we'd be one of the few clubs that would be active in the market at an early stage, people worrying over a lack of news (or even rumours) in early June is a little short-sighted. All we know from Pardew himself is that he is looking at a target man to back-up Lambert and a fairly reasoned conclusion is that we'll be interested in several new players from the sheer amount we released in May. There are plenty of clubs in financial trouble in the Championship and there is no point going after players of these clubs until their financial situation means we get the best value - I think the least the new Board and Pardew deserve is our trust that they are working diligently to bring in the right players. I am sure they will arrive.

Surman's past 12 months are the best reason Lallana will want to stay. Surman has disappeared off the radar.

I haven't heard any, but it isn't uncommon for organisations to sit on planning permission for years before implementing anything. I am going to guess we'll hear something at the turn of next year, when (hopefully) we're near the top of the league and the club can feel confident that investing millions in the training facility will be for Championship / Premier League players rather than League 1 players.

I don't think Pardew would still be here (or indeed take the job) if he thought he either couldn't accommodate the request or if it matched his own approach to the game. The one thing about this now public requirement from Cortese is that to play 'the beautiful game' requires a fair bit of money, so I expect some quality signings to be made in the summer, whether we believe the squad needs them in certain areas or not.

Since relegation from the Premier League, I should add!