Sergei Gotsmanov

Austin scores goals in batches and given a good run injury free could go on a run of goals. He is a natural goal scorer who knows how to get in the right place at the right time. Our striking options are fragile and you never know when you might need him. I think he is a player who is good to have about the dressing room. The trouble is on here that people think it is straight forward to find a 10 to 15 a season premier league goalscorer. Sadly it is not. That is why I will miss him and would rather he stayed.

I would love to have Boufal back with a manager who knows how to man manage. He could really entertain us.

They did the same at Everton last season if I recall. That nearly relegated us.

I am going to go for Kevin Phillips against Wolves.

That was a penalty. It is unlikely that he would be experienced enough at 19 to be looking for penalties.

There must be room on the law-book to punish Vardy retrospectively for that dive. It is the only cure for it. If they can ban Charlie Austin for two games why not Vardy for trying to change the outcome of a game through deceit.

Why don't you get your fun and amusement at Christmas watching Morecambe and Wise and being nice at Christmas like everyone else.

A lot of people enjoy Owen the Saints Vlog. Particularly people who cannot get to games. Keep it going Owen.

I probably should know but how many goals has he scored for the under 23's?

Really? Fraser Forster went from England to third choice. Redmond was so deflated that Pep Guardiola felt the need to have a word with him as he left the field. I don't think it reflects well on our club.

I just don't like watching good footballers who have demonstrated ability being drained of confidence be negative fans. Fraser Forster is a good example and so too was Nathan Redmond. If they were encouraged and not criticised I think it would be better for the club. It would make us a nicer place.

Quite true. He is clearly a good guy and has plenty to offer on the field. The people that slag off our players are the ones that are responsible for a rapid downturn in the atmosphere and spirit of the club when things don't go well.

Romeu is one of the best players I have seen in a Saints shirt. He is also intelligent and I would imagine a good influence around the camp. Boufal is a fabulously skillful player who needed an arm put around him. I am never quick to criticise managers but Hughes is guilty of bad man management.

Based on the last year, those taking up this exciting opportunity will have a fifty fifty chance of seeing a home win.

We had some good times under him and I thank him for that. I think things just went stale like they did at Aston Villa, Swansea, Stoke and West Brom. That is modern football. you get good players and managers and other people want them and they want the money. I wish him well. Things are unlikely to be fixed just like that.

Would be fantastic to be able to support a domestically reared team. The team would need to be blended with older positive influences like Oriel, Davis, Yoshi and Bertrand. Make Southampton Great Again#

Comes across as a great guy to have around the club. He is not top notch but nor are we. I thought he had an impact when he came on against Newcastle. It is players like him that make me support Saints. Wish he would get a run in the team.

I remember it well. We got thumped that night and if that goal had counted it would have changed the course of the game

I am not arguing that we would win the Championship just that there would be more if a reason to support the team.

We had no money then but maybe if we could have a financially controlled landing it might work.

Thank you. Part of me would like to see us reassemble our loanees and have a go in the Championship. It would provide more of an incentive to support a team made up of a lot of our youth system.

You can add four season tickets to that. I must have asked a dozen people - there was limited appetite to see us get beaten.

Quite right. It was not that long ago that you could beat anyone in the league and all the big games were fiercely competed and you would be excited about them having a ago. But now it is simply not the case. I had to miss today and surprised myself by not being irritated. I just knew we would be beaten. Very sad but I am not sure how you can change it.

Well said. What a great guy to have around the club.

Disagree. He has valuable insight and the right voice for it.