Paul TS wrote:
We beat Farnborough 4-0 WOW!!!! How many leagues are they below us??

Prof wrote:
Ah, but if we get relegated and Farnborough get promoted two level, is that two negatives or positives? Cheer up, we all have our "Blue Days" "Old Boy". We continue to make steady progress, withing our current fiscal situation, but can expect Scacel, Viafara and Stern John to depart soon. Rumours re Ian Baird persist and I am sure that Saints will be looking at a couple of left backs soon. (Having given the youngsters a chance in some friendlies). Unless someone does eventually come in with some money, and I do not want to open up that can of worms again, this is the way that we have to progress. I for one still remain confident of progress on the playing side, which will in turn make us more attractive to a potential investor. I remain Saints Forever. "Well done last night lads".

BREAKING NEWS wrote:
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ossiesaint wrote:
4-2-1-2-1 Is that not the Southampton Smaritans number?

ossiesaint wrote:
4-2-1-2-1 Is that not the Southampton Smaritans number?

milton road wrote:
Don't expect too much next friday. Most likely a Lazio style score. Celtic are becoming a force in Europe and Strachan has said they are not coming for the ride. The teams on paper are like Chelsea playing Rotheram, except Rotherham probabaly have more stars. I hope I am wrong but this new look Saints is going to take time to gel and with neither Jon nor Mario playing last night, we will soon be left with the under tens. We need to keep at least some good players. this is a re-building season, expect aroun 14th place

milton Road wrote:
Milton Road have I missed something Iwas thinking of Mario Sago not Licka. Is he on holiday and is A. Davies still injured?

Kate wrote:

milton Road wrote: Milton Road have I missed something Iwas thinking of Mario Sago not Licka. Is he on holiday and is A. Davies still injured?

Don't think Andrew Davies is still injured, saw pics of him training on the SFC website. Come to think of it, the website said "K.Davies" played the first half last night - you reckon that was supposed to be "A. Davies"?

ha ha wrote:

ossiesaint wrote: 4-2-1-2-1 Is that not the Southampton Smaritans number?

No, it's the number of goals Saints will concede in their first five games.

saint steve wrote:
Good result, obviously just getting the team used to the new way of playing. Missing from the squad was Andrew Davies, Marek Saganowski, Jhon Viafra, Rudi Skacel, Oliver Lancashire, Stern John & Michael Poke... I haven't got a clue who's injured or not, but looks like these might be the next to be sold although I pray the club has the sense not to sell Andrew Davies.

Lol wrote:

ha ha wrote:

ossiesaint wrote: 4-2-1-2-1 Is that not the Southampton Smaritans number?

No, it's the number of goals Saints will concede in their first five games.

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Mmmmm wrote:

saint steve wrote: Good result, obviously just getting the team used to the new way of playing. Missing from the squad was Andrew Davies, Marek Saganowski, Jhon Viafra, Rudi Skacel, Oliver Lancashire, Stern John & Michael Poke... I haven't got a clue who's injured or not, but looks like these might be the next to be sold although I pray the club has the sense not to sell Andrew Davies.

Davies had a bad injury at the end of last season and maybe being protected. Saga and Skacel 'played' in the euros and as such will have only got back training this week, John also played a few games for T&T in the summer and may also have come back to training later.... As for Jhon, I am hoping we've lined up a buyer, from what little I know of the youngsters lined up to play in CM they all have better technique than him and there can't be any room in a 'passing' side for someone like Jhon.

Costa Baz wrote:
"The players are starting to adapt to the system but Poortvliet wants them to get used to it even further and for pushing forward even when not in possession to become routine." Not sure I get this? Does this mean he doesn't want forwards to track back when we don't have possession? Could be an interesting season ahead if that is what it means. Do opponents push full backs forward, knowing they won't be tracked, leaving their own defence bare should they lose possession? Will not tracking forward runs by opposition defensive players leave us more open to concede goals, when our own defence is out numbered? I think this could do with explaining in more detail.

Bob the ReBuilder wrote:
4-0 ruddy disgrace back in my day we would have knocked this lot off 6-0 with some style. See the echo have conviniantley forgot to report on the Bradley Sh1te/ Nathan (even more)Dyer storey. Pair of them should have been fired when they done it. ABSOLUTE DISGRACE TO THE CLUB

Mmmmm wrote:

saint steve wrote:
Good result, obviously just getting the team used to the new way of playing. Missing from the squad was Andrew Davies, Marek Saganowski, Jhon Viafra, Rudi Skacel, Oliver Lancashire, Stern John & Michael Poke... I haven't got a clue who's injured or not, but looks like these might be the next to be sold although I pray the club has the sense not to sell Andrew Davies.

Davies had a bad injury at the end of last season and maybe being protected. Saga and Skacel 'played' in the euros and as such will have only got back training this week, John also played a few games for T&T in the summer and may also have come back to training later....

As for Jhon, I am hoping we've lined up a buyer, from what little I know of the youngsters lined up to play in CM they all have better technique than him and there can't be any room in a 'passing' side for someone like Jhon.

Jason wrote:

Mmmmm wrote:

saint steve wrote: Good result, obviously just getting the team used to the new way of playing. Missing from the squad was Andrew Davies, Marek Saganowski, Jhon Viafra, Rudi Skacel, Oliver Lancashire, Stern John & Michael Poke... I haven't got a clue who's injured or not, but looks like these might be the next to be sold although I pray the club has the sense not to sell Andrew Davies.

Davies had a bad injury at the end of last season and maybe being protected. Saga and Skacel 'played' in the euros and as such will have only got back training this week, John also played a few games for T&T in the summer and may also have come back to training later.... As for Jhon, I am hoping we've lined up a buyer, from what little I know of the youngsters lined up to play in CM they all have better technique than him and there can't be any room in a 'passing' side for someone like Jhon.

Indeed. Viafara seems to suffer from the same disease a lot of our players have had in recent times. On a couple of occasions I've seen him he's been dominant and impressive, but only seemed to be capable of showing that sort of form in 1 in 10 games if that. Skacel, Saga (though I'm still praying he can rediscover his early form with us in a passing team) and Idiakez are just a few of the others to be like that (and dare I say Surman as well). I hope this fresh start will start to build a culture where players are expected and willing to put in 100% week in week out. In Davies and Perry is see two players who have that kind of spirit and I think Surman, with the right people around him (and maybe the armband) can also really step up to the mark. They are the type of players I think would make proper role models for the younger players. I do think Kelvin needs to go though, at least as No1, he's been the cause of a huge amount of the defensive instability in my opinion. Nice guy I'm sure, decent stopper, but doesn't inspire the sort of confidence I'm talking about. I'd love us to sign Wright, but can't see it happening.

I love Kelvin Davis wrote:

Jason wrote:

Mmmmm wrote:

saint steve wrote: Good result, obviously just getting the team used to the new way of playing. Missing from the squad was Andrew Davies, Marek Saganowski, Jhon Viafra, Rudi Skacel, Oliver Lancashire, Stern John & Michael Poke... I haven't got a clue who's injured or not, but looks like these might be the next to be sold although I pray the club has the sense not to sell Andrew Davies.

Davies had a bad injury at the end of last season and maybe being protected. Saga and Skacel 'played' in the euros and as such will have only got back training this week, John also played a few games for T&T in the summer and may also have come back to training later.... As for Jhon, I am hoping we've lined up a buyer, from what little I know of the youngsters lined up to play in CM they all have better technique than him and there can't be any room in a 'passing' side for someone like Jhon.

Indeed. Viafara seems to suffer from the same disease a lot of our players have had in recent times. On a couple of occasions I've seen him he's been dominant and impressive, but only seemed to be capable of showing that sort of form in 1 in 10 games if that. Skacel, Saga (though I'm still praying he can rediscover his early form with us in a passing team) and Idiakez are just a few of the others to be like that (and dare I say Surman as well). I hope this fresh start will start to build a culture where players are expected and willing to put in 100% week in week out. In Davies and Perry is see two players who have that kind of spirit and I think Surman, with the right people around him (and maybe the armband) can also really step up to the mark. They are the type of players I think would make proper role models for the younger players. I do think Kelvin needs to go though, at least as No1, he's been the cause of a huge amount of the defensive instability in my opinion. Nice guy I'm sure, decent stopper, but doesn't inspire the sort of confidence I'm talking about. I'd love us to sign Wright, but can't see it happening.

Let me just get this straight you're saying Wright, a guy who injured himself in a warm up by tripping over a sign that said do not train here, inspires more confidence in you than Kelvin Davis who still holds a premiership record? Whatever!

LOWE OUT wrote:
GET LOWE OUT, MORE SPIN AND PR BY THE CLOWN.
GET HIM OUT!
GET HIM OUT!
GET HIM OUT!
GET HIM OUT!

Jason wrote:

LOWE OUT wrote: GET LOWE OUT, MORE SPIN AND PR BY THE CLOWN. GET HIM OUT! GET HIM OUT! GET HIM OUT! GET HIM OUT!

You're a joke. Sorry, usually prefer to make a constructive comment, but this sort of rubbish doesn't deserve it. Please go and support Pompey as you blatantly don't want this club to do well. I'm not a fan of Lowe, but nothing would please me more than him getting things right this season. If that means he can be smug about it, fine, but if he's successful, it will mean Saints have been successful, and that's all I'm bothered about. In the seasons Lowe wasn't in charge we sold ALL our best young players, didn't replace them and followed a policy of bringing in loan signings for three-month periods before losing them to other clubs if they did well. Result was zero continuity and having to start again every season. At least now we're trying to get something sustainable in place. Please do us all a favour and don't bother turning up next season. Most of us want an end to all this doom and gloom and a bit of optimism. Maybe everyone can unite behind the team and against the opposition. But not while you continue to drag us all down.

Condor Man wrote:
Jason, you talk sense which is rare on this site. Loans have been a complete let down. Apart from Richard Chaplow, Christian Dailly, Richard Wright and Chris Perry were the rest any good? Potter? Madsen? Brennan? Kosowski? Guthrie? Hammill? Pearce? Vignal? Bennett? need I go on?

I hate costa Baz wrote:

Costa Baz wrote: "The players are starting to adapt to the system but Poortvliet wants them to get used to it even further and for pushing forward even when not in possession to become routine." Not sure I get this? Does this mean he doesn't want forwards to track back when we don't have possession? Could be an interesting season ahead if that is what it means. Do opponents push full backs forward, knowing they won't be tracked, leaving their own defence bare should they lose possession? Will not tracking forward runs by opposition defensive players leave us more open to concede goals, when our own defence is out numbered? I think this could do with explaining in more detail.

did your eyes go all funny like when you were thinking about this?

saint stephen wrote:
Lowe out and take those Dutch fake managers with you.

saint stephen wrote:
Lowe out and take those Dutch fake managers with you.

Super Legend Davs 74 wrote:

saint stephen wrote: Lowe out and take those Dutch fake managers with you.

You really are a plonker mate. You never have anything insightful to say, just the same old Lowe out drivel without ever coming up with viable alternatives. There are no point to your posts. Please stop

saint stephen wrote:
Lowe out and take those Dutch fake managers with you.

LOWE OUT wrote:
GET LOWE OUT NOW BEFORE THE CLUB IS GONE.GET LOWE OUT NOW BEFORE THE CLUB IS GONE.GET LOWE OUT NOW BEFORE THE CLUB IS GONE.GET LOWE OUT NOW BEFORE THE CLUB IS GONE.GET LOWE OUT NOW BEFORE THE CLUB IS GONE.GET LOWE OUT NOW BEFORE THE CLUB IS GONE.