Lallana out for six weeks (From Daily Echo)

St Retford wrote:
Right, so so far this season our owner's died, our manager's been sacked and our best player (on form this season) has got injured. . Now is probably a good time to remember that you don't become a saint without facing adversity. But the good ship Southampton will sail on course and we'll get through all this. We just need to turn up and cheer.

Jonesy 87 wrote:
Thats the last thing we kneeded!

Red n White wrote:
It's not all doom and gloom. We've got the same squad with one injury. AP had to go by the sound of it as you don't just sack someone after a 4-0 win for no reason. We need someone in that will be able to break down teams that sit back and we need to become League 1's Chelsea, easily beating the weaker teams 6-0 which I have no doubt that we will do with 1/2 loan signings. NC will bring in the right man to take us up

Southampton boy wrote:
Just over 6 weeks ago I was looking forward to a great season and may be just may be annother day out ar Wembley but not to be NC has for what the reason "starting to sound like RL" he sacks are manager who was doing the job for us now this blow one of our best players out for 6 weeks? and we still do not know who is going to take his place, the team looked disjointed on tuesday people are saying we will be lucky to stay in this division I am so confused can someone please tell "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AND WERE DO WE GO FROM HERE" S.O.S "save our staints" once again

Red n White wrote:

Southampton boy wrote: Just over 6 weeks ago I was looking forward to a great season and may be just may be annother day out ar Wembley but not to be NC has for what the reason "starting to sound like RL" he sacks are manager who was doing the job for us now this blow one of our best players out for 6 weeks? and we still do not know who is going to take his place, the team looked disjointed on tuesday people are saying we will be lucky to stay in this division I am so confused can someone please tell "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AND WERE DO WE GO FROM HERE" S.O.S "save our staints" once again

1) Pardew had to go as you wouldn't sack someone after a 4-0 win. 2) We still have the same team which should easily make the play-offs no matter who is in charge. 3) As you say he is only 1 player we have more than enough quality in the team to cover his absence 4) The new man will be just as good as Pardew and will be able to break down teams that just defend 5) From what i've heard the ref and lino were awful on Tuesday and the Pardew chants probably didn't help. 6) Those that say we will be relegated are probably skates 7) From here we go onwards and upwards starting Saturday

w1lkins822 wrote:
well they say things come in 3's so lets brush ourselves off and start getting back on our feet coz we can't wallow in self pity anymore even though I wan't to so lets all think f**k it NOW IF YOUR READING SAINTS PICK YOUR HEADS UP COZ THEY WERE VERY LOW ON TUESDAY AND GET THE 3 POINTS WE DESPERATLY NEED IF WE WANNA KICK ON!!!!!! SO COME ON YOU REDS!!!!!!!

SouthamptonLegend wrote:
Lallana's our best player and he doesn't even play in his best position... sack the manager!!!

oh. wait.

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ok so my top choice for manager would be;

HODDLE

Best football i've seen saints play, EVER EVER EVER!!! International level experience, great with academy players and is very tactical! I remember going to WHL spurs v saints and screaming with rage and anger 'JUDAS !! JUDAS !!' i admit i hated him, but i'm big enough to forgive him. He showed saints you didn't have to have the best players to play great football... the only time I sang 'It's just like watchin Brazil!' was back then. I want to sing it again!!

If not Hoddle then it has to be someone with his sort of experience, tactics and strictness! Keegan maybe, Curbs maybe, Zola no, Brown rubbish win ratio but strict, Mowb plays good football, but i don't see why we don't just poach jose from Real??

1 Hoddle
2 Mowbray
3 Curbs
4 Keegan
5 Brown

sound ranger wrote:

St Retford wrote: Right, so so far this season our owner's died, our manager's been sacked and our best player (on form this season) has got injured. . Now is probably a good time to remember that you don't become a saint without facing adversity. But the good ship Southampton will sail on course and we'll get through all this. We just need to turn up and cheer.

With captain Hart on the bridge you will have no problems in getting to places you have been before.

SouthamptonLegend wrote:
Read the interview with Dean Wilkins on the OS "This club has a bright future".

Fantastic attitude and all Saints fans should take note!!

Saint Bean wrote:

SouthamptonLegend wrote: Lallana's our best player and he doesn't even play in his best position... sack the manager!!! oh. wait. WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ok so my top choice for manager would be; HODDLE Best football i've seen saints play, EVER EVER EVER!!! International level experience, great with academy players and is very tactical! I remember going to WHL spurs v saints and screaming with rage and anger 'JUDAS !! JUDAS !!' i admit i hated him, but i'm big enough to forgive him. He showed saints you didn't have to have the best players to play great football... the only time I sang 'It's just like watchin Brazil!' was back then. I want to sing it again!! If not Hoddle then it has to be someone with his sort of experience, tactics and strictness! Keegan maybe, Curbs maybe, Zola no, Brown rubbish win ratio but strict, Mowb plays good football, but i don't see why we don't just poach jose from Real?? 1 Hoddle 2 Mowbray 3 Curbs 4 Keegan 5 Brown

Hoooray at last some positive spin. I agree hoddle would be good but we all have to forgive and forget if he comes back.

Nic on the N332 wrote:

SouthamptonLegend wrote:
Read the interview with Dean Wilkins on the OS "This club has a bright future".

Fantastic attitude and all Saints fans should take note!!

I'm sure most of us would have read it by now. What do you expect DW to say? "We're all doomed, Captain Mainwaring"?

Still, a little propaganda does no harm against all the spin and speculation. In NC we trust.

Red n White wrote:

Southampton boy wrote:
Just over 6 weeks ago I was looking forward to a great season and may be just may be annother day out ar Wembley but not to be NC has for what the reason "starting to sound like RL" he sacks are manager who was doing the job for us now this blow one of our best players out for 6 weeks? and we still do not know who is going to take his place, the team looked disjointed on tuesday people are saying we will be lucky to stay in this division I am so confused can someone please tell "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AND WERE DO WE GO FROM HERE" S.O.S "save our staints" once again

1) Pardew had to go as you wouldn't sack someone after a 4-0 win.
2) We still have the same team which should easily make the play-offs no matter who is in charge.
3) As you say he is only 1 player we have more than enough quality in the team to cover his absence
4) The new man will be just as good as Pardew and will be able to break down teams that just defend
5) From what i've heard the ref and lino were awful on Tuesday and the Pardew chants probably didn't help.
6) Those that say we will be relegated are probably skates
7) From here we go onwards and upwards starting Saturday

kingston saint wrote:
I'm really getting angry at the idoits on here slagging NC off when they have no idea what their talking about. Have you ever wondered why he was sacked out of the blue ever think it might be gross missconduct. Our board are not stupid they wouldn't have don't this with out reason!

SouthamptonLegend wrote:

Nic on the N332 wrote:

SouthamptonLegend wrote:
Read the interview with Dean Wilkins on the OS "This club has a bright future".

Fantastic attitude and all Saints fans should take note!!

I'm sure most of us would have read it by now. What do you expect DW to say? "We're all doomed, Captain Mainwaring"?

Still, a little propaganda does no harm against all the spin and speculation. In NC we trust.

All of you need to stop being so pessimistic!! Get down the GP and get some anti-depressants! Jeezz..

Legend Saint wrote:
Any update on why that waste of space anthony pulis is still at our club?

joelster wrote:
how would you feel if Kevin Keegan walked out onto the pitch on Saturday and waved at us as our new manager ?

Be honest

joelster wrote:
the players cant possible "shake off" this event in a week

but also the chairman cant wait for a month

wilkins might be nice but he not the way forward and you wont get the best out of these guys till you get the right man in place...

so hurry up.

I think the "we're not gonna rush" approach sounds smart but can actually be another form of

hedge end bob wrote:

Saint Bean wrote:

SouthamptonLegend wrote: Lallana's our best player and he doesn't even play in his best position... sack the manager!!! oh. wait. WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ok so my top choice for manager would be; HODDLE Best football i've seen saints play, EVER EVER EVER!!! International level experience, great with academy players and is very tactical! I remember going to WHL spurs v saints and screaming with rage and anger 'JUDAS !! JUDAS !!' i admit i hated him, but i'm big enough to forgive him. He showed saints you didn't have to have the best players to play great football... the only time I sang 'It's just like watchin Brazil!' was back then. I want to sing it again!! If not Hoddle then it has to be someone with his sort of experience, tactics and strictness! Keegan maybe, Curbs maybe, Zola no, Brown rubbish win ratio but strict, Mowb plays good football, but i don't see why we don't just poach jose from Real?? 1 Hoddle 2 Mowbray 3 Curbs 4 Keegan 5 Brown

Hoooray at last some positive spin. I agree hoddle would be good but we all have to forgive and forget if he comes back.

If i remember right did'nt Mr Hoddle take over from DAVE JONES who had built the squad before Hoddle's arrival?. And if my memory is correct after Hoddle had bought and sold players at Spurs. they sack him with the team third from bottom of their division. Agree he can read the game but with the squad we have he could get us promoted but he is not hod the god that some think he is. Still there would be no danger he would stick two fingers up at us again not with HARRY at Spurs. s/w word .............. hard-move wonder what that mean's

sound ranger wrote:
Bottom of the third division

joelster wrote:
how would you feel if Kevin Keegan walked out onto the pitch on Saturday and waved at us as our new manager ?

Be honest

Rowester wrote:
I have to say the last few months have been very hard to take.The lack of signings, negative press total lack of information from the club....I think the supporters deserve to be treated better.This was ment to be the start of a new dawn at the club but it seems like we are being left in the dark,we do not expect the club to explain every single thing that goes on but just a little information would go along way to appeasing many & basically keeping us informed about our club.Its been very depressing over the last few months & the events of this week just beggers belief.The club at the moment is a laughing stock the ban on national newspapers is going to back fire big time......how long before the TV cameras will pull out leaving us with no media coverage whatsever.Mr Cortese i do not doubt your ability to run a successfull bank/buisness but this is a Football club & without the basics- Fans support & The press/media you will soon be alienated & loathed.I do think you believe you are doing this for the good of the club but.....Lighten up...we are ment to be a football family..but us fans feel like the black sheeps. Lets give the lads all the support this weekend & show them that what ever happens we will always be behind them. COYR.

joelster wrote:
Hoddle please... a tactician is needed forgive and forget Matty said that in his book and he also said he thought Hoddle was a great coach at any level Lets not forget where we are- 3 div... and who he is- ex international coach!! Realistically he should never come to us... thoughts?

joelster wrote:

Legend Saint wrote: Any update on why that waste of space anthony pulis is still at our club?

Hey Legend, show some respect man. You dont have to think much of him as a player but calling anyone a "waste of space" hardly does anything for your own credibility man.

Legend Saint wrote:

joelster wrote:

Legend Saint wrote: Any update on why that waste of space anthony pulis is still at our club?

Hey Legend, show some respect man. You dont have to think much of him as a player but calling anyone a "waste of space" hardly does anything for your own credibility man.

Joelster, please look up his career stats and maybe you will understand. The guy has been at numerous clubs, largely ones his dad was the manager of at the time picking up cheques. He has made I think only 18 appearences in his whole so called proffesional career! I know plenty of people who should have had a career in football and this guy is a shining example of whats wrong with football. Its not about raw talent but who you know. This guy is a bloody criminal!!!

RedArmy1 wrote:
Saints vs Rochdale.

Adam Lallana out for 6 weeks and Barnard misses 3 games for seeing Red - not the news that Saints Fans wanted to hear this week. Both bits of news have important implications for Saturday.

If we play tight at the back - Davis-Harding-Martin

-Fonte-Butterfield (Jaidi and Ryan Dickson on the bench) we give ourselves the best possible start.

Need to cut out the Poor Defending and Decision Making and work together as a Team.

Up front Lambert and Connolly

(A Challenge to David Connolly from all Saints Fans - score some goals while Barnard is not playing - you will never have a better opportunity !!)

My personal target is for Connolly to score on Saturday.


The midfield is the area that needs most looking at. No Adam Lallana -so
Gully-Hammond-Schnei

derlin-Puncheon

Lets look at that in detail:

Dean Hammond - fine.
Morgan Schneiderlin - ok (no messing about with deft touches near our penalty box - just clear the ball)
Jason Puncheon - variable ..can be good but still needs to work on hitting the target - the goal is big enough !

Finally Gully - he is the big worry. The crowd were absolutely right to ask to bring him on at Bristol Rovers to have a look at the new player and he played a few nice touches against Swindon. His big weakness is losing the ball - seen it at Rovers and he cost Saints the first goal vs Swindon.

Cannot afford any risks on Saturday - a tight game and Saints looking to keep a clean sheet and be more defensive.

Prediction: 0-0 Half Time
1-0 Full Time Saints Win


If Gully plays it can only be to see if he can unlock the Rochdale Defence - he did ok vs Swindon. If he can't improve his ball keeping and ball control skills - he should be substituted. In any event he should not play the full 90 minutes as he will fade during the game.

Gully is the risk to Saturday's success - to Adam Lallana from all Saints Fans - Get Well Soon !!

joelster wrote:

Legend Saint wrote:

joelster wrote:

Legend Saint wrote: Any update on why that waste of space anthony pulis is still at our club?

Hey Legend, show some respect man. You dont have to think much of him as a player but calling anyone a "waste of space" hardly does anything for your own credibility man.

Joelster, please look up his career stats and maybe you will understand. The guy has been at numerous clubs, largely ones his dad was the manager of at the time picking up cheques. He has made I think only 18 appearences in his whole so called proffesional career! I know plenty of people who should have had a career in football and this guy is a shining example of whats wrong with football. Its not about raw talent but who you know. This guy is a bloody criminal!!!

I marginally stand corrected.
I see your point and didnt realize that
only marginally cause its still seems a bit harsh- do you think he really is scheming on this one, or just not very good at football and amazed he hasnt got canned yet

SouthamptonLegend wrote:

joelster wrote:

Legend Saint wrote:

joelster wrote:

Legend Saint wrote: Any update on why that waste of space anthony pulis is still at our club?

Hey Legend, show some respect man. You dont have to think much of him as a player but calling anyone a "waste of space" hardly does anything for your own credibility man.

Joelster, please look up his career stats and maybe you will understand. The guy has been at numerous clubs, largely ones his dad was the manager of at the time picking up cheques. He has made I think only 18 appearences in his whole so called proffesional career! I know plenty of people who should have had a career in football and this guy is a shining example of whats wrong with football. Its not about raw talent but who you know. This guy is a bloody criminal!!!

I marginally stand corrected. I see your point and didnt realize that only marginally cause its still seems a bit harsh- do you think he really is scheming on this one, or just not very good at football and amazed he hasnt got canned yet

I'd happily take a couple of grand a week to go footy training everyday! Are you saying you wouldn't?? He's got a fantastic job!!

RedArmy1 wrote:
Saints vs Rochdale. Adam Lallana out for 6 weeks and Barnard misses 3 games for seeing Red - not the news that Saints Fans wanted to hear this week. Both bits of news have important implications for Saturday. If we play tight at the back - Davis-Harding-Martin -Fonte-Butterfield (Jaidi and Ryan Dickson on the bench) we give ourselves the best possible start. Need to cut out the Poor Defending and Decision Making and work together as a Team. Up front Lambert and Connolly (A Challenge to David Connolly from all Saints Fans - score some goals while Barnard is not playing - you will never have a better opportunity !!) My personal target is for Connolly to score on Saturday. The midfield is the area that needs most looking at. No Adam Lallana -so Gully-Hammond-Schnei derlin-Puncheon Lets look at that in detail: Dean Hammond - fine. Morgan Schneiderlin - ok (no messing about with deft touches near our penalty box - just clear the ball) Jason Puncheon - variable ..can be good but still needs to work on hitting the target - the goal is big enough ! Finally Gully - he is the big worry. The crowd were absolutely right to ask to bring him on at Bristol Rovers to have a look at the new player and he played a few nice touches against Swindon. His big weakness is losing the ball - seen it at Rovers and he cost Saints the first goal vs Swindon. Cannot afford any risks on Saturday - a tight game and Saints looking to keep a clean sheet and be more defensive. Prediction: 0-0 Half Time 1-0 Full Time Saints Win If Gully plays it can only be to see if he can unlock the Rochdale Defence - he did ok vs Swindon. If he can't improve his ball keeping and ball control skills - he should be substituted. In any event he should not play the full 90 minutes as he will fade during the game. Gully is the risk to Saturday's success - to Adam Lallana from all Saints Fans - Get Well Soon !!

frattonchorus wrote:
Trouble in paradise?

St dai wrote:

RedArmy1 wrote: Saints vs Rochdale. Adam Lallana out for 6 weeks and Barnard misses 3 games for seeing Red - not the news that Saints Fans wanted to hear this week. Both bits of news have important implications for Saturday. If we play tight at the back - Davis-Harding-Martin -Fonte-Butterfield (Jaidi and Ryan Dickson on the bench) we give ourselves the best possible start. Need to cut out the Poor Defending and Decision Making and work together as a Team. Up front Lambert and Connolly (A Challenge to David Connolly from all Saints Fans - score some goals while Barnard is not playing - you will never have a better opportunity !!) My personal target is for Connolly to score on Saturday. The midfield is the area that needs most looking at. No Adam Lallana -so Gully-Hammond-Schnei derlin-Puncheon Lets look at that in detail: Dean Hammond - fine. Morgan Schneiderlin - ok (no messing about with deft touches near our penalty box - just clear the ball) Jason Puncheon - variable ..can be good but still needs to work on hitting the target - the goal is big enough ! Finally Gully - he is the big worry. The crowd were absolutely right to ask to bring him on at Bristol Rovers to have a look at the new player and he played a few nice touches against Swindon. His big weakness is losing the ball - seen it at Rovers and he cost Saints the first goal vs Swindon. Cannot afford any risks on Saturday - a tight game and Saints looking to keep a clean sheet and be more defensive. Prediction: 0-0 Half Time 1-0 Full Time Saints Win If Gully plays it can only be to see if he can unlock the Rochdale Defence - he did ok vs Swindon. If he can't improve his ball keeping and ball control skills - he should be substituted. In any event he should not play the full 90 minutes as he will fade during the game. Gully is the risk to Saturday's success - to Adam Lallana from all Saints Fans - Get Well Soon !!

well as it`s 5 eggs time davis butts fonte martin dicko oxo morgan guly puncheon connolly lambert

RedArmy1 wrote:
Seen the Echo today - League One Preview and the Team Selection looks about right. Had a good laugh this morning at some of the comments. My point is - Connolly can score goals - why is not scoring when he is playing ?? Dean Wilkins admits Saints have been dealt a massive bow this week after 40 goals were taken out of the team. He must start looking at getting a Striker on loan, if not already. Saints need goals - should have another Striker on the books now. Don't believe Pardew got that right ! It's not rocket science - If anyone gets injured and not available Saints need goals to win matches - look at the Team and who can deliver now ? That's why Adam and Rickie are the home favourites - they deliver goals and performances. I still stand by my previous comments on BBC Football and also this site - that Connolly should have been offloaded at the end of last season and money should have been spent on a new Striker ! Look out for some low scoring games and that is why the Saints Team have got to work together to be more defensive as a Unit. If they leak goals in the next six weeks it will be an uphill battle to get back in the game. Saints cannot afford to go chasing games and be behind - they will need to be defensively tight and score first. They need then to hold on to the lead without sitting back. From all Saints fans - Good Luck on Saturday !!

Red n White wrote:

Southampton boy wrote: Just over 6 weeks ago I was looking forward to a great season and may be just may be annother day out ar Wembley but not to be NC has for what the reason "starting to sound like RL" he sacks are manager who was doing the job for us now this blow one of our best players out for 6 weeks? and we still do not know who is going to take his place, the team looked disjointed on tuesday people are saying we will be lucky to stay in this division I am so confused can someone please tell "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AND WERE DO WE GO FROM HERE" S.O.S "save our staints" once again

1) Pardew had to go as you wouldn't sack someone after a 4-0 win. 2) We still have the same team which should easily make the play-offs no matter who is in charge. 3) As you say he is only 1 player we have more than enough quality in the team to cover his absence 4) The new man will be just as good as Pardew and will be able to break down teams that just defend 5) From what i've heard the ref and lino were awful on Tuesday and the Pardew chants probably didn't help. 6) Those that say we will be relegated are probably skates 7) From here we go onwards and upwards starting Saturday

Legend Saint wrote:

SouthamptonLegend wrote:

joelster wrote:

Legend Saint wrote:

joelster wrote:

Legend Saint wrote: Any update on why that waste of space anthony pulis is still at our club?

Hey Legend, show some respect man. You dont have to think much of him as a player but calling anyone a "waste of space" hardly does anything for your own credibility man.

Joelster, please look up his career stats and maybe you will understand. The guy has been at numerous clubs, largely ones his dad was the manager of at the time picking up cheques. He has made I think only 18 appearences in his whole so called proffesional career! I know plenty of people who should have had a career in football and this guy is a shining example of whats wrong with football. Its not about raw talent but who you know. This guy is a bloody criminal!!!

I marginally stand corrected. I see your point and didnt realize that only marginally cause its still seems a bit harsh- do you think he really is scheming on this one, or just not very good at football and amazed he hasnt got canned yet

I'd happily take a couple of grand a week to go footy training everyday! Are you saying you wouldn't?? He's got a fantastic job!!

Thats fine Joelster, it is quite unbelievable what he has got away with over his so called career. Any of us who have played football will know that there was also one guy who got picked because his dad was mates with the manager but we are talking about professional football here. I'm willing to bet there are quite a few thousand people who would give their left arm to play for this club yet this disgrace is wearing the shirt because of who his dad is. Its a total scandal. He has never played one game, even that ali dia or whatever his name was played at least once.

Southamptonlegend, no offence but that kind of attitude is why this country is going down the pan. First of all I dont call what he does, if at all anything, a job. Most of our sports, councils and even government are full of underserving, work shy, losers like anthony pulis and I personally think that one of the fan groups should take it upon themselves to run this guy out of our club.

SUUUPERSAINT wrote:
What about Lee Holmes?!?!

OSPREYSAINT wrote:

SUUUPERSAINT wrote:
What about Lee Holmes?!?!

Os says Lee Holmes groin strain - end of September, I'm not sure THAT he will ever be right again.

Wallywombat25 wrote:
Have supported Saints ever since they were in Div 3 South and read with interest these comments but at last cracked. Do not understand what is happening again surely the events of the last week have jeopordised all of Markus' dreams for the club after managing to put our beloved team on an even keel these events seem to be back to the old days. There was obviously a reason behind them but if it was genuine could someone please let us fans know.

Legend Saint. wrote:
I am Gay... just wanted you all to know that.. xx