Southampton will stick with attacking style no matter what, says Nigel Adkins

Adam Lallana and Jason Puncheon try to get going after Saints score againt West Ham Adam Lallana and Jason Puncheon try to get going after Saints score againt West Ham

SAINTS will not abandon their attacking principles – no matter how bad results get.

That was the defiant message from Nigel Adkins, who has had to defend the club’s ethos to play attractive, passing football in the face of a raft of defeats.

There have been calls for Saints to alter their system in a bid to stop leaking so many goals – 24 in just eight Premier League games.

Only two other clubs in the top four divisions have leaked more league goals in 2012/13. AFC Wimbledon have let in 27 and Barnet 26 – but both those League 2 clubs have played five more games than Saints!

At their current rate of conceding goals, Saints will let in 114 Premier League goals this term.

Adkins, though, pointed to their success at the other end and emphasised the club have a style they wish to play which he is trying to deliver.

When asked if he would rather get relegated playing that way than change, he said: “We are going to play a certain way but we’ve got to keep the ball out of the net.

“There’s all different ways to go and there’s a principle on how the football club wants to go and we’re good at doing that.

“Maybe if we looked at alternatives who’s to say that’s going to be beneficial to us, because we are scoring goals?

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The style of play dictates that we are scoring goals, (but) it’s obviously not keeping the ball out of the back of the net.”

Adkins added: “We have played football all the way through “You look at the last time we came to London we played Arsenal.

“We went in 4-1 down at half time and we have totally dominated the football in the second half, but we ended up getting beat.

“There is a brand of football that the football club wants to play, but you’ve got to win.

“You’ve got to stick to principles.

“Individually some players are getting found out, but it’s a collective thing and that’s important.

“The football club want to play football and that’s been demonstrated again, but it’s a simple game where you keep it out at one end and stick it in at the other.”

The pressure is really starting to crank up on the whole team, but most especially the leaky defence.

Adkins said: “Everyone is human and we highlighted to the players at the start of the season that every mistake they made will get highlighted quadruple.

“You’ve got to make sure that you keep a resolve and resilience and belief about yourself because when people highlight mistakes you make you lose a bit of confidence in yourself.”

On the leaking of goals, he added: “It’s cost us. You cannot concede the amount of goals that we have gone and done.

“It’s a collective thing. We’re as strong as our weakest link as they say and you don’t want to apportion individual blame.

“I know the players are very honest and hard working.

“I’m never one to harp on about injuries but, again, there has been enforced injuries we’ve had to deal with, but that’s why you have a squad so you just get on with it.

“There is a way that we want to play and that’s by passing it quickly and calmly through the thirds of the pitch.

“We’ve done that consistently over the last two seasons and scored a lot.

“At this level we are getting found out and are conceding far too many that ultimately results in us losing games.”

Comments(282)

Seedhouse the Unrepentant says...
12:36pm Mon 22 Oct 12

You keep going Nigel, I'm loving the football and at the end of the day I pay my hard earned cash to be entertained.

It's not the system that's the problem it's the quality of the back 5 which needs strengthening when the window opens.

MGRA says...
12:37pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Nigel. Thats all very good. But your best players at keeping and holding the ball in the middle 3rd need to be on the pitch for 90 minutes if possible, not 65 or 70 minutes. It does not matter what style of play you adopt, if you can't keep your share of the ball in the last 1/4 of the game in critical areas we will loose games we should win and will be relegated.

MGRA says...
12:39pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:
You keep going Nigel, I'm loving the football and at the end of the day I pay my hard earned cash to be entertained.

It's not the system that's the problem it's the quality of the back 5 which needs strengthening when the window opens.
I am not seeing it that way. Lack of chances against West Ham against an average side should ring alarm bells for an "attacking" team.

CB FRY LIVES says...
12:44pm Mon 22 Oct 12

great philosophy in theory but alas in practice it is not working.need to have our main danger man RICKIE LAMBERT on the pitch for the full 90 minutes.Guly hasn't scored for ages and Rodriguez has been off target in the League.time to give MAYUKA a chance.i sEE BILLY SHARP scored for Forest on Saturday.it was a mistake to let him go out on loan.Same applies to Dean Hammond.get Cork and Lee back fighting fit plus Ramirez and we may still be in with a shout of getting into mid table.a big shout but we can do it.COME ON YOU SAINTS.

Seedhouse the Unrepentant says...
12:45pm Mon 22 Oct 12

MGRA wrote:
Nigel. Thats all very good. But your best players at keeping and holding the ball in the middle 3rd need to be on the pitch for 90 minutes if possible, not 65 or 70 minutes. It does not matter what style of play you adopt, if you can't keep your share of the ball in the last 1/4 of the game in critical areas we will loose games we should win and will be relegated.
It's more than obvious that Rickie can't do 90 mins at this level and he holds the ball up superbly well. Did you see him crawl off after the Villa game? When he was subbed against Manure he was dead on his feet, he'd given it his all.

Nigel has been criticised for starting with him and then taking him off. Nigel has also been criticised for not starting with him and bringing him on. If he can't do 95 mins it has to be one or the other.

I was at West Hoof and for me the first 45 was our best defensive display of the season, we were very calm and collected and Andy Carroll was frozen out completely. Some how it all fell apart in the 2nd half. However, the biggest disappointment for me is Jay Rod, he is the one starting in place of Rickie (not Guly) - and he needs to deliver on his 7m price tag. He is Rickies ultimate successor but needs to show us why!

Southbourne Mike says...
12:45pm Mon 22 Oct 12

I think continually disparaging remarks against West Ham by Saints supporters shows a little ignorance and lack of knowledge for the game. Fans on here seem to revel in quoting that West Ham are favourites for the drop, nothing more than average, a championship club in the waiting. It was a dire and drab 1st half but Saints were torn to shreds in the 2nd half. If we're average what on earth does than make Southampton?

Southbourne Mike says...
12:48pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Southbourne Mike wrote:
I think continually disparaging remarks against West Ham by Saints supporters shows a little ignorance and lack of knowledge for the game. Fans on here seem to revel in quoting that West Ham are favourites for the drop, nothing more than average, a championship club in the waiting. It was a dire and drab 1st half but Saints were torn to shreds in the 2nd half. If we're average what on earth does than make Southampton?
So incensed I posted it twice!

Saint 2701 says...
12:49pm Mon 22 Oct 12

yawnnnnnn...

Southbourne Mike says...
12:56pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Saint 2701 wrote:
yawnnnnnn...
Sorry. Are you a Saints striker waiting for some service?

mbetts says...
1:02pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Southbourne Mike wrote:
Saint 2701 wrote:
yawnnnnnn...
Sorry. Are you a Saints striker waiting for some service?
No he's a wet spam midfielder with neck ache!

iswhite10 says...
1:03pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Why did Lambert not start the game Nigel?
Why were you so evasive in the post match interview on that subject?
Why are we collecting goalkeepers but not getting any defenders in on loan?
What's the point of reiterating the same mantra about sticking to our attacking, passing principles but seem not to be worried about our nose dive toward relegation?
When do you think the point of no return will come?
Please will someone at Solent or the Echo get us all some answers.
I'm very, very worried about pur current situation.

magnette says...
1:08pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Southbourne Mike wrote:
Saint 2701 wrote:
yawnnnnnn...
Sorry. Are you a Saints striker waiting for some service?
No, he's a West Ham striker in the Saints' box wondering where the defence is!

up saints says...
1:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

if ricky can't last for 95 min something wrong with the training programme.if rammo gets a dead leg in training something wrong with the training programme.if you need 3 goalkeepers for 8 games something worng there too.on the bright side tad lee should be fit for the stoke home game.

Egomaniac says...
1:16pm Mon 22 Oct 12

So Nigel says we will continue with the present plan! OK, then on my reckoning nineteen other Premiership clubs will relish playing against us over the last three quarters of the League season. "Saints are next up lads - guaranteed three points and a huge boost to our goal difference!" Yuk!!

Nigel, we are shipping an average of three goals a game. That's fine if we are scoring an average of four goals per game!!

As far as Rickie Lambert is concerned, if he can't play ninety minutes of a match, he has no place in a Premiership team!!

Sam Allardyce is right - put any pressure on Saints and they (Saints)
crumble.

Continue with your current plan, Nigel, and we will be confirmed back in the Championship by Christmas.

You have done wonders in bringing us up from League 1 - no question, and I echo your comments that Saints must keep the ball out of our own net. But we aren't, are we? There has been absolutely no improvement in eight games - none whatsoever. You have not addressed the defensive problems one bit, just pointing out we play a certain passing game!!

Nigel, it ain't working, sort it or go - please!

Finally, Southbourne Mike, West Ham have started the season well, but then Big Sam has got a lot of experience at this level. OK, you've had an easier staring fixture list than us, but at least you are taking advantage of that fact and getting points on the board, so good luck you.

costa gaz says...
1:25pm Mon 22 Oct 12

I am so pessimistic I haven't even got a glass.
Stick to your principles Nigel and we could, the way things are going, have the Hampshire derby back on as early as next season.
Please be man enough to accept that this is not working right now, and you need to change your stance on this.
Getting us to the premier league has been hard work, do not undo it all.
I DON'T WANT RELEGATION.

The Grinch says...
1:36pm Mon 22 Oct 12

My view, for what it's worth, is this -

We had a tough start and competed well against first class teams. Defensive frailities showed themselves, true, but we were also a touch unlucky.

Ramirez showed up and looks really good - but then got injured. Unfortunately Tadanari Lee is still injured - I feel that in combination with Ramirez, these two may provide an extra dimension.

So, it's not all bad news!

However, on the goalkeeping and Lambert front I have some doubts about what Nigel is doing. Fair enough to try Gazza, but then why change him this weekend? We need to build stability at the back and Gazza has done OK so why not carry on with him? (is he injured?) In respect of Lambert he is our best striking option - fact. He has proved his capability in this league already. I believe firmly in an age old rule - play your best players from the start. It is nonsense to keep better players as subs to bring on - because by the time you get them on, often the game is already lost. There may be times when this is a good tactic - but it definitely is not now, not at the start of the season when we need to build confidence in a higher league.

It will make no sense to sack Nigel now. It certainly makes no sense to sack him unless there is somebody better to come in. Obviously something needs to turn around soon or he will be sacked, that's football, but I would much prefer to see him change his ethos slightly and for God's sake - as a former goalkeeper - make some improvements at the back! Nigel must clearly think that the personnel are good enough, so it's got to be fixable. If they are not good enough then Nigel has made a fundamental mistake because our team building for the Premiership needed to start at the back, we all know that.

Then, if we can keep ourselves in it until Ramirez and Lee are fit, I think we can press on. I seriously think we have some decent players and should be capable of staying in the league.

I definitely want to see Nigel and Saints turn this around. I definitely don't want to see a sacking and a muppet come in with no improvement.

aldermoorboy says...
1:41pm Mon 22 Oct 12

If the fans get behind Saints for the full 90 minutes +, we can beat Spurs and be out of the bottom 3.
Good luck Nigel you have done a great job.

SaintAsh1964 says...
1:41pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Can posters please stop asking for defenders in on loan, the window has shut ffs, and you lot think you can do a better job than Adkins but you dont know that the Transfer window which includes loan signings is closed, it aint open, we cant sign anyone on loan, is that clear?
And look at the bigger picture, ok our
defending, not just the defence is a massive problem at the moment and I'm sure we tried to sign other defenders in the summer, but we have to go with what we've got and defend better as a team,you dont have 4 defenders on the pitch you have 11, in the same way that when we attack its as a team, not the two up front.
Most teams in the prem play 4 3 3, we just need to find the right balance grind out a couple of crappy, scrappy, horrible results and get some confidence back in our team play, as far as I'm concerned we are only 4 points off of where I thought we'd be after the games we've have, keep the faith lads for christ sake!

Lone Ranger. says...
1:45pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Can he put Kelvin Davis back between the sticks ......... I havent seen much to impress me about the other two yet .. (dint make Wet Spam game) ......

iswhite10 says...
1:56pm Mon 22 Oct 12

SaintAsh1964 wrote:
Can posters please stop asking for defenders in on loan, the window has shut ffs, and you lot think you can do a better job than Adkins but you dont know that the Transfer window which includes loan signings is closed, it aint open, we cant sign anyone on loan, is that clear?
And look at the bigger picture, ok our
defending, not just the defence is a massive problem at the moment and I'm sure we tried to sign other defenders in the summer, but we have to go with what we've got and defend better as a team,you dont have 4 defenders on the pitch you have 11, in the same way that when we attack its as a team, not the two up front.
Most teams in the prem play 4 3 3, we just need to find the right balance grind out a couple of crappy, scrappy, horrible results and get some confidence back in our team play, as far as I'm concerned we are only 4 points off of where I thought we'd be after the games we've have, keep the faith lads for christ sake!
Ok not loan but Boruc was a free agent so the same point stands, why not any kind of defenders of any kind brought in in that category.
And I do not believe that only attacking players were available and willing to come in the summer.
Someone, somewhere within the club did not prioritise the defence for strengthening as virtually all saints fans believed necessary at the end of last season. I don't believe any of us thought our current centre back pairing would be our first choice for the premiership

bakeyboy says...
1:57pm Mon 22 Oct 12

I agree totally with "Egomaniac" NA is showing his alarming naivety and inexperience at this level and I'm afraid to say he is being found out, and his quote that we are scoring goals is starting to wear thin, we were very lucky to get anything from the Fulham game (two flukes from Fonte) which saved our bacon and only one against West Ham. I know he has got us into the Premier but look back at our previous two seasons and his naivety was present even then, we should have won both championships well before the end of the season and were sweating on the last day against Coventry to get promotion. He has wasted a lot of money on players that are not good enough at this level, Fox-£1.8 million, Sharpe-£3.2 million, Rodrigues-£7 million. NC has invested a lot of money to get us where we are and I think he will already be looking behind the scenes for Adkins replacement which will probably be announced after the next two games. Bring back Hoddle, we played our best football in the last decade under him and were hard to beat.

St Retford says...
1:58pm Mon 22 Oct 12

I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.

Costa Baz says...
2:02pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Ok, if we stick to the same style of playing, can I suggest a more defensive minded player in front of the centre backs?

Morgan Schneiderlin has had a reasonably good start to the season, but, IMO, he's better suited in a more advance role, where his athleticism would help him close down attacks earlier. He also has the passing ability to slip the ball through for forwards to run on to.

If NA is to persist with Fonte and Hoover as the CB 's, then why not put Yoshida in the defensive midfield role?

From what I have seen, of him, he is very comfortable on the ball, receives it well when under pressure, doesn't panic and can pass well.
Watching Saturday's game, he pushed forward in support, when he could (albeit from left back) and found plenty of space to receive the ball.
As he started his career as a midfielder, this isn't just a speculative, knee jerk reaction.
That he has converted successfully to play as a CB, I would hope he would be better able to spot gaps in the midfield than our current midfielders, and help plug the gaps.

Head down and waiting for incoming.

sledgerite says...
2:02pm Mon 22 Oct 12

we can atack as much as we like if we coninue to defend as we are we will go down without question.We have in my oppinion made some fine young signings but they are for two years down the line,the bottom line is we have virtually no players with experience at this level and did nothing abot it in the close season and i fear the january window will be to late for us

seventh-junction says...
2:02pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Just heard from a reliable source who works at St Marys that Rafa Benitez was seen in the building last Friday....
I dont like the sound of that either.

iswhite10 says...
2:04pm Mon 22 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.
Well I admire the sentiment but how many more "worst ever..." records will you put up with before we move on?
If we leave it too late we'll be too far adrift for anyone to save us.
So I ask again, when is too late?

SaintAsh1964 says...
2:06pm Mon 22 Oct 12

iswhite10 wrote:
SaintAsh1964 wrote:
Can posters please stop asking for defenders in on loan, the window has shut ffs, and you lot think you can do a better job than Adkins but you dont know that the Transfer window which includes loan signings is closed, it aint open, we cant sign anyone on loan, is that clear?
And look at the bigger picture, ok our
defending, not just the defence is a massive problem at the moment and I'm sure we tried to sign other defenders in the summer, but we have to go with what we've got and defend better as a team,you dont have 4 defenders on the pitch you have 11, in the same way that when we attack its as a team, not the two up front.
Most teams in the prem play 4 3 3, we just need to find the right balance grind out a couple of crappy, scrappy, horrible results and get some confidence back in our team play, as far as I'm concerned we are only 4 points off of where I thought we'd be after the games we've have, keep the faith lads for christ sake!
Ok not loan but Boruc was a free agent so the same point stands, why not any kind of defenders of any kind brought in in that category.
And I do not believe that only attacking players were available and willing to come in the summer.
Someone, somewhere within the club did not prioritise the defence for strengthening as virtually all saints fans believed necessary at the end of last season. I don't believe any of us thought our current centre back pairing would be our first choice for the premiership
So any kind of defender know matter what?
So we bring in an England under 21, and a Japanese international, lost Buttner to Man Utd, and how many others that we dont know about?
Someone posted about Wayne Bridge!
If there are freebee's that are any good and better than what we have do you not think that they would have looked at them?
Honestly some of the comments on here are just plain stupid.

SO50 Saint says...
2:06pm Mon 22 Oct 12

we were very lucky to get anything from the Fulham game (two flukes from Fonte) which saved our bacon

Did you actually watch that game? Because if you had you would of seen an excellent first half performance which deserved a lot more than it actually got. I was annoyed after the Fulham game because we had done enough to win it not the fact we had 'flukely' scored 2 goals

St Retford says...
2:08pm Mon 22 Oct 12

iswhite10 wrote:
St Retford wrote:
I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.
Well I admire the sentiment but how many more "worst ever..." records will you put up with before we move on?
If we leave it too late we'll be too far adrift for anyone to save us.
So I ask again, when is too late?
I'd give Nigel at least until the end of this season. He's still yet to be able to play his strongest side. When he does, we'll start winning games.

manosussex says...
2:09pm Mon 22 Oct 12

MGRA wrote:
Nigel. Thats all very good. But your best players at keeping and holding the ball in the middle 3rd need to be on the pitch for 90 minutes if possible, not 65 or 70 minutes. It does not matter what style of play you adopt, if you can't keep your share of the ball in the last 1/4 of the game in critical areas we will loose games we should win and will be relegated.
I think the guy is in denial

iswhite10 says...
2:11pm Mon 22 Oct 12

SaintAsh1964 wrote:
iswhite10 wrote:
SaintAsh1964 wrote:
Can posters please stop asking for defenders in on loan, the window has shut ffs, and you lot think you can do a better job than Adkins but you dont know that the Transfer window which includes loan signings is closed, it aint open, we cant sign anyone on loan, is that clear?
And look at the bigger picture, ok our
defending, not just the defence is a massive problem at the moment and I'm sure we tried to sign other defenders in the summer, but we have to go with what we've got and defend better as a team,you dont have 4 defenders on the pitch you have 11, in the same way that when we attack its as a team, not the two up front.
Most teams in the prem play 4 3 3, we just need to find the right balance grind out a couple of crappy, scrappy, horrible results and get some confidence back in our team play, as far as I'm concerned we are only 4 points off of where I thought we'd be after the games we've have, keep the faith lads for christ sake!
Ok not loan but Boruc was a free agent so the same point stands, why not any kind of defenders of any kind brought in in that category.
And I do not believe that only attacking players were available and willing to come in the summer.
Someone, somewhere within the club did not prioritise the defence for strengthening as virtually all saints fans believed necessary at the end of last season. I don't believe any of us thought our current centre back pairing would be our first choice for the premiership
So any kind of defender know matter what?
So we bring in an England under 21, and a Japanese international, lost Buttner to Man Utd, and how many others that we dont know about?
Someone posted about Wayne Bridge!
If there are freebee's that are any good and better than what we have do you not think that they would have looked at them?
Honestly some of the comments on here are just plain stupid.
Now look, no need to get personal.
And please, not any kind of defender but better than we have.
What I and others are now fearing is that some very bad judgement at key times of the summer and tactically of late has left us bewildered as to why the club let it get itself into this position.

iswhite10 says...
2:13pm Mon 22 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
iswhite10 wrote:
St Retford wrote:
I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.
Well I admire the sentiment but how many more "worst ever..." records will you put up with before we move on?
If we leave it too late we'll be too far adrift for anyone to save us.
So I ask again, when is too late?
I'd give Nigel at least until the end of this season. He's still yet to be able to play his strongest side. When he does, we'll start winning games.
I really do hope you are right, fingers crossed

saintjak says...
2:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk

He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it...

Rubbish.

He's one of ourkey/best/top players

He plays 90 minutes,full stop

St Retford says...
2:18pm Mon 22 Oct 12

saintjak wrote:
I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk

He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it...

Rubbish.

He's one of ourkey/best/top players

He plays 90 minutes,full stop
Maybe he's not fully fit? Maybe Nigel knows something we don't?

St Retford says...
2:18pm Mon 22 Oct 12

iswhite10 wrote:
St Retford wrote:
iswhite10 wrote:
St Retford wrote:
I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.
Well I admire the sentiment but how many more "worst ever..." records will you put up with before we move on?
If we leave it too late we'll be too far adrift for anyone to save us.
So I ask again, when is too late?
I'd give Nigel at least until the end of this season. He's still yet to be able to play his strongest side. When he does, we'll start winning games.
I really do hope you are right, fingers crossed
Me too!

mbetts says...
2:20pm Mon 22 Oct 12

seventh-junction wrote:
Just heard from a reliable source who works at St Marys that Rafa Benitez was seen in the building last Friday....
I dont like the sound of that either.
That's an old rumour, bottom line is, true or false, only one man knows, so we'll see........

Point of interest, in this day and age where everyone has a camera seems strange that nobody thought to take a pic?

MGRA says...
2:21pm Mon 22 Oct 12

saintjak wrote:
I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk

He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it...

Rubbish.

He's one of ourkey/best/top players

He plays 90 minutes,full stop
or if he is not pacing himself correctly, he needs to learn to... but then I am answering my own question, because we give the ball away so much he plays deeper too often... Seedhouse's comments were well made but if thats the case then I just don't see that we have prepared for this league properly....

St Retford says...
2:23pm Mon 22 Oct 12

mbetts wrote:
seventh-junction wrote:
Just heard from a reliable source who works at St Marys that Rafa Benitez was seen in the building last Friday....
I dont like the sound of that either.
That's an old rumour, bottom line is, true or false, only one man knows, so we'll see........

Point of interest, in this day and age where everyone has a camera seems strange that nobody thought to take a pic?
I'm starting to think that this source who keeps seeing people at St Marys might be making it all up. I'm now almost certain that he was lying about Matty Holland.

Incidentally, if you were Nicola Cortese and you were thinking of sounding out a replacement for a currently-serving manager, you probably wouldn't hold the meeting in St Marys, would you?

SaintAsh1964 says...
2:27pm Mon 22 Oct 12

iswhite10 wrote:
SaintAsh1964 wrote:
iswhite10 wrote:
SaintAsh1964 wrote:
Can posters please stop asking for defenders in on loan, the window has shut ffs, and you lot think you can do a better job than Adkins but you dont know that the Transfer window which includes loan signings is closed, it aint open, we cant sign anyone on loan, is that clear?
And look at the bigger picture, ok our
defending, not just the defence is a massive problem at the moment and I'm sure we tried to sign other defenders in the summer, but we have to go with what we've got and defend better as a team,you dont have 4 defenders on the pitch you have 11, in the same way that when we attack its as a team, not the two up front.
Most teams in the prem play 4 3 3, we just need to find the right balance grind out a couple of crappy, scrappy, horrible results and get some confidence back in our team play, as far as I'm concerned we are only 4 points off of where I thought we'd be after the games we've have, keep the faith lads for christ sake!
Ok not loan but Boruc was a free agent so the same point stands, why not any kind of defenders of any kind brought in in that category.
And I do not believe that only attacking players were available and willing to come in the summer.
Someone, somewhere within the club did not prioritise the defence for strengthening as virtually all saints fans believed necessary at the end of last season. I don't believe any of us thought our current centre back pairing would be our first choice for the premiership
So any kind of defender know matter what?
So we bring in an England under 21, and a Japanese international, lost Buttner to Man Utd, and how many others that we dont know about?
Someone posted about Wayne Bridge!
If there are freebee's that are any good and better than what we have do you not think that they would have looked at them?
Honestly some of the comments on here are just plain stupid.
Now look, no need to get personal.
And please, not any kind of defender but better than we have.
What I and others are now fearing is that some very bad judgement at key times of the summer and tactically of late has left us bewildered as to why the club let it get itself into this position.
But again your comment doesn't make any sense.
If there were better defenders that what we have, out of contract and within our budget are you telling me that the club would not have looked at them?
All Saints fans are concerned at the amount of goals we've conceded and Adkins is learning with every game at this level, just as 95% of the team are, this season was always going to be touch and go, lets see where we are on the 1st of Jan, I bet we'll be 3 or 4 places above the drop zone, if not well lets wait and see.
KEEP THE FAITH!

Southbourne Mike says...
2:34pm Mon 22 Oct 12

mbetts wrote:
Southbourne Mike wrote:
Saint 2701 wrote:
yawnnnnnn...
Sorry. Are you a Saints striker waiting for some service?
No he's a wet spam midfielder with neck ache!
Not too much of a neckache as 2 of our midfielders scored 3 of our goals!!!

Just an observation from the stands of course!

Egomaniac, I concur; we have had a much easier start, however my concern would be from reading NA's quotes are that he is not prepared to change tack. Surely he must now see that stopping the leaking of goals is the most important thing, being a free flowing footballing side in the Premiership with a weak defence is a ticket straight back down. Is that really what the Saints fans want! I was a purist and a advocate of the 'Acadamy' style of football. Look where that got us! So I'm now converted to playing a defensive game and then improving our squad with time which might allow us again to play decent passing football and stay in the top flight!

Velleity says...
2:34pm Mon 22 Oct 12

saintjak wrote:
I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk

He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it...

Rubbish.

He's one of ourkey/best/top players

He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true."

He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that?

"He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.

Velleity says...
2:38pm Mon 22 Oct 12

MGRA wrote:
saintjak wrote:
I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk

He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it...

Rubbish.

He's one of ourkey/best/top players

He plays 90 minutes,full stop
or if he is not pacing himself correctly, he needs to learn to... but then I am answering my own question, because we give the ball away so much he plays deeper too often... Seedhouse's comments were well made but if thats the case then I just don't see that we have prepared for this league properly....
So Lambert should run less.

Seems to me the choice is 100% effort from Lambert for 75 mins or 85% effort from Lambert for 90 mins (your choice, from the comment above; I'd go for the former).

The NA haters on here want 100% effort from Lambert for 95 minutes. Please tell me how NA can magic that result up!

up saints says...
2:43pm Mon 22 Oct 12

next 4 games tottenham west brom swansea qpr should be at least double points by then.if not you can keep the faith for the church

JohnItaly says...
2:43pm Mon 22 Oct 12

If, as you say, NA and the players are learning with every game at this level when can we expect to see a marked improvement in performance, particularly in defence? The season is virtually a quarter over and it will be a third over by the time NA is able to consider fielding his strongest side by which time we could be playing big time catch-up. I very much doubt if I am in the minority of Saints' fans when I say I would be very happy to see some scrappy games with little or no "flowing" football with Saints winning 1-0 or 2-1. Good Managers (not just football managers) should take into account conditions that are prevailing and adjust their approach acordingly. To carry on in the same old way brings to mind "holes" & "digging".

rednwhite42 says...
3:03pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Thats fine the Nigel , We will just spend the rest of the season struugling in/near relegation zone , So whats the point in coming up. Change the system and put players in there best positions. And pick your best 11 and stick with it.

saintand266 says...
3:08pm Mon 22 Oct 12

I think we all agree the defence needs s strengthening in January but the thing that worries me is what players will find it an attractive proposition coming to sms. We need quality but is that quality out there and can we attract them ?

OSPREYSAINT says...
3:13pm Mon 22 Oct 12

seventh-junction wrote:
Just heard from a reliable source who works at St Marys that Rafa Benitez was seen in the building last Friday....
I dont like the sound of that either.
No, it was just a look alike, an ITK said it was just a plumber, in to sort out some leaks, pity he couldn't do the same for our defence.

Landdo says...
3:27pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Good on you Nigel stick to your guns! I don't see how our style of play has cost us games, costly errors though lack of confidence have in my opinion how many penalties and own goals have we conceeded, how many miss placed passes in the back line have put us under needless pressure.... These are the things that are costing us now our brand of football, the players need to start playing with some asurity and in turn Instill some confidence in those around them, then we'll stop **** up and growing games away like the wet spam game, you remove those costly errors and we would have at the least got a point... The mindset and the confidence of the players is what needs to change not our style of play, it's. Of like we're getting caught short at the back coz were all down the other end attacking, take wet spams 1st goal, we had everyone back a dangerous ball came in and was allowed to get all the way through and into the back of the net, had nothing to do with our passing game and parking the bus as some insist we must do wouldn't have changed any of the 4 goals wet spam scored we had plenty back when they got a penalty and when they scored there 4th as for there

Winchester Saint says...
3:28pm Mon 22 Oct 12

aldermoorboy wrote:
If the fans get behind Saints for the full 90 minutes +, we can beat Spurs and be out of the bottom 3.
Good luck Nigel you have done a great job.
I don't think we could beat Spurs cos they are very good and I have seen them playing on TV last Saturday and they done good despite the defeat at Chelsea.

I reckons with Defoe and ex-Saints Bale the main danger men, Spurs can kill us off this Saturday.

Spurs will be looking at the top five in league table so I reckons they will be looking for a win and Bookies points to a easy Spurs away win.

I'd be surprised if we managed to beat Spurs.

Sorry mate!

MGRA says...
3:29pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
MGRA wrote:
saintjak wrote:
I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk

He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it...

Rubbish.

He's one of ourkey/best/top players

He plays 90 minutes,full stop
or if he is not pacing himself correctly, he needs to learn to... but then I am answering my own question, because we give the ball away so much he plays deeper too often... Seedhouse's comments were well made but if thats the case then I just don't see that we have prepared for this league properly....
So Lambert should run less.

Seems to me the choice is 100% effort from Lambert for 75 mins or 85% effort from Lambert for 90 mins (your choice, from the comment above; I'd go for the former).

The NA haters on here want 100% effort from Lambert for 95 minutes. Please tell me how NA can magic that result up!
this is the 21st century and the premier league. Professional atheletes. This is not park football. 90 minutes from a professional football is all about fitness and pace.

Jameski says...
3:32pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:
MGRA wrote:
Nigel. Thats all very good. But your best players at keeping and holding the ball in the middle 3rd need to be on the pitch for 90 minutes if possible, not 65 or 70 minutes. It does not matter what style of play you adopt, if you can't keep your share of the ball in the last 1/4 of the game in critical areas we will loose games we should win and will be relegated.
It's more than obvious that Rickie can't do 90 mins at this level and he holds the ball up superbly well. Did you see him crawl off after the Villa game? When he was subbed against Manure he was dead on his feet, he'd given it his all.

Nigel has been criticised for starting with him and then taking him off. Nigel has also been criticised for not starting with him and bringing him on. If he can't do 95 mins it has to be one or the other.

I was at West Hoof and for me the first 45 was our best defensive display of the season, we were very calm and collected and Andy Carroll was frozen out completely. Some how it all fell apart in the 2nd half. However, the biggest disappointment for me is Jay Rod, he is the one starting in place of Rickie (not Guly) - and he needs to deliver on his 7m price tag. He is Rickies ultimate successor but needs to show us why!
I agree with what you say, what are your thoughts on Mayuka instead of Guly on the wing? All speculation of course, none of us manage the team

swesaint says...
3:33pm Mon 22 Oct 12

iswhite10 wrote:
Why did Lambert not start the game Nigel?
Why were you so evasive in the post match interview on that subject?
Why are we collecting goalkeepers but not getting any defenders in on loan?
What's the point of reiterating the same mantra about sticking to our attacking, passing principles but seem not to be worried about our nose dive toward relegation?
When do you think the point of no return will come?
Please will someone at Solent or the Echo get us all some answers.
I'm very, very worried about pur current situation.
I'm very worried we have "fans" like you

Jameski says...
3:33pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Also isn't it about time we scrapped that horrendous yellow and blue kit? Can't we just have an all blue 3rd kit? The yellow and blue is horendous and we seem to perform worst when we wear it

iswhite10 says...
3:35pm Mon 22 Oct 12

swesaint wrote:
iswhite10 wrote:
Why did Lambert not start the game Nigel?
Why were you so evasive in the post match interview on that subject?
Why are we collecting goalkeepers but not getting any defenders in on loan?
What's the point of reiterating the same mantra about sticking to our attacking, passing principles but seem not to be worried about our nose dive toward relegation?
When do you think the point of no return will come?
Please will someone at Solent or the Echo get us all some answers.
I'm very, very worried about pur current situation.
I'm very worried we have "fans" like you
Ooooh, and I'm very very worried about you too!
Oh god we're all SO worried, it worries me ;-) ha

kent141 says...
3:36pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Youve said it Nigel ,keep up the good work : 0)

Jameski says...
3:36pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Someone commented on a different thread that they think our plan is to yo-yo for a couple of seasons as it would be beneficial to get the parachute payments. That would only work if the new TV deal and all the sponsorship money from staying in the premier league didn't exist...

kent141 says...
3:41pm Mon 22 Oct 12

aldermoorboy wrote:
If the fans get behind Saints for the full 90 minutes +, we can beat Spurs and be out of the bottom 3.
Good luck Nigel you have done a great job.
He certainly has .

Nicole23 says...
3:56pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Guly is 30 and played for 90 minutes on Sat. Guly has scored 53 goals in ten years.
Mayuka finally managed to get on the pitch same time as lambo.Mayuka scored 32 goals in 55 appearances in 2 years for Young Boys plus 10 for Zambia.
Am I the only one who cannot seem to figure out why J rod and Mayuka are not up front together keeping the other team back?
As for that Yoshida he is well dodgy, he cost a goal and so did Fonte on Sat.

Southbourne Mike says...
3:57pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Jameski wrote:
Also isn't it about time we scrapped that horrendous yellow and blue kit? Can't we just have an all blue 3rd kit? The yellow and blue is horendous and we seem to perform worst when we wear it
It's not like its 'Grey' though is it. I mean, you can at least see each other!

Seedhouse the Unrepentant says...
3:58pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
MGRA wrote:
saintjak wrote:
I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk

He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it...

Rubbish.

He's one of ourkey/best/top players

He plays 90 minutes,full stop
or if he is not pacing himself correctly, he needs to learn to... but then I am answering my own question, because we give the ball away so much he plays deeper too often... Seedhouse's comments were well made but if thats the case then I just don't see that we have prepared for this league properly....
So Lambert should run less.

Seems to me the choice is 100% effort from Lambert for 75 mins or 85% effort from Lambert for 90 mins (your choice, from the comment above; I'd go for the former).

The NA haters on here want 100% effort from Lambert for 95 minutes. Please tell me how NA can magic that result up!
Absolutely. The difference between 100% and 85% is of course the chasing back and defensive duties which Rickie does very well. To tell him to 'pace himself' would purely put the midfield and defence under additional pressure - and they can't cope now!

The premiership is about the squad not just an individual player. Over use Rickie and he will take an injury and be out.

I haven't seen the stats for a while but after the first 2-3 games we had covered more ground than any other team so please don't say we're not fit enough. This league takes more out of our players than previous seasons due to the pace of it.

Nicole23 says...
4:01pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Southbourne Mike wrote:
Jameski wrote:
Also isn't it about time we scrapped that horrendous yellow and blue kit? Can't we just have an all blue 3rd kit? The yellow and blue is horendous and we seem to perform worst when we wear it
It's not like its 'Grey' though is it. I mean, you can at least see each other!
I think the home kit is a curse. We should always have the proper red and white stripes. I bet that was Cortese as well.

Over the Edge says...
4:11pm Mon 22 Oct 12

seventh-junction wrote:
Just heard from a reliable source who works at St Marys that Rafa Benitez was seen in the building last Friday....
I dont like the sound of that either.
Is he a programme seller

billythesaint says...
4:12pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Nicole23 wrote:
Southbourne Mike wrote:
Jameski wrote:
Also isn't it about time we scrapped that horrendous yellow and blue kit? Can't we just have an all blue 3rd kit? The yellow and blue is horendous and we seem to perform worst when we wear it
It's not like its 'Grey' though is it. I mean, you can at least see each other!
I think the home kit is a curse. We should always have the proper red and white stripes. I bet that was Cortese as well.
Yes, it's the kits fault. We should:
1) immediately change our home kit to stripes so that thousands of people are left with a redundant strip they shelled out hard earned cash for and
2) have an all blue away kit to embrace the one colour that we hate.
We need a coach with the balls to electrocute and torture our defenders so they learn not to defend like 5 year olds. There must be some North Korean out there who's currently unemployed? Anyone?

M Clarke says...
4:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

I believe that Nigel is a good Manager as he has proved over the last 2 years. However, I think he is a little naive just to say thay we will keep on attacking. Some f the great managers have said that you need to build a team from the back. Get the defence right and everything flows from there. Last season it was obvious to many that in order to do well in the Premiership we needed to strengthen our defence. Jose, Jos and Danny didn't look like Premiership defenders just good Championship defenders. We clearly failed to strengthen in that are and whether that is Nigels or Nicola's fault I don't know. Some of Nigel's team selections and substitutions this season have left me baffled. His decision to take off Rickie and Punch against Man Utd cost us the game. The same nearly happened against Fulham. Why leave our best forward on the bench? It doesn't make sense. As for the Goalie, well if you're going to play Gazzaniga then at least give him a fair chance. He didn't do much wrong in my book when he played. Let's hope we can shore up or defence quickly because too many more displays like SAturday and we will be down.

manosussex says...
4:17pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
Youve said it Nigel ,keep up the good work : 0)
Good ?

SFC1976 says...
4:20pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Not a good idea we need to go back to basics play four four two with two central midfielders holding to protect our fragile back 4 and let the wingers bomb on to join the front 2. Lets become hard to beat first At 0-0 you have a point to fight for 4-1 down you have nothing. All good teams are built from the back first and why drop Gazza can't see he had done a lot wrong we need to pick a side and settle with it for a few games we are chopping and changing way to much.
In Nigel we we trust but at times a change of plan is needed playing in the lower leagues with a far better team than any other club is the place to go all out attack I'm affraid the Prem is not. Come on Nigel dont let it end like this you have done to much for our club to go out without a fight lets stand together and we can do this.
COYR

El Santo says...
4:26pm Mon 22 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
iswhite10 wrote:
St Retford wrote:
I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.
Well I admire the sentiment but how many more "worst ever..." records will you put up with before we move on?
If we leave it too late we'll be too far adrift for anyone to save us.
So I ask again, when is too late?
I'd give Nigel at least until the end of this season. He's still yet to be able to play his strongest side. When he does, we'll start winning games.
Look, 17 months ago or so, we were playing League One. Let's remember that for a second.
We are ahead of schedule, we have time to go back to the Championship and bounce back again, and we will still be in the 5 year NC plan. The big danger here is to start buying crap and expensive players that will escape like rats as soon as we are relegated, leaving us with a huge debt and heading down to League One again, like it happen before and also to our admired and beloved neighbours.
To me, the important thing right now is to build a team that will sit comfortably in the PL for the next decade. Let's give NA a chance, he has proven he is able.

Nicole23 says...
4:30pm Mon 22 Oct 12

SFC1976 wrote:
Not a good idea we need to go back to basics play four four two with two central midfielders holding to protect our fragile back 4 and let the wingers bomb on to join the front 2. Lets become hard to beat first At 0-0 you have a point to fight for 4-1 down you have nothing. All good teams are built from the back first and why drop Gazza can't see he had done a lot wrong we need to pick a side and settle with it for a few games we are chopping and changing way to much.
In Nigel we we trust but at times a change of plan is needed playing in the lower leagues with a far better team than any other club is the place to go all out attack I'm affraid the Prem is not. Come on Nigel dont let it end like this you have done to much for our club to go out without a fight lets stand together and we can do this.
COYR
How does 4-4-2 protect the back four?
4-3-3 protects them thats what he did on Saturday and it didnt work. We just need a battering ram like Andy Carrol, I suggest Chaplow would fit the bill nicely.

CB FRY LIVES says...
4:32pm Mon 22 Oct 12

mbetts wrote:
seventh-junction wrote:
Just heard from a reliable source who works at St Marys that Rafa Benitez was seen in the building last Friday....
I dont like the sound of that either.
That's an old rumour, bottom line is, true or false, only one man knows, so we'll see........

Point of interest, in this day and age where everyone has a camera seems strange that nobody thought to take a pic?
your source got it wrong.it wasn't rafa benitez.it was more likely JELLYBEAN BENITEZ.Saints are going to incorporate some musical movements into their training regime and jellybean could be the guy to pump up the volume.lets get dancing.quick feet are goalscoring feet.and nobody has a better goal scoring feat over the last few seasons at Saints than RICKY LAMBERT.Message to NIGEL ADKINS.use him or lose him in january.

Red&WhiteStripes says...
4:35pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Adkin's formation means RL is always up on his own with wider players supporting him (eventually in most cases). It's not surprising he's struggling to make a full game - there's not many who could! We should change back to a 4-4-2 until the defence gets some confidence and give RL some support, preferably with a quickie like Mayuka alongside him (or Ramirez in behind). I'd be inclined to pick up a dedicated defensive coach too urgently with some experience at the top level (where's Killer?). The back five just need an injection of confidence and moulding into an effective unit - they are all good players, just a little bit awestruck by it all, I think.

saintray says...
4:41pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.

Jameski says...
4:46pm Mon 22 Oct 12

billythesaint wrote:
Nicole23 wrote:
Southbourne Mike wrote:
Jameski wrote:
Also isn't it about time we scrapped that horrendous yellow and blue kit? Can't we just have an all blue 3rd kit? The yellow and blue is horendous and we seem to perform worst when we wear it
It's not like its 'Grey' though is it. I mean, you can at least see each other!
I think the home kit is a curse. We should always have the proper red and white stripes. I bet that was Cortese as well.
Yes, it's the kits fault. We should:
1) immediately change our home kit to stripes so that thousands of people are left with a redundant strip they shelled out hard earned cash for and
2) have an all blue away kit to embrace the one colour that we hate.
We need a coach with the balls to electrocute and torture our defenders so they learn not to defend like 5 year olds. There must be some North Korean out there who's currently unemployed? Anyone?
lol good point, but still i think another colour for the 3rd kit, yellow and blue is awful

OSPREYSAINT says...
4:53pm Mon 22 Oct 12

manosussex wrote:
kent141 wrote:
Youve said it Nigel ,keep up the good work : 0)
Good ?
Yes, keep up the good work, but do us a favour, stop doing the bad stuff and we will do a lot better.

Nicole23 says...
4:55pm Mon 22 Oct 12

saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
Why should we just because you say so?

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:06pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Nicole23 wrote:
Southbourne Mike wrote:
Jameski wrote:
Also isn't it about time we scrapped that horrendous yellow and blue kit? Can't we just have an all blue 3rd kit? The yellow and blue is horendous and we seem to perform worst when we wear it
It's not like its 'Grey' though is it. I mean, you can at least see each other!
I think the home kit is a curse. We should always have the proper red and white stripes. I bet that was Cortese as well.
I think it more likely the choice of shirt was a combination of what was available in order to show up the sponsors name which doesn't stand out on the stripes. It doesn't show well on yellow shirts either.

Ray the Don says...
5:10pm Mon 22 Oct 12

NC out!!

He is destroying our club no respect for the Sainst Fans.

Has to much of a personal EGO!!

He picks our teams and then passes the blame on Nigel so when he does sack Nigel which I think if we loose against Spurs on Sunday will be the final straw he comes out of it blame free.

WE want NC out we want NC out!!!

st.athan saint says...
5:12pm Mon 22 Oct 12

iswhite10 wrote:
Why did Lambert not start the game Nigel?
Why were you so evasive in the post match interview on that subject?
Why are we collecting goalkeepers but not getting any defenders in on loan?
What's the point of reiterating the same mantra about sticking to our attacking, passing principles but seem not to be worried about our nose dive toward relegation?
When do you think the point of no return will come?
Please will someone at Solent or the Echo get us all some answers.
I'm very, very worried about pur current situation.
It seems to me NAs body language just isnt right now. Surely he must be being instructed to play Guly.I really cant think that any football man woud pick him - clearly out of his depth in the prem. What did PG do wrong. Was anyone immpressed by AB ? what was he doing for the first goal. and jose ? - where do you start.

ghk230473 says...
5:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

The proof is in the pudding. Lambert playing and we get results (normally), villa. He goes off/doesn't play, united, we lose.
If he is not fit why? He's only 30!
Get him fitter, actually get the whole team fitter.

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

73% Keep: 27% Sack on here,

82.16% (152) Keep: 17.84% (33) Sack on 606

thomasupton says...
5:15pm Mon 22 Oct 12

I fear after Sunday he'll be gone, carrying on the way things are going. It's not working, things have to change.

ghk230473 says...
5:16pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Ray the Don wrote:
NC out!!

He is destroying our club no respect for the Sainst Fans.

Has to much of a personal EGO!!

He picks our teams and then passes the blame on Nigel so when he does sack Nigel which I think if we loose against Spurs on Sunday will be the final straw he comes out of it blame free.

WE want NC out we want NC out!!!
Tin hats on!!!!

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:17pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Ray the Don wrote:
NC out!!

He is destroying our club no respect for the Sainst Fans.

Has to much of a personal EGO!!

He picks our teams and then passes the blame on Nigel so when he does sack Nigel which I think if we loose against Spurs on Sunday will be the final straw he comes out of it blame free.

WE want NC out we want NC out!!!
No, we don't actually, kindly leave the Forum and trot back to The News or wherever you crawled out from, you are a disgrace to the name Don.

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:18pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Ray the Don wrote:
NC out!!

He is destroying our club no respect for the Sainst Fans.

Has to much of a personal EGO!!

He picks our teams and then passes the blame on Nigel so when he does sack Nigel which I think if we loose against Spurs on Sunday will be the final straw he comes out of it blame free.

WE want NC out we want NC out!!!
Tin hats on!!!!
Beat you to it!

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:19pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
I fear after Sunday he'll be gone, carrying on the way things are going. It's not working, things have to change.
Hello Happiness, welcome home.

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:20pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
The proof is in the pudding. Lambert playing and we get results (normally), villa. He goes off/doesn't play, united, we lose.
If he is not fit why? He's only 30!
Get him fitter, actually get the whole team fitter.
It's probably too many puddings that is the problem?

kitch71 says...
5:21pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Good on you nigel, your way of thinking is really working a treat, so why change.....

Ray the Don says...
5:21pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Osprey you must be one of the NUM skull Northam NC knob lickers you dick!!!

Lots of us Saints fans are getting **** off with his antics ie axing the programme sellers no respect for us fans lets see who laughing when we get relagted under this idiots own personal beliefs & yes I am a don so shut up OSPREY.

thomasupton says...
5:23pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
I fear after Sunday he'll be gone, carrying on the way things are going. It's not working, things have to change.
Hello Happiness, welcome home.
Yesterday he says I don't know how long I have left and today he's all upbeat again. Obviously chairman has given him the thumbs up and said don't worry your here till the end of the season no matter what.

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:27pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Nicole23 wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
Why should we just because you say so?
Yah Boo sucks, touchy aren't you?

Allotment man 66 says...
5:35pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Nicole23 wrote:
SFC1976 wrote:
Not a good idea we need to go back to basics play four four two with two central midfielders holding to protect our fragile back 4 and let the wingers bomb on to join the front 2. Lets become hard to beat first At 0-0 you have a point to fight for 4-1 down you have nothing. All good teams are built from the back first and why drop Gazza can't see he had done a lot wrong we need to pick a side and settle with it for a few games we are chopping and changing way to much.
In Nigel we we trust but at times a change of plan is needed playing in the lower leagues with a far better team than any other club is the place to go all out attack I'm affraid the Prem is not. Come on Nigel dont let it end like this you have done to much for our club to go out without a fight lets stand together and we can do this.
COYR
How does 4-4-2 protect the back four?
4-3-3 protects them thats what he did on Saturday and it didnt work. We just need a battering ram like Andy Carrol, I suggest Chaplow would fit the bill nicely.
Or how about Steve De Ridder, a tricky customer he can upset any defence and he can score goals as well.

JohnItaly says...
5:47pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Just heard from my cousin, a Saints season ticket holder for many years, saying the rumour on the street is Di Canio is being line up to relace NA. Hope it is just that - a rumour.

saintand266 says...
5:49pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Ah yes the old " we want NC out " brigade are back . Yes get him out I mean what has he ever done for us ? The only thing I can say is "we want NC haters out " .Why get rid of the chairman who has helped get us from the third division to the premier league in three years ? Oh yeah because of his ego ? Without NC the chances are Markus would not have invested in our club and then where would we be

saintjak says...
5:50pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers

martin van tuyl says...
5:51pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Saturday, Spurs are in town. We'll see whether Adkins is true to his word. The likes of Bale can destro our back four.

Should we get another hammering, which I sincerely hope we don't but have a premenition of, he surely is going to have to change tack!

To concede 24 goals in 8 games means we have to score 3 goals per game to get at least a point!

Perhaps a defensive coach might be urgently required as a first step?

Saturday, 5 pm we'll know more.....

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:54pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Ray the Don wrote:
Osprey you must be one of the NUM skull Northam NC knob lickers you dick!!!

Lots of us Saints fans are getting **** off with his antics ie axing the programme sellers no respect for us fans lets see who laughing when we get relagted under this idiots own personal beliefs & yes I am a don so shut up OSPREY.
I recognise the style but can't place the name yet, only a matter of time though, you mate are fooling no one. Go away.

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:56pm Mon 22 Oct 12

JohnItaly wrote:
Just heard from my cousin, a Saints season ticket holder for many years, saying the rumour on the street is Di Canio is being line up to relace NA. Hope it is just that - a rumour.
I just heard from a mate in Swindon, if he leaves Swindon to come here........

OSPREYSAINT says...
5:59pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
I fear after Sunday he'll be gone, carrying on the way things are going. It's not working, things have to change.
Hello Happiness, welcome home.
Yesterday he says I don't know how long I have left and today he's all upbeat again. Obviously chairman has given him the thumbs up and said don't worry your here till the end of the season no matter what.
I'm not sure how to take that, obviously I am one of the few that would like that to happen, but I just don't know.

ghk230473 says...
6:07pm Mon 22 Oct 12

saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers
You'll have to get used to gaietty, he's not 7, just has 7 brain cells.

I say play lambert and get him fit, it's what he's paid to do!

sk8srsinking says...
6:16pm Mon 22 Oct 12

martin van tuyl wrote:
Saturday, Spurs are in town. We'll see whether Adkins is true to his word. The likes of Bale can destro our back four.

Should we get another hammering, which I sincerely hope we don't but have a premenition of, he surely is going to have to change tack!

To concede 24 goals in 8 games means we have to score 3 goals per game to get at least a point!

Perhaps a defensive coach might be urgently required as a first step?

Saturday, 5 pm we'll know more.....
Won't know much by 5pm Saturday except that we will be on the eve of the game cos were playing spurs on Sunday!!!

Velleity says...
6:24pm Mon 22 Oct 12

saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers
I put the words in capitals because, depite posting that probably a dozen times, only one person (Seedhouse) ever noticed it. The capitals were in the hope that people might actually see it and take it into account.

The rest of you carry on with your comments such as "sorry, don't see it" (a pretty pointless contribution - I DID see it vs Villa; not because I'm more clever than you, no, just because I happened to be looking in his direction when it happened) and "well, he SHOULD be able to last 90 mins" and "he's only 30, what's up with him".

Thank heavens none of you are football managers, as you seem to think that ignoring the fact that he's knackered after 75 minutes means it's not true. You then jump on NA's back for either not starting him or not finishing with him.

If you choose not to believe me (and many of you clearly do not want to believe it) who do you think has more knowledge about RL's stamina? You watching on TV, or NA with the data from the GPS units the players wear during training? Hmmm. Tough, that one.

Has it occurred to any of you that NA might just have a good reason for rarely playing him a full game this season? Do you really think you know better than NA on this? Really, honestly?

As for NA announcing it, why the hell would he give the opposition clear knowledge about his players? When does he ever really comment on individual players? Pretty rarely (and correctly , in my opinion).

ramptonfromsouthampton says...
6:27pm Mon 22 Oct 12

MGRA wrote:
saintjak wrote:
I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk

He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it...

Rubbish.

He's one of ourkey/best/top players

He plays 90 minutes,full stop
or if he is not pacing himself correctly, he needs to learn to... but then I am answering my own question, because we give the ball away so much he plays deeper too often... Seedhouse's comments were well made but if thats the case then I just don't see that we have prepared for this league properly....
MGRA, every time you post something, you always seem to manage to find a critical angle to have a dig at NA. It's been obvious from the off that you have a personal agenda here and that agenda seems to be based on your ongoing dislike of NA.

Velleity says...
6:28pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers
You'll have to get used to gaietty, he's not 7, just has 7 brain cells.

I say play lambert and get him fit, it's what he's paid to do!
What a plan, just get Rickie fitter. Wonder why NA never thought of that? Him being a physio and all.

You're just bitter because I caught you out in a lie about NC's domestic cleaning arrangements. I note you don't make those libellous claims any more.

"Gaietty"! I see what you did there. Very droll.

ghk230473 says...
6:36pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers
I put the words in capitals because, depite posting that probably a dozen times, only one person (Seedhouse) ever noticed it. The capitals were in the hope that people might actually see it and take it into account.

The rest of you carry on with your comments such as "sorry, don't see it" (a pretty pointless contribution - I DID see it vs Villa; not because I'm more clever than you, no, just because I happened to be looking in his direction when it happened) and "well, he SHOULD be able to last 90 mins" and "he's only 30, what's up with him".

Thank heavens none of you are football managers, as you seem to think that ignoring the fact that he's knackered after 75 minutes means it's not true. You then jump on NA's back for either not starting him or not finishing with him.

If you choose not to believe me (and many of you clearly do not want to believe it) who do you think has more knowledge about RL's stamina? You watching on TV, or NA with the data from the GPS units the players wear during training? Hmmm. Tough, that one.

Has it occurred to any of you that NA might just have a good reason for rarely playing him a full game this season? Do you really think you know better than NA on this? Really, honestly?

As for NA announcing it, why the hell would he give the opposition clear knowledge about his players? When does he ever really comment on individual players? Pretty rarely (and correctly , in my opinion).
How do players get 'match fit? Oh of course playing matches!

I wouldn't say Adkins knows an awful lot more as he would have signed defenders, the team not shifted 24 goals in 8 games and won more than 1 game!

Why was it that puncheon (who has been a regular this season) was only available for selection on schwi-mans say so if he's not interfering? I posted pre-season that Adkins needs to get firm with him. They both have their own jobs to do and neither are doing them very well at present.

ghk230473 says...
6:41pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers
You'll have to get used to gaietty, he's not 7, just has 7 brain cells.

I say play lambert and get him fit, it's what he's paid to do!
What a plan, just get Rickie fitter. Wonder why NA never thought of that? Him being a physio and all.

You're just bitter because I caught you out in a lie about NC's domestic cleaning arrangements. I note you don't make those libellous claims any more.

"Gaietty"! I see what you did there. Very droll.
You are a dreamer!
When have you caught any one out?
I say schwi-man has Southampton Fc staff round his home to carry out work and you say he doesn't, prove it.
You are the biggest bell end on here.......fact

Velleity says...
6:44pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers
You'll have to get used to gaietty, he's not 7, just has 7 brain cells.

I say play lambert and get him fit, it's what he's paid to do!
What a plan, just get Rickie fitter. Wonder why NA never thought of that? Him being a physio and all.

You're just bitter because I caught you out in a lie about NC's domestic cleaning arrangements. I note you don't make those libellous claims any more.

"Gaietty"! I see what you did there. Very droll.
You are a dreamer!
When have you caught any one out?
I say schwi-man has Southampton Fc staff round his home to carry out work and you say he doesn't, prove it.
You are the biggest bell end on here.......fact
That's only part of what you said previously isn't it? Go on, repeat what you said about who pays for them. That's the libellious bit and I'm keen to read it on here. Stand up and be counted; if you truly believe there is something untoward going on you will be happy to have your day in court.

thomasupton says...
6:48pm Mon 22 Oct 12

At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????

kent141 says...
6:52pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kitch71 wrote:
Good on you nigel, your way of thinking is really working a treat, so why change.....
Exactly :0)

kent141 says...
6:54pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers
You'll have to get used to gaietty, he's not 7, just has 7 brain cells.

I say play lambert and get him fit, it's what he's paid to do!
What a plan, just get Rickie fitter. Wonder why NA never thought of that? Him being a physio and all.

You're just bitter because I caught you out in a lie about NC's domestic cleaning arrangements. I note you don't make those libellous claims any more.

"Gaietty"! I see what you did there. Very droll.
You are a dreamer!
When have you caught any one out?
I say schwi-man has Southampton Fc staff round his home to carry out work and you say he doesn't, prove it.
You are the biggest bell end on here.......fact
FACT !!

ghk230473 says...
6:55pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
What tadanari 'tin man' Lee?

Velleity says...
6:55pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.

Spirit of 58 says...
6:56pm Mon 22 Oct 12

To all the Atkins out posters - are you all Saints til I die merchants when we are winning or until we lose a few games in the most competitive league in the world - any one else with me and the missus and daughter who will be in our seats as always supporting the lads on Sunday. We don't do things easy at Southampton if you want instant success there are plenty of teams in the capital and at least 2 in the North West you can support. COTRs

saintjak says...
6:56pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers
I put the words in capitals because, depite posting that probably a dozen times, only one person (Seedhouse) ever noticed it. The capitals were in the hope that people might actually see it and take it into account.

The rest of you carry on with your comments such as "sorry, don't see it" (a pretty pointless contribution - I DID see it vs Villa; not because I'm more clever than you, no, just because I happened to be looking in his direction when it happened) and "well, he SHOULD be able to last 90 mins" and "he's only 30, what's up with him".

Thank heavens none of you are football managers, as you seem to think that ignoring the fact that he's knackered after 75 minutes means it's not true. You then jump on NA's back for either not starting him or not finishing with him.

If you choose not to believe me (and many of you clearly do not want to believe it) who do you think has more knowledge about RL's stamina? You watching on TV, or NA with the data from the GPS units the players wear during training? Hmmm. Tough, that one.

Has it occurred to any of you that NA might just have a good reason for rarely playing him a full game this season? Do you really think you know better than NA on this? Really, honestly?

As for NA announcing it, why the hell would he give the opposition clear knowledge about his players? When does he ever really comment on individual players? Pretty rarely (and correctly , in my opinion).
'im using him as an impact player'

'it's tactical not startng with him'

Hows that informing the oposition but it lets the fans know what he is thinking?

I think Lallana's comments say a lot.

Listen tell the fans don't tell the fans, all they see is our best player not starting or getting subbed and us not winning games.

Playing UTD off te field then losing, beating Fulham then scraping a draw.

I know the Prem is harder I still fail to see how someone can play 45+ games last year but this year is facing burn out after 8 games?

I'm not bashing NA, I hope he stays but some of his decision making is being called into question. Ricky Lambert being one of those questions.

mack chinnon says...
6:56pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Bring back Claus.

ghk230473 says...
6:58pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.
Don't bother with gaietty, he's trying to groom us

kent141 says...
7:00pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season...

Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too?

So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't?

Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down.

If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?)

Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??)

I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry

P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS

It's only a discussion

Cheers
You'll have to get used to gaietty, he's not 7, just has 7 brain cells.

I say play lambert and get him fit, it's what he's paid to do!
What a plan, just get Rickie fitter. Wonder why NA never thought of that? Him being a physio and all.

You're just bitter because I caught you out in a lie about NC's domestic cleaning arrangements. I note you don't make those libellous claims any more.

"Gaietty"! I see what you did there. Very droll.
BELL END !!

warrens 76 says...
7:04pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Aside form our own form is anyone seeing BHA attendance figures...next year their stadium is 30.500...

...we have to build a base our footballing style, academy, manager and staff may be naive but ARE the one's to carry us forward..

We cannot end up being the 2nd biggest team in the South..portsmuff being 3rd would not make up for it...

kent141 says...
7:08pm Mon 22 Oct 12

mack chinnon wrote:
Bring back Claus.
santa ?

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:08pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.

thomasupton says...
7:09pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.
Lets face it Lee can't still be injured all this time. Bruce Lee recovered from a broken back in less time than he's been out.

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:09pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
mack chinnon wrote:
Bring back Claus.
santa ?
Sanity Claus?

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:10pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.
Lets face it Lee can't still be injured all this time. Bruce Lee recovered from a broken back in less time than he's been out.
Yes, but he is not a footballer, just an actor, although some can be called both I suppose.

thomasupton says...
7:12pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.

thomasupton says...
7:13pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.
Lets face it Lee can't still be injured all this time. Bruce Lee recovered from a broken back in less time than he's been out.
Yes, but he is not a footballer, just an actor, although some can be called both I suppose.
I debate the actor part lol.

Barcelona Saint says...
7:13pm Mon 22 Oct 12

mack chinnon wrote:
Bring back Claus.
so he'll keep his mouth shut?

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:13pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.
Lets face it Lee can't still be injured all this time. Bruce Lee recovered from a broken back in less time than he's been out.
If you were a really savy Saints supporter you would keep up, firstly he broke a small bone in his foot, after a long period of recuperation, he seriouly damged his elbow, (someone said jet skiing incident) but the fact we don't get any official gen, we just have to feed on tit bits. Nothing wrong with Lees back, yet.

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:16pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.

thomasupton says...
7:17pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
Yes bleeding under the skin, a bruise

thomasupton says...
7:18pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
Yes bleeding under the skin, a bruise

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:18pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.
Don't bother with gaietty, he's trying to groom us
... are you really worth grooming?

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:19pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
Yes bleeding under the skin, a bruise
That again is OK for simpletons, but it was a lot more than that.

ghk230473 says...
7:20pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.
Don't bother with gaietty, he's trying to groom us
... are you really worth grooming?
Apparently so!

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:21pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Is there a Doctor in the house, that can explain in simple terms why Rambo needs time to heel, Doubting Thomas believes in Jesus style miracles!

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:22pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.
Don't bother with gaietty, he's trying to groom us
... are you really worth grooming?
Apparently so!
Go with the flow, it might be beneficial, but be careful there are some nasty guys out there, JS for example.

st1halo says...
7:22pm Mon 22 Oct 12

El Santo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
iswhite10 wrote:
St Retford wrote:
I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.
Well I admire the sentiment but how many more "worst ever..." records will you put up with before we move on?
If we leave it too late we'll be too far adrift for anyone to save us.
So I ask again, when is too late?
I'd give Nigel at least until the end of this season. He's still yet to be able to play his strongest side. When he does, we'll start winning games.
Look, 17 months ago or so, we were playing League One. Let's remember that for a second.
We are ahead of schedule, we have time to go back to the Championship and bounce back again, and we will still be in the 5 year NC plan. The big danger here is to start buying crap and expensive players that will escape like rats as soon as we are relegated, leaving us with a huge debt and heading down to League One again, like it happen before and also to our admired and beloved neighbours.
To me, the important thing right now is to build a team that will sit comfortably in the PL for the next decade. Let's give NA a chance, he has proven he is able.
If we were relegated it would mean we would HAVE to bounce back first time to remain in the 5 yr plan. If we didnt, would the LIebherrs pull the plug?

We must stay in this league!

Drop the pretty football for a while, lets get defensive, we can worry about the entertainment value later. Consolidation in this league should be number one priority.




STID

thomasupton says...
7:23pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Is there a Doctor in the house, that can explain in simple terms why Rambo needs time to heel, Doubting Thomas believes in Jesus style miracles!
Well it doesn't take 8 weeks for a bruise I know that much.

Baddesley Bill says...
7:26pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)

ghk230473 says...
7:26pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
"Lambert has to play 90 minutes"

Pitiful. So even if the bloke slowed down enough to be a liability, we should keep him on?

"Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg". What's your suggested solution? Bring him back before he can run properly? Tell him to man up and **** the consequences for his (and possibly the club's) future?

That whole comment is totally laughable. I know you;re frustrated (as am I) but not facing up to reality is not a solution.

Boy, am I glad you're not in charge.
Don't bother with gaietty, he's trying to groom us
... are you really worth grooming?
Apparently so!
Go with the flow, it might be beneficial, but be careful there are some nasty guys out there, JS for example.
?

thomasupton says...
7:28pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!

mike saint says...
7:32pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Bring back.

GLEN HODLE.

ghk230473 says...
7:32pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
It will take more than 1 visit on the comfy couch;D

kent141 says...
7:32pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
Are you a total numpty ?

mike saint says...
7:33pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Bring back.

GLEN HODDLE!!!!!

thomasupton says...
7:33pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
It will take more than 1 visit on the comfy couch;D
Yes lol all big behind the keyboard.

thomasupton says...
7:35pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
Are you a total numpty ?
Thought you were on my side Kent?

Confucious says...
7:35pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Ray the Don wrote:
NC out!!

He is destroying our club no respect for the Sainst Fans.

Has to much of a personal EGO!!

He picks our teams and then passes the blame on Nigel so when he does sack Nigel which I think if we loose against Spurs on Sunday will be the final straw he comes out of it blame free.

WE want NC out we want NC out!!!
Amazing - over 120,000 sperm and you were first.

PTID1898 says...
7:40pm Mon 22 Oct 12

You won't stop attacking and you won't stop leaking goals, lets keep Nigel in say lets keep Nigel in Play up pompey

Baddesley Bill says...
7:40pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
You've had plenty of invitations.

kent141 says...
7:40pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
Are you a total numpty ?
Thought you were on my side Kent?
Ignore me " new phone i cant work and in pub, recipe for disaster.

Velleity says...
7:40pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
Anyone who's injured, just take the time to heal from the qualified and experienced Saints staff in conjunction with the people where GR was hospitalised and with their own medical team. Give that time to Thomasupandatem and he'll give you the recuperation time demanded by an untrained, unknowledgeable supporter instead.

You lot are beyond parody.

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:41pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
Are you a total numpty ?
Thought you were on my side Kent?
With friends like that you don't need enemies!

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:42pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
Are you a total numpty ?
Thought you were on my side Kent?
Ignore me " new phone i cant work and in pub, recipe for disaster.
Is that an invitation to all of us?

angus mc coatup says...
7:42pm Mon 22 Oct 12

well, If there's one place to find the perfect driver,It's in the back seat !

ghk230473 says...
7:43pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
Are you a total numpty ?
Thought you were on my side Kent?
Ignore me " new phone i cant work and in pub, recipe for disaster.
I hope the 'BELL END comment was meant, laughed so much I had tears!

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:43pm Mon 22 Oct 12

PTID1898 wrote:
You won't stop attacking and you won't stop leaking goals, lets keep Nigel in say lets keep Nigel in Play up pompey
MYOB

kent141 says...
7:43pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
Are you a total numpty ?
Thought you were on my side Kent?
Ignore me " new phone i cant work and in pub, recipe for disaster.
Probably :0)

ghk230473 says...
7:44pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
Anyone who's injured, just take the time to heal from the qualified and experienced Saints staff in conjunction with the people where GR was hospitalised and with their own medical team. Give that time to Thomasupandatem and he'll give you the recuperation time demanded by an untrained, unknowledgeable supporter instead.

You lot are beyond parody.
And I thought she had fcuk'd off

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:45pm Mon 22 Oct 12

mike saint wrote:
Bring back.

GLEN HODDLE!!!!!
We have already got a tea lady, Flossie from Nottarf, remember, rubbish tea maker but smashing baps.

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:46pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
Anyone who's injured, just take the time to heal from the qualified and experienced Saints staff in conjunction with the people where GR was hospitalised and with their own medical team. Give that time to Thomasupandatem and he'll give you the recuperation time demanded by an untrained, unknowledgeable supporter instead.

You lot are beyond parody.
And I thought she had fcuk'd off
thought? that's novel.

ghk230473 says...
7:47pm Mon 22 Oct 12

angus mc coatup wrote:
well, If there's one place to find the perfect driver,It's in the back seat !
Is that before or after the driver bumps off the kirb? ;D

Tirau Dan says...
7:48pm Mon 22 Oct 12

100% behind you Nigel.
A few individuals may well be on borrowed time and will be worried about the summer window. No pressure lads but pull finger you've had a taste of prem, step up!! Ship goals and ship out.
KTF and ban the Round-About.

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:49pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Is there a Doctor in the house, that can explain in simple terms why Rambo needs time to heel, Doubting Thomas believes in Jesus style miracles!
Well it doesn't take 8 weeks for a bruise I know that much.
Got the data from Wiki I suppose. Your not another one with a GCSE in minor injuries are you?

ghk230473 says...
7:50pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
Anyone who's injured, just take the time to heal from the qualified and experienced Saints staff in conjunction with the people where GR was hospitalised and with their own medical team. Give that time to Thomasupandatem and he'll give you the recuperation time demanded by an untrained, unknowledgeable supporter instead.

You lot are beyond parody.
And I thought she had fcuk'd off
thought? that's novel.
You've seen his puppies

MGRA says...
7:51pm Mon 22 Oct 12

a haematoma is NOT a bruise. A bruise is an ecchymosis. They are completely different.

saintmac says...
7:54pm Mon 22 Oct 12

The injury to Gaston was serious -you
are not kept in hospital for 2 days for nothing.
I have admired the way NA has got us
to the promised land but to continue
with the current style of play is suicide
and the surest way of going down.
NA has to resort to a more defensive
style to stand even a chance of staying up. Continue to play attacking football against Spurs will only bring
us more grief.It only got us one goal
against West Ham who we all agree
were only an average team.
I will be sorry if NA does go after all
he has done but he does appear to be out of his depth with his tactics and
team changes.As other posters have pointed out Prem teams are built on
solid defences and we did not for
whatever reason address this problem in the summer.IMHO Saints need a manager who will adapt our style of play to try and cope with our defensive frailties until the Jan window and hope it is not too late by then to salvage our season.

kent141 says...
8:00pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
kent141 wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
Are you a total numpty ?
Thought you were on my side Kent?
Ignore me " new phone i cant work and in pub, recipe for disaster.
I hope the 'BELL END comment was meant, laughed so much I had tears!
BELL END "" have a good giggle :0)

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:03pm Mon 22 Oct 12

MGRA Quote: .. "Seedhouse's comments were well made but if thats the case then I just don't see that we have prepared for this league properly...". I missed this gem of wisdom earlier, but feel a response is due, have you actually forgotten that circumstance, actually got us into the Premier two years earlier than planned? It may have been a step too soon. Obviously we haven't addressed some of problems and to a man on here we called for a Left Back and pacey CB to be signed before the window closed, which is probably still the priority if we are to survive.

City Saint says...
8:07pm Mon 22 Oct 12

saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:08pm Mon 22 Oct 12

saintmac wrote:
The injury to Gaston was serious -you
are not kept in hospital for 2 days for nothing.
I have admired the way NA has got us
to the promised land but to continue
with the current style of play is suicide
and the surest way of going down.
NA has to resort to a more defensive
style to stand even a chance of staying up. Continue to play attacking football against Spurs will only bring
us more grief.It only got us one goal
against West Ham who we all agree
were only an average team.
I will be sorry if NA does go after all
he has done but he does appear to be out of his depth with his tactics and
team changes.As other posters have pointed out Prem teams are built on
solid defences and we did not for
whatever reason address this problem in the summer.IMHO Saints need a manager who will adapt our style of play to try and cope with our defensive frailties until the Jan window and hope it is not too late by then to salvage our season.
I agree with most of what you say, I am not sure NA is totally out of his depth, but it is a tough learning curve and he isn't the first to go through the mill in this fashion, I seem to remember Alex Ferguson had a similar baptism, but they stuck by him and the rest as they say is history.

kent141 says...
8:09pm Mon 22 Oct 12

MGRA wrote:
a haematoma is NOT a bruise. A bruise is an ecchymosis. They are completely different.
Rubbish , you talk nonsence , if you scrambed eggs in a wok are you a chinaman ?

Baddesley Bill says...
8:11pm Mon 22 Oct 12

MGRA wrote:
a haematoma is NOT a bruise. A bruise is an ecchymosis. They are completely different.
I'm with Thomas on this one...too much Latin is confusing for us mere mortals. Perhaps they could replace the phrase "dead leg" with something we can all understand....like "leg swelled to twice its normal size and disfunctional for up to 6 weeks"...only difference is...I looked it up first so as not to appear foolish.

City Saint says...
8:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
saintjak wrote:
Velleity wrote:
saintjak wrote: I just cannot go with this 'Lambert cannot last 95 mins' talk He played practically every game last year and all of a sudden he's not up to it... Rubbish. He's one of ourkey/best/top players He plays 90 minutes,full stop
You clearly weren't at the Villa game or you missed this. I've posted this about twenty times: he was literally on his hands and knees struggling to stand (not after a knock) in the penalty box in the 88th minute or so. He perked up when he penalty came, but he was ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH EXHAUSTION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT AS BEING AT LEAST POSSIBLY FACTUALLY TRUE? I might be lying, but why would I? Lots of people appear to have the view "I didn't see it so it can't be true." He may be facing slightly better player and having to run a tiny bit harder than last year. Have you considered that? "He plays 90 minutes full stop" will just result in a ten man team for the last ten to fifteen minutes.
Was at the Villa game. And most last season... Don't see it. Sorry. Who else does this apply too? So everyone else can play 90 mins but he can't? Was this the same Lambert that was kicking and throwing stuff when sub'd at the Fulham game after he sat down. If that is the case then why doesnt the manager announce this (or have i missed it?) Some of the decision making has been well off... (lalllana and Punch to tired to finish UTD??) I'm an Adkins supporter but I don't see it. Sorry P.S. ARE YOU SEVEN YEARS OLD PUTTING THINGS IN CAPITALS It's only a discussion Cheers
You'll have to get used to gaietty, he's not 7, just has 7 brain cells. I say play lambert and get him fit, it's what he's paid to do!
What a plan, just get Rickie fitter. Wonder why NA never thought of that? Him being a physio and all. You're just bitter because I caught you out in a lie about NC's domestic cleaning arrangements. I note you don't make those libellous claims any more. "Gaietty"! I see what you did there. Very droll.
You are a dreamer! When have you caught any one out? I say schwi-man has Southampton Fc staff round his home to carry out work and you say he doesn't, prove it. You are the biggest bell end on here.......fact
FACT !!
fact.

ghk230473 says...
8:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
MGRA wrote:
a haematoma is NOT a bruise. A bruise is an ecchymosis. They are completely different.
Rubbish , you talk nonsence , if you scrambed eggs in a wok are you a chinaman ?
Only if you add rice and noodles to it

bazza says...
8:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Mr Upton are you upsetting all the experts on here tonight.lol

bazza says...
8:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Mr Upton are you upsetting all the experts on here tonight.lol

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:17pm Mon 22 Oct 12

City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
IF it comes to relegation, I will still be cheering my team on, stupid? Maybe, I would rather it was called loyalty. If I were to moan and groan, criticise and slag my side off from now 'till the cows come home, it wouldn't make a jots worth of difference, so I won't do that. No one will stop you if you want to be negative, but why bother, it's a waste of time, and will only acquire the wrath of us happy clapping sheep who would rather be positive, however bad it gets. Are we fanatics? I hope so. Will you be on here if, by a miracle we beat Spurs?

Velleity says...
8:17pm Mon 22 Oct 12

City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.

kent141 says...
8:17pm Mon 22 Oct 12

You still look very foolish indeed im sorry to say.

ghk230473 says...
8:19pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:19pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
MGRA wrote:
a haematoma is NOT a bruise. A bruise is an ecchymosis. They are completely different.
Rubbish , you talk nonsence , if you scrambed eggs in a wok are you a chinaman ?
I find that illiterate response absolutely hilarious, and MGRA is right on this occasion.

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:21pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
You still look very foolish indeed im sorry to say.
Who is? No need to be sorry you haven't done anything wrong.

kent141 says...
8:22pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
You still look very foolish indeed im sorry to say.
That was meant for Bill but i pushed the wrong buttons, i may have a indian tonight rather than a chinese

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:23pm Mon 22 Oct 12

bazza wrote:
Mr Upton are you upsetting all the experts on here tonight.lol
I think he has a thirst for knowledge, he is right to ask, as it is very hard to get any facts about the matter.

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:23pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
kent141 wrote:
You still look very foolish indeed im sorry to say.
That was meant for Bill but i pushed the wrong buttons, i may have a indian tonight rather than a chinese
You are talking food I hope?

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:27pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.

kent141 says...
8:30pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
kent141 wrote:
kent141 wrote:
You still look very foolish indeed im sorry to say.
That was meant for Bill but i pushed the wrong buttons, i may have a indian tonight rather than a chinese
You are talking food I hope?
Ghee is a good cooking agent and helps you sleep as well as clogging your arteries and killing you but i dont think that putting the clocks back at the weekend will help with the financal predicament and austerity measures so ive put £20 quid on linfield to win at coleraine tonight and they are 2-0 down

ghk230473 says...
8:32pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.

City Saint says...
8:33pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote: Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up. Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else? As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
IF it comes to relegation, I will still be cheering my team on, stupid? Maybe, I would rather it was called loyalty. If I were to moan and groan, criticise and slag my side off from now 'till the cows come home, it wouldn't make a jots worth of difference, so I won't do that. No one will stop you if you want to be negative, but why bother, it's a waste of time, and will only acquire the wrath of us happy clapping sheep who would rather be positive, however bad it gets. Are we fanatics? I hope so. Will you be on here if, by a miracle we beat Spurs?
Sure will. Talking about what went right and how we can maintain that going forward.

MGRA says...
8:33pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
no that one does mean something, he is likening you to the end of a pen1s.... :0)

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:34pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Just clicked on to Live Irish Football and its Linfield V Coleraine and an old friend playing for Linfield Alan Blayney in goal, he was with us in the early naughties but I think only played 3 first team games.

thomasupton says...
8:34pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
bazza wrote:
Mr Upton are you upsetting all the experts on here tonight.lol
I think he has a thirst for knowledge, he is right to ask, as it is very hard to get any facts about the matter.
As always bazza.

City Saint says...
8:35pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote: Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up. Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else? As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do. *look it up - you might find out what one is.
Glad to see the Prozac is kicking in. It's an expensive addiction, mind you.

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:37pm Mon 22 Oct 12

MGRA wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
no that one does mean something, he is likening you to the end of a pen1s.... :0)
Not me this time, Vel I think, but as I say it's just pointless.

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:40pm Mon 22 Oct 12

City Saint wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote: Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up. Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else? As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
IF it comes to relegation, I will still be cheering my team on, stupid? Maybe, I would rather it was called loyalty. If I were to moan and groan, criticise and slag my side off from now 'till the cows come home, it wouldn't make a jots worth of difference, so I won't do that. No one will stop you if you want to be negative, but why bother, it's a waste of time, and will only acquire the wrath of us happy clapping sheep who would rather be positive, however bad it gets. Are we fanatics? I hope so. Will you be on here if, by a miracle we beat Spurs?
Sure will. Talking about what went right and how we can maintain that going forward.
Positive waves I like it, lets us hope.

thomasupton says...
8:42pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
You've had plenty of invitations.
Just you and me mate not you and 20 of your mates

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:44pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.

City Saint says...
8:44pm Mon 22 Oct 12

I said at the start of the season that we were at the top of a roller coaster ride, and so it has proven to be.

I don't believe that cortese picks the team, and I do believe that Adkins is making some bad choices. Hopefully all this nonsense about maintaining a attacking approach is mind-games for Andre villas boas.

Because, as Keegan and all the other numpty manages who applied the "score one more than you" footballing management ethos to become footnotes to management history found to their cost:

It only works if you actually score more than you concede over 90 minutes. Doh!

The hubris of switching to all-out attack in the premiership, afterplayingposessio
n football to win back to back promotion, beggars belief.

I for one expct to see Adkins go back to giving footrubs by Christmas if he doesn't wise up fast.

saintbarry says...
8:45pm Mon 22 Oct 12

We just seem to be lacking a leader at the back and a GK that can organise the back four to keep changing seems to be pointless ! I must admit I would love to see Chaplow given a chance he used to cover every glade of the pitch closing down and still remember that great strike against Manure. We also seem to be lacking in the impact subs that we had before what about given Steeeve a game who knows maybe a great impact player remember his goal against Reading top drawer. If all the top clubs are chasing Shaw why not give him run they obviuosly see something so lets tap into that and all go forward together . COYR

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:46pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
You've had plenty of invitations.
Just you and me mate not you and 20 of your mates
Can't we come and watch? That there is fighting talk, we don't want none of that nonsense on here, but if you must I reccomend feather dusters at fifty paces.

thomasupton says...
8:48pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
You've had plenty of invitations.
Just you and me mate not you and 20 of your mates
Can't we come and watch? That there is fighting talk, we don't want none of that nonsense on here, but if you must I reccomend feather dusters at fifty paces.
lol

OSPREYSAINT says...
8:51pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
You've had plenty of invitations.
Just you and me mate not you and 20 of your mates
Can't we come and watch? That there is fighting talk, we don't want none of that nonsense on here, but if you must I reccomend feather dusters at fifty paces.
Apologies I forgot to check my spelling, recommend is what I meant.

thomasupton says...
8:53pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
You've had plenty of invitations.
Just you and me mate not you and 20 of your mates
Can't we come and watch? That there is fighting talk, we don't want none of that nonsense on here, but if you must I reccomend feather dusters at fifty paces.
Apologies I forgot to check my spelling, recommend is what I meant.
I'll let you off this time lol

City Saint says...
8:58pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Whisper it quietly: cortese is working on a dougie freedman / wilifred zaha palace double swoop for the january window.

Hoping so, anyways.

Baddesley Bill says...
8:59pm Mon 22 Oct 12

thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
You've had plenty of invitations.
Just you and me mate not you and 20 of your mates
Oh dear...I was just suggesting a beer and a discussion (with £50 to a charity close to your heart?)..I don't do violence Thomas...I grew out off that mullarky years ago.

OSPREYSAINT says...
9:00pm Mon 22 Oct 12

kent141 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
kent141 wrote:
kent141 wrote:
You still look very foolish indeed im sorry to say.
That was meant for Bill but i pushed the wrong buttons, i may have a indian tonight rather than a chinese
You are talking food I hope?
Ghee is a good cooking agent and helps you sleep as well as clogging your arteries and killing you but i dont think that putting the clocks back at the weekend will help with the financal predicament and austerity measures so ive put £20 quid on linfield to win at coleraine tonight and they are 2-0 down
They got one back, still hope.

OSPREYSAINT says...
9:01pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
You've had plenty of invitations.
Just you and me mate not you and 20 of your mates
Oh dear...I was just suggesting a beer and a discussion (with £50 to a charity close to your heart?)..I don't do violence Thomas...I grew out off that mullarky years ago.
He was Batterly Bill in them days.

thomasupton says...
9:07pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
At the end of the day Adkins has to change things, it's not working. Lambert has to play 90 minutes, Ramirez can't be out for this long with a dead leg. Stop wrapping these players up in cotton wool. Where is Tadanari Lee????
Most of your post is the usual repetitive rubbish, but the intelligent bit, the question about Lee, well the last we heard from NA, was that he hopes to give him a run out against Leeds, that's looking postive but it may take a while for him to get up to speed, he has been out for an awful long time.
Honestly a dead leg. Christ we used to give them at school for fun. No more than 2 weeks at most.
The term used "dead leg" was just for simpletons, the injury was a lot more serious than that, haematoma was mentioned, which if you Google it sounds quite nasty.
I think football should lose the term "dead leg".
It might help Thomas to stop sounding off like a complete dope on here! :O)
Hope I do bump into you soon, then we'll sort out your problem!!!!!!!
You've had plenty of invitations.
Just you and me mate not you and 20 of your mates
Oh dear...I was just suggesting a beer and a discussion (with £50 to a charity close to your heart?)..I don't do violence Thomas...I grew out off that mullarky years ago.
He was Batterly Bill in them days.
lmao

Optimist says...
9:08pm Mon 22 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.
dude, harsh but true 0:)

OSPREYSAINT says...
9:12pm Mon 22 Oct 12

City Saint wrote:
Whisper it quietly: cortese is working on a dougie freedman / wilifred zaha palace double swoop for the january window.

Hoping so, anyways.
Freedman is said to be going to Bolton

City Saint says...
9:17pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
City Saint wrote:
Whisper it quietly: cortese is working on a dougie freedman / wilifred zaha palace double swoop for the january window.

Hoping so, anyways.
Freedman is said to be going to Bolton
I think / hope that cortese will see the opening and scoop him up first. The freedman comments today didn't sound thrilled (who wants to go to bolton, after all!) but if palace allow him to negotiate there will be a free for all. I think we could tempt him to the costa del south and reunite him with Clyne. Not sure if he was manager when we bought Fonte (I have a feeling burley was?)m but either way he'd steady old jose as well.

NC Fan4Life says...
9:20pm Mon 22 Oct 12

NO Nigel NO, you are clearly not learning yet. The majority of messages on hear are giving good positive advice, please read them. First you have to earn the right to play the way you want (and we like to see), but to do that we have to learn how to defend. Which means playing 'ugly' by being defensive and getting some boring 0-0 draws, starting with Spurs otherwise we will loose again.
In this league attack is NOT the best form of defence. All the top managers over the years will tell you to build from the back, not the front.
You start the game with a point and one point per game is nearly all you need to stay up. Therefore set up not to loose and get some points, then when the defence is sorted you can start to be more offensive.
Neither NC, the players, you, or your coaches, have any premiership experience. Therefore the best thing you can do if you want to stay manager is to recognise that and bring in a top experienced coach/assistant manager to help you. That would show strength not weakness so speak to NC about it tomorrow as we don't have much time left for you all to learn.
Otherwise NC will have to take action so it is better coming from you.
We supporters are behind you but you are loosing more each week with your tactical, formation and substitutional errors.
Come on Nigel get help quick and learn before you loose the respect and confidence of the players and the rest of us.

City Saint says...
9:22pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Optimist wrote:
St Retford wrote:
I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.
dude, harsh but true 0:)
If we survive under different leadership, I trust you'll be confining yourselves to the kitchen cupboard, where you can rock backwards and forwards, gently repeating to yourself "walks like a duck.... Quacks like a duck... Walks like a duck.... Quacks like a duck.... Walks like a duck... It's not a hamster... It's not a rooster..."

Manning up is about seeing what's going on and taking decisive action, not freezing in the headlights as the blaring horns blow out your mind.

OSPREYSAINT says...
9:30pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
kent141 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
kent141 wrote:
kent141 wrote:
You still look very foolish indeed im sorry to say.
That was meant for Bill but i pushed the wrong buttons, i may have a indian tonight rather than a chinese
You are talking food I hope?
Ghee is a good cooking agent and helps you sleep as well as clogging your arteries and killing you but i dont think that putting the clocks back at the weekend will help with the financal predicament and austerity measures so ive put £20 quid on linfield to win at coleraine tonight and they are 2-0 down
They got one back, still hope.
2 2 with 2 minutes to go

Optimist says...
9:33pm Mon 22 Oct 12

El Santo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
iswhite10 wrote:
St Retford wrote:
I think anyone calling for Nigel to go now loses the right to celebrate when we survive (which, I firmly believe, we'll do with games to spare).

Instead, you should all be forced to stand in front of a blackboard and write "I must learn to man up" until the message sinks in.
Well I admire the sentiment but how many more "worst ever..." records will you put up with before we move on?
If we leave it too late we'll be too far adrift for anyone to save us.
So I ask again, when is too late?
I'd give Nigel at least until the end of this season. He's still yet to be able to play his strongest side. When he does, we'll start winning games.
Look, 17 months ago or so, we were playing League One. Let's remember that for a second.
We are ahead of schedule, we have time to go back to the Championship and bounce back again, and we will still be in the 5 year NC plan. The big danger here is to start buying crap and expensive players that will escape like rats as soon as we are relegated, leaving us with a huge debt and heading down to League One again, like it happen before and also to our admired and beloved neighbours.
To me, the important thing right now is to build a team that will sit comfortably in the PL for the next decade. Let's give NA a chance, he has proven he is able.
like

OSPREYSAINT says...
9:36pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
kent141 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
kent141 wrote:
kent141 wrote:
You still look very foolish indeed im sorry to say.
That was meant for Bill but i pushed the wrong buttons, i may have a indian tonight rather than a chinese
You are talking food I hope?
Ghee is a good cooking agent and helps you sleep as well as clogging your arteries and killing you but i dont think that putting the clocks back at the weekend will help with the financal predicament and austerity measures so ive put £20 quid on linfield to win at coleraine tonight and they are 2-0 down
They got one back, still hope.
2 2 with 2 minutes to go
Oh dear Coleraine nicked it in Fergie time 3 2 Tough luck.

ghk230473 says...
9:44pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.

Optimist says...
9:46pm Mon 22 Oct 12

lots of posts here again with lots of strong feelings, I am clumsy but...


IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

ghk230473 says...
9:50pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Optimist wrote:
lots of posts here again with lots of strong feelings, I am clumsy but...


IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs............. You'll be taller than the rest!

ghk230473 says...
9:52pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Optimist wrote:
lots of posts here again with lots of strong feelings, I am clumsy but...


IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs............. You'll be taller than the rest!
Of course unless you are schwi-man without the cubans!!!!

Tirau Dan says...
9:52pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Optimist wrote:
lots of posts here again with lots of strong feelings, I am clumsy but...


IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Top notch Opti!! a real cracker.. Ray the Turk would Love it

pompey in spain says...
9:53pm Mon 22 Oct 12

it pains me to say it but youll stay up because theres 3 teams worse than you BUT the fans will need to be up for it!,are they??

dadofmy3sons says...
9:57pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Costa Baz wrote:
Ok, if we stick to the same style of playing, can I suggest a more defensive minded player in front of the centre backs?

Morgan Schneiderlin has had a reasonably good start to the season, but, IMO, he's better suited in a more advance role, where his athleticism would help him close down attacks earlier. He also has the passing ability to slip the ball through for forwards to run on to.

If NA is to persist with Fonte and Hoover as the CB 's, then why not put Yoshida in the defensive midfield role?

From what I have seen, of him, he is very comfortable on the ball, receives it well when under pressure, doesn't panic and can pass well.
Watching Saturday's game, he pushed forward in support, when he could (albeit from left back) and found plenty of space to receive the ball.
As he started his career as a midfielder, this isn't just a speculative, knee jerk reaction.
That he has converted successfully to play as a CB, I would hope he would be better able to spot gaps in the midfield than our current midfielders, and help plug the gaps.

Head down and waiting for incoming.
who told you it was OK to make sense.
Cut it out and start sledging Nigel like the rest !
Don't expect me to join in though.
I support my club and team, whatever.

Baddesley Bill says...
9:57pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
Puncheon was put out to the market...no one wanted to buy him. He was dead n buried...but has come back to prove himself a team player (so far)...I don't see any weakness from any party involved in the whole matter tbh. I only see the strength it takes to give a guy a second chance.

OSPREYSAINT says...
9:58pm Mon 22 Oct 12

GHK Quote: "And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games". Sorry I forgot to respond to your other good point, a tricky question, I think in fact that NA has been fiddling too much with the so called attacking style? He needs to get back to basics, play his best but balanced XI and that includes Lambo, on Saturday my first impression of the starting XI was that he was just pushing the eleven fittest players rather than selecting a balanced side. He is a bit restricted with so many injuries, but I cannot fathom those tactics at all, but he is the gaffer and it is his call, he lives by the sword no doubt he will die by it if things don't take a turn for the better, pdq. It's time that lady luck gave us a break, we haven't had much good fortune yet this season. we all feel the same as you but chose to be patient and optimistic, criticsm may help you vent your spleen and feel better, but it won't have any effect on the outcome will it?

Rob The Saint NOT in NZ says...
10:00pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Tirau Dan wrote:
Optimist wrote:
lots of posts here again with lots of strong feelings, I am clumsy but...


IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Top notch Opti!! a real cracker.. Ray the Turk would Love it
"Like"

Unfortunately the WUMs & flakey fans don't have the attention span or patience to read that much though.

At the first sign of trouble the deluded few shout in a knee-jerk manner; "SACK THE MANAGER"!

So sad, they don't deserve to support Saints. Oh, sorry - they're not.

See, it's all in the word "support".

Supposition, rumour mongering & short-term thinking will not do us any good.

You make yourselves a laughing stock - get out more!

ghk230473 says...
10:02pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
GHK Quote: "And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games". Sorry I forgot to respond to your other good point, a tricky question, I think in fact that NA has been fiddling too much with the so called attacking style? He needs to get back to basics, play his best but balanced XI and that includes Lambo, on Saturday my first impression of the starting XI was that he was just pushing the eleven fittest players rather than selecting a balanced side. He is a bit restricted with so many injuries, but I cannot fathom those tactics at all, but he is the gaffer and it is his call, he lives by the sword no doubt he will die by it if things don't take a turn for the better, pdq. It's time that lady luck gave us a break, we haven't had much good fortune yet this season. we all feel the same as you but chose to be patient and optimistic, criticsm may help you vent your spleen and feel better, but it won't have any effect on the outcome will it?
Not bad.

Baddesley Bill says...
10:06pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
GHK Quote: "And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games". Sorry I forgot to respond to your other good point, a tricky question, I think in fact that NA has been fiddling too much with the so called attacking style? He needs to get back to basics, play his best but balanced XI and that includes Lambo, on Saturday my first impression of the starting XI was that he was just pushing the eleven fittest players rather than selecting a balanced side. He is a bit restricted with so many injuries, but I cannot fathom those tactics at all, but he is the gaffer and it is his call, he lives by the sword no doubt he will die by it if things don't take a turn for the better, pdq. It's time that lady luck gave us a break, we haven't had much good fortune yet this season. we all feel the same as you but chose to be patient and optimistic, criticsm may help you vent your spleen and feel better, but it won't have any effect on the outcome will it?
Not bad.
Pretty good if you ask me.

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:09pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
I couldn't be a politician, I don't tell lies. Do you think that Fergie when he was inexperienced and green didn't take advice while he was learning the ropes? I wish you would stop the disrespect for our Chairman, it is not clever and no one else is having anything to do with it, it just makes you out to be foolish, if you were a Chairman and a player abused you on line, could you ever be man enough to forgive the player when he apologised, somehow with your beligerent attitude I am sure it would never have got that far, you would have blown a fuse and kicked the culprit out. NC is a bigger and better person than you will ever be, so accept that and show some due respect.

oldsaintsfan says...
10:09pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Hope the talk of replacing NA is just that - only talk. An incoming manager would (I guess) require significant funds to be made available at the next transfer window. My view is that if the money is available we might as well let NA spend it - he has earned his chance in my view.

I assume RL is not fully fit/carrying an injury. In my view it is a no-brainer that you play your best players if fit (less games than last season) and it’s not as if we have to rotate because of our Champions League commitment!

Not sure Spurs are the side I would pick to meet next – hopefully Bale will be busy elsewhere again!

ghk230473 says...
10:10pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
Puncheon was put out to the market...no one wanted to buy him. He was dead n buried...but has come back to prove himself a team player (so far)...I don't see any weakness from any party involved in the whole matter tbh. I only see the strength it takes to give a guy a second chance.
Correct he was put on the Market and as I recall there was interest but yet again schwi-man messed him about. Granted it worked out however my point is why didn't Adkins get involved and say 'we want you let's work it out.

Ferguson has had problems with players, those he wanted to keep he kept, Rooney, rio, keane. When they are no longer in his plans it's ta ta.

There's a learning curve here not just for Adkins but schwi too.

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:15pm Mon 22 Oct 12

The polls aren't showing much cgange I see, 606 shows 157 keep 35 sack, compare that with this Echo poll, not much demand for a dismissal at the moment, maybe it will change after Sunday, one way or another.

ghk230473 says...
10:16pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
I couldn't be a politician, I don't tell lies. Do you think that Fergie when he was inexperienced and green didn't take advice while he was learning the ropes? I wish you would stop the disrespect for our Chairman, it is not clever and no one else is having anything to do with it, it just makes you out to be foolish, if you were a Chairman and a player abused you on line, could you ever be man enough to forgive the player when he apologised, somehow with your beligerent attitude I am sure it would never have got that far, you would have blown a fuse and kicked the culprit out. NC is a bigger and better person than you will ever be, so accept that and show some due respect.
I pay a cleaner, I don't interfere with how she cleans or what products she uses. It's clean no problem, if it wasn't I'd get some one else in. So simple it's stupid.

Saint. says...
10:19pm Mon 22 Oct 12

NC Fan4Life wrote:
NO Nigel NO, you are clearly not learning yet. The majority of messages on hear are giving good positive advice, please read them. First you have to earn the right to play the way you want (and we like to see), but to do that we have to learn how to defend. Which means playing 'ugly' by being defensive and getting some boring 0-0 draws, starting with Spurs otherwise we will loose again.
In this league attack is NOT the best form of defence. All the top managers over the years will tell you to build from the back, not the front.
You start the game with a point and one point per game is nearly all you need to stay up. Therefore set up not to loose and get some points, then when the defence is sorted you can start to be more offensive.
Neither NC, the players, you, or your coaches, have any premiership experience. Therefore the best thing you can do if you want to stay manager is to recognise that and bring in a top experienced coach/assistant manager to help you. That would show strength not weakness so speak to NC about it tomorrow as we don't have much time left for you all to learn.
Otherwise NC will have to take action so it is better coming from you.
We supporters are behind you but you are loosing more each week with your tactical, formation and substitutional errors.
Come on Nigel get help quick and learn before you loose the respect and confidence of the players and the rest of us.
Sorry you most certainly do not speak for me!

What club do you manage so well again?

Football is full of opinions and I think NC and NA have earnt the right to back their opinions to play attacking football bringing on youths at the same time. Many may view this as naive, but it works for Barcelona, so why not Southampton. We have the financial backing to support the theory, and we can afford to put it into practise!

So for me, I think many Saints fans should stop being short sighted, and have a little faith. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!!

Best form of defence is attack and to give apposing teams something else to think about, which we are not doing too much at the moment, and NA needs to short this out quick. In the games we played we have invited teams onto us and too deep at times and then been punished.

NC is very successful in what he dose and is a winner, and with the finances and crucial buys and investment in youth and positive believe I see Saints becoming a team that leads in football and not one than has to follow the rules of thumb and what the media/ pundits may think. Their way has only delivered a survival existence and I believe NC wants to challenge the big boys at the top, but not on a financial pay what ever, wages too high, and stretching the club future incomes before they earnt it. Simple he is not bank rolling us and has a game plan to deliver success on a better financial footing, a well run business plan that delivers players on a journey in football. I.e. quality signings like Ramierze along some good young potential talent who are given opportunity to flourish and deliver.

Patience and trust is the way forward!

Saint. says...
10:19pm Mon 22 Oct 12

NC Fan4Life wrote:
NO Nigel NO, you are clearly not learning yet. The majority of messages on hear are giving good positive advice, please read them. First you have to earn the right to play the way you want (and we like to see), but to do that we have to learn how to defend. Which means playing 'ugly' by being defensive and getting some boring 0-0 draws, starting with Spurs otherwise we will loose again.
In this league attack is NOT the best form of defence. All the top managers over the years will tell you to build from the back, not the front.
You start the game with a point and one point per game is nearly all you need to stay up. Therefore set up not to loose and get some points, then when the defence is sorted you can start to be more offensive.
Neither NC, the players, you, or your coaches, have any premiership experience. Therefore the best thing you can do if you want to stay manager is to recognise that and bring in a top experienced coach/assistant manager to help you. That would show strength not weakness so speak to NC about it tomorrow as we don't have much time left for you all to learn.
Otherwise NC will have to take action so it is better coming from you.
We supporters are behind you but you are loosing more each week with your tactical, formation and substitutional errors.
Come on Nigel get help quick and learn before you loose the respect and confidence of the players and the rest of us.
Sorry you most certainly do not speak for me!

What club do you manage so well again?

Football is full of opinions and I think NC and NA have earnt the right to back their opinions to play attacking football bringing on youths at the same time. Many may view this as naive, but it works for Barcelona, so why not Southampton. We have the financial backing to support the theory, and we can afford to put it into practise!

So for me, I think many Saints fans should stop being short sighted, and have a little faith. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!!

Best form of defence is attack and to give apposing teams something else to think about, which we are not doing too much at the moment, and NA needs to short this out quick. In the games we played we have invited teams onto us and too deep at times and then been punished.

NC is very successful in what he dose and is a winner, and with the finances and crucial buys and investment in youth and positive believe I see Saints becoming a team that leads in football and not one than has to follow the rules of thumb and what the media/ pundits may think. Their way has only delivered a survival existence and I believe NC wants to challenge the big boys at the top, but not on a financial pay what ever, wages too high, and stretching the club future incomes before they earnt it. Simple he is not bank rolling us and has a game plan to deliver success on a better financial footing, a well run business plan that delivers players on a journey in football. I.e. quality signings like Ramierze along some good young potential talent who are given opportunity to flourish and deliver.

Patience and trust is the way forward!

Saint. says...
10:19pm Mon 22 Oct 12

NC Fan4Life wrote:
NO Nigel NO, you are clearly not learning yet. The majority of messages on hear are giving good positive advice, please read them. First you have to earn the right to play the way you want (and we like to see), but to do that we have to learn how to defend. Which means playing 'ugly' by being defensive and getting some boring 0-0 draws, starting with Spurs otherwise we will loose again.
In this league attack is NOT the best form of defence. All the top managers over the years will tell you to build from the back, not the front.
You start the game with a point and one point per game is nearly all you need to stay up. Therefore set up not to loose and get some points, then when the defence is sorted you can start to be more offensive.
Neither NC, the players, you, or your coaches, have any premiership experience. Therefore the best thing you can do if you want to stay manager is to recognise that and bring in a top experienced coach/assistant manager to help you. That would show strength not weakness so speak to NC about it tomorrow as we don't have much time left for you all to learn.
Otherwise NC will have to take action so it is better coming from you.
We supporters are behind you but you are loosing more each week with your tactical, formation and substitutional errors.
Come on Nigel get help quick and learn before you loose the respect and confidence of the players and the rest of us.
Sorry you most certainly do not speak for me!

What club do you manage so well again?

Football is full of opinions and I think NC and NA have earnt the right to back their opinions to play attacking football bringing on youths at the same time. Many may view this as naive, but it works for Barcelona, so why not Southampton. We have the financial backing to support the theory, and we can afford to put it into practise!

So for me, I think many Saints fans should stop being short sighted, and have a little faith. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!!

Best form of defence is attack and to give apposing teams something else to think about, which we are not doing too much at the moment, and NA needs to short this out quick. In the games we played we have invited teams onto us and too deep at times and then been punished.

NC is very successful in what he dose and is a winner, and with the finances and crucial buys and investment in youth and positive believe I see Saints becoming a team that leads in football and not one than has to follow the rules of thumb and what the media/ pundits may think. Their way has only delivered a survival existence and I believe NC wants to challenge the big boys at the top, but not on a financial pay what ever, wages too high, and stretching the club future incomes before they earnt it. Simple he is not bank rolling us and has a game plan to deliver success on a better financial footing, a well run business plan that delivers players on a journey in football. I.e. quality signings like Ramierze along some good young potential talent who are given opportunity to flourish and deliver.

Patience and trust is the way forward!

Mick the Saint says...
10:19pm Mon 22 Oct 12

angus mc coatup wrote:
well, If there's one place to find the perfect driver,It's in the back seat !
Priceless

Baddesley Bill says...
10:20pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Optimist wrote:
lots of posts here again with lots of strong feelings, I am clumsy but...


IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs............. You'll be taller than the rest!
Of course unless you are schwi-man without the cubans!!!!
It always shows a lack of class when you reply to your own comment imo.

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:21pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
Puncheon was put out to the market...no one wanted to buy him. He was dead n buried...but has come back to prove himself a team player (so far)...I don't see any weakness from any party involved in the whole matter tbh. I only see the strength it takes to give a guy a second chance.
Correct he was put on the Market and as I recall there was interest but yet again schwi-man messed him about. Granted it worked out however my point is why didn't Adkins get involved and say 'we want you let's work it out.

Ferguson has had problems with players, those he wanted to keep he kept, Rooney, rio, keane. When they are no longer in his plans it's ta ta.

There's a learning curve here not just for Adkins but schwi too.
How do you know tha NA wasn't the peacemaker? Your reference to Ferguson and his players, he is also someone that can man up to players that are giving him grief, he also has forgiven those that have sinned against him, he is currently having a battle with Rio Ferdinand, who will come out as the winner in that? Probably an amicable settlement after the sort it out. A compromise that will benefit both parties, ring a bell with you? You are letting your hatred for NC cloud your judgement, I don't understand it but it's your call.

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:23pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Optimist wrote:
lots of posts here again with lots of strong feelings, I am clumsy but...


IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs............. You'll be taller than the rest!
Of course unless you are schwi-man without the cubans!!!!
It always shows a lack of class when you reply to your own comment imo.
lol Don't say that I do it all the time!

ghk230473 says...
10:23pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Optimist wrote:
lots of posts here again with lots of strong feelings, I am clumsy but...


IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs............. You'll be taller than the rest!
Of course unless you are schwi-man without the cubans!!!!
It always shows a lack of class when you reply to your own comment imo.
Oh my word swipe me.
Heard enough of your opinions to realise they don't add up to much.

Baddesley Bill says...
10:27pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
I couldn't be a politician, I don't tell lies. Do you think that Fergie when he was inexperienced and green didn't take advice while he was learning the ropes? I wish you would stop the disrespect for our Chairman, it is not clever and no one else is having anything to do with it, it just makes you out to be foolish, if you were a Chairman and a player abused you on line, could you ever be man enough to forgive the player when he apologised, somehow with your beligerent attitude I am sure it would never have got that far, you would have blown a fuse and kicked the culprit out. NC is a bigger and better person than you will ever be, so accept that and show some due respect.
I pay a cleaner, I don't interfere with how she cleans or what products she uses. It's clean no problem, if it wasn't I'd get some one else in. So simple it's stupid.
Worst analagy I've ever heard in comparison to running a football club..... Ever.

ghk230473 says...
10:28pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
Puncheon was put out to the market...no one wanted to buy him. He was dead n buried...but has come back to prove himself a team player (so far)...I don't see any weakness from any party involved in the whole matter tbh. I only see the strength it takes to give a guy a second chance.
Correct he was put on the Market and as I recall there was interest but yet again schwi-man messed him about. Granted it worked out however my point is why didn't Adkins get involved and say 'we want you let's work it out.

Ferguson has had problems with players, those he wanted to keep he kept, Rooney, rio, keane. When they are no longer in his plans it's ta ta.

There's a learning curve here not just for Adkins but schwi too.
How do you know tha NA wasn't the peacemaker? Your reference to Ferguson and his players, he is also someone that can man up to players that are giving him grief, he also has forgiven those that have sinned against him, he is currently having a battle with Rio Ferdinand, who will come out as the winner in that? Probably an amicable settlement after the sort it out. A compromise that will benefit both parties, ring a bell with you? You are letting your hatred for NC cloud your judgement, I don't understand it but it's your call.
If ferguson wants to keep rio he will and it will all be done without a sight or sound from his chairman. My point is ferguson does it his way like most managers.

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:28pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
I couldn't be a politician, I don't tell lies. Do you think that Fergie when he was inexperienced and green didn't take advice while he was learning the ropes? I wish you would stop the disrespect for our Chairman, it is not clever and no one else is having anything to do with it, it just makes you out to be foolish, if you were a Chairman and a player abused you on line, could you ever be man enough to forgive the player when he apologised, somehow with your beligerent attitude I am sure it would never have got that far, you would have blown a fuse and kicked the culprit out. NC is a bigger and better person than you will ever be, so accept that and show some due respect.
I pay a cleaner, I don't interfere with how she cleans or what products she uses. It's clean no problem, if it wasn't I'd get some one else in. So simple it's stupid.
That's irrelevant nonsense and you know it, try again with a sensible statement.

Rob The Saint NOT in NZ says...
10:30pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Optimist wrote:
lots of posts here again with lots of strong feelings, I am clumsy but...


IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs............. You'll be taller than the rest!
Of course unless you are schwi-man without the cubans!!!!
It always shows a lack of class when you reply to your own comment imo.
Oh my word swipe me.
Heard enough of your opinions to realise they don't add up to much.
Don't you mean your own opinions?

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:31pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
Puncheon was put out to the market...no one wanted to buy him. He was dead n buried...but has come back to prove himself a team player (so far)...I don't see any weakness from any party involved in the whole matter tbh. I only see the strength it takes to give a guy a second chance.
Correct he was put on the Market and as I recall there was interest but yet again schwi-man messed him about. Granted it worked out however my point is why didn't Adkins get involved and say 'we want you let's work it out.

Ferguson has had problems with players, those he wanted to keep he kept, Rooney, rio, keane. When they are no longer in his plans it's ta ta.

There's a learning curve here not just for Adkins but schwi too.
How do you know tha NA wasn't the peacemaker? Your reference to Ferguson and his players, he is also someone that can man up to players that are giving him grief, he also has forgiven those that have sinned against him, he is currently having a battle with Rio Ferdinand, who will come out as the winner in that? Probably an amicable settlement after the sort it out. A compromise that will benefit both parties, ring a bell with you? You are letting your hatred for NC cloud your judgement, I don't understand it but it's your call.
If ferguson wants to keep rio he will and it will all be done without a sight or sound from his chairman. My point is ferguson does it his way like most managers.
The difference being that the Players didn't abuse the Man U Chairman, if they had, even Fergie wouldn't have saved them.

ghk230473 says...
10:33pm Mon 22 Oct 12

If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!

Jameski says...
10:34pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Is there a Doctor in the house, that can explain in simple terms why Rambo needs time to heel, Doubting Thomas believes in Jesus style miracles!
Well it doesn't take 8 weeks for a bruise I know that much.
Got the data from Wiki I suppose. Your not another one with a GCSE in minor injuries are you?
just to clear it up, the bruise took up half of his thigh, 4 weeks for it to go down and then at least 2 weeks to get match fit after 4 weeks without kicking a ball. Just so you know when you get a "dead leg" and your leg is solid muscle, the damage is a lot worse than if you are a kid at school with soft/flabby legs getting hit by another kid. ok?

Baddesley Bill says...
10:35pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
City Saint wrote:
saintray wrote:
Why dont you all shut up and let NA get on with the job,i know you all got saints intrest at heart but whatever we think of his tactics he stands or falls by them so while were still in with a chance lets all get behind the team every match and be that twelveth man that they need,c.o y.s.
I think you're looking for the "no messages" bulletin non-board for those who like their fellow fans to keep shut up.

Why don't you toddle on back there, or debate the issue at hand with everyone else?

As for the happy clappy 12th man stuffgood luck with that. I suppose you'll cheer us on all the way to relegation.
I'm proud to say that, if necessary, I will indeed cheer us all the way to relegation. I wouldn't like relegation, but I would certainly cheer all the way. That's what supporters* do.










*look it up - you might find out what one is.
BELL END
Is there any danger that you could return to asking sensible questions and desist from the personal insults, they mean nothing.
Ah you admit my questions are sensible! Gotcha.

I would like to know your opinion on the whole puncheon affair, and explain how schwi is not interfering?

And do you think it's right Adkins doesn't change attacking style? Doesn't appear to be learning much from the past games.
The Puncheon story is quite complex but after apologies and handshakes all around it is now history. Not many players who abuse their Chairman have ever survived to tell the tale, both manned up and got it sorted, you have to respect them both for that. A good example that others could do well to emulate.
You should be a politician!
Ok would you here of alex ferguson being told if, when, or whom he could select in squad/team?
No
From puncheons selection in squad and starting line up thus far it proves he was good enough. Why was schwi-man any thing to do with it? If adkins didn't fancy him he would tell schwi to accept offers for him and that should be his only involvement.
Puncheon was put out to the market...no one wanted to buy him. He was dead n buried...but has come back to prove himself a team player (so far)...I don't see any weakness from any party involved in the whole matter tbh. I only see the strength it takes to give a guy a second chance.
Correct he was put on the Market and as I recall there was interest but yet again schwi-man messed him about. Granted it worked out however my point is why didn't Adkins get involved and say 'we want you let's work it out.

Ferguson has had problems with players, those he wanted to keep he kept, Rooney, rio, keane. When they are no longer in his plans it's ta ta.

There's a learning curve here not just for Adkins but schwi too.
How do you know tha NA wasn't the peacemaker? Your reference to Ferguson and his players, he is also someone that can man up to players that are giving him grief, he also has forgiven those that have sinned against him, he is currently having a battle with Rio Ferdinand, who will come out as the winner in that? Probably an amicable settlement after the sort it out. A compromise that will benefit both parties, ring a bell with you? You are letting your hatred for NC cloud your judgement, I don't understand it but it's your call.
If ferguson wants to keep rio he will and it will all be done without a sight or sound from his chairman. My point is ferguson does it his way like most managers.
Yes...agreed (at last)..because his club and fans gave him the opportunity during his early days when times were tough. Loyalty works sometimes ghk.

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:36pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
You are a perfect Engineer I guess, the sort that if you are getting something wrong and and underling had the temerity to point out what was going wrong you would tell him to do one, and continue to get it wrong, I've met your sort all the time throughout my career, and had to clear the mess up afterwards.

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:38pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Jameski wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Is there a Doctor in the house, that can explain in simple terms why Rambo needs time to heel, Doubting Thomas believes in Jesus style miracles!
Well it doesn't take 8 weeks for a bruise I know that much.
Got the data from Wiki I suppose. Your not another one with a GCSE in minor injuries are you?
just to clear it up, the bruise took up half of his thigh, 4 weeks for it to go down and then at least 2 weeks to get match fit after 4 weeks without kicking a ball. Just so you know when you get a "dead leg" and your leg is solid muscle, the damage is a lot worse than if you are a kid at school with soft/flabby legs getting hit by another kid. ok?
Thanks for that, it makes good sense.

Baddesley Bill says...
10:45pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
By that asumption, I assume you think NC is choosing the team...I take issue with that...I simply don't beleive it.
Presumably you (as an Engineer) ultimately have an MD to report to. I also assume he decides the direction the company that employs you takes?

ghk230473 says...
10:46pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
You are a perfect Engineer I guess, the sort that if you are getting something wrong and and underling had the temerity to point out what was going wrong you would tell him to do one, and continue to get it wrong, I've met your sort all the time throughout my career, and had to clear the mess up afterwards.
No such thing as perfect but qualified, qualified for a reason that is why an unqualified person cannot carry out tasks that I do. If they cannot carry out task why would I listen to them.
Is the penny dropping or am I dealing with a retard?

angus mc coatup says...
10:48pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
regards to the last part of your post ,thats exactly what our doing to adkins is it not.

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:49pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Just showed Lala's goal on Sky as one of the 6 of the best, something to take from the game.

thomasupton says...
10:51pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Jameski wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
thomasupton wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Is there a Doctor in the house, that can explain in simple terms why Rambo needs time to heel, Doubting Thomas believes in Jesus style miracles!
Well it doesn't take 8 weeks for a bruise I know that much.
Got the data from Wiki I suppose. Your not another one with a GCSE in minor injuries are you?
just to clear it up, the bruise took up half of his thigh, 4 weeks for it to go down and then at least 2 weeks to get match fit after 4 weeks without kicking a ball. Just so you know when you get a "dead leg" and your leg is solid muscle, the damage is a lot worse than if you are a kid at school with soft/flabby legs getting hit by another kid. ok?
Thanks for that, it makes good sense.
Thanks jameski

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:53pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
You are a perfect Engineer I guess, the sort that if you are getting something wrong and and underling had the temerity to point out what was going wrong you would tell him to do one, and continue to get it wrong, I've met your sort all the time throughout my career, and had to clear the mess up afterwards.
No such thing as perfect but qualified, qualified for a reason that is why an unqualified person cannot carry out tasks that I do. If they cannot carry out task why would I listen to them.
Is the penny dropping or am I dealing with a retard?
You wouldn't listen to them as you come across as an arrogant bully, even an unqualified person (like me) can tell when you are making a complete pratt of yourself, and you are doing that on here.

ghk230473 says...
10:55pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
By that asumption, I assume you think NC is choosing the team...I take issue with that...I simply don't beleive it.
Presumably you (as an Engineer) ultimately have an MD to report to. I also assume he decides the direction the company that employs you takes?
The md negotiates work, makes purchases, invoices etc. Does not carry out my job which he is not qualified thus not insured to do.
And yes I think schwi has an unhealthy involvement with team and selections. He doesn't need to even know who the players are, obviously it helps but Adkins is the manager, meaning he manages the players. Where does the buck stop?........ With the manager

ghk230473 says...
10:58pm Mon 22 Oct 12

angus mc coatup wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
regards to the last part of your post ,thats exactly what our doing to adkins is it not.
?

Baddesley Bill says...
11:00pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
By that asumption, I assume you think NC is choosing the team...I take issue with that...I simply don't beleive it.
Presumably you (as an Engineer) ultimately have an MD to report to. I also assume he decides the direction the company that employs you takes?
The md negotiates work, makes purchases, invoices etc. Does not carry out my job which he is not qualified thus not insured to do.
And yes I think schwi has an unhealthy involvement with team and selections. He doesn't need to even know who the players are, obviously it helps but Adkins is the manager, meaning he manages the players. Where does the buck stop?........ With the manager
Your MD has no involvement with the people your organisation employs?...he does the invoicing?...oh come on ghk!

OSPREYSAINT says...
11:02pm Mon 22 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
By that asumption, I assume you think NC is choosing the team...I take issue with that...I simply don't beleive it.
Presumably you (as an Engineer) ultimately have an MD to report to. I also assume he decides the direction the company that employs you takes?
The md negotiates work, makes purchases, invoices etc. Does not carry out my job which he is not qualified thus not insured to do.
And yes I think schwi has an unhealthy involvement with team and selections. He doesn't need to even know who the players are, obviously it helps but Adkins is the manager, meaning he manages the players. Where does the buck stop?........ With the manager
There you go again, "I think", but you don't know, you cannot possibly know, you are just making it up and that is where your argument falls down every time. NC needs to know what a player is worth, he needs to know how he will fit into side, he needs to sign the cheque, he needs to know that NA is satisfied, he doesn't need to know the ins and outs of 4 4 2 or 4 3 3, that's not his part of the set up. The buck stops with NA he specifically said that in his post match interview. It is not me that is the retard in this argument.

Baddesley Bill says...
11:02pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
You are a perfect Engineer I guess, the sort that if you are getting something wrong and and underling had the temerity to point out what was going wrong you would tell him to do one, and continue to get it wrong, I've met your sort all the time throughout my career, and had to clear the mess up afterwards.
No such thing as perfect but qualified, qualified for a reason that is why an unqualified person cannot carry out tasks that I do. If they cannot carry out task why would I listen to them.
Is the penny dropping or am I dealing with a retard?
You wouldn't listen to them as you come across as an arrogant bully, even an unqualified person (like me) can tell when you are making a complete pratt of yourself, and you are doing that on here.
Quite right...he is losing it.

Rob The Saint NOT in NZ says...
11:04pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
You are a perfect Engineer I guess, the sort that if you are getting something wrong and and underling had the temerity to point out what was going wrong you would tell him to do one, and continue to get it wrong, I've met your sort all the time throughout my career, and had to clear the mess up afterwards.
No such thing as perfect but qualified, qualified for a reason that is why an unqualified person cannot carry out tasks that I do. If they cannot carry out task why would I listen to them.
Is the penny dropping or am I dealing with a retard?
You wouldn't listen to them as you come across as an arrogant bully, even an unqualified person (like me) can tell when you are making a complete pratt of yourself, and you are doing that on here.
Ghk out, not Adkins or Cortese.

The guy is making a complete c0ck of himself with each successive post.

Give it a rest, you are boring.

TEBOURBA says...
11:06pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Most contributors agree that NA is a good bloke and a good manager and NC shouldn't sack him.
NA has had 2 years of success with Saints, very well earned and deserved but the pressure he was under then, riding the crest of a wave, is totally different from the pressure he is under now, in danger of sinking.
To my mind he is clearly not dealing with this new type of pressure, evidenced by his comments that he is keeping the same style of play, with the same players, just hoping to tighten the defence, blaming injuries etc. shows that he is in denial and needs help.
For God's sake, if NA doesn't change all, or some, of his tactics, formation, team choices, training regime, player fitness levels, etc. then how on earth can he expect the results to change?
People react differently to different types of pressure, anyone who saw NA's post match interview last Saturday, could see he was close to cracking.
I plead with NC to immediately bring in an experienced coach, for as long as it takes, to help NA turn things around so Saints and NA survive and prosper in the PL.
This idea that it will be O.K. to go down and bounce back, suggested by some contributors is crazy, the Championship is the most difficult league to get out of and Saints coud spend years in the wilderness, whatever their 5 year plan says.
What is there to lose by getting in some short term help for NA, even if it didn't work out, could things possibly be worse than they are now -- shipping an average of 3 goals a game -- a PL record?????

MGRA says...
11:06pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
By that asumption, I assume you think NC is choosing the team...I take issue with that...I simply don't beleive it.
Presumably you (as an Engineer) ultimately have an MD to report to. I also assume he decides the direction the company that employs you takes?
I don't think people think NC chooses the team, I think there are suspicions regarding a couple of players. Certainly poor old Guly comes under the spotlight there. It will all unfold anyway and the truth will become obvious.....

OSPREYSAINT says...
11:13pm Mon 22 Oct 12

TEBOURBA wrote:
Most contributors agree that NA is a good bloke and a good manager and NC shouldn't sack him.
NA has had 2 years of success with Saints, very well earned and deserved but the pressure he was under then, riding the crest of a wave, is totally different from the pressure he is under now, in danger of sinking.
To my mind he is clearly not dealing with this new type of pressure, evidenced by his comments that he is keeping the same style of play, with the same players, just hoping to tighten the defence, blaming injuries etc. shows that he is in denial and needs help.
For God's sake, if NA doesn't change all, or some, of his tactics, formation, team choices, training regime, player fitness levels, etc. then how on earth can he expect the results to change?
People react differently to different types of pressure, anyone who saw NA's post match interview last Saturday, could see he was close to cracking.
I plead with NC to immediately bring in an experienced coach, for as long as it takes, to help NA turn things around so Saints and NA survive and prosper in the PL.
This idea that it will be O.K. to go down and bounce back, suggested by some contributors is crazy, the Championship is the most difficult league to get out of and Saints coud spend years in the wilderness, whatever their 5 year plan says.
What is there to lose by getting in some short term help for NA, even if it didn't work out, could things possibly be worse than they are now -- shipping an average of 3 goals a game -- a PL record?????
I made that point earlier, but no one responded, a little bit of help would take some of the load off NA's shoulders, it was obvious that he is trying to take on too much on his own, he is a proud and motivated man, but sometimes the bullet has to be bitten and he must accept some assistance. I want to see him chirpy again, banging out the one liners with a smile on his face, because that would mean that we are back on track.

OSPREYSAINT says...
11:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Rob The Saint NOT in NZ wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
You are a perfect Engineer I guess, the sort that if you are getting something wrong and and underling had the temerity to point out what was going wrong you would tell him to do one, and continue to get it wrong, I've met your sort all the time throughout my career, and had to clear the mess up afterwards.
No such thing as perfect but qualified, qualified for a reason that is why an unqualified person cannot carry out tasks that I do. If they cannot carry out task why would I listen to them.
Is the penny dropping or am I dealing with a retard?
You wouldn't listen to them as you come across as an arrogant bully, even an unqualified person (like me) can tell when you are making a complete pratt of yourself, and you are doing that on here.
Ghk out, not Adkins or Cortese.

The guy is making a complete c0ck of himself with each successive post.

Give it a rest, you are boring.
Sorry Rob if I didn't respond he would probably give up, time for bed, tomorrow, may be, seconds out.

Baddesley Bill says...
11:16pm Mon 22 Oct 12

MGRA wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
By that asumption, I assume you think NC is choosing the team...I take issue with that...I simply don't beleive it.
Presumably you (as an Engineer) ultimately have an MD to report to. I also assume he decides the direction the company that employs you takes?
I don't think people think NC chooses the team, I think there are suspicions regarding a couple of players. Certainly poor old Guly comes under the spotlight there. It will all unfold anyway and the truth will become obvious.....
Agreed (to an extent)...I have argued long and hard with the Guly debate. He has yet to prove me right this season.
The story as I see it...is that I still have my Club to support in the PL...that'll do for me.

Rob The Saint NOT in NZ says...
11:22pm Mon 22 Oct 12

TEBOURBA wrote:
Most contributors agree that NA is a good bloke and a good manager and NC shouldn't sack him.
NA has had 2 years of success with Saints, very well earned and deserved but the pressure he was under then, riding the crest of a wave, is totally different from the pressure he is under now, in danger of sinking.
To my mind he is clearly not dealing with this new type of pressure, evidenced by his comments that he is keeping the same style of play, with the same players, just hoping to tighten the defence, blaming injuries etc. shows that he is in denial and needs help.
For God's sake, if NA doesn't change all, or some, of his tactics, formation, team choices, training regime, player fitness levels, etc. then how on earth can he expect the results to change?
People react differently to different types of pressure, anyone who saw NA's post match interview last Saturday, could see he was close to cracking.
I plead with NC to immediately bring in an experienced coach, for as long as it takes, to help NA turn things around so Saints and NA survive and prosper in the PL.
This idea that it will be O.K. to go down and bounce back, suggested by some contributors is crazy, the Championship is the most difficult league to get out of and Saints coud spend years in the wilderness, whatever their 5 year plan says.
What is there to lose by getting in some short term help for NA, even if it didn't work out, could things possibly be worse than they are now -- shipping an average of 3 goals a game -- a PL record?????
"Could things possibly be worse?" you ask.

Things could get better too, so we should back NA & stop the rumour mongering.

The thing is, we just don't know what is going to happen as none of us has the benefit of foresight.

A hugely positive crowd on Sunday would be a good start, as that is the best way for supporters to support.

Rob The Saint NOT in NZ says...
11:25pm Mon 22 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Rob The Saint NOT in NZ wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
ghk230473 wrote:
If you employ some one, let them get on with what they are employed to do. How can you pair not get that? Why get a dog and bark yourself? I am an engineer, if some one came up to me whilst I was working who was not qualified and gave out orders/advice on the task in hand, I'd tell them to do 1, not listen to them!
You are a perfect Engineer I guess, the sort that if you are getting something wrong and and underling had the temerity to point out what was going wrong you would tell him to do one, and continue to get it wrong, I've met your sort all the time throughout my career, and had to clear the mess up afterwards.
No such thing as perfect but qualified, qualified for a reason that is why an unqualified person cannot carry out tasks that I do. If they cannot carry out task why would I listen to them.
Is the penny dropping or am I dealing with a retard?
You wouldn't listen to them as you come across as an arrogant bully, even an unqualified person (like me) can tell when you are making a complete pratt of yourself, and you are doing that on here.
Ghk out, not Adkins or Cortese.

The guy is making a complete c0ck of himself with each successive post.

Give it a rest, you are boring.
Sorry Rob if I didn't respond he would probably give up, time for bed, tomorrow, may be, seconds out.
I didn't mean you!

OSPREYSAINT says...
11:43pm Mon 22 Oct 12

pompey in spain wrote:
it pains me to say it but youll stay up because theres 3 teams worse than you BUT the fans will need to be up for it!,are they??
Sorry, in all the GHK furore I missed this post, a welcome positive slant better than some of our own, to be honest, after reading some of the negativity being posted I am beginning to doubt that some of them have the stomach for the fight, I am hoping the majority can rise to the occasion and triumph in good time, it ain't going to be easy.