Southampton Banter Archive August 11 2012

11 Aug 2012 21:30:23
If anyone watched the udinese game, i hate to say it but, i told you so. The defence isnt good enough and we seemed hopeless on and off the ball, furthermore lallana is wasted in the middle of the park. All this dded up to loosing 4-0 to a team who would struggle to finish top 7 in the PL. So 1 week to go and we will get hammered all season long unless we sort it out NOW. This means 2 x CB, 1 x RW, 1 x LB, 1x GK. The LB and GK are not priorities. (not trying to be negative-there just are no positives)
Jas93

Did you actually go to the game?

We weren't terrible. We had a poor game by our own standards and Udinese showed some clinical finishing.

Not the end of the world. Everyone has off days, we weren't useless, just wasn't our night and Udinese were particularly clinical.

Maybe a couple more signings will come, if not I will still have faith that our team will survive the prem and we will slowly strengthen and build - not just panic buy because a couple of fans are expecting miracles.

JJ

Adkins is looking for two in each position and I don't think we need a rw puncheon hasnt put a foot wrong I think hell be fine and I'd say a new lb is essential fox looked aweful. With Lallana in the middle nothing's going down the left so I think a new lw is needed

Think Shaw is better than Fox. We should pick him. He can be a top player we just need to have to put faith in the kid. He could be bigger than Chamberlain.

I went to the game and agree we was terriable. wasted possesion far to often lallana is playing in the wrong position. all well and good buying young prospects but you need to balance that with exp to pass on there knowledge. worst bit for me was not the resualt but more the fact the way we played reminded me of when the dutch tits was at the helm thats how bad it was. this is only my opinion

Play this lot against city next week and it will be double figures for em, season long struggle i feel

11 Aug 2012 18:44:40
I know this is the rumers page but Where does everyone think our saints will finish this season?

After this evening bottom 3!
Jas93

Above the bottom 3,it seems jas93 is a glass half empty guy, trying being half full,more positive, tonight's result will be a blessing.pauld.

Hopefully Adkins will learn from this night and make changes that are fixing our problems. I.e. replace Fonte and I really believe Shaw needs to be put into the squad. He has so much talent he just needs to be shown through. He's better than Fox anyway. I think 15th or higher. Depends on how our luck goes though.

Im not a glass half empty guy, i just happen to think that if we dont strengthen we will struggle, but as you have said it could be a blessing as the result from the game could push cortese into splashing the cash.
jas93

And we will sign players, we may not be competing with champions league teams but I think well stuff Wigan when they come down here, as long as we win our home games against bottom half teams well be fine

11 Aug 2012 10:29:51
Theo Walcott was spotted on the roof terrace of Buddha lounge nightclub friday in Bedford place, Southampton. Don't Arsenal have a friendly in Germany with fc koln today which surely he would be a part of? What would he be doing down here?

The source was a member of staff working there by the way

No thats tomorrow that they play with a 4pm kick off.. plus walcotts family still live in southampton

Still they'd be training and its in Germany isn't it?

11 Aug 2012 00:04:31
Fantastic. Article in daily mail. Blackpool and holloway going ape over an alleged illegal approach for Matt Philips from saints. Yeah baby, that's how the big boys roll.

Jannersaint.

I wouldn't trust the daily mail. They tend to skip over various facts.

Now the Blackpool Gazette is saying the same thing.

10 Aug 2012 22:48:08
We effectively have seven days left to sign a CB and a RW before we get annihilated by man city :( things seem to be turning sour for the saints.
Jas93

Sour? Are you mad? Three years ago in league one with a points deduction...Rupert Lowe ( A whole different story)... Saints might not win the league Jas93, but we won't go down. Look forward to it, NO FEAR!
Lee

Im looking forward to it, im just not impressed by the lack of transfer activity by the board and staff at st mary's. If you look at teams on paper compared to ours its easy to see where our weaknesses are and how much we are lacking compared to other teams. that said team on paper means nothing...

Yep got to agree compared to our relegation rivals Wigan, Reading, Norwich and West brom our squad is looking a bit thin.