Southampton Banter Archive July 14 2015

14 Jul 2015 19:17:47
Ok, i'm going to step away from the transfer merry go round and change the subject to predictions. Mine are.


* 9th in the league
* europa league- league stage (would like to think further but were new to this)
*player of the year - Gaston Ramirez ( hoping for big things from him this year's looks like he's bulked up too)
*young player - Lloyd isgrove ( does he still count as young? Maybe last chance at st Mary's. ? )
*flop ( I put this in for the negative guys who like a moan) - tadic ( still not sure on him )

A bit out there I know but thought I'd take the chance to get something goingso what do you think?. also . thank you Morgan . watching the best bits video reminded me just how awesome you are. good luck( although not against us) ;-)

14 Jul 2015 20:07:08
*8th in the league
*europa league group stage
*player of the year - Rodriguez
*young player - Reed

14 Jul 2015 20:38:39
12th in League
Europa play off round
Wanyama
Reed
Cuco Martina

14 Jul 2015 20:45:11
*8th place finish
*Euro Qualification from the group but no further
*Domestic cup final (destroying Skates on the way)
*Player of the year - Mane
*Young player-Probably Reed also

Or we win the treble!

14 Jul 2015 20:50:06
Forgot the flop - I'd probably go with Tadic as well, think he may struggle to get a game now J-Rod is back and Mane looking so good back end of the season, probably guna have to fight it out with Long for starting 11.

14 Jul 2015 21:45:59
* 7th in the league again
* first knock out round of europa
*player of the year - Split between J-Rod and Clasie if we get him, Soares I can see doing well too
*young player - As with everyone else, I think Reed. Seager might be the wildcard though
*flop if anyone it'll be Martina cause I can't see him playing much

14 Jul 2015 21:51:29
Good banter:
League position - 10th
Europa - Group
Top scorer - Jay Rod
Young player - Juanmi
FA Cup - 6th round
Capital Cup - 5th round
Best Buy - Cedric
Worst - Martina

15 Jul 2015 00:35:14
League 10th
Europa I think outbid the group
Top scorer pelle if we play like last year. Switch up j rod r long
Player of the year mane but think he is destined to move on (sorry) absolute quality in my eyes
young player juanmi and outside shot at top scorer again depends on what Roko plays.
best but left of centre steklenberg

15 Jul 2015 00:40:20
League Position - 4th (missed out on 3rd on the final day)
Europa - semis (lost on penalties due to a Tadic 'girly-shot')
Top Scorer - Pelle/Jay Rod tie (Jay Rod on EPL goals)
Young player - Reed
FA Cup (Final win) - 5-0 against Spurs (last own goal by that Belgian defender I can't spell)
Capital One Cup - opening round - (played a really young side against Champ team)
Best Buy - Clasie (Massively successful)
Worst - Martina (aka Ali Dia's second cousin)

The eternal optimist!

15 Jul 2015 07:00:17
Top scorer. J Rod
League position. 12th ( maybe better if we don't take the Europa too seriously )
Top young player. Ward-Prowse ( about time he shows his true potential )
F A Cup. 5th Round
League Cup 4th Round
Europa Cup. Quarter Finals
Best Buy. Cedric Soares.
Worst Buy. We will have to see who else we get in but it will be one of them
Wild card to do well this season. Gaston Ramirez ( you know there is a very good footballer in there somewhere )

15 Jul 2015 10:40:56
League position - 5th
Europa Dopa - Knocked out early
FA cup - quarter finals
League cup - Winners
Best buy - Clasie
Player of year - Mane
Young player of year - Gallagher
Worst buy - its the loan of steklenberg
Top scorer - Mane

17 Jul 2015 12:35:52
Laughable some of you think 5-8. You are all blind due to your bias. All the clubs above us have strengthened very well. We struggled with our squad last season with Europa. Defensively we lagged off towards the end, I won't even start with our attacking ability. Our preseason games show a lot. Got hammered by average European teams. Not one goal. If we don't play Jay up top I am begging for a huge striker to come on. Austin for 15 is good business. Liverpool just bid over 30 for benteke, both had shit teams but managed a good amount of goals. Pelle not good enough. The lad needs to learn to don't need to hammer it every single time even close range. Accuracy is poor. Almost hit the post as many times as the net. Gaston I'm hoping will get another chance. He is an attacking midfield player we no longer have. Creative. Also need a CB, RW. I'll be happy with those 3.

14 Jul 2015 09:21:06
I wonder why everybody is being so nice about Morgan leaving and wishing him the best of luck for his future career and thanking him for his great service to the club over the years . One year ago Adam Lallana left us and we just about called him every hate name in the world, I find it all a bit puzzling . People will probably say it was his rather cocky attitude that turned us against him and he will be booed again this season by the crowd when he comes down here . Morgan made it very clear he didn't want to play for us anymore last season but was forced to stay against his wishes . Adam Lallana was here long before Morgan but nobody thanked him for his services over the years so I just find it a bit odd that Morgan is such a good chap and Adam isn't . Oh well that' life I suppose but must admit I don't see much of a difference in them moving on personally .

14 Jul 2015 09:54:42
sort of agree really but I think it's down when and how they moved. Lallana jumped ship at the first opportunity with the rest of them, showed no professionalism by forcing through a move and pretty much disrespected every fan in the process. The full page spread didn't help much either.

Whereas we've known Schneiderlin was moving for a year, which softened the blow a bit and even though he wanted out put everything into last season. Yes, he had his little strop when he was told he couldn't go last year but since then he's acted completely professionally. Probably doesn't deserve the love in he's gotten but he's acted with a lot more class than Lallana did

14 Jul 2015 10:40:24
I don't understand why anyone has an issue with a person moving to a company to perform the same job he was doing beforehand for double the money.
People go on about loyalty but we will welcome Clasie with open arms if he comes without a second thought to his loyalty to Feyenoord.
It's football business. get over it

14 Jul 2015 10:44:21
Look at how Morgan thanked the fans for the journey he has had, compared to Lallana, complete different class. Very apparent Lallana ended things bitterly with the club, whereas despite Morgan's social media slip-up last year he remained professional on the pitch and was always honest about seeing his future elsewhere.

Don't get me wrong, Lallana was a great servant to the club as well, and I still think he's a great footballer, but he chose to end things on a sour note.

14 Jul 2015 10:57:20
Their professionalism can be measured by the amount of coverage they received on the OS website, which I take as a gauge of how they manufactured their respective moves behind the scenes.

14 Jul 2015 12:16:00
So it was just the way AL left then? Tell you what though I think they may both regret leaving us in a years time when both of them have been bench warming for most of the season . Morgan is a superb player but won't necessarily just walk in to the United side and be an ever present. Still the money side of it probably softens the blow so let's be realistic the game at the top level is all about money these days and loyalty has a price and that is a very sad thing.

14 Jul 2015 13:03:20
Disagree entirely Chris, I think Morgan will become a top top player at United, him and Schweinsteiger will form a formidable partnership.

14 Jul 2015 13:48:27
Given the chance Morgan will become an absolute lynchpin of that utd midfield for years. He's exactly what they've been missing since keane left, Scholes too. He's a fantastic player and if he's not one of the first names on van gaals team sheet then he'll be making a massive mistake. I think with regards to the difference between lallana and schneiderlin leaving,is how lallana behaved. All the badge kissing, all the talk of loyalty and being here for years to come at awards dinners, he was our captain and he hadn't signed a new contract that long beforehand! But as soon as the opportunity came that was it. Refusal to play, see ya later. And a condescending article in the paper once he realised that the fans weren't happy. Yes, Morgan spat his dummy out last year, but he probably thought that we would seriously struggle and if he didn't try and leave his career would go backwards. Once he understood it wasn't happening and we were still trying to improve and progress he gave his all and had another great season. He's gone out on a high and I imagine the majority of fans don't begrudge him that. Same situation with rickie. But lallana handled it badly, showed utter contempt and a lack of respect to the club, the fans and, as captain his fellow players. Hence the bitter taste

14 Jul 2015 15:28:13
Because Lalana showed no respect at all to the club Morgan stayed when everyone else jumped ship so thank you Morgan for being such a great player and I hope you get those France caps you so desperately want

14 Jul 2015 18:18:06
After everything Brenda said about the match day programme and the disrespect shown to Lallana, LFC's website had 3 lines on Sterling leaving, and I thought the OS could be harsh!