Southampton Banter Archive August 06 2013

06 Aug 2013 19:51:18
Is it just me, but I am getting very concerned over our ability to beat WBA in the first match of the season.
This is a team that ran rings round us last season Home and Away and also a team we failed to score against-it is also a team if memory serves me right that scored 5 goals against Man U in their last home league game'
So what have we done to ensure we score against them and win?-nothing as far as I can see, our defence is a lot stronger but where are the goals coming from?
JRod didn't exactly score goals of the season and Ricky is a year older so it looks grim for the start of the season. I wouldn't target Sunderland either, we know what happened against Wigan in game2 last year
We dominated or at least played in the opponents half in the last few games of last season but created very little, We need to create and finish and the present players up front I feel fall short on this criteria.
It seems to me if we are to sign anyone and I believe we will it will be right at the end of the window when options for all parties run out.
Maybe a chance for Billy Sharp to show us what he can do before then?
Rod

For goodness sake, Rod, try and be a little more positive!

Saints have tightened up defensively, and Wanyama will be pretty solid in central midfield. Lukaku will not be available either to WBA, so I expect this to be a very different game.

Ricky will come back much fresher and (hopefully) without a back problem and JRod might be a real star next season.

Yes, we need another forward but even without I would expect at least a draw from WBA, and a win against Sunderland. It might get more difficult later on in the season if an extra forward is not available.

Saint Martin

One of the most negative essay I've read in a long time I think we're going to have a really good season squad looks good enough as it is no lukaku this time either he ran us raggid in the 2nd game I think well win 2-0 lambert double COYR

Billy sharp is not prem standard jay rod is so much better give mayuka a good run of games like jay rod had last season and well see y we shelled out for him mayuka I think will be immense this season for us I really don't see the panic we have the best squad of players we have had in years and run properly exciting times I say not worrying

And Lukaku scored 3 of them, who is no longer there and we scored 2 at home against them so should be a tight one really

West Brom are our official new bogey team anyway, so who cares! It's a shot from nothing, any points against them would be an improvement on last year.

I get the feeling J Rod is going to be a revelation this year. Last year he was quality, just lacked the composure in front of goal, something I'm sure the backroom staff have been working on over the break. Hopefully Gaston comes back fitter and now with a season under his belt should be more adapted to the EPL.

I am not being negative, i'm being realistic, so who scored the two goals against WBA as I don't remember them?, as for Rrod being a revelation next season I really hope so, but if this is the case why are trying to buy expensive new strikers, to sit on the bench in case JRod isn't a revelation Isuppose, I did say in my post that we are a lot stronger in defence and I know Lukaka isn't there but Anelka is, I think we will have a great season but not until we improve up front and until we do I'm a bit concerned about our opening matches because I don't think as I've said before we will sign anyone till the last day or so of the window. I can only post what I feel and I hope JRod is a revelation in the opening games!
ROD

06 Aug 2013 16:45:49
The amount of rumours on this site now is getting ridiculous. We have been linked with nearly every football player in the world so far in this transfer window. Over the past 2 weeks, we have been linked with numerous strikers including:
Damiao,
Hernandez,
Quagliarella,
Zapata,
Igboaninike,
Sou,
Osvaldo,
remy (which is now no longer true),
vydra,

And there have been many more. These are just of the top of my head!

Also, we might be in talks from someone from Sporting Lisbon and we are potentially in talks with Banega.

Where does it stop? Which players do you believe that we are linked with? Do you believe in any of these rumours?

I personally have gotten to the point where I no longer believe any rumours that are posted on this website now!

Mp stated banega and leandro so I beilve that all the rest made up as far as I'm concerned

I've got to the stage where I can't be bothered to read the rumours. Most of them are so silly it's untrue.

We have 28 days left to sign someone. Either we will, or we won't. Whatever happens it won't be the end of the world, and we'll have an ok season.

06 Aug 2013 12:08:24
Anyone else starting to get the feeling something might have happened with Damiao or Banega? I know this keeps being said and that negotiations take a long time with better players etc but the season really isn't all that far away and we need a striker! And yes, I stick to these two because they're the only other two that were CONFIRMED INTERESTS.

I thought that they both fell throw

06 Aug 2013 09:04:35
why has it been so boring lately?

Cos Xfactors not been on for 7 mths.

Xfactor is an awful show. Just awful. It's been boring because most the rumours on here are clearly nonsense and almost nothing has happened compared to last summer when we made 8 signings.