WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT SAINTS.....

SaintMike wrote:http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/08/01/wengers-comment-southampton-could-have-won-champions-league/?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2713744/Southampton-pre-season-Premier-League-table-despite-selling-star-players.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Well don't think our friendlies have been to demanding!

http://outsideoftheboot.com/2014/09/05/analysis-how-do-mane-alderweireld-fit-in-at-southampton/?


In the talk of tactics, interestingly no mention is made of either Long or Florin, they will both find it difficult to get time on the pitch?

I think eventually Florin will be pushing for a starting position and could well be Fonte who misses out but always a case of who plays well, Think will be Fonte and Alderweireld and if they form a decent partnership, like Lovren and Fonte then will be hard for anyone to break in but will be injuries and suspensions, only point is neither are naturally left footed.

Poor article by Samuels who says we were lucky, I admit getting Koeman had an element of good fortune, was available and looking, and we have paid over the odds for the likes of Forster, Long and Pelle but only by a couple of million each, considerably less than the money we made from selling at over the odds! Article also implies Pochitino brought through the players when simply not true, Shaw and Chambers had been with the club for years, Adkins gave debuts to Shaw and bought Cline and made Lallana captain.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2764344/MARTIN-SAMUEL-Southampton-shouldn-t-fooled-high-life-selling-big-danger.html

A much better balanced article below from not one of the well known so called journalists, just convinces me what a prat Samuels is and that the DM does seem to have an agenda.

http://thepremierleagueowl.com/southampton-should-be-embraced-rather-than-belittled/

looks like maybe the fans are getting to Samuels, what he cant see though is his own arrogance, he dismisses all the comments. personally I just think he is a poor journalist who believes his own hype.

A good read.....

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/oct/04/southampton-ronald-koeman

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/11142479/Southampton-FC-targets-sustainable-growth.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/11145043/Southamptons-Nathaniel-Clyne-buzzing-over-England-call-up.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/11146640/Morgan-Schneiderlin-Southamptons-broken-promises-forced-me-to-send-controversial-tweet.html

Hopefully later in the year when clubs release their accounts we should see a club near the top of the premier league and on a stable financial footing.

Perhaps the headline should say, soon to be ex Southampton defender.

Hoovield is playing in the Championship , which is where he is suited

Interesting to see that Saints are currently at shorter odds than Everton (and not far behind Spurs) for a top 4 finish.....


CHELSEA 1/500
MAN CITY 1/33
ARSENAL 8/15
MAN UNITED 8/13
LIVERPOOL 5/4
TOTTENHAM 9/2
SAINTS 6/1
EVERTON 7/1
SWANSEA 40/1
WEST HAM 40/1
STOKE CITY 50/1

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