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Reply | Southampton At Fulham The FA Cup Verdict
at 13:23 9 Mar 2026
Nick, when you keep saying that we only had chances from breakaways you seem to downplay their value. I'm sure Russell Martin would agree with you, but actually breakaway chances tend to be the best chances because that's when you have space.
If you're attacking a well organised deep defence, you need to have real quality or be brilliant in the air to score because you have no space. Fulham didn't have that quality and neither do most teams, apart from the very best. That's why the team with "a few breakaway chances" is often the team that has the best chances and often the team that wins. If we need to be "battered" to create those chances then I'd be happy to be "battered" in that way in every game. But I don't think it's the right word to describe the team that created the best chances. |
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Reply | Southampton At Fulham The FA Cup Verdict
at 11:32 9 Mar 2026
I agree. Fulham dominated the ball but we of all clubs should know that possession doesn't win football matches. We had the better chances.
Some of us said from the beginning of our PL season that this is the way we should have played instead of Rusty's dumb attempt to dominate possession. Hopefully the lesson has been learned if we ever get promoted again. |
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Reply | So what do we think about Peretz?
at 10:42 9 Mar 2026
The switch to a back 4 happened because the return of Bree and the arrival of Larin means we can finally put a bit of physicality on the pitch and defend set pieces. Without them we'd still be playing 3 centre backs.
Peretz has definitely helped us be more solid at the back too, and I expect he'll improve from here. He's only 25 which is young for a keeper and he's very inexperienced. In the 3 years before he joined us he only played 5 games in that time and there's no way he would have been used to the rough and tumble of English football. For my money, he's adjusted quickly.
As he gets more experience and confidence I think he'll dominate his area more and make smarter, calmer decisions. The one weakness he won't lose is his limited skill with his feet, but I can live with that. |
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Reply | Southampton Lining Up Move For Modern Target Man Striker In The Summer
at 14:08 19 Feb 2026
A "modern target man" no doubt means that he has an all round game, rather than being an old skool no. 9. They're trying to find a poor man's Haaland, who can do it all, rather than say a Kieffer Moore who can do the target man bit but isn't that mobile.
Kasper Hogh fits that profile - he's big and strong, good in the air etc. but also has good skills, some pace and can press all match, which is important in the modern game and not something old style target men had to do. Of course that means we won't be able to sign him. We have zero chance if we're not promoted and even if we are, he will have much better options. |
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Reply | What team do you dislike the most
at 15:32 17 Feb 2026
If Apollo paid circa £25m for 10%, then that means they ALREADY value the club at £250m. It would be worth significantly more in the PL.
The Hollywood pair bought a clapped out non league club, with plans to take it to the PL. SR have exactly the same plan for Saints, but in reverse. |
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Reply | Fulham away
at 19:08 16 Feb 2026
A ground we've tended to do pretty well at if my memory can be trusted. |
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Reply | James Bree - Our man on the inside
at 19:04 16 Feb 2026
Blimey, sounds like you have some exciting dreams. But yeah, this is the key thing. Last year a returning loanee couldn't play for their parent club if they've already played in earlier rounds, but this year they can. |
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Reply | Cyle Larin
at 14:31 16 Feb 2026
Think of it this way - he's never missed one as a Saints player and that's what matters. Long may that continue. |
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Reply | Song For Jamie Jones
at 15:06 12 Feb 2026
It wasn't the cheeseburger that caused his death. It was trying to get it out the other end. |
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Reply | Jamie Jones signed as 3rd choice goalkeeper.
at 14:54 12 Feb 2026
I guess we'll see George Long on Saturday. We should do anyway, in case we need him in the league later. But no Jones I suspect. Peretz on the bench.
Long had a great start to his career but tailed off. I wonder why. Maybe we'll find out! |
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Reply | Jamie Jones signed as 3rd choice goalkeeper.
at 11:01 12 Feb 2026
The club say they did this specifically to HELP the youngsters. Jamie Jones will be doing minor jobs to help out in training. He's not doing anything that helps him develop. The club didn't want to waste the time of the youngsters in doing this. They want the youngsters to be focused on their own development. Makes sense to me. |
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Reply | Archer
at 14:52 11 Feb 2026
Tonda was told by the medical team not to play Ross for more than 30 mins. You want a starter to come off after 30? In the end he played for 45 because of the circumstances, but that was a risk and we don't know what the full effects were yet.
Each time he plays he accumulates damage which builds up without rest. You can't see it on a scan because the tears are too small but they're there. Maybe the next game will be when the accumulated damage goes pop, like it did in October and has done several times before. Keep playing him twice in 4 days and it will happen at some point. |
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Reply | Archer
at 14:11 11 Feb 2026
Stewart was unavailable to start, looks like Larin is also not fully fit, Oyekunle doesn't look ready for it, so who would you have started? You say we're past the time when we can take chances, but who could have played that we weren't taking a chance on? |
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Reply | Ross Stewart
at 13:19 11 Feb 2026
It's a definite yes for me. If the medical staff are doing their job (big if) they will have him on a program that is gradually strengthening his muscles. Just based on the evidence we have, he can contribute 60 mins per week even without further strengthening. Next year he may be abled to do 90.
What we should be doing is signing a new first choice (maybe Larin will work out and we don't need to??) and using Ross as alternate, with a youngster as 3rd choice CF. The alternative of replacing Ross with a new, equally good signing, PLUS signing a new first choice would be very expensive and I can't see that happening, whatever league we're in. |
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Reply | Archer
at 11:11 11 Feb 2026
Archer doesn't have the ability to play as a CF, he's sh1t at it, but you're right, that's unfortunately what we have to do.
As I said on the Larin thread, we are still dependent on Ross Stewart staying fit. That's the key thing. He is our first choice CF and if he is unavailable, it's unlikely that Larin can do the whole job on his own.
Listened to Going home with Adam and Jo and they were saying that Stewart should have started, even though the medical team were saying that he should only do 30 mins! What a pair of fvkin morons. I'm not surprised at Blackmore but I am surprised Tessem would be so dumb.
It's not about him being "too tired", it's about the risk to his muscles. Micro tears happen naturally in very game, it happens to everyone. They build up without rest and gradually weaken the muscle. Some are more at risk than others of those micro tears leading to a big muscle tear. Unfortunately that's where Stewart is.
Contrary to what the radio morons say, it would be idiotic to overplay Stewart because we'll just lose him again, like we did earlier in the season and we saw what happened then. Larin has improved this situation, but he hasn't fundamentally changed it, and he has his own fitness issues.
So, unfortunately we'll have to use Archer at times. It would have been great if we'd managed to swap him for a proper CF in January but we are where we are. Archer is just one of those SR cock ups that we have to live with for now. |
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Reply | Not many can play for 90 mins. ?
at 13:49 9 Feb 2026
I don't know what the full comment was but I suspect he's talking about players like Stewart and Leo. In that case, it's really about strength rather than fitness i.e. they risk damaging muscles if they put them under strain for 90 mins in an all action league like the Championship. It's probably not about cardiovascular fitness.
Some players are just more liable to tweaked hamstrings etc and you can't cure that by sending them on cross country runs. You need a long term plan of gradually building up muscle strength, particularly the ability to withstand stretching. |
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Reply | Scienza and Edozie
at 12:33 9 Feb 2026
When Robinson was on form, he made a difference, he made things happen. That's never been the case with Edozie. Edozie can look good but rarely produces any end product.
Maybe Eckert can turn Edozie into a different type of player, but I doubt he has the time. If Edozie was going to develop into the real deal, he should have done it by now. So for me, it's Robinson before Edozie.
In crunch games, TE might prefer Matsuki over both of them. |
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Reply | Scienza and Edozie
at 10:07 9 Feb 2026
Not sure Edozie gets game time. He was only there because Robinson was injured. We'll probably need both but I'd say Edozie is 4th choice winger. |
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