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4) Check out Southampton's midfield linchpin

Jack Cork for England! OK, perhaps not, but Cork should certainly start more regularly for Southampton. Victor Wanyama was re-introduced to the side prematurely last week after injury and it was only when Cork came on at half-time that Southampton began to take Fulham apart. He may not be quite as dynamic as Wanyama is (when fully fit) but Cork is not sluggish and is a far more careful and canny passer. He and Morgan Schneiderlin can lay the foundation for victory over Stoke this week. Oh, and Schneiderlin for France! PD

 

Jack Cork says Adam Lallana will follow in the footsteps of Matt Le Tissier: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/adam-lallana-follow-matt-le-3123089

 

Oh, how I giggled.

 

****! Everyone barricade Burger King in town!

 

With Sam Gallagher on compassionate leave and the u21s playing Friday afternoon I thought I would make a wild assumption and say Omar Rowe may well be in with a chance of being in the 1st team squad. He didn't play whilst Isgrove & Reed did.
Looking at our squad and picking fit senior players for the bench

Davis, K - Hooiveld - Chambers - Wanyama - JWP - Guly - ???

He could just be injured, but think we may have a new face on the bench. We certainly need an attacking option

 

Totally agree. Any injury and atm its just Guly to bring on. I'd like to see Seager get a chance. Prolific goal scorer.

 

Anyone who says they're "stoked" from now on is going to get negative rep from me.

 

How about pumped?

 

"He is not too dissimilar to Joe Cole" - Jack Cork




Except that he is good.

 

It's like a car wash outside.

 

Pissing down atm, going to be a hoof to Crouch day.

 

Sunny on Island.

 

That is actually quite a compliment - keep in mind Cork will have been training with Chelsea in the mid-2000s, when Cole was really good and a very regular England starter.

 

Sunny here too, but very windy.

Off to the ferry now, on route to match ... feeling very confident today. COYR!!!

 

This weather is weird one min pissing down next min sunny. The wind is kind of crazy tho.

 

That is a narrow minded comment. Joe Cole was a bloody good player in his prime.

 

Havant is dry and sunny!

 

Good chance to take newcastle's place in the table today.

3-1 saints today.what score you all going to predict?

 

Lucky! The sky is dark here going to piss down.(2mins from St Marys)

 

Predicted the same.