Southampton vs Manchester United Match Thread

Alderweireld could feature .

 

Depends which ManU turn up to St Marys. I think (even though we've lost the last 2) we're still playing OK and capable of beating the big teams.
When we played City we had a couple of long shots early in the second half, not dissimilar to Lampard's goal. If one of those had gone in it might have been a different story. On another day that could easily have been a draw vs Arsenal.
Let's hope monday night's our night.

 

Just to confirm injury news:

Cork - Ankle ligament damage, out for 6-8 weeks
Morgan - Abductor injury, recovering well, but won't make it for Monday's game
Toby - Not a hamstring problem, doubtful for Monday but could feature

Prowsey - Recovering well

Reed could feature

Rest of the squad fit.

Adam Blackmore from Solent says that Ronald has told the club that he wants to keep Cork beyond the summer i.e wants him to have a new contract.

 

He didn't seem certain of that...has to be assessed over next few days. Good it wasn't a hamstring...any doubt, it would be better not to play him as he would then be fit for Burnley and Sheffield United. No need to risk a player as we are hardly facing relegation. Bad news about Cork...6 weeks. Schneiderlin we knew would be out. Harrison is a possibility...said he decided the Arsenal game wasn't right for him. Good to hear things are 'perfect' between him and Les Reed...need harmony,

We could all learn from Ron. The world tumbling round his ears, yet he keeps smiling. I like to be happy he said. With you there, Ron...perhaps I shouldn't have been a football fan

 

Pleased to hear Ron wants Cork. Good news.

 

Yep agreed.

 

We're short of CMs, we need to buy a few in January

 

Are they like M&Ms but crunchier? All for that

 

Samuel Martin can't waint to have a dig at Saints

 

Doesn't even make sense...if we hadn't sold the players, we wouldn't have the money to buy more players. Result we'd still be short of players. Anyway what Ron is talking about is not having enough players of sufficient quality....top players may be willing to sit on the bench at United, but not at SFC.

 

Newspaper journalist lacks fundamental understanding of the subject matter they are reporting.

How unusual.

 

The true measure of a man is not where he stands in times of comfort and ease, but where he stands in times of crisis and sorrow. And as Ron arrived at St Mary's in the middle of a crisis, we can be pretty sure the team's in safe hands.

 

And—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son

 

Don't worry, folks! I've dropped Tadic and Pelle from my fantasy team, so they're both bound to have blinders! Sorry, it was my fault - put them in for the Leicester game and left them there .................. I take full responsibility .................

 

Van Gaal reacted angrily to the suggestion that ManU have more money to spend than Southampton. Says ManU get asked for more money if they want a player than if Southampton does. He may be right as we have had to pay more than some other teams, but is he seriously suggesting that the only difference between our teams is how much ManU are forced to pay.

I have to say though that the media are trying to stir things up...they can smell blood. Ron quite rightly says that all this was eight years ago. In the press conference, they tried another angle about his opinion on Directors of Football (the position van Gaal had when he was manager), but you can't sneak up on Ron. He just said, 'If you mean me and Les Reed...it is perfect.' Wait for the headlines tomorrow...will bear no relationship to what was said.

 

Well, he is Dutch, so he may have tried some mind-altering substances to help him through this 'difficult' time

 

Lawro gone for 1-1 draw. Henman reckons United will win 2-1.

 

I'm benching Tadic. My benched players normally do well...

 

Just watched the presser. Love when he said the arsenal game was better than the "****ty game".

*childish joy in accents warning*

 

LvG's views...

http://www.theguardian.com/football...on-ronald-koeman-manchester-united?CMP=twt_gu


Refused to discuss or mention Koeman's name.