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Win rate goes back over 60% after 48 games in the dugout 'He'll be no good now he can't spy' etc etc.

Tonight's win also pushes Eckert's win percentage back over 60% from his 48 games in charge so far

Adjusting position of home office furniture. Move monitor safely away a few feet. Go to put it back in position, and the screen has a crack. Grrrr.

6 points from the first six games last season, 11 this. Good start. Another 3 on saturday and we should be in good shape going into the break.

We got still a bit more of a climb to the top to go, but we are looking good.

With the Blackmore and Tessem commentary

He's already deleted it, straight after Bazunu's debut Thankfully I got a screenshot of the plain text so it can still be enjoyed

Careful. We have a habit of " bringing them home "

Tyre pressure lights going off - just an inconvenience

It’ll be a decent watch - but gives a vibe of American Reunion (American Pie 4) where they’re just living adult lives. There’s not many other storylines they can go down. Just silly gags and immaturity. 😂

Rewatching The Inbetweeners. As someone that was at college when this was on, looking back 16 years later - my word it’s hilarious but awfully cringy! Would never get away with it now! 😂

Ice

Just back (bloody traffic/roadworks) What a performance, as I said at half time, play like that and it will be a top two finish. Downes and JWP were superb tonight. The former is just loving his football at the moment. Schlotterbeck and Wood are already gelling. Personally I thought Fellows had a very good game. He is very good at making space, and Bree was constantly interchanging with him. They couldn't cope with Leo at all, let alone those two. Our form since January is ridiculous. They'll be dips , we'll have to cope with those, but onwards and upwards.

Just got in from the game. How’d he go tonight? Guessing a calm assured solid performance where he slipped largely under the radar and didn’t draw attention to himself at all?

Better in the middle really.. 😉

Very impressed tonight with Saints work rate. Passing was much quicker and accurate, Azaz actually made a few decent though balls. Closing down anx trying to force Swansea to make a pass rather than take us on Defensively much better apart from a few dodgy moments. Scienza was on fire, KS solid and great passing to midfield. Good to see subs done at right time. Overall a much better Saints team that we expect and great worked goals, should of had more. Statement win shows what we can do.

Just got back. Very good performance, everyone giving their all. Other than the first 20 mins of the second half I thought we were very dominant and could’ve scored more than we did. Downes absolutely immense again and thrived as captain. 3 out of 3 at home with 11 goals scored, St Mary’s has potential to be a fortress for us this season if we keep this level of intensity up. We tend to also do better against sides who come to attack us such as the last 2 sides we’ve played here.

Agreed, although we might have a bit more trouble when it comes to the snakes.

Kind of crazy that it’s only early September and we’ve played the league leaders home twice. And won twice.

The “transition” as it’s now phrased, used to be called a fast break in my day. you’re absolutely right, the speed at which we move the ball and break after we beat the press is what seems to create most goal scoring opportunities.

Great post-match interview with Azaz... Worth a listen 👍🏻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p8mp07

He's everywhere...even in Bake Off!

JWP has never been a flashy player, he just does the basics right. The simple pass when it’s best and the risky ball when the pressure is off, effective football. Constantly moving into space for a pass and bringing others into the game. We are a lot more effective with him in a game like this than Shea Charles would’ve been. There will be people that slag him off and have a continuous grudge, but in all seriousness he has done nothing wrong, more impressive given he’s hardly played for two years. Ignoring Larin and Peretz who played for us last season, JWP has been our signing of the summer.

I remember ol Russell Martin referring to Downes as a 'cheat code' in the championship and to be fair he had a point. Weird that he seemed to struggle with the step up to the prem as he always looks like one of the best in this division