Nordic Saint

He's been involved in nearly every one of our goals recently, including all 3 at West Ham, after which some fans online had the nerve to criticise his performance!

Let's hope we can extend our unbeaten run against West Brom to 7 matches. We had a 12-match unbeaten run against them in the 70s. West Brom's defence isn't great. Price and Morgan linking up is their main attacking threat. We'll need someone to stop Isaac Price in midfield. He's a Premier League class player, so this will probably be his last season with West Brom if they don't get promoted. Downes would probably be the best man for the job. Hopefully, Schlotterbeck and Stephens can stop Morgan.

A tough game for him tonight against a Bournemouth attack that's on fire at the moment: Bournemouth vs Aston Villa: League Cup stats & head-to-head - BBC Sport

Thoroughly deserved. He is a fantastic footballer. He's so much more than just a goal scorer. His passing is sublime, he reads the game so well and he inspires the players around him. This year, we're really getting to see just how good his technical ability is now that he's playing in a deeper role. What a great role model he is.

Bournemouth's last 4 visits to Old Trafford: 2026/27 Man Utd 0 Bournemouth 3 2025/26 Man Utd 4 Bournemouth 4 2024/25 Man Utd 0 Bournemouth 3 2023/24 Man Utd 0 Bournemouth 3

Meanwhile Princewill Ehibhatiomhan can't stop scoring for the U21s (11 goals in 8 games this season). I reckon if they could fit his name on the back of a shirt, he'd be a decent first team sub. He's 20 and 6 ft 3 in so he should be able to handle himself at Championship level.

BBC Player of the Match today: Championship: Southampton 0-0 Bolton Wanderers: Trotters frustrate Saints in statemate - BBC Sport

Blackmore didn't mind putting Tonda's career in jeopardy though, did he? When we needed the local media to fight our corner, he was one of the first to line up behind Gibbo's Teesside campaign against Tonda.

He saved 10/10 shots on target against a rampant Cardiff attack.

Ebou Adams committed at least 4 yellow card offences worse than anything Bragg did. He was by far the dirtiest player on the pitch. It was inevitable that he would be involved in Bragg's sending off. He's as irritating as Cucurella but commits more fouls. I'm surprised that it hardly got mentioned by the media that he scored the equaliser in the last derby at Fratton Park with his hand.

Talking of mentioning things: when we play the away fixture at Fratton Park, I wonder if Blackmore and the rest of the media will keep mentioning that Pompey haven't won a league game against us for 22 years?

The BBC only picked out the pro-Pompey stats. They don't mention that Saints are undefeated home and away against Pompey in all competitions for 16 years. The number of Pompey wins in history doesn't even reach double figures: Bet on Portsmouth vs Southampton | Soccer Base

Without the points deduction, we'd be above West Ham now.

I couldn't hear the Pompey fans. I know the acoustics at St Mary's are bad, but I could only hear the home fans from where I was in Block 4.

Following Tonda's press conference, I see Blackmore and MacAnuff are still sticking their oar in on the BBC Sport website. "Eckert is lucky" Blackmore "I cannot understand the verdict" MacAnuff Spygate scandal: Tonda Eckert speaks after suspended ban - BBC Sport