Sunglasses Ron

Lovely first goal that, not at all dissimilar to the one we scored against Leeds at home last season (Mara to KWP).

They did good today. I think all we ask is half decent tactics / team selections and a suitable level of effort from all the players (something that has generally been lacking a lot in recent times). Let’s hope things continue to improve.

People who cut down trees for no reason whatsoever.

Misread the thread title!

My company has recently started doing this, despite the fact they also provide both female and transgender toilets. The older I get, the more confused I become with life on this planet.

Finally, the action we needed to turn round our wretched form.

Rasmus - "Look at that dinner service, it's not broken. I'll break it!".

You know what, you're absolutely right. I had it in my head that it was our B team. Post edited.

Nothing like sweeping things under the carpet. Close game was it?

Crazy how often we’re seeing these freak scorelines now, that’s eight or nine nil almost every season for the last 4 years. It’s a bit like the global warming of football.

Eight different scorers, there goes one of our unwanted records!

Sad times when we're reliant on other teams to bring us joy... ... but come on Newcastle!!!!

As someone who doesn’t live in the Southampton area, I can assure you people are laughing at us.

I mean what the fucking fuck has happened to us since we beat the skates 4-0 in 2019? Aside from almost total mediocrity, there are these obvious highlights: > October 2019 - 0-9 against Leicester (record PL / home defeat); > February 2021: 9-0 against Manchester United (record PL defeat, AGAIN); > March 2022: 0-6 at home against Chelsea. More recently, we've had to endure this absolute shite: > Losing in the FA Cup to League 2 Grimsby (at home); > Losing in the League Cup to League 2 Gillingham; > Haven't won by more than a single goal, in any competition, since March 2022 (Edit: We beat Cambridge united 3-0 last August in the League Cup); > Just two wins at home in the league in the last 12 months; > Not a single clean sheet in any competition since March; > Nathan Fucking Jones; > Ruben Smegging Selles; > Russell Bloody Martin (promotion campaign fucked up in just four games). I can barely think of any notable highlights: > 1-0 win against Manchester City in 2020; > Top of the league for about 12 hours in 2020; > 3-2 win against Tottenham in 2022; > JWP free kicks. As per the title, we're a bloody laughing stock. Feel free to add items to the above lists! 😄

As fragile as a fucking poppadom. At least we can draw solace from the joy we’ve given to the people of the north east lately.

Useless, fucking useless.

If we’re not letting them in during the opening minute of the first half then there’s a good chance we’ll do it in the last (or both).

We’re a disaster!

Greedy pig! Don’t you know we haven’t won by more than a goal since February ‘22? 4-3 it is then!

Good to firm.

Yeah, imagine if we hadn't sold and still had to endure him in midfield alongside that Spanish guy who's "legs have gone". We'd be in a right mess I tell you.

Yup, both a chore and an embarrassment. I loathe match days approaching but no longer entrust this bunch of clowns to make or break my weekends.

Can we have a light show for added impact?

Very happy for him, fair play!

Reading were very lucky to have John Madejski for many years, a devoted (and highly successful) local businessman who wanted to do good for the town by investing in the ground and squad. He was always going to be a tough act to follow, but what's happened to them is shocking. Things are far from being right at St Mary's, but compared to them we're in a very stable position (at least for now).