Patrick Bateman

Yeah a couple I think, maybe Ebou Adams.

It'll drag and be boring as hell, but ... I'm quite glad it's just one break and not two. We can get the squad back together and focus then in a longer block. Just annoying the first game back is against that lot.

Just got back - first half of first half was mostly nervy both on the pitch and around the ground. Songs seemed to die out really easily, but then I don't think Bristol City made the most of their 3000 travelling fans either. But very composed football by us in the end, lovely first goal from Larin, boom. I enjoyed that.

Well that's a good thing. I mean Peretz is brilliant and I love him being number 1, but, he does need someone to keep him on his toes and make him keep pushing himself, it won't hurt both of them.

Rectum away subtitle fail ... I'm such a child ... 😂

That's okay, whenever someone is top, we beat them ... hopefully everyone will have a go at being top before January .......

I think we might see Abbott making an appearance at right back ...

Itching for him to get a free kick in ... we all are I think

I thought that too, I think he's the natural THB captain replacement and he seems to revel in it. Fair play. I was explaining to my son in the ground that Stephens has done nothing "wrong" to Saints as he's been loyal for years and now he just needs to be a back up player, Downes should be captain.

Downes was my MoTM too, brilliant tonight, everywhere

I'm sure BingBong on the Bolton forum loves him though.

I hadn't seen that before. Judging by the fact the club let Ballard go, no one at the club has seen it either. FFS.

*jersey

Everton vs Man Utd seems fairly low on quality too. Feels like a distinctly damp start to the season for many teams.

Keep Stephens away from the team, tell Scienza to stop fucking falling over and run at his man, get Jander fit. Easy win ...

I started watching this and had to stop it. PTSD from his time here, but also, he is REALLY FUCKING irritating.

THB not even on the bench for Villa. Weird.

Yeah players can't be doing that, rise above it.

There's a few, I'd jump at a 39 year old Vardy still!

Mubama still benefit of doubt as he got fuck all service. Edozie is like a worse version of Fabrice Fernandes running round in circles and did Dobbin touch the ball apart from the soft shot? Sigh.

Can't argue with any of this. It's been mostly trash so far. Still want to see what this team looks like with Jander back in the side and I want to see Scienza take his man on more and not fall over constantly.

Is the Saints match on fking Sky or not?? All I can see is them talking about Blackburn, on every Sky Sports channel, even Sky+ which is supposed to be Lincoln vs Saints?

Doesn't look like it was discussed until the day before. Feel sorry for THB, he presumably was looking forward to a CL campaign, or at least being a part of it. Football, financial fair play, all of it, it sucks.

If already posted sorry, but did anyone see AMN ended up at Everton???? 😐 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainsley_Maitland-Niles

Agreed - he has a swagger, I'm sure he'll come good. I would start him and Dobbin against Lincoln tbh.