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Nice opportunity for Liverpool to rest half their team. Means it probably won't be too much worse than last night score wise.

I know it's only London but it's remarkable we're still selling out every away game in this horrific season. Actually dreading tonight if I'm honest. Half tempted to sack it off but I know I won't.

I agree to an extent (especially recently) but even early in the season when we weren't already relegated and had good spells it was largely poor. There's people near me who've not sung once all season and spend large chunks of the game sat down or on their phone. The best it's been all season in my view was the second half of the Spurs game when we were five down and it was half empty which says it all. Said it before but there's a lot of atmosphere tourism going on in my view. People want to be in the singing area but not actually contribute to it. I've had mates of other clubs say they're seeing a similar thing so it's not just Saints.

Saw a group of 4/5 young lads yesterday (all under 20) in the northam who spent 30 minutes of the first half sat on their seats playing games on their phones. Ridiculous. Plenty of people seem to use their seats regularly it's no wonder the atmosphere has been so terrible. Almost as if we don't have enough singers to fill an entire stand.

Yep I'll go earlier if we're ever allowed to get the train again.

Yeah seen that and the documentary before. Always assumed that's why we were held up.

Meeting them in the play offs would be fun.

Was on that train also. Was fuming at the time but wouldn't change it now seeing as we saw all what was worth seeing. Was quite a sight a few hundred lads jogging down Goldsmith Avenue shouting abuse at any skates hanging out their windows too.

Without doubt the best away end I've been in. As a relative youngster it's probably the closest to the 80s I'll ever get. Very few goals I've celebrated as much too, the first and third in particular. As you say it'll likely be shite next year in comparison as the evening KO without the bubble meant loads didn't fancy it.

I was talking in general rather than specifically this game for that short sighted part. I might be wrong but I don't see how there's a way to segregate fans within that area meaning we have to offer more to clubs than they're entitled to and/or have empty seats for teams with a smaller following.

Well we gave lots of teams more than we had to last season but I take your point and you're probably right that for them lot they'll just be happy to have 1k empty seats in the away end. Police might even force it. Building the away end the way they have does seem rather short sighted though when an immediate return to the championship with different allocation rules was always likely. Sadly I suspect you're right re the bubble but they have been sacked off elsewhere in recent years including Blackburn and Burnley so there might be a slight chance. I doubt they'd fancy escorting the Skates through Hoglands though.

I explained why in the next sentence - because the new away end has permanent looking walls surrounding it so it doesn't seem immediately obvious how you could give only 2k of it and have Saints fans in the rest.

With their away win yesterday they're upto 18th and now 7 points clear of the relegation zone so the return of the derbies looking extremely likely next season. Do we think Hants finest will decide to implement the bubble again? I really hope not and they decide to trust the fans but I can't see it sadly. They don't seem as common elsewhere now though so may be a chance we can make our own way there. I wonder if we're going to give them more tickets than they're entitled to for their visit here. The structure of the new away end doesn't seem to have much flexibility in offering less than 3k.

Bloody hell we were lucky to not concede early on weren't we. Never seen those early chances before having only arrived at the ground not long before the first goal.

We'll soon be able to add a 6-1 home defeat to Bournemouth to this.

Amazing feeling yesterday with the late winner and massively made up for last season up there. Away end went utterly mental when the goal went in, brilliant stuff. Not going to be talking any nonsense about a turned corner or anything though. We're still a terrible team who just happened to play a poor team. Going to enjoy it for what it is and after being so shit all season fuck me did I enjoy it. Been a while since I woke up with such a glow. Ipswich fans were spot on and very gracious in defeat. Would like to see them stay up but can't see it if they can't even beat us at home. Good away day though so not too bothered if they join us.

On the whole I've enjoyed the aways far more than the home games this season with the exceptions of Wolves and Villa.

Another sold out away end. Let's hope the fans get something to cheer.

Anyone have any idea what this is about?

Block 46 and I thought it was awful from the penalty onwards. Not exactly surprising given the run we're on though and when you see the players heads drop. Loudest it was second half was slagging off VAR.

Yep and the Spurs game this season was particularly bad too. One fan got to celebrate their first 3 goals before being removed.

Well we can't do that due to the rules around ticket allocations.

Yeah wasn't blaming the club as such was just a light hearted comment. Actually thought it was the quickest stewards have ever reacted to kicking them out I've seen at St Marys.

To be fair there was still plenty of away fans in the Northam today.

Away fans being moved to the corner was going to make them quieter apparently.