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He's there to flag the Saints player offside.

This half we've got after Liverpool and made them uncomfortable. When we pressure teams and play with intensity we look like a Premier League team. Rather than a Championship one phoning it in.

How is that not a last man foul?

Fucking hell the players are actually talking to each other.

Are we actually... tackling?

Liverpool don't have an answer to our strollingpress.

This has got 0-0 draw written all over it. Saints to win on penalties

So, 5 weeks to dither while Rusk works his magic followed by a bizarre left field appointment that only makes sense on planet Rasmus?

I wonder if our piss poor decision making mid game is because we only trained when we are well rested. Then when the game starts and we're knackered we're not used to making game decisions tired under pressure. Would also help explain how we fade so badly.

You mean by getting the ball quickly to them and encouraging them to get down the line?

There definitely aspects of our play that improved under Martin. The club was a mess when he walked into it. Though the club is also a mess as he departs it. When he ran into his limitations he made no effort to learn or adapt. By the end it seemed more like a cult than a club where everyone was keen to say how it was working and about a long term plan. And boy does Russell Martin have limitations as a manager. His refusal to play out quickly. The high risk no reward passing around the back. The lack of fitness. The favouritism. The insistence on lightweight midfields. The excuses. The best pals approach. After the Leeds final I thought he had it in him to adapt but it turns out he didn't. He leaves behind a team that's unfit and infected with his losing mentality. Whoever comes in next has a big job on. On the plus side he'll never need to work again. Somehow I suspect some mugs will hire him. As for Saints the same clowns who oversaw this shit show are still in place. Rasmus continues his mission to bankrupt Dragan. Who, I suspect, is getting a bit cheesed off with it all now.

Martin's off down the tunnel like a scalded cat

Spurs are here for the taking this half

Don't tease about that

Man City have gone full Southampton.

I don't hate that line up. We'll offer pace down the wings. We have a central midfield. Lumley was never getting picked after the crowd cheered him. Hopefully Sulemana has something to prove. COYR

Wolves may approach Martin but we all know he's holding out for United. Was a real shock when they went with that Portuguese chancery rather than bringing total football to Manchester. Maybe Real Madrid in a push.

For all their possession City make decent decisions when to boot it clear. They almost never pass back into the middle of goal. We really play nothing like them.

Some might argue failing to score against our defence was a sackable offence on its own

There you have it. It's the fans fault for having unrealistic expectations and we need to stick with Martin. Sutton shows us how you say "I'm phoning it in" without saying you're phoning it in. At least Lawrenson only predicted Saints to lose every week.

If we just look at ourselves, trust the process and maintain our identity then we don't need to learn.

Ok. So when I said that at least Martin adapted in the final I was giving credit where it wasn't due. Somebody needs to keep him away from the press.

How is it hurtful? What's embarrassing is dealing with our points total by doing the same things that got us to our total.

The dog ate my tactics. No Russell, your tactics are a dog's arse.

Reckon the full Nathan meltdown is happening any day now. Brave.