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This is my hope. Win those four and there's still a chance of picking up a couple of points elsewhere. Just rather miffed that we failed to have more than a shot on target yesterday. The lack of invention is so frustrating. Occasionally yesterday Ely ran in to space but you could practically see the player on the ball look up, see it was Ely and think "He's useless, not passing to him" and look for other tighter options. Just have to be more positive....what don't the players get?

Reason 2 needs to be addressed at FIFA level. This is killing the game more than VAR. All teams do it. We did it at Chelsea. Refs need to show yellow cards and give world cup style extra time Reason 1 - that said, we probably wouldn't have scored with 20 min extra time. Ely was predictably shit. Only Alcaraz seemed to know which way the goal was. Better teams leave space as they attack us, but we have no idea how to break teams set up to defend. Run at them. Draw free kicks. We've got the best free kick specialist in the business. Only thing slower than our play was getting to the M3 post game.

Thought there was some potential in the way Che and Sulemana linked up, more so than Tall Paul and Sulemana. In fact, just getting the impression that Tall Paul isn't really a fit for the current set up, so not sure how much game time he'll get tomorrow.

Yes, I wonder if he realises what ringing that bell means...heard even the portsmouth fans are sick to death of it.

Looks like we need to change the words of our chant!

Tend to agree. Thought all the back four were excellent today with Perraud & KWP making great runs. Midfield is looking solid. Liked the way Alcaraz seemed to spearhead the press. Sulemana is starting to look dangerous. Che can lay off a pass. Main issue is subs. Never ever want to see AA coming on again.

As soon as these two came on, our attacking threat died away. Not sure the Theo experiment has run its course but surely we can't keep giving AA a chance. Played so well. Good confidence boost. Still need 5 wins....starting with Brentford on Wednesday 😀

Thought he was ok under Ralph but nothing special. Got pushed far too easily off the ball. Hopefully, this stint with Burnley has added a little more steel, and what games I've seen of Burnley, he does look a much better player. Whether he wants to come back to us is a different matter. He seemed to look out for his mates and give them a wave most games so maybe he's got a solid base down here.

Perhaps stating the obvious but this is a winnable game for us. Brentford's position in the League flatters them. They've shown against Everton they're toothless up front. All bets on Toney scoring are off 😉

Blimey, didn't realise the score was going to be 2-3 😀. All these stats are interesting but ultimately there to be broken. Always hopeful...will take a point from this one

You can't walk to the ground from there, and no you won't get there in time for kick off catching the tram. Last year, I caught the tram from Manchester Piccadilly and it's a good 20-30min tram ride and the final 10 minute walk after that...and those trams are packed, so you won't get on the first one. Suggest you either get an earlier train or hijack a taxi.

I got the impression after Grimsby, RS said there would be players not wearing a Saints shirt again. Well, what was this clown doing wearing one yesterday? Really does add nothing, and even when going wide, he craps himself when someone comes within two yards of him. Total waste of a player and even more irritating is his strolling around doing half hearted presses.

Man Utd now four nil down. They'll need a real pick-me-up next week. Who are they playing? ........ Blimey, could it get any worse for them?

Tend to agree but on balance I reckon Everton are more likely to go down so preferred Forest to win - pleased they at least equalised. Can accept teams around us only getting a point. Hoping it will be Bournemouth, Everton & Leeds going down. Good weekend all round for us.

Before yesterday, I reckoned needing 6 wins to have a chance of staying up. Now it's 5. Of the next 5 League games, if we only win 1 (W.Ham away or Brentford home), we'll still be in the reckoning - it's the one pointers that kill you.

This is the point. McC reminded us against Grimsby just how bad he is. Forget the penalties which he never looked remotely like getting close to, he can't seem to kick the ball more than 5 yards. His distribution is awful. Willy just looks slow, and as someone said, it looks like we've got Baz until the end of the season. Yes he flaps, yes you take a deep breath every time the ball goes in to our penalty area but the focus has to be up the other end of the pitch. And on that sutjuect, a lot to like about Alcaraz in that JWP-type more forward role. Just tell his to that make-a-heart-with-your-fingers thingy when he scores next time!

That's Man U. Take a point there. Don't get the AA is good at pressing stuff quoted on this thread. He strolls then runs the last 3 yards and when he's on the ball, he craps himself. Useless. Moi is also a waste of a shirt. That said, we've done the double against Chelsea and Leicester and the hope is back.

Ultimately, so many players look like they don't really give a shit whether they win or lose and there's no understanding what our club means to us. But I've just accepted that is the way it is nowadays. The day is no longer about the football, more the day out. Sadly, we indoctrinated our sons in to the Saints way, but to be fair to my brother and myself, we have taken our teenage boys to Leicester, C.Palace and Chelsea this season, so it's not all been doom and gloom.

Blimey, if that's the case, the squad will go from 30 to 15! There's so much mediocrity. I haven't lost faith in RS yet. Surely he can make some changes and make us more direct. Then the post Chelsea lovefest with him may return.

People may ask if the sky is blue on the planet I live on, but I think we'll win too. Leicester are crap and while I don't dispute we're crap too, it's fine margins at this level. Think DCC may have blown his chance but the defence is ok and as long as AA is nowhere near the lineup, Sulemana or Tall Paul must be able to conjure up something between them. The fat lady is still gargling her mouthwash and not singing just yet 🤞

It's up to FIFA/refs to sort this out. Time management/running down the clock which seems to be condoned by commentators is endemic. I quite liked the 10 minutes extra time at the World Cup. It's simple. Book a player and send him off if he continues to waste time. It'll soon stop this nonsense. But that really is the least of our issues at the moment...

1974 I saw my first Saints game. Saints 5 -0 Derby in the League Cup. Bit like gambling. Start with a big win and you're addicted. Seen quite a few lows since then and some of those League 1 games were dire but I honestly think this is a new low. Truly truly embarrassing.

Maybe that's where they're going wrong. 1-0 down already tonight 😀

I agree but that ain't going to happen. The only good news is that he will rotate Bednerek and hopefully Ely and maybe realise that they both shouldn't be in the 1st team starting line-up. And steady JRM. That's a fair few coming down but I'd never even 'almost' want them to win. I want us to win 5-0 and wave them goodbye!

DCC is in the middle of the Saints webpage so imagine he will start, especially with Salisu still injured. Chance for him to show that Bednerek really is a waste of space in central defence.