Viking Saint

Didn't Ings edge out Carrillo as our record signing??

Walcott, Ely or Djenepo please

If you weigh it up though, play a decent LB and one of the best RBs in the country in their preferred positions as opposed to playing KWP and a CB both out of position, logic suggests the latter would make us more balanced.

Funny that, someone should tell Jones to stop sticking a fucking RB there

Like this apart from Diallo, but not sure who I'd play there. Possibly Alcaraz instead and S Arnstrong on the right if fit.

Just back in the door after a chilly walk home. Some thoughts below: - Bazunu needs dropping. Some absolute howlers with his distribution and when he's anywhere near the ball, you can feel the nervousness in both the crowd and the team. Caballero or McCarthy, don't care, but get the lad out of the firing line. - KWP is our best RB, so FFS play him there. With him and AA on the left, there is zero creativity as neither of them can use their left foot. The whole stadium knows they're going to cut back in. We looked far better balanced and more dangerous when Perraud came on. - Lyanco is a liability. Three stupid challenges from the off and deservedly yellow carded in the 12th minute. Keep him on the bench till he grows a brain, no matter how 'passionate' he is. - Diallo wasn't as bad as some on here are making in. He was much better at breaking up play and making tackles today. Where he was appalling was his distribution, but you could level that accusation at most of the team. We gave the ball away so cheaply today and kept inviting pressure back on ourselves. - Cut out the tippy-tappy playing it out from the back shit. We get the ball, play it around the back four, then pass it back to Bazunu who hoofs it long which we then lose. All it does is give the opposition time to reorganise and get their shape back. - We were second to every second ball today. JWP was up for the fight and felt sorry for him. He put himself about and felt like he was doing other players work. - Difficult to comment on the disallowed goals as you only get to see it once. Couldn't tell if our first goal or theirs were offside. It looked like KWP handled the ball before crossing it in but certainly didn't see a foul from Elyounoussi, who was otherwise a waste of a shirt. - We seem slightly less pleasant to play against but the Villa players were a pack of cheats today, chucking themselves on the ground and conning the (fucking awful) officials over and over again. Weak as piss and so easily influenced. - Still no clear attacking strategy from NJ other than hoof it and let Adams chase it. -As others have posted, what's the point in buying players who don't improve us as a starting XI? - Not convinced buying a new striker is even the solution, as we create very little. Djenepo's effort at the end was the best effort. - Today's subs were generally shit. Ralph-esque in their senselessness. It seems our turned corner was a false dawn. I'm sadly fairly resigned to our going down unless we get two significant signings.

Started brightly, Villa came back into it, much sharper and crisper passing than us. We've started giving it away too easily. Am in the Itchen so can't comment on the offside. Got 1-0 written all over it but both sides have plenty of errors in them

Did read somewhere from someone who knows his family that he's apparently keen to come back...make of that what you will!

Speechless

Outplayed, outthought, outfought. Take a bow Nathan Jones - you've earned your applause tonight

Unreal performance. This is the Saints we know and love!!!

Should be carded for that. Cheap shot

Great play but Adams has got to be awake there

Lyanco did bloody well there. Stayed strong and didn't dive in

Dunno, but let's hope it's here to stay. Keep playing like this and we'll be staying up

Not Elyounoussi thanks

Wouldn't be a surprise. No one saw this coming, especially with this team sheet

what is going on???

Lavia playing rugby there. Good job there's no VAR

Unbelievable Jeff!

anyone got a stream? Not got Sky

anyone got a stream?

Here's hoping the rain could be a bit of a leveller this evening....

That is phenomenally bad. Only one of those I'd pick to start tbh

Yep, remember being at both of those. J-Rod gave us the lead against Chelsea, didn't last! Think Mane scored first against Liverpool as well very early on