sandwichsaint

That's never stopped us .....

Memo to all Saints fans, seventh place next year would be just perfect, at no time must we be positioned in, or aim for, a top six finish. Good things come to those that wait. But don't wait toooo long, silly Stoke, bumbling Birmingham, middling Middlesborough, desperate Derby, baffling Blackburn all show the downsides of not bouncing back 'too soon'.

Beat me to it, I thought he had some sort of ASD and couldn't cope at Chelsea?

HT 0-2 and five Villa changes.

Any chance we could weadle Winks away from Leicester? Proven championship quality, solid experienced player, might struggle to get another PL gig.

When do they play us?!

All a bit academic now but are Leicester actually worse than us?

Dibling in the shop window. Will he step up today?

I posted a jocular reference in the Palace match thread to the 1976 semi-final at Stamford Bridge. Amazing to think it was 49 years ago this month. Little did the 15 year old me know that some of the younger fans around us, and indeed some that were just babes in arms that day, were already showing an interest in some day joining some sort of secret society that would, almost fifty years later, be able to foretell our every move. My moneys on Malcolm Allison in the hot tub with Mary Millington and the Silicone Piping.

Please, please, please, [t would surely be 'peak' Spursy to lose at home to the three no-hopers.

They were behind in 76 too.

Think Everton will be fine next year. Buy two or three of that standard and they will be back top half.

Are we boycotting the match thread?

I've got a promising young player to sell you, he's played a part-season in the PL for the worst team in the history of the PL. Despite looking good in parts he's struggled for consistency and in fact he's only scored two goals. I'd like to sell you one of the standout players in the Championship, he looks stronger and fitter than last season, has scored a dozen goals and has seventeen assists, and is a regular in the England u21 side. Option A we get money to buy (several) players for a promotion side but lose one of our genuinely PL standard players. Option B , we get a season of him in the Championship, if/when we go up we cash in (and swap our crown jewel for the 2020's version of Speedie and Dixon). B for me, but it's not my money.

Home against one of the weakest teams in the league, no Cf/striker, and three attacking midfielders. Seven defensive players. Anybody that bought a ST needs to have a word with trading standards.