sandwichsaint

As our grittiest player think I would have found room for Charles. lots of attacking options though so obvs going for the ‘we’ll score one more than you’ approach. 1-2

Great album, Good player, and reputedly the only player ever to agitate for a transfer from London (back) to Hull

Decent start

Missed the decimal point!

First goal? Saints 17minutes.

When the two 'shooting coaches' (really?) have got him firing blanks.

Actually thought this was a wind-up when I read it. He appears to be learning absolutely nothing. Expect the same rubbish-in-rubbish-out tomorrow.

Shoe-horning Smallbone and the captain into every starting XI is seriously hampering us in that it is then much harder to start Alcaraz or Sulemena. Not saying that Alcaraz or Sully have been great but surely the manager would want to unleash/integrate potentially the two 'best' players we have? Ridiculous at the weekend, we finally got Charles and Downes into the midfield, and then handed the third slot to Smallbone.

Well here we are , and how very very Saintsy! About 10 games out last season I said we would finish either top 8 middle 8 or bottom 8 this season, depending on who we sold/who we bought/who we appointed as manager and all the rest of it. And we wouldn't really know till we had played 10 games. None of this we walk this league/anything other than top 2 is unacceptable/play-offs minimum/best squad in the league etc. Hate to say I told you so but here we are: all three options are still very much live. Top 8 - very unlikely on current form, a major stepping-up is needed from RM and that needs to start tomorrow. 'If' we removed RM there are plenty of games left and a 'normal' manager ought to be able to get these players top 8. Middle 8 - lots of relegated clubs have fallen into this twilight zone, it's a long way back from here. Bottom 8- unthinkable really but have you seen the last three games? If RM stays and doesn't alter his mindset this is where we are heading. Best case scenario, we spaff a tenth of a Lavia and say thanks but no thanks to RM asap, and 'the new manager' kicks our arses into the top 6. Worst case scenario, we continue with RM's arrogance and finish bottom 6. I was really looking fd to this season for all the right reasons, it's gone sour really quickly and the only real focus is will, can, RM change his ways/will he get the boot/who will replace him and when. Positives, unbelievably Bazanu has had a couple of decent games. Jury's out, Downes, Adams as a champ striker, will we ever win at SMS again. Negatives, too many to list. It's the Saints Way, never easy, never dull. We do a little family prediction league, I have us down to win 3-1 tomorrow, no idea why, it's the hope that kills you. (Back after game 10 to tell you if we will finish top8/middle8/bottom8)

I always used to bet Lundekvam for first scorer, 40-1 or 50-1 it was. Unfortunately I wasn't there when Lundekvam Scored.

Surely one of the defining characteristics of the black box was that we always had the next manager 'on tap'. Did you see RM's comments last night? Who is this season's Selles? Hopefully (!) SR have learnt some lessons and we do have a Plan B.

Hard to believe what we have just seen, no idea where we go from here. RM will hang on for another 6-8 games but his position will rapidly become untenable if we carry on like this. He has to change course but I'm not sure he will.

Joke football,but it's not funny anymore. I'd be quite happy if he went tonight.

The eggs would be quite safe, he would never come out to collect them.

RM won't sleep well tonight.

Only if there's eleven sofas to hide behind.

Bin Bazanu Holgate Mara Play a proper holding mid, Charles over Downes Dont start Edozie and Stu A together Start Che Fraser Alcaraz

Changes two of the front three ........ scrub that Stu off

We'll walk the Walking Football league.

Aribo as 'the stroller', seems we are turning more Scottish by the day.

Dunno, that Bergkamp bloke didn't turn out too badly.

Pro tip: there is 'always' money involved.

Saints playing at walking pace, physically and mentally. They just look sharper,more agressive, have a change of pace.

is Peraud injured? not on the bench.

He was 23 further up the thread but I guess we've all aged a year over the duration of this window. @Trousers, 'check his birthday'.