Charlie Wayman

Key question, Is it on the box? Most Tuesday EFL games are but no mention of it on Saints website.

The win was never in doubt after the first quarter but there must be question marks over our fitness after this second half performance. The midfield disappeared after half time and more or less ceeded the game to them. Oriol needs a lot more time to regain match fitness and if Aribo is the only other alternative then heaven help us. Thankfully Charles must be getting closer to the bench.

His appointment at least brings much needed clarity for him, for Lallana and the U21's and for the fans. Our chances of recovering enough to challenge for promotion this season are low anyway so if this doesn't work out not that much has been lost.

Brighton's manager is 32 so a good benchmark for Eckert in a higher division.

Blackmore should ask the question on Friday, put Eckert under a bit of pressure and see what bulls*t he comes up with about his absence. Over to you Adam if you're reading this thread.

Bloody criminal if you ask me, the way he has been treated. Eckert persists with useless clowns like Downs and Aribo yet ignores a guy who starred in that one chance he was given.

What goes around comes around. Normal service will be resumed soon. Bournemouth already heading south. Four losses out of the last five should give you hope.

No!

This is becoming a bit like watching old "Carry On" movies from the sixties over and over again, they weren't very good then and certainly have not improved over time.

Ramsdale made his debut for the Magpies at the weekend and kept a clean sheet. With Pope out injured he has a chance to establish himself in the team so he won't be coming back here anytime soon.

Don't understand why he was even on the pitch, the bloke is a complete waste of space and doesn't want to be here anyway. We tried to sell him in the summer without success so putting him in the shop window doesn't make sense. Just pay him off and get rid. There's nothing more about him to find out Herr Eckert.

Hear! Hear! Well said.

Honeymoon over

Oh no! Not that dozy sod Stephens back in again. There goes any chance of a clean sheet. Penalty for the Lions in-coming. Good to see Matsuki back in contention though even if he doesn't get on.

No absolutely not. It may not be the 6-0 I was hoping for but we still have enough quality in wide positions to knock in 3 or 4