Charlie Wayman

A realistic statue of Shearer a top, top, top, top, top player if ever there was one would have his left elbow up at head height smacking into some poor sod's jawbone. What's that Alan? You need to get your elbows up to gain height... right! Surely we didn't teach hime these tricks. Credit where due he does his best to put a positive word in for us against the BBC wholly negative narrative about Saints.

It's very hard at the moment to see past a 0-0 unless we get a pen. Maybe the ref will try to recompense us for the howler at the Emirates. Redmond is a pretty good diver so should brush up his act in training this week.

No it isn't, they were very happy to come here in the first place so what went wrong in the meantime? That's the question we should address, why do players or managers not want to stay here? Other clubs don't have to put up with this s**t every year.

Fun for everyone here, you can check where we were after each game last season http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2015-2016/table/2015-09-20

My bet is that we will take this game very seriously indeed and for one reason only, we won't get into Europe next season by any other route than winning this competition. No way we are going to make top six in the PL after the start we've had; with the all-seeing, all knowing Les talking up Champions League this is about the only chance we have of ever reaching such lofty heights. I expect our strongest team to be put out to go all out for a win, no other result will please them that have to be obeyed!

There's always hope for the future but in the here and now we have all these strikers in action and they've mustered 2 goals between them and one of those from a direct free kick. It is good to be optimistic about the potential of all these players but the league has started and none of them are performing.

Look we're all loons on here including you so set that bit aside and explain wee the positive were today and I'll await you looney response with interest. That's my three so can't reply today.

Except that Man City have 12 points from 12 which must mean something in this league.

Useless effing referee cost us a point. With Long, Rodrigues & Austin in their current form we are stuffed. What is the point of Redmond, why can't Puel see what is obvious to the rest of us - if the bloke couldn't hold down a place in a relegation side what the hell is he doing here? Nothing that's what and that's the polite version. Let's face it we just aren't good enough any more, with a non-existent forward line and no supply line stop feed them. no wonder we defended for most of the game. What's happened to Fonte, he just isn't at the races any more and clearly doesn't want to be here. JWP, who he? Mr Anonymous once again.

Nobody mentioned Bale yet, seems an odd omission. Is it 'cos he's Welsh?

That seems a little cruel on a young guy who is probably living through hell with injury after injury. He can't help being built the way he is and there must be times when he gets really depressed about his own prospects of having a half decent career in football. He is not responsible for all the hype that seems to surround his very move publicly or privately, maybe the ciggies are a relatively innocuous way of releasing some of that stress and his move to Bournemouth gives him a chance to recover without the glare of the unrelenting criticism of the London Journos.

There is a real enigma in JWP, he captains the E U21's to success yet rarely starts for his club and is high profile enough for other clubs to come sniffing around yet nobody has offered or been linked? I can't get my head around this, what's missing from all this logic that makes him less desirable as a commodity.

Typically not a single mention of anybody not playing for a top 4 team in today's media reports, was Rashford the only player on the pitch? Chambers as well surely we are worth an honourable mention?

Has anybody noticed that there has been no sign of Les on the OS since the window closed? Maybe he couldn't get those much rumoured deals over the line and is in bad odour upstairs.

Probably be 0-0, we can't score and assuming our defence hold firm.

Not so sure about this. The forum over on the other place is equally squalid and illiterate. Sadly many of the worst offenders on here inhabit the other place as well.

This. There is only one stat that matters.

It is no surprise your wife is pulling a face if you prioritise attending a trivial football match over your kid's education. Get a grip man this lad needs all the help he can get to survive in HIS future world.

Said, one assumes, with a very fat tongue in a very bulging cheek ;-)

At least Cuco Martina looked happy in training although Cuco if you're reading this.... lose the facial fungus! No hiding place now. This is your time, seize the hour.

Where's the money hidden, Kat?

Fonte's attitude is the very least of our worries. I doubt you will be thinking about this in two weeks when we get hammered by Arsenal and can't beat Swansea. Perspective Steve, perspective!

In what context? Happy that this squad can progress from where we finished last year or happy that it can just about keep us in the PL for one more season or just happy in a resigned sense that no further improvement will take place today? If we are resigned now to being "we are where we are so make the best of it" then you also have to question the motives of the owner and her future commitment to this club. It would not surprise me at all to see a "For Sale" board outside SMS next spring. (incoming Exocet)

I don't know if you've been watching lately but based on what we have seen so far this season many of us can name 19.

You get a lot of stick for saying these things out loud but many on here probably agree with you but prefer to stay silent and on the safe side of fan opinion. I have never doubted what you say here it IS the Southampton Way!