Charlie Wayman

I know it's a rhetorical question you ask but this situation will likely last for a very long time. It is hard to see any circumstances in which we in the West could return to business as usual with Russia. One solution may lie in the nationalisation of Russian assets in retaliation of the Russians nationalising western owned assets in Russia as they are threatening to do; then the subsequent sale of those assets to private sector buyers. One things for certain if we survive the nuclear dust, the lawyers as usual will have a field day

Beautifully touching comments from Ralph at his PC on how much he loves the club, living here and the people of the area. His perfect job, our perfect manager. Long live King Ralph!

Ralph will ask for a reaction, the players themselves will demand a reaction. Pride alone will ensure no repetition of Saturday's fiasco. This will not be like the Villa game, we will impose ourselves from the start and Toon will struggle to contain us. 2-0 to Saints is worth a £5 punt surely?

Poorly constructed questionnaire, too many assumptions, too many leading questions.

Probably just behind us.

Premier league matches are shown all over the world and demonstrations of support for UKRAINE in its moment of need sends an important message of unity in opposition to what Russia is doing to an innocent peaceful country.

Cheer up! No good throwing in the towel after one bad result. Any team losing a couple of key players will struggle not just Saints but that had nothing to do with what happened yesterday. As for "managing" to win against WHU, we played mostly bench players (nine changes!) yet still comprehensively outplayed a strong Hammers side who are 4th in the PL table and beat them convincingly. On that basis losing a couple of players to injury should make no difference to our performance.

Most of our players obviously fancied the day off yesterday and collectively took their feet off the pedals. At one stage Villa were scoring for fun and 9-0 headlines were looming again! Thanks to Forster and a bit of reorganisation it didn't happen. Both ex-Chelsea youngsters were awful, Livramento hesitant and resorting to safe and easy backwards and sideways passes while Broja was largely invisible and unwilling to do much running. Tactically we were out-thought and out-fought in mid-field which is normally our greatest strength and we seemed to play the game at a snail's pace. Unusually Oriel Romeu couldn't get into the game and maybe should have been subbed earlier. The CBs were depressingly error prone but to be fair were not given much protection. On the day Villa were by far the better team with Cash especially invincible at RB and Coutinho showing why he should be playing in a much better team at a much higher level what the heck is he doing at Villa Park? I hope this doesn't set in panic and wholesale changes against Toon because that will not be the answer. We have a formula that has worked well recently and this is not the time to try and re-write it.

Our strikers are not in the game either, need some serious changes at HT. Need KWP to inject some life, Livramento too tentative and Stephens having a nightmare. We need to up the pace in the second half, they will tire and we will pull this back to 2-2.

Why have you ignored Elyounoussi, he is one of the most creative and intelligent players we have, finding spaces and opportunities that Redmond would never see in his lifetime.

Should be a comfortable victory for Saints with morale & belief at an all time high. With Livramento, Perraud, Romeu and JWP on fire, Armstrong and Elyounoussi improving with every match and our strikers in form it is hard to see how we can be beaten. 3-1 to Saints on a sunny day in the midlands.

Me too! I gave Ralph some very good advice not to change his winning team and it's gratifying to know that he heeded that advice... 😳 To be fair to Diallo, he is not a DMF so it took him a little time to settle. Pleased that Ralph kept him on for the full 90. Djenepo has never impressed me from Day 1, okay he's had his moments but far too few of them. Expectations were high when he came in as one of the first of Ralph's picks but even our great leader cannot be expected to get everything right. Is it just me or did others feel that we never looked like losing last night? Weird, especially against a strong Hammers team.

Diallo, Djenepo, Smallbone off please

Wholesale changes in the starting XI means inevitably a loss of understanding in the team and a breakdown in its automatism. So, if things go badly even though 5 subs are allowed, introducing regular starters at a late stage to try to recapture automatism rarely works as there will not be enough time for the system to reboot and correct itself. For this reason if we are serious about winning the FA Cup then we must start with our current winning team. I suspect and hope that WHU will prioritise a top 4 finish and rest a few players but even if they don't we have enough about us to win at home with the proviso that Messrs Broja & Adams do not squander the many chances that come their way as they are prone to do

He did but he said also that the choice of colours for matches was pre-planned (months) ago and so would not have been influenced by recent events in Ukraine. Just a co-incidence even if a happy one.

That's debatable surely. What means better? Individual reputation counts for nothing if it is not successfully harnessed into an effective system of play. Anyway, it's good to see the good times back. Hail Oriol! Our player of the season by a country mile.

Stanbridge Ramsey Rochford, Smith Webber Mallett, Day Curtis Wayman Bates Wrigglesworth Of course we remember him.

Completely wrong thread mate. ...but, to answer you in part the empty seats behind the players areas that are never offered for sale are surely a Covid-19 barrier between the players and fans.

It remains fact that apart for reciting OWTS over and over and over again, our fans have little else to offer in chants or songs. Compared with some clubs the lack of originality fro fans offerings is embarrassing especially the excruciatingly moronic "Whoooooo's that B****** accompanying goal kicks of the opponent. That this seems to pass as humour in the Northam is a sad indictment of them but when heard on TV makes all Saints fans look like a bunch of brain challenged idiots.

If it's not against the rules then why would we seek to avert suspicion? Everything is fair in love and war like using subs in the 4 minutes of injury time to break up patterns of play and run the clock down. Within the rules if not within the spirit. I would be more suspicious about what's in the energy drinks that suddenly revives players and keeps them going for another half-hour.

On the other hand he scares defenders witless when he is on the ball and never stops chasing against the ball. I'm sure the coaches are in his ear all week but having the maturity to think outside the box, look around and analyse best options as he is running with the ball will take a little time to develop. At the moment he is an exciting prospect but needs time to improve his all round game just as Che Adams and Mohammed Elyounoussi have done.

You are becoming as boring as MLG. Who gives a stuff about detail, give us the headline!

We were magnificent today. Total domination and a stroll in the park. Romeu surely MotM but most played out of their skins. Good to see Stuart Armstrong on fire at last. Well done again Ralph, we look nigh on unbeatable at the moment. A lovely moment when Shane netted, worth the entry price. Onwards and upwards COYS

Loads of French players in our team so let's get all those footie fans in Normandy & Brittany to come over that should push the numbers up a bit.

Good read and no bloody firewall to frustrate us. Thanks for sharing.