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Full strength team and go for it 100%. Absolutely no 'resting' until we are mathematically safe, until then every game is important.

That 2nd half was pure Pellegrino, played at a glacial pace, plenty of silly mistakes and absolutely no urgency whatsoever. Completely unwatchable. I *think* we'll survive because we have the points but based on that performance we'll be crawling over the line rather than breezing past it as we were looking back in January. I'd like to know what has happened, have the players decided that the season is already over? Has Ralph lost the dressing room? Are the tactics wrong? (same tactics that got us a load of points pre January?). What on earth has happened?

Looks like we've gone back to the bad old Saints, far too slow going forward allowing Brighton all the time in the world to reorganise. I think(?) we'll survive this season but we are making seriously hard work of it. We don't deserve anything from this game.

Ralph is on a fast track to legend status. What a performance, what a goal.

This is what happens when you have one of the best managers in the prem. If we can stay lucky with injuries this could be our best ever prem season. In Ralph we trust.

Played fairly poorly but still won, sign of a good team. Pen was very debateable but we've had a few against us in the past so it all evens out. 5th tonight and Ings back in, things are looking good.

I've given chairman Gao some pelters over the last few years but fair dues, his main job is to hire the right manager and he did it. He then stuck with him when a lot of chairman would have pulled the trigger. Gao is a remote chairman who is hard to warm to but he has gotten this critical decision right. As for Ralph, IMO he is in the elite band of prem managers. I thought we'd punched above our weight when we got him and now he's really proving why. He's taken a mixed bag of players and moulded them into a formidable unit capable of giving anyone in this league a run for their money. Don't forget these are mainly the same players that the last two managers had and were getting slagged off on here as not being good enough week in week out. That's the difference between a poor\mediocre manager and a class act like Ralph. He's an ambitious guy and if this continues he'll be on his way so enjoy this man's tenure here. I really think he's going to achieve great things in his career, I'd love it to be here and if it was he'd become a Saints legend no doubt.

Going forward Ralph's going to have to be cautious with Danny, we all know his history and how vital he is to us. TBH why was he even on the pitch that late in the game when we were 4-1 up?

Superb victory that was dented by a couple of odd late goals (when the game was already won). However I'll take 3 points at a revitalised Villa all day long thanks. Ralph's really got them purring now, this could be a vintage season....

Top 3 prem manager, only behind Klopp and Pep IMO. He's ambitious and will go when one of he big boys come knocking, maybe at the end of this season or next. In the mean time let's just enjoy his stint incharge.

Always satisfying to get one over Everton after all the punishment they have dished out to us over the years. The team is playing well now but that's because we have one of the best managers in the league. Comparing what he's getting out of our players to what the last 3 managers did and it's like night and day. Gao has gotten 1 thing right......but that thing was probably his key responsibility, hiring Ralph. He really is a class act.

Fantastic point against a team that will be top 3/4 at seasons end. After a slow start Ralph's got them fired up as I expected he would, the guy is a class act. Would love for him to be here for a few more seasons at least but I think he's going to turn heads this season.

Well what a surprise, we lost on opening day. Can't shake this hoodoo, we have the worst opening day form in the league, reliably playing like a sack of spuds year in year out. Won 2 out of 21 opening fixtures, last opening win against West Brom in 2013. Shocking stats. Romeu was wasteful, defence were caught asleep more than once, strikers were shot shy and Redmond's finishing was all over the place. Maybe next year Ralph should hypnotise them so they think it's November rather than Aug\Sep.

Koeman - fantastic team Ralph - quite possibly the best manager we've had in the prem era Adkins - great fun Honourable mentions: Hoddle and Strach

Don't forget Bedford place and a slap up meal at Zorbas. Who could resist.

What a job Ralph has done, Europe next season?

I really enjoyed that performance, IMO defence looking much stronger now than before. United have a razor sharp attack but we never let them get away from us. Bring on next season, Ralph has found the balance and we look like we could do very well next season.

I love dogged gritty rearguard action type games like this, we don't have too many, last one I can remember was the famous Leeds (a) match in the promotion season. Citeh threw the kitchen sink at us and we rode our luck but what superb dogged defending. Stephens and McCarthy take a bow but the whole defence was superb. What a great goal too from Che. Top entertainment all round.

Great 3 points and that should be that for the season. We really are a bit of an enigma though. 5th in the away form table (2 points from 2nd place) yet bottom of the home form table. Link What is it about home games? Is the pressure getting to the players?

Ings has to be the buy of the season, 19 goals so far for less than £20M. What a great bit of business.

They are in Wales and it's been a bit of a mess. Lots of political point scoring but the other parties would have been the same if not worse. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Only top flight team in the modern era to have played 3 brothers together (apparently Boro played 3 in 1920, Jacky, William and George Carr). That's the Wallace brothers BTW (for younger fans who read this).

If they want to curtail this season now then how about the current top 2 going up from each division, no relegation and Liverpool keep on playing their fixtures behind closed doors until they are mathematically certain champions. They'd probably get them in 2-3 games. If by some miracle Liverpool didn't get the points then the premier is null and void. Next season is a 22 team premier with 5 relegated.

We'll survive but the vast majority of our season has been relegation form. I don't know where that miraculous run of wins around Xmas came from but it's saved us. The same problems still remain though and if not fixed will we be able to pull another rabbit out of the hat next season?

Felt sorry for Bournemouth yesterday, thought they were robbed even after VAR.