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If that’s the case and we play Willy then Bazunu’s career could be heading in a similar way to Gunns. I hope it doesn’t but he never recovered after Leicester and losing your place to an ageing 3rd choice wouldn’t help his confidence

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I’m not saying I necessarily want it but if it happens I’m not bothered. Yes it may be a slog but in the time we were out of it there was relatively more enjoyment. I recall seeing us demolish Oldham away on a bitterly cold night 6-0 - Lallana, Schneiderlin, AOC, Ricky to name but a few were playing. Then there were the two promotions, the play-offs, the JPT final. I appreciate we’ve had some good times in the PL but we just can’t dine at the top table consistently and we don’t and never will have the financial clout to be a club that’s taken seriously. Look we all have different views and opinions. Nobody is right or wrong but for me I just want to see us being competitive and winning more games. That I feel can’t happen in the PL

Couldn’t care less if we go down. We’ll never compete in the PL and come what may our best players will leave if we stay up and they have no feeling for the club - JWP aside possibly. To have that winning feeling a few more times on a Saturday, more games, cheaper prices, more chance of getting away tickets and less disappointment? Yeah I’d take that as I’m a Saints fan not a PL fan. If by a bloody miracle we stay up then it’ll just be the same next year.

What concerns me (amongst other things) is that 4 days before the window opens there are no rumours or tangible links to potential early signings. I know we like to go below the radar but I’d be expecting something.

Personally I think it’s too late for this season given the scale of the surgery required. With that in mind would you sacrifice this season for a property funded go at coming back up next season?

January? It’s notoriously difficult for us to land a decent transfer at any time of the year!!

Ryan Kent, a winger from Rangers…………when I read that I went cold and immediately thought of Neil McCann!!

Second best AT HOME to Lincoln let that sink in

God article, thanks. One thing though - we did tend to create chances but just didn’t take them.

The Lincoln and Brighton games are incredibly important for him. I can’t help but wonder if he loses both of those as to whether we may have another Sturrock type scenario on our hands. FWIW I really hope he works out and I think if he doesn’t then it won’t be for the want of trying on his part. The players have to play their part too (no pun intended). If they have a defeatist and ‘sod you’ attitude towards him then it’s only going to end one way.

We aren’t staying up. However unlike last time I’m personally looking forward to the ride next season. Every week, season in, season out we pretty much tip up to games wondering if we’ll score let alone win. I’m tired of it, we can’t compete at this level so if it means going down and getting that feel good factor back on a Saturday evening then I’m happy with that. Listen if we go down every season until we hit the Conference I don’t really care. I support Saints and just want to see us win games and compete, whatever league that may be in.

You could say you’re part of the ‘Groovy Gang’……….you’ll need to be of a certain vintage to get that!!

A Brazilian arriving in the UK in January to a relegation threatened team. What could possibly go wrong!

Pen or not v Salisu?

It can’t be as calamitous as when we ended up producing our own kit! The quality was shocking.

Taken from mainstream media in the Mendy trial so in the public domain………Not sure the GF of JG thinks he’s a decent bloke all the time!! The next day the woman, 23 at the time, sent a text to a friend saying: "Ha ha ha I have slept with Jack Grealish", the jury heard. Her friend replied: "Oh God. Lol. What the f***. OMG. Proud of you. He was good lol?" The woman replied: "Yes, very good." Another message read: "Yes he has a girlfriend" followed by a 'sad face' emoji. Ms Wilding asked if she was "boasting" or "flexing" about what she had done. "I wouldn't say flexing," she replied.

What I don’t understand with Mara is when we weren’t scoring and he bangs 4 in for the reserves he still doesn’t get a chance. At that point Ralph had very little to lose.

Guaranteed we won’t sign anyone of proven PL quality…….it’ll be a punt.

I feel quite fortunate that I can’t see this debacle.

PEH never did that for us in the last minute!!

You’re joking aren’t you?! If he was here now Ralph would have coached all the goal scoring nouse he had out of him!

I think we’ll have 14 points by the time the WC comes along. If he’s not gone by then that total should be enough to call time on him. Even then it may be too late.

We’re clearly just waiting for the right man. City gives us two weeks realistically and he’ll be gone in that time - thankfully

They’ll pull the plug soon enough that’s for sure. The longer this goes on the worse it’ll get for them. At the moment we aren’t out of touch with teams and potentially a new voice could get a fresh tune out of the players. Leave it until after the WC and we’re history.