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I was told just before the play off 1st leg at the baggies that Che to Wolves was done. 🤷‍♂️

I always felt we were a more complete team this season when he was playing.

The last 3 games there has been an absolute, unbreakable, connection between the players, manager and us the fans. It was a good atmosphere away at the Baggies, it was off the scale in the 2nd leg and on Sunday, truth be told, I didn't know our fanbase had that in them. That was absolutely immense from start to finish. The lower tier, behind the goal where we were was absolute insanity. Bodies were everywhere, and people crying, I was on a seat and I have no recollection of getting up there. This wasn't "little old Southampton", this was a fanbase showing the world that can match anyone in England when we want to.

I've been to an awful lot of Saints games over five decades but nothing, nothing compares to that roar and celebration at the final whistle. The lower tier was utterly insane.

I'm in that vid'!

Sold.

I've got 1 adult ticket available £30+ £1 postage. Bank transfer only.

I genuinely thought he'd be gone by midday today. He should have been replaced in the summer and the longer we leave it now the harder it will be to repair the damage. We need someone in before the world cup so they can work with the players as a sort of mini pre-season. If we don't act decisively and soon we are going to be in serious trouble.

Little doubt that there has been a definite shift towards "replacement". I think most of us really wanted Ralph to succeed and that many many blinkered. Those blinkers have fallen away in recent weeks and now it is clear nothing changes unless the manager is changed.

I believe that what the plan was. They new they wouldn't get 17 GOP to vote guilty. Show the evidence to the world and then hold every GOP member who voted to acquit to account between now and their attempts at re-election.

There was no way 17 GOP were going to vote to convict. The fact 7 did is pretty amazing in itself. McConnell's speech afterwards, deary me.

That's because DfE are briefing jurnos about what they want to happen instead of telling parliament. For example, primary returning on the 8th but not secondary and tertiary, who return post Easter. Then it's primary and Y11 and 13 returning on March 8th despite exams being cancelled. Then it's primary and Y10 and Y12 and not Y11 & 13. Then it's no one until after Easter. Then it's "depends on each regions R rate". Causes confusion. Simple messages setting out plans with ideal dates with alternatives and not briefings off the recorded to pet mouth pieces.

TBF it is the far right tories who are kicking up the biggest fuss, wanting roadmaps etc. The rest of us just want some certainty and mixed messages really don't help, as was seen at Xmas.

We're still booking and rebooking flights and if we need to roll them over again then so be it. We know the risk.

Every Feb 1/2 term we go away to get some sun. Last year it was Santa Clarita, 20 miles NE of LA, visiting good friends of ours who have settled out there. Seems a lifetime ago. When I can get back on a plane it'll feel like freedom. We had to roll so many flights over from last year to this (Rome, Bologna (cycling break), Milan (cycling break), Vienna, NY, LA) and it looks like it's going to happen again so it's looking like 2022 will be packed and paid for at least. We've flights rebooked for California in October and despite having flights for Canada booked for late July (in lieu of NY), we realistically expect LA to be our 1st chance to really get away.