Winnersaint

Thank you. We did indeed discuss it, and she was broadly in favour of it, but had was put off that summer when she had an encounter with a new oncologist who on first meeting presented her with a DNAR to sign. This was at a time when palliative treatment as opposed to care was still very much viable. Unfortunately, it was not received and she felt that she was being left to die by those treating her. It has to remembered we're talking 2021 here and the ongoing backdrop of the second COVID summer to winter period so it was probably a bit more nuanced than that. However it does highlight the need for good decision making and communication by medical professionals.

On this we can agree. Although good, it was only for the final three days and actually should have been in place weeks prior to this.

I'm so conflicted over this as three years ago I was watching my wife die from bowel cancer. At the end she was largely sedated and well cared for by the Sue Ryder palliative care team before she slipped away early on a December Sunday morning. The one commodity in short supply during that Autumn was time and as it began to noticeably run out those days, hours and minutes were among the most precious we had in 30 odd years of marriage. Neither of us wanted to deny each other that time. That is why I am indeed conflicted between what may have been better on a practical level to what was best for both of us on an emotional level.

Five minutes of excitement, wow!

Martin, so called, favourite Manning, equalises. Ironic! C'mon Saints!

Weird, I don't enjoy losing just because some lose their shit.

We do so well last season when Downes was out.

All the hallmarks of Wolves first win of the season. If for no other reason it would just be so Saintsy. 3-0 them.

Carragher pointed out that Everton got out of shape with two players in the left back position who weren't left backs which allowed THB to play that pass in behind to Sugawara. From then on it was a combination of Ashley Young ball watching and Archer's great little run which took the defence goalwards and created the space for Arma to occupy. It was a pretty good goal actually. As far as the recycling is concerned I've heard in a number of interviews RM specifically complain that we don't find the final pass or move the ball quickly enough when we need to. So it's as much about individual player decision making as anything coached by RM and the coaching team. That decision making is influenced ability and mentality and that dictates why we seem to dick around with the ball so much as some players are simply not good enough to do it at this level.

Odds on Man U?

Graham or Harry?

As you say blinkered at best, utter twaddle at worst. I get the point he's trying to make but it comes without the balance and is just as polarising as the comments made by the 'Mr Angry's'. Plus it goes on and on, and on.

Seems like the vast majority on here want Martin and his propaganda football gone, with some justification. It'll take a real turnaround for the opinions to change on here, that too is justified.

Above all else I'm really happy that it was Arma who got the winner. Very average at this level but it was a good finish.

He probably thinks he's a new player now he's had a haircut and no longer looks like a wild Chilean from the Andes.

2 minutes to team announcement. Get ready for the reaction!

On here it will be. You can pretty much script it, which is telling in itself. From the selection announcement onwards. "Good team apart from Manning." "Manning, why?" " No Dibling wtf?" "Stephens again?" "Not sure where a goal is going to come from." Then in the match. "YESS!" (hopefully) "Hanging on now." "Fuck" ".....and there it is!" "FFS we just can't keep a clean sheet." "Martin out." "There we go." "Very predictable." "Fuck off Martin." Bye Russ. etc, etc 1-2 Everton. Maybe we could sort this out into some kind of SaintsWeb matchday bingo.

Unlike here where they turn as soon as the team is announced.

The Marseille and Anderlecht games were like nothing else I ever experienced at The Dell in terms of atmosphere.

Don’t think we’ll beat them at the weekend

We’ll find out tomorrow.

Question is this. Russell Martin or Keir Starmer who’s doing the better job?

How did you feel about him on 26th May?

Here endeth any interest I have in this, this afternoon. I look forward to the post 5pm meltdown on here.

Sam Edozie scored for Anderlecht in UEL this evening.