Jimmy_D

Can only imagine Fulham fans will be raging after this. It’s bad enough just sat here watching as a neutral.

Ridiculous match!

What is it with Saints and pinging absolute screamers in the League Cup? This feels like it's been a very useful run out for us.

I know. It’s almost like I was saying that not taking the chances we did create cost us the points today.

Plus one just over the bar, their keeper making a fantastic save low to his right, and Robinson hitting the post twice.

Did you miss how many times we were on the end of those crosses and just missed?

Created more than enough chances to win that, didn’t take them, and got done by a smash and grab off of one break giving us too much to do.

Going to Spurs perceived as the fallback option for a target they lost to Arsenal... that wouldn't be the easiest environment for a young player to develop, or to win over their fans. Just based on what the consensus is at youth levels on what he could end up being for England, I hope he ends up in a team where he's given every chance to reach that (hopefully us!)

We're bidding whatever his value drops by this season to have him playing for us this season. At the moment, that's more than Everton are willing or able to afford, and Everton aren't a big enough draw for him to force his way there (and earn the associated reputation that comes with pulling a move like that). It's gambling on a known very high quality young player being willing to put the effort in (even if that's just to ensure he gets the move he wants) and improve his consistency, against gambling on being able to bring in a brand new player (or players) and then those players being able to fit in and give us as much or more on the pitch.

Not a terrible result away from home. Good to see Dibling on the pitch.

The club has never had more money being put into it. It’s been recruitment and replacing players that have left (and the luck needed for that) where it hasn’t worked so well the last few years.

Ah. That brings back memories of playing Striker 95, with Westhampton’s star player being Matthew Le Tissue if I recall correctly

Not the prettiest performance, but we’re through! Would have been the easiest game in the world for a player that’s not committed to go missing in, but we got the exact opposite from Fernandes.

Seems to have gone very much under the radar with other clubs’ fans (and some of our own) that we’ve got owners that have been prepared to sink more money into Saints than any other before them. Perhaps understandable considering that that investment hasn’t paid off anywhere near the way everyone would have liked, but we’re reportedly in the green on PSR, and so under no financial pressure to sell, except potentially to free up PSR if we think we can replace any outgoings with players that make us better.

The Supermané one? Still regret not picking one of those mugs up! One of my favourite memories of being at St Mary’s! Remember thinking that it might be the record when the third one went in, and of course it actually was!