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Last time we sacked a manager two games into a season it ended in relegation. RH should have gone in the summer. It just feels too late now. Can only hope that they have a successor lined up already as Semmens said on 5Live earlier in the year Going to be a long season.

Times like this, you think perhaps it’s our season.

Huge if true.

WSC has us 16th - the Saints correspondent had us 15th. Sounds about right to me. Bottom 6 and just about surviving again. It's going to be a very bumpy season. A few good results when the youngsters get it together with a number of hidings. Hang on tight.

Parking for the Ageas Bowl when it is busy is dreadful. Made the mistake of trying out the P&R for the T20 game v SA on Sunday. Queued for an hour to get in and then waited an hour for the bus back after the game. Won't be doing that again. It's a shame as it's a great ground once you are in. Personally, I don't mind a 20-30 min walk before and after a game - just want to be able to get away easily once back at the car. If anyone has any good suggestions then I would also appreciate them for next time I go.

Although Bobby Stokes goal in 76 was actually well onside. He was played on by Martin Buchan the United left back who hadnt stepped up with the two centre backs. It's just that the footage doesnt show Buchan when the ball is played forward, he comes into shot a fraction of a second later, As for Hurst's second goal in 66. I have seen a couple of youtube vids that analyse all the available footage to try to work out whether it crossed the line or not using modern technology. Turns out that it was incredibly close, couple of centimetres either way. Dont really care about last nights debate. We won. Thats all that matters.

Has anyone left yet? Squads getting a bit big

Another decent signing. Looking to be a good transfer window. Buying young players makes sense, but can't help thinking that we need to get an old head in as well. Otherwise it is likely to be yet another rollercoaster season

It's a stupid idea. Would have hoped that Arsene Wenger would have known better. When it was trialled it slowed the game down. Had to wait for players to get into the opposition box before lumping the ball forward. They are just flying a kite. Can't see it happening

It always goes to some run down northern town. Least the city council got £125k to cover the costs of the bid

Lots of media attention to recent pitch invasions, and in particular players of the opposing team being assaulted. Clearly unacceptable to make players feel unsafe. Memories of being on the pitch at SMS at the end of the 2011 and 2012 seasons. I remember both as just being fun occasions with the Walsall and Coventry supporters playing their part. No hint of anything untoward. What's changed? Any thoughts?

Had to check! Furthest point from the sea in England is a place called Coton in the Elms in Derbyshire apparently. Which turns out to be 5 miles from Burton on Trent. So I think that the answer is Burton Albion. I know that SMS is the lowest stadium above sea level in the league, although Everton's new stadium at Bramley Dock may turn out to be lower. Really not interested in the game on Sunday at all

For the little it's worth, my guess is that we will hear an announcement the week after the Leicester game that Ralph is off.

That does look like he is on his way. Odds only make that kind of move if either someone puts a shed load of money on at the original odds or the bookies have heard whispers and have reduced the odds as a result. I wonder if he has something already lined up. I don't think that he will want to stick around if he knows that the majority of fans are no longer supporting him.

Some dodgy maths in previous threads. It's 63% to sack him and 37% to keep him. It's not yet reached the Branfoot level of hostility, but still around 2/3 of those polled would like to see him move on

RH knows that his time is up. He is a proud man and I would doubt that he would like to leave at the end of next season with us relegated. My guess is that there will be conversations at the end of the season and a parting of the ways shortly after. Those in control of the club are not daft. It's a shame, as he is a decent man who has given it his best shot. Just tactically very limited.

Four years ago we had a relegation decider at Swansea. It's nowhere near as bad this season. It's just frustrating that we seem to go from one extreme to the another and we never know what Saints will do. Some of the football has been brilliant (Tottenham away for example) and some of it dreadful (last Saturday). Can't see us going down, but can also see someone going down with 37/38 points. Much as I like RH I think that it is time for a change. We need to freshen things up big time.

Madness. Thats them gone. Burnley are in big trouble as the new owners saddled them with loads of debt as part of the takeover.

Flowers got 11 England caps and was a reliable keeper. I seem to remember that he suffered from early onset arthritis. Form dipped in his early thirties as a result and he retired early for a keeper. At an age when keepers are reaching their peak. Still had an excellent career. Niemi was just a class act. Tough to call between Niemi and Shilton based on Saints form.

I had the same thought. I wonder if there is a mental health issue at the bottom of all this. It certainly doesn't appear to be rational behaviour - especially as he seems incapable of keeping quite about these ideas

Friends who have met MLT say that he comes across as very pleasant. Just wish he kept his opinions to himself. Spouting nonsense about things he knows little about is doing him no favours at all. And those of us who were fortunate to watch him play now think a lot less of him

It's a no from me. Although I dont remember 66 I am old enough to remember watching some of the 66 team in the late sixties/early seventies. Generally accepted that we had three world class players in that team - Banks, Charlton and Moore. If I was going to pick one of those three as best ever British player then it would be Bobby Charlton. The fact that the Germans put Beckenbauer man-to-man on him the 1970 WC quarter final says it all. I also remember being at SMS when Gareth Bale and McGoldrick made their debuts on the last day of the 2005/06 season. McGoldrick looked lost - although turned into a decent Championship player later. Gareth Bale at 16 looked like he had been playing professional football for years.

Made a start and gave up. The survey was heavily skewed in favour of the US salary cap model which I dont ever want to see. Reminded me of a clip from Yes Prime Minister on opinion polls Leading Questions - Yes Prime Minister - YouTube For me the biggest issue in English football at the moment is irresponsible owners - not always the rich ones. Supporters of Derby, Macclesfield, Bury, Coventry, Brighton, Wimbledon, Darlington etc have all suffered or are suffering as a result. Especially where the ownership of the ground is separated from the club. The fit and proper ownership checks are inadequate

The odds of Everton, Liverpool, Man C and Chelsea being kept apart in the draw are 8/35 - or 23%. So just under a 1 in 4 chance. Still not that unlikely

Although we would all have wanted to see two of the 'big three' play each other the in quarter finals, the odds actually favour them being kept apart. The likelihood that two of them play each other is 3/7.