SaintRobbie

Everton are favourites for Saturday. They smashed QPR, who are playing better than we are at the moment. Loads of suspensions for Saturday. Hope we have loads of good transfers coming in January. Boardroom need to spend.

Oh dear. Something is going wrong. Badly wrong. We are the worst team in the league on form over the last 5 games. This is not longer bad luck. It's over confidence. It's lack of strikers. Hope we finish in the top half but I doubt it.

Another game thrown by a stupid mistake. We need a striker and a Boardroom prepared to spend in January. It's going to be a long Christmas. You could say we were unlucky against Arsenal and Man U... But that was just rubbish.

Lol

Poor Lallana and Lovren.... still at least you'll not be in Europe next year and have to go through not playing in the game or screwing up another.

We will win both. We are Southampton.

Yep - we will slaughter them.

Good player, lacking consistency. I'd love to see him run at defences more. Got potential though.

Agree. Or Harry Reid. Get rid.

Has he got something in his contract that he has to play? If not, what's he doing in training to justify his place?

Forster worth it, Mane looking like he's got potential, Gardos was always one for the future and Long is out of position and playing for the team. I think it's not a bad investment.

Feels like we have 10 men and we are carrying him every time he comes on. Get rid.

Thought we were unlucky. But, Koeman should admit that he ought not to have subbed Tadic whilst we were defending a free kick. Basics. Not saying that goal wouldn't have happened anyway, but you never know. Mayuka is still a liability. It feels like we have 10 men on when he comes on, adds nothing. We need a striker to replace him. I'd rather have seen Harry Reid or another midfielder given a chance. Yoshida was better than normal, didn't start hoofing until the last 10 minutes. Finally, chants of the day: 1st Place. Northam. 'You only live round the corner'. 2nd Place. manure. ' feed the scousers, let them know it's xmas time...' (we need to sing that!)

Yes. Liking this post!!

Top 4 finish and Morgan will be a Saint next year.

Draw would be good. Win outstanding. Bit worried if Davies isn't playing though. W-P is our only cover man in that position. Perhaps Harry Reid will step up to the plate? I think this is a key game. Our individual performances against Villa on Monday were the worst I have seen this season. A good result will keep us firing. This week and next may determine our Europe place at the end of the season.... that and winning the FA Cup

Without Ward Prowse to cover we lose a little creativity and link play between our defensive midfield and Pelle without Davies. This is bad news. If he's out my expectations slip to a draw.

Good point. When you think manure won and had a similar set of stats as Villa tonight it was ok. Need to watch the howlers all week though.

I can't go on MOTM as Bertrand, based on his first half performance. Clyne for me.

Agree. Might mean they up their game on Sunday.

Pelle poor tonight. But to be fair, if Forster hadn't screwed up we'd have won easily. Clyne is fast becoming my favourite player this season.

Pelle has been very poor tonight for me. Rickie Lambert on the bench would be nice.

Come on Saints!

Clyne moment. That's what I wanted

IScores so far.... Forster: 4/10 Bertrand: 3 Fonte: 6 Clyne: 5 Toby: 6 Tadic: 5 Mane: 4 Vic: 4 Schneiderlin: 4 Long: 4 Pelle: 3 Disappointed Need to inject some passion and speed, it's like the atmosphere is sapping their enthusiasm.