Saint Pete

All of our bad luck was saved for tonight - 3 injuries in one game, would have had a point at least if not for that. Worrying injury situation developing now.

Unlucky really tonight, think we would have had at least a point if not for the injuries.

Would have been better not to make the sub, then we could have subbed Toby.

Agree with this - he's been nowhere near as effective on the right as he was when played on the left earlier in season.

Shame about Arsenal winning but Mertesacker was limping towards the end. Could be a boost for us if he misses our game on Wednesday?

Nah, we need Long's work rate and ability to annoy the opposition in this one.

Forster Clyne Toby Fonte Bertrand Davis Wanyama Schneiderlin Long Pelle Tadic I would play Davis if 100% fit, Cork if not. Long instead of Mane as in better form at present. I also think Tadic has been less effective in recent games when played on the right to allow Mane to play on the left. So I'd have Tadic back on the left where he was so good in earlier games.

Not convinced yet that it was right to sign Forster at the expense of Boruc - just because he is younger doesn't make it the right decision in my opinion. He needs to be better, not just younger. Boruc still has quite a few good years in him yet, he's no that old for a keeper. That said, calling him a league one or championship standard keeper is utterly ridiculous!!

Koeman did bring on Cork for Davis when he got injured before half time against Leicester, in preference to Long. So, he must have thought it could work with all three of Wanyama, Schneiderlin and Cork on then? Personally, I was surprised when I saw the team and Cork was not in, and although he's not a natural for the no.10 role, I think he would have linked up the midfield and the forwards better than Long.

Maybe, but we still had plenty of time to turn it round after that mistake. We just didn't play well enough.

Strange, poor performance that. Glad to get a point in the end. Even after we scored, we still looked edgy and disjointed.

Sorry, but Forster ain't as good as Boruc. Terrible flap there.

Good work from Bertrand there.

Get the **** in!!!!!

Surely Reed and Cork could come on? Why wouldn't you at least try something?

I don't think we should make the team selections based on the perceived quality of opposition, but more by just assessing when each player needs a rest. Our improved depth in most positions means that we should be prepared to rest players if they look/feel jaded or are carrying knocks, and should be able to cope with that better than we did last year. This is where the expertise of the manager and the coaching staff is crucial in spotting which players really need a rest rather than flogging them until they eventually get injured or lose form.

Eh? He was only on for 10 mins and was involved in 3rd goal, didn't look too bad to me. And how do you work out he was forced to move by Cortese and Poch when both had left the club?

Yep, good England performance that, and great to see so many "Saints" out there! Forster, Clyne, Shaw, Ox, Lallana, Lambert. Can't help but think that had something to do with the improved display

It would still be a major surprise to me if either Spurs or Man City are prepared to take a gamble on signing Jay until he has come back properly and proved that he can still be the player he was last season after such a serious injury. I know they can do medicals but surely they do not tell the whole story about how his body is going to react to tackling, playing 2 games in a week, etc? Only when he is back playing regular premier league football will they truly know what they are buying. So I think a lot will depend on the timing of his comeback for us, and how he looks when he does come back. That said, I suppose you can never rule anything out with Spurs - if they are desperate enough, they may still take the risk?!

Leans politically to the right and reads the Guardian - a little contradictory, this average Saints fan?

Who says he can't get in our team? He's injured FFS! He seemed to be doing pretty well getting in our team last season when was fit.

They drew away to West Ham in their last game who are 4th in table, so hopefully the team won't be taking such as complacent attitude!

We've played 11 games and we've done great so far, but there is still a hell of a long way to go. No amount of pouring over stats and who plays who will tell you for sure what's going to happen from now on - that's why we turn up and watch to find out! I still feel it will be very tough for us to maintain a top four position throughout the whole season because the likes of Arsenal / Man C / Liverpool have way more squad depth than us (although I accept we are a little better in this department than we were last year). But, if the usuals suspects keep faltering the way they are at the moment, our chances will keep improving. For now, we just have to keep doing what we're doing, playing each game on its merits, don't get ahead of ourselves and see where it takes us.

Definitely due a goal the number of times he's gone close this season! Maybe Saturday's his day?

If Hull is such a lowly backwater, surely he should be good enough to force his way into their side? If he was judged to be too far down the pecking order at Saints, it seemed liked a fairly reasonable idea to loan him to a club where in theory he should have a better chance of playing. I guess if it doesn't work out at Hull, a loan or permanent move abroad will be the only way to go, but will probably have to be someone who will cover his wages (unless he agrees to take pay cut).