LuckyNumber7

Whilst this probably represents our best chance to win at Arsenal in years, I would still be happy with a draw. There has to be some kind of response from Arsenal and I just can't see them losing five at home in a row. However bad they have been they still have some good players.

They were in the Kingsland but I agree with your point. Other clubs are sticking their fans behind the goal which surely gives a physchological edge.

Very difficult to find any negatives in that, they all played well apart maybe from Ings who looked understandably rusty. Think I'd give Che MOTM, his holdup play and close control is outstanding. Agree with comments about KWP, what a signing he has been and a huge upgrade on Cedric and Valery. Also well done to the fans who were there, good noise. Aside form the second half collapses against Spurs and Man Utd we have been excellent at home this season, which is a big plus!

Agreed, if he signs a new contract he is here for the next 2 or 3 seasons at least, and possibly ending his career here. Let's hope that is what happens. Unfortunately this increasingly has a familiar feel to it and we all know the longer it drags on what the likely outcome is. Come on Danny, you are loved here and could potentially be part of something special with your hometown club over the next few years!

This x100. For all the people claiming the players are supporting the phrase 'black lives matter' rather than the organisation Black Lives Matter, whether they like it or not the two are inextricably linked. That phrase to me is toxic and associated with the far left agenda and the rioting and vandalism across the US and more recently here and does nothing to promote racial harmony. If football is really serious about taking people with them and eradicating racism as much as possible then they need to ditch all reference to BLM, the taking a knee and Black Power symbol of the raised fist. Re-focus the Kick it Out campaign and take meaningful action against any proven incidents of racism. I don't think any reasonable person would oppose that.

I don't particularly think it is, just trying to understand the other point of view and maybe depending on tone of voice and how it is said it could be construed as a bit rude? "That black man over there" just sounds a bit blunt, but really I don't see a big issue with it. Heard Trevor Sinclair on Talksport earlier saying he also didn't find it offensive or racist, although he was still pleased the players walked off to take a stand strangely. He also said he finds the term BAME offensive which I found interesting.

I think referring to him as the black guy comes across as perhaps a little disrespectful and he probably could have chosen better words, but racist, really? Watching the footage, I got the impression Demba Ba was getting angry for the sake of being angry and looking for offence where none was intended. Real genuine racism will never be defeated while we are obsessed with demonising people for things like this.

Get in, played poorly and won, rather that than play well and lose! Big JV is a man transformed, brilliant again.

Football / the PL chose to align itself with a divisive political organisation and then acts shocked when not all fans follow along like sheep. Dublin's comments demonstrate how little most players actually know about what they are 'taking a knee' for. What was wrong with Kick it Out?

Yes I think you're right, getting my Koeman seasons mixed up.

Pretty sure we were 4th at Christmas so we were certainly in contention for a while.

That's awful, looks like some crappy fake badge you would get on PES. I love our crest, if it ain't broke don't fix it.

If he had even shown a few glimpses in his games for us that he could come good given time, then I could maybe see a way back for him. But I can't remember a single positive contribution from him in a Saints shirt, at best he was anonymous and at worst he looked like a random guy had been plucked off the street to play. He just isn't good enough for the fast pace of the Premier League. Got nothing against him and hopefully he continues his good form for Celtic so we can recoup some of what we paid for him.

Won't be long before Ralph is being linked with Arsenal.

A massive thank you to Ralph and each and every one of the players, they are doing us so proud right now. It may only be for a few hours but never thought I'd see Saints top the PL. Just so sad we can't all be there to share and celebrate these moments together.

Difference is Theo hasn't been playing up front, but imo that is where he is most effective. I like Long, but he really should be last resort.

Krepin Diatta was good when I signed him on Fifa 😉 I wonder if we still have any interest in Maehle as he could play both sides. Must be a reason why he's still at Genk though.

Theo played well in his last game, Redmond didn't (unless you're Alan Smith) and has been below par for a while now. Hopefully being benched will do him good in the long run.

I always felt McQueen showed a lot more potential than Targett and he certainly didn't look out of place against Inter. Real shame his career has been curtailed as it has.

All this so called 'positive discrimination' and diversity quotas nonsense is a really dangerous road to go down. You don't get rid of discrimination by discriminating against other groups instead. People need to be hired according to how qualified they are to do the job and not because they have a certain skin colour or genitalia or whatever else. Well done Saints for not signing up to this.

Chuffed to bits with that, excellent spirit to fight back twice like that and could have won it in the end. I think in the first half it was less a case of us being terrible, more that Chelsea were just very good and we struggled to live with them. As should be the case with all the money they have spent. But we were certainly much more composed after HT. Thought Theo played well and looked a threat in possession, hard to pick a MOTM as it was a real team effort but Rom and JWP ran the midfield in the second half. I agree Vestergaard has looked much improved so far, however he still gives me kittens whenever he has the ball at his feet! Well done Saints 😀

This is only Villa's second season back in the PL. We are already the 9th longest serving members despite only getting promoted in 2012. Not that that should give us any special power of course. The whole thing is a disgrace.

Pretty simple really, reducing the domestic calender gives them more room to go off playing 'lucrative' friendlies in Asia, USA or wherever, where they can rake in more money. Basically these friendlies have overtaken the League Cup and even some league matches in terms of importance. It has nothing to do with giving players a rest by playing fewer games, all about money as usual.

Yeah I think I'd be done with football if this happened, horrible ideas driven by nothing but greed from the big clubs. At some point football will eat itself.

Open minded on Theo. Yes he is past his best but maybe coming 'home' and being coached by Ralph will rejuvenate him in the twilight of his career. From a sentimental angle at least I love it, and am actually quite excited at the thought of Theo and Ings lining up together. Either way it's low risk and if it doesn't work out we are not burdened with him for another three years. If he does well, the option is there to sign him on a free in the summer. If Ralph wants him that's good enough for me.