LuckyNumber7

Gotta feel for one of our old midfield stalwarts. Can you imagine the moaning from the likes of Klopp having to deal with this kind of fixture congestion, even makes our own run in look tame! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68630567

Had the privilege of meeting him very briefly a few years ago. Knowing who he was and also that he posted on here I'd have loved to have had more of a chat with him but sadly didn't have time. He did seem like a lovely down to earth bloke. Very sad news. RIP.

Well he's not really a striker he's a winger, and we have plenty of those. The finances recently released show we did need to sell to some extent at least, and an offer of more than £20M for someone who had proved nothing outside the Championship was probably too good to turn down. That, plus I think it's clear Tella didn't want to hang around in the Championship again, especially with a top Bundesliga club in for him.

4-0 wins against Blackburn and Sheff Weds. 5-0 against Swansea... 😉

God the relentless negativity on here from some, even when we win is tiring. I enjoyed today, lots of goals and entertainment again as is becoming the norm, no-one can say we're boring. Aside from the little wobble we played well and could have won by a bigger margin. I would agree that Stephens should be at RB rather than THB but I don't think it made a big impact today and KWP should be back next game anyway. Rothwell deserves more credit than he gets too, another 2 vital goals, first was a good finish in particular. Their defence couldn't handle Sully, if only he could finish. Top 2 still seems unlikely but it's far from over yet. UTS

Wasn't at the game but tbf that safe standing area behind the goal looked half empty. Also that stand was closed for redevelopment for the first few months of the season so I'm guessing there's no ST holders in there. Probably next season that will become there main singing and standing area.

Nothing tbh but they couldn't do a worse job than what Labour are doing right now.

Southampton City Council plead poverty but somehow still find millions for ridiculous and unnecessary traffic schemes and 'improvements' that nobody wants and have brought the city to a standstill and made it a nightmare to get anywhere. Can't wait to vote the morons out.

So from that it looks like the whole of the Northam will be safe standing rather than just the back half? Excellent.

Same with some of the nonsense on here whenever we lose. What I liked after the Hull game was THB going to the fans and giving a chin up gesture, as if to say there's a long way to go don't panic. The players will draw a line and move on. Defeats are part of football and there's often a fine line between winning and losing, but some people seem completely incapable of being rational after a defeat.

Generally yes but tbf they were silent for 80 minutes.

Getting anywhere yesterday was an absolute nightmare, imagine it'll be just as bad if not worse today. It's staying closed all day today, I've decided to stay home.

Just back, disappointing performance especially the first half, but fair play to Hull they were excellent. Might have been a different game if we had scored with that very good chance early on. Aribo was great again after coming on but the damage was already done, can't keep giving teams two goal head starts. Hey ho, Leeds favourites now but let's see how they cope with being out in front. Loved THB's 'chin up' gesture to the fans at the end. Keep the faith, plenty more twists and turns to come, onto Saturday.

Not sure what you mean by as instructed. They keep their flag down if there is a goal scoring opportunity to allow the situation to unfold in case a goal is scored, then raise their flag. If a goal is scored it can then be checked by VAR to see if it was offside. In the situation you mention, if the assistant didn't raise his flag, it's because he didn't think he was offside.

That's a huge win at a really tough place to go, bloody well done Saints! Two quality goals and great use of subs by Russ. Hinchcliffe was doing my nut keep banging on about the possible Stephens handball like it was the worst decision ever, I thought it would have been a soft one. Now c'mon Plymouth!

That's because he joined Cercle Brugges in the summer. 😉

One of the weirdest and most incredible games I've been to. First half was as bad as we've been all season, we looked half asleep and Huddersfield totally deserved their lead. Whatever Russ said at HT worked and two brilliant strikes by Rothwell to level. But even then at 2-2 and then 2-3 I thought Hudders looked more likely to score again, they really had our defence unsettled. Edozie and Mara both had really positive impacts from the bench (really think Mara deserves a start ahead of Adams) Think today really showed the character in this squad and what they are made of. First time in a long time we've had a bit of adversity and a challenge and they absolutely rose to it. To play that poorly for large chunks of the game and still end up winning and scoring 5 has to be a good sign. Want to give credit to Huddersfield too, they really went for it and forced us into a lot of errors. Probably the best side I've seen at SMS this season aside from maybe Leicester, but we just had too much for them in the end. The scenes in the stands after the goals were great, absolute limbs! Need a lie down after that...

Indeed, Biden's a creep. Both of them should step aside and let younger candidates have a go.

That's exactly why things need to change, and anyway morons like that are more likely to move to be next to the away fans. Hopefully leaving the Northam clear for people who want to mostly sing about Saints. Also thinking about it, I'd say it's quite possible they were actually Luton fans who maybe live locally.

I didn't think we played badly in the first half, and really should have been 1-0 up with Che again missing a sitter. So it's good to hear RM being so demanding and setting high standards. Really pleased for Mara getting two good goals, the second of which was brilliant from start to finish. I would honestly prefer to see him given a run of games through the middle ahead of Adams. Feels harsh for him to be benched again at the weekend while Che will probably start. Dibling and Meghoma both hugely impressive for their age. As said above Dibling really does remind you of Jack Grealish. An excellent run for the second goal and was a threat throughout. Another very comfortable win. Will be interesting to see how we cope against Liverpool, just hope we don't get battered and damage confidence.

Could resurrect the old Lallana chant... He plays on the left He plays on the right Kyle Walker-Peters Makes (Cafu)? look shite Lots of potential chants for him, it's a sad reflection of our fanbase that none have really taken off for the one guy we should be showing loads of love to.

Yep, and looked pretty decent I thought.

I'm sure I heard Taylor Harwood-Bellis being sung at Watford (on the stream, I wasn't there).

I'm encouraged by the line from Wilcox about him coming back next season. It's been a frustrating season for Charly but it's clear he has plenty of ability and I think he's more suited to the PL than Championship. Hopefully he'll be back there next season with us! I'll be keeping a keen eye on how he gets on at Juve, whatever happens it's a great move for him.

Whilst he was 19/20 years old, in his first season at that level. It was a pretty impressive showing, and he was about far more than just the goals he scored. Admittedly he did fade towards the end of the season but that can be expected given his age. His injury has probably set him back a fair bit. Would love him back here, but unless we go up there's zero chance of that happening.