Lallana's Left Peg

To be fair to Jaidi, he obviously realises what many Saints centre-halfs haven't been able to do since we were relegated. We've had some very bad ones.

No idea - like I said, I think it is rubbish but thought I would share to add to the hysteria that consumes this place on a daily basis!

Just got a text claiming that Pardew was saying goodbyes to players today. Person sending the text claims this comes from a reserve team player. I personally think this is bull****.

Now we have the players in the team who may be able to carry him when he isn't doing too well, I think he is worth signing permanently. The comparison to Jones is a good one - remember Antonio has only been in league football a few years. He could be crafted into an explosive player.

I wasn't at the game today but I sincerely hope people don't start to get on Puncheon's back for trying to make things happen. The more our more gifted players try to make things happen the better it is. They won't always get it right, but I'd hate to think they would be scared to express themselves for fear of the crowd getting on their back. The moment they stop trying is the moment I start to get agitated.

Wasn't there, but if we played as badly as people make out then I quite pleased (and relieved) that we won the game. As obvious as that sounds, to play poorly and see moments of quality win us the game gives us a good platform that we can feel we are never out of a game no matter if things aren't going for us on the pitch. I've seen too many performances over the years where we don't ever look like doing anything simply because the players don't believe.

I don't think we defend well enough as a team whether it is 4-4-2 or 4-5-1, so I prefer 4-4-2 as it gives us a better chance of scoring goals. 4-5-1 just seems to invite more pressure.

I take all these transfer stories with an even bigger pinch of salt than usual. Don't we now have 6 scouts around the country watching players for us? I imagine that is plenty more than most other clubs in this division so the moment we have a scout at a match (anything up to 6 a weekend!) I imagine the rumour mill starts.

Delighted for the owners, club, players, and supporters. Especially delighted with the response the crowd gave Pardew right in front of Cortese. A great day out and hopefully something that becomes a benchmark for success in the future - winning things.

I'm glad we won. It is winning this sort of game while not playing great that will see us contend for automatic promotion next season (if we don't go up this season). Plenty of teams will come to St Marys without any expectation on them which will allow them to raise their game. Getting used to winning will give us the mentality to win games when not playing well.

Whilst I expect supporters from every end of the spectrum to be present on a forum like this, in my few weeks of being a member here in general I find the response to someone having an opinion different to someone else is met with pathetic responses. Instead of having a reasoned disagreement people just degenerate their response into half-witted sarcastic comments that turn this place into a farce. Has it always been like this?

Leeds were given the option of 3200 tickets but were told they would have to pay for them up front (as they did to us back in December). Ken Bates is a tight man so he said no, so they only got 2000 on sale or return basis.

It depends how many of the +1's season ticket holders are taking who attended the area final. Worst case, 23.5k sold to season ticket holders and all their +1's didn't attend the area final. That leaves around another 20k in people who can buy tickets this week, meaning a very very limited general sale. In reality I imagine general sale will see around 5 - 10k tickets available.