CylonKing

Said it before, this feels like the Strachan effect all over again. We were 4th at Christmas when WGS said he was leaving and we plummeted. We were a team in Jan, looking good. Then Ralph says he intends to retire at the end of his contract and we plummet...we suddenly looked awful. Can the players really be motivated by someone they know who is leaving? I feel we are better than the current position and something is holding us back. Thinking it may be Ralph now. Like him and think he's been good for us but a change is now needed. Is Hoddle available? 😉

I'm never going to win one of those signed shirts and I convince myself we're going to win every time, 0-3, yeah right. Very disappointed!

We seem to have been rubbish since the news broke about Ralph seeing out his contract and retiring. Is this the 'Strachan' effect all over again?

Typical Saints. They do this on purpose. Following them is like the preverbial rollercoaster. Not expecting anything but a loss and they pull out a win. Lower expectations so people are surprised when it comes together. Great win, keep it up to the end of the season please.

Floodgates opened, 4-0 now. 😁

Can Ralph Hasenhüttl's men find something in the second half? No!

Was about to post Saints to win 4-3 but even that's gone to pot. What is going on? We looked so good from Dec to Feb.

CB Fry?

Paul Telfer and Jermaine Wright surely. 😉 Alan Ball maybe? Though I never saw him play live, Keegan must be right up there. Even better for the Saints link.

Disappointing but not unexpected. At 1-1, thought we looked good, not sure about the penalty, seemed very soft but there was contact. The Adams chance was critical, that goes in and we could've sneaked it, but it was not to be. Thought Long and A. Armstrong did a very good job and we lost something when they went off. Personally would've brought Adams on for Long and left AA on as he was getting into the right places. Really not sure who our best centre Def is alongside Sali?

Absolutely woeful, glad tickets didn't reach general sale as would've gone. Very disappointing after the great recent run. Oh well, onto the next game.

True enough, forgot in my drunkenness last night that he is also a d*ck. I'll remove that from my list. Such a shame as it's a great song and cover version.

Poison-Look what the cat dragged in Alleycat Scratch-Cats got your tongue More importantly, surely Saints should be in Yellow and Blue regardless of being at home?

Only just seen the highlights...not much more to say, being a Saints fan means accepting the lows and making the most of the highs. We're all of a sudden in an unexpected high (for the fans, we've had a few trailers over the last year's) so we need to make the most of this and drive this team on. That is the key, we're a real team. Really feel that we're now a full Saints package. FA cup win with Armstrong scoring a brace, that's my prediction.

Awful news about a Saints Forever stalwart. Sincere condolences to his family. So sad!

Some old school names on here bringing back memories. We always used to drive down to Southampton on a Saturday morning from Nottingham and go to Goblets for a burger and pint before the match. Now we stay over on a Friday usually and used to go to the Rockstone for one of their delicious burgers. Shame its changed hands again. Went there before the Villa match and was nice enough but not as good as pre COVID times. Decent beer though. Used to love The Dungeon on a Saturday night. Really miss it. Now enjoy Black Phoenix when in Southampton more than anywhere else, too far for pre-match though.

Finger in the air, I predict we'll get some more points this season. ☝️🤞

Probably banked it for next time we play them and been satisfied in a good job well done! 😁

Just seen the highlights, clearly offside for Man City goal. The offside players are interfering with play by drawing attention to themselves, moving towards the ball then stopping. If trophies are to be won by cheating the rules, I'd rather stay as we are to be frank. When we do achieve something, it has to be in the right spirit. If Pep thinks that managing is about thinking your way round the rules, that is not managing, it is a mockery.

We went through a phase of missing loads and couldn't remember if JWP was a culprit or not. Think he may have improved somewhat! We have been blessed (as has been mentioned many times over the years) with MLT, Beattie and SRL for our penalties.

To be fair, when I first saw it on the highlights, that is what I thought. But then you realise it's not been deflected, just a very good free kick. Better than MLT? Has JWP missed a penalty yet?

Utter rubbish, Broja is just a new Ormerod, running around hoping to score one off his arse every so often. There is no way he would improve our squad at all. A complete waste of money. We should be looking elsewhere for a new player, not a chance that Broja is right for us. Psst, that's knocked them off of the scent, why are we bigging up a player we want to buy, everyone knows all transfers are done via club web forums these days, he's shocking 😉 Just to clarify, Ormerod is a club legend in my eyes who never scored one off of his arse but was a great foil for Beattie. Come on you Saints! Love supporting this club. 😁

Don't think Valery could do anything about that, nothing intentional, just heading to the area of the ball and an innocent coming together that Obafemi then made the most of. Definite foul but very harsh yellow in my opinion. But, it is the refs opinion that only really matters. Just pleased to be in the hat. Hope we can back this up with a decent win against Brentford. So far, it's been a pretty good festive period for Saints.

Seriously thought that was it when Swansea took the lead, credit to the team though, great come back and good to progress. As a team, think we're showing some damn good spirit in the last few matches.

Great performance up to the red, the first yellow warranted but the second is a farce. Foul, yes but not a second yellow.