Maggie May

It’s clear how difficult it is to buy a top class striker. Ankersen can’t be to blame for the previous ownership spending huge cash on Adams and Armstrong. If they were decent finishers at this level then we wouldn’t be in as much mess as we are now.

Clubs can’t be tracking our dealings before jumping in at the last minute to gazump us, surely? It all just seems like bluster to create drama across social media on deadline day for us fans to lap up for the next 24 hours. I just don’t see the Vitinha/Onuachu deals happening.

Danny?

I agree with that. Unfortunately for me, our dreadful form over the past year suggests we don’t have much hope of getting out of this. NJ hasn’t convinced me he will.

I’ve not given up. It’s too early to do so. But the situation is worse than it looks on the table. We desperately need wins and didn’t get them from a run of favourable fixtures. The teams above us won’t keep losing. We can’t rely on luck, we simply have to start winning more games. To be honest, I can’t see us doubling our current win tally unless we buy a good quality striker.

There’s no doubt they would as they’re superior to NJ. I’m not the biggest fan of Jones but our performances have improved over the past few weeks. It’s clear to everyone we are just one good striker away from being a decent side. A goal scorer would’ve buried Che’s chance against Newcastle. We could have won against Villa with a good striker. it’s a travesty why we haven’t signed anyone.

We would have ended up with Ched Spence.

James Bree. Could he fondue a job for us?

I think we’ll draw this for an unwelcome replay. The Saints way.

Hopefully he’ll be like Telfer was for Strachan.

Poor old Franny in between two ex-Toon players. Biased.

I’m switching the commentary off. Insufferable.

Why does it feel like our players are trying not to slip over?

“Janny B, Janny B, Janny B, oh Janny B, he’s not Andre Wisdom, He’s Janny B”

NJ is calling him Janny B apparently.

Kleber Chala.

One win in six PL games for NJ.

Let’s face it, we were never going to beat Villa. Aside from a great spell of beating them after our promotion when they were truly shite, it’s inherent in the club’s DNA to lose to them.

Welcome Jason.

All we can do now is trust the process and sincerely hope the past three wins is a sign we’re kicking on and have enough about us to survive. The Ings to Hammers transfer is a blow on paper but he failed to set the world alight at Villa. Let’s hope his best days were with us.

“Under weaknesses you’ve put eczema.”

Sorry, I’m going to have to stop you there.

I very much hope Saints continue the momentum but this is Everton at Goodison. 2-1 defeat.

So was that guy’s tweet accurate re Tino?

Tonight reminded me of when it all started to click for Poch in 2013 and we’d start playing the big boys off the park. Let’s hope it continues (though I’m still worried about Everton away).