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Redmond had good spells as well , overall didn't score enough and passed back too often but that may be what he was told to do so it became the norm !

He has played well for Saints , looked a better option than Forster by actually making saves . Distribution a weak point but it's fair to say after periods of looking good he did tail off like most GKs at Saints , not sure if that's because the defence was so bad he lost confidence or injury etc .

Ronaldo giving the wink to show his acting had paid off caused the general ill feeling I think !

It had the feel of an upset before the game confirmed with the team selection , then the old trying to play out from the back routine that broke down in other half of the pitch . There were a few hopeful signs with the offside goal but the warning signs were there with a few Grimsby break aways . I tried the trick of extending my half time break , expecting to restart to find Saints at least on level terms but that backfired ! AA once again looked to be trying , all going well until the final ball which was always an overhit pass or over long cross , I thought he was supposed to be a striker ie getting on the end of final passes being his 'strength' Without a team of good players threading their way through the opposition I would have thought a faster direct assault forward is required before their defence is all back in position waiting for the breakdown .

Thanks , I failed to find it !

What channel?

This is the new normal these days , happens in Rugby internationals as well etc

Defending , loads of bodies but no one decisive , attacking , no bodies so long range shot only option .

Ings with 2 as well

Gallagher scores 2 today and Slattery gets 1 from free kick !

Benitez allegedly up for it !

My experience pre covid era at St Marys was that he was a liability , my usual comment was oh no only Forster to beat ! Henceforth he was known as “your mate Forster” by my fellow travelling home fan 😄

He got a lot of bonus points for falling on the 6 yard line and blocking a goal bound shot . This seemed to elevate him in the commentators eyes !

Commentator said he hadn't mentioned Forster as he hadn't had anything to do in the first half !

Og , although not his fault , is hilarious !

Benitez proclaiming his love for Liverpool and Newcastle today !

March has only been teamless for 2 weeks , unless they are head hunted managers don't normally jump into another job especially to another relegation candidate and before his compensation has been sorted out . Even Ten Hag would need some time and a window or two to sort Saints out.

Could be he didn’t fancy Saints , length of contract a good escape card as excuses go !

Difficult to say , it will become clear when we see his first team sheet and formation.

He turned Saints down before , also had a bit of a meltdown at Chelsea at the end .

None of the team actually came from Southampton , one was from Poland !

He did get down to make one save , strong hand etc . The goals though he either didn’t see the ball in time or dived too late to get near the ball. From one angle it looked close but other angles he was miles away . The defending was at Saints level so he should be used to it !

Update , Mason didn’t use the guide lines when checking for off side apparently so it was ‘human error’ A sacking offence I would have thought 😀

Poch is hoping to get Real apparently so no chance he wants to come back here !

It was reported on BBC that the VAR official had attached his line to Tomkins but who knows what the VAR was looking at !!!