CB Fry

Said it before. He's just the Austrian Dave Jones. That's all he is. Probably capable of getting us to 16/17th again next year.

How dare we say this wonderful team and wonderful manager are on the beach. How insulting. How dare we.

Last time he got on his holier than thou high horse, after the West Ham cup game, we went on yet another of our dreadful runs of form. How about let's stop being dogshit, Ralph.

As opposed to the alternative reality where they don't accept ministerial limos and then get no referendum on any change to the electoral system at all.

Maybe call it the USSR or something.

Nice Lineker Spurs retro kit there. Would quite like that design in different colours for an away. It's got the Jewson lot.

That, and more really big flags.

If we had the whole of the Northam we'd match it no bother.

I think we should put Unai Emery back on the "maybe" list for the Saints job.

I only saw the second half so I just saw Forest barely lay a glove on Bournemouth. Massively tedious IMO to see the same old clubs come back up.

Fair enough. I live in the East Midlands and work with Forest and Derby fans so I want them both to do well. They're getting battered by Bournemouth tonight, mind, even though its 0-0.

Hope Forest smash them. Huge soft spot for Forest and who the fuck wants bloody Bournemouth in the Premier League again.

Fantastic news that The Athletic have recognised the great work that Sheldon has done. Personally I think he has shown a lot of growth and his writing had improved in recent months. Plus he has uncovered some genuinely exclusive and interesting stories. Good luck Dan and well done. Well deserved promotion.

I think the point is you are. On any metric anywhere that season was not our worst season ever, and we all know you don't even believe that yourself. You're just too petty to back down from it.

But we got more "bums on seats" and definitely brought in more money in those administration days and in the Championship, right? After all, bringing in money and bums on seats is the fundamental purpose of a professional football club, so I'm told.

It's not 1983 anymore. So that's where 8th place and a Cup Final comes in incredibly handy, if, as you believe, "bringing in money is the fundamental purpose of a professional football club". Didn't he do well?

I think quite likely in the same way similarly local-hero Grealish had one when he signed his extension a couple of years ago. Agree with above that £60m would be on the cheap side. Contract too long and lucrative and he is the dictionary definition of a "proven" Premier League player. So not Grealish money but maybe £70m odd.

I'm just delighted that we "saved our bacon" in a match six weeks and six games before the end of the season.

No, I'm wrong. My favourite thing is soul crushing humourlessness like your contributions. And they fucking happen all the time.

I want us to beat Brentford as well, if that helps your understanding.

"Relegation threatened team have just won a match so now I believe that team is never going to drop any points ever again" is my favourite SaintsWeb thing.

So what us the relevance of this question then?

This time next year, if it's us sat third/fourth bottom with 34 points from 34 games or 32 from 33 I would absolutely love to see the forum expectation levels and confidence then. "Don't worry chaps we're on course for 40 points no bother" is what absolutely none of you will be saying. You attribute absolute invincibility and expect amazing runs of form from shit teams in the relegation zone that you would never, ever, apply to us if it was Saints down there.

They are not all going to get 40 points.

I think Dave Jones referred to Saints as "this football club" for the entire time he was here. So a long standing but still annoying cliche.