CB Fry

Jesus wept.

My first match at the Dell. True story.

Halfway through last season we were as low as 13th, as part of a dreadful run of one win in eight during November/December. Quite frankly you have no idea whether we are "on track" for anything, good or bad.

Correct. Someday, maybe, people might start understanding that can work perfectly. If we are selling two or three players to CL level clubs every summer, then every season we'll finish top ten/do well in cups/or better/etc. If the first thing keeps happening then the second thing will also keep happening.

Ron looked and sounded like he had the right hump in his BBC interview. Beautiful. What we needed to do was make sure he had an effing sh## day. And we did. Sleep easy Ronald.

We will sell him eventually, probably in the summer but we will not be selling him in January. No way, no chance, not going to happen. We had all this rubbish about Mané last January and obviously it didn't happen and this won't either. June, sure. January, no.

Never thought I would care about the League Cup this season but we're here now, thanks to some excellent rotation/ squad management by Claude. Go for it, perfectly winnable.

Potential new manager/caretaker manager effect at Palace to put a spanner in it.

In conjunction with the post you edited after the result on the other thread, I'm giving you a 9/10. Great stuff.

Exceptional after-the-fact post editing there. The master craftsman.

And fair play Claude for chucking him in. The Southampton Way.

We will take it steady with him, no doubt. He'll be added gently to the squad like olive oil into mayonnaise. Looks like one hell of an option though.

Well, I thoroughly enjoyed today's football match.

Delicious.

Sims off - Mcqueen on. Claude trolling the #$#% out of Koeman. We'd better win.

16 attempts, 6 on target for a team that doesn't create anything according to the stat experts.

Well done Stek there.

Easier to score.

He hopes this is Puel's swansong: ie he wants us to lose today. Says it all.

What we don't want to do now is concede.

We're attacking them more effectively than they're attacking us.

No threat up front.

Interesting we went Sims not Hesketh who has been more involved this season. Is he injured?

6th in table for shots on target.