Sunglasses Ron

Yes, I really do think it is. I guess what he calls pragmatism, we call stupidity, so he has to live or die with the consequences.

I'm proper deflated after the opening game BUT I'm prepared to give Ralph until the end of the month before I go nuclear on him. What I need to understand is whether the text highlighted in bold might have been addressed through the new signings / signings yet to come. I admit it's probably unlikely, and that they were probably signed without Ralph actually identifying them, but what's to say that Bazunu, Bella-Kotchap, Lavia, Aribo and Mara aren't all amazing and transform the spine of our team over the coming weeks? What would really help is if he kept things simple and actually played the best people in the right positions!

Taking my little one for her first Saints game, will be a good lesson to her that life is tough and often full of disappointment!

They are desperate, not insane! 😃

Abysmal as expected. I've been really enjoying my weekends recently, here's to another 9 months of misery...

Fucking hell, bottom of the league to boot now!

We are horrific 😂 It's one thing losing to a team like Tottenham, but we seem to excel at doing all the hard work for them. Yet another opening day loss it is then...

They're about 10 years late on that one! DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION Tottenham 2-1 Southampton Southampton have made a double change at the break, by the way. Yan Valery and Adam Armstrong make way, Dale Stephens and Stuart Armstrong on in their place.

I know not everyone agrees, and would prefer to trade places for a Portsmuff / Swansea style situation (i.e. a cup win followed by years floundering in the lower leagues), but this is definitely something to be proud of.

In fairness, there doesn't appear to be any reference to the Spitfire itself in the blurb... Created in partnership with hummel, the new Southampton FC third kit has been designed taking inspiration from the city's rich aviation history and its connections to the RAF. The dark green and black shirt features a subtle detail design, taking reference from propellor blades. The shirt features four stripes on either side of the shirt, in yellow, white, red and blue, taking inspiration from the RAF Roundel. Would have been much cooler if they'd worked the actual RAF roundel design into the shirt as we would all know for sure what it was trying to do. I guess that wouldn't have been tolerated by some though which explains why they've gone for the more subtle reference. As you say though, it just ends up being something that isn't particularly obvious what it's meant to be. The goalie top is cool though!

Not a fan personally. Have zero desire to buy any of our new kits this season.

Way. Too. Cheap.

Great to have you back, look forward to listening to this later today!

Only to then squander it and draw 2-2!

They probably thought that if they could get £16 for Vestergaard then they could easily get £25 for Bednarek. Lightening doesn't strike in the same place twice!

Amazing bunch of girls, skilful, hard working and great togetherness.

Like Zaha and Antonio rolled into one 👊🏻

I think you're being generous with your 18 minutes prediction.

Just said to myself, like a classy version of Zaha. 🙂

I see the match day training kit is out and has gone with that wave design also. Not a fan personally, but hey ho...

Fair play to him getting that kind of wedge, even if for only one year. You do wonder about the dynamics though, if he / they struggle then you could quickly see him becoming the target of frustration for both fans and players. Mo money mo problems.

Agreed. You can (and generally should) have ethics and morals in business if you want to be a success.

Great team, play decent stuff and full of character!

I wish we were Nottingham Forest.

From memory, it was “The Spirit of Southampton” that accompanied good old scribble man. 👍🏻