Sunglasses Ron

Yeah I appreciate that, but definitely wouldn't want to take a chance on it! I reckon 34 points would very likely see you relegated in this current season.

I don't have any stats on this, but I'm willing to bet money on the fact that the points per game average picks up significantly for most struggling teams in the final 10 games (look at our record in recent years for evidence). Some teams totally underperform, but when it really matters they put together a run of form to see them safe. In summary, I expect 34 points would not see any team safe this season.

So we were being complacent saying we weren’t in a relegation battle with 12 games to go. 1 game and 1 win later and no one is contesting it anymore?

Jesus, we’re like 60-1 to go down. Knock yourself out with an insurance bet, but the bookies obviously think we’re safe as houses.

As opposed to when we play teams, they would score 2 from 2 and us 1 from 6.

Was gutted when I saw this match was going ahead, just knew we'd lose in these conditions.

I had that kit Badger, so it was sold. I remember it being worn in a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, can’t think of another game.

As with most things in life, if you don't need to complete something until X then you often won't get it done until X. That's especially true when there is an element of negotiation involved.

Palace without a single shot on target (yet)!

Come on lads, one last big push!

We have no right not to win this, so why am I nervous as **** right now!

Crazy game, could have been 3-0 up and now 2-3.

I'd dearly love to see us win a major trophy, and we've come agonisingly close a few times, but I'd never exchange it for relegation (look what happened the last time). I think us Saints fans need to think more pragmatically, for me our "trophies" are Matt Le Tissier, Rickie Lambert, our academy, the Mane / Long scoring records and our proud tradition of being a Premier League club. Edit: Oh and smashing the skates 0-4 in their own back toilet!

Also, don't forget that every league place is worth >£1m in prize money.

Klopp will get it, but Ralph has made a good start to January!

Yeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssss! That is all.

I called it :-)

Merry Bloomin' Christmas

Guys, I know things have been **** lately, but that was a ****ing brilliant first half. I said after the West Ham game that our only mission was to find 3 worse teams than us and that we'd (perhaps) found 2 of them in Norwich and Watford. Villa are definite candidates for the 3rd spot and a win today would also put us in reasonable shape for a full-blooded approach to the transfer window. Let's hope we hold on and maybe even score a few more in the 2nd half so we can enjoy Christmas outside the bottom 3!

Oh for a Huddersfield style 3-1 away win to get us into the holiday mood. Come on Saints!

Thanks LOL! I think we've all accepted that we'll only stay up if we find 3 worse teams than us. We MAY have found 2 of them in Watford and Norwich and I guess Villa are the mostly likely candidate for position number 3. I guess we'll know more next weekend.

****ing awful, but the Villa game is a get out of jail card for us.

Thought I’d catch up on the first half here, **** me was that depressing with the cherry on top of the **** being that goal. We sound ****ing horrendous.

Gary Speed!

Yeah, sounds like we’re in a similar mindset. We simply have to get 3 / 4 points (preferably the game against Villa) or things will start to look very worrying again very quickly. Conversely, another 2 wins and it could look great!