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Back to stripes, back to reality…🔴⚪️🔴⚪️

Yeah, me too. And Jack. Great moment. Just need 5 more of those!

Am sure shared elsewhere, but worth watching again anyway (not my footage, just saw it on Twitter)… https://x.com/yjw_x/status/1779191985598832851?s=46&t=6zx5qf2H7nuEX1l3EabHng

Those four dropped points v Boro & Blackburn so so costly…

Christ I thought some of our fans were dramatic…

Which you know we will not… that’s way too obvious.

I think he’s excellent, and tells it like it is. Always nails the challenges in our performance/tactics. As he does here re. the Jack Stephens issue… Southampton FC - S1.44 Goin' Home With Adam and Jo - BBC Sounds

KWP in for Bazunu?

That’s depressing to hear…

Bree?

Simply unbelievable.

A fantastic player for us in a wonderful era, and an underrated manager. Recall Trevor Francis talking about us (under CN’s guidance) being the best exponents of ‘contropiede’ (counter attacking) he’d seen after we beat QPR 0-4 at Loftus Road. Can’t recall if it was that result or another thumping win, but bumped into him at a newsagents on Winchester Road after a match (both buying ‘The Pink’). Congratulated him, and got a chuckle, a wink and “Well I enjoyed it!”. RIP Chris.

Well we will either have a weak team in the Prem, or a weak team in the Championship. At least with the former there is more money.

I thought he was okay but not great, but playing in at least three different positions didn’t particularly help him or our cohesion. Assume Bree isn’t quite fit to start yet? Would rather have had him in at LB, and KWP at RB.

I can ‘handle’ defeats like the one to Hull - at least they were better team by some margin. But defeats like today really boil my piss… it was dismal and it was self-inflicted. A pedestrian, workmanlike Millwall team and they made it look easy second half, like a training exercise - and we totally played into their hands. The team selection & subs beg questions too. Smallbone just can’t play holding midfielder. Should have played Charles - although he’s no Downes, at least it’s his natural position. I have no idea what he was even doing with Jack Stephens today. Also should have kept Che on who was working hard and providing a focal point for attacks. Arma should have replaced Brooks on the right who was ineffective. After Che went off we were even more toothless up front. Sulemana is simply a headless chicken who doesn’t fit the system. Frustrating. Frustrating. Frustrating. We’ve thrown away any realistic hope of automatic promotion with these two defeats.

Should have bitten Everton’s hand off in the close season. Money could have been used on someone with end product.

I’m fairly circumspect about the defeat in the cold light of day. The reality is, Hull fully deserved it. They look quality and will 100% finish top 6 if they continue to play like that. They outplayed us all over the park and Resenoir tactically outsmarted RM. 13 games to go and Leeds, Ipswich, Saints won’t win all 13, so something will give. It’s a three-horse race for second. We really don’t want Leicester getting dragged in at this point as no way they are finishing outside of the top 2 (if anyone can topple them it’ll be Leeds). More worrying is our form against top half teams - we’ve now lost to Leicester, Sunderland, Ipswich, Hull, Bristol City, Boro - and failed to beat Norwich, Preston, Watford, Coventry in at least one game (WBA the only ones we’ve managed to beat home & away). I’m also concerned about the playoffs - Ipswich, Hull, WBA would all be very dangerous opponents for us. We must give the next 13 games out all and start playing our strongest team wherever possible. Mara is a bench option, as is Rothwell. Bree needs to come in for Manning. COYS.

You clearly haven’t watched Hull this season…

Agree with most of this. Good summary

Paul Smith | SaintsPlayers.co.uk Story about him scoring for Forest (v Leicester is an odd one)

Who could they mean?! 🤔

Get well soon. Hopefully a good result will help 👍

Any chance of Brooks being involved today? (on bench if he is presumably?).