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So what do you reckon? Sending off or injury? Or both..

I avoid coming on here after a defeat, particularly as bad as the Blackburn one, as it just piles on the misery. But the players have to take some of the blame too, as they seem to crumble under pressure. Even when passing around at the back, and every team does it, they don't do so accurately and often just behind the player receiving the ball so that they have to check back and can't play with head up, it's so frustrating. We wanted a more pragmatic manager who changed things up, but now complain when he does. We want the defence to take fewer risks and then complain about long ball. We want him to play our best players and complain when they get injured, he takes off Scienza to protect him and complain, we complain when he doesn't play certain players and complain when they play and make mistakes. Why aren't Aribo and Edozie getting a look in: work to rule, contractual issues, unfit? No idea, but other experienced players like Wee Man fail to do anything of note, THB seems a liability, Downes appears to be constantly sick or recovering when he does play. Archer did one thing of note against Blackburn just after halftime when he took a player on but generally seems a waste of space. Armstrong is a willing runner but he's no chance finisher. We get to the byline and cut back quite often but fail to take advantage of when we actual do some slick play. If we do get a new manager the main task will be to instill some confidence, but as the Rangers example shows Martin was quite good at removing it, but a few wins for the price of my season ticket might help.

I presume we have a few injured/ill, as there is no one on the bench who I think deserves to start?

Well, my final decision was go to training but now in the pub. I've seen two goals as well... The only consolation is that I'm in a Portsmouth supporting pub and they're on the other screen.🙂

Yep! Some of the youth were acting all tipsy even on that! The Birrificio Lambrate after the game was all Saints fans free spending and well behaved; amazing how the beer homing instinct drew us all there!

Loads of choices then!

That'll teach West Ham not to pinch our players..😃

Third choice: go to training as usual and then check on the car radio on the way home whether it's worth trying to watch the second half..

Go down a pub with Sky and spend the money on three pints. You might not see a Saints win but at least you'll have had three pints..

I thought most people wanted Bazunu dropped, for obvious reasons, similarly there have been complaints when a certain centre back has been played and THB being dropped has been due to his form. So I'm not sure what people want: are you saying people should be played regardless of form or fitness?

The film I saw of him coaching the players at Lens I thought showed him comfortable with them and confident and clear in his coaching. The formal media stuff he obviously hates, and surely it will help when he can do an interview after a convinving win!

Quite. It would be easier if he'd been injured and we then had the excuse that he needed to get match fit.

He doesn't seem very good, but it's patently obvious that his confidence is shot, and we're not getting a representation of what his true level is. We need to put some team to the sword and then bring him on to hopefully get a goal as well, as scoring is the only thing I think will bring any improvement.

OK, I'll tell you next time I make a joke. I hope Dr Who? had fun with his Wainrights and he understood it was a joke.

I'm pretty certain I saw a four for the price of three offer in a local supermarket. They'll go well with this afternoon's wood fired pizza.. 5 would make me a bit burpy though..