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Don't normally bet, but @ 33-1, worth a small punt. We have to get lucky eventually. [emoji3] Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Bournemouth matching Man Utd but getting the rough end of the refereeing. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

FT. 1-0 Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Yes. Only 1-0 but easily the better team. Well in control. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Or, wild prediction. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

It's not daft at all. It's recognising how remote and detached our owner is compared with one who actually cared for the club and the fans. Can you imagine Gao ever giving a £2m donation to Southampton hospitals? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

De Bruyne definitely out. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Sadly, that's very true. It was so clear that Markus loved the club and wanted success for the fans and the club, not his own personal gain. The same was obviously true of Vichai Srivaddhanaprahba. I don't feel any connection whatsoever with Gao. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Don't wish injury on anyone, but that's a silver lining we definitely need. He makes them click. (Even more than the rest) Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Thought that would be the date, but where have you seen it? Edit: seen it on the Echo website. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Would be interesting but I very much doubt it would be allowed. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Wondering when we'll play the Leicester game. At first I thought it would have to be next week because of the approaching international break, but hadn't realised there's such a big gap before the next round. I'm now guessing next week is too soon (and I'd agree) and 27/28 Nov is free and seems likely. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

I was there yesterday and it was very touching to feel the affection felt by Leicester people - not just football fans. A rarity amongst Chairmen, he loved the club and wasn't in it for any personal financial gain. Nice to see tributes from lots of clubs. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Does it matter? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Absolutely nothing. Which is precisely what was needed of him yesterday. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Have you ever watched a L2 game? I was at the game too. Apart from commitment and determination in the final third, and composed finishing, we were ok. Not brilliant, but not bad either. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Agreed. Heard it's likely to be off. Non-refundable train, hotel tickets. [emoji3525] But still agreed it should be postponed. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Disappointing, yet again. Agree that Austin shouldn't have started - he did little. I would rather have had Gabbiadini, Armstrong or Ward-Prowse. Long's miss was the criminal moment. And Stephens was so close to the JWP feeekick. Positives. Against an ordinary attack, defence looks ok. I think we gave an excellent keeper, but as he did nothing today, hard to judge. We missed Hojbjerg. His passing would have made a difference. Forget 442. 4231 with the 3 really looking to support the 1. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

The main thing that worried me was the team that finished the match was so clearly better than the one that started, so why wasn't it the starting team? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

A win today is vital but seeing some confidence us just as important. Much as I'd take a nervy 1-0, if we're going to turn the home misery round, we need a good overall performance, clear win seen out with confidence. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

They've got a chance of reaching FA Cup R2. Will they have the bottle to risk getting into R3 and the chance of a derby? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Hooker Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

It wasn't that easy. It came to him chest high so he had to bring it down, which he did well, but the keeper was on him very fast. Charlie's one on one was easier and he should have toe-poked a shot rather than taking it away from the keeper. Gabbiadini's was perhaps the worst miss but if you look you can see that it was just far enough behind him to stop him heading it down. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

I agree with that. A settled team can build understanding which is essential. I don't think 433 and 4231 are that different if you consider the 10 in that setup to be either being advanced during attack and sitting in front of the DM when we don't have the ball. If it's 4231 I'd like to see Gabbiadini given a decent run of games in front of Ings in the 10. Plus Redmond and any one from Armstrong, Elyounoussi or even the forgotten and much-derided JWP. Ings likes to be able to come deeper to link up play and pick up the ball, so we need AMs who can get into more advanced positions. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Couple of problems with that. Sadly Sam's performance for the U23 team on Friday was awful. Can only hope that there was an underlying problem. Obafemi was not brilliant, but far better. Also, "sell and upgrade" may be simple on a computer game, but this is the real world. What quality strikers are going to be available in Jan, let alone at a sensible price? Last year, £18m got us Carrillo. And selling three or four strikers who aren't scoring but won't want to leave because they're on good wages will obviously be a piece of cake. I'll be very surprised if we don't finish the season with the same personnel that we have now, unless results don't pick up and we have another manager change. But I can't recall a time when we had so many strikers simultaneously low on confidence. I keep hoping for the one game where things click and it breaks the malaise. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk