aintforever

As long as he gets picked. Our genius manager has only started him 5 times this season.

The Championship is probably Long's level to be fair, he may do a decent job next season. I would be tempted to get Surman back for a swan song if we can, he's not playing every week at Bournemouth, would be a decent captain.

I wouldn't be surprised if Reed, Kruger n co just hate working for a bunch of Chinese criminals and are just sat there waiting for a pay off. I guess they are on pretty lucrative contracts and would loose out on a bit of cash by resigning, same goes for the manager.

We’re one game from Wembley but I’m lesss confident about us winning the cup than I was in August. We’ve had a host of lucky draws and will get thoroughly dicked by the first decent side we play.

It’s home games against anyone outside the top 6 you want and Pellegrino’s ****ed them all up. Away to Newcastle shows up as a nice green blob on that chart but we will do well to get a draw up there, you would take Leicester or Everton at home over that any day. Our one positive is that we are not too ****e on the road but when you HAVE to get wins on the road in this league the odds are stacked against you.

Not sure it matters what formation we play with this manager.

So she’s flogged the club to a Chinese criminal and we are supposed to respect her?

6 points will be plenty enough to finish above us

We’re ****ed. We havn’t beaten a single decent side this season, our only wins have come against teams that have been a complete shambles, and even then only one win was convincing. Sack the Argie **** tomorrow and we might have a slight chance of staying up, keep him and we will finish second bottom.

We’ve got a ****ing mountain to climb now looking at those fixtures. I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t win another game this season. We need a couple of wins on the road and to beat Bournemouth - just can’t see it happening. I reckon we will get a win and three or four draws max, doubt 35 points will be enough.

Something is not right about this Chinese deal, no one spends £200mill on a club and just watches as it goes down the toilet.

Just the manager giving one of his mates a pay day. ****ing useless.

I can’t see us getting another win this season in the league.

We’re down

Worrying thing is the first half is usually our good half.

But if the ref didn't see the pull then it wasn't a judgement call. VAR did, told the ref, goal rightly disallowed.

I disagree, the ref watching VAR had the benefit of slow motion, different angles and replays - he should make the call. I can't believe after years of being on the ****ty end of decisions against big clubs some Saints fans want the one tool that could work in our favour taken away. We could be holding our second major trophy had it been used last year. Once the teething problems are sorted out it will be an excellent addition to the game. Anyway, how did Clattenburg know what the ref saw of the pull by Llorente?

Llorente clearly pulled the Rochdale defender causing him to fall over.

Many pundits who just want to make a big fuss out of it to make a story - I bet not many refs think the goal should have stood.

It's our lack of winnable home games that will see us down IMO, playing teams around us away gives us a chance but under this manager I can't see us getting enough wins from that lot.

Whilst it's bound to have teething problems I think it is great. Should help the smaller club's like us get marginal decisions at the big grounds where refs are under so much pressure to give it to the home side. No way would Rochdale have had that Spurs goal disallowed if it wasn't for VAR - it was obviously the correct decision and usually the ref would have pussied out.

Playing one or two upfront is fine, it depends on the players. I'm not sure Long, Gabbiadini or Austin are at their best as a lone striker. Pelle and Lambert it suited.

Training is bound to be more hard work when you give a sh!t about how well you play. c*nt.

I think Milliband changing the rules puts a stop to that happening again.

There has been bits in the papers, plus some ITK on here reckoned they were looking for a new manager over a month an ago. It is of course just speculation though, just like your theory of him not dithering.