John Boy Saint

We certainly do, be good if we could squeeze in a friendly game like the one WGS sorted out v Bayern Munich (I think) all those years ago, when the club thought one man and his dog would turn up and it ended up being a very over full house. Just to keep the competitive engine ticking over........... that said with Internationals being played in the next big break hopefully a few will be called up and they will be a bit more match ready for Brighton.

I have to say goal aside, there was a moment in the first when he pulled Pogbas pants right down and effed off with the ball. That did put a big smile on my face.

Very rare to walk out of a stadium after a Saints defeat and not be looking for a cat to kick! Played well - as for comments about Maya standing off Lukaku with a 12th man clown of a ref like that, it does make players wary of even breathing on the oppos. Pleased for young Valery to open his account with an absolute screamer!!

Need to turn the PA down first, otherwise windows would be shattering from Sholing to Totton!

Never got that myself either, the moment she stepped onto the pitch she looked very uncomfortable. Made me think of Kirsty Gallagher hosting the presentation ceremony for Sky on the 18th green at Wentworth, she tottered out uncomfortably to the middle of the green on her toes, and stood like that for the duration, as if she had been told the head groundsman was hiding in the trees with his snipers rifle and should a mere millimetre of heel puncture the grass she was getting liquidated!

Just make a couple of crunching clean tackles early on and politely pull them to their feet saying “hope you’re ok, I would hate for you to miss the PSG game”.

Worse than that, whilst the game was in play(as in players actually attacking and defending not waiting for a corner) they showed a Highways Agency advisory advert about not hogging the middle lan of the motorway, just as I thinking why is a Space Invader getting bigger on the screen, just as the nippers sat behind “that’s a Space Invader, why is a space invader on the screen?”.

Not much wrong with the lad, improving every game, last night he was moving to receive the ball up the line and it either went across the other side of the pitch, or behind him requiring him check back and play back or sideways. Yes he could have been more dynamic but you got the feeling they had been given a rocket about the gift wrapped giving the ball away leading to a goal of late and he was thinking more about what to do next if he loses the ball this far up the pitch, rather than sticking it on Charlie Austin’s head in the box.

Penalties at half time are a bit lame wherever you go - bit of “that’ll do”. But then it was all up the spout, blokes setting up the boxes of fire pre match on the centre circle, the message on the screen for warning us of the impending light show. The PA volume turned up to distortion levels. I hasten to add I don’t mind it loud but distortion from those big new speakers - why so loud. Players trundle out, no disco no balls of fire, the pyro men are wondering what to do “if I go and collect it will some idiot press the button to ignite it while it’s in my hands” Everyone knows the relay works - there is no effort to watch it while you are chatting, if it rains it’s a bit more fun you can tell many are watching by the reaction when one of the nippers takes a tumble or misses a sitter. If you ain’t having the relay either don’t bother, or get the Police dogs, Dagenham Girls Pipers, or the Albion Band in. Best regards Miserable Old Git

Job done, on paper what you would expect.........but as we all know Saints don’t play on paper. As soon as Romeu banged it through the crowd for our opener, you could see the glue falling out of Fulham’s joints. MOTM JWP (that brick wall challenge in the first half leaving the Fulham player in bits on the floor summed up he meant business out there tonight) was impressive and yet another goal in the bag. Maya Yoshida in the middle of defence was a rock, directing the 2 Jans made their job so much easier. Few more goals would have been nice, but that shows the issues up top, that said we breezed the second half, at full time the players looked like they had put in a shift, but that was probably the fear of Yoshi promising to kick them round the dressing room if anyone dropped a clanger and threw away his clean sheet bonus.

JWP wasn’t too shabby, in that when presented with a chance to shoot there was no usual Saints fannying about, touch then rifle it on target.

Elyounoussi just about summed up the game with a piddle poor powder puff pansy shot

Is it just me or has PEH reverted to giving the ball away for tuppence again

Bugger Obafemi broken again, what a shame

Ah inspector Taggart is playing for us again

ripple.is seems to be working thus far

Blimey Scousehampton are snapping Man U players like twigs, all 3 subs used first half.

There are often comments that footballers aren’t the sharpest pencils in the box, watching this is almost like Ralph has overloaded them with too much detail, we just look dazed and confused. wow how did he miss that for 3-0?!

That is quite funny - also funny that they fear Austin and Long like they are combination of Messi, Neymar, Pele, Puskas, Ronaldo, Shearer all rolled into........err 2.

I see we have Graham Scott on the whistle for this one..........if you are going to this one just try to remember not to upset him, the Chapel Itchen corner touched a nerve with him following an absolutely pants decision against us v Everton, then he managed to make 4 minutes of added time last 2 hours in retaliation. (Possibly)

Take her to the top of the eye and do it, has to be 100 times better than doing it up the @R$e! If it must be the Emirates make it the Emirates Air Line

Thought N'Lundulu looked like he has spotted an open door of opportunity, a bit of a handful: if he keeps up with his second half performance he could be moving himself up the rank.

Kelly Cates has an impressive Wizards sleeve! .....on her jacket!

Cobblers!! I bet when £100k+ per week is being flashed under your nose Blackpool looks bloody fantastic!

Apparently the pitchside Refs screen was broken, so the refs sat in the transit in the car park made the ultimate decision.