John Boy Saint

Not sure what some folks are looking at or for, reading some of the comments on here. As usual a few seem to base their match analysis on the last time they wiped the floor with their 4 year old playing them at FIFA whatever year it is on PlayStation. Having been at the game, and after watching the past few games there was an obvious nervousness about Saints, but despite Arsenal’s huffing and puffing early on Mark Hughes first objective was achieved - not to concede early. Shane Longs goal just seemed to relax the players and you could see a bit of fight that has been missing certainly v Newcastle and W Ham suddenly show itself. You can point the finger of blame at whoever you want to with regard to conceding the Arsenal goals, but at the end of the day they have technically capable and slippery players who create opportunities and openings and unlike in the last 2 league games where the oppos pretty much went through us pretty softly none of Arsenal’s goals were a piece of cake for them. Someone earlier in the thread had Yoshida swinging from the gallows for the deflection for their second, these things happen - and when you are down where we are they smart just a little bit more. His leg an inch higher and it’s a stunning reaction block. Across the pitch we had a lot more fight, Romeu seemed back, and now he has passed the amnesty date is free of the 10 card suspension that he has been on the cusp of should be a bit more combative in the middle. JWP had a good game too, busying himself about the pitch and whilst many slate the dead ball specialist tag, after watching the Stoke game where it looked like no one else in the team had taken a corner in their lives, he does deliver a corner into the box with a bit of menace, unlike Tadic and his regular pass from the corner to the oppos keeper. Hmmmmm Tadic if anyone could be accused of being a passenger in our team it’s him, he bottles out of too many skirmishes on the pitch through fear of possibly getting hurt. Referee was, as usual, bloody awful. He should have been binned off the Premier league list when he got Gibson(?) and Oxo mixed up with Oxos goalkeeper impression. Mustafi can cuddle Long from behind no foul, breathe on an Arsenal player foul. How does the Lino not see Chambers pulling longs shirt? Seems that shirt pulling to impede a player is “just one of those things that happen” As for the sending off, whilst Jack in 3-4 years time might have the presence of mind not to react, Mariner could have stopped it reaching the point of conflict with and earlier whistle. And just like Shane Long is tarred by reputation by officials it’s about time they wise up to Glass Jack and his laying on the pitch routine he has been conning them with for years. Still the games are running out, but whilst it might be too little too late it was good to see a bit of fight and forward thinking endeavour from the team.

Yoshida is right footed, and is able to deputise at right back too

.........How many??...........................You can't just leave us all hanging like that!!!!

Given how impotent our front line are, well attack in general, even with an unlimited budget you could fill our back line with the best defenders on the planet and they would still probably struggle.

Last game of the Easter Weekend at Gigg lane, where league one rock bottom Bury are playing local rivals Rochdale and are losing 0-2, Bury just missed a woefully taken penalty followed by an even easier chance, cousin said it’s raining season tickets on the pitch. Doubt we will see that down SMS but reassuring to know we are not alone in our suffering. Bloody Cousin likes telling me that they have more points than us

You could argue that you have been paying good moneytowatch that level of football for much if this season.

Just flicking through the channels on this rainy bank holiday stumbled onto the blue few v Wigan, our fishy friends have their tails up being 2-0 to the good, all the "Scum are going down", and "we're coming for you" songs have been dusted off. Bless!

The amount of hot air being produced in post match interviews of late the heating bill at SMS and Staplewood must be zero!

Sue I would suggest that you stop fannying around and get your purse open, what you can see online is all that is left!!!!!!!! Itchen sold out ages ago!! Think there are just 2 blocks, in the Kingsland showing healthy availability.

Hello Dele Alli has woken up

i would put Long in ahead of Carillo, much rather have someone with a bit of nuisance and no goals over someone with no pace and no goals up front.

Wow absolutely smashed that, evil dip at the end

Ha that is just mental

Oh at last

Add to that; Despite him being a less than popular chap outside WH, you just have to look at their Captain, Mark Noble, the fiasco of the Burnley game you could pretty much guarantee would have made his blood boil, for his supposed limitations as Captain of his boyhood club you get the impression that he ain’t going to let any bugger in that team hide.

Why not, supporting Saints sets you up for life, moments of excitement and joy liberally peppered with dashed hope, disappointment and frustration. The real world is not all sugar coated Disney channel perfection

Although I wasn’t there but watched it the Red Wine has had the desired effect, now gone for slightly stronger just to make sure my mind is numb to it.

Zabaletta had Redmonds card marked in our home game, and owned him today yet again, Redmond doesn’t have even half the brain capacity of Zabaletta to trouble a wily old boy like him.

Wow what have you been drinking............I want some

Ah well that's that then absolutely shocking performance!

Haha Leicester 0-2 with 10 men v Brighton...........does pose a question

Or the Tuesday night games to score in

Hooray Carillo is on to light a spark!!

Newcastle deliver the goods 1-0

Pigs are fed and ready for take off springs to mind