John Boy Saint

Lee Probert on the Whistle for this one. Nice leisurely afternoon for him.

I remember him at Walsall in the rearragned game in league one. he was full time with the Saddlers then. Spiderman got trashed in the opening minutes and went off, Walsall scored a goal and shut us out, second half there wasn't a kitchen sink to be found in any house in a 10 mile radius because we had thrown them all at the Walsall goal to no avail, Ollie Lancashire was centre to it all.

Purely as an aside one of my mates is a delivery driver, if anyone can remember the Pop Band 5 Star from back in the 90's. they hit the top like a rocket, burned super bright then imploded. Steadman from the band now works in the transport office. So what position is Yoann applying for? I always thought it disappointing that my hero from years ago Phil Boyer ended up as a bank courier when his playing days were over: if he was playing today with the same shooting skills he could probably retire and buy his own bank.

Whoa!!! That is far too avant-garde for the current edition of the mighty Saints! That line up when announced at 13:30 will see the 999 switchboard light up like a Christmas Tree as folks collapse across the City!

That clown Carragher, was blathering on about how Dyche would be pretty much insane not to take the Everton job. As "Burnley are just" and he stopped himself saying just a little club (but it pretty much fell out of his mouth) the money he would have available to him at Everton dwarfs the money Dyche has a Burnley............. I had to turn over, think Gary Neville standing there wished he could turn over too: his tongue looked like it was getting pretty painful with his teeth sinking deeper into it as the clap trap fell out of Carraghers mouth. No doubt the deckchairs will be rearranged slightly and 16;50 will take an age to arrive.............. Oooooo there's the Winter yellow ball now, that'll brighten up proceedings.

As they said on MOTD2 when we had the chance no one was pushing upto the Brighton defence when we were in possession, the graphic just showed a wilderness of no Saints players outside the centre of the Brighton box on more than one occasion. Watching Lemina the other week, I think against Newcastle he was doing his nut at the lack of pace and movement in front of him when he had the ball. Said it before we just play like its a game of playground Wobbling Jelly or Whats the time Mr Wolf!!

Our neighbours in the stand at home games traipse all the way down from Northampton, half time v WBA Mrs turns round to us "ah good to see it running to script" "Its so predictable". The one question I have, in his back room staff, we are suppose to have some bloke who apparently wrote a book that is alleged to be a coaching tactical masterpiece, the Sun Tzu of football by some accounts...............did it get lost down the back of a bookcase in Alaves?

Jenas and Lurch (sorry) Phil Neville just smashed the nail on the head on motd2. Pretty much summed us up, nice team good players, well coached........ "but just let them off the leash to create something"

Years ago stuff like this would have been done by loads of kids on here, it's jolly japes, sneak in somewhere you know your supposed to be, have a look about. The only difference was the event wouldnt have been plastered over social media as it didn't exist. The bottom line is they didn't cause damage getting in, take any souvenirs, or Tag the place up with a spray can. Saints quietly probably don't mind that much as it shows that there are systems in place, and people at the ground even at stupid o'clock in the morning to prevent anyone with a darker purpose thinking to get in. West Ham had a similar bunch of folks sneak into the Tax Payer Arena while it was being converted back to football from the Athletics this summer, West Ham ended up using the footage to help show the scale of work required to get the ground ready. Who's to say that this wasn't by invitation as in making their eventual escape they were potentially painting themselves into a very tight corner.

Last time we parked at Lewes station, hopped on the train to the ground, coming home squeezed sardine like into the train back to Lewes. Friends parked near the ground were still in the car park when we were 45 minutes un hindered drive down the road.

Shame the Zoo is closed, that would have been a fun escape from the Attack Penguins!!

See we have Neil Swarbrick on the whistle for this one, so neither here nor there really................. Although he does always make me think of the Officer in charge of the Radio Station in the film Good Morning Vietnam! Who Robin Williams winds right up by doing his own thing.

Most folks in the Chapel were not shouting for the Penalty, but at Tadic for not only running into a Cul de sac, but also being so pathetic in taking the cheap slimey option to "win" a spot kick by going down in such a weak and feeble animated fashion. Foster was floundering and for all the skill Tadic supposedly has in his feet he went for the spawny option, if he had been booked for simulation not many would have been overly surprised.

Give him a break, the boy has ability, if you were working somewhere and someone you, and others, know ain't as good as you is getting the breaks and the nod ahead of you, then you are going to be pretty hacked off. He's a young man good to see some passion from him

Very special goal to brighten 85 minutes of hard work. Listening to MP on Solent was a tad concerning, Adam Blackmore was pushing him to comment on Boufals goal, he dodged Round the question. What he did say was a tad concerning in alluding that Nathan Redmond is a better option ahead of Boufal as he offers much more. I don't get it!, Redmond is predictable Boufal is the opposite, surely un-predictability is what you need in a side. Le Tissier was unpredictable and having that element in the side is what kept us in the top flight longer than we otherwise would have been. (I am not for one moment suggesting Boufal is the new Messiah).

Thats the difference between a game of pure perfection and one peppered with WTF moments. This being bumped has probably highlighted where Tadic has acquired his current self importance and greatness from, 71% of the motm vote.

One Swallow doesn't make a summer, springs to mind. 1st one yes, second one a very tenuous assist, diluted by the time Gabbi had run half way round the Bargate before surprising everyone with a sneaky shot.

Because we look for the tricky pass when in the box.............oh having sssllllooooowwwweeeedddd right down or stopped and let the Oppos get organised first.

......... What's with the sudden change of not making the player depart the field of play after treatment from the medics coming onto the pitch. Unless I have been sleeping through games since the beginning of the season pretty sure it was happening before the international break. Even more surprised after the 2 Newcastle players cracked heads at quite a pace and hit the deck instantly.

Wow so looking forward to next Saturday Pretty much 90 minutes of pushing water up hill, what is frustrating is at times it's like a game of "What's the time Mr Wolf" Yoshida has the ball no one is showing in space, Lemina blew his stack more than once today at the lack of pace, movement and positioning of team mates, certainly gave Billy big whatsits a piece of his mind more than once. If things stay as they are for the rest of the season, I will eat my hat if he is still with us when next season kicks off. Talking of Tadic him and his mucker over the other side of the pitch are bloody passengers, him and Redmond must have a brown envelopes stashed away containing incriminating photos. Tadic is so bloomin casual, and like I have said before where Redmond has reaction 10 yards away from where he should be reacting, Tadic has reaction 5 yards away from where he should be reacting. If you haven't spotted I don't have much time for the pair of them. The amount of times Tadic moved to the player with the ball instead staying where he was offering an out ball option drove me and others around me up the chuffin wall: those still holding a candle for him, his carpness was shown in the first half when through on goal in the box all he had to do was spank it, what's he do off load it to a player in the box being well marked. Redmonds reaction to being subbed was incredulous, you are being subbed because you are bloody pants mate. That free kick in the first half was absolutely unforgivable, but then with Dumb and Dumber standing over the ball discussing a clever delivery it was hardly a surprise. When Boufal took to the pitch he looked to go forward, Redmond in the same position "ooh you're nasty big defender" "I'll pass it back to Ryan". On substitutions Boufal for Redmond spot on, Austin for Long was worth a spin, but Davis for Romeu, really?!! Should have been Davis in for Tadic slide him in alongside Romeu and let Lemina slide up field and apply all his slippery guile up field with Boufal. For Newcastle love him or loathe him, Shelvey was very good. He, more often than not, had space all around him and 2 options for an out ball, either an easy lay off or a tougher pass, both of which he made successfully. I guess I will see a few of you next Saturday evening

I think he is in the same boat as Boufal, trying a bit too hard in an effort to book a run in the team.

That said he is currently joint top scorer!!!

Not to mention the Sale starting at IKEA Brent Park!!!

Blimey nice bonus start to his annual winter break: before the clocks have gone back!!

Bobby Charlton was walking along outside SMS with John Mortimore before one of the cup games a few years back v Man U, kids were running up and asking him to sign their programme and he just ignored them bluntly. There was a chap sat on the wall who spotted Charlton and walked up to him with a 1966 style red England shirt with signatures already on "Sir Bobby please can you sign my shirt" at which he did stop looked at the shirt and obliged asking about it and who was missing. Charltons parting comment was "I guess you will be selling that soon" to which the chap replied "no chance of that - its taken me too bloody long to get the signatures I have!!".