John Boy Saint

I have to say the SSN coverage last night when Mrs JBS flicked up through the channels was cringeworthy....... "we believe the person in the black coat walking out of the Cobham training ground is Mourinho" as they showed a shot from the Sky "sack-cam" Helicopter.

Bloody Hell first the kick off for Arsenal gets put back to bloody TV sod the fans o'clock. Then we get appointed Moss a ref who if I recall the stat right we have only won one game under his watchful eye in the whole of his officiating career. ........... oops sorry Corky just seen we have stated the same.

I have to say second half he was right in front of me, and he certainly was talking to them and handing it out when they were just letting players go...... And especially to VVD when he passed it back to him rather heavily and away from him sending the ball trundling worryingly towards an unguarded net.

We just look lethargic, the amount of times we gave away the 2nd and 3rd ball was amazing. Although instead of keeping it simple we are possibly over thinking everything instead of keeping it simple, we seem to always want to play the clever ball but get slowed down thinking about it. Good to see Gazza having a great game, on the train to the ground all the phones were Pinging with the team line ups, lots of discussion about the squad most of it centred on Gazza with much moaning. I like the bloke I think there is a cracking goalie lurking in there, just needs a good run, I said it elsewhere, if Stek had been in goal today he wouldn't have saved some of shots Gazza did. Finally if anyone feels that they want to moan about the prices at SMS don't waste your breath, when you see the view I had for £40 I could not see a triangle from the centre line to the left hand goal post at the end where the Palace Ultras live, at least at SMS you can see the whole pitch from anywhere in the bowl.

I think if Stek had been in goal they would have scored more. excellent display maybe we saw THE goalkeeper today. When you look at Jack Butland when we were sniffing around him as a youngster for £6m he was touted as the best thing ever between the sticks across all football, he had a bumpy few years, now he is a bit older and wiser and looking good at Stoke. Goalkeepers mature with age hopefully Gazza is ripening................ He must have something to have still been here.

Bury just for a day out with the cousins. if not them why not our fishy friends - that'll get us the Monday night slot.

Trip on the train for this, think the beer might get skipped and straight onto the shorts just to numb the brain in readiness. The one bonus is they will play to win, unlike Villa who just played not to lose.

Me too the grief I would get on here.............. I would be a gibbering fool within weeks Fair comment, however quoted games were 2 where we had our pants pulled down (the latter royally so) but corners more often than not lofted to the oppos goalkeeper, I would get naff odds down the bookies if I asked for odds on him hitting a Saints player down the odds would be bloody grim. Stoke game he was on his toes on a break away, if he had spent less time looking over his shoulder behind him to see where the players were chasing him down and just concentrated on just doing his job (watch the half time relay with the nippers, one is out in front and keeps looking over his shoulder he always gets reeled in) it would have been just him and Butland. The guy has talent to burn, of that there is no doubt, it just need concentrating instead of looking for the foul then chasing the ref round waving the imaginary card. Sometimes a constantly moving blunt instrument is just as effective.

Let Reed off the leash instead of Clasie (doubtful as RK is his bestest mate) better still JWP he is the kind of tenacious terrier like pain in the backside we need getting on the oppos nerves, change Tadic who is increasingly becoming an upgraded Fabrice "Crop Circles" Fernandes with Long, who can also be a niggly pain in the backside chasing stuff down. If Jose is still missing bin off Caulker and play Yoshida in his preferred natural position. if Cedric is not up to scratch give Bevis whatshisface a run he looks like the kind of nipper who would relish the chance.

You must have penned that the minute you walked through the door last night............ As always spot on.

I'll stick my neck out here, why the chuff wasn't Yoshida in his natural position of CB instead of Caulker? His positioning was right up the pictures, bit like a rabbit in the headlights of a peddle car, VVD was having to cover the back line. I sit in the Chapel (sticking his head out even further) I can't remember as I write the last time I saw a goal down our end of the ground so Sturridge opening his Christmas present from our "defence" was actually a bit of a masochistic treat. Better pull our fingers out otherwise December is going to be a f**king long bloody month.

I blame me, last year we got done by Citeh at home Mrs JBS and 1 were in Munich, this year we are in Cologne and the buggers have stuck another 3 past us!!

Just watching match choice, JWP's booking for the tap on Adam was like Mason just remembered he had cards in his pocket.

If you look at the stats for this season we are there or there abouts the dirtiest team in the league based on Yellows and Reds

If we are having a pop at fellow fans who was the bell end in the front of the oh so glorious Northam who as the clock was running down and the ball went out to his gleeful feet decided to give it an attempted big hoof giving Butland the merest excuse to waste a bit more time!!

Thanks Hatch........ Posted on my phone sans spectacles

Stunning news to wake up to ......... Sporting legends are not suppose to be younger than you when they die. Sleep well big man. A very nice memory from only this summer.

I remember seeing all the dividing up of the monies at the end of the season Liverpool blew it and they made more money as runners up than Man City did as champions due to them being on TV 28 league games out of the 38 more than anyone else. With regard to the Boxing Day lieu bank holiday Monday games I thought I saw somewhere that all the games will kick off at 5:30 so that the players get a couple more hours rest.

This is pretty grim from a Le Monde reporter, and looking at the lady hanging onto the building it's amazing what the body can achieve in self preservation mode. Warning: This is un edited with scenes none of us would ever like to see. http://www.lemonde.fr/attaques-a-paris/article/2015/11/14/daniel-psenny-journaliste-au-monde-j-ai-senti-comme-un-petard-qui-explosait-dans-mon-bras_4809665_4809495.html

Spot on Says a lot when a piece written, where the tongue and cheek are often in close proximity to each other, is truer than anything the media will broadcast or print , yet is pretty much how most of the nations football fans feel about their national squad selection. I know I have said this before on here: I always found it amazing given the huge amount of time Woy and his entourage spent at St Mary's before the World Cup watching flowing passing pressing effective football, played by what could be considered in some quarters (and deffo between his ears) as lesser players than those of the top 4 clubs. Then first half against little Uruguay England played like he had spent most of the season watching at Upton Park and the glittering enthralling style of Hoof and run just like in a school playground. Expectations for next summer are pretty low.

I could live with that for Christmas

One factor to consider is Pelle is now sat on 4 yellows, how he got some of them for very little beggars belief, but it seems he does pick them up without being a malicious player. So if he picks up another before 31st December that won't be ideal, especially with Shane and J-Rod missing.

Thought we did ok, BFS has to stop the rot, he knows we are dangerous and set out his stall accordingly, they did all they could to smother us when we got in the box, you could see his reaction when they gave away the penalty that the point he needed to start getting a bit if steel back in the side was about to vanish. One of those games where we ground out a result.

Blimey Charlie!! Should have added a smiley!! Typical Saintsweb Chinese whispers in action. I was referring to the title of the thread ONLY, not the bolt on's they have, just like someone else mentioned Barcelona, Man U have more members than seats, just like we had more members and season ticket holders than seats in the Dell. Anyway doesn't affect me I have a ticket for every home game already.

Wow I am stunned!!! I bet they don't have this issue at Manchester United with their membership programme.