John Boy Saint

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.

Bloomin great! another night having to rub shoulders with the Riff Raff!!

Very weird how for the last 2 home games we have been 2-0 up and then come out of the dressing room like we have had a slap up meal at half-time which included Wine then Port with the cheese! As has been said already, its a good job Bournemouth are missing their Jamie Vardy, dont think Steklenburg actually had to make a save until 86 minutes!!!. Mrs JBS said we looked complacent, I think Eddie Howe just said you are 2-0 down with nothing to lose just go for it, which they did. Still bagged the 3 points went up the table, what more can you ask.

As we are venturing outside the Prem with asides: Bury fans got their monies worth, 4-1 up at half time Blackpool put the willies up them and it finished 4-3, cousin said she was exhausted at full time.

Ooo that worked out nicely Cologne Monday, Gateshead Tuesday, Down the Saints Wednesday!!

Traffic into the city wasn't too clever last night M3 alone was backed up nearly to Winchester services and it ambled all the way to Southampton the guy at the place where we parked was getting ready to buzz off home at 7:25 as it was so quiet then said it just went mental with everyone suddenly turning up to park. Daughter used the facilities by the Store and said for us to go ahead, she text to say she was in the car park still queuing to get in the. Chapel when the game began, when she got in she said the Turnstiles had broken and they were letting them in the big exit doors.

I was amazed at how fast the first half whistled by despite its tedious nature and all the stop start that went on. Looking at the touch line and Ron, Erwin, Sammy getting fired up, I think the Koemans let Sammy slip his lead and use his favourite word beginning with F and ending with K possibly with ing added a few times, as we were much better, to be honest considering the amount of changes made to the team we weren't as poor as we could have been 1st half, we just lacked a bit of fire. Shame to see a player with blistering pace like Agbonglahor becoming like an old Cheetah, in his head you can see afterburners being lit but the fuel is lumpy and the burn time is shorter, that said Virgil covers the ground deceptively quickly when he gets into his stride. Second half was much better, very pleased for Maya to get his very well taken goal. And nice to see the Tadic Pelle partnership scoring another well made goal. But most importantly of all we are in the next round.