John Boy Saint

So does this mean in 23 seasons time we are going to get relegated again??!!! Ooooo-errrrr!

I will oblige .............

If our participation is confirmed and folks start planning to go. Can add Alter Fuchs to the eatery list for those who might be going in Linzergasse just out of the old town. Both Mercure hotels in town offer good value if your get a deal, as some hotels can be a little expensive closer to the old town both are 10-15 min walk away. Getting from the Airport to town don't book expensive transfers or take a taxi, walk straight out of the terminal across the car park to the bus stop and take the number 2 bus to Obergingl you can get right into the centre of the city for about €2.50. Finally on a down day take the Panorama Sound of Music Tour, aside from seeing where the film was made and snippets of trivia you get to visit the countryside around the city, if you get the English lady doing the tour she is very good and makes you wish there had been a sequel if only to find out when the Von Trapp family discover they were walking towards Hitlers Eagles Nest at the end of the film and not Switzerland.

I felt after he had scored the relief was clear to see on him and the relief from the crowd in the celebration and especially when he was name checked over the PA just showed we had been sharing his frustration, and he appreciated that (strange that was struggle trying explain). Against Burnley the mood in the crowd as the game went on started off as "oh bloody hell just put it in the net" as he fluffed another and as the game wore on more and more fans were beginning to emphasise with him as his frustrations continued. I went to Everton and Tim Howard making that one in a million save to deny Pelle seemed to dent him and at the final whistle even I questioned him being in the team because it seemed he had increasingly become a passenger as the game wore on, nothing was working and his demeanor dropped, after yet another fluff a verbal rumpus kicked off in the stand behind us between Saints fans! As I said to my mate on Saturday "Christ he must have broken a mirror at home" when yet another attempt fizzled out feebly. After he had scored though his whole body language changed as if the Monkey on his back that had been eating well and was a 20 stone lump, with that gone and the crowd shooing it off, he seemed much more fluid and less anxious in his play. (Hope that all made sense). Hopefully now the drought is over and the goals will start flowing again from him, if they do the timing couldn't be better as we hope to finish the season in style.

If the teams below Newcastle get their games together they could get sucked into the scrap and they don't look like they actually know what they are doing. Bloody Lee Mason what a w**ker moving the ball 6" just before the player takes the free kick!!

Whoa!! Steady on there Fella!! The Too positive police will be along in a minute!! Anyway you can't talk of such success it's pure heresy because the all knowing God called Sky, the inventors of Football, and their disciples in the rest of the sports media can't bring themselves to utter our name in the same sentence ahead of Liverpool and Tottingham Hotspurs, you are well set for a burning on the stake Clarkey: Mark my words!!

I think his Tweeted photo of an empty training pitch with just cones on at the start of his tenure knocks that one out of the park smilie face winky thingymabob.

No danger of that Tales from The Bear will distract us suitably enough. Still good to see that there will be a distinct lack of suntan cream and deck chairs on the pitch for the next 6 games.

If the players fancy it, Why the hell not.............. Be a bit of a giggle giving it a go!!

He had a case of the Raheem Sterlings: he decided to just give him the day off for a rest.

Someone I know went to one of those Season Ticket lottery soirées with Cortese, over nibbles the Pardew question was asked. Markus wanted to bin Pardew because we went after the JPT despite being told to ignore it, Cortese talked Markus round and admitted that the JPT Final turned out to be one of MLs most enjoyable days and all was well. Following the JPT win ML & NC felt that Pardew took the foot off the gas in pursuit of the play-offs with an attitude of Silverware in the cupboard that's a good result for the season. Like has been said above some managers fit and others don't

Had a chat with him in Palafrugell after the pre season game like you say what a nice chap, loved the fact that him and the team probably made our holiday that year.

Yoshida my MOTM today went about his business with aplomb was the master of his mop and bucket in defence, we are very lucky to have such a good player in reserve. Very strange game especially in the first half the ball just didn't seem to bounce for us. After Pelle scored it was like a 20 stone weight had been lifted from his back. Kelvin may be an old codger by comparison to most of the team but I do like the no nonsense "that ball is mine" attitude off his line pursuits. JWP super cool for his first league goal from the spot (not much pressure then) especially with Friend effing about making sure everyone was out of the box at a snails pace. Loved the way the players talked Mane round to giving James a crack to break his duck and he accepted the democratic descision without getting the aR$e. But boy o boy the bloody moaning from the numpties who smash their 3 year old kids every day on X-box FIFA whatever everytime we play the ball backwards, buy a ticket in the front 2 rows for a game or 2 just to see what the players see not what you see from row F upwards.

Lallana seems to have turned into glass since he went to Liverpool, bit like Darren Anderton in his day flashes of brilliance but in and out of the team with niggley injuries, maybe we sold at the right time. (apologies for mentioning one that smells of fish)

Charlie George was a bit wonky donkey too when he joined us, but he did rattle a few in more than them in the 44 games he had with us between 1978 -81 so I suppose shouldn't be included in the list.

Bugger just realised I have something else on that day into the evening......that's a shame:cry::cry:

Don't be silly if he was that bad everyone would see it............ Not happy we have him Saturday.

Maybe his Uncle has told him to stop piddling his money up the wall on average but expensive players.

Lee Mason who we had at Everton was pants too, never seen Morgan have a full on rant at a ref, including a open handed forehead slap to emphasise the point he was making as to just how crap he was, he had to get Jose over to shut him up.

Just get on and win our remaining games to give ourselves the best chance possible without the worry about the cup final gifting EL spots. At the moment if we are not scoring freely and as a result winning games and Swansea go on a charge we will end up the same as last season.

I would like Burnley to stay up as Dyche has shown 2 seasons running that he can make a silk purse of sorts out of a Sows ear. QPR to go down if only to see the turmoil they will fall into under the FFP rules that the Championship will hit them with, lots of money swilling around the owners of the club for years and a lot of average players bought, although a bit of a shame for Ramsey. Leicester not too fussed about either-way. Sunderland if only because their players let down Poyet (who despite the hatred for him on here is not a bad manager) and they deserve the blight on their CVs. Villa in the mix too as it might do them some good to go down and start again. Leicester - QPR - and Sunderland/Villa scrapping it out on the last Sunday Coming up Bournemouth - The huge injection of the parachute payment alone if they went straight back down you feel they would make good use of it to come back stronger. There is no great expectation to be a super club at Bournemouth and this season has been a bit of a wheeze for them so the bag of money that comes with the Premiership would be a just reward. Norwich - They have quietly come up on the rails whilst no one is looking, I don't want them in the Prem as they have always been a pain in the backside for us over the years. Brentford to beat Boro in the play offs: shares the wealth about a bit more.

We all have an emotional investment in the Saints so we all, as much as some would like to deny it, wish really hard that we were as successful as Barcelona, Real, or Bayern, when we come up against a soft side like Everton on Saturday and fail to succeed the outcome is compounded to be worse than it is.

Fantastic goal even Krul congratulating him in the tunnel........... Surprising to see Dafoe looking emotional about it too.

I liked both his little sidebar in the QPR game, and the Burnley preview.

Watch out the fact police will be all over you, especially when some wag points out that more mines were closed under the previous to her Labour administrations, she is just notable as the PM who saw the job finished with her at the helm.