John Boy Saint

Game seems to be mirroring Msnure v Barcodes.

Pelle obviously got a bit bored and fancied spicing up the game by giving Palace a chance.

Very strong header from a pin point corner

Smashed that Goalie just a spectator

That's when the football authorities started conspiring against us, these days we get shoite refs with wonky decisions, we had Malwhinney unable to hide his glee on the TV at slapping us with a 10 point deduction whether we were relegated or not (still we got off light compared to Luton) and then in the beginning we conveniently get the honour of being the first team relegated in the new 3 down 3 up system.................... Mischief says I

Before this thread vanishes into the mists of time. We were all enthralled with Mr Moss and his excellent execution of the art of refereeing. We had Shane Long clattered in mid air, we had Shane Long taken out and despite the linos frantically waved flag it was waved away. Then we had the farce of waiting for Roberto to finish his meeting with drinks on the sideline (along with letting the treated player walk right across the pitch instead of to the nearest sideline) before resuming the game with a drop ball. But did anyone else see him, after awarding us the free kick infront of the Itchen, draw his half moon round the ball then pace out 10 yards stop and tell the 1 man wall of Eto to move closer towards the ball before so he proceed draw the magic line infront of his boots: to my mind that was WTF!!........................ Surely he should have just drawn the line and just left Eto to make his own mind up to move or not?

Not a surprise against the formation we played (and the players executed well) of you could say a sliding 5-5-4 when in play. It's good that both Nathaniel and Ryan have good engines to get up and down the flanks.

Good shout, I was going to say McManamanaman but thought that was just being silly

Have you looked at Marmalade, they had a neat package when my youngest was learning which enabled her to go out in the Wife's car and a few folks we know have taken up the full insurance with them for their kids when they have passed their test.

I can recommend the Colemans Mustard shop in Norwich, you will be spoilt for choice with the variations.

Yup water the grass on the perimeter of the pitch and let the little 'uns have a run round the pitch amazing how something so simple gets a reaction from the crowd most weeks........ Great for the kids too.

To answer the opening question: Because he was as useful as a one legged man in an @R$e kicking contest.

Blimey it's like Vision On (one for those who were nippers in the 70's) with all the nice sunset piccys being submitted on here.

I think Harry Reed was relieved to have someone smaller than him on the pitch.

Having feared the worst about today as I drove home via Harlow (to drop off my work colleague who I had cruelly dragged to the game) in the pouring rain after an empty performance on Tuesday, as the week trudged on the gloom seemed to lift in my mind. What I saw today was far above my expectations. Great formation 5-3-1-1 flowing into 3-5-1-1 very smart move to stop the rot. Harry Reed for me had a great game, it was like Koeman had him caged up restricted to running up and down the side lines with a day-glo bib on then today set him free. He like a wasp buzzing about to the point where Everton tried to kick him out of the game just before Half time. On this the referee was bloody appalling today but then when you know what a bellend his boss is hardly a surprise. After we went to 2-0 we were reset to the Saints we have been use to this season. Highlight of the day was Yoshidas goal, in space get the ball pass the ball out to Davis run into the box for a very nice 1-2 into the back of the net. A decent bottle of wine came out of the "cellar" tonight rather than going straight onto the hard stuff, well done Saints.

Good vision to snaffle the ball, zip it out the "Master of the green baize" for him to stick it on his head for the third.

After the annoyance of a feeble performance on Tuesday, compounded by the miserable drive home in the rain, then listening to the Koeman interviews about whos out and injured, my view on this game has become less grim. We will put out a team, if we compete that's half the battle, on paper with such a decimated squad it could get painful................... but lurking in the back of my mind is a game against Leeds a good few years ago their talisman of a keeper at the time was out and they had to play some very little known nipper called John Lukic and most folks were of the thought "We can win this, especially with a novice in goal" but we lost mainly down to 18-19 year nipper only leaking 1 goal. Having seen how cool our nippers are anything can happen; As Greavesie often said "Its a funny old game".

Bring back the funny little Red haired Scottish chap, now he had them really fit last 10 minutes of games were always good with him around and when the 90 minutes were up most of the players looked ready for 30 minutes of extra time. If one of those chances had snuck towards the end of the 2003 Cup Final, we would have had Arsenal in extra time easily.

Ipswich

This quietness from the fans is not a sudden malaise it's been happening for years, Lawrie Mac said after being in charge for a while that the Saints fans are a quiet knowledgable bunch on the whole, and that the players need to get them going by their actions on the pitch, but once the players perform and get them going even the most gentile of Hampshire folk will become as raucous and loud as the biggest crowds in the land. so it's in our genes.

Fair play to Sheffield United they stuck to their task and delivered the goods. My drive home through the endless rain felt similar to the walk back over Northam bridge on a dull winters day when we were meandering towards the Championship trap door (and the edge of the abyss) and Saints had put in another less than sparkling display. Top of my mither list is this bloody faffing about when we get in the vicinity of the oppos penalty box, it's almost like we take a register of the oppos players to make sure they are all back in their defensive positions and then we proceed to pit-pat the ball about and either lose possession or pass it back to Fraser!! Sheffield tonight were Hmmm it's raining the pitch is a ploughed field and slippery let's blast one when we get in and around the box and see what we get. Shane Long you are a professional Football player with many years of experience yet despite your trickery and pace how the bloody hell can you be offside like you are . Mane if you want to save yourself for the African Cup of Nations master the technique of really taking someone out and get a straight red that should keep you rested and safe from injury till January. The most worrying factor of the night is that we could have played till midnight and quite honestly you could not see where a goal was coming from. I like to think of myself as a glass half full kind of chap, when I eventually got home I felt like someone had stolen my drink.

If what I witnessed tonight is a guide.......... I think I might get merrily drunk before entering the stadium for this game!!

How did Lamela walk off the pitch v Swansea without his details in the refs book?!!

Football fans are mere disposable trimmings as far as Football is concerned at PL level, no one gives two hoots about Saints fans having to get to Newcastle on a Friday night, when you consider that the last TV contract was so vast that not one football club actually had to increase the price of a ticket to see the games, at the end of the day in reality it doesn't really matter how many folks spin through the turnstiles as they contribute a tiny financial reward overall. Having said that it does matter to clubs like Saints who thanks to FFP need to maximise every revenue stream. Still if it ain't too much of a chore getting to a game a Friday night game does open up the whole weekend to do other stuff.

We don't need a Prima Donna who can no longer hit a cows @r$e with a banjo.