John Boy Saint

Might have ruled himself out "with a nasty pain" as ABK looks out for a while - the Premier League is likely viewed as the better shop window to be in

Certainly taking their time "making their way out of the city" if the Rozzers weren't called until 6:05pm

Mrs JBS commented the other day something came up on TV, that Fernandes getting off scot free for his shove in the back of the lino, was because the lino placed his hand on Fernandes first in the scenario! Its all half cocked, how many third player in, rushing of the referee has received a yellow since Lemina got pinged against us.

Line was still there clear as day behind all their heels - trouble was the only player of ours who is always up for getting in the refs ear was on his way to hospital

I think Simon Hooper on the whistle interfered with his set up process as Kane and his chums were shithousing at the ball positioning - you could see James getting pissed off, then added to this the wall to a man was stood in front of the magic spray line

Added to that, one young lad got to go home with his Gloves. He got a good reception from the Chapel aside from a very small handful of numpties when he took up position at the start of the second half.

Might find out if you tune into Casualty tonight 🤪😜😀

Both carted off to the General gives a clue

Love to know what Prowsey said in the huddle when we went 3-1 down - I’m guessing it was “right Shit or bust lads!” A tip of the cap to Theo Walcott, bugger off is he 34, played like a 24 year old, he put in a proper shift today so glad he wasn’t subbed. You still have to ask, where was that fight on Wednesday night when at 0-1 we were playing out for a draw!

...........it is a "Saintsy" thing to do!

Nope can’t think of anything

Personally think he is alright - it’s what’s around him being the problem - some comparing to Redmond, when he had the ball players were trying to guess what Nathan was going to do next with the ball next. Sat in the ground last night there were a few times when Sulemana was waiting for a ream mate to show for him.

There were times last night when you wondered what goes on in training, because they all looked like a team of strangers! Part of the problem is that we are just so bloody slow the majority of the time, even when were getting into the last knockings of the game, we looked like we were playing for the draw to maintain mid table obscurity! To show how comfortable Brentford were, on corners their keeper was continuing the chat with the coaching staff on the side lines then standing in the centre circle when the ball was delivered, because 20 other players were in our box. Where was the vision to send our fastest player out to the centre circle in readiness to receive a clearance, probably taking 2 Brentford players with him. For 45 years going down the Saints through rain and shine has been one of those things I have enjoyed in life - the last few seasons have been a bloody chore though, to the point where (and I can't believe I say this) the decision whether to renew is looking to be an easy one. On Brentford - I thought they were a decent team playing pleasing football most of the time, but that changed last night, we must have seen 30 minutes of football and an hour of then laying about on the pitch all ably assisted by the ref who I'm amazed had room in his pockets for his cards they were so stuffed full of receipts for all the crap he'd bought from Brentford. Hey -ho

I think due to our perilous position we are caught between 2 sticks. He obviously has ability, the games where he started he looked useful. Had he arrived in August we would have seen more of him as I think that he is one of those players who needs to play regularly to maintain his inner momentum, bit like Maya when he was in and out of defence. Maya would kick a ball after 5 games out and disappear in a cloud of rust dust, given a run of games and he was much more of the international defender he still is. Alas I don't think "tall Paul" is one of those to bring off the bench in the second half as he is possibly one of those players who doesn't read the game well from the bench and is unable to pick up the match thread when cast into the fray on 70 minutes, at 28 you might struggle to train that into him, and the premier league pace gives you little chance to learn on the job. With our position I am guessing that those in the know can see its a risky throw of the dice to play him more - that said those in the know still send AA out on the pitch to nullify our attack and demonstrate that if the goal was as big as the Chapel Stand and the oppo keeper was a Dwarf, he could still squirt the ball off an obscure part of his boot into the Kingsland.

We hit the post too

Mrs JBS just uttered - that’s us buggered then

That’s the spirit!

You can bet the foot won’t be off the gas because of it

We did beat them 6-3 the weekend after them being humiliated 5-0 at Newcastle. How does Fernandes not get a card for shoving the Lino in the back.

Amazingly from up in the Chapel in real-time at that distance, both me and the equally level headed chap alongside me both thought it was a harsh decision in a 50/50ish challenge. Seeing Leicester Gary on MOTD suggesting Charly was lucky not to see Red, I think the ref actually applied common sense realising that it was coming together at speed, with his closer view saw that there was not malicious intent to injure the Leicester player and had Charly got there a millisecond earlier the offense might have been the other way round. As for the booing of the Mickey Mouse goal kicks, we were increasingly asking for trouble and they were achieving F’all - then at the same time you see Sulemana free with acres of Hampshire to run into up the pitch - ping it to him instead of waiting for Maddison to work out our messing about.

Like your optimism. Got to move the ball much faster to achieve that. Wednesday was painfully slow, Grimsby were there for the taking as the second half wore on, but we just kept our foot off the gas patting the ball about…………and once again does anyone actually work on throw ins it’s criminal the amount of f***ing about that goes on when we get one, and as mentioned before it’s like Southampton docks in the 70’s “don’t throw that ball it’s not your job - it’s brother Kyles, he’ll be here in 10 minutes after his tea break”. Your prediction would be a proper treat.

So very true. The bit that caught me was the bit I highlighted. Having moved out of Southampton to north Hampshire when I was 5 for my Dad to be closer to his work in London thanks to the new M4 just up the road. My paper round too financed getting to Southampton on the local coach company’s Saturday shopping trip to Southampton first. Then dumping my paper bag and finding the local milkman to help him out on the weekends funded getting to go down the Saints more regularly and coming by train from Basingstoke - my Dad was “if you want to do something make it happen”, being 13 and nine miles from the station as he could see I was funding my Footie adventures anyway I could, he was happy to run me and a couple mates to the station and pick us up later. 45 years later that “Magic” has definitely gone - even up until the return to the Premier League, there was 6 of us from outside the city who despite us being in our 40’s and 50’s when Saturday came our mental clock would roll back, go through the turnstiles and it was a time machine we were all 14 again having giggle down the Saints (without alcohol assistance). Once back in the PL one by one they have fallen away purely down to the substance of the PL - only Mrs JBS and I remain going down the Saints from our little gang. I have reached that point where, I am questioning my own mentality of going down the Saints to endure 90 minutes of misery. I think my 58 year old self is finally growing up and accepting that I’m not 13 anymore when it comes to Saints, and there are better things to do with my time (and Money). Shame really.

Did we leave our name and address on the way out for Leeds to apply for gift aid.

Loved the question along the lines of "if he hopes to make the position permanent come the end of the season" - "Well the position is permanent and I am the manager" Followed by a brief Paddington stare, coupled with a look of "do you have any other stupid questions?".

That was my thought too ....................................thanks for saving me the typing 😁