John Boy Saint

One thing that has been omitted from the highlights is when Broja broke into the box and got strongly cleaned out by Ederson in the box, stadium shouts for a penalty, only to see the Lino waving his flag like he’s in a hurricane then signalling for offside, someone really is going to get broken under the current rule of keeping the flag down.

In the stadium that was an intense game - it has to be said Manchester City are an impressive team to watch they are like a Tsunami in that they just keep coming at you relentlessly. With that in mind, all us Saints fans want is to see is our players pull on the stripes and bloody fight, and boy did they do that tonight. Frasers point blank save and Salisu snuffing out KDB drawing a deserved standing ovation from many summed up the appreciation of the effort before our eyes.

Without doubt an “I was there” goal.

But it’s not 3 times in a games - in a one on one skirmish on the pitch you can put your house on him coming 2nd 99 times out of 100. Most in stadium don’t frequent this domain so have their own opinions. It was very notable when his name was said in the line ups how muted the cheer was from the crowd even audible groans both on the concourse and then in the bowl.

Sorry but that is truly papering over the cracks - he does far more snuffing out our own attacks in nearly every game than 5 bloody assists - when Moi was warming up intensely at half time it was easy to guess who was being pulled of at half time.

Don’t whether it was because I read about this on here - but in the stadium tonight when Mick Channon was receiving his Forever Saint award - he was asked a question, but brushed the answer and went on pointedly to mention Ted Bates.

Are you telling us that Mr Gaos parting gesture of a new player from Guangzhou FC is still cooped up in a container on Yiantian quayside…….poor sod!

Posted a minute ago - a reoccurring comment on here. Reading some of the other comments winning the league has changed them as fans

Be interesting to see how Mr Hooper gets on, (the easy Valery red aside - where most of us went "oh dear" the moment Obafemi hit the deck) he is one of those refs who lets boys be boys and kick more lumps out of each other than quite a few of his colleagues do. Just test the water early on with a few hearty challenges to gauge the level to which we can get under their skin.

Just watching MOTD - that free kick from JWP is absolutely stunning verging on insane.

Interesting read, thanks @AlexSerbia So here’s the plan then, state don’t like him much, but to piss him off, in a roundabout way, hock the family silver and splurge an obscene amount of money grabbing the TV rights for the Premier League that only a complete loon would bid against, let alone consider. Dragans cunning plan is to stick us in the top six or better still do a Leicester and thank the Serbian people for making is possible - either way commentators are going to mention Dragan Šolaks Southampton in the coverage. That last bit was tongue in cheek.

Only by those who didn’t know - It was pre arranged in that final on 65 minutes a torch-light for Markus the age he was when he passed. It was an in the moment thing last night that matched the rare mood of the stadium.

Blimey hope it doesn’t go to extra time! 😁🤪😜😎

I look at the FA’s official site for the various leagues - and obviously our division in particular and even that is populated as an after thought - the game at Bridgwater yesterday was showing as “still on” at 10 past 2 yesterday when I looked

Just seen the the ties to be played weekend of the 5th February - damn one of the very few weekends I have to work 😢

Pretty certain in the West Ham game he was wearing that funny muscle support tape on one of his legs - so there was obviously an issue then.

Watching MOTD - what a great 3rd round Saturday it has been with a generous sprinkling of FA Cup magic.

Maybe you should put your hand in your pocket and have a rummage around for £3 to actually go along to a game and then impart your observations, rather than (on this thread in particular) being the prize knob in the pub who is only being tolerated because his is the next round.

I just think back to Adkins and Oxlaide-Chamberpot and Nigel’s insistence of “protecting his skeletal frame” with him still being an age where growth was still operational.

Should have been rested when just about everyone of us on here said he needed a rest a few weeks back.

Hopefully before I pop off 😳🤪

Still got it 😂😂😂😂😂

Ha ha Bonkers

Ah well my signature Spag Bol needs another 30 mins on the stove

Silly yellow card