John Boy Saint

One thing that was striking on Saturday was the amount of headers he won against bigger players than him. Very neat and tidy - certainly has got stronger.

Said to Mrs JBS as he snuffed out yet another building attack “it’s ok pinching the ball off him in the first instance - but then you have to work out how to get around him - because he is huge” “and while you are thinking about that he’s nicked the ball back”. Funny moment in the first half Leeds player went to challenge him came in at pace and just bounced off him like a rag doll - sat on the floor not sure if he was pleading to the ref for something or to his team mates to say “what else can I do?!”.

….it would be one way to get the toilets refurbed.

Post match entertainment at both ends of Britannia road was mildly amusing. Down by the ground windmills and swinging handbags from Leeds fans who looked easily old enough to know better - They even had a Harris from football factory, complete with cream bomber jacket, over seeing the high kicking arm waving can can girls. Down by the traffic lights the action was done with the Rozzers sat on one or two naughty boys, with a big onlooking crowd from both sides.

@The Cat didn’t take long to get one on the hook 🤪😜😂🤣

More like the annual team photo eleven darts and a blindfold. But you never know.

Not seen elsewhere - David Coote is on the whistle, he’s a funny picky bugger, who’s short changed us a few times. That scabby pen Son conned him with in the cup tops the list. Has the persona to step to our favourite refs boots in the future. Lee Mason watching the TV for him, getting in his ear.

That’s what I said in answering Turkish’s question with a loose example 😳😁🤪😇😄

Me too - I was 14 stood on their notorious South Bank - I got a ticket from a Reading supporting School mate who couldn’t go. One of couple of other lads Dads took us to the game, and I was pointed in the right direction to get in, with “we’ll met you at the players entrance after the match”. Looking back those were the dark days of football fans - as a teenager it certainly got you street smart going to games with a 2-3 mates without an adult. We were catching the train from Basingstoke to Southampton, going down was fine, coming home there was a chance of Neanderthal away fans on the same train to London to transfer north!

That’s a petty cheap stat on the BBC website Whats next burnt at the Stake drowned on the Ducking stool.

Good man - good save - good reaction. 2 more Ingerland goals than Grealish

Beat me too it 😀

…….then she lets herself down with that elbow

I have to say I like this Female ref - she is not taking any shit - need a few in the Prem if they are going to stamp out the gamesmanship that gets on many of our tits.

Saints fans were doing just that at Readings Elm Park when we played them in the League Cup 1978. As the second half wore on they were getting higher and higher until they reached the barbed wire. The PA announcer tried in vain to politely ask them to come down, and the Coppers weren't going in to get them down, as back then that would have been asking for trouble.

We are in the equivalent “in old money” (until 1958) Division 3 South - Trying to get into the Championship - then through to the WSL.

I want to know when this Michelin Starred Chef computer game is coming out? 🤪

Djenepo and Redmond both bring similar problems to the rest of the team, both capable with the ball at their feet. But once the ball is at the business end of the pitch others are having to guess where they might pass it and when. Djenepo running into the box like a rubber ball fired out of a cannon into a small room, Redmond head down ball at his feet hoping the bigger boys don’t hurt him: if he isn’t already going back the other way

Would Xisco at Watford still be in a job this morning if their seemingly good goal at Leeds hadn’t been chalked off?

Pharaoh - must have been sweating on not getting on the scoresheet leaving it so late. They certainly are a ruthless bunch

The volume of numpties sat in the middle lane of an empty motorway should answer that question.

Having now seen the Red card - it’s hard to give any defence, black boots with a red sole: studs up through the back - slick pitch doesn’t help. Ah well nothing new - the slice of toast has land butter side up sooner or later, because it’s not as if we are totally crap.

Mike Dean must be knocking one out at that decision - jeez

“Sold as seen”

Obstruction is no longer a foul in football was replaced with impeding, and impeding is only called when the ball is not within playing distance of either player.