John Boy Saint

Bloody Redmond bloody backwards play puts Saints on the back foot

Says a lot that City are proper time wasting.

Jeez anyone blowing sunshine up Redmonds backside ever needs to take a damn good look at themselves in the mirror

Even mentioned during the commentary with the tone of a raised eyebrow.

The air went out of the game when matey got sent off - just a wall of Red & White we couldn’t make openings because we couldn’t get them to come out of defence. Bit weird to see a team like Arsenal defending for their lives and wasting time. Years ago with 10 men they would have still been pushing hard for the win. Still one more point in the bag, keeps the tally ticking over.

He was probably bambozled by how a trainer wearing footballer like Scott could manage to walk in the heels she had on last night! .........and at the same time wonder who the dickens he will be talking to on The One Show this week - He spoke to Dolly Parton the other week with a face that said - “how the hell have I managed to find my way here on prime time BBC1 talking to Dolly Parton”?! Worse things happen at sea!

Just before the game when the players were getting ready to huddle or just after - he seemed very vocal, not in the joviality of “what’s for tea” way, but pumping up positivity way.

As they said about Theo in commentary his signing at 31 went against the grain of Ralph’s recruitment, but on the flip side for someone who has been played in Ralph’s system straight out of the box says a lot about Theo’s level of intelligence to grasp it, despite years of his footballing being “polluted” from playing elsewhere. Take someone like KWP by comparison when he got sent out to play straight after arrival, he looked like a fish up a tree, when we restarted last season he had taken on board what was required, now if he was out most of us would be crying in our beer. Theo does alright, sometimes still thinks he Is 10 years younger, but for me if there is just one space on the bench and it’s between Long and Walcott I know where my money would be. What a perfect sub too replacing someone always moving with someone more than capable if he doesn’t think and just plays on instinct. Redmond did exactly that with his goal - he didn’t ponder over it he got on with it. Poor old Bednarek - he must be seen as a threat in our defence because that must be 4 games on the trot now where at some point the oppos have tried to snap him. I reckon I must have been watching Saints for far too long - because I still feel a little on edge even when we are cruising and playing the delightful footie we are right now.

I heard the stadium announcer say 3 minutes and was surprised when 4 appeared on the screen - my hearing is normally pretty sharp.

Very nice Viennese Waltz by that Ranvir off the News. ........obviously didn’t miss owt when Mrs JBS said “sod this” and turned over. 😳😁

I nodded off watching.............thank goodness for dancing on soon.

..........Lemina needs to up his game on that front then considering how many minutes he has actually played this season for Fulham

Betting on which of 2 flies will leave the dog turd first used to be a joke - reading that you obviously really can now get odds on such a two horse race. All the moaning at a misplaced pass these last few seasons from the stands at SMS must be all the silly buggers who have just had their bet vanish down the gurgler by 23.5 seconds.

Indeed Rest in Peace Top totty for many years............ as Sid James would growl - Phwooooaarrr! At least her torment with Alzheimers is at an end - such a shame for a girl who was not just a pretty face. "Get outta my Pub" will never be the same

Bit of a conundrum with both Djenepo and Redmond. Djenepo plays by the seat of his pants and you could say his footballing brain works faster than his already fast feet, on the flipside Redmond is less frantic but his brain doesn't work as fast as his feet have the potential to do. Djanepo will take the risk to take someone on without hesitation, when he gets robbed of the ball he will instantly go to win it back, but his over exuberance if his first attempt fails, sometimes draws the foul and possibly a card. Then we become hamstrung as his immaturity puts him on a knife edge not for him but keeping 11 on the pitch. Most teams have worked out when Redmond has the ball no matter how fast he is going - double up on him and 9 times out of 10 you will just stop him in his tracks, while he ponders what to do, the oppos defence can set themselves, if he throws caution to the wind and doesn't think, just lets his ability take over like Djenepo he can be a proper handful. But if he loses the ball if you are paying attention to him, he stops and starts pondering what might have been, or "what if I had done....." suddenly he remembers that the boss wants him to pressure the ball at all times whenever its in his zone by which time the ball is already 1/4 of the pitch away and he has to sprint to where the work is needed. They both have qualities otherwise they wouldn't be playing in the Premier League, one is random like dropping a match head of Sodium metal in water, the other is a bit more cautious. Both are capable of producing that perfect moment.

Think we might have played that Joker with Che on the last day of last season when he bagged a brace. One of which he had no right to get but he managed to slide the ball through an impossible gap between keeper and post.

Quite weirdly I watched the catch up extended highlights on Sky - having answered an email I was waiting for just as I was heading towards the wooden mountain to Bedfordshire. Get upstairs and Mrs JBS was snoring her face off (denies it obviously) with the TV on still and the game playing. Whilst first half we were a bit flat, second half we were much better, as has often been said “you defend from the front” the introduction of Danny Ings just gave Brighton something else to think about, other than don’t concede a foul just outside the box. Many comments already on here were about us not playing the best, but watching back without having to peer through my fingers we played what we were up against, a well organized team but lacking “in the red zone” thankfully. I think most of us are very guilty of watching through nervous eyes as we all know from the past we can put in a good gutsy performance and yet walk off the pitch empty handed, and a kick in the whatsits like last Sunday in injury time just fuels the fear. Admittedly there are times where we just fanny about with the ball and get stupidly robbed, at the same time we play so many balls where you think jeez we got away with that, many of those balls are likely played with a bit of deception only players we can’t afford spot and possibly pick us off. KWP won a ball where he made the Brighton player run with him and past the ball, KWP had obviously taken the snapshot in his head of who was where, stopped spun round and passed the ball upfield, Brighton player was still heading towards the seafront. At the end of the day we won, fortuitous penalty or not - we are in 5th because we deserve to be there. Thought Vestergaard was very good, as was Romeu, be interesting to see what happens in midfield when we get another hot and cold ref who hands him a soft yellow before the cut off.

Deffo Fonte about 4 foot outside the box infront of the Lino - Ref Peter Walton (yup him off BT Sport) pointed to the spot without hesitation - my mate and me up behind the goal just looked at each other in disbelief Fonte just shrugged his shoulders.

Ah you didn’t receive the memo earlier in the week on that.

Have you seen his car jeez - he is a very very lucky boy - car literally sliced In half - that is a lot of high octane petrol just going up instantly

Mrs JBS was stood between TVs - just heard OMG! They just replayed it horrible smash

Fucking amazing

Oh Joy Alan Smith AGAIN Redders MOM then. Bugger changed ends

I was watching and cooking dinner and watching in chunks, the bit I saw to prompt my comment it was a bit grim, a whole series of incomplete easy passes

There was a bit in the Daily Snail today saying Gao was playing hard ball on the asking price to the point of upping it based on our good start, they were saying about the loan he took out as the Chinese had tightened the strings on monies being invested outside China being tightened. Apparently the septics aren’t happy with point of view this based on a few good results - which is hardly a surprise as they are having to secure a loan to cover the purchase price. Surprised that Andy Oldknow hasn’t emerged from the woodwork to find a buyer.