okay I have been home for an hour or so now and have gathered my very soggy thoughts together.This was the first time I have watched Saints live since Cardiff last season and the improvement was very noticable.There was some slick interplay between the midfield and the spirit seemed to be there.Thompson is an excellent prospect and the other youngsters are going in the right direction.
We completely dominated the first 15-20 minutes and it was in that time that we needed to score but slowly Cardiff worked there way back into the game ,and although they are not an overly physical team it was their strength and experience that gained them the upper hand.But as soon as they scored it seemed to spur the saints on and McGoldricks goal was well worked and well taken.
The last 10 minutes of the second half I thought we were pushing on well and if a winner was to be scored it would have been ours,but a silly free kick resulted in Cardiffs winner and there was not enough time for an equliser.
I think you lucky people on the south coast are going to be in for some very entertaining games at SMS this year.