Miltonaggro

I'm relieved that we didn't get Bale as the statement signing in January now. Welcome nipper!

Still well in this and seem well up for it. Keep up workrate, rub of the green and some superstar / franchise fans complacency and we might get something. COYR!

1-2 (Adams, Broja), Ralph on his knees after Che's screamer, Oriol and JWP applied shithousing masterclass.

Absolutely brilliant Saints - a memorable win, and now looking a very good side. Get the f**k in!

Williams was brilliant, fiercely competitive, thoroughly modern complete midfielder - travesty that he didn't get 50 England caps, just like MLT a decade later. When you watched him week in week out you knew that this was something special. Ended up binge-listening these podcasts last night. Great content, genuinely funny and refreshing. Like holding court with like-minded fans in a decent pub in the 1990s

Great stuff, thanks ES!

Like re-tiling the roof of a public toilet.

Shit on the Villa! Always nice at any level...

It's primarily because we use less paper for player contracts than other clubs. After winning this award I hope that the club look to greenwash the Fanzone area at the side of the stadium. Superficial landscaping, but it currently looks like a post leak visitor centre at Chernobyl. ALDI currently have some big pot plants and bark chippings on offer. Come on you red and green machine...

Hopefully Oriol can become the Spanish Jimmy Case, our rock of Gibraltar. He had the fabulously price-tagged Jacqueline Squeamish en su bolsillo, all game.

Bloody great first half Southampton and we should be two nil up one way or the other. Walker-Peters, Salisu, Broja and Perraud have been excellent, the latter a right little terrier against the flailing Sterling. Would love to beat these bastards, their officials, and commentary team! COYR!

Guilt by association aimed at a person who is unable to corroborate or defend is never a good approach. I would assume that this story, is simply that. However, if the powers that be decide to haul down Ted and throw him off Shamrock Quay, we need a public vote on a replacement. Les Reed or Lee Todd would be popular choices I expect.

You cross this line, you die... You cross this line, you die... You cross this line, you die...

Great stuff - it's getting like Redknapp with Saints in 2005, but with an unlimited budget. Fellani is currently at the mighty Shandong Luneng, hopefully they'll want £30M. Howay [out of the Prem] the lads...

Reckon 0-2 or 1-2, up to 27 points and 10th place (would be very nice).

Good for him. I recall he was a big unit, would likely suit the Turkish league.

Should have known that the lead singer of Suede was a skate...

Leon Brittain - cleared of all charges. Didn’t know he played for Swansea.

Swansea doing their best to even up the numbers with the Sunday league challenges. Hopefully one of theirs gets sent off early second half.

Saints need to finish some of this excellent approach play, should be 2 or 3 up. Daft challenge from Valery on Barry White. As an aside the appalling BBC commentary appears to be provided by the Swansea Car park stewards and burger bar staff - niche.

Liverpool - mostly from late 70s and 80s juvenile trauma, countrywide fawning plus bestest bestest downtroddenest fans Everton - mostly Bailey and Heath Spurs - traditionally the most deluded (Villa, Everton and West Ham mentioned in dispatches) Newcastle - newly listed this season, ridiculous levels of carping and bullshit since recent takeover Not bothered about the rest to be honest.

Used to have a lot of time for Newcastle supporters but many seem to have lost their heads since being bought out by the Saudis - whining and delusion almost reaching Liverpool or Spurs standards. Best response is for Saints to convincingly take three points off them and I think we will, a small contribution towards sending them down for some much needed self-reflection.

It’s coming home…

Would imagine Jim Ratcliffe, full of Christmas cheer and new year optimism, is as keen to get this done as Saints fans. He has to make sure that resurgent Ralph has adequate time to spend the £50m January transfer kitty to underpin the Euro place push.

Good club man Dave Merrington, and Saints through and through, it's nice to have characters with links to the club. Also nice that in his final stint with Solent they've let his great grandson do the commentary alongside him for the last couple of games.