Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

We drop to 30th, below the Skates, for points per game (yes, I'm a sad statto who's just spent a few minutes of his lunch break doing this): Team Games Pts Pts/Game Rank Man Utd 3775 6356 1.68 1 Liverpool 4132 6833 1.65 2 Arsenal 4131 6711 1.62 3 Tottenham 3392 5049 1.49 4 Leeds 2060 3061 1.49 5 Chelsea 3395 5029 1.48 6 Everton 4516 6642 1.47 7 Aston Villa 4070 5897 1.45 8 Man City 3617 5220 1.44 9 Newcastle 3462 4848 1.40 10 Preston 1720 2403 1.40 11 Wolves 2458 3429 1.40 12 Burnley 2169 2996 1.38 13 Sheff Wed. 2582 3552 1.38 14 Sunderland 3340 4560 1.37 15 Blackburn 2720 3702 1.36 16 Ipswich 1084 1471 1.36 17 Hudds 1334 1808 1.36 18 Nott'm F. 2178 2949 1.35 19 Sheff Utd 2356 3173 1.35 20 Derby 2468 3303 1.34 21 Bolton 2802 3692 1.32 22 Wimbledon 554 729 1.32 23 West Brom 3108 4065 1.31 24 Brentford 210 274 1.30 25 Blackpool 1172 1527 1.30 26 Portsmouth 1356 1765 1.30 27 West Ham 2470 3127 1.27 28 Bury 804 1017 1.26 29 So'ton 1680 2123 1.26 30 Cardiff 704 887 1.26 31 Middlesbro 2438 3065 1.26 32 Charlton 1050 1318 1.26 33 Oldham 484 606 1.25 34 Bradford 468 582 1.24 35 Leicester 2087 2570 1.23 36 Stoke 2372 2917 1.23 37 Luton 658 807 1.23 38 Grimsby 488 598 1.23 39 Q.P.R. 936 1146 1.22 40 Bristol C. 358 436 1.22 41 Coventry 1390 1686 1.21 42 Swansea 350 422 1.21 43 Bradfrd PA 122 147 1.20 44 Notts Co. 1068 1276 1.19 45 Birmingham 2306 2755 1.19 46 Norwich 1016 1213 1.19 47 Watford 476 565 1.19 48 Bournem'th 150 174 1.16 49 Fulham 1034 1178 1.14 50 Accrington 122 138 1.13 51 C Palace 756 830 1.10 52 Brighton 242 264 1.09 53 Wigan 304 331 1.09 54 Reading 114 119 1.04 55 Millwall 76 79 1.04 56 Nrthamptn 42 43 1.02 57 Carlisle 42 41 0.98 58 Oxford 124 119 0.96 59 Barnsley 38 35 0.92 60 Hull C. 190 171 0.90 61 Darwen 56 41 0.73 62 Swindon 42 30 0.71 63 Glossop NE 34 22 0.65 64 Leyton O. 42 27 0.64 65

Now with Lokeren in Belgium and helped them to finish bottom of the Jupiler League this season. I guess they were suckered by the highlights reel too...

Safe. Whew! This season will be remembered for Ralph's rescue job. See it out now & then the summer rebuild will hopefully see a much better season next year.

So do Peterborough...

Could be difficult to get rid then. Who would pay him anything close to that? And would he be willing to take a pay cut if not?

And a sh1t load of bunce to spend too. One can dream...

#UnlikelyLeakFromPanelMember... Saints Voice panel to take over running of the club...

Scandalously bad today & lord knows how he remains a top flight ref. Having said that, isn't it lovely Kevin Friend was on the losing side in the end?

Took his chance today and then some. Needs to do it consistently now. Great to see.

The only good thing about Tadic leaving is that I haven't sent the word Susan in any messages about football since he left...

Got the winner for Yeovil today. Good luck to the lad.

Didn't expect anything, didn't get anything. Nothing lost, nothing gained. A jolly to Tenerife, however it was dressed up, was never going to paper over the cracks. A win over Fulham is a must, both for the 3 points and our own confidence. Now need to lurch through the rest of the season & hope Cardiff or Brighton collapse. With a fragile, but talented, lead striker, we desperately needed some new blood up front. Part of me wonders if the no striker selection today was Ralph making a point to the recruitment team.

Goal West Ham

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15921075.Former_Saints_chairman_Rupert_Lowe_awarded_damages_over_phone_hacking/ Maybe used his wedge from this to buy it?

I think he sets us up with the 5 at the back because, defensively, he doesn't feel we're up to it. However, we're still conceding goals even with the 5. It also means we're lighter up front, in an area where we are already poor. We don't hold it up well nor do we carry a real threat when we go forward. Honestly, we may as well ditch the back 5 and try to support the front guys more, in the hope we exert more pressure on the opposition defence & keep the ball away from our own. Shane Long as the sole striker can never be the answer (unless the question is "which Premier League team has the worst first team centre forward?").

Disappointing given the timing of their equaliser but would've taken a point beforehand. Cardiff must win especially if they beat Bournemouth.

Blackmore tweets "we're done"...

So, an Italian non-RB?

Another pizza?

In or out?

Despite there being a number of committees on the go, apparently the transfer committee is not one I'm allowed to join. Disappointing. :-/

My sources tell me Adams is very keen to come to Saints but we can only complete the deal if Austin goes, as that way we save a few quid by re-using Charlie's old "CA" training kit. If anyone else leaves instead, we have to start the scouting process from scratch, to find someone else with the same initials.

Alex Crook ‏ @alex_crook 32m32 minutes ago #saintsfc still interested in bringing in Che Adams but at the moment #BCFC not willing to negotiate. That could change between now and 11pm. Stay tuned to @talkSPORT throughout the day for any developments.

Loans or permanently?

Now a game with an edge - the Che Adams derby!