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We drew against West Ham at home last season too

Done a great job when he had little financial resource. But was heavily backed in his last few seasons and likely played a big role in the signings of Ibe, Solanke, Brooks, Mepham etc who were all failures. Maybe hes happy to take on a job where he'll have bugger all to spend. Cant see it myself and I think Ralphs here for the forseeable

Not sure what this expected points is all about but we're 5 points better off when compared with the same fixtures last season which is good enough for me

Leeds may not have posed much of a threat, but defensively we seem to have improved on last season. If we can add somewhere close to the goals we had last season we'll be just fine

Not quite a 'must win' but fail to do so and Burnley next week certainly does become a must win. Hopefully we can get 6 points from the 2 games and really get the season off and running. Where will the goals come from though? Front players need to start delivering now

Wow thats very good. Him and Armstrong vs Leeds please

Carillo was the last one I think. Each one since has been loans

Was a shocking decision. Not the first time we've on the end of a terrible refs decision against the swiss. Lewis did take a while to take the throw in, but the first instinct of the ref is to warn him, not book him. Ruined the game

Niemi Clyne Van Dijk Svensson Shaw Schneiderlin Mane Le Tissier Bale Lambert Ings Was too young to see enough of Shearer in a saints shirt to warrant his inclusion. Honourable mentions also for Claus, Fonte, Alderweireld, A Svensson, Bridge, Wanyama and Lallana

As funny as that story is, 95% of fans wouldnt care who took over their club as long as they pumped money in for transfers. Remember the Glazers Out movement last season, storming Old Trafford and the likes of Gonzo Neville demanding change.....its all went very quiet since they splurged a heap of money on Sancho, Verane, Ronaldo etc. Funny how the fans said it was about the Super League and the debt (which has went up with these transfers) which the Glazers were accruing....nothing to do with falling behind your rivals City and Liverpool 🤥

Sure they were talking about signing Mbappe and the likes before it fell through before. Hope it all ends in tears for them. Not having other club fans welcoming the news and saying how the newcastle fans deserve good news. You want your league rivals to struggle

Will now leave just us and Burnley in that group of clubs without a pot to piss in

Whens the next fans forum so Semmens can be asked about any possible takeover? Bit depressing that we've heard absolutely nothing and those reporting on the club (Blackmore etc) have stopped enquiring.

Are you really counting Vestergaard or Bertrand as one of our best two players. Danny yes, but them two no f***in chance. The fact we're cursing Stephens injury says it all about CB

Agree. Outside of Ings, Armstrong has been our next best attacking threat the past two seasons. Great to have him back

Lets face it, we arent sacking Ralph anytime soon. 1. We cant afford to 2. We've went all in with handing him free reign on decision making right across the senior and youth ranks (playbook etc). 3. Gao has literally no interest who is in charge and will not intervene, even if that threatens us with relegation Ralph would need to become disillusioned with the club and the financial constraints placed upon it, or walk after we get relegated. Sadly the current sutuation is another consequence of having an invisible owner. With our 2021 record, Ralph would have been sacked long ago if we had a serious owner. Until that changes we'll not be able to distance ourselves from the trapdoor and its only a matter of when we fall through it

Indeed. Shearer would have a field day with PL CBs these days. Was always good at getting tight, grabbing the shirt and rolling them easily

Salisu deserves as much criticism as Bednarek for the goal. Pathetic attempt at providing cover, got caught flat footed. 2v1 and Jimenez mugged them off

15 of our last 21 domestic cup draws have been away from home according to Adam Blackmore. Mike Dean must be involved somehow

Terrible handball decision against Bertrand, was smashed at him from 3 yards away. That being said, we were pretty poor second half if I remember. We need a win here, points against City, United, WHU will mean little if we cant beat the likes of Wolves at home. They were well beaten by Brentford last time out. McCarthy Tino Bednarek Salisu KWP Tella Romeu JWP Redmond Armstrong Adams Would like to see S Armstrong back involved if hes ready, though will likely be from the bench. 2-1 Saints. Armstrong and Redmond

Kneejerk comments are a prerequisite round here, did you not see the state of the City build up

You'd rather he not make any mistakes, but inevitably defenders do. If he does make one its best to do it early in his saints career and in an early round league cup tie. Hope he learns from it. We've seen Salisu kick on after a nervy start to his saints career

Smallbone back in training but probably too soon for him. It would be this sort of game that we need to give JWP a rest

We should definitely employ the 4-1-4-1 again. Learn our lesson from last season that if we try and take them on its not going to end well. Not interested in glowing words from Pep, its all about picking up points. The only changes I would make from Saturday are Adams for Armstrong (better point man to get us up the pitch and Armstrong can be a late impact sub if we're still in the game with 20 mins to go) and either S Armstrong (if fit) or Tella in for Redmond

Hes been excellent. Thing is hes done this before in his Saints career where he puts in a stretch of good performances but then it all comes crashing down with a clusterfuck of a mistake. If he can maintain the consistency then him and Salisu can be a great pairing for us going forward