Lee On Solent Saint

So, after completely been overlooked against bang average opponents in Watford, AA gets a start against arguably the best team in world football. Words honestly fail me.

Tend to agree with this. Although defensively they are a mess, think they have too much attacking talent to get out of it. Think in reality the bottom three as it stands are going.

Massive game for Everton tonight. Much as I dislike Newcastle, really hoping they beat Everton. Would be hilarious to see them relegated.

Absolutely this. I was there Sunday and it just felt like a really shitty kick off time. The atmosphere all round was awful, although that might have been due to the complete ineptitude of the team.

I get what you are saying, and 100% agree I would have snapped your hand off to be in the position we are in. I just feel that with the three games we have lost, we really missed a chance to push on. After Thursday's game it was imperative that we win yesterday. I have no idea what Ralph was trying to do by playing Smallbone in that role. It didn't work at all. In fact, by hauling him off at half time, probably did him more harm than good. The whole team and game felt flat yesterday, I know Ralph can't do much about the calamity error for the first goal, but it just seemed tactically he was just trying to be too clever again. Watford aren't the greatest at the back, and to be fair, yesterday they didn't need to be.

Agreed. The ref was too weak to clamp down on it the minute they started doing it.

Yep, I saw that

I would expect Watford to attack us, draws for them aren't really of much use. They would have noted that after two defeats in a row, we are maybe tired and short on confidence. Think Hodgson would have marked this down as a game they can win.

Do we ever score stoppage time goals??

We got this!!

Agreed. Didn't do nearly enough going forward. Guess the tactics of Villa never allowed that do happen

Prepare for the media wank fest about how a brilliant manager Gerrard is

Next goal is massive. We need to get it

Guess we were due a performance like this

We need half time, this could be all over by now

So important we don't concede a second before half time

Happens every round. It's not even if they need the luck of the draw. Maybe their number balls are stuck in the freezer for a few hours before the draw.

Absolute wankers in my view. I was in the Itchen on the corner of the Chapel,so think at least two of them came in from that direction. Grown blokes going on the pitch is just pathetic. No sympathy with them if they do get banned.

Must admit when I got into the ground, I was feeling pretty deflated, although by half time I was sensing we were going to do it. Ralph got everything spot on today, the subs made at the right times for the right players. Can't ask for anything more than going through.

But the changes make us weaker! How can Ralph justify that?

He must be on a bonus for finishing higher in the league

Exactly. They fuckin played Sunday too

Smallbone. Jesus Christ

What the fuck

If he plays anything like the starting eleven when we played Coventry then that will be a huge piss take. No reason to change that line up from Friday. Make the changes in the game if needed