LiberalCommunist

All going to plan tomorrow, and we can be nuzzled up spooning Ipswich's position. Great start to the weekend!

We must not get too carried away with our recent upturn in form, but. For the first time I've started to see how much of a confidence keeper Baz is. I just assumed his deficiencies were a continuum. But there's more to it. He actually looks better, he's made saves that six weeks ago would have been us conceding. There is a glimmer of hope. But we cannot be allowed to be whimsical or sentimental. If his ceiling is where we have already seen, and the peaks are the anomaly, then we need to recruit a keeper in January, no doubt about it. But, what if, like every other player we have seen over the last 18 months, its the system/coach. What if he's actually got better but we have failed to notice until the recent change of manager? All sounds a bit wishful thinking, until you ask yourself, who do you want in goal tomorrow. If the other ten can pull him up to a seven, it will have a huge impact on the festive period. Huge. That midweek clean sheet could well be ultra critical for the next eight games.

Thought this thread deserved a bump. Right now, it seems like Will Still was our worst bit of summer activity.

We are the first half kings. 8 in 2. Nice.

Put them to the sword. Fuck sympathy subs. Destroy them. Sorry for that outburst.....

Noooooooooooooo, not against ten. It was going so well.

Wait, he got sent off for raising his hands to a team mate! Woah, stupid. But on the other hand, Keane is rather annoying.

I can't work out if TE is thoroughly likeable, or we've just had such a dreadful run of gaffers, that the first normal one to come along in years seems outrageously decent.

So, we are not waltzing through this team and scoring five. But, if we can get a good defensive shape, then we have enough quality going forward to damage them, and perhaps get away with all the points. This game will tell us a lot, not only about TE's credentials, but also how much our players have brought into his philosophy and leadership. This is what three wins on the bounce gets you. Genuine excitement for this match. Come on Saints, do something different.

Leicester are accumulating a nice bunch of yellow cards today. So watch this space!

Delightful to have a comfortable match day for the first time in what feels like years! But, our third win in a row still feels a little hollow after such a disappointingly bad start to the season. Glad we are starting to put things right, but we are now playing catch up. Can't afford the silly mistakes. Tuesday is looking massive.

I've got a bad feeling about this. This line-up just shortened Nathan's team talk. 'Get at them. See you in the victory lounge.'.

We were blessed to have him for his whole career. Still cringe at how little he earned when you look at some of the shit on massive heaps now.

Woah woah woah, we are still very much in the honeymoon period, where the players are pretending to give a shit. I'm fully expecting a smash and grab 2-1 raid where we are second best for long periods but some how come away with the points. Its when he's given the job the trouble starts.

You're welcome.

Can't see them getting the goal they need. Even against ten.

Wow, great start Scotland

He really is trapped by his price tag. The best he can now do, is knuckle down, throw himself into his football career. Getting wrapped up in away from home misery is going to make this more difficult.

I'm struggling to watch other teams play, because I'm getting jealous rage about every other team ever has a -at minimum- half decent goalkeeper. Its actually starting to get me down. Can anyone recommend a team that has a worst keeper than us for me to indulge in?

The utter state of Dykes. Looks like a proper smack head.

They are going to let Tonda continue. I have no doubt about that.

If we don't find the right candidate, then we shouldn't recruit the wrong candidate. If we choose to stagnate, let us be fortuitous to not implode. And if this is a sign of intent or incompetence, then lets drag out the for sale sign and move on from this mistake.

I don't trust our players with TE. As soon as he's given the position, you watch them all drop off as they clearly rule the roost. These players need someone to keep them in check, this job is too big for the under study. Though, I do appreciate the steadying of the ship he has managed thus far. Saying all that, I'm not ging to shit a brick, because I think we are owed a season of mediocracy/struggle due to how the club has been run over the last year. I was looking forward to the Championship, now it feels like medicine.

I think that's just under Labours one in one out scheme to be fair.

This result has nothing to do with the stand in gaffer. This is all on the players. The microscope is ready. We are watching. (I expect now Oriol is official, he'll be a tad vocal in the build-up to this match, just in case someone doesn't understand what is expected.)