James

Not sure they can be labelled bed wetters now. Most on here are concerned.

I almost wish Pamplemousse would start saying we were going down. Given his lack of luck with predications that might actually save us!

Sorry Claude, time's up.

Not too much wrong with the tactics?! Were you at the game today? I presume not.

Have you looked at our recent form? It simply cannot be nothing to do with Puel. To say otherwise is just ridiculous. Change the record.

Well and truly in the scrap this year. Cheers Les you fool.

You also said we'd beat West Brom and win today's game easily...

Gardos might be useful against Carroll but I'd be tempted to let Yoshi handle him and then play Bertrand next to him with McQ at left back. It may end up being our best hope so may as well try it as we've only got 2 games pre Wembley. In reality I can't see CP dropping Stephens.

All sorted. Block 129. COYR.

We've got 27 points, realistically we need 10 more to survive as there's no way you'll need 40 this year. We will scrape survival I think so Wembley is the only thing that will realistically save our season.

Can see it now - Stephens and Gardos against Zlatan at Wembley.

Think everyone got their hopes up when Puel said it was only 3 weeks pre-Swansea.

Utter incompetence from Reed. There really is no other word for it.

Good start Jose...whoops.

Bit of an odd one. On day one of the window I would have given anything for a striker, now we've got one but are, instead, woefully short at the back. Typical Saints to take with one hand and give with the other. Let's hope he gets us firing as we will need goals to get points as don't see many clean sheets coming.

Got to wonder whether we are either very difficult to negotiate with or, being frank, too cheap. Whilst I appreciate that we can't spend recklessly it does seem to take us an age to complete deals compared to other clubs. Boufal in the summer and we've been negotiating for Gabbi all window. Palace probably just paid the fee to get the deal done whereas I wonder whether we tried to haggle too hard and Liverpool just found another taker.

I've said it in the past and I'll say it again Reed needs to keep his mouth shut. The regularity with which he says or indicates something is going to happen and then the opposite happens is getting a bit silly now.

Did we really wait until the last day of the window to find that out? Blimey.

It's a forum, the whole point of it is to post your opinion.

I don't mean officially I mean rumour wise?

If we had I presume we would have heard by now no?

Dear Les, if we are so well prepared in the transfer market then why did you make a last minute loan approach for Jordi Amat?

Amat? Jesus. Les making himself look silly here. Mismanaged window for sure.

Not negative just realistic. I suppose your predicting a 5-0?

Agreed, was quite optimistic about this but given we've failed to remedy our defensive situation I'm not as desperate for a striker as I was at the start of the window. Seeing Sakho at Palace just adds to the insult.