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This would probably be the best draw for us. Go up against one of the real bottom 6 side and see how well we fair. We would probably do better if we got an away draw. Bournemouth would be a good draw.

I totally agree but i figure RS was not bought to sit on the bench and cannot see who else might get dropped instead. I just have a feeling due to RM styles of play he will drop AA for RS.

Here's a weird thought. AA is a worker, gets stuck in and back tracks etc. Could we not utilise him in some sort of midfield roles when RS becomes available and leads the line? Perhaps as an impact sub to help get the midfield engine running later in the game?

Yep, this is the problem in a nutshell. It is great when you are up challenging for promotion. But if you keep failing to go up you become Stoke, Blackburn or worse....Derby and Bolton. But then being promoted will suck big time also as we will have to buy a fair few quality players just to stay up and we will be back to where we were for the previous 6 years scraping the barrel. This is Sky Sports football. You are either a big player or you are Saints. Best to just enjoy these times when we are competing and accept the down times when we are bottom 6 all the time.

Probably gonna get pelters for saying this, but at least 8 of these games are totally winnable. In fact, I see no reason why we should not win all 11. Most of these clubs should finish below us...I can only see Cardiff and WBA anywhere near our level (Potentially). If we did win 8, draw two and somehow lose one, we would amass 26 points, giving us 50 in total from 25 games. Surely this has to be the aim? Millwall v Southampton Southampton v West Bromwich Albion Huddersfield Town v Southampton Southampton v Bristol City Southampton v Cardiff City Watford v Southampton Coventry City v Southampton Southampton v Blackburn Rovers Queens Park Rangers v Southampton Southampton v Swansea City Southampton v Plymouth Argyle

Once again almost impossible to predict as we are a bit hot and cold. Preston's home form is pretty good as per the stats below 6 4 1 1 9 9 0 13 Where as, we all know we have won 4 and lost 2 away from home. Looks pretty odds on for a draw. Interesting though that they have won so many more than lost/drawn but still have an even GD. A game we need to win to show some genuine intent but would be OK with a draw as my expectation for this season are top 6 at the very best, unless RM is replaced, which is highly unlikely. 2-2 draw.

Actually, I think Major could well have done better if not so scared of the Thatcher legacy he followed on from. But yes, I also thought GB was better than he got credit for in many cases. But then, I am not so myopic as most on here. I am neither them nor the others. I am who ever seems genuinely best. But some on here will never vote Lab/Con no matter what they say. This is why I hate politics as so many people are so entrenched in one camp they are now simply against the others no matter what. I don't think Starmer will do much as is weak so far as i can see. But leaving Sunak in charge would probably be worse as it would send all the wrong messages to the tories. Got to get them out no matter what this time around.

I just cannot wait to see what the lefties on here use as excuses when nothing at all changes for the first 2 or 3 years under labour, and it wont. It never does. No matter who gets in, inflation, taxes, incomes etc., stay much the same relatively. I have never been any better off under either in my working lifetime.

1 Point above us. In a place off place. Positive GD. Squad way less value than ours. Hmm.

Hull have a very odd home record so far this season as below. Looks odds one for a draw. But as I have said before, we are impossible to predict as we never know if RM is gonna go more direct or pick the best players in the best position. We could win the game if at our best etc. Hull City 5 1 4 0 7 5 +2 7

I rest my case.

The thing is though, has those people had gotten in and done those things Soggy would have supported everything they did and would not a leaver. He and many others on here are so myopic in their view that they will disagree with the likes of Farage, Trump etc., just because they don't like them, even if what they say and do is spot on. Brain dead politics.

Leicester look hot favourites at the moment but that can change with a bad run, which I actually think they will have at some stage. I do not think we will make automatic promotion this time around, but I do think it could end up being a very close league this season. Like Leicester, I cannot see Ipswich hanging on to second place. By Christmas it could be a totally different picture with West Brom higher, Leeds I think also have a lot more about them than they showed against us. All in all, it could be one of those rare seasons where no one runs away at the top.

I dare not predict this game as last time i said we would win, we got stuffed. But in reality we should win this by at least 3-1. More would be better of course to get the GD back to normal. But if they come and park the bus, will we be able to break them down? I think we need to go a bit more gun ho with the line up and have as many forward/creative players as possible.

This. We need a big won to fix our awful GD and also to give us a huge confidence boost. If we can get a 4 or 5-0 win as you say, then we can be back to 0 or +1 GD, which is still poor for a side that will have won 2 more than they have lost. GD could and probably will be a big factor for 6th place come seasons end. I don't think we have any chance of being top 2, so play offs at best, and for that we need to get the GD back up in line with the others.

Interesting leagues this year. Sides seemingly winning and losing games they shouldn't. Brighton brilliant one week, then hammered 6-1 at Villa. Could do with Blackburn beating Leicester today and halting them running away at the top.

If RM has indeed woken up and will change the style, surely this is a game to pack midfield more to combat them?

Well, how many of us honestly expected that result today. Delighted, but shocked. Are we going to become one of those very frustrating sides who can turn it on sometimes, but not always? I liked the starting XI and have always like SA. I think he gives us a lot more than most people credit him for. Got to follow this up with another high tempo job on Tuesday at Stoke or it will all be for nothing.

Realistically, we cannot expect bugger all from this game. Leeds are on form, we are heading the totally opposite way. They used to be a bit suspect at the back, so perhaps if we can click going forward we might score one or two, but we will concede more than that. The thing is though, most predictions can only go on last game(s) form. This might be the one where RM gets it totally right and the players are well up for it, giving 100% for 90 minutes. That is what it will take for us to even get a point. I am thinking very likely to be something like a 2-4 final score.

It is everything but the jibby jab. I have seen article blaming sex, too much exercise and god knows what else, but it is definitely not the jab, no sir.

What a game this is. Boro's first win of the season? Or will we get a draw. I honestly give up predicting Saints. I suspect we will lose again but it all depends on the starting line up and if RM can see his mistakes, which sadly I don't think he will.

I am not sure why, but I think we will get something out of this. 2-2 Draw I think. Maybe because a third defeat on the trot is so unthinkable.

Not at all surprised to see last nights result. Under RM we will NOT be successful. It is just a shame that SR will not do anything about it until at least Christmas sort of time. It is clear to anyone that he is not going to succeed. Not knee jerk at all, I said it from day one. I predicted 9th placed finish. We will get many many pastings this season under his leadership. Time to pull the trigger if you know what you are doing.

How old are you? You act like a real child mate. Each time you get shown up for double standards you look a right plank simply sucking up to some other poster. Its a bit creepy.

Your final line also sums up why remainers are viewed as thick as you truly believe the only reason people voted to leave was due to immigration. You remainers have this view that you are superior, and nothing could be further from the truth. FYI I abstained as I live overseas and had both no skin in the game. However, even I was aware of the many issues many leavers had. The remainer views of leavers are very childlike and simplistic.