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Actually quite good tbf, much better than the usual lame bants

Just some overdue housekeeping apparently - retains his shares in Sport Republic but doesn't have an operational role at Saints anymore (and for a while now)

Will Still was terrible in many ways but I think it's a bit much to put blame on him for Spygate

Didn't spot it at the time but at approx 7 mins in, Larin celebrates his 2nd goal by running up to the Bristol City defender he'd been tussling with (who could probably have been sent off at that point for fouls on Larin) and is yelling at him

11 mins of highlights with Blackmore and Tessem

Agree, looked decent today. Bullied that defender out of the picture, nabbed the ball and then used his athleticism to carry us up the pitch and put it on a platter for Azaz. That's what we want to see more of in his cameos

Thought he made an interesting comment in the post-match interview about how he feels that the way the club has treated his family and taken care of things off the pitch has a lot to do with how he feels about his football right now and why he's in such good form Is this the best form you've ever been in during your career? Yeah, it's one of the best and I think it has to do with the team of players around me and the staff, they make me feel at home. Just off the pitch, the club has looked after me and my family so well. I think that is the most important thing for me because it means I am just able to perform and show exactly who I am on the pitch.

'His legs have gone'

The combination of the sort of fee we'd ask for and the fact he turns 32 before the season ends makes me not worry about this too much (at the moment at least!)

Leicester didn't buy McCarthy from us, they got him for free. We were obviously holding out for a better fee for Bazunu and then accepted a nominal one right at the deadline. If we'd been saying Bazunu can go anywhere for free / loan from the start of the summer then I'd imagine Martin would've tried to get him McCarthy as a 36yo free agent probably also more willing to fit a L1 wage structure than Bazunu at 24yo while still in contract with Saints too

Win rate goes back over 60% after 48 games in the dugout 'He'll be no good now he can't spy' etc etc.

Tonight's win also pushes Eckert's win percentage back over 60% from his 48 games in charge so far

With the Blackmore and Tessem commentary

He's already deleted it, straight after Bazunu's debut Thankfully I got a screenshot of the plain text so it can still be enjoyed

FT: Saints 3-1 Swansea Six games played now and Saints are up to 12th, just 2pts off the playoff places Best GD in the league, top scorers in the league and would be top without the deduction

No penalty