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It is really hard to look good in a side that is struggling as much as we have. Only AR, KWP, Fernandes and Dibling have managed to look consistently good. I think as part of a solid midfield unit he would be quite at home in the PL. He has been pretty exposed at times to say the least, with little effective help But maybe upper Championship really is his level. Either way , you's have to hope that he more about him than throwing his toys out just because he didn't go straight back into the starting line up, because recruiting a better CM ,even if we get our money back on him, is going to be really tough.

In the 2011-2012 promotion season, every time we went a goal down i had to go out for a quick drive to get us a goal back. Not at games I attended, obviously.

Really pleased for those that made the trip. Brilliant reward for extraordinary dedication.

Could hardly bear to watch at the end. with relegation all but certain on the 1st of Feb, that is surely a sign that despite everything, and at 63 years old, there is no chance of me ever not caring . Better get used to it. We were mediocre on the ball, but there were some good things, to enjoy, esp the debutants,and I thought Smallbone was really good. Can’t see the virtue in the three CB approach really,but I’m sure Juric knows more than me about such things.

The Championship is going to be very tough next season, every bit as tough as last season. We are going to need to keep hold of or acquire some PL quality in each area of the pitch. A priority ( at a guess) would be to look to keep hold of one of either Fernandes or Dibling, on the assumption that selling one of them will deal with a fair bit of the revenue drop. Won’t be easy, but we really need to play hardball on that, if we possibly can. More or less everything else is negotiable. EG Archer would raise a few quid, but where and how do you get a quality replacement at anything like the sort of money we would get for him? He should score plenty in a decent championship side.

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Not much comfort that it was Everton, really....

If the team and management stick together we can get a halfway respectable return from the last 15 games, say 2 wins and three draws. We will need a couple of games where we play near our best and get a decent rub of the green, but I’m sure the players will be up for the challenge.

Unsurprising, he is carrying the team.

I wasn't there, but the Anderlecht goal at the Dell was a really tough one to take. I really hope not to have one overtake Adrian Heath as the worst ever though.

They will be paying a loan fee presumably.

Not going to make excuses, but can you imagine one of the top 4 being given only 2 clear days between games when the opposition had four. Unacceptable IMO.

It is a self limiting condition I think Not nice while it lasts though, somewhat irritating.

Watching a bit of the skates game. How on earth are Middlesbrough 5th ?

Fair comment about RM I suspect. I still think that Downes will make it in the PL. It is very hard to look good in this side ( though Fernandes has managed it) and I think FD has done ok. Obviously he’d look better in a team that was struggling less. Anyway, he’ll be more than useful next season, albeit with big transfer payments outstanding. We won’t make a profit on him for sure, not this summer at any rate.

Not concede three times would help.

Been first to so many 50/50 balls, which helps make up for all the small bad decisions from the ref. Do United sit right back against everybody, or do they just think they can pick us off on the break?

Sully was one of our less bad players against Brentford.probably rated a low average ? He did at least look bothered and sort of kept their right side occupied for at least part of the game.

I thought he would go on to great things when he scored that goal. Which just goes to show…..

Agree about the back 5, but Fernandes and Downes are comfortably PL level too. Problem is without one or both of them we are well adrift of the level required.

Hard to know where we go from here. Having our two best midfielders out was a big handicap, but even so that was an utter shambles, almost as bad a Spurs. With Downes and Fernandes out,and Brentford’s ability to break at speed we should have been much more conservative.

Sorry, I meant the yellow card !! The way things are going, it’ll probably get upgraded to a red

Are we appealing the yellow card from yesterday ? Annoyed at missing see him against Brentford, he is such a good player . He’ll play for a top 6 side at some point.

The media ( BBC etc) seems to havequite a bit about Saints fans having a go at the team. Support sounded good to me, despite not having much to cheer other than a decent defensive performance.

We have our own number 6 in Downes. And he can't be the new number two unless we sell KWP. Who is No 1 ? Ramsdale of course. So It doesn't add up...