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The commentary is now live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIma2uQv8Q

Teams: Saints: Harry Isted, Tom Leggett ©, Kyle Clinton, Josh Debayo, Matt Targett, Niall Mason, Jake Flannigan, Marcus Barnes, Jake Hesketh, Josh Sims, Sam Gallagher. Substitutes: James White (GK), Charlie Higgins, Mark Irvine, Armani Little, Isaac Nehemie. Portsmouth: Alex Bass, Brandon Haunstrup, Chad Field, Jack Whatmough ( c), Harry Medway, Connor Chaplin, Ben Close, James Granger, Jae Heon Kim, Lewis Horsburgh, Bradley Tarbuck. Substitutes: Alfie Raine (GK), Ryan Smart, Fahad Rwakarambwe, Lewis Gill, Snorre Nilsen.

Already linked above, live commentary.

This is the big one for me. After Dad and I quite vocally criticised those who did make an early dash for it (85 minutes, really!? These tickets cost you 40 pounds up and you miss as much as 10% of the game!?) the bloke next to Dad made just the same departure while avoiding any kind of eye contact.

COYK!!!!

Stupid, pathetic and ridiculous gimmicks that put the nails into the coffin of a once noble and dignified spectacle. Tabloid rules for an ignorant audience.

Village Fete pie stall stock shortage a mystery.

Also If they are counting Reed then surely they must also take into account 31 year old Rickie Lambert.

Schneiderlin and Lovren would be a better fit for them surely. Although I hope they are told where to crawl back to should any approach be made.

Heard similar on Thursday.

One word. Resources. Lowe could talk the talk but not walk the walk. Our academy players are backed up by tens of millions of pounds worth of talent, under Rupert we would never have purchased that kind of spine (Remembering Malbranque and Saha after the cup final.) His vision of the academy being a sales tool to give the club income was entirely self limiting.

True, but not to having to resort to assault to achieve it....

Looked arguably better defensively then Clyne today. Assured performance.

franks cousin, bravo.

Animal works for me!

You buy players like that for their class. He has it in spades and is beginning to show it. Outstanding.

All things are relative.

Hope his passing cements the peace he eventually built rather then provoke its downfall.

Alas no. Just the same **** yelled by the same few over and over and over.

Oh Alpine. I didn't mean you specifically even though I do find you a bit too depressive beyond reason at times. But sure.... feel to take offence. A case in point that this place is becoming too fractious. Stronger moderation is required.

A contrary opinion is fine. A sustained repeated droning campaign not so much. I'm really tiring of this place, and the reason is that a few posters are typing the same ****e over and over again on threads that have little to do with their desired point. It's turning a discussion forum into a homogeneous mass of utter crap.

Positives? Well we are genuinely competing with all teams we play against. Put in a better clinical edge both going forward and in our decision making at the back/midfield and we will be even better still. Had we lost the last three games meekly I would be worried, instead there were points available that we didn't get due to being our own worst enemy.

Who would have thought that could happen in football........!!! I agree with your sentiments Hamilton.

Came up a little short against the top two in their own back yards and had a bad day at Norwich, otherwise looking extremely competitive. We are starting to feel a bit of an injury pinch now but that was always going to happen. Yes, I would have taken that in a heartbeat back in August. These are halcyon days and the mid-term future looks even better.

Taking it as having begun this summer and that it was used for Osvaldo it is worst only 33% percent ineffective. Wanyama and Lovren have been contributing, you have already written off Osvaldo. It is clear that the team management and many fans have not.