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Just finished off the last of the Christmas Stilton. Lovely with some red onion chutney on cornish wafers. May go shopping for some new shoes in a bit, better then following the misfortunes of the millionaires wearing our colours humiliating themselves.

And for that reason........ I'm out.

In fairness, don't disagree. It really did feel like forever.

Right time for a change when Ralph left, entirely wrong man brought in. Pay him off, bring in someone capable of inspiring the players.

Given the glowing report, I just cannot understand why he would join us.

One thing i'll give for us being on a downward spiral since 2017, it at least makes me not regret missing so much football thanks to family life. Thanks to the new regime I know i'm not missing anything worthwhile at all.

There are many, many terrible teams in the league this year, we just need to be less bad then three of them. This is our main and sadly familiar hope for salvation.

Thanks to a mixture of family and finances, i've not been able to get to St Mary's like I used to, yesterday was a rare opportunity to go. Feeling the despondence in person was quite something. The soul of our club seems to have died.

Cannot remember a more pessimistic feel around a manager then this. Even Poortvliet had some blind optimism. This just feels doomed. Just what has he been doing for five weeks!?

Ignore

17. Could do better

The bestest know how to party.

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-10-05/announcement-sofiane-boufal-transfer-southampton-football-club-angers

Equally, he is a talented player who has had a great tournament while his club side is bottom of Ligue Un. Really think he wasn't used properly here, but the time has passed.

Muswells is long gone, has been Dim T for well over a decade now.

Their nation and homeland still exists. That in itself is a victory. More then that, Putin's desire to destroy them as a state and a people has utterly failed as they are more united and determined then ever. I would go as far to say whatever happens here, with a stronger and more united NATO and a Ukrainian state that now considers Russia sworn enemies for generations to come, Russia has lost.

Bloody dreadful draw that. So dull and we will probably lose.

How can they disallow this one? Claim Valencia's drunk?

So, the Ecuadorian player's knee was offside at the point he received the ball, while a Qatari defender was goalside and within a couple of meters of him.

That is hilarious.

Strangely, this is the one I always think of too. An absolute thunderb*stard of a hit, with that satisfying/sickening from our perspective hit on the underside of the bar for good measure. For Saints, Lallana v Hull or Lallana v West Brom Jan 04. That last one an under-rated one I feel, not for rat-boy's finish but for the way Ramirez laid the ball off to him leaving the keeper entirely out of the picture. The Villa game is oft discussed with Gaston but that was another sign of what might have been.

Semmens

Would leave this up to NJ. Has shown some good aggression and skill, but is he consistent enough?

Trying to think who might do a job, Viktor Gyokeres seems to be looking more and more impressive at Championship level. He may lack the absolute physicality Jones would be looking for mind.

I would actually.