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Burton or Macclesfield particularly appealing having proper terraces for the away end , would be nice to have that again, none of this allocated spot, get there early secure a good vantage point, send kids down the front , marvellous

My sentiments exactly mate, when we signed him he needed a gradual introduction to Premier league football having only played league one for Skates and Rochdale I think. Was dropped in deep end. What annoyed me was it was clear to all that he wasn't at the required level yet and Saints double downed on it , the fans forum where a perfectly reasonable fan questioned the persistence with Gav and got the most bizarre reply from Russ. Anyway he seems like a genuinely nice bloke to hope it works out for him

He is and he will

Sales aren't too bad considering the form, obviously loads left in the usual spots either side of away end (talking of which Hull have only sold about 650 so away corner will look sparse) probably be 28k total attendance

Updated after today's games , 10 potential draws for teams below us in league pyramid 1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Southampton 3. Aston Villa 4. Port Vale 5. Wigan Athletic 6. Ipswich Town 7. Wrexham 8. Chelsea 9. Manchester City 10. West Ham United 11. Brentford 12. Fulham 13. Sunderland 14. Liverpool or Barnsley 15. Burnley 16. Norwich City 17. Arsenal 18. Leeds United 19. West Bromwich Albion 20. Salford City or Swindon Town 21. Burton Albion 22. Grimsby Town 23. Hull City 24. Newcastle United 25. Oxford United 26. Leicester City 27. Birmingham City 28. Bristol City 29. Stoke City 30. Macclesfield 31. Brighton & Hove Albion 32. Mansfield Town

Yeah Arsenal kept calm and picking them off , should have been 1-5 at HT, the start did feel like a dress rehearsal for two weeks time, we know exactly how they'll start and come at us

They beat us comfortably at St Mary's in our promotion season as well, we could really do with getting something not just for league position but I sense fans on the verge of turning on players just a week before our trip to Fratton , terrible preparation heading into that. McBurnie will bully our defenders as usual

We're a number two: FA Cup ball details 4th round draw 1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Southampton 3. Aston Villa 4. Port Vale 5. Wigan Athletic 6. Ipswich Town 7. Wrexham 8. Charlton Athletic or Chelsea 9. Manchester City 10. West Ham United or Queens Park Rangers 11. Brentford 12. Fulham 13. Sunderland 14. Liverpool or Barnsley 15. Burnley 16. Norwich City or Walsall 17. Portsmouth or Arsenal 18. Derby County or Leeds United 19. Swansea City or West Bromwich Albion 20. Salford City or Swindon Town 21. Burton Albion 22. Grimsby Town 23. Hull City or Blackburn Rovers 24. Newcastle United 25. Oxford United 26. Leicester City 27. Birmingham City 28. Bristol City 29. Stoke City 30. Macclesfield 31. Manchester United or Brighton & Hove Albion 32. Sheffield United or Mansfield Town

Very sober and cold, also feels like we have few likeable players with songs for them and every one turns up with low expectations of another rubbish game where we pass it around at the back, I think support will improve if we had a sustained feelgood period, been negative for so long it's been tough being a saints fan

My glimmer of hope is we get lucky in transfer window with couple of quality loans, but highly unlikely based on who is doing the recruiting

I still say that I think I enjoy more than the Premier league with tourist fans, VAR etc I'm sure we had this vote before start of season and I said 10th - 14th and had a whole host of people telling me that our squad "was more than good enough for the championship"

I'm still traumatised by a trip to Mansfield in 2000 for league cup 2nd round 2nd leg, very strange place, streaker ran on and waved his knob at Uwe Rosler, took ages for a steward to come on with a fire extinguisher to cover the offensive area and escort the bloke off the pitch

I agree, singling out individual players for abuse is pointless.

Yes! Well said, SR have had some terrible advice from whoever is guiding them on appointments (Rasmus)

You're right, fuck that! Although could be another opportunity for Pep to praise another of our managers

I agree, said at the time our run of wins was too small a sample to base any longer term decisions on without a proper strategy. We must have the most inexperienced coaching team in the football league

There's some really appealing potential draws still in the cup as well, would love a trip to Burton, Macclesfield, Port Vale, Grimsby

Just read 7,561 attendance, that's great and I know will be appreciated by the players , I think would have been quite a bit higher if Saints men weren't playing at almost the same time and on a warmer end of season fixture more families more likely to go, everyone loves seeing us beat the Skates 4-0. Still in with a shout of promotion but will need a very strong 2nd half of season

We're on the March with Tonda's Army, we're all going to Wembley At least the 1976 kit looked good

Don't forget his assist with a header v Real Madrid u21s !

Nuno absolutely hates him, not sure what he's done but must have been bad, maybe kept calling him Redmonds Dad?!

I think players who didn't get a break in international breaks have been given extended leave this week, would follow some logic

Even as the football clubs do their best to devalue the competition it still holds a strong appeal to the fans, we've always travelled well in the cup, hopefully see a few cardboard cut out FA Cups covered in foil with yellow and blue ribbons on tomorrow

Looks like most of the first team squad from what I can see?