OneMrsWallace

Reminded me of RMs opening day PL match playing with 'no striker' and BBD/Armstrong out wide. Don't be clever is the lesson, just set up to the squad's strengths. Hopefully this isn't repeated against Stoke.

He's going to be in Burnley. As soon as he's playing in the freezing rain on a Tuesday nigh he'll think..."and I could have been in the warmth in Southampton" 😄

Play like we did in the 2nd half on Sunday for 90 mins v Stoke and we win comfortably. Oh, and take our chances. Team can change but urgency and positivity 'in play' needs to be spot on.

If THB goes I don't think more reliance on Stephens is good so we'd need to strengthen, maybe even two CBs in.He can play well but he's really poor when being forced to run towards his own box. No defender likes that but the good ones can cope with quick thinking and good positional sense. He has neither. And as you say, there's always a howler somewhere, it's just that sometimes he gets away with it.

Agree but for me Stephens is the problem. Second half they went defensive to hold on, we're on the front foot and he has to do less defending. When we're under longer spells of pressure, he can't cope and makes mistakes. Hope THB stays. If not, we need two CBs in to make sure Stephens is fourth choice. Although TBF, everyone's mentality first half was crap.

Totally agree. Weird pre-season matches didn't help. I'm guessing our coaches thought we were match fit but now they're in a real match, surely they can see we've fallen short. Needs addressing fast, extra sessions etc. Having said that, Stephens has dropped the team in the proverbial and nobody planned for two terrible defensive errors.

Words are easy 🤣

Bragg looks a quality player in the making. Given the low quality of the current Scotland squad, he'll be in there quite soon I think. Expecting him to have a break through season for us and if he does then I hope we go up, or the vultures will be circling next summer.

Speaks well, good lad. Hope he has a goal filled season for us.

Exactly this. In legal disputes, charged/not charged previously in the same/similar situation is relevant. Any decent lawyer will jump on that. Problem is, like FIFA, the FA just make shit up as they go along. My best guess is they are probably regretting not charging Bielsa and so they're making up for that with Tonda. The FA really are a bunch of Muppets.

The press conference at the pub that night to announce we had signed him was just amazing. Never to be forgotten. Little old Saints had signed Kevin Keegan. I was 14. What a time to be a Saints fan. RIP Kevin. Thanks for the memories.

Tuchel kind of throwing the players under the bus. Suggesting we were already too passive and conceding chances after we scored, so he was forced to make defensive substitutions. Utter BS. They were bound to create more chances as had been forced to get a goal back. But that would leave holes and space to counter in to. Truth is, he blinked first and it cost us big time.

Not surprisingly he's coming out with utter BS to justify his awful substitutions. Why he just didn't let us carry on as we were is beyond me. Argentina looked a beaten side after we scored and bravery might have got us a second. Managers constantly talk about wanting their players to be brave when it counts, then Tuchel pulls the rug from under them in a desperate attempt to hold on. Somec are saying he should go. Might be a bit harsh with a home Euros to look forward to but fuck me he better show he's learned from this debacle if he stays.

Anderson and Rice just doesn't work and Tuchel is blind to it. Both way too defensive, one of them needs to push up when we have the ball. Get Rogers on.

Being a Scotland supporter I'm still clutching at all these straws. The first WCs I watched were 1974 & 1978 when England didn't qualify (I think that's right). My Dad was from Scotland so they became my team. He could have warned how fucking miserable it was going to be 😂

I'm up for us signing anyone who's surname is close to fuck you.

Awesome. Or as my son would say 'sick' Bree is such a solid professional, reminds me of Steven Davis. After all that shit over spy gate, I'm really looking forward to next season. Get behind the team and fuck everyone else.

Really pleased for him. We want him back full of confidence and ready to smash them in for us next season.

With Peretz signing is Ramsdale likely to be sold off? Have I missed anything about him?

If he does play at the WC and gets injured, unfortunately he'll be in no position to negotiate with anyone. Bit of a risk, but hopefully he'll be fine and I wish him all the best if he goes elsewhere. We just need to make sure we bring in decent replacement and move onwards.

Not sure about what the kit should be but surely we need to add binoculars to the badge.

Awesome news. Hopefully this shows the players also think we were punished unreasonably and want to make a point. Supporting this club is like a box of chocolates...

It may - but we all need to get the tin hats on for next season. Circle the wagons and other clichés. Assuming he's not banned of course. It's the players I'm less sure about. I get that they're under contract but do they want to be here after everything that happened? As for Larin, Peretz and Bree. It'll be interesting to see this play out.

I miss the days you could just wander along to the Common to see the Saints players in pre-season training 😅

Technically I think it can be argued he is guilty of gross misconduct. That's an immediate dismissal. The fact this hasn't happened already suggests they want to keep him. Not sure whether to laugh or cry TBH. Part of me says let him stay because I think he could get us promoted, but the stench will follow him/the club like Pig Pen from Peanuts. And if he stays, how many players will want to leave? It's more fucked up than an episode from Breaking Bad.