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Also interesting is the Echo piece with comments from Onuachu where he claims "a lot of things were also going on behind the scenes at that time". Maybe that fits in with the clique allegations as well.

Can't get the next interim boss in place too soon I reckon. Excellent forward thinking by SR.

Expecting Downs to go on a scoring spree now in the style of Tall Paul.

12th-14th seems pretty optimistic to me. On current form we're likely to be in a perilous situation after the expected surrender at Fratton Park.

Two clear cut chances spurned in the first half and that still wouldn't have been enough if they'd scored them.

'boro keeper spills it but nobody takes advantage.

Another Bazunu screw up while the defenders stand motionless watching the ball. 4-0. Relegation form this is.

Laughable. No it's worse than laughable. Shambolic.

That game at Fratton is looking like a relegation 6 pointer all of a sudden.

Loads of space down Saints left for opposition player to pass it through Bazunu and into the net. Not for the first time.

I'm not so sure we'll be that high.

At least two great chances for Saints to score in that half. Downes really has to score but Fellows' miss was worse. Just no composure.

Fellows fluffs a great chance.

Every Saints shot seems to hit a defender. At least we're having some.

'boro have obviously done their homework in Saints Plan A. They didn't have to do anything more than that because Saints have nothing else.

Saints defending is an absolute panicked shambles.

Makeshift 'boro defence. That means Saints nil doesn't it?

Saints drop further down the table.

Virtually every game now is a "must win" if promotion is the requirement but losing recently to teams in relegation places shows how little confidence there is now. Certainly can't say I have any confidence even in one point coming back from the frozen north today. Saints are currently closer to the relegation than promotion places and defeat today will have us languishing in lower mid table mediocrity keeping more of an eye on what happens below us rather than above. An unlikely win might just rekindle some hope though.

Fellows showed at the end there what could have been if we didn't spend the game fannying around with it in our own half all the time. If TE really wants 3 points then maybe someone should tell him that Saints really need to think about attacking the opposition.

THB should hit the target. Could have sneaked the 3 points but 1 it is. Millwall still only 7 points ahead of Saints.

Azaz could have and maybe should have.

Manning passes it out for a goal kick.

Seven minutes added. Must we?

Again the ball bounces around in Saints box. Shot comes in but just over.