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Face up to the reality folks. Any decent player's going to laugh at his agent if he calls up to tell him Saints are interested. If we'd made even half decent progress in the first "easy" half of the season then maybe there'd be a chance but not now given the current position and run in. The parallels with 2005 are uncanny.

Nothing wrong with betting against your own team at all. Think of it as a hedge.

Give me strength.

Ok it was handball but Saints were 2-0 and in control at half time but got deeper and deeper before Davis gave the ball away and let them back in. Relegated by that handball goal? Perhaps.

Saints now just giving it away far too much.

Davis just gave the ball away ... goal.

That's much better from Saints. Watford are pants but a 2-0 lead at half time is pretty much perfect. Now just as long as they don't sit deep and hand control of the game to Watford in the 2nd half.

Nah! Far too early. Unless we manage to celebrate for 5 minutes and delay the restart.

Do we seriously expect any decent players to want to come to Saints given their current predicament?

I wouldn't anticipate any quality signings this Jan. The team's poor form, uninspiring management and slump towards a very tough fight to avoid relegation isn't exactly going to persuade many to come our way. We'll probably have to make do with what we have and use the money in the summer, probably to help with a Championship promotion challenge.

Well at least it's a win but Saints woeful in front of goal again otherwise that could have been a bit more comfy.

Can't believe that Theo would seriously consider a move to Saints given the dire position they're in. Maybe a loan but we'd be hard pushed to get any quality in now.

He's about the only one. And his reward was to be hauled off the pitch last night to leave a gaping hole in midfield.

It's more likely that Saints will concede from one of their own corners.

The signs were there in the first half. Started well and actually managed to score. After that I can't remember a decent chance. Palace played the conditions well, threw some strong men at it and won easily in the end. I'm preparing for Championship games next season.

Palace went for the win and that's what they're going to get. Saints went for safety firt and will get eff all. Awful.

There we go. Saints have turned into a shambles 2nd half.

Started well and got a deserved goal. Since then Saints have got more sloppy and producing very little in attack. Palace actually look more likely to score now. Story of the season relly.

Saints doing ok but pretty aimless in the attacking third as usual. Man U are bound to take one of their chances while Saints probably won't. Pumping long free kicks up to, well, Long doesn't seem like a good plan to me.

Just for a bit the players seemed to give up with all that negative defensive pass it back rubbish that made them frightened to play. Rather bizarrely Saints could have had more than 2. But then again Spurs could have had more than 5. If that Lemina shot had sneaked in under the bar then who knows?

Give the ball away again. Powder puff challenge. 5-1.

Redmond on the edge of their box gives the ball away badly and in a matter of seconds it's 4-0.

Saints just like a bunch of strangers. There's no sense of a team working together at all. Another grim 45 minutes beckons I suspect.

Embarrassing.

Another free header inside the 6 yard box. Pity our 'keeper is so short.