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Finishing is very poor. Could have had 5 or 6 really.

And nor 'boro score in the last minute.

Some work is needed on sorting out these dire away performances. Losing at Doncaster FFS! And Donny are a team that just can't win at home .. until Saints show up of course. Oh well. Time for the pub.

Reading away is showing as sold out this morning. I thought they were going on general sale today. Have they already all been snapped up then?

I'll be somewhere over the Med at that time now. So much for my plans of relaxing in a Cretan taverna while watching Saints bag another 3 points.

I haven't managed to get to one game at all this season I'm sorry to say. Too many other things going on. Given the turn of events I could take it personally and make myself officially a bad omen. It was my plan to attend many more games next season but maybe if I stay away another promotion can be guaranteed.

Same old story aint it? Plenty of time yet. Saints can't be expected to make things too comfortable for us.

My pessimism was completely misplaced. My lack of faith totally uncalled for. My diminishing confidence in the players and manager absolutely out of order. Apologies for my misplaced misery. Congratulations to everyone involved. My spirits are rekindled and am now looking forward with expectation and hope while digesting some humble pie.

All rather predictable I'm afraid as yet another chance goes begging. I was hoping that my pessimism was unfounded but sadly it would appear to be well founded. Performances have been shoddy for a while and anyone that thinks promotion is on the cards had better be ready for serious disappointment.

Deja vu. Away game, loads of possession, chances being missed, Saints 0.

Well that'll be that then.

Saints finishing is bloody woeful a lot of the time.

Brighton show how to do it.

My pessimism is growing.

Yep, poor finishing again by the look of it.

It's this sort of performance that shows me why it simply is not an option to miss out on automatic promotion. It'd be a problem even reaching the play-off final. Anything other than 3 points on Saturday will have the jelly wobbling again I fear.

So inconsistent. Best prep forare the play offs at best then.

Ref never gave us a thing. Premiership ref for a Premiership team. Well played Saints.

One deflected goal at home so far this season. I'll go for an own goal.

Clean sheet at least eh?

Hmmm! But haven't Saints started well in every game so far? ... except the one at Bristol of course. I'm taking the pessimistic route today.

Language!! Are you saying things would have been any different with AP? Past evidence suggests otherwise.

Less of the bad mouthing Bucks. I can call you names as well y'know. It's a game of opinions and it's a fact that Pardew had no idea on how to break teams down at home. The record speaks for itself.

This is Pardew's team and with just one lucky deflected goal at home this season, no pace, no movement, no width Cortese was right to get shot of him. It's clear we need someone that knows how to motivate decent players and to come up with plans B and C when required.

Block 527 row 20. Apparently it's steep up there. Have bought a camera with extra zoom facility so I can see what happened down below.