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My metric is goals.

These balls into the box are useless.

Time to ditch laborious, slow Russball and just put it in the box for Tall Paul.

He'll ask Tall Paul to save the blushes by giving him 2 minutes at the end.

Actually I've changed my mind. We're not even top half Championship level.

2-2. Another 2-0 lead chucked away. Stoke have this novel idea of attacking with pace and shooting.

I have to wonder whether we're actually trying particularly hard to score a goal.

Saints needing a free header and a soft penalty. They look pretty blunt again otherwise. Stupid free kick to give away. It was the only way that Stoke were going to score but even then it needed a defensive shambles.

Saints showing that their level is probably top half Championship.

Cornet looks like he's playing in clown shoes.

That is just dreadful defending. Another set piece conceded.

2-1. Typical Saints.

Stupid free kick to give away. It's given Stoke a chance.

Fraser off injured. Cornet on.

2-0. Arma slots it home.

Ref very kindly gives Saints a penalty.

Saints with loads of possession but still pretty toothless on the whole.

Free header for THB. Can't miss and he doesn't. 1-0.

Well we've had a shot at last.

Not a chance. Even opponents in the Championship had worked out how to counter Russball in the end. It took EPL opponents a few seconds. There's no evidence at all that Martin's style will ever be successful. None. Zilch. It's just not possible to score enough to counter the number of goals conceded by his teams. There really are no sunlit uplands.

When it's already accepted that relegation is a near certainty so might as well have some fun in the cup. That world

But not for us. 🙄

Just noticed this comment from RM when talking about his yellow card yesterday. "We had an apology last week (from PGMOL) about a decision that we weren't given. I didn't say anything after the game in the press, but today I am". Not that it changes anything though but hadn't seen it picked up elsewhere. Maybe I missed it.

Good point.

Why the hell not put that last minute free kick into the box? Instead it ends up back with the 'keeper. Bottom at last.