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Have the so-called "senior" players ever stopped playing boring Russball across the back line?

And now a break to have a moan about all the Christmas adverts on telly.

More abysmal passing brings an attack to an early end.

Scienza runs forward. Fouled. Yellow.

Saints build up (if you can all it that) is soooooo slow.

QPR all over Saints. Corner.

Into the wall and then pass it to their 'keeper.

Saints free kick in Manning territory.

Every time QPR attack they look like scoring. Could easily be ahead.

Shambolic defending from QPR free kick. Saints get away with it again.

After a good start Saints now with a spot of desperate defending. Off the line. Corner comes in and free header for QPR - wide.

How is that not a penalty? Manning was on his heels though.

Could easily be in the relegation places by the time the next candidate for the sack is installed. Stephens being restored tells me that he was the moaning "senior" player who went crying to daddy.

So-called "senior" players want RM back do they? Presumably because they rather enjoyed being in his cabal of mates and swanning around with a lack of fitness. It'd be a recipe for a split right across the club - players, fans and owners - if Martin were to return. Just imagine the reaction to the first goal conceded after giving the ball away after fannying around at the back endlessly. Maybe it's the "senior" players who are the real problem.

A case of Peter Principle? No celebrations from me. Decent bloke put in a position that is currently beyond him. Suspect he'll do ok in the long run but this was a case of wrong place, wrong time. Now the trouble is those doing the hiring of yet another manager are the same clowns who've failed serially already. That's worrying. And as for the players, just hope they're having a good long look at themselves.

Another exciting relegation 6 pointer next weekend then. Can hardly wait.

That was dreadful. Still can't survive this shambles.

0-2. Easy as you like for Preston.

Hardly peppering their goal here are we? Only 4 minutes added.

Ball across the six yard box but nobody takes a chance to put it in the net.

Good save. Can't do much about that.

Saints defence fast asleep for that fk.

Scienza must despair at the incompetence around him. On a plate but Arma fluffs it.

Saints looked interested for a couple of minutes at the start of the half. PNE have taken control again now though.

Me neither. An indifferent silence is as much as they deserve.