Saint Garrett

Wasn't really the signings that shone Saturday though was it. Diame is a cracking player, but was dreadful Saturday. Carroll didn't do anything of note. Collins isn't very good and just booted it to Carroll. The thing which has made it easier to step up, is the fact that the majority of their squad last year underperformed as they had a squad full of players who played in the prem for the majority of their career. Noble, Nolan, Cole etc. the majority of the players we have were playing for us in L1 or their highest level was the Championship before this season. It's no surprise theyre taking time to adjust but we need results now

There was rumours of everyone wearing the LJS t-shirt as well next weekend to the game. Not sure if this is still happening. Have so much respect for Billy though, more than happy to give him a minutes applause.

There is nothing wrong with 4231, and it will work, just need to cut out the mistakes.

Thing is if we play 442 we'll get over run in the middle of midfield like we did Vs Wigan. I'm not sure what the answer is but I don't think it's that.

Jrod looked very lively yesterday, I was impressed with him, but we have a problem in that we've spent 6m on a good player, but nowhere to play him.

He's more valuable to us than he's probably worth financially in the last few seasons we have struggled when he isn't playing, top player.

For the millionth time on here, prem clubs cannot loan players outside of the transfer window.

Yoshida has been impressive at CB but he's not a RB or LB. Clyne is a decent player. Fonte and Hooiveld have done a job, while LB is an issue. I still think it's more to do with how we're setting up rather than our defence in specific.

Not sure think I had the worst seat in the ground. Still think he did well. On a side note he completed every pass he attempted today but failed In all his arial duels.

There's always Bearsy's thread in the muppet show to make you smile!

Thought he played well today, great bit of play for the goal.

Guly, JRod or Davis for me, best of a bad bunch, honourable mentions to Fonte and Hooiveld who dealt with Carroll well.

Maybe this thread shouldn't be started yet with the depression of today's game, however I think we'll get a result. Bale to score but we'll beat then 2-1 keep the faith

Think we want to keep the ball on the floor and play through them. Might work might not, keep the faith, COYY!

I'm out in London with 8 of them tonight....I'm contemplating not going out if we lose heavily.

Coys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow what a bellend

Bit ****ed now, yyeeeeeeelllllllooooooowwwwwssssssssssss

Why is it his fault that the club paid 6m for him? It's not like he's particularly let us down when he's played anyway. He's been played out of position, and when e has played up front he's done a decent job, just short of confidence, I think he'll come good. He's shown enough with his intelligence and movement that he could be a very good player or us, for the moment though, get behind him FFS!!!

Why do people care so much how much he cost, it's the going rate, get over it. Young, English, good few seasons, bags of potential.....who cares?!

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8178999/ Although we have scored a couple this year from set pieces, I wouldn't particularly say it's a strength of ours. I'm sure they will have focused on Lamberts spin to the far post...

I would have thought we wanted his full wages covered, although surely we'd be better off letting him go out and them paying 50% or something. With Dickson...wasn't that due to him wanting his contract to be paid up by Saints as a permanent deal ?

Is Fox really that bad ? Ok he didnt have a great start, but he played well against Fulham. There were rumours of him having a niggle anyway but he still played as we had noone else. Plus people seem to forget that we scored from his free kick vs Fulham. He's better than playing Richardson or Butterfield at RB and playing Clyne on the left.

Anyone intending on drinking around Embankment ? I would assume a lot of people will be arriving in Waterloo, walking over the bridge and then getting the tube to East Ham from there? Been in the Princess of Wales a few times, and that seemed quite decent.

Hopefully it won't cause too much of an issue!