eurosaint

Most of the time it's not actually the thrower who is the problem, it's the lack of movement needed to receive it ! Something else to work on for next season

The outbox will be the most difficult to complete : Hoedt, Carillo, Boufal (maybe), Reed, Clasie, Cedric, Gallagher, Forster, Stevens and Austin all need to go ! If that can be achieved and it won't be easy, then we need 4 or 5 signings plus bring on some youngsters ! Gonna be a busy summer for Ralph and his team, good luck guys !!

You’ve got a point, I shouldn’t rise to the bait, he gets up my nose and sometimes I can’t resist !!

As per every home game this season, I was sat in the Kingsland with ‘real fans’ who have opinions (sometimes positive, sometimes negative but always supportive) ! Trolls like you do the club a disservice and do not share the passion and dedication of those who truly care ! Take a look in the mirror some day and ask yourself if you really are a Saints fan because many posters on here suspect that you are not !! Ps. Hopefully you had a cheeky bet on a 1-1 draw today !

They have also spent the best part of a billion pounds since the Arabs took over ! Not exactly a ‘like for like’ comparison, eh ??

Gunn is a quality young keeper ! One howler doesn’t change this and he’ll learn from it ! McCarthy is a good backup to him and the ‘statue’ needs to be moved on (if anyone will take him !! We have many pressing problems in the squad which need to be addressed but this is not one of them ! All IMHO, of course!!

I wondered why there was so much red and white in the Pompey end ! Seems there were swathes of empty seats ☺️! Dodgy red card helped them big time !!

I would not be surprised if he is a 'makeweight' in the deal to buy Mitrovic from Fulham !

As I said, he is looking at the ‘bigger picture’ and if a single league loss (with nothing at stake) helps him formulate a better plan for next season then we could easily reap further rewards ! You can only see so much in training, matchdays are more relevant ! Sure, I have sympathy with our travelling support but equally I can understand why RH did what he did !!

Predictably there has been a bit of a meltdown on here over yesterday's performance ! There are times when taking one step backwards in order to move forward is a worthwhile move and clearly that's what was in Ralph's mind ! Seems that today's 'social media driven' immediacy does not allow for this and his judgement is questioned ! A win next week and the mood will no doubt change again but I am confident that Ralph has his eye on the bigger picture and will restructure accordingly !! COYS

Maybe better to give FF a runout v Huddersfield at home where he should : a) be less busy b) have less chance to lose us the match c) give him a bit more confidence ! WHU could tear him to shreds and kill any prospect of us selling him at all !!

Maybe better to give FF a runout v Huddersfield at home where he should : a) be less busy b) have less chance to lose us the match c) give him a bit more confidence ! WHU could tear him to shreds and kill any prospect of us selling him at all !!

I agree but just wait to see the fallout on here if/when we lose !!

The key issue is ‘can we offload the dross to make way for new blood’ ? RH has clearly identified who should be discarded but given the high wages and long contracts that some are on, that could prove to be very difficult ! We could easily run with 4 or 5 less players in the squad and bring through some youngsters but much will depend on the outgoings before we get to that stage !

I shouldn’t worry about that one as he won’t be here to wear it anyway:)

I suppose if you sign the likes of Jack Wilshere and Andy Carroll you shouldn’t expect too much !!

I'm afraid that this is a lazy response and doesn't get to the crux of the matter ! If we are good enough for large parts of games then the question is only "why can't we see the job through" ? I agree with the posters who have said that it is psychological (ie. lack of confidence, having been prone to it for so long now) ! No doubt that Ralph will be aware of this and it will be one of his top priorities during the summer break !

Won't Sunderland have a few fans as well ?? :)

Keep this in perspective, we were never going to win every game in the run in ! Sure, we were dire in the first half but showed a lot of spirit and energy in the second and with a couple of breaks could perhaps have turned it around ! The pressure is still on but we have enough about us to secure a few more points which can keep us up !! COYS

The bookies must hate you as you never lose !

Difference is that he has seen these guys and decided against them ! Boufal is an unknown quantity and should be assessed before being retained or discarded !

As he belongs to us, it's a 'no-brainer' to have a closer look under the new manager and if it doesn't work out then at least we'll know one way or the other !

Don’t forget the momentum change when Long came on, he ran their defence ragged, chased lost causes and settled the match with the third goal !!

I guess that they’ll be pretty deflated after being 2 up then losing ! Probably tiredness won’t come into play as they have a week to recover !

Looking at your username, I guess that you are Phil, his name is Ray so I doubt that you sit next to me but it proves that lots of people have noticed this and consider it to be a problem !