adrian lord

Quite. Shhhhhssshhh! Don't let on that the CL is actually rather dull and and a turn-off for the majority of the competition! And for heaven's sake don't let it get out that it's just not as popular with Joe Public as the TV and vested interests make out!

The cold dry wind howls and tumbleweed blows across Lallana's now bleak hopes of CL football....

Absurd comments by Townsend...it was like a martial arts eye-gouge technique. Red card and then some.

Gutting. Time to blood the Academy lads.

Oh well, the top 4 will be was it should be, and all will be well again in Premier League land...

Cmon Saints!!

pelle!!!!

A casualness has crept into our game this last month.

False dichotomy, not mutually exclusive.

I would add that the current regime and Cortese deserve credit in this regard. Cortese was perhaps a necessary 'evil' at the time; we have better balance now between ruthless business governance and being a 'club'.

Certainly we have a great business and playing model for a mid-sized club to follow. We can punch above our weight, and look to emulate in our own way, clubs like Athletico Madrid.

Cue more calling for Wenger's head this evening if it stays like this or gets worse!

The causes question is seriously flawed. The reasons for it's decline question is also seriously flawed. (From a veteran of the legendary rows of old: Saints V Millwall '78 and Chelsea V Saints Oct 76)

Worry like, "he's off to Arsenal in the window and we are testing what the options are without him and smoke screening with 'injury'"?

I am doing my best to extend it to the fanbase, but it's a long haul.

Christ, it's not the ****ing opera. What is happening to football? I despair.

LoL - as we all know IQ is distributed on a bell curve, and footballers and ex-footballers are not known for their intellects, so it will ever be thus, unless they change their pundit recruitment policy!

The more intelligent quarters of the media absolutely love us. We are refreshing, and our manner is wholesome, and the Academy - well it speaks for itself. Great article.

Didn't see the game at all as on train - Was Pelle anonymous? No one mentioned him hardly.

lets hope they are mere knocks.

Matthew Le Tissier.

I decided to not renew my BT sports sub as he is so unlistenable.

Take heart - Spurs are losing!

You need 2 first 11s to be top 4.

Nasty bullies.