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Very good ball from Bertie to start that move see they can do it when they try

Doubt it will be a big hammering Saints aren't that bad at the back. Probably 2 or 3 nil to City. The issue is we couldn't score against a team of dustbins let alone City. Football is a funny game and any bookmaker offering 30 - 1 must have had a good Saturday. Even more ridiculous is Man City to win first half but draw second. That's 40 - 1 !! Saints just need to use the game to stretch the legs of a few squad players. Rest Bertie give Target a blow. JWP needs a game as does Yoshi. Play as high up the pitch as possible and press the hell out of them. Refresh with 3 pacy subs on 60 mins and see how we get on. Or play Gunn Vestergaard and Long up front and just lump it high and long at every opportunity. Be hilarious. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Dusic I agree with most of your post but for me Davis was woeful and contributed very little to the game. In contrast I tbought JWP had a decent game. Lots of neat passes and as always his set pieces give us an extra dimension. He even put in a few tackles! Funny how we see games differently. Anyway a win is a win. Lets enjoy it for a few days Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

On my way to the game and be warned trains are as messed up as usual. Supposed to be back to normal by 6pm.... yeah right. Strange feeling tonight as supposed B team has more world cup internationals than the 'A' team. Good to see Stephens at right back but worried about Davis. Still as always COYS Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

That was poor but when you see the highlights Armstrong is certainly trying hard and he was furthest away when McGuire started his run. Schoolboy football from the other defenders after Cedric had lost it. Stephens needs to play there next game or go 3 at the back. I think most of us feel the same about PEH but trust me that was a dive of epic proportions and frankly he was lucky to stay on the pitch after 2 reckless challenges earlier in the game. His card was well and truly marked by the Ref before that dive. He deserved to go can't have any complaints about that. However that's football and at least he was in the box which was a rarity for our powder puff forwards. Hopefully Hughes will use Tuesday to try out Gunn, Yoshida, Gallagher, JWP, Gabbadini, and Targett. I've got a feeling that could be a stronger team.

I don't care how many times Puel's teams beat Saints. His football is boring negative and insipid. Glad to see the back of him. 1st half was great, everybody was smiling we all knew a goal was coming. That doesm't excuse our lack of attacking verve but it just needed time. 2nd half Puel used his inside knowledge well. Cedric is too easily beaten in the air. Put Stephens there as he is way better as a full back than as centre half. The substitutions or lack of them killed Saints stone dead. Austin adds nothing he is not a Premier League player anymore. Ings was struggling so why not replace him with Armstrong. Change PEH for Romeo or preferably JWP imo and the game is then beyond Leicester.Beyond their defence they were very limited. Yes it would probably be a point rather than 3 but bet we'd all take that now. Manager needs to look at his performance. However Leicester are no mugs and their defence showed up our attacking limitations. Its a better side than last year (just) no alarm bells just yet but come on Mr Manager sort it out. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Frankly it's Cardiff probably Huddersfield and then perm one from about 10 teams. Saints will be in the mix almost certainly but my money is on Brighton. Could just as easy be Watford Palace and Fulham. Going to be a fun season. If you discount the top 6 and add Everton, Leicester and maybe Wolves. There are really only 20 games to target points from. There will be a few bonus points from the other matches but not many. How teams like Saints play against the other 9 contenders will be the decider. So no losing your xxxx when City thump us 4 0. Dark November afternoons against Watford and Fulham are what matter. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

I don't think i can take another final 10 minutes like that. See me end me. Tjat performance pure courage and fight. Its a rare day you see the Kingsland on its feet roaring. One turning point for me eas Mousset going off injured. He was a really dangerous player and was causing us major problems. Doubt Bournemouth will hold on to him next year. I hope he's ok to play against Swansea. Hope for the next game but still lots to do. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Despite the calamitous last two games the team has played with a lot more fight. With 5 games to go we aren't down yet. But it is last chance saloon. A win on Thursday will massively boost our confidence. It will also put the ****s up Swansea the only other team in it now. Massive if mind. The other factor is that we have still to play Swansea so it remains in our hands. I felt better for writing that. Then I rembered hiw poor the team is. Win games we stay up ....simples Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

It won't just be a case of players wanting to leave the wage bill has to be slashed so big earners have to go. That is ironically one of the benifits of relegation. Its a given that Bertrand Romeu Lemina, Holberg Cedric Boufel, Gabbi, and Tadic will be sold. The club will have no choice. What a fire sale. Probably £150 million pounds worth of talent there, how on earth are we nearly relegated shameful. I suspect JWP will give it a season unless there is a big bid. Forster may come good for us. A season at a lower standard will give him a chance ro recover, McCarthy has not convinced me but way better than Forster PL model. I'd love to see Classie back, i've always rated him but guess he'll be sold. If Fulham are promoted that's Taggart gone. A real shame but he'll deserve it. Long is a loyal dog and would stay i suspect, but there will be bids from newly promoted teams. So where does that leave us. Hoedt's ego will want a move but he'll be made to stay. I bet Yoshida goes as his contract is up soon. Stephens will fight for his place. New 'big' CH LB and RB required then. Up front Austin Carillo (no buyers stuck with him) Gallagher and possibly Long will be good enough if supported. Midfield will need strengthening. Sims JWP Hesketh Reed Classie would be way too small. A couple of hard bitten pros with that lot could work. Certainly a much better position than last time and some cash to spend. Or they could pull their finger out and win a few games to survive. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Funny things happen in football. Game in hand is crucial plus we play Swansea. That should be enough. Its still in our hands . However we look a defeated team. Sparky has a job to do. Get players in who are prepared to fighr. Davis yoshida mcqueen anyone prepared to fight to their last. Be such a shame to let our PL place go now. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

On the way home. I never leave early but that was struggle today. Gutless and completely embarrassing. Essentially the same as the newcastle game. Austin slow ponderous and hopelessly out of form and touch. Long should have started he cares. Cedric a major factor in this fiasco, useless as he has been all year. Lemina just needs to focus and pass quicker still a good player though. How does Tadic keep being selected, just unbelievable Jeff. Romeo has to play the defence rely on him. Sims JWP McCarthy and Yoshida would have brought more to that game and they care. Somehow we are still in the mix but with Arse and Chelsea coming up next that may not last. Nope no silver linings. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Good grief Saints aren't hopeless. Pull yourself together man. They just aren't very good and our manager doesn't help but there are 8 other teams in the same boat. This has draw written all over it. I'm going, its a long journey but I'm looking forward to it. Leave Tadic on the bench. Play JWP and Holberg. We'll be fine. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Didn't win but at least we stopped Stoke pulling away. We're in a dog fight and every point counts. I've grasped that straw and holding it tight. Saints aren't down yet and still in the fight. I'm not giving up. No Holberg or JWP. The latter creates chances and we have precious few of them. Instead we watch Tadic mince around for 60 mins. Holberg occupies the middle ground and goes forward. Romeo plays too deep and slows the play down. Long and Gabbi should start, the new guy just doesn't do enough. So we have poor team selection, iffy subs, and a lethargic slow build up that lets the opposition set out their zonal marking comfortably. Now i wonder who is responsible for that. The one saving grace is that Saints are hard to beat at the moment and definetely better away from home. There is some hope.... Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Disgraceful i hope you reported that to old bill. Standards must be maintained Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

I didn't see anything in the 60s and even in the 70s i stood on the Archers road with Pompey fans. None of the nonsense got going until the TV carried shock stories and it built from there. Rules were clear. If you looked for it you inevitably found it but it was easily avoided. I remember Utd fans swarming up Hill Lane. Jumping on cars and having punch ups. We just walked back to my Grandmas ignoring the chaos around us. A couple of times it got hectic at away games. WBA was by far the worse. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

What's the matter with you all. We aren't very good that's obvious and in a relegation scrap. A point away from home is good enough at this stage. Saints creep up the table and have the ability to to do serious damage against Stoke next week and then Newcastle. Need to have a bit of belief.... this is not a drill

If we aim to win the cup have to beat at least one of the top 4 at some time. I don't fear City. So what if they have a team worth zillions , football has a knack of kicking teams like that in the arse. May be rare but it happens. At least it's away so some pressure will be off Saints. No way was that draw fixed. They now have 4 low value ties, so, no big advertising game for TV in this round. Plus the armageddon scenario of all four going out. Bring it on [emoji16] Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Passion comes as a reaction to what's on the pitch end of. We all know it and the current ghastly anaemic football we are watching just kills it. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Nothing but stomping up £700 in May is tougher for some than others. The club should allow interest free monthly payments at the very least. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Doesn't matter what league, Saints are my team, and I'll want to see them play wherever they play. The season ticket simply provides a cheaper ticket because i'm going anyway and gives me first dibs on away/cup tickets. Plus it guarantees a decent seat hard fought for over 52 years. It has nothing to do with my credentials as a fan. The luke warm, one or two matches a year fan, is for those 90 minutes my comrade in arms. As long as he, she, or undecided, isn't wearing a half & half scarf or leaves early then we share the same pain. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

I think we have to remember he's new to the Premier League. It is a ruthless competition and it was always going to take hime time. I'm still unconvinced, that sub against Brighton was terrible management, but maybe just maybe he is learning that you cannot just defend in this league. It is a start lets enjoy it Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

No 27 goid player Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Hey it wasn't that bad. Nice to see a win. Saints controlled the game and really should have been 2 or 3 nill up after 60 mins. Not happy with the injuries that could hurt us. I get why MP brought on Yoshida, sensible really. Cup games always end like that. However it should have been for Cedric who was one leg by then. Add Lemina for Davis and its game over for Watford. Why can't he see it? What's the matter with him. In other news did anyone else notice how well Kabesela played. He really caught the eye. He had no support, so was a bit stretched but put a real shift in. He had a row with the Watford fans at the end so clearly not happy. I'd be happy to see him in red and white. Worth a cheeky bid maybe. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Quality stat bravo Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk