Totton Saint

How about Ann Shelton's "Lay down your arms and surrender to me" (if you are old enough to remember this song - as I am)

Even in rugby one is not allowed to tackle around the neck . The game is ruined for spectators by this kind of thing stopping flowing attacking moves. Years ago players had more pride and self respect to do this to another player, I guess it is mirroring the decline in morals in society over the years. Should have been eradicated from the game before it gained a foothold and perniciously crept in and now been normalised. tacking

I totally agree with last sentence. RM also forbid long show ins.

Thanks

No Armstrong in the squad.

You would think any new coach/manager would want to get stuck in amongst this excuse for a squad straight away and stamp his authority on them. How on earth does he decide who pick for the starting line up? talk about the sacreficial lamb

A very balanced and non - emotional summary. Until I meet RM I cannot say I likeor dislike him but wish him well.

It's all academic. Will loose regardless which players are selected.

I am so disallusioned with Saints I will refrain from bothering to read this forum

Agreed. Wood should be playing. He must heartbroken. Sulemena has hardly played a few. mins so far.

lots of hindsight views on here it seems

I hope you are proved wrong but I doubt it.

Koeman used to lounge in his touchline chair as if he was sat in a deckchair at the seaside. He never tried to look like a windmill in a storm on the touchline. Look how successful his players were!! I have often voiced opinions, same as yours, to my wife. Well said you.

Quite agree.

Hope springs eternal..........(with apologies to Shakespeare) However what does reading the forum make you?

I thought that we played some scintillating football and really rocked Chelsea until the Lumley faux pas. We even equalised soon after going a goal down after another Lumley gaffe.

Any streams please Convict Colony?

Why not put a load of balls with the all the squad players' shirt numbers on them in a bag. Then roll then balls around, pick the balls out and the first eleven picked become the team. Rather like the draw itself!

I make that 12 players

Go to pub and watch on sky.

Mcarthy is a sub. Internet says formation is 5-4-1 . How negative!!

Considering how well we played v L'pool and the dire predictions for the score I think a lot of you are being unduly pessimistic on here.

I asked earlier on what about Lumley playing and lo and behold he is playing!

What about Lumley?

Don't worry everyone. My antennae tell me we will win tonight.