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As you say, we'll never know...

Alfie House has definitely taken the gloves off, hasn't he...? Good to see some feisty local journalism at long last...

As mentioned on another thread, the 4-0 defeat at Villa Park on 4th March 2022 can be traced back as the most recent 'pivot point' in our destiny... Up until then, things were looking fine. The defeat came on the back of a run of 10 games where we'd only lost once and we were sitting comfortably in 9th place. Our new owners had been in place for 2 months and we were promised significant investment in the squad. At long last, Ralph was going to be given decent funds to improve the squad that he had thus far managed on a shoestring. Things were looking relatively rosey but, inexplicably, the wheels came off the track that day....

Anyone know the expiry date on Ralph's NDA? There must be a behind-the-scenes horror story to tell from that time, given the stark and rapid transformation from 'stable PL side' to 'relegation fodder' a mere 2 months after SR took over...

The only problem wth that is our strikers must make Bazunu look good in training...

Fair points, although I think the main issue that people have with Bazunu is that, statistically, he's one of the worst keepers in the league. (Of course, we can all accept or dismiss stats to back up a given point of view...). I don't think anyone has accused him of never making a decent save every now and then....? The one question I ask those who stick up for him is, putting the stats to one side, where do they personally rank Bazunu amongst his goalkeeping peers in this league? Top 5? Top 10? Or, another way of putting it... If you could have a choice of all the goalkeepers in this league to play for Saints, how many would you choose before you got to Bazunu?

Yes

Michael J Fox & Christopher Lloyd

Was just about to post the same... Definite Artur vibes... Jekyll and Hyde...

Full time 2-3 Never any doubt. Piss easy. Wembley here we come.

7 added minutes

"Reverting to a back 3 helped us secure the victory.... Very happy with the overall performance.... Blah blah blah"

Downes yellow card o'clock #setyourwatches