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Nope, zero analysis on the goals IIRC. In fact, I don't think they even commented on Saints performance at all, was all about Everton and how resilient Lampard has made them this season

A default 3-0 defeat (and a notional fine?) works for me...

Chances of a new hyper-virulent covid variant bringing the country to a halt between now and next weekend?

Probably because he's comfortably kept us up each season with zero player budget? This season is a different kettle of fish of course... He's now got an owner that has thrown c.£70m into the player purchase pot. He *could* comfortably keep us up again or he *could* fail. The early signs are pointing towards the latter but, as I say, we've had similar 'early signs of failure' most/every season he's been here and he manages to turn things around. My gut feel is not to take the risk on him pulling off another of those turnarounds again this season and to twist rather than stick (which, of course, presents its own risks, but on balance, I'm now thinking we should go for a change)

I've been "off the fence" for a few weeks now... Keep up me ol' mucker...

We have a winner! #postoftheday 😂

Yes, that's the conundrum... anyone thinking that Ralph can turn things around this time is actually on the side of history and/or reality, rather than delusion. He's done it before and it wouldn't surprise me if we were to string another set of good results together sometime again this season if he stays on. It's those 'new dawns' that have kept those us in the benefit-of-the-doubt club (aka the "Ralph Cult"... #chortle #sidesplitting) in the hope that each new dawn was a sustainable turning point rather than another false dawn. I don't regret giving him the benefit of the doubt over the last few years - he's given us some of our best performances and runs of form as any other manager I can remember - but his ultimate downfall is his inconsistency, given he's also dished up some of the worst results and runs of form in living memory too. I think most of us benefit-of-the-doubters are now in the same camp as the told-you-so-give-me-a-medal brigade... something needs to change and Ralph's time is up.

I assume we were also near the top of the 'teams that score first' table when we were playing Ralph's mega-high-press-in-the-first-half-an-hour tactics during the first few years of his tenure? Since he pulled the plug on such tactics (after the Aston Villa defeat last season?) I would imagine we haven't scored the first goal of the game anywhere near as often as we use to? It would seem with Ralph that it's all or nothing, with very little in-between...

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It's amazing that people can come to the wrong conclusion without the benefit of hindsight, isn't it...?

Apart from Larios, you seemed happy enough with the starting line up before the game?

Let's put it this way... If Ralph and Saints parted ways this evening I wouldn't be unhappy...

Anyone know why Pickford hasn't been booked for persistent time wasting yet?

Good block Bazunu. Should've been 3 Edit: just offside

Good move. Decent strike from Adams but few feet wide

5 minutes since our last EPL goal

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1 minute since our last EPL goal

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Kindly take your pragmatism elsewhere sir/madam!