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The cup-tied rules have changed

Granted that both our keepers aren't great, but there's every chance we'd already have finished the first half 2 goals down if Bazunu had been in goal. It's all relative....

Hush ye... It's against Saintsweb law to mention that now...

Cock 1-0 Still out McCarthy out

OMG.... How has Armstrong missed that? Great move though

Don't like these high floaty outswinging corners

Archer close!!

Wood my MotM so far

100% But I doubt Still is strong minded enough to do so...

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Good stop McCarthy. Has to start Saturday (but won't)

Fair assessment...?

Wood having a good game so far

Good stuff so far!

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Cue being overrun in midfield again then... (?)

Even more reason to take every opportunity to try and get it right perhaps, given it's Still's stated preferred system...?

Yep, inclined to agree. We spent the first month of the season supposedly not being able to play Still's preferred formation due to not having the requisite personnel, and he then foregoes the opportunity to help bed in said preferred formation in a free hit scenario, as you say.

Long on the bench... Odds on that McCarthy gets injured in the warm up then...

Might be the only way of attracting another Markus to buy the club... In which case, bring it on...!

Knowing us, we'll win this one then lose to Middlesbrough on Saturday when Still brings back all the 'traumatised' players that didn't start tonight... #thesouthamptonway

I hate to go all MLG on you but the current difference between 2nd ("too far off") and 6th ('achievable') is 2 points....