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I make it just the 4 teams above us (I don't count the Cardiff game as that came too soon for Ralph to have any effect on the outcome).

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1075286/Jamie-Redknapp-Team-of-the-Week-Arsenal-Liverpool-Tottenham

Agree, but just trying to avoid the inevitable penultimate year 'tittle-tattle' that starts in the press etc when a manager is about to enter the last year of their contract. It can start to effect the players and results. I just feel that if we agree a longer contract with him the club can still enter into an agreement with RH to say we wouldn't stand in his way if he wanted to leave earlier, but I just feel a longer contract would lead to more stability in his penultimate and/or last season with us, whenever that may be. Forward planning and all that malarkey. Just thinking out loud guv.

How long is Ralph's contract? 2.5 years rings a bell (?) IMO we should be offering him a new 4 or 5 year contract immediately. I know contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on these days but I feel it's something we should be doing as a statement of intent now that we know that RH is the perfect fit for us.

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Ten days before the next game and Ralph had them in training today. Hughes would have probably given them the week off... A breath of fresh air this Austrian fella

Ha... Not just us then

Steve

Textbook

Bravo sir. Bravo (Medal in the post )

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Fair point

Don't think Lemina will walk straight back into the starting 11 now. Who out of Romeu, Hojbjerg and the in form JWP would make way?

Hilarious and annoying in equal measures. I still maintain it would be highly amusing to see them struggle in the Championship

Maybe. Maybe not

This. Looked like a square peg in a round hole when he came on. It's quite clear that he hasn't 100% bought into Ralph's philosophy

Just back from the game. Great atmosphere... Vocal chords completely buggered. Fantastic all round performance. We're going to lose very few games from here on in (if we can stop conceding pigging last minute goals! Anyone know where the ref got an extra 23 minutes from at the end? (Well, that's what it felt like!) Best performance in a Saints shirt by JWP but my MotM goes to Redmond. Wow, what a transformation! Never stopped, never gave up. Top half here we come

His bite count doesn't rely upon accuracy of information posted....

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Yep, was more curious about the relative player values as of 'now' rather than how much they cost to buy at some arbitrary point in the past. And, yep, need to include the loan players to make it a 'fair' comparison.

Perhaps our very own Visage de Chou could take a leaf out of Guan's book and post his Whatsapp info this way too?

The recording equipment is fine. Its that they appear to have put a 3 year old on the sound mixing desk that's the issue. Tinpottery that Pompey would be proud of. Anyway, enough grumbles from me....

First moan from me... who did the sound production on that video?