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I experience something similar every other Saturday at 3pm but it seems to subside after 5pm* (*yes, I know this feeble attempt at humour would only work if Saints played regulary at 3pm on Saturdays but thought I'd give it a whirl anyway In all seriousness, good luck with your situation SO16_Saint. It does sound like one of those things that they'll grow out of over time, which isn't much help in the here-and-now unfortunately!)

Jake Hesketh training with the first team in the video posted by the club earlier. I couldn't see any signs of Sims, Yoshida or Long though.

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It's the people that come on here lecturing those that criticise other posters that we need to be most wary of IMO...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/premierleague/5391144/southampton-daniel-sturridge-liverpool-50million-price-tag/ Let's just say that again.... Daniel Sturridge.... £50m.....

Fixed it for you

Having attended both the Utd away game and yesterday's home game, I echo OttwaSaint's observation that something felt different yesterday. Yes, the team's attidtude at the Old Trafford game was positive but the vibe yesterday was up a notch or two. It's a gut feel but I came away from yesterday's game feeling that we could have genuinely turned a corner. I didn't come away from the Utd game with that same feeling. Maybe its one of those intangible vibes you get from being at the game rather than watching it through the filter of a TV screen. (that last comment wasn't meant as a jibe against the 'armchair fan'... it's just a matter of fact that you get a bigger picture feel about games when you're there). All that said, it could all go tits up again vs Brighton and WBA. If we don't bust a gut for 90 minutes in those two games I'll happily hitch a lift on the pessimist bandwagon.

Is that "tomorrow" in Earth days or are we talking Venus days like choccyboxkid?

Outside chance of JWP making the England world cup squad? If he keeps up this form for the rest of the season he'll at least be on Southgate's radar.

I disagree. I felt we missed Long today. Just a different opinion though.

MP criticised if he plays it too safe, and criticised if he takes a risk. "Damned if he does...." P.s. I thought Bertrand looked more pumped up during this game than any other this season.

Obafeme has looked great in the U18s this season so would like to see him get a run out in the cup. Would rest Romeu, partly due to his bookings tally. Yoshida back in if fit. One spot on the bench for either Redmond or Gabbi. McCarthy Cedric - Hoedt - Yoshida - Bertrand Lemina - Hojbjerg Sims - Boufal - Tadic Obafeme Bench: Forster, Pied, Stephens, JWP, Davis, Redmond or Gabbi, Long

Just back from the game. Saints players in battling for the whole game shocker.... Yay! I know it's a cliche but if we play with that spirit for the rest of the season we'll grind out enough wins to finish comfortably mid table.... IMO. Add another couple of quality players before the end of the window and I reckon we'll be fine. Bertrand my MotM. Good to see him 'psyched up' for a change. P.s. how close was Obafeme to scoring late on? Looked close from the Northam but too far away to tell. P.p.s. we missed Long's ability and desire to challenge for 50/50 balls hit long into the oppo's half. Gabbi simply isn't interested in competing for those kind of challenges P.p.p.s. is that ref a closet Spurs fan?

Nope. I suspect they're still on the golf course

Greetings from St Mary's. Another decent first half... Here's hoping for a different 2nd half script to usual...

One to cross off the ITK list....

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Was 18th January, but close enough http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21079956

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If relegation is "already sealed", then what difference will starting the protest campaign today achieve compared to, say, starting said campaign on 1st February? If the answer is "not much difference, if at all" then we may as well defer any protest until 1st Feb on the off chance that relegation isn't "already sealed" and we *might* convince a couple of decent players to join rather than scare them off due to a toxic atmosphere at the game today. Just a thought.

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That's your opinion. Other people have different opinions. We won't know whose opinion turns out to be correct until the end of the season. Might be worth keeping your "glad I was proven wrong in hindsight" card up your sleeve, just in case.... (I can supply you with a new one if your old one is too worn out due to over use... ) But anyway, it seems like we're in agreement that the difference between starting the protests today or on 1st February are negligible, given "we're already doomed"...