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Billy

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I said after 20 games of the season, not 20 minutes...

Called it

Perhaps ask those insightful people that predicted we would get relegated based on our position after 20 games last season...

We will be drawn against a championship team from East Anglia. Without a shadow of doubt.

If we get 7 points from the next 6 games then we'll be on a par with next season after 20 games. I wouldn't describe that as "going backwards" (assuming we get those 7 points from the 18 available of course )

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italian-pm-matteo-renzi-resigns-after-crushing-defeat-in-constitutional-referendum-a7455726.html

Funnily enough, that's on the agenda in the Trousers household for tomorrow evening. It's a special pre-Christmas treat from Lady Trousers. Highly recommended for anyone who hasn't tried it.

That is of course what he wants, but fair enough.

How about watching us turn decent players into top class players for the couple of years they are with us? That's quite satisfying, isn't it?

Why keep biting then?

The day I'll get worried is when we have a team full of players that none of the 'big 6' want and the 'exodus' grinds to a halt. Our 'selling club' policy is a symbol of our success rather than a failure. IMHO of course.

Deserved more than 1 bite in an hour IMO

We're only 7 points adrift of where last season's team were in January, with 6 games to spare. Based on that, I would say last season's team and this season's are fairly evenly matched overall. (I may reassess that of course if we don't get 2 wins and a draw out of the next 6 games )

And if we'd won all the games we've drawn and lost this season we'd be top

A poor performance overall but the destiny of the match turned on Fraser's c o c k up. Who knows how the game would have gone had that not happened. Anyway, looking at the positives... - we're still only 3 points behind 6th place (OK, possibly 5 or 6 points if either Man Utd or Everton get a win at Goodison tomorrow) - we've played 14 league games and are only 7 points away from where we were after 20 games last season, so win 2 and draw 1 of the next 6 games and we'll be in the same position as last season at the turn of the year. - we often have a good game after a naff one, which bodes well for the Europa League game on Thursday - In the semi-final of the League Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ

Chomp chomp chomp

Oops

Ticket info for the semi-final home leg: https://southamptonfc.com/matches/2016-17/efl-cup/saints-v-liverpool-2017-01-11/ticket-info

And another... both goals headers from corners... Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC GOAL: #SaintsFCU23s 2-0 #NUFC U23s (@Marcus9Barnes 45) Barnes grabs his second of the game. #saintsfc I think the squad depth just got a little bit deeper

Talk of the devil... he just scored in today's U23 Premier League cup game... Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC GOAL: #SaintsFCU23s 1-0 #NUFC U23s (@Marcus9Barnes 26) Barnes heads home to give #SaintsFC the lead!