trousers

Slightly surprised we're not giving the likes of Bertrand and Gardos a run out in this game, even only for one half. Maybe too soon for Gardos but timing would have been perfect for Bertrand I'd have thought

Agree. As long as there was a shared wages agreement I would see it as a 'nothing to lose' loan. Just watch him go to the likes of Everton or West Ham though, and have a superb season...

Nope, lost me there....

No, of course there aren't any Pompey fans on here masquerading as disgruntled Saints fans. What a daft notion. They are simply ardent Saints fans with an alternative agenda, oops, sorry...alternative opinion...

Why be exasperated? That's exactly how the usual suspects on here want to make you feel. Just do what I do and sit back and watch with mild amusement as they follow the usual script every time we have an indifferent start to the season or a bad run mid season. They feed off reactions (indeed, watch the response this post of mine will receive.... "So, we're not allowed an alternative opinion?"..." Its a forum for discussion"... "Give us your own opinion Trousers"...." Deflection....blah blah blah"..."chomp chomp chomp".....Textbook stuff). Its almost as of this forum has been infiltrated by a bunch of Pompey fans intent on winding up your average pragmatic Saints fan. Which of course it hasn't. Ridiculous notion.... On with the show...Act 5 Scene 2....

Chomp chomp chomp

The only problem I foresee with this meltdown and ultimate collapse is that we won't end up in the same league as Pompey. Next season, when we're getting relegated from the Championship they'll be getting promoted from League 1. Disappointing to say the least.

Not 'all' of us, thank you very much

And no doubt there will have been 3 or more results last season that were not as good as the same fixtures the season before that, and so on. And there will be results this season that are better than the same fixtures last season, and so on. Plus ça change

Textbook

I'll leave that to the experts at such things to judge...

Same number of points as this time last season, goal difference better by 1 and 4 places higher in the league. Only a slight improvement but a step in the right direction.... We march on

Was the bloke who mowed the pitch a bit hungover this morning...?

On the bench

#SAFC XI: Pickford, Manquillo, Djilobodji, Kone, van Aanholt, Rodwell, Pienaar, Gooch, Borini, Januzaj, Defoe. Substitutes: Stryjek, Khazri, Watmore, Lens, McNair, Love, Asoro.

Got my tickets for the 3 home games (block 43). Booking website very busy this morning (had to queue for 10 minutes). Anyone care to speculate on the likelihood of Milan away tickets going on sale to members (after season ticket holders)? Have booked accommodation (flexible rate so can cancel at no cost if needs be) but don't want to take a punt on flights if there's a degree of uncertainty that they won't get as far as selling to members.

As posted by Andysstuff on the Europa League thread... They appear to have forgotten that the football club that cheated their way to the FA Cup win doesn't exist any more... #tinpot

Not forgetting that the current tinpot football club that plays at Fratton Park (as represented by that Twitter account) have nothing to do with the previous football club(s) that played there and cheated their way to various 'victories'. Oops...wrong thread....

So the only thing you "heard" was a voice in your head...?

Oh, go on then, I'll take this one.... Source?

Assuming he passes the medical of course....

So, still a miniscule chance he's not staying...?

No, that was to pay the potential fine for fielding a weakened tram in the Football League Trophy (whatever its called now). Last time I looked they'd reached the grand heights of 3% of the target.