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Just back from the game. We gave as good as we got in the first 10 minutes then went into "cup mode"...i.e. we took our foot off the gas whereas Palace looked threatening with every attack. It's game like this that remind us how much we miss Wanyama and Schneiderlin - without them we stand off attackers and constantly lose the midfield battles. That said, Long came on and we started to threaten. I feel we'd have got a result if he hadn't got injured. Haven't seen any post match reports yet so not sure what the injury was but my initial reaction was a cracked rib (?) Davis had an off day (too many stray passes) and Tadic was largely ineffectual and seemed disinterested at times. Too many of our through balls into the final 3rd kept finding one of their defenders rather than one of our strikers ( until Long came on). Elia probably our best player although didn't create much - it was "one of those games" all round. Crazy results elsewhere. And Spurs and Pompey lost..... every cloud.....

Hey, get your own catchphrase! Whatever next? Posting stills from Hollywood fantasy comedy movies?

Landlock

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/brown-pressure-getting-to-pompey-players-1-6538024

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150123-bidding-yellow-shirt-saints-foundation-2221137.aspx

I'm sure this'll upset many.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2923246/ITV-football-presenter-Adrian-Chiles-loses-job-immediate-effect-replaced-Mark-Pougatch.html?ito=social-facebook

I think we should use The Guardian as our benchmark for what is acceptable material for a "family newspaper"... http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2015/jan/22/-sp-penis-flashing-at-rick-owens-menswear-show

He shot himself

But if its as harmful as some people say it is, why not go down the banning route? Seems logical to me.

Define "decent"... I can't think of a 'decent' reason for the existence of the universe but I quite like the fact that its here. #poor analogy klaxon#

Fair points

They'll only do that when it doesn't sell newspapers, which brings me back to my question: how many people have to find this sort of thing anything other than harmless for public opinion to start swaying the editor of The Sun (and The Daily Star)? Some people see it as harmless, you and others don't. Who decides who's right and who's wrong....?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-30938288

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southampton-midfielder-jack-cork-told-5024945

http://order-order.com/2015/01/22/breaking-greens-invited-to-tv-debates/ I understand why the Greens should be involved (they're a UK wide party) but where's the logic in also including the SNP and Plaid Cymru when the majority of the TV audience won't be able to vote for them?

Difficult to tell from what Koeman said at the press conference. It's certainly a valid interpretation and possible implication of what he said though.

Totally agree with that, but at what point do you look to ban something like page 3? When 1 person doesn't think its harmless? When 10% don't find it harmless? 50%? Its all very well people debating what they think is right and wrong about it (that after all is what a forum such as this is all about) but at what threshold does opinion turn into action (e.g. banning it) on something like this?

Bloody good job I wasn't drinking coffee when I read that!

@bigadamsport: #saintsfc Koeman on Jan window: "We have enough players. If we were risking our season, maybe we look at buying. But for 2 weeks, no."

@SouthamptonFC: Koeman on @JayRodriguez9's recovery: "It's going well, but he's not close to [rejoining] the group. He needs more time." #saintsfc

Koeman: "There is nothing serious in the John Guidetti rumours. At the moment we are not looking for another attacker"

Koeman: "We want to know Jack Cork's decision next week. If he wants to move then we need another midfield player"

Koeman: "There is nothing serious in the John Guidetti rumours. At the moment we are not looking for another attacker"