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Bye bye plucky Pompey

Preston knock out Watford

Get in Reading!!

The Lovren situation nicely highlights that players can be more effective in some teams than they are in others. There's just as much chance of VvD being our version of Lovren rather than Liverpool's version of Lovren. Or, as much chance of VvD being our version of Alderweireld rather than the Athletico Madrid version. Perhaps we shouldn't have signed Toby on loan last season on the basis that he didn't set the world alight at his previous club...? Yours devil's advocately....

Fulham 2 Sheffield Utd 0 No return to St Marys for Adkins then

Reading equaliser, yay!

Villa 2 Notts County 3

This

Ramirez features in today's training gallery... http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150825-training-gallery-pre-midtjylland-away-england-2646598.aspx

Ah, okey dokey. Cheers. Come on Malmo! in that case

Source? (genuine question)

Pompey take the lead vs Reading...

Celtic goal disallowed. looked like a good goal to me.

10pm I believe. Not sure if being broadcast live. edit: Sky are showing one of the Round 2 games live tonight so assume it'll be live on there after the game.

Why was he yellow carded there? (got the TV on in the background but missed the incident)

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfer-news-live-man-united-6313975

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC INTERNATIONALS: #SaintsFC's @Prowsey16, @jackstephens_18 and @Mattytargett have been named in the latest @england U21s squad.

His free-kick in the first leg was a whisker away from being a corker

A victory against a team in the 4th tier of English football would give us 'bragging rights'? I'd rather leave the 'banging on ad-nauseum about how we beat a team in the lower divisions' to our tinpot neighbours and not lower myself to their level of intellect.

I see Jaunmi started for the U21s today. Not sure if that means he's more or less likely to feature on Thursday...?

Not forgetting us pragmatists who sit somewhere between the two in the garden of rationality.

Actually, on reflection.... 9.3

8 bites in 8 hours isn't worthy of a 9.3 BPR (bite potential rating) IMO. Maybe meet you in the middle somewhere? Say 8.4?

A scrappy 1 - 0 win I reckon. Just enough to get through and just enough to keep the doom and gloom brigade topped up with grumble coupons. Win win.