Hamilton Saint

McCarthy - Competent Gunn - Poor/Competent (inconsistent) Cedric - Poor (as a defender) Valery - Poor/Competent (inconsistent and better going forward than defending) Yoshida - Poor/Competent (inconsistent) Vestergaard -Poor/Competent (very inconsistent) Stephens - Poor Bednarek - Competent Danso - the jury is out Bertrand - Competent/Good (not played enough this season) Romeu - Competent Hojbjerg - Competent JWP - Poor/Competent (doesn't contribute much beyond the excellent dead-ball skills) Armstrong - Poor/Competent (inconsistent) Djenepo - Good Boufal - Good (but invariably tries one dribble too many and loses possession) Redmond - Good (shows initiative and pace, but often runs into a dead end) Ings - Good Adams - Poor Long - Poor (apart from his pace and work-ethic) Obafemi - Poor

Superb effort today. Restored considerable faith for me.

Excellent effort from everyone today. A lot of incisive through-ball passes. Some good work down the left-wing in the first half. A lot of good, pacey runs from Redmond. The defence looked solid in the first half, but vulnerable in the second. I thought we deserved three points today, but happy that we held on for at least one.

Of course. Any sane fan would want their team in the top division. You want to support a winning team, not watch your team lose all the time. I remember the excitement of finally getting into the First Division, back in 1966. Besides, this year I can now watch every game of the season on TV. From my perspective, things would change dramatically for the worse, if we went down.

Agreed. Great to have him there for free kicks and corners; but, beyond that, having him in the team is a luxury.

Sorry, didn't notice that!

The primaries (and caucuses) don't begin until next February.

It's an away game.

Radio Solent commentary is dead. And so is my live telly streaming-feed from DAZN. What an annoyance!

Well, it's close by, I guess. I remember being at a preseason friendly there about a decade ago.

It's Ché Adams, not Ché Adam's. Carry on.

Why should I take the trouble? I was hoping you'd see the light.

Although you can be literal about this part: "I suggest you don't go; don't watch; don't listen; don't comment; don't come on here ..."

It's a turn of phrase. Not everything is literal.

It would depend on one's attitude. I suggest you don't go; don't watch; don't listen; don't comment; don't come on here; and don't bring me down. Sorted.

A fan is a fan, regardless of any particular origin. I would have thought the term 'fan base', however, refers to a distinct demographic group from which most of the fans are thought to come. No?

Do you want Danso under the floodlight, Watch his moves, watch the ball in flight, Southampton, do you want Danso? Do you, do you, do you, do you want Danso? Do you, do you, do you, do you want Danso? Do you, do you, do you, do you want Danso?

...but don't forget who's taking you home And in whose team you're gonna be Southampton, sign this Danso for me.

I've never known a thing so exciting Why all at once my hopes took flight I only know when he was rumoured to be It's been a Danso, Danso night.

Calling out around the League Are you ready for a brand new beat Season's here and the time is right For Danso on the sheet

Ditto!

Watching birds at the bird feeder--especially less common ones.

People who neglect to place a full stop after an abbreviation. [et cetera]

Welcome Moussa Djenepo! Look forward to seeing you on the pitch with the first team.

Much too early to be thinking about this. Let's wait to see what happens during the next few weeks.