Hamilton Saint

[apologies to Lennon-McCartney] "Picture yourself on a pitch at St. Mary's Red and white shirts, black shorts and red socks; Someone sings out; you join in quite slowly: 'What is this big pile of boll-ocks?' Plenty of players running about, Pretending they know what to do; Look for a team that can play 4-4-2 ... But it's gone. Puel's midfield is shaped like a diamond; Puel's midfield is shaped like a diamond; Puel's midfield is shaped like a diamond ... Agh! "

I Saw Saints' Standing, There "One ... two ... three ... four? Well we'll be just seventeenth, You know what I mean; And the way we play Is ****, when you compare; How could they sign Claude Puel? We're doomed—it's just not fair."

Excellent post. You're right, patience and perspective is needed after yet another summer of major change. And you'd think these fickle fans would have a lot of faith in this club, after it has successfully weathered the constant changes in both team and management over the last five years.

"An open game," says DM.

Austin gets a shot on goal.

Shot just over from Tadic.

Come on, Saints!

Second case in a few months of a teenager shooting family because he didn't want to go to school! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/boy-shoots-and-kills-grandmother-because-he-didnt-want-to-go-to-school-a7208726.html

Dave Merrington referring to a player as "the boy". Dave Merrington: "What Saints don't want to do is concede a second goal before halftime."

Correct. I threw in the extra dot to see if people were paying attention!

Indeed; but if I'd pointed that out ... well! Adding insult to injury.

Fair enough, we have a different opinion on this. Yes, I am a stickler, I suppose. It's just the way I approach my writing. So, yes, it is important to me. Sad, eh? But it's a bit over-the-top to say that I'm being defamatory, isn't it?

OK—all the more reason to read through your posts before sending.

Auto-correct changed 'slow' to "dlow". I don't think so; you hit the wrong key! I always read through my posts before sending. And if I notice an error a bit later, I will edit them. Simple.

More serious and disturbing BS from Donald Trump. He says that Hillary Clinton wants to "essentially abolish the second amendment". More incredibly, he suggests that there is nothing anyone can do about it, except "the second amendment people." Is that an incitement, or what?! http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37029170

No joke for the Republican Party, I reckon.

Jean-Paul Sartre is sitting at the Café de Flore, revising his draft of "Being and Nothingness". He says to the waitress, "I'd like a cup of coffee, please, with no cream." The waitress replies, "I'm sorry, Monsieur, but we're out of cream. How about a cup of coffee with no milk?” [And, of course, coffee with no milk always tastes better than coffee with no cream!]

That really is a disgrace!

FT: Saints win it 1-0.

Stephen replaces van Dijk at 85 mins.

Reed and McQueen on at 74 mins. [Replacing Davis and Targett.]

Austin and Rodriguez on at 66 minutes. [Replacing Redmond and Long.]

Fonte, Pied, Clasie and Ward-Prowse on at the beginning of the second half. [Replacing Yoshida, Cedric, Romeu and Tadic.]

Better if he came on after HT.

Long, Redmond & Tadic, I reckon. One apiece.