Polaroid Saint

I didn't see 'tired' (of course they ARE but not beyond their level) but certainly not 'jaded' players out there, I saw a slightly less-than-our-best line-up play within themselves. The FA Cup Semi final at Wembley is four days away. Every professional footballer (and all us non professional ones) wants to play and play well at Wembley. In a game that matters. We know this. The players know this. The manager knows this. It will be a completely different side, mentally, on Saturday. This performance and result might serve to make our team even more determined to do something special (pt1). Would two more points tonight get us Automatic? I personally doubted it with the way other games and the table looked going into the game and I doubt it beyond Saturday too. Playoffs confirmed. Just keep Not Losing and we will be at Wembley three times. Winning the last two games is the magic, drawing tonight is fine.

Saints must aim to remain unbeaten for eight more games this season. None of those actually need to be a proper "win in normal time". Such is football.

Indeed it just has!

Stick Romeu on for Manning. I don't care it's not his position or his pace as gone. Let's see how 'fearless' that Dowman lad really is. 😉

Hopefully Wrecsam are mentally and physically drained by this (and not emboldened). Tricky to tell. Good game to watch for a 'neutral'... ...I'm generally on board with the Wrexham 'project', for all the Hollywood glamour and the TV show, it appears to be a rare case of owners who actually care about the club, history and - most importantly - the community. I don't get the hate. Surely that's what every club wants? Having said that, they our direct rivals right now; so hope they are knackered and depressed by this result. Grrr.

I enjoyed that almost (almost) as much as the goals. Love a diving header from a goalie outside the box at the attackers feet.

As long as we appoint a manager with a good C(R-)V, the first few games could be a Prelude to future success. If they can then put across their preferred Type (R) of football to the first team with Clarity we might just get a Hybrid of Elegance, attractive Pass(port)ing and a Rig(id back) Line. But, as we know, with Sport Republic's HR(-V) it could b e:Ny1.

And, sadly, he was absolutely correct.

Goal of the season stuff. Marvelous. Loved all of it, the pick up in own half, the power, pace, control, targeting and shot but particularly the way he was already turning away on his celebration before it even hit the back of the net. Class.

What was the point of sacking Still? Or, as much seems to be evident, appointing him in the first place? This is a team without management, leadership, direction, purpose, ideas. Seems the manager has no active role at Saints. Abysmal stuff... ...hold on. Key change: phew. Good Goal Season starts here! Pfft.

Well, was meant to be center-left but kept on playing to the right until he was pretty much a right-winger by the time he stepped up to the premiership.

'Great' retro design choice with the plastic stick-on sponsor logo. FFS. That is peeling off after 4 points from possible 9 away.

I loves it. Ever the contrarian, I quite like the white back too. I liked the white slash kit and this has an air of that about it.

James Ward Prowse in Tesco Car Park, Aldershot. He was a rather nervous and shy lad - must of only just passed his driving test at the time so I wasn't too surprised by his slightly naff and beat-up looking red Fiesta (or similar small hatch). I then (completely by coincidence as we were obviously leaving the car park at the same time and heading in the same direct) proceeded to follow him, first slowly round the car park before exiting, equally slowly round the roundabout, and then quite closely for about three miles down winding country road towards Fleet. He was driving somewhat erratically. Although, that might have had something to do with the overly enthusiastic waving and constant thumbs-up coming from the grinning idiot driving the car behind him.

Got to be happy with that, Saints fans? Can practically smell the Old Spice on the collar.