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Was shipped around youth teams by the looks of it. Might be a case of a crap ex-footballer living vicariously through his talented son.

Our Line up against them away last season when we won 5-1 had Edozie, THB, Charles and Jack starting, otherwise it is the same as our starting line up is now. We've replaced THB with Schlotterbeck, arguably Wood is better than Jack, JWP has slotted in well and is not a downgrade on Shea and Scienza over Edozie is a no brainer. Ergo IMO we are will put out a stronger team than we did earlier in the year. Obviously question marks over Flynn (he should be fit according to Tonda), and whether Jander will be back (give him the International break to get fit), but put the strongest side out and hope for a similar scoreline. Peretz, Bree, Wood, Schlotterbeck, Manning, Downes, JWP, Matsuki, Azaz, Scienza, Larin. No brainer. Tricky to see past a Saints win right now but stranger things have happened.

It's like the musician Beck, only ours is a bit more Schlotter.

😝 He rarely ever missed a minute for us before let alone a game, and thanks to the three clubs he was most recently at, his engine has idled for the last 3 years so even though he's 31 he's still got plenty left in the tank. Mr Reliable. Not sure why all the car metaphors but anyway... he's a real Toyota of a player. 😁

I think Wolves might have something to say about that. They've only played 5 games and already look decent.

We did, he was 30. 😈

It's easy to see it through rose tinted glasses but surely Peretz, Schlott, Downes, Azaz, Leo and Larin are amongst the best in the division in their positions. You could add Jander to that despite his injury based on his end of season form last season. Add perfectly good top Championship standard players to those and we are in for a good season. Sure we will have bad games and not get results and the forum will flip to thinking they'rea bunch of shitebags, but right now our big players are flying.

Be nice if he signed off with a manager of the month award...

Ralph is a good shout. Unemployed, familiar with the club, still a couple of lads around from his tenure and generally liked by fans despite perhaps overstaying his time here by a few months. I guess a bit like when we had Hoddle cover for Jones. But I suspect it'll be someone from within the club if it is a short ban.

I think it will be a games ban not a months ban, maybe 10 games or so. We've already been punished hard but I think the FA will still want to make an example of him. We're Saints, we rarely get things going well for us which why I don't think it will be a fine or a small ban. Either way, as I said earlier, I just hope they sort this soon and not suddenly in the week we play Skates.

Yeah I voted for Cyle of course but for me the Moroshita finish was the best.

And they won. Just. A good lesson for him.

Early days but we should be second on GD* so if we keep doing what we're doing we're well in the autos fight. It's still early in the season but it already looks like a Boro, West Ham, Wolves and Saints fight for top 2, but you'd expect Milwall up there and a more surprise package like Norwich, WBA, Stoke or Swansea too. Whatever happens we should be aiming for top 4 at the very least to make the play-off campaign easier, but with the quality we have we should be fighting for top 2. Of course what happens to Tonda could play a big part. I just hope that decision isn't made the week before the Skates game.

Powering up the League. Wrexham next to try to banish the away win hoodoo and then... ...the big one.

Unless we appoint Russell Martin to cover for him.