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We haven't played badly bar two brain farts. Still in this while we're only one behind. Then see out extra time and bring on penalties. Romeu winning pen... job done. 😄

Good corner attempt

Heads up boys. Wishful thinking - that goal may stop them hitting a higher gear as they’ll think ‘job done’...

I retract my Stephens comments. 🙄

I'm going to say it... I think that's quite a clever line up. Bar strikers, that is our strongest line up and I got my wish with Stephens starting. I can see why we've gone for the intelligent Moi over the buzzy Redmond who hasn't played much recently, I wanted Redmond because he's quick and will bother their defence... ...but that's where Shane and Adam come in. Both of them are quick, annoying players and that's what we want up front. They'll chase anything. Granted their goalscoring exploits aren't up there with Adams and Broja but they'll unsettle the City defence. Shane had shown in the past he can be a big game player and Adam has something to prove. 5 subs too... our attack will get stronger as the game goes on. Keep 11 players on the pitch and we have a chance but irrespective of our line up (and of what I just said) it's tough to see past a City win today.

I want to see Jack Stephens over Bednarek. Bednarek has been poor lately IMO and I think it is affecting Salisu's game a bit. Jack Stephens is far from perfect but he has a bit of WUM about him and is able to get in player's faces and I think we need that bit of shithousery tomorrow. Aside from that the main guys I want to see included are KWP, Salisu, JWP, Romeu, Armstrong, Adams and maybe even Broja. Forster over Caballero if possible. I'm not fussed between Livramento and Perraud for the other full back spot (but Perraud gives us good balance down that side), Redmond or Elyounoussi for the other 10 spot. So something like Forster KWP Stephens Salisu Perraud JWP Romeu Armstrong Redmond Adams Broja would be my pick for line up. Not that it will be, we all know Ralph will do something odd. It will be sad to go out the competition if we do, but I at least want to see us put up a fight, maybe give City an early scare or something. Despite our last three results, let's give our fans some pride on national TV. Of course if we win...

5 goals in the last 9 games for Obafemi now. Starting to find his feet at Swansea.

I'm not going... 3 nil win for Saints. 😄 Seriously City are cup lovers and I can't see us getting past them in our current form. It's a shame as I'd love a cup run with our league season all but over but as long as we go down swinging I'll be happy. Cue an odd selection from Ralph...

TBF as a shiftworker there are comparatively few games I can attend anyway and that's it for home games this season bar the cup. I'm staying away... Sky and streams from now on in!

3 home league defeats this season, I've attended 3 league games and those defeats are it. I promise I will not attend games for the rest of the season. Including the cup final if we make it. 🙄

Redmond coming on I think...

I do solemnly swear I will not attend another game this season if we draw this.

My wife has pointed out to me that she was at the Wolves game. 🤪 Fuck it we'll win today. It's Watford not Bayern Munich.

I'm here. But I've brought my wife here today and she's my good luck charm...

Second SMS trip of the week, third of the season and so far I've witnessed 2 defeats. Please can we win today! We need to get back some confidence before the City cup game. Based on the Newcastle game I'd bring back Perraud on the left and move KWP to the right, have Armstrong start for Broja and think about bringing in Stephens for Bednarek.

Two trips to SMS this season, 2 losses and dayyum if I'm not starting another match thread. 😑 First half was ok but we were poor second half. No movement in attack and Broja was poor. Adams worked hard but I really wished he'd scuffed the shot that hit the bar, he hit it too well. Better players on the pitch for us were KWP and Romeu, honourable mentions to Adams, Tino and Stu but I thought the rest were off the game. Too many off performances, it was like we were on the beach and Newcastle wanted it more. Mind you once they got their noses in front they time wasted like crazy. Horrible team. At least we lost to a clever goal. I maintain if we had played them back in December we would have beaten them. All their new players played well. Roll on my last trip of the season on Sunday. Please win. Please.

Is she as attractive in person as she is in the paper? #notserious

Thanks. I was aiming for Bedford Place but saw a few police cars up ahead so veered into Ordnance Road. Turns out a van crashed into the front of an estate agent.

What has been noticeable this season is that if we've gone a goal down (like at Spurs and in the FA cup game against Coventry) we don't let our heads go down and keep looking for solutions to the problem. That's a better mindset than we've had in other seasons where we would capitulate. Villa were simply too good for us last week against a weakened defence - we're not top 4 material and it happens sometimes. Some teams just figure us out better than others. Tonight will be a challenge but if our boys are up for it, we can beat them. Two hours left of work and I can get the hell out of here and think about getting my butt down to Southampton. For those in the know - I usually park at Eastgate but my mate wants to go to Brewdog after the game - is the closest car park Grosvenor Square MSCP?

The thing with Everton going down is they'll probably come straight back up and be a force again. However.... the relegation will be etched in history for all time. They'd finally have popped their relegation virginity for the first time in about, what, 70 years and there's no getting that back. I hope Burnley can be all Burnley and go on their traditional end of season run of form. It would keep the relegation battle interesting.

Agree, though the quality in depth exists in our full back positions. Bearing in mind that was accomplished with 2 full back signings in the summer (and Small as one for the future), the idea would be to strengthen the first team in other areas with the existing strong players still there e.g. Salisu. Keep Salisu (if possible extending his contract) and sign another top CB, and along with our full backs we'd have a top defence next season. IF we can keep Salisu that is. I'd upgrade the spine in the summer depending on budget. GK, CB, DM, AM, Str (if Broja loan cannot be extended) but that's a lot for a sell-to-buy club.

Let's dust ourselves off, put yesterday to the back of our memories, and concentrate on the next fixture. This is the re-arranged game that the blagged off in December when they couldn't buy a point. Instead they bought a load of reinforcements. That said it is the existing players that have done the most good to their recent form. This is tricky to call. We hadn't had much of our run of good form in December but on paper you'd have said we would have whipped them. Now I'm not so sure, especially with that defeat yesterday lurking over us. If Ralph doesn't panic, and keeps the same team as yesterday, I still think we have enough to beat them if we can sort the defence out. KWP back in please even if there's not much we can do about the centre backs (apart from adding Valery and going 3 at the back from the start but I think that would be the wrong move). I'm going to this game, and then the Watford game on Sunday, the first time I've made 2 games in a week since our last Championship season, so I'm excited and hoping for the best. 4 points wouldn't be a bad return from the 2. 3 points borderline acceptable - 2 or fewer would be poor. I reckon we could get 4 from both games, with a draw against Newcastle and a win against Watford. That said, the last game I attended this season was the dreadful home game against Wolves, so perhaps I'm a bad omen... 😲 Fuck it, Let's smash 'em.

They might want to take the scarves away from the fans that went lest they do something drastic with them...

TF that's over. Bad day at the office. Up the game on Thursday please.