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"Another goal update and we're back to the Emirates" "Yes you've joined me just as Arsenal get their sixth goal, a breakaway from a Saints corner and..."

Come on Saints, at least get a second and make the last few minutes interesting...

Avatar changed to Russ. For luck or something.

Trouble is, we knew we were going down this season so do we stick with Martin hoping he'll sort it long term or make the change the manager and try to fight for the right to stay in the League. We have decent enough players we just seem to struggle to find a combination that works. Over reliance on an (admittedly talented) 18 year old will not keep us in the league. And thats 2 nil.

Switched off. Awful

Cornet close.

The latter, he’s clearly good enough, his non-Saints record speaks for itself. The only reason we’ve registered Onuachu and ABK is because we had space and we couldn’t shift them, not because Martin has any plan to play them. ABK maybe more likely as he made the cameo appearance against Cardiff but unless Martin is sacked and a new manager comes in and integrates them, I can’t see either playing much of a part this season.

Watching Archer on the highlights there's a lack of confidence there. Weird as he scored two good goals against Cardiff but he has it in his locker, perhaps the United pen knocked his confidence. Worth persevering with though as unless Stewart can play 90 or BBD or AA step up, we're devoid of options. I can't see Onuachu playing a part this season unless injuries mean we have to.

Happy birthday anyway! 🍺

As soon as we scored I had a few quid on Ipswich to score next. Loathe to say it but I just had a feeling we'd shoot ourselves in the foot having hit the post and not taken chances. Our saving grace in the Prem this season is that there are other shit teams beside us. We just need to get the win from somewhere... anywhere... for confidence.

Would be brilliant. He's 18 and he's playing Premier League football. Even if we go down he'd be playing regularly in a tougher league if he was willing to stay OR we secure the value of a key asset if he doesn't. I hope SAA gets some game time too, otherwise we may as well have sent him on loan.

Huge game, it doesn’t make or break our season but a win would be massive mentally. I was farting about on Wiki earlier and our 93 season started thusly: 14 August 19931 Southampton 0–2 Everton Southampton 17 August 19932 Ipswich Town 1–0 Southampton Ipswich 21 August 19933 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Southampton London 25 August 19934 Southampton 5–1 Swindon Town Southampton 28 August 19935 Southampton 1–3 Manchester United Southampton 31 August 19936 Wimbledon 1–0 Southampton London 11 September 19937 Southampton 0–2 Leeds United Southampton 18 September 19938 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Southampton Sheffield 25 September 19939 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton London 2 October 199310 Southampton 3–3 Sheffield United Southampton 16 October 199311 Coventry City 1–1 Southampton Coventry We only beat a very shit Swindon in the first 9 games and then drew a couple before we won again… and we survived. In fact a few seasons started badly in a similar way. I know the game is different now win a more defined top 6/7 that are miles stronger than everyone else but this bad start is nothing to worry about… yet. I’m still pinning a lot of hope that the summer signings come good long term and that Russ stops with his favouritism and stubbornness with the style and does what is best for the team to win games.

I'd want Les in there. Although seeing as we don't have much in attack we could just play all our midfielders and use someone a as a false 9!

Longest ever League Cup pen shootout. 16-15

Spoke too soon. Fulham miss...

Bloody hell these pens at Preston might go for a third go round.

Saintsy to finally be able to do well at a ground that's being torn down at the end of the season.

Watching the Preston Fulham pens. Epic.

It was the nuns wot won it.

Nice reverse psychology!

They already hate him We're through!

Young our hero!

Bree rather... and in

Pressure now on.