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If Lavia is out we're not blessed with options to partner our out-of-form best player. The other option is to play Stu there and another AM in his place further up which means we lose even more defensively in midfield but gain more in attack.

-------------------------Bazunu----------------------------- -----------DCC-----------ABK-------------Salisu--------------- KWP------------JWP--------------AMN/Diallo---------Perraud -----------------SArmstrong-----------Edozie------------------ -----------------------------Adams---------------------------- It's actually depressing trying to get a line up but this is as close to the team I'd want right now barring injuries to Tino, Lavia and McCarthy. AMN or Diallo - tough to know who gets that second CM spot without Lavia. I know people don't like the 3 CB system (nor do I particularly) but I still think with our personnel it suits us having the 3 decent CBs playing. I don't know what's happened to Aribo - I had high hopes for him when he signed. Otherwise I'd have him in for Stu. Good God do we need a good transfer window...

After a new CB? Bednarek back? Good Lord we are inept. We have three decent CBS in ABK, Salisu and DCC and a fairly competent one in Lyanco, it is our strongest position. The reason we have leaked goals all season is not because of them, it is because of the constant change of formations and line ups, the lack of defensive midfield cover in front of them and not having fit FBs for chunks of the season. CB is literally the last position I’d be looking at bringing someone in and yet we seem to be after a CB. This club. We need a DM or defensive minded CM to cover Lavia absence, and then most of an attack. A new GK would be a bonus.

Got to be one of the favourites now surely? We've hit rock bottom, the only way is up... 🤓

It depends who'd want them. JWP, ABK, KWP, Salisu, Lavia and Tino are probably our most saleable assets with possibly Edozie in there too if he continues to shine and someone would probably want Adams. Besides them I fail to see who would want the rest. So we could keep a lot of the team together but it would be the crapper ones. Still we'd be able to play the likes of Morgan, Edwards and Ballard more... So without those (or any signings) we're looking at: Bazunu, Payne, Lyanco, DCC, Perraud, Diallo, Finnigan, SArmstrong, Elyounoussi, Mara, AArmstrong. Looks great. 🙃

We're a bus with no driver.

I seem to remember the Villa game we were awful - and against a then-poor Villa side too.

A good summery of our positives from today's game. Nice one Viking. 😀

Saints midfield be like:

The starting line up was all wrong today and that's on him, and as an appointment I think he's a poor choice BUT the one saving grace today is that he did spot the shittest players and sub them off. I mean, any fan could do the same but at least he did it.

3-1 actually flattered us. Brighton should have rinsed us by more.

Ah thanks.

I'd take CM, AM and Striker. We also need another FB, GK and probably others but I'd take the first 3 for a start.

`I thought we could only make 5 subs 3 times? Haven't we had 5 subs over 4 times?

Send him off!!!

That counts as a non-set piece goal right...

Penalty. Here comes the 4-3 win!

Brighton's recruitment has been excellent. Similar to ours back in the early Koeman days.

I know people aren't fond of the 3 CB system but 4 at the back is hardly wowing us. ABK, Salisu, DCC - I still think those CBs in a back 3 is a no-brainer. If Jones wants to go with that system in the future then so be it. Can it be worse than this?

Yes he is. 😁

How much time did March get just then????!?!?!?!!? FFS we really are plop.

Fair play to Jones he's seen which of our players have been shit and is replacing them. Just a shame we can only use 5 subs...

If we go out in January and sign more "talented youngsters" I will despair of this club. That model works if we are a stable Premier League club. We are not. We need experience and we need it now. Some of the passing from us in this game has been shit. Half hearted running about. It's embarrassing.

Do we still forfeit a game 3-0 if we get 5 players sent off? Seems like a plan right now... 🙃