SNSUN

What are Akachukwu and the other youngsters like? If we don't bring anyone in we might be edging closer to using them.

You know why I would be happy selling AA? Yes he has scored goals at this level but he's proved he can't do it at the next level. Yes, it could be a mistake losing someone who has, for a season and a half at this level, been our top scorer but I'd rather build for the future and get a team together that can compete in the Prem. Otherwise, besides treading water, there's no point being in this League. We want to get back to the Prem, but more importantly, we want to be able to compete when we get there. The likes of AA aren't part of that. As crap as SR's decisions are, we do know they have the ability to spot a deal with the likes of Scienza and Jander. More of those kinds of decisions (I'm not holding my breath) and we may just be able to build a team that can both get promoted and try and stay there.

I know what SR would choose...

It still feels crazy that as shit as we’ve been at times this season, inconsistent and defensively poor, we’re still only 7 points off the play-offs. We haven’t got it in us to in to do it IMO, but we have just got 4 points from playing 4 at the back (could have been 6 without the Skates handball goal) so there is a small chance but there are a lot of teams above us. If Scienza is out we’ll struggle. If we go to a back 3, we’ll struggle. But a point at Stoke would continue an unbeaten run which might give the lads some confidence.

I prefer the latter. The only difference is needing a target man up front and not AA.

I missed a lot of the game but I noticed a couple of things, I like the formation, that's 4 points in two games it has got us (would have been 6 but for a handball goal). Keep it up Tonda. Bree back and being incorporated in a season where we've struggled at full back/wing backs is a plus. Keep him I say for the rest of the season. Peretz fills me with more confidence than Baz. We need recruitment. We may not get it this window but will limp around in mid table but in the summer SR need to go big. Finally Skates didn't get to beat us this season which, while we didn't win, is at least something when we haven't been great.

Respect the point i guess. Shame we don't have much in attack beyond Scienza. If only there was a transfer window ongoing that we could remedy that.

Come on Saints

Just up after Nights. Think I might go back to bed. What was THB doing...

Stoke fans want the contract terminated. I'm not sure how it works, but wouldn't a contract have been agreed that a termination would have to be agreed upon by both parties? I can't see Saints wanting to have to pay his wages whilst he's out for the next 6 weeks. I think (and hope) they're stuck with him.

Coming off of Nights for this. Debating on getting home, having 4 hours sleep and watching the game, or getting six hours and not subjecting myself to it. Tricky one!

From Punts to C*nts. 😀

I think only Danny Ings was the hit. And even he was a punt because of his injury history.

They're run well whereas we always seem scared to pay anyone over £15 million for a player because we think we're being clever. And by "we", I mean the owners.

Watching Bompey... Van Dijk is having a mare.

Heavily linked to Ipswich now.

Saints signed the wrong striker out of all the strikers signed by teams last summer, not just from USA.

Someone on Talkshite earlier said something along the lines of "In a derby, the form book goes out the window" and I thought, well that's good, seeing as their recent form is actually better than ours. 😁 Unchanged team Tonda. That's all I want. Same line up, same formation. Fanny around with 3 CBs when we're comfortably 6-0 up.

Decent loan spell to get us up but to sign him permanently on a 2 year contract in the Prem was a strange decision.

Fraser gone to a Land Down Under. Happy to keep trimming the squad but would still like a striker. Please.

Mostly missed the game as I'm dealing with Chelsea again but it's poised in typical Saints-drop-2-points fashion where a decent striker would have had us seen the points wrapped up ages ago.

Peretz Jelert THB Stephens Welington Downes Jander Fellows Azaz Scienza Stewart Has to be one of our best lines ups in a long time. I'm a lot more positive after seeing that. I genuinely hope this works for Tonda and he can see the error of playing 3CBs repeatedly.

Well hot damn he's gone with a 4231. Well damn.

Consolidating, when, somehow, we are still miraculously only ten points off the playoffs where a decent late run of form can see a team scrape in. That would be just like SR that would.

It could be funny if there is a sudden turnaround. Like in 1995 when we were 1-0 down to Newcastle after 86 minutes and won 3-1. Write up about it here: https://www.themag.co.uk/2017/03/greatest-ever-newcastle-united-collapse-southampton-3-newcastle-1/