SNSUN

Just got in. Well worth the drive down - I took my missus (Norwich fan sitting ever so quietly next to me to avoid the ribbings) and while she wasn't happy with the result, she loved the staduim (her first visit). Compliments to the toilets, I was told to put on here. :-D As for the game, my God. I don't think my heart can take games like that, and I'm only 29! I honestly don't think we deserved to win after that second half performance, but the direct football right at the death won it for us. There were one or two good performances but we did at times look a little lacklustre. Once again I thought Harding was excellent, he was always willing to bomb down the left and has a good cross on him too. Hammond was really getting stuck in too, and honourable mention goes to James too - the best I've seen him play at right back. Of course, there's Waigo. Why he doesn't start is beyond me, he's better than from what I've seen of Antonio. I also thought Thomas sorted us out at the back when he came on. He's a calm head. I'd like to see him start against Leeds, I wasn't overly impressed with Trotman. I'm too tired to do ratings, but I'm happy. Well done Bart, I thought we'd miss Davis in the penalties.

My Norwich supporting missus wanted to kill me tonight. So yes, we won, and Norwich lost! Incidentally, I'm glad I didn't bet on this match, but I did have Man U, MK Dons and Leeds to win, and have won a few quid for Christmas pressies. :-D

Papa does have a touch of class about him, and I rate him more than I rate Antonio. He has that cheeky touch about him that can take the ball away from opponents, and his pace goes without saying. Granted he gets a few offsides, but he also weighs in with a few goals. He'd me my right midfielder of choice in the current team, I thought he was good tonight. Of that list above, which is most peculiar, I would rate Papa as the best in terms of quality, although Wright did give his all for this club in any position that was asked of him.

I want Pardew to put out a full side and win this. Massive confidence boost before the Leeds game, which incidentally is a game I don't mind if we lose so long as we play well. How we do does depend on the starting line up, but we can win this. I'll be there, and I'm looking forward to it.

No. I'm dragging mine and my Norwich supporting girlfriends arse to St Marys tomorrow, and I do not want to be humiliated. Full team please, rest people in the FA Cup.

We cancelled our Christmas party due to lack of interest. That'll teach the organisers for having it on the 25th. Instead a popular colleague is having leaving drinks on the 23rd. Almost everyone is going to that, so it looks like that'll be the big night out.

Worky work work work worky work work. :-( Stupid Underground staying open all night. That said, I finish at half ten, tis a case of whether I want to get paid extra to do a bit of overtime... Meh, I'll probably be allowed to leave early, so could always walk into someones house party. Though can't drink - back in New Year's Day.

I wouldn't be so sure - be good to see a few of the fringe fighting for a first team space. My point is to rest the big players like Lambert and Hammond - if we're not going to do it in the JPT, I still think we should do it for the FA Cup. Yes it's a big competition but it's another game where players can get suspended/injured. If we go out, we go out, though I don't think we will, even with the fringe.

That I wouldn't do. Walking from the ground after the Bristol Rovers game taught me that! Cheers guys, will wing it, don't want to steal spaces from the regulars!

Cheers - yeah I've done some internet research and there are plenty of places to park just wondered which was the best. Might park at the uni and walk.

He was still getting whacked during the early season form, but has been happy since. Thing is, I don't want to stop whacking him lest he gets too ****y, so from time to time he'll cop an unfortunate one.

Take the free bus from the station to save time - trying to get it after the match is tricky though, seems to be first come first served - and if you miss it, you've got to walk fast to get the train back! I usually get the train from/to Winchester as it's easier to park and commute - but am thinking about driving into Southampton for the Norwich game and the Exeter game. Any ideas on the best places to park? (Legally, I don't care how much parking is but I don't want a ticket!)

I'd rest the big players and play the fringe. Something like Bart, Murty, Thomas, Perry, Mills, Waigo, Wotton, James, Holmes, Patterson, Saga.

Strachan is a notoriusly slow started at the clubs he manages. He was for Coventry, he was for us, his first match at Celtic was a spanking to a club no-one had heard of. A manager takes time to stamp his authority on a club - something trigger happy chairmen do not always give time for. Pardew is a good case in point here - our early season form was poor and some people wanted Pardew replaced before he had even had time to tinkle at St Mary's. Good managers need time to change things, it take a miracle worker to instantly change things (unless they get lucky in the transfer windows a la Redknapp.)

That's probably close to being correct. No matter what league we're in, I am restricted to just a handful of games a season due to shiftwork. The blessing with League One is that I can just turn up and buy a ticket on the gate. Back in the Premiership, that was virtually impossible.

Lallana, after his terrible spell at Spurs, who signed him for £5 million at the end of the 2010-2011 season. Lambert, having banged in 30+ goals every season since signing. Hammond, like Marsden the lower league player that turns it up a gear no matter what League we're in. McLaggon, the best young player to come through the Saints ranks since Walcott.

IF we get to the Premiership then I'd like to be the kind of team we were in the early noughties. Playing well, good team, mid-table but with a chance of getting into Europe every year. Of course we'd all say we'd want to be in the top 4 but that's a pipe dream. Frankly, thinking about the Premiership at all is a pipe dream, but I like the idea.

Get promoted to the Premiership following points deductions to all 58 teams above us.

I voted Lallana in terms of the fact that he's exceeded all our expectations of him. Lambert is a close second and I'll give honourable mention to Harding who has been very good on the times I've seen him play.

A game we SHOULD win. A game we will win? Yes. A win and a clean sheet? Yes. I predict a riot. 4-0.

This is key. Over and above the fact that he's a tactician that can switch between formations, has told players that are not up to it that they'll be shipped out, and is 100% truthful during interviews with his assessments and visions of the future, he has assembled a team of quality. Not one of his signings has been a miss. Granted, not all of them have had the same impact and degree of success, but they've all played their role in our good form. Not all of them were plain sailing either - Lambert and Hammond were always going to be good additions, the same could be said for Jaidi and Harding, but you could say that he gambled on players like Connolly, Antonio, Murty and Waigo. Gambles sometimes don't come off, but for Pardew he must have some sort of magic touch. Mellis would be the only incoming player that raises a doubt, but he undeniably has quality, has shown it, and after all it's not his fault he's not getting alook in currently. I'm looking forward to the transfer window to see what Pardew does. Yes, he'll have a duff signing eventually, let's just hope it's a loan and not a perm.

That should be every single club in the world's target, naturally, but I think we can look above relegation battles. There's enough crud in this league to cushion the blow (no offence to every other club in the league) and we should now be looking to the play-offs. I'm suprised that I'm saying that - twas only a few games ago that I said the same about relegation - but I'm now struck by the quality and belief our team has to move onwards and upwards. One win changes little. Lose against Tranmere and the pessimists will be out, but looking at the League table I'm starting to genuinely believe we can be there at the end of the season in the top six. There's tons of time to go this season - it's not even Christmas yet. We should be higher in the table, but that's to do with the first few games of the season when we hadn't gelled and were mixing and matching the team - since then we've been very good and had promotion form - hiccups like Brighton will happen, but overall we should get more wins and draws than losses this season and absolutely our target should now be the play-offs.

My parrot has no need to fear me anymore. Saints good form is certainly a blessing for pets. I think the RSPCA should present us with some sort of award...

I said six points at the start of the week, and we got it. That's the important thing. We may not have kept a clean sheet again, but 3-1 is fast becoming my favourite ever result. The same old names on the scoresheet too, it's refreshing to see strikers do what they're paid to do! (Sorry Saga...) The League table looks amazing. To think that this is the first time this season that we would have been in the play-offs had we not had points deducted is a great feeling - and as has already been said, we're only 9 points off that all important (and seemingly very achievable) play-off spot even with the deduction. Will the wheels fall off? Right now, it doesn't feel like it, and let's not think too much into that. I hope Saints can give us a very rosy Christmas indeed.

COMEONYOUREDS is right, I believe it's too late, the deadline passed last week.