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It is. I reckon someone dies on Christmas Day... 🤪

The wife has commandeered the TV for Eastenders. So I'll miss the first 15 minutes of the second half. Shame.

We'd be winning if we still had Djenepo. 😝

Not a bad ball from AA but nobody gambled.

What a save Baz

Che on for Sule. Not unhappy with that but we will see.

We definitely miss a focal point I'm the box. I want to see more from Sulemana. He doesn't look confident.

I can safely say that one of the Mannings tonight will end the game happier than the other.

Line up looks OK. Should have enough to win 3-1. With the poor draw against Huddersfield in the last game I feel nothing less than a win would be acceptable here. BC are no mugs though. That said I think we will win.

Terrible news

I'd be very surprised if we strung form together enough for us to hit the auto spots. Need to just concentrate on getting into the play offs comfortably.

That was coming.

I'm impressed with our recent form but for once it would be nice to really finish a team off earlier in the game so we can showboat. We'll never see a David Dunn style failed Rabona otherwise!

Lack of players I believe. I think they're knackered in an attacking sense from what I gathered on their forum the other day.

To be fair in 2003 we had a decent cup run, after smashing Spurs, against Championship opposition... until the final when we played the best team in Britain. But yeah it's not the same as going into the final as favourites which Pompey were because they had players they shouldn't have had.

No wonder Staples went out of business without 'Arry buying their brown envelopes

If we don't go up I can see someone like Palace maybe taking a punt on him if they could afford him - he's a similar player to Clyne who will be out of contract this summer.

It's been said before that many Saints youngsters have banged in goals at "lower levels" then never hit the heights in senior football. I hope Ballard isn't one of them. However if we go up this season I think he goes on loan for another year. Stay in the Championship and I would hope he would be one of our squad options next season alongside AA, Ross and A.N Other. The Reading loan will do him good IMO no matter how fruitcake they are right now.

What's the LOL for? Saints International players have had a good week largely. Charles performed well for NI last night, Stu scored a cracker for Scotland and Bazunu was effectively MOTM against The Netherlands and that's just 3. Bednarek and Aribo also started for Poland and Nigeria. Bednarek nearly took Soucek's head off! Agree - but he's still young. Personally I like what I've seen from him this season and I think he has a bright future. Up to Martin to manage him well.

Apparently Shea Charles was immense for Northern Ireland tonight as they beat Denmark. Good week for our International boys.

Mo Elyounoussi spoiling Stu's party

Baz and Manning playing for Ireland tonight. Only following on the Beeb website but sounds like Baz is having a decent game so far.

Yep. If we went up we'd probably only have him for season or two before he potentially fetches Van Dijk-esque sums of money so it would be gutting to not go up and miss out on him. Downes is a West Ham fan apparently so I think the chances of signing him are slim anyway - after a great season in the Championship he'll be chomping at the bit to become a regular there.

Leicester should go in all guns blazing for a pay out - they're going up this season anyway and a ton of money from Everton would help rebuild the squad they had to decimate because of their relegation. *EDIT - ...as they're the ones that suffered relegation instead of Everton.

If they don't get it overturned they'll still survive because they're a lucky bunch of lucky bastards. Goal difference - you heard it here first.