Stud mark of doom

I assumed it was a tactic associated with the high press game. Not so much “not showing” but more not rushing, so a bit more recovery time - so we can press more effectively with the energy saved? That’s why the yellow card was incredibly harsh. I think we can safely assume at premiership level it’s not some sort of “schoolboy error” if it is static used repeatedly.

This “evens itself out over the season” mantra doesn’t hold water. It might be true if clubs were subject to hundreds of errors but typically you might have quite a small number of crucial grade A reffing balls ups a season (eg Watford handball for us last year) maybe 5 or 6 for a given side say? Those numbers are too small to even out - chances are a team where most have gone against them will end up lower in the table than they should be. Could easily be the difference between relegation and safety.

I think the answer is to pay them to leave - less than we’d pay them to stay of course, so we’d still “win”.

Also, 6 of those games have been top 6 sides - so 2 more difficult games than you might expect in a run of 14. (And we’ve taken 7points from those 6 games - so even our form against the top six is good enough to stay up!)

Not a fan of Lowe at all but - A) wasn’t the timing down to Barclays B) surely he wound have got more from Sisu than from the subsequent admin outcome

Compared to the majority of clubs, we don’t really have any “difficulties”. Certainly Coventry put things into perspective. A close shave for sure.

If we hadn’t brought in RaHa, the relegation spots would have been done and dusted in the premiership now.

In the last game I noticed Ralf gesticulating to the crowd, quite animatedly, to “calm down, ffs”, as the atmosphere became rather frustrated at a sideways pass or two. I’ve never seen that before - quite a thing for a manager to challenge the home crowd. I think we scored about 20 seconds later.

He’s probably feeling a little flat now.

Maybe it was a tribute to Peter Crouch?

Ole must win it. Amazing if that’s not the case. I’m sure Ralph will turn out to be the better manager longer term but over the last month surely there’s only one winner?

Rod Wallace was 1 April 1989. April fools day. 20 plus games without a win. Last minute. Definite pen.

Plus there was that offside in ‘76.

The one against Blackburn in the last minute of luggy’s last game. 3-2 win for us.

That was the season Arsenal won the title at Anfield. (Without the extra time for Paul Davis’s punch on Glenda, they wouldn’t have won it.) Charlie left the season before, before they started winning titles.

Also, whilst having quite a few injuries/suspensions to key players and giving valuable game time to several youngsters. Quite amazing really.

I think the ref completely lost it yesterday. Giving that foul against Armstrong in the corner was unbelievable. For a few seconds after that it looked like he was about to book the crowd for their reaction - but he let us off with a stern talking to - very unprofessional. Perhaps he should have booked himself for inciting the crowd. Then letting the keeper take the free kick miles away from the incident, deep in injury time, was eerily reminiscent of Goodson Park debacle last season.

Saints want their Danish (right) back cured?

No.

I played at a similar level. I used to try and save them with my feet and didn’t used to dive at all as I couldn’t get down too quick. I’d also be happy to provide the benefit of my experiences to Alex, if he’s interested.

I think summer 2021 would make him our longest serving manage since Chris Nichol - 28 managers ago!

A defender’s worst nightmare

Thanks

Anyone know if you’d be able to watch on iPlayer from overseas?

Four games in the late 50s https://www.11v11.com/teams/southampton/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Accrington%20Stanley%20%5b1891%5d/ W2 D2 L0