Whitey Grandad

He should respect every supporter be they Prime Minister or street sweeper. There is a whole selection of diplomatic answers that he could have given.

Good for him. Bad for us.

Oh dear. Too cocky by half. We can only hope that lessons are learnt by everyone involved. At that stage of the game anywhere but there would have been the better choice.

The manager of Bognor Regis gave a talk to us one at a referees evening. He said that in his league if you showed him the salaries table he would tell you where the teams would finish.

50cl bottles have always been available. I believe.

You might think that cleaning up the rivers, tackling crime and reducing immigration would be higher up the polish than this.

No, it was twice.

I think he can’t use his left foot. I may be wrong and he may be saving it for a special occasion.

Yes yes yes But which ends were we attacking?

I’m working my way through my memories of away games and so far I have reached the reverse of that figure. In most cases I seem to recall that away fans are placed along the end of one of the side stands, sometimes just in the upper tier. So far in the Premier League for the past few seasons I can only think of Brighton and perhaps Nottingham Forest where we have sat behind a goal. When you say “the opposite to normal” what normal might that be? Many Saints fans will remember opposition comebacks when they were playing towards the Northam. Aston Villa for one.

It might be worth your time to look at our home results when the away team plays towards their own fans in the second half. I think you might be surprised.

Whatever. The end result is that we’re leaving our flank unnecessarily exposed. If you think that having Manning holding hands with Bednarek improves our midfield defences then it would take a long argument to convince me. In any scenario, getting Manning out of the centre and out on the flank results in a tighter defence. We have got lucky so far.

“Past performance is no guarantee of future performance”

As Kenny Everett said, ”I went to Edinburgh and ordered a tartan room. I got both”

If this is true then it’s an idiotic concept. It’s equivalent to standing to one side of your goal and inviting the opposition to take a potshot. Just because we haven’t conceded in the last few games doesn’t mean that we’re not going to.

Certainly not lunacy. Very sensible and everybody should do it. Mind you, it’s probably borrowed from the hairdresser’s where he/she works

Not exactly true. Try sitting in the extreme wings of the Kingsland or Itchen where you’re looking across the pitch 10 yards behind the goal. Your neck will have a permanent crick afterwards. Don’t underestimate the extra urgency of playing towards a goal packed with your own supporters behind it.

Remember, it’s the thought that counts. Maybe she hates you?

I thought the Old Bill liked to keep an eye on the away fans and wanted them close at hand.

I expect it’s all that scar tissue that’s causing the problem.

Why does he allow that to keep on happening? On one occasion in the first half on Tuesday Manning was practically holding hands with Bednarek in the middle of the pitch. Meanwhile there was a whole quarter of the pitch that was empty of any Saints player. Swansea had a couple of good chances that came from our undefended left side.

We have one such supporter sitting near us. It’s fair to say that his presence spreads out all along the row.

A moment’s thought would tell you that any such wine would be bottled in Britain.

What was wrong with the traditional handshake and trot back to the centre circle?

This is where the ECHR comes in.