Whitey Grandad

But can he defend a corner?

Not by me they aren’t. The official website of the United States gives the proper salutation as, ’When sending letters to former presidents, the proper form for addressing the envelope is:The Honorable (president's name)’ Other than that I suspect there are some trumpophiles who can’t help themselves. It has become optional.

Perhaps it hasn’t happened before because he’s no longer president? Do you think it’s time someone told him?

I’ve never been a great believer in ‘short’ full backs. They need to use the black arts if they’re going to put an attacker off his stride.

Ooh. Do you think that was the reason?

I think I’ve found the flaw in your argument.

With the temperature in the 30s on Saturday afternoon I can’t imagine that we’ll try to play a high pressing game.

It’s all one big ego trip to him.

But we’re only three points off being top of the league??? Any league table is meaningless when only one game has been played. It’s not just the Spurs game though. We are merely carrying on where last season ended.

If we look at the whole season though we got 40 points. The concern of course is that we got the bulk of those points earlier in the season. Something changed early in March. That’s when he started experimenting again.

He couldn’t hold it there in the end so Lord Bamford let them use his Braylesford instead. Cronies gotta do what cronies do.

The simplest solution is usually the correct one. He is just shit.

Is that 5 games after the Tottenham one?

I accept all that, Ralph has completely lost the plot, but until the spectacular nosedive in March we were riding comfortably. For the home games against Everton and Norwich there was almost a carnival atmosphere at St. Mary’s where we all knew that we were going to win. Then we beat West Ham in the FA Cup with a different team and a different style of play but it all went wrong from then on. What happened?

Oh FFS! Either way we shall be well and truly fooked.

Fair enough, but selectively misleading. In the five games before the five before Arsenal we won three and had draws against Man City and Man Utd. I make that 16 points in 18 matches. Still not good enough and heading in a bad direction.

As far as I’m concerned he’s over his hips already. I can only hope that a replacement is lined up.

You’re not right. You’ve just chosen the wrong selection of games. Is there any particular reason why you left out the wins and draws?

None of that is true. And I suspect you know it. There is no such thing as a league table at the moment whatever the simpletons might think. How could there be when six reams hadn’t even kicked a ball. How can there be when half the teams haven’t had a game at home? Good grief, the world has gone collectively stupid.

Are you really that thick that you completely miss the point that I’m making? How can any team that hasn’t played have any place in the table? Yes, you must be.

Don’t be such a Wally. It’s not complicated, it’s just brain dead stupid.

Thanks. Yes, that’s what I meant.

It’s not a fact. There is no such thing as a league table at the moment and there won’t be until several rounds of matches are played. There are six teams who haven’t even played a game yet. Why are they in your table? If you put them in they all have to be at the bottom. Or the top.

This is but one of many of his weird decisions. At this stage of his career he shouldn’t still be experimenting with line ups in every game we play. Here’s a question. Has Ralph ever played the same starting eleven twice in all his time at Saints?

Don’t be so ridiculous. Are you really, seriously looking at the league table at this stage of the season?