Whitey Grandad

You said (or implied) that you have to be in the PL to get into Europe but winning the odd cup or two is possible for a team in any division. I we were to win the FA Cup this season wouldn’t that give us Europa League?

OK. My grandson, who I’m taking, goes to a local school. How about refunding the £80 for his ticket.

Give me a refund first.

Europe was pretty depressing as it turned out. How many away goals did we score? You don’t have to be in the PL to get into Europe.

That relegation ain’t so bad?

Really? Even under Wotte and Poortvliet we played some better football.

You'd need to find a buyer first.

Dean will suffer for missing it. They are paid for every game that they take plus a retainer so if/when he misses a couple it will hit him in the pocket. Doesn't help us tough.

Not just at corners. We retreated so far back that almost everybody was in the box and yet Hazard and Giroux foud space and time to score. The problem is that if too many players are there then nobody knows which player to mark and so nobody picks up anybody. If the midfielders push up more then it becomes obvious which attackers are loose and also puts pressure on the opposition players that are just outside the box. Otherwise we can't clear the ball upfield.

Home games, especially after the end of January? The decline had set in well before the end of the season and began with us throwing the home cup game against Arsenal.

One game at a time (I know, I know) Is it feasible for us to get a point at Leicester? - yes, of course, Then, having done well there is it feasible for us to beat Bournemouth? - yes, of course.

When I was at university there was a Leicester fan among us. They had just been relegated and he was explaining that he saw it as a chance to regroup, consolidate and then progress back up from there. This was in 1969 and sure enough they eventually won the league title!

No they're not. As long as you can hear them they are a pathetic embarrassment.

Which game was that? I must have missed it. (Cup Final excepted)

How long does it take FFS?

He had a long time off with his injury and it takes a long time to recover your pace and confidence after that. I wish him well.

We would still have two chances of a cup win which would give us Europe. Miss about the Premier League? Absolutely nothing - good riddance. And get rid of those bloody advertising screens too. And the ******* drums.

I was told that I would get an email when they were posted but they turned up a week ago and I still haven’t received an email.

They panicked. It wasn’t very pretty.

Of course we won’t, but I was answering to ‘It’s in our own hands’. This phrase is only ever used by the terminally desperate.

And even if you were a Premier League footballer she still might turn you down. Football’s like that. Neither rhyme nor reason.

NO NO NO! Drums are naff and do nothing to help the atmosphere. Bloody stupid idea.

It isn't really but if we beat Swansea we gain 3 points on them and if we win all our remaining games we shall finish on 43 points which ought to be enough.

I remember Nicholl's quote just after being sacked. Something like "I haven't been sacked because I failed. I've been sacked because I haven't succeeded". Ivan Glolac was my neighbour at the time and I often chatted to him about attacking strategy. He and Nicholl used to be room mates on away trips. He was a gung-ho type and said that he liked to leave three up front when defending corners.

You misunderstand me completely. All I am saying is that barking on about '8th and a cup final' is meaningless. I don't have any expectations as far as Saints are concerned, but I do want to get some entertainment for my money. "Goals win games, defense wins championships" (did you mean defence?) has been around for longer than I have and the original quote was from an American, I believe. I don't expect Saints to win any championships but I do expect a few goals now and again. I'm curious as to what makes you think that I have high expectations? Far from it.