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He's a professional footballer and he had a free shot on goal. He HAS to at least hit the target there.

WTF!? How did that not go in FFS!?

JWP should really work on his shooting. We could be 4-0 up if he could hit a moving ball properly.

Fan-bloody-tastic. And Tadic very nearly makes it 3-0. The Arse will be fuming about that second goal though. What a crap goal to give away from their point of view.

No they're not

Should have been 2-0 there.

Wow! What a finish that is! Take a bow son!

Exactly. They have had their fair share of good luck with dodgy refereeing decisions. I think it was against WBA last season when they rescued a point after one of their players (can't remember who) ran into the box, fell sideways into a defender who had made no challenge, and conned the ref into giving the penalty. Don't remember Mourinho complaining too loudly about inconsistent refereeing after that one.

I was worried how our limited squad would cope with those two games so close together, so to get 4 points from them is about as good as we could have expected really. Didn't get to watch the game today, but it I've seen the highlights and it sounds like we deserved to get the draw by restricting Chelsea to only one shot on target. No surprise to see Moanrinho complaining about the non-penalty, but the ref got it spot on IMO. There was contact but Fabregas was clearly already falling over by the time he collided with Targett. Bring on the Arse!

Morgan, Wanyama, Gardos and Fonte will all be over their suspensions. JWP is now back in the squad, and hopefully Tadic will be suitably rested now. Pretty much a full squad to choose from apart from Cork, and obviously Bertrand cannot play. We can go into this one confident of getting a result. If Newcastle can beat them then so can we.

Straight red card for serious foul play or violent conduct means a three match ban, so yes he will.

Apart from a 5-10 minute spell in the first half, and conceding a disappointingly soft goal late on, we never looked like throwing this one away. The 3-5-2 formation seems to be working against the lesser teams, but I doubt we will see it in the next few games. Mane did very well today, a much improved display than against Sheff Utd when he looked terrible. Hats off to him. Back-to-back wins is just what we needed as we head into another tough run of fixtures. I just wish I had gone with my first instinct this morning. I was going to put a fiver on 3-1 with Bertrand to score any time, but I changed my mind at the last moment and chose Clyne instead. Gutted.

Vic on for Davis

3-0! Toby!!!!

Hard to believe it's the same guy who looked so poor against Sheff Utd.

Bertrand! Get in!

Can you actually substantiate any of this?

I just saw the replay and I cannot for the life of me work out how he decided that tackle on Long just before the goal was not a penalty. Truly shocking refereeing.

Get rid - now. The guy is a total liability, it's like playing with only ten men because the rest of the team clearly have no respect for him or faith in his ability. There was a moment last night when he stupidly gave away a foul in the opposite half and then just casually jogged back while SHU took a quick free kick, leaving Clyne completely exposed against two men, and you could see Clyne lose his rag and screaming at Mane. He can't get past a L1 defence, he provides no defensive cover for Clyne, he lunges into wild tackles, and his team mates clearly can't stand the guy. I have defended him up until now, but I can't anymore.

I had this very conversation with a mate of mine at the game tonight. I would rather he was sat on our bench than on Hull's.

Hey, I'm usually the most optimistic, happy-clappy, 'give-them-the-benefit-of-the-doubt' guy you will find on this forum after a defeat. But I have just been and watched the most pathetic team performance I have ever seen dished up by a Southampton team in over 25 years of watching them. Not one single player came out of tonight's game with any credit. If we had given it a good go, created a few chances, put up a fight but just got unlucky then I wouldn't be concerned. But not one fan who was there tonight to witness that will try and convince you that was the case. we were complete and utter gash, and failed to create a single noteworthy effort on goal against an average L1 team. That is the long and short of it.

It's hard to single out one player from the dross tonight, but I have to question - why on earth did we pay such money for Mane? The guy is just a total headless chicken who totally disrupts the whole balance of the team as nobody else has the slightest idea where he is, where he is supposed to be, and what he is going to do. Just how badly does he have to play before he gets dropped? I cheered when he got subbed tonight (which is not something I would normally do) but then groaned when it was announced he was being replaced by somebody equally as inept as him - Mayuka.

Just got home after stopping via the local to drown my sorrows. I don't think I have the words to adequately describe just how utterly sh*te we were tonight. No desire, no quality, no creativity, no fluidity, no incisiveness, and no goal threat whatsoever - against an average L1 team who simply wanted it more than we did. We managed one measly shot on target, which fell to Mane who tamely hit it straight at the keeper. Other than that, JWP hit a FK not far off, and that was about it. Utter, utter crap Saints. I haven't been this depressed about a result since we lost away to Tranmere in our L1 days. Complete sh*t and I hope those players who 'played' tonight are going to issue a public apology to the 4000 or so fans who completely wasted their time travelling up to watch such total ineptitude. I have been quite defensive of the team throughout our recent bad run, pointing to bad luck and injury problems as the root cause of our slump. But after tonight I am left seriously wondering where out next league points are going to come from. I'm only glad I don't have a 3-4 hour drive home.

They're pulling your plonker mate. There is no such pub. The Sheaf View in Heeley is not the same pub as the Sheaf on Bramall Lane.

Clattenburg was his usual crap self yesterday. Can't complain about the yellow he gave to Hesketh, but the tackle on him by Keane which forced him to go off injured was just as worthy of a booking, but he didn't even give a foul.