Sheaf Saint

So an increasingly irrelevant imaginary friend-based sect has chosen a new representative to wear some fancy robes, stand behind some bullet-proof glass waving, and make hypocritical claims of moral authority based on the ancient scribblings of a warmongering desert tribe. Whoop-de-do! Does it really need this much media attention?

Never ceases to amaze me how when you are in a crowded room/bar and you accidentally stand on somebody's foot or bang into them, that they will apologise to you. It's sooooo British. Contrast that to when I was in Ibiza years ago and in the clubs, the Spanish and Italian lads not only don't apologise for bumping into you, they will forcibly push you out of the way to get past. How more fights didn't break out as a result of this I'll never know.

According to the news this morning, you were spot on. 99.8% in favour - only 3 votes against.

I'm not... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21639524 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/09/norwich-city-southampton-premier-league http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/premteams/4831901/Norwich-v-Southampton-Live-score-stats-commentary.html You're just wrong.

And aside from that, what else did Boruc have to do all game? They had 3 shots on goal to our 15. Compared to Ramirez's attempted chip that was well saved, Lallana's golden opportunity that he really should have hit on target, and Jay-Rod's clear opportunity that he hit tamely at the keeper towards the end. Apart from the penalty, Norwich never once got themselves into what could be described as a clear goalscoring opportunity. We did on numerous occasions, but failed to take the chances. To claim that Norwich had 'better' chances is either blind stupidity or just plain trolling. Given your track record, I think I know which I'm inclined to go with.

No, they didn't. They really didn't.

It's not just today though. His set-piece delivery has been really poor every time I have seen him play this season. Can't hit the shots on target and can't seem to even beat the first man most of the time. It's not just him either - this is a real problem area for us - quality delivery into the box. The best ball-in I saw all game today came from Fonte on the right wing, which AL couldn't quite latch on to. If we have to rely on him getting forward to produce the kind of quality we need to supply Rickie up front then that is a genuine worry.

I think I've got it... Cortese received an email from a wealthy African man who persuaded him that if he transferred £4m he could access a vast fortune left in the will of his royal relation. Clearly this looked too god an opportunity for Cortese to refuse, as everything looked legitimate, and being non-native to the UK he didn't suspect anything with the wording and grammar of the email. He transfers the funds and when he realises the money isn't forthcoming he contacts this generous man who offers him Mayuka in lieu of payment. Simple. I would like to assert for legal reasons that I am in no way implying this actually happened, of course

Yep. Me too.

Very difficult for him to use his pace against defenders in such awful conditions today. That has been his best attribute recently so it's no surprise he wasn't as effective today. Needs to work on his shooting though - as does Lallana.

Actually that was the most effective I have seen him play away from home yet - in the first half anyway. The weather obviously got the better of him in the second half though.

On the subject of the refereeing though, about a minute before the penalty there was the clearest foul you could imagine on Yoshi right down in the Norwich corner, right in front of the Lino - yet he flagged for a goal kick. FWIW, I do think there was a slight push from Shaw inside the box but Holt was running away from the goal and went over far too easily. Can see why it was given but if that was Man U it would never have been, you can guarantee it.

Think he was cold and wanted to get inside for a cuppa.

I thought it was a much improved performance from last week to be fair. The side looks so much more comfortable in defence without Fox. Norwich didn't get anything past them. Just infuriating that we wasted so many glorious chances up front.

Sadly true.

Wow - what a nailbiting finish. I'll take that though - point away at a half-decent team in awful conditions. Could have won it if not for some better finishing - Lallana the most guilty.

How the HELL was that not a foul on Yoshi right in front of the Lino!?

Come on Saints!...

This would be a wonderful time for Guly to prove me wrong about him!

Is it time for these yet?...

The longer this goes on, the more I get the feeling we will come to regret those missed chances.

Yeah he has been more effective than in other away games I've seen, but he still needs to learn not to throw himself to the ground at the first opportunity. He had a 50-50 chase on just now and just fell over as soon as there was the slightest shoulder-contact with the defender.

Agreed. If Clyne is fit enough to be on the bench then he is fit enough to play a half. Even a semi-fit Clyne would be a much better option than Yoshi.

Utter utter crap from Yoshi there

Pilkington coming off. Good for us - he's one of their better players