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What the hell has happened to the calm, composed Saints team that ended the first half?

Why can't Hooiveld ever find a team-mate with his clearances?

Never a foul. The villa player was backing into Puncheon if anything.

How the fook did Benteke miss that follow-up!?

I don't think he dived. It looked to me like he was just trying to withdraw his right foot from the tackle so he didn't get injured. Had he not done that, there definitely would have been contact and it would still have been a penalty. He also appeared to suggest to the ref that he wasn't fouled, so you can't say he deliberately tried to con the ref with a cynical dive.

In fairness, Williams and Telfer were not in our 2003 cup final squad. WGS was lucky in that he inherited an already decent squad of players that came good under his fitness coaching, and it was after we lost the best of those players (Bridge, Beattie etc...) that we began to decline. His record in the transfer market was actually really poor IMO.

http://gizmodo.com/5942634/nasa-starts-development-of-real-life-star-trek-warp-drive?utm_source=deadspin.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation I wonder how much tickets for the inaugural flight will cost? I want one!

Meanwhile... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20937509

I can't watch any more.

Cork had a great game at RB against Arsenal the other day, but he's giving Mata far too much time and space on the ball today.

What with all their financial problems and precarious league position, a good cup run will be good for morale and put some money in the coffers. Oh, hang on....

So President Fernandez has sent an open letter to David Cameron in the form of an advert in the Guardian eh? What on Earth makes her think David Cameron reads the Guardian?

Indeed, at least JR's shot was on target. I thought the keeper actually made a good save. At first watching it did look like a pretty unforgivable miss from Guly but on repeat showings it did come back to him a little bit fast, although I would still expect a PL player to hit the target with it. I thought he had an OK game yesterday overall, and if he can repeat it in the next 2-3 games then he will go a long way towards silencing his critics (of whom I admit to being one in the recent past), but there is no ignoring the fact that his cross to set up the first goal yesterday was his first assist in over a calendar year which, for an attacking player, is inexcusable.

No, not by a long shot.

Oh and every time one of those long throws came in towards Jones, Kelvin made a complete pigs-ear of it and never once got close to catching one. He really needs replacing as a matter of urgency.

Why is it that whenever an opposing team gets a man sent off we never manage to capitalise? After the red card it was all one-way traffic and we couldn't string 3 passes together anywhere. Really annoyed that we had some excellent chances to put this game beyond reach and fooked it up, before capitulating in a pathetic manner to a team with 10-men and a makeshift back four. Yes I would have been happy with a point before the game, and had it gone differently I'm sure I would still be happy, but to go from being in total control in the first half to hanging on in desperation for a draw at the end is infuriating. Gotta hand it to Jerome for their equaliser though - nobody was stopping that. But he's such a whinger - he was still complaining to the ref after the final whistle, even despite the fact there was more than a slight hint of handball from Crouch to set him up to score.

What the fook has happened top the team that were playing in the first half? Since they got the red card we have looked utterly pathetic and it's as if they've got a man advantage.

You've got to be f***ing kidding me!

FFS we look like the team playing with ten here. Sort it out Saints and hold on!

Richardson on fro Puncheon?

It's all over. Crouchy coming on. Inevitable he will score.

Oh dear. Kelvin was nowhere near that. Lucky escape!

Crap. Really should have made it 4-1 then, and go straight up the other end and fook it up to make it 3-2. What a shocking miss from Guly though.

I agree, but I'm thinking more long term. Villa have been in freefall lately and I reckon Wigan have a better chance of avoiding the drop than they do come the end of the season.

Not really. I'd prefer to see them carry on losing TBH.