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Looking at those fixtures I've got Huddersfield to get another 12 points so we'll need another 17 points off 9 games or 2 per game. Although we've also got a tough run I think we'll do it. If we could go on a run of straight I still haven't given up on top spot. Would need a big wobble from Brighton now though.

Sounded like a pulsating match and a great win. Love it when we have to win by digging deep, shows a degree of mental strength.

Hughes, Speedie, Groves, Lee, Grobelaar, Dixon, Hurst................. and any other old mercenary that came here to loot the place rather than play.

I'd rather have 3 games in hand............just. If we were at the bottom end of the table I'd plump for 5 points but being as we are trying to get promotion we should have high expectations of getting at least 6 points from 3 games.

I slightly favour our position but only just. It's frustrating having to constantly play catch up though.

I'd take that but my goodness Plymouth would be a real nerve jangler (I'm assuming we'd beat Walsall if we had to).

I also think 20 points should do it. Two points per game over the next 10 games should very doable if you have aspirations to get top 2. The relevant games on the final Saturday are Hudds v Brenford. P'Boro v Dag & Red. Saints v Walsall. I just hope we don't go into that final match having to rely on one of the others to cock up......

Unlike us they know how to consistently turn a narrow lead into 3 points, especially away from home. The difference is mental toughness IMO.

We've lucked out getting Charlton on a low so it's up to us to ram home the advantage. At least 7 points but every chance of bagging 9.

Their negativity is a worry. We all know what we're like when we're expected to win at a canter...............

Agree with most of the above. I'd also like to add Colin Clarke to the list, scored a lot of goals in his time here yet never really got the recognition he deserved IMO + Glenn Cockerill, skillfull midfielder who gave us sterling service in the 80's\90's. Also the addition of Shilton\Wright\Dennis\Mills gave us the meanest defence we've ever had. We got 2nd in 84' because of that defence rather than our goalscoring (how many 1-0's did we get that season?). Other notable names in my time of watching Saints would be Armstrong, Marsden, Case, Pahars, Beattie, Richards, Svensson (killer - not the other one), Niemi, Crouch.

Bruce Grobbelaar. 1) On a last big payday jolly. 2) Only made an effort when receiving money that wasn't from the club. 3) Crap moustache.

My gut feeling is the teams around us have had purple patches and are due a wobble. We, on the other hand have been bumping along and are due a pick up in form. Don't forget about injuries too. Huddersfield have already lost one of their main players, which other key players are going to get injured between now and the end of the season? Who has the best squad to cope? Still confident of top 2 but I do wish we could play those catch up games sooner rather than later as our (points behind & games in hand) position is a psychological burden IMO.

Great result although I always fancied our chances in this one. Everyone maybe talking about Huddersfield and Posh but keep an eye on Orient, unbeaten in 13 games now and only 5 points behind us if they win their game in hand. 8 more wins to get auto place IMO - should be very doable now.

We'll see. Your last home game was a very close run thing and last night it was an own goal that gave you the points. IMO you're not quite as untouchable as many on here think you are. To be within 6 points of BHA with 4 games to go we'll need to gain 4 points on you over the next 9 games. Not easy but we should be capable of at least keeping up the current points rate and then it's a question of whether you drop form. As the pressure builds can Brighton maintain this form? My main concern is (as always) our mental strength - do we have the wherewithall to keep our heads and grind out the results? We can't afford any more P'boro (a) & Walsall (a) aimless hoofball performances. My gut feeling is we're due a pick up in form, you're due a wobble and it's still very much game on.

Brighton's last 4 games - Saints(h), Colchester (a), Huddersfield (h), Notts Co (a) - look tricky to me. If we can get within 6 points of them coming up to those last 4 games I still think we can pip them.

Also if you add in Reading, Bristol City, Palace(?), Millwall, Watford and maybe West Ham there should be plenty of easy-to-reach away days (IF we get promoted).

Yeovil will give us a tough test but if we show some mental strength by keeping our heads and put on a professional display I can only see one outcome. 2-0 or 3-1 to us.

Relieved at getting a result at a tricky place like Colchester esp as most of those around us won. Still confident that we'll catch Bournemouth as our 2 games in hand are both home games. Brighton are looking more remote but they still have some tough games + they must play us so it's very much still all to play for. Maybe the stinging sensation that was Tuesday night has sunk through to the players and we'll be a lot mentally tougher from here on in. No more headless chicken displays please guys.

We seem to lack the mental toughness needed to get to top 2 at the moment. Also Ricky Lambert hasn't found consistent form all season and that's seriously affected us. I agree with Alpine's comment that when we come up against a team that backs off us we murder them but when we come up against a team that wants to give us a fight we flounder. We need to find the mental grit to dig in and grind out consistent results, when we did it at Exeter I was really hopeful that we'd turned a corner but with this last result it seems we've we've fallen again. I can only hope that the Walsall result will have mentally kicked the players right in the guts and made them understand that they are in a real dogfight. Toughen up Saints!

Sounds like we were pretty unlucky last night so you just have to chalk it down as one of those things. Hopefully this kick in the knackers will increase their hunger and spur them to go on a big winning run.

What a shock, along with Killer Deano was the best CH we've had over the last 20 years. RIP Deano.

For me, the main difference at the moment is mental toughness. I think we are a bit soft and don't really know how to consistently grind out results when we need to. Brighton OTOH are picking up the results home and away. I don't think we have been as good this season as I thought we would be at the end of last season and for me the biggest reason is Ricky Lambert's form. I just haven't seen us going on a strong run the way we did last season. That said, all it would take is a mini 3 game losing streak from Brighton and a 3 game winning streak from us and we'd be breathing down their necks with a game at their place to come.

Not good - yet more midweek away day backlog to work through at the business end of the season. I hope the physios are making the most of these mini breaks because we are going to need everyone fit to play our constipated fixture list.

Another glorious example of lizard L***'s public relations style. LM was our greatest ever manager and I won't ever forget his time at the helm. Thoroughly deserved award.