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The assist last night will have done wonders for his confidence and it just might be that he is perfect for Larins game. If we play Larin we have to put crosses in the box for him, he's an old fashion number 9!

He is so important to us, he is the one player who can unlock a packed defence with his brilliant quick feet. I have a horrible feeling he is going to be out for several weeks and that will see our chances of reaching the playoffs drop significantly.

For me this was the worst part of tonight. Without Leo we lack any creativity and look hopeless going forward. I fear his injury will be monumental as far as Saints ambitions to make the playoffs go!

home v Arsenal

here we go........

Leo won't want to play in the Championship!

Now lets see, thats Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool through, ummm someone remind me the last time a team outside the top division won the FA Cup?

apart from Derby result the results have been decent today for us

bloody BBD scoring again for Derby!

Agree it is good to now have Hull in our sights rather than just Wrexham. However i'm not entirely convinced we have the mental capacity for what is required. Its going to be an entertaining end to the season.

Hull losing at home to millwall has to be good for us

It's amusing reading some of the thoughts of fans on here to next seasons ruling. If you think the idea of a team finishing 8th possibly being promoted then how do you think you would cope with following a team in the states? The MLS has no relegation and no teams from the division below can be promoted to the MLS. The team finishing first at the end of the season is NOT automatically the league Champion, there is then a playoff involving the top 6 or 8 teams to determine who is the seasons Champion. It's all very bizzare. In 2 years time the 3 divisions below the MLS will have promotion and relegation introduced but there will still be no promotion to the MLS from the division below. There has been talk to introduce relegation and promotion from the MLS but it is still some way off as owners want to protect their investment.

watch us finish 8th next season and everyone being very excited about our chances of a Wembley final and possible promotion.

depends on your eyesight!

Stewart is unreliable, Larin i'm yet to be convinced by and that 3rd choice striker couldn't find his way back to the dressing room.

I just don't think we have the strike force to get us over the line

I just have this horrible feeling the chase is beyond us and i felt this after the draw at Fratton Park which was then even more compounded by the draw at home to Charlton. The pressure really is all on us to keep winning whereas the teams above us actually have a cushion and a far easier run in. I sadly think its going to be so close but not close enough.

I can't remember the last time i wasn't the slightest bit interested in us possibly advancing to the FA Cup quarter finals. It just says how much we could do without the distraction of the FA Cup. I really hope Tonda gives all the fringe players a run out and the first team are nowhere near Craven cottage come Sunday. Will be very interesting to see what side Wrexham put out at home to Chelsea. I really hope they put a full strength side out and pick up injuries to first team players as a result.

You won't find a bigger fan off Scienza than me, he is absolutely the heartbeat of this Saints side and his rise from the leagues he has come from is quite unbelievable. The gap between Premier league and Championship is huge and i do wonder if Leo could hold his own in what is a very brutal league. My one concern about his ability to step up is he is a bit lightweight. He has all the skill in the world but he gets knocked off the ball a lot (yes like Grealish he draws fouls) and his shots are often very weak. I think he would do very well in La Liga, Italy and France. I wouldn't deny Leo a chance to play Premier League football if not for us then someone else because his story is what every kid out there would love and it just shows kids not to give up on their dream.

Personally I think we will fall short of the top 6 places, the damage was done earlier in the season leaving us with too much ground to make up and the home game against Charlton just compounded things. We don't have a lethal front line, Stewart we have been nursing all season to try and make sure he gets minutes (he's decent when he's available) Larin has some good attributes but he is not a lethal striker and they are who we are relying on up front. Thankfully other players are chipping in with goals but you really need your strikers at this stage of the season to be firing on all cylinders and ours are not!

we made really hard work of that!

just want the second goal to effectively kill this game off

Derby and Hull winning, dam!

oh i hope to god Stewart hasn't picked up another injury

Derby have equalised and no prizes for guessing who scored ffs!