saintant

Agree. Play-offs is our level.

Matters little because we're headed for the play-offs. Probably not quite good enough for the top two positions.

Leicester and Ipswich both winning.

Not a single shot in 30 minutes football...yawn.

Thanks sounds like a ding-dong, end to end thriller!

Judging by lack of comments assume the game is a non event.

Offset by the fact that they are without Jake Livermore.

Yes, Aribo came on and did great last week. Can he take his chance to shine today?

No Downes - must have picked up an injury. Going to be tough without him.

Could be any result today. Don't think it will define our season even if we lose as we look destined for the play-offs whatever happens.

Villa were superb last night.

Comfortable win and all good although finishing needs to improve. Unbeaten run extended and we remain top of the form league.

Got to be much more clinical with our chances. Should have scored more today.

Always knew he had it in his locker.

We need more goal attempts.

2-0 at ht will take that.

2 shots 2 goals, good work boys.

This is much better and two goals as a result. Keep it going Saints.

Typical, Manning plays shit but keeps his place. Bree has done nothing wrong but RM had to shoehorn his mate back in at the first chance.

And ready to start late Feb early March in all probability. We need to flog Adams and buy another striker in January.

It wouldn't surprise me if RM sticks with his mate at left back purely based on the clean sheet even though he must have seen how crap he was.

If we get promoted under RM there is no way there will be a tactical change.

A lot for me to agree with here.

Let's not forget the customary free header which went over the bar.

This is it for me as well. I hate to see us come out and play walking football from kick-off as it rarely sets the right tone. Come out all guns blazing, lay down a marker and put your opponents under pressure from the off is always best in my opinion and nothing I've seen from RM's teams will change that even though we are on a good unbeaten run. Because of our style of play we will rarely see Sulemana able to utilise his searing pace. Time and again he receives the ball in tight areas on the touchline and has to make something happen from a standing start. Give him some balls over the top to run onto and he'll create havoc.