hypochondriac

One thing I've learnt is that I dislike all the white on the home shirt. From a distance we look like a different team.

Definitely need that extra attacking impetus still. I'm pleased we have an extra cm option so all the pressure isn't on romeu to perform every week.

Really excited about Aribo even though I have only seen a small amount of him. He was taking it past people and running with the ball with purpose and we haven't had that in ages. Showed real strength and presence too. Exciting.

It's on the saints website to watch live now.

Kwp needs to start every week as well. Perverse that he wasn't the first name on the team sheet. If we play kwp, jwp, bazunu, aribo, Salisu, Bella Kotchap, lavia, and Armstrong then we will do well this year. All of those players have looked decent in Pre season or are proven decent players.

Great goal. Aribo looks superb.

They couldn't imagine it since the new year, I wouldn't have imagined there would be any change. The hope is that the new signings can accomplish it better.

Did anyone expect anything different with the players we had out there?

The positive is that is pretty much the B team. I'm not sure too many of them will be starting after a few games. You would hope anyway!

Only because our wingers are so collectively awful. I don't think it makes much difference whoever we play in those positions.

I think that article is quite accurate apart from predicting Leicester at 19th which seems too pessimistic.

14th would be alright considering our end to the season last year.

That's a pretty decent deal then. £50 for the season for a bit of entertainment. I might consider that.

I like how Wrighty made sure he said "last woman" in place of last man. That's the kind of thing I'd have to rehearse prior to the game to make sure I got it right.

If true then striker, AM or winger, CB and fullback

Yes but if it is the case that we had limited funds and our hunt for a striker rested on the possibility of selling bednarek then we should have signed cheaper players in other positions and kept the cash for a striker.

Fair enough. I just wish they'd applaud the result without pretending its something its not. It actually devalues the real achievements. The exact same when they compare records between the women's and men's games. Celebrate the achievement for what it is.

Agreed. If we have signed all these new players and we simply revert to negative defensive football then we might as well have not bothered.

That was also awful but I do understand that to an extent given how long it had been since we got there and given how competitive the mens game is. One of the women pundits was saying something like "pinch me is this real?" which given that we had been in two semis and a final 13 years ago is a bit of a ridiculous thing to say. Saying things like "absolutely everyone is talking about this the country is going to be insane." None of that is true. I'm really pleased they are doing well and it would be great if they win it but overstating the achievement and the level of interest just makes it seem like they have been told to do that by the BBC.

Well I watched this game and I have to say that England looked a lot better than the previous game. I did actually enjoy it more than I thought I would do. Some of the keeping was terrible and the commentary and pundits afterwards were ridiculous hyping it up out of all proportion which ruined some of it for me but overall that was an improvement.

If true (not saying it is) then that's idiotic. Getting an experienced striker in should have been priority number one for the summer.

How can they sell a season ticket then when it's at two different grounds?

£50 for a season ticket for the saints ladies seems decent value. Is it at St Marys?

Our higher bid was reported after we had announced the agreement in principle for Mara.

No suggestion he wants to come, City have rejected our offers. Time to move on methinks.