hypochondriac

Results don't matter but the manner of performances is quite concerning. Whatever system we are playing we have barely any goal threat.

With Fernandes not playing behind the strikers we don't really have much through the middle either.

Still's style is all about wingers pinging I think loads of crosses. We don't have any wingers so maybe that's having an impact I don't know.

I know we are working the players hard but now supposedly injuries to sesay, Dibling, Downes, Smallbone, Quarshie and maybe others I might have forgotten. Is this an indication that we are overdoing it a bit? I accept some of these may be fake injuries.

Well that was about as shite as I expected when I saw the lineup. Yes it's a friendly but I'm not exactly approaching next week with anticipation.

How do we know he doesn't want to replace Baz? Agree about Stephens though I'd much rather he wasn't playing but he obviously wants experience. Frazer playing we don't really have much of an alternative other than Robinson with Sulemana gone and Edozie going.

Nah that was pilchards wasn't it? Minty had the avatar of the bloke from Eastenders.

I don't think it's the manager. It's the players that concern me.

I didn't mention the front line, I think that's probably alright. What is your definition of bed wetting? Because expressing some concern about the lineup just before the season starts is entirely reasonable criticism. Bazunu was statistically the worst keeper in the league the last time he had a season. If Fernandes and Dibling are still here then they should be playing.

What's bed wetting about pointing out that that is a very uninspiring and poor lineup a week out from the season starting? Ramsdale gone, Fernandes seemingly off, Dibling not playing, no Aribo, youth player in cm, Ryan Fraser suddenly in the starting 11, downgrades in defence in the shape of Bree, Stephens continuing at CB, the bench stacked full of youth players. Yes we will bring in reinforcements but that's not going to help us next week and probably for a good few games which makes starting the season well that much harder.

I agree. This appears to be the team starting the season though and that is just awful. Poor will still.

Bizarre that anyone has us 2nd favourite for promotion.

It's a fucking shite team. Not sure why you think we won't sign anyone.

Fuck me that's far worse than I thought.

That's the case for Burnley, Leeds, Sunderland, Sheffield United, Ipswich and Leicester.

If we start against Wrexham with Fernandes, Charles and Downes then I'll be confident for that game at least even if we are unlikely to see it again.

So from that can we assume saints starting 11 will be Bazunu Bree Quarshie Stephens Manning Downes/smallbone Charles Armstrong BBD Fernandes/Fraser Downs/Archer

I don't think we should be signing prem ready players I bthe championship. I'd like to see us try to keep hold of a couple if we get relegated.

Their shoddily written bill is responsible for over moderation.

The only positive of selling these good players is that we will clearly get a lot of money for them. I agree with you, it's bizarre that someone would think we wouldn't.

Completely different climate to 2011. That's almost impossible to do now.

Quality of squad had loads to do with it. We played Manning and Smallbone in the prem ffs.

I'm not sure that's true at all. Arguably we did that last time and it meant the quality of the squad was much too low and we finished bottom by miles.

Once all these players leave how many of our players would we be confident could do it a job for us in the prem? THB maybe if he stays and possibly Downes and Robinson in a squad. I don't think anyone else can which is a pretty depressing state of affairs.

I'd love ugochukwu back in this league.