Jimmy_D

Looked like that corner went out of play?

Costa should have been booked for diving there.

I remember at the time wondering if supporting another team would ever feel the same. It'd have been either Eastleigh or Sholing, anything else wouldn't have had any chance of feeling 'right', but it still wouldn't have been Saints. Thankfully it never came to that, and what's happened since has been nothing short of absolutely incredible.

I guess climbing on defenders is allowed now... Regardless Forster will be disappointed with that.

Bloody good win that, especially considering the players we have out injured. Between Stephens, Clasie and Forster for MotM for me today.

Bloody good win that.

Really good first half, need to be ready for West Brom getting a rocket at half time, but looking good so far.

Gerrin!

'Meh' just about sums that up. Could have had a couple of penalties, their penalty was soft to say the least, our finishing could have been better, so could theirs. Ref's performance wasn't good but we've seen so many bad ones this season it's almost not worth mentioning. Draw probably just about fair but would expect us to do better than that normally. At least we've kept our unbeaten home record going against them.

Long wasn't offside every time. He was playing the percentages knowing he'd have a clear run when he managed to time it right. It would have worked, too, if the lino had been able to do his job properly.

Played ourselves right into it, officials the difference in the end. Draw would have been a more than fair result.

Played ourselves right into the game, officials the difference in the end.

The goal itself was a tap in. The control to set up the tap in, however, was excellent. Could easily have been miscontrolled for a Spurs goal kick.

Gerrin!!!

Jeez. We're not playing well but we're getting nothing at all from the officials.

How was that only a yellow?!

Looked better today. Always notoriously difficult to read much into preseason times. That said, does look like Williams and Ferrari have taken significant steps forwards since last season.

Lambert for me. You look at teams like Leeds that are still struggling to get back, I'm not sure we'd be back in the Premier League yet without him.

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?58104-Watford-3-4-Saints-Reaction#.WLryRbTfWhA

So where are all their major trophies then? That club hasn't even existed for ten years yet.

Jeez, this one isn't going to get easier... Bare minimum it's a year before we get a chance to put this right. Realistically it could take a lot longer. Feels like we HAVE to keep hold of this team, at least for the next couple of seasons. In VvD and Gabbiadini, we've put absolutely top class players in two of the most difficult positions to fill, we've put together the core of something that might just go on and do something REALLY special.

Aye, scarves instead of that **** poor mosaic effort the Mancs had was a good decision by the club.

Mixture of complete pride in our performance, gutted that we didn't get the luck we deserved, and utterly seething at the incompetent **** lino that has probably ultimately cost us the cup.

Well... ****.

There's absolutely no way that Man Utd are anywhere near as up for this as we are. I'm actually feeling strangely confident going into this.