Saint Matty 76

A Guan/kbilly update wouldn't go amiss right now...

Would be nice. You did claim we'd signed Schurrle and Promes though so doubting it.

He's been utter **** for a long time and I've been looking forward to moving him on but despite that, letting him go now without replacing him until the Summer is a proper backwards move. Seems a little arrogant to me.

Loan with no obligation to buy and we're not even replacing him? Can't see any benefit to doing this when we're in the position we're in.

You say that but these Maehle links have been pretty strong. Could easily be a case of him being ready for the second Cedric goes.

Both the Jans excellent recently, Romeu MOTM though today. Unbelievable.

Best part is it wasn't even going in. Gonna need Long massively to chase everything down this second half. Point would've been okay pre-match but would be very disappointing now, even with Valery being a ****wit.

Long has been absolutely awful apart from winning the penalty. Hope this makes us realise that we need to get a striker in ASAP.

Shame that Haller is probably out of our reach now. Having a brilliant season with Eintracht.

Bertrand in for Valery, Lemina in for Romeu and Hojbjerg in for JWP. Would that actually be our best team with this squad?

I've always liked McCarthy but he's been at fault for 4 goals in the past 3 games now. Not ideal with a £15m keeper sitting about.

The fact that he even tries to go down there instead of just having a free shot from about 6 yards out sums him up. Absolutely useless, can we just give up on him now?

Was never a penalty. Ward-Prowse is a ****ing pussy.

Their team looks proper average. Not much to be that scared of other than Anderson.

Elyounoussi.

Pepe's contract mutually terminated by Beskitas due them cutting down on wages, would absolutely take him for 6 months.

Targett has been absolutely awful.

Decent start from Austin, unlucky twice.

Neither of those things are even almost true, Redmond has taken one corner in the last 8 matches. If you believe that JWP provides something more than Redmond when the balls in play, then you’re blinded by wanting an academy graduate to succeed.

Let's remember that almost every single chance JWP creates is from a set-piece. The guy is legitimately terrible, far too slow and weak for this league. Needs to be sold as soon as possible so we can stop wasting minutes on him due to the obsession that he may eventually become useful in open play.

Extremely happy with this, would've got on board with Quique but Hasenhuttl has had a great pedigree wherever he's been. Hopefully one of his conditions is us actually giving something to spend in January.

PaddyPower, seems most Saints fans have followed suit as apparently he was 14/1 before Guan's post.

Got £25 on him at 6/1 and it's currently down at 2/1, cheers Guan/kbilly as per usual (if it is true that is)!

Ralph Hasenhüttl is the new betting favourite, old Leipzig manager.

We finished 17 points worse off, were just 6 points off 17th and had just watched the worst football we'd seen in about a decade. Things have somehow gotten worse but firing Puel was never a mistake, it was just the next steps from there.