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This. Low (sometimes mis-hit) skidding shots ESPECIALLY ones heading towards the near post are a major weakness. Plus he's 35 ffs. A new keeper would actually help a fair bit. The confidence that can be inspired among the whole back four when a better keeper is introduced can be massive (remember when Richard Wright came in?)

As you predicted etc. I could understand if there was some sort of tone of regret or disappointment to any of your posts. But every single time the emphasis is solely on the fact that "you predicted it" "my prediction of 17th will be closest" etc.etc. You're making it very clear which outcome is preferable to you.

And i'm sure you'd love to be proven right

**** so he'll miss Brighton as well then I guess... Huge, huge miss. *gulp*

haha! Exactly the same here! Literally used precisely the same phrase/expletive!

Who was Captain today instead of Hammond btw guys?

Mongo commentators talking about Dean Hammond *rolleyes*

The people seriously answering with Le Tissier over a title really make me wonder what the ****ing point of supporting this football club is.

Give us a striker who's not afraid to have a pop from middle distance and looks for every opportunity to snap a shot off wherever possible. A striker who's selfish in a good way sort of thing, someone in the Jermaine Defoe mould. Sharp and Maynard would both be terrific.

And compare those in turn to games in Brazil and Argentina where people are shot and killed every single Derby. My personal view is to limit ticket sales for Pompey away to men only, ages 20-40. No women, no oldies with flasks of Bovril. We need a battlefield full of young men.

Bull**** - when the camera pans over to our lot they're all quiet as church mice and look more nervous than the players. At home against Peterborough or Watford its fair enough to chill out in the Chapel and watch the game casually - at Pompey away however you have an obligation to make a ****ing racket as much as the players have an obligation to put in a performance.

Word. This is exactly the same as Brizzle and Donny so far. We look scared and nervous, we don't WANT to be on the battlefield

Indeed, definitely think Cardiff are a bigger threat

Olympic football is a load of utter nonsense.

Very, very poor I'm afraid. Away form simply has to get better. We weren't even great against Hull in midweek. Anyone else think that the squad is simply knackered? We've only used 17 different players I think this season which is the last of any side in the league - reckon that could be catching up with us? If so it could be a long winter.

Plus we're relying on a 100% record at home, which simply WILL NOT last for the whole season. Don't get me wrong if you could garuntee us a perfect 23 at home then yeah happy days we'll only need the odd point here and there away to go up - but it goes without saying things won't last that long

West Ham will still win.

2 assists and a goal for Guly yesterday, 2 assists against Posh, 2 goals against Middlesborough.

Its simply painful. Its the most bland, boring and repetitive chant ever. I remember taking a few mates of mine to the game at home to Leeds a couple of years ago (we won 1-0 with Harding scoring) and bloody hell it was all that we ever sang that day! We didn't even get OWTS going once that game! (trust me, I remember it clearly). The aforementioned mates are all big four armchair fans and I was hoping to show them that the spirit and support of a team like Southampton is what gives me the pleasure that I and my fellow Saints fans get out of football - unique and funny chants are vital to that and neutering the identity and spirit of "THE SAINTS" to simply - "hurrblurr - the reds, the team playing in red...blablabla etc." is just ...urgh. I hate it. I personally sing "COME ON YOU SAINTS" whilst all around me are singing reds regardless, in the hope that it'll catch on...but alas..."COYR" still rings out from the stands even when (as you say) we play in all white with little more than a red sash across the shirt.

How about we stop chanting "come on you reds" like a bunch of spastics and simply replace "reds" with saints? Especially when we're playing against teams like Forest or Man Utd

What impressed me even more was that we actually eschewed our usual passing game and used pretty much long-ball football but did so to great effect. It wasn't hoof-ball thuggery or anything, but we simply lengthened our game and played much more directly, which given the team we were up against exploited their weaknesses perfectly. Butterfield was an excellent choice to add another weapon to our tactical arsenal for just this purpose and another feather has definitely been added to Adkins' and the team's cap as a whole.

Cheerio cheerio cheerio!

I can trump this completely. Reading - Derby - draw Millwall - Brighton - draw Saints - West Ham - draw £15 accy that would have returned almost £700. what mixed emotions!

The commentary on sports extra is utterly, utterly dreadful. Time and time again there's a big shout and a cheer and the idiots are still spewing a load of stats before taking a good minute to tell us whats happened.

Urrrrrrrgh so frustrating because you just KNOW Lallana would make the difference here.