S-Clarke

A really comprehensive win. I wasn't too surprised by Everton as that's how I remember them most seasons, they have been the media darlings so far this season but they still don't have enough quality to sustain at the top. They'll drift back down to top 8ish levels I'd have thought. We were very experienced in our approach though, we knew how to play it to the letter. We frustrated them, kept them at arms length, defended against them really well and just frustrated the hell out of them. Our passing and movement off the ball has improved so much since the restart in July, very sharp and quick - too much for most sides. JWP and Romeu have really settled into a terrific partnership, they know where each other off the ball so they can pre-empt the moves and passes - it makes it flow so much better through the middle. It's only 6 games though! Long way to go. We started last season okish, we had like 8 or so points after 5 games...so it's only two more, but it does feel a lot more complete in terms of the performances we're putting in. This is now a continuation of where we left of last season, perhaps this is just our new norm?

Trying to make a story out of nothing. He was primed to come on for about 2 mins and when it became obvious he wouldn't get on, he went down the tunnel with the rest of the subs to the dressing room.

It's 2020, nothing ceases to amaze me. They'll probably say goalkeepers can't use their hands next.

Top club in an obscure league, maybe. He's not going to make it at the top level.

I fully assumed tonight's PL game (Villa/Leeds) was just a normal Sky 'Friday night football' fixture. But no, it's been nabbed as a PPV one. This is ridiculous really.

It was never in doubt. Bit of mind games earlier in the week!

Jesus christ.

Saints are interviewing our summer recruits for the programme this weekend. Theo and Diallo. Not Salisu. You can't even throw the 'he doesn't speak English' at Salisu, as he speaks better English than most of the squad. Something doesn't feel right, it's all very cloak and dagger.

Almost did....!! But Villa won it 1-0 in the last few secs.

Probably more career limiting, rather than threatening I'd say. He'll certainly never be at the level he was back in 2018/2019. But he'll still play at the top level for a few more years I'd say. Will be interesting to see if Liverpool go big in January to replace, I think they'll have to.

Completely impossible to say, I think he touched the ball once from memory. Was good to see him involved so soon though.

All that's going to do is add to the speculation.

You could have just said 'No, he can't next week'.

His strength down the channels is excellent and it really opens opportunities for us. He wins balls/competes for balls you feel the CB's have all day long. Look at Zouma for 2-2 for e.g

Strangely Bedernek has taken the 'dodgy' centre half label so far this season. Jannik seems a bit stronger to me, but he still gets a bit over excited sometimes with the ball at his feet and it does scare me. Up against a really quick and mobile attack he'd prob still struggle though. (I didn't really rate Chelsea's attack, even though the commentators were jizzing over it all game).

We were absolutely terrible when we were losing though, they were pummelling us. Credit where it's due, we turned it around 2nd half, but that first half performance should be confined to the bin!

He grew into the game I felt. He was pretty rubbish for most of that first half, but as the second half wore on he started to find more space and pop up in between the lines. He's certainly not quick anymore, but he looked to have something about him when there was space to wander into.

They were playing for a draw at that point, they didn't want to risk it again given what had happened at 2-2.

Where the fuck did that come from? Honestly, 30 mins gone we should have been 3/4-0 out of sight. We obviously gave ourselves a shake in the 2nd half, I don't know why it always needs to be like that? (we're often chasing games due to an awful first half). Second half excellent though, lots of pressing, lots of pressure. They obviously tired and once again our higher fitness levels shone through at the end. Theo grew into the game and started to find space as Chelsea tired.

This is inept really. Waste of time. I hope no one paid for this. That's me out, i'm going to go and find something to eat!

Inventible really, based on the start it's just a matter of how many. Could be a long one, we just haven't got the defenders to deal with this sort of quality.

God forbid your armpit strays offside.

Over half of the league didn't offer 'traditional season tickets' to start with. Of the ones that did, they offered a 'fixed payment' to secure a seat so they can be put into a ballot to pay additional for the games they wanted to attend (if it happens). In my opinion we shouldn't have sold season tickets in their traditional form, the 'expectation' that we'd have fans back inside stadiums from October was flawed from the outset. Unis went back in Sept/Aug, schools back in Sept...up tick in cases during late sept, October. Winter months etc. There is no chance of there being any fans inside any stadium in this country before January. They can't go around shutting down pubs and then deeming stadiums are ok for attendance, for any number, as that would create outrage. So we'll have to get used to no fans for a long time to come. I will say that I've never really believed the 'government' and authority responses/reactions matches the virus it's self, but let's not get into that debate on here.

We had to cobble together loose change to sign Theo on loan, no chance we'll get anyone.

This is the deadline for the EFL window. We can still sell and buy from EFL clubs, and EFL can still get from Prem clubs.