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Good point. Don't forget to wear your rainbow laces or shirt when you storm the club offices demanding answers. Just to let them see what a Diversity Champion you are. None of which helps bringing in a CF.

Just to add, so it isn't all about imports, Lee Todd was pretty pointless. Could add Dixon and Speedie, as well, but they did have some reputation before they joined us to go on.

Will you make it your mission to go in and check ?

Agree. The "on another day" bollocks is a bit of a sidestep to excuse another Saints clusterfuck time after time. On another day we hit the post three times (possibly from two yards out mind), then a defender slips on his arse they go through and score, we lose. Or the GK allows a fluke in. Then on yet another day, our key striker heads the ball against his own arm when on the goal line and it's disallowed. I think we've used the "on another day" excuse up

I thought of him, but then gave him the benefit of the doubt as if he were signed to help Pahars settle and turn into the striker he did for a couple of seasons then he wasn't entirely pointless. Although he was from his time on the pitch. Chala on the other hand. He couldn't even be relied upon to tell the squad or WGS it was Delgado's birthday.

Yet none of the MOTD pundits picked up on it, and Jenas even thought it was the right decision or words to that effect.

Yeh, when are they going to get the catering right ?

How long will Willcox be here ? Have to wonder if starting afresh in the Championship matches his ambition, or if on reflection come May he'll decide that 'the wife and kids don't want to move south after all..'

Absolutely, blame begins and ends with Semmens, Rasmus etc. Poor recruitment of players, and a huge gamble on the critical managerial appointment.

A game involving glaring misses by Elyonoussi and Adams. We’ve still to address that key issue.

And certainly not week after week.

The board probably think NJ is the man for us in the championship (in the event we go down of course).

Saving him for the Newcastle match !

Agree with this. If we go down I expect the board will keep him as he has knowledge of the Championship. But if we go down without a fight then I fear the negativity surrounding the manager will carry into next season and be difficult to shake off.

I vote Drone as MOTM for Saints.

He does have a WC winning GK to build on though.

One of the problems as I see it is that the fashionable types who eulogise the 'modern game' want a goalkeeper who is 'good with his feet' as the must have accessory. GK with the ball at their feet frighten me, it a fuck up waiting to happen. I've said this for several years, and the Boruc (Arsenal), Gunn (Huddersfield), and I think McCarthy passing out in one game (might have been Arsenal at home during lock down) support this. Great if the GK can deal with the ball on the ground, but first of all they should be competent with their hands. Something the Rasmus brigade overlook it seems.

I know which one was most likely to ever come to us though.

Was that a picture of him in the feature below ? Could well be with our recruitment team.

Rather like Pelligrino, our progress in the Cups has - for the board anyway - masked our run of form, and papered over the cracks. Personally I can't see Semmens/Rasmus attracting someone to make a significant difference in the outcome of our season. Nor are they likely to publicly be seen to admit the error. We therefore have to put our hope in NJ, and that the boardroom buffoons bring in the players they should have done for RH beforehand. Not holding out much hope on the recruitment frankly.

That £20m should be the two-thirds of a CF .... unless of course we've got one coming as well.

Oh for a signing worthy of a Potters Heron unveiling....

Loan with an option to buy perhaps. Beyond that I've no idea what we've seen in Jackson - other than his 45 minutes and a run against our keystones cop defence - to shell out on him. If he was such a gem, you'd have thought Emery would be busting a gut to get him to Villa.

Of all the Super Semmens list of excuses (that he might have learnt from Les) ... ... That has to be the most feeble yet. But well done on getting it in early Martin.

The club are relaxed about the situation though...