benjii

Carroll is underrated. I'd take him to the world cup. Impact sub innit.

Squeaky bum time for West Ham. I wonder what odds a Brighton and Swansea double to go down.

It's a tricky one. I think probably a WHU win but, perversely, I think I'd prefer a Stoke win to a draw. If WHU then lose the next two, as they may well do, they might be bricking it. A point drags them further to safety and also means it's less likely Stoke will have anything to play for against Swansea.

What result do people want tonight then? Stoke, played 33, points 27. WHU, played 32, points 34. Fixtures: Stoke - Burnley (h), Liverpool (a), Palace (h), Swansea (a). WHU - Arsenal (a), Man City (h), Leicester (a), Man Utd (h), Everton (h)

I don't think anyone seriously believes the Saudis are undertaking a genocide in Yemen, do they? Saudi actions - whether right or wrong - are driven in this example by a fear of Iran.

Yeah, case in point when Hojbjerg hit a terrible first time "pass" straight out of play for a throw in shortly before one of the goals. He had time for a touch and to get his head up.

I'm not against drumming per se but they were very quiet when they were by the Northam and looked unsure of the point. It sounded like they struck up a sort of calypso carnival beat from the Chapel end soon after Chelsea scored the third, which was rather odd. If they're going to do it then get them up the top of the Northam / Kingsland or Itchen block and tell them to ****ing belt it out.

And was a difficult chance even if he hadn't been offside.

I categorically guarantee that 43 points will easily be enough. I expect it would be enough for 11th or 12th place. 35 points and a not-too-awful goal difference may be enough.

Well, it is, in the sense that if we end up with 43 points the chances of staying up are probably something like 99%.

Jesus Christ.

We'll be down by then if we haven't won one or two before so that's slightly odd logic IMO, although clearly it could be crucial. Incidentally, Swansea's last match is against Stoke! We need to get 5 or 6 points from the next three matches to give ourselves a chance.

Quite.

Absolutely. Our goals for is not disastrous for a bottom half team. In fact it's the same as Burnley's (shows what a dour division we are getting relegated from when they're seventh). We have been in the lead in loads of matches.

The more I think about this, the more annoying it is.

And is worse than Bednarek anyway.

Four wins and we'd be comfortably safe, I would imagine. Three wins should do it. Even 7 it 8 points could be enough.

We didn't play Newcastle or West Ham yesterday. We played a lot better yesterday. I'm not particularly optimistic but I won't be succumbing to the quietism of despair until we don't have any feasible chance.

Anyone coming to Saints because they think they will win things is evidently demented.

Why wouldn't he? Because he's African?

Yeah, they looked ****ing simple.

And we escaped... so that's my point.

I think we would not have conceded three goals against most teams yesterday. Giroud's finishes were very clinical.

And, by the way, Brighton aren't safe. They're on 35 points and here are their fixtures: Spurs (h) Burnley (a) Man U (h) Man C (a) Liverpool (a)

Whilst the ten minute calamity yesterday was pretty horrific and a massive smack in the guts, we have a chance on Thursday to put the pressure right back on Huddersfield and Swansea. Leicester have nothing to play for and seem to be in a bit of a rut. Win on Thursday and I think we've still got a decent chance. I'm not against recriminations against Les, Wee Ross etc once the dust has settled but the atmosphere yesterday was really good and whilst we've still got a chance we've got to do our bit.