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There's not much point agonising over results when there are so many teams in the mix. Obviously we don't want "shock" results, like if Leeds had got something against Arsenal. What would be quite handy, however, is if Leeds, Everton, West Ham and Leicester take a stuffing now and again because our GD difference is pish compared to theirs. We could put a decent run together and get to around 36 points but still go down on GD. I think someone will stay up with 36 points but someone else will go down on GD with 36. Just a hunch.

Obviously he talks loads of shite om his political subjects, and the people who egg him on and give him validation represent an increasingly dangerous element of society (and unfortunately he falls within that group). But, as others have said, if you meet him he's absolutely sound and a lovely bloke.

The first Koeman summer was undoubtedly, in terms of incoming, the best transfer window we've ever had in the modern era. Pelle, Tadic, Alderweireld, Mane and then Van Dijk the next year. Top European talent and a couple of world class players in there. This is interesting because it is obvious that Koeman himself was responsible for identifying and requesting most of those players, not the moneyball dweebs.

The whole Fonte departure thing was weird. Freezing him out of the Europa League the way we did was bizarre. One of the things I'm most annoyed about was how we fucked up two Europa campaigns so badly. We should have been making QF / SF at least.

Good find! I was there. Don't remember too much of it though!

My dealer wont do drops until after Iftar, isnt it.

Yeah, we really needed more points from these last few home games. With our poor GD, I think we'll need at least 36 points, so 4 wins and a draw, possibly 4 wins and 2 draws. Not likely we'll do that in 10 matches.

I think he'll be good, given time. In the Champ he should be very good.

Credit to Walcott. Really good. Lavia class. JWP balls. Mara did very well. Good play Che. Unfortunately we've thrown 2 points away there with some poor defending. Far too deep for the last two goals. Need DCC to step up now.

Generally playing quite well but completely toothless up front. You can't expect to win a Premier League match with that attacking set up. And then, despite playing quite well, we're guaranteed one big screw up at the back. Going down with a whimper. P.s. even our pitch is shite now. Looks like a pudding.

I guess the back 4 is settled now. Obviously we'd all prefer an in-form Salisu to Bednarek but seems like Selles values something Bednarek brings. Obviously Lavia and JWP are our best midfielders. But we need some goals! In my view Alcaraz has shown he knows where the goal is, and we know Stuart Armstrong can be a very accomplished finisher and can also ping one in from distance. We signed Onuacho because he had a good goal record. So we need to get him in the team and give him some chances. Likewise, Adams has shown he can do it, but not when he's the lone forward. So, putting that all together, I'd be tempted to line up with a midfield and attack like this: -----Lavia----Alcaraz----- JWP-------Adams-----Stu -----------Paul-O-------- Let the WPs work down the right and get some crosses in for Paul.

Saints: at least it's not Portsmouth!

Every Premier League match is live on Bein and Astra - there is always a stream.

Yeah, it will be more like 36+. Based on performance so far, Leeds are on course for 33 or 34 points. Bournemouth, WHU, Leicester and Everton are all on course for 35 points, and Forest and Wolves are on course for 38. So, if you think we will stay up on 34, bearing in mind we have a poor GD, you are banking on Leeds not improving and on two of the others being poor to the point where we turn around a large GD deficit, whilst not winning many games ourselves. Seems unlikely. We need to be targetting 36 minimum and even if we are on 36 going into the final day, I don't think we'll be safe.

Nah, we need to win some games. We won't stay up with a bunch of draws and we will run out of games where we can get a win if we don't start winning soon. Important to win this one to build on recent momentum (Grimsby aside).

Looking at that, I would say we need to be targeting 12 points from the 6 home games (realistically, from the next 5 to avoid a pant-shitting final day against the scousers) and avoid defeat against WHU and Forest, ideally winning one of them. That gives us 36 - 38 points so another draw or win on top of that should do it. Home form is key though, to keep momentum and positivity. The Brentford game is massive. A win would really build on the last couple of results and suddenly give us a reasonable shot.

Nathan Fucking Jones, FFS, WTF! Mental. FFS! It didn't have to be like this!

One of our best 45 mins of the season and we really should have scored a couple. Walcott having a 'mare on the ball. Get Stuart Armstrong on at half time. Also, we should be winding up Martinez as much as possible.

Conversely, if we are going to win (fingers crossed we do), then winning by 1,000,0000,00,0,0,0,0000 goals would be a bonus as we would have the best GD.

Elyounoussi is utterly utter dogshit. I can't believe we've put him on playing in that advanced position when Sulemana, Walcott, Armstrong... could have played there. We'll barely muster an attack now.

KWP - ABK - Salisu - Perraud - - - - JWP - - - Lavia - - - - Stu/Theo --- Che---Sulemana - - - - - - Paul O- - - - - - Alcaraz on for Che if that's not working or when Tall Paul gets tired.

Would have been good to have Cortese around driving the standards, seeing as they actually seem to have some cash. Instead we have Mr LinkedIn and Mediocre Martin.

Has anyone been to their Southampton training campus recently? I joke, of course. The broader point is that this club has been a rotten mess for several years now.

Twat.

Walcott is better FFS. Redmond is many times better. We signed Orsic and he can't get in the team ahead of this guy?! 🤣 Fuck me!