Dark Munster

Still time for 3 or 4 knocks (nothing major, just enough to keep them out for a week or so), along with 3 red cards?

Also 7 points for a goal, and if someone like Long launches the ball over the bar into row Z that'll be worth a point.

I've been saying this (in a more general setting) for years: a top quality striker lifts the whole team, from front to back. They are worth their weight in gold (and, unfortunately for us, priced accordingly).

Where's the 50,000 celebration party going to be?

I'd drop Tino, move KWP where he belongs on the right, and have Perraud and Moi play for at least the first half, since they have paired up very well in previous matches. If Moi isn't doing much by half time bring on Redmond (although he plays much better on the right). Any player with the slightest twinge or knock immediately gets hauled off. The last thing we want are injuries ahead of City.

Don’t worry. This probably is Ralph’s cunning plan to save ourselves for the City match.

Meh. They were safe before the match anyway, and we are stuck in mid table. If we also lose to Watford, but then get past City I'll be happier than a pig in shit.

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The World's Greatest Manager who has won f*ck all (except one horse races, which he has a 50% record in).

Walcott was unavailable too, I believe. Please make sure to let him know as well.

Fourpast, Bale ....

Terrible defending for the second goal, and the 2 or 3 close calls. Give credit to Villa though, they’ve been excellent.

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As an Albanian his English is excellent, almost flawless.

https://youtu.be/pbMAKr6s08Q

Yes, but Ralph's reasoning for making 9 changes was to give others, some who played in the earlier rounds, game time that he felt they deserved. An international break won't affect that mindset.

Well, I suppose effectively going down to 10 men if he comes on is game changing.

https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/topic/54858-claude-puel

Isn’t he suspended?

Balls 3 and 4 are going to be sizzling hot to the touch.

I thought Saggy was going to be a good replacement for Wigley. Beat that!

If we get Boreham Wood at home I dread to think what our starting line up will be.

As soon as I saw the starting line up I knew we'd wrap it up in 97 minutes.

Even if he had thought Moyes would pick a weakened team, it's no excuse for this joke of a line up. He should've gone with the strongest, regardless. Congratulations Ralph, you've outdone Poch. I didn't think that was possible. Wanker.