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And they will be without their main attacking forward on loan from a team on the South Coast!!

The unfortunate fact of life is that rightly or wrongly, we tend to parrot what goes on across the pond. All the right wing shit that Donald J Trump and his MGA acolytes have been spouting is being recreated over here by Farage and his motley crew. I must move in the wrong circles but more or less all the people I know are centre right/centre left in their views on politics and we all seem to be without reasonable representation as reflected in recent polls.

Rally, I guess we see things a bit differently. Both Farage and Johnson make good television and, to my mind, have been dealt with on a reasonably even handed way on the political front, so much so that the BBC have been subjected to accusations of bias from all parties. On other non political programmes, such as 'Have I Got News For You' both Reform and Tories, in particular reference to their leaders, have been mercifully ridiculed. The fact of life nowadays, is that a good deal of the electorate obtains their political information from non terrestrial TV. And if there is any question of political bias on the TV, GB News is undoubtedly not a paragon of virtue,

Keep an eye out for Nige's senior adviser, a well connected and so called 'posh boy' by the name of George Cottrell, who describes dear old Nige as a father figure. At an early age George was expelled from Malvern School for illicit gambling. His Dad went to Gordonstoun with Prince Andrew and, apparently Mama once dated Prince Charles. After leaving school young Mr Cottrell served eight months in a US prison in 2016 for wire fraud but continued with his gambling habit boasting about taking £50k into a branch of William Hills and losing the lot.. His Mum is one of Reform's biggest donors sticking in £500,000 in the past year. Her son 'Posh' George now splits his time between advising Nige in the UK with part time residence in Montenegro, a country whose membership of the EU (really ????) has been delayed due to concerns about money laundering. This must be where George is researching facts for his new book....'How to Launder Money'...in your bookstores (possibly not that one in Petersfield!!) next February. Worrying times ahead dear friends and not only on the pitch at St Marys.

I have no time for Reform but the BBC was having to put up with a lot of criticism about not giving air time to the party at a time when the Polls were showing them registering highly with the electorate. From the BBC's position they are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

Stop the ...what..? One 'o' to many?? I wonder if Trump, turning up in his golf shoes may have suggested to the USA team that he wanted to take part as he is a born winner on the golf course and manages to find time to play most weekends in between managing the greatest cuntry on earth, since time began.

I enjoyed the game a bit more than the ones I have seen at St Marys and Hull so far this season bearing in mind that Middlesboro are a decent side. I was only thinking to myself that the Smoggies had taken off three of their more attacking players, which was a good sign, only to find that their replacements ended up causing us more problems. It may be that Saints are work in progress but then again quite a few Championship teams have quite a turnover of players this season so that is a bit of a poor excuse. I guess we have a strong squad which should be beneficial as the season progresses as really only Shea Charles would be a big miss if he was to miss games. I thought Ross Stewart did OK for his first full game and not only did he provide and aerial challenge but also dropped back into midfield to attend to defensive duties. All that said, with the way the team have performed so far this season, a top two spot is very unlikely and there will need to be a big upturn in form to make the playoffs. If we can only get 2 or 3 points from the next two games then the pressure will really be on Will Still

Indeed there are some good players out there. Bree at Charlton (scored yesterday). Brereton Diaz (scored a cracker for Derby) young prospect in League One (Ballard at L Orient scored) and another young defender, Thierry Small who is playing well at the back for Preston NE. Then there is a well regarded Manager at Charlton who is performing well in the Championship.

In all my years watching Saints I cant remember a worse striker performance than Downs tonight. What is it with our striker recruitment? Absolutely crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, should have pointed out that Tom's original name was Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon but he preferred Chris to Steve before adopting the name Tommy Robinson in honour of a namesake who was a member of the Luton Town hooligan gang. Apparently he has also used the monikers Andrew McMaster, Paul Harris, Stephen Lennon and interestingly, Wayne King. Interesting fellow and could well be nominated for honours or possible entry to the House of Lords when Reform win the next Election.

I suppose winning the Fourth Division with Doncaster & Grimsby would be looked upon as decent achievements. However I would humbly suggest that there would be lots of expressions of disappointment on here if the latter day Saints owners had appointed a Fourth Division Manager who then was involved in an immediate relegation in 1973 and a lengthy struggle in the Second Division prior to redemption in 1976 & 1978.

Gathercole has looked decent in the snippets I have seen. Reminds me a bit of Dom Ballard in so far as he has decent skills in the penalty area and knows where the goal is. He is not ready for first team football yet but has potential. However another one off our production line of 5'6" forward players unfortunately.

Poor old Chris Yaxley-Lennon (call me Tommy). He is upset that he has been prevented from getting away for a 'break' to Panama and/or Columbia as the stress of recent life has taken its toll. Not for him a short holiday in Cornwall, Dorset, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland or even Ibiza, Benidorm, Torremolinos to join many others of his ilk. I feel sorry for the poor lad as his crusades are obviously having an affect on his mental health.

Trump consistently said that 'Tariffs' is his favourite word. I guess someone must have had a word to him as he now, with some reluctance, has modified the statement. He now reckons his favourite word(s) are 'Family' (by his own admission he wouldnt mind dating one of his daughters), 'Religion' (highly unlikely that he has ever been to church on his own account, ever read the bible or can even recount the Lords Prayer) 'Love' (strictly limited to the feeling about himself) as well as 'Tariffs'.

Just a thought about the suggestion of a change in Manager. When Lawrie McMenemy took over from Ted Bates, Saints were in a relatively healthy position in the First Division. Results were poor and we ended up being relegated but Lawrie kept his job and the club went onto to much better days. Those in power generally pick up the spirit of players better than us supporters. If team spirit is at a low ebb and the players dont respond to the Manager that's when a change becomes necessary.

As a card carrying pessimist, I was genuinely excited, for the first time since May 2024 when we beat Leeds at Wembley, at the supposed calibre of player signed during the last transfer window. But after the first half shit show v Pompey and the drubbing at Hull today, I am now back to feelings of desperation. The only small glimmer of light finding its way through the darkened room where I am seeking solace away from this cruel world, is that i suffered similar feelings of despondency after the 5-0 battering at Sunderland two seasons ago. However up the Sunderland game the team had put in a couple of half decent performances. This season we have barely risen above the level of shittyness and with two very difficult games to look forward to. Instead of looking towards a top 6 finish, the spectre of fighting relegation rears its ugly head in the rear mirror. Why do I allow myself to go through this torture so may times???????

Apparently quite a few MAGA supporters think Michelle Obama is a man. I wonder who else is on the list?

Good ideas but perhaps people travelling a distance should get some sort of discount. There are 4 people who sit behind me who travel from Somerset, rain or shine, for every home game. They deserve better seat ticket prices than me who is normally home around 30 mins after a game.

But do you remember Len Wilkins last game before he retired and emigrated to Canada or watching the Busby Babes, including Duncan Edwards, beat Saints Youth (including Messrs Paine and Sydenham) in the First Leg of the FA Youth Cup? My first lapel badge showed a picture of Don Roper. I actually look about 40 years older than the date shown on my birth certificate as a consequence of all the disappointments, heartache and stress suffered as a long time Saints fan, and I wasnt even born here!! I need Sympathy or Psychotherapy.😒

Really disappointed in Downes performance so far this season. Two seasons ago he was a very decent midfield player for us. So far this season his performances have been very disappointing and includes the obligatory yellow card. Hopefully Lander will fit in nicely in midfield and perhaps Aribo will be given another shot. Not the greatest fan of Aribo but taking into account Downes poor form, I wouldnt be averse to see Aribo taking Downes place in a three man midfield along with Charles and Lander.

Tend to agree with what you say. On paper I think we have a squad that is equal to, or possibly better, than 2 years ago and a Manager who seems to be more flexible in his style of play than Russell Martin. All that said, we havent been that impressive to date, apart from the 3-0 at Norwich. I wonder if, like the Prem, the standard of teams in the Championship has improved.

Saints fans came over well on the TV

Our passing was dreadful, especially in the first half. Playing long balls up to Archer only for their two centre halves to win the ball easily in the air was a ploy that was bound to fail. Whilst very disappointed in the teams performance today, I do feel there will be better days ahead when the new players become jelled into the side. That said we do need to get a win at Hull next Saturday. Pompey have a given 3 points at home to Sheff Weds and could potentially be 5 points ahead of us if we dont perform next week. I cant see much enthusiasm with ticket take up for the Liverpool game after that poor performance

I was quite positive about him but his first half kick it long strategy was ridiculous. Their Manager had his team better sorted than us but then again he was ridiculed at Fratton Park when he first joined Pompey Their left winger and Bishop, the sort of aggressive CF, we have longed for were standouts for them. We should have the squad quality to improve but the team, as it stands, is nowhere near Prem standard.

Poor old JWP is getting pelters from the fans. Disappointed for him as he did well for us. Re Fernandes, I wonder if we would be interested in re signing him if we went up and the Hammers were relegated