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Perhaps it’s tactical...let Brom win and allow them to catch Newcastle so the ’strongest’ team goes down? 😉🤣 Seriously though, this performance matches our 9-0 games but WB are more rubbish and VAR is their enemy. KWP in particular seems to have lost it...half the player he was 3 months ago for some reason. I’m starting to hate the formation Ralph insists on...I just don’t think we’ve got the quality in the side to play 4222...JWP and Diallo are just not good enough to support the attack and Redmond is not at the same level as Armstrong so the midfield is not functioning effectively. Have Ings up top and put Armstrong in a more central position to provide an outlet from JWP and Diallo. One thing I know is something needs to change or we will get embarrassed at Wembley. Again.

Horribly slow and ponderous start from us as usual. Why does it take 20 minutes to get our passing game going? KWP making a hash of things there.

Don’t agree Minemino is better than Theo...unlike Theo he wouldn’t have had the vision to have picked a up the loose ball at the back and picked out Redmond for the winner at the weekend. I think this the key with Theo now - he has bags of ability and so he takes defenders away from Redmond, Armstrong and Ings. He stays in for me. I agree with those saying keep a settled team...there really is no reason to change anything. We should win this...but it will be a nervy tough one...I’m going 2-1 Saints.

Brilliant win, but to be honest we got lucky. If only JWP had a little more invention and ambition we would be better in midfield. If only Bednarek and KWP were a little better in their games today. Small margins, but if anyone thinks we’ve got a shout in the FA Cup against much better oppo then thy need their heads seeing to. Well done Ralph and the team - one more win to safety.

Get in Ingsy you legend!!!

Back to playing pedestrian football again now. Sooo slooowww. FFS. They will wait and break for their 3rd...wait and see.

Can’t sniff at the fitness JWP has developed...is a real machine. Playing the ball really well too and would love him to net another.

He was my first footballer hero alongside Billy Bremner, before I was old enough to understand what allegiance to your home town club meant. Fastest shot in UK football at the time if I remember correctly...think he toe punted ‘em!

Well deserved win against average Championship team. Can only beat what's in front of you and it should have been 4-0. Thought Forster did well again. Redmond of course draws most attention and to be fair, rightly so. Armstrong put it a great performance and Diallo did well. JWP is a machine. KWP immense. And special shout out to Salisu who looked very good again. Well done Saints....let's take this into the last few games of the Prem.

An example of what can be done when the ball is played positively, not endlessly recycled and players get their heads up and foocking PASS!

I think this game will ultimately give Saints Board a very difficult decision to make. Lose and Ralph's head or win and Ralph will want money spent in the summer. Fingers crossed for the latter.

Us win a game of football? A game of significance? Nah, our form is abysmal and there’s is pretty ok. We’ll lose this one.

In one sense the result matters little - well get knocked out in the semifinals whatever, so talk of a Wembley appearance seems a bit pointless. On the other hand, moving into a run of 4 potentially winnable league games with a cup win could (should) provide an added boost. The one big issue is the wear and tear on players - Bournemouth will see this as their cup final and will be a tough nut to crack...i.e. there will be a high degree of physicality to the game. We have to play, so my instructions to the team will be pass quickly and do not provide 'hospital passes' which increase the chance of injury. Let's hope the pitch is in a decent state of repair. Wouldn't like to call a score, but our form would suggest it could easily be another loss.

That attack typifies everything about how shite we are going forwards...i.e. we take over 300 passes backwards sideways and forwards to get it into the box let alone net....they take 4 quick passes picking up up on defensive frailties and score quite easily. Would not be surprised to lose this and lose convincingly.

Watch Maupay go for numerous dives and pen shouts. Difficult to call game...if we’re on it and take chances, could be 3-1. Just move the ball quickly please....no messing about at the back.

Got a 1-1 draw all over this. We should win 3-1 though.

My word, we know Redmond is shit but he’s been extra crap this evening. How the hell he starts AND stays on is a mystery.

Adams with a terrible non-pass. Armstrong caught ball watching again and not tracking his man. Small margins...they are just much better than us. There’s no point over-analysing this. Just keep the fucking score below 5-1 Saints.

Agree. And if he’s not going to improve the squad then what is the point? If Celtic want him then we should let him go and look elsewhere. I’ve not seen anything to suggest he’s capable of performing any better than Redmond and that’s a very low bar now. It’s vital that we get a new no.10 that can supply our forwards and contribute circa 8-10 goals a season minimum, which would leave Redmond very firmly on the bench. Unfortunately Walcott is not the answer, so that’s another position that needs filling. If the reports are true that Liverpool want Minemino back then that’s another place to be replaced, but I can’t see us signing 3 no.10’s in the summer (although that would be pretty exciting).

If anyone thinks that a win against Sheffield Utd is any indication of the form and confidence in our fragile squad they need to think again. There is very little to suggest this will be anything other than another humiliating drubbing. I can see 4-0 or worse. Team selection will do little more than to keep the scoreline respectable, but in my view playing the strongest team possible is the right way for Ralph. However I can see McCarthy and Redmond being given the nod. Doubt Minamino will play. Adams up top and possibly Djenepo will be given a job at pseudo RB again with a flexible back three. Fingers crossed...hands in front of face...would be mildly ecstatic with one point to be fair. COYS!😞

My word, SU are so, so shit...they make us look like Barca! Would be good to get 3 to redress a little GD. Well done Ralph and the boys.

Looking toothless and slow in attack as usual. We’ll end up gifting at least a point to SU unless we find a way to move the ball much quicker. Tells is looking a right handful though.

A game we should and really must win. And win by a good measure...something like 3-0. But we won’t...after fannying around passing it backwards and sideways with little attacking threat, it will be 0-0 at around 80mins with us having 65% possession. Ralph will then sub 1 or 2 of our best players and before you can say JWP, we’ll get suckered on the break...probably from a corner which doesn’t clear the 1st man. It’s the 2021 version of the Southampton way. Don’t underestimate this teams ability to underperform. We’re really not that good.

Calvin Lewin comes down heavily on Djenepo’s ankle and nothing given. Dirty cynical bunch of cnuts are Everton.

We’re starting to look ok for a bit. Nice passing around. Trouble is that doesn’t buy goals and you just know they’ll switch off and it’ll be 2-0 before you can say “not offside”.😏😂