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The same thought crossed my mind!😅🥺

Redmond has always been a player to divide opinion...I’ve ranged from cold to slightly warm. But he is not of the same calibre as Theo by some stretch in most departments even if he is younger, so would much prefer to see Theo start and Redmond to come on later against tired legs. We should be good for a result in this game, but this is Saints so we’ll likely hash it up. Would like to see a confident 2-0.

Top performance - very pro. Didn’t see that coming.

Love the optimism generally on the forum. Not sure I can see a win to be honest and the most we can hope for is a draw, but it is the hope that gets you! Whoever scores first will have a good shout of a win, so let’s hope we get at them early, don’t try to walk the ball into the net and lastly IF we score first, we don’t sit back and wait for their equaliser. If we lose, I blame Sky for putting Redknapp on commentary once again (as if he’s some kind of Saints friend/expert).😀

Press high maybe, but trying to get our CB pair to defend on the halfway line is recipe for disaster IMO.

Something has clicked at Everton and it’s largely the managers responsibility. I don’t think we’ll get something from this unless we’re a little more conservative with the press by not taking such a high line. Fingers crossed for Armstrong otherwise it could be ugly.

Very entertaining game. Thought Theo was good value and to my mind seemed more switched on than Redmond already. Vest did a great job, but overall our defence just seems to go to pieces at the slightest threat in the box. Have to give Adams credit...he’s starting to look much more the real deal. Bring on Everton with no Richarleson.

Don’t think it will be a draw. Probably a valiant effort ultimately to be pipped by quality in the last 20 minutes. 1-3.

Surely there’s nothing bad to be said about this? Feel good signing all the way and relatively low risk. If only we’d spent the Carillo money on Theo when Arse released him. And for those who say he’s no winger, I remember him as a 16 yr old delivering probably the best cross I’ve ever seen from the byeline at SMS.

For.all the plaudits of JWP's deadballs how many times has he assisted from a corner?!? Not a great return I would guess.

What an effing goal!!!

Need to ensure we don't revert to backwards passing to McCarthy in an attempt to hold on to a 1 nil lead. Must press for a 2nd early in the half.

Looks the real deal. Let’s hope the Southampton way doesn’t bugger him up.

We should get at least a point from this. 1-2 WBA it is then.

Djenepo is playing a good game in the sense he’s putting in a real shift winning some important balls...better than Redmond has shown lately. Vest is doing very well at the moment. Danny and Che looking good as a pairing. Romeu has played the ball well. Just need another goal to feel like we’re really on top, otherwise I can see my 1-1 prediction as an end result.

I pay to watch it legally on Saintsplayer but thanks for your usual condescending ‘help’.

Anyone got any decent stream links please? Saintsplayer have let their customers down this weekend.😟

Cost cutting ready for a sale? 😉😳

As in, don’t ever play it using substandard players against some of the fastest strikers in the World? A stupid tactic to use if you go 1-0 up against a top team and think that will work for the remainder of the game - this team (bar Ings) is just not good enough to operate at that level. But that’s just my opinion...let’s see what the score is at 10pm Saturday - I may be wrong or Ralph may change things. I’m sticking with a 2-0 loss.

Basically it doesn’t matter what keeper or back four Ralph plays - if he continues to insist on the kamikaze king tactics of the last three games we will lose. Again. I don’t think he’ll change because he probably believes it will come good eventually. 2-0 loss then.

I called it correct in thinking we would get a tonking, although I didn't envisage 2-5 (but then I didn't think we would persist with a suicidal tactic of having such a high line with such limited defenders). I think Ralph needs to take the blame for that defeat, unless the defence are deliberately keeping too high a line against orders (I don't think that's the case). When we went 1-0 up the warning signs were already there and there was no need to hold such a high line anyway - we were lucky to go into the break not significantly behind. ANY EPL team would be able to exploit our defence playing that system. To make this team tick better, IMO we need a box to box midfielder who is capable of walking straight into the team - Saints don't do business like that. And even if we did buy a really good CM, who would they replace? My feeling is Ward-Prowse or Redmond/Djenepo are the likely candidates, assuming Romeu is capable of being the disruptor rather than ball-player. Armstrong is actually a good player if fit, so perhaps he could come central and put new man on the right hand side? It's not a straight-forward decision in my view how to affect the team in a positive way. I don't think JWP will be dropped now he's got the Captains band, but he is such a slow/negative player for 95% of his game and it costs us. Most of all though, we need to drop this high line bollox to stop us being anchored to the foot of the table and cast adrift.

OK, this is going to be the first thumping of the season 0-3 to Spuds. Think they will make our lads look like strangers. Ralph has picked the best team he has at his disposal, although I do think Long had a shout to replace Redmond. Who’s next?

Yeeessss!!! Che Adam's you beauty!

Nice one...clearly stung him into action!🤣🤣🤣

70% possession and not one shot to test the keeper. The Saints of old return to SMS. JWP completely unable to make a forward pass to a teammate. Not looking good.