Saint_lambden

Given how they've performed in the EFL Trophy in the last couple of years against League One/Two sides, I'd say 'it's reality' is pushing it somewhat.

Deserved his MBE for those two goals at Spurs alone. Great player and clearly an even better guy from that thread of tributes Sky put together. Be interesting to see what he does when he hangs up his boots - suspect Gerrard may want him as part of the Rangers set-up but would love to see him stay in the south and work in some kind of role at Saints.

Hopefully they wait until Liverpool are one win away from the title and then cancel the season. Unlikely, but would be bloody hilarious.

I don't think the players seem to take the no handshake rule very seriously. Before the game they seem to but after the final whistle on Saturday they were shaking hands, hugging each other, swapping shirts like no tomorrow.

Why's everyone worried about Carroll? Unsurprisingly, he's out injured for at least another two weeks.

To be fair, we'd probably get more atmosphere from the half dozen ball boys behind the goal than we normally do from the Chapel.

Good Saints performances but lots of chances missed. I think we all know which way this is going...

------------------McCarthy------------------- -JWP-----Stephens------Yoshi----Bertrand- -Armstrong---PEH---Romeu------Djenepo- --------------Ings----Adams--------------- If they go full strength I think they'll have too much for us as it's their biggest chance of success. 2-1 Spurs, sadly.

McCarthy - Competent Gunn - Sh*te Cedric - Sh*te Valery - Sh*te this season but don't want to dismiss him yet as he's still young. Will be 1st choice RB when we go down Yoshida - Sh*te Vestergaard - Sh*te Stephens - Sh*te Bednarek - A little bit less sh*te than the others but still sh*te Danso - N/A, hasn't played in his actual position yet to be able to judge Bertrand - Competent Romeu - Competent Hojbjerg - Competent JWP - Competent Armstrong - Sh*te Djenepo - Good Boufal - Good Redmond - Good Ings - Good Adams - Not good enough for the Prem so sh*te I guess Long - Sh*te Obafemi - Sh*te

Yeah, you don't get it. Plus, he's literally said he's going full strength. We went strong in the last round v Fulham which is a clear indication we're going to take the cup games seriously so why we would suddenly make loads of changes for the first game against our biggest rivals for 7 years?

Get Boufal/Djenepo on Diego Rico. Guy is a liability and about their 4th choice left-back. Expect a high scoring affair again as I can't see us keeping Wilson and Fraser quiet but we should have enough to damage their backline with all the injuries they have. Just hoping for no new injuries and a positive performance to take into the big one next Tuesday.

He's saving his first goal for those dirty skate b@stards. Oh how sweet it will be....

Track the man with the ball. LW v RB - so James was his man. If someone else makes a decoy run, then that's whoever should be tracking back's responsibility. I'm not taking away anything from the finish, but Cedric has to get much tighter and let the manager blast whoever should have been picking up the decoy (Mata?).

Drop us an email mate - jlambden@hotmail.co.uk

Not sure how to PM but I am interested.

Reading 4th? I don't like them being from round those parts but above Spurs and the bin dippers?!

Is Bertrand back fit?

Difference being that we took just under 3,000 their last time. Can't see it being that many again (nearer 2,000 I suspect being midweek).

Energy drink. They sponsored Reading for a while.

No longer regionalised:

Harrison Reed gone to Fulham apparently

He's not a 'good guy'. He's always been a kn0b, stemming back to his non-league days. Don't question that for £4m it was low risk and we got enough out of him for that though. Should have signed him when he scored against us all the time for Swindon. At least then we would've got some resale value out of him.

1) 11th 2) 5th Round 3) 4th Round 4) Che Adams 5) Redmond 6) Vokins 7) Promoted, sadly

Don't think that bit is true, judging by what was said at the event that some fans were invited to last night. Think it was Ralph but may have been one of the board members that said we'd had interest in Redmond and Hojbjerg.

It's likely to take more than one transfer window to fully clear out all the dead wood we've accumulated over the years and get a squad that Ralph is happy with. Priority to get off the books should be Austin, Forster, Hoedt, Carillo, Clasie and Gallagher who all clearly have no future at all. That should at least free up a fair chunk of wages for us to be in a better negotiating position when trying to buy.