Verbal

Alternate universes are always perfect. I've never understood the logic of that.

I sorry I laughed.

Christ on a bike

This is fun

you mean he's fucking annoying?

Not as bad as I'd imagined - here's hoping... That tackle was a fucking outrage.

FYI

I wish you'd give up your obsession with ponies. It just makes the lot down the road think they're on to something.

Investigation now widening to other clubs. 'Arry is so unlucky.

Actually I still don't believe it.

I'm sorry is everyone now having a nervous breakdown?

I saw what you did there and I'm not pleased

Interesting selection, and adds more weight to the argument that we are, and will remain, far behind Leicester this season.

Might we actually benefit, for once, from a new-manager thud?

The Oatcake forum is glorious right now

You know you've properly fucked it, don't you

Odd that RM should have met with Potter and given him such a rave review. In any other walk of life it would sound like you're choosing, or perhaps unconsciously choosing, your successor.

And mostly in the opposition's net.

And Leicester will only have one shot on target but win 3-2.

What to make of Russell Martin's start to the season? Saints podcast discussion summarised here

Looks a bit like we're playing the team with subs from the start, then bringing on the first team in the second half.

Yep, it's gone the same way as the other one.

According to my Arsenal-obsessed son, no one vaguely credible on their various forums thinks this. We'll see...

Any good?

The idea might be to do what Fulham (and others) did a couple of seasons ago - let a talented player out on loan in the hope/expectation that we're in the Prem next season and he'll be back.