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Being a natural pessimist I don't find this coming up regularly very encouraging I'm afraid

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It certainly doesn’t, in effect instead of seeing say 1 in 5 matches you are looking at 1 in 8 until the figures increase. I really think away support should not be relevant to how the club caters for their home support. They are creating an elitist supporter group. If they want to do something like that they should say members who have attended every home match will be granted a percentage, at least that would be more relevant for home support.

Woah that’s a bit fkin much isn’t it? So some fans are better than other fans are they? That’s what they are saying. How can it be fair that some can go to “each home match or alternate matches” whilst the rest of the season ticket holders are in a ballot not for one of 2000 tickets but one of 1300 ? I know it’s unique times, I know they would never be able to please everyone but bloody hell, come on. I don’t understand why supporting the team away from home should even come into this. There are many reasons why fans can or will only watch the home matches ie. Cost, travel, work, personal circumstances either medical or financial.... It certainly does feel like the goalposts have been moved 🤨

Under normal circumstances, if it’s still permitted, then yes probably. But it’s going to be played under Covid restrictions so Spurs will have to rough it, Marine aren’t going to pass up the chance to let their fans see this.

I wonder if they would have given him a new deal had the Walcott season long loan happened earlier?

I’m getting really pissed off with Sky putting that stat up about how many points we’ve dropped over the past couple of seasons once we take the lead. Sometimes you have barely finished celebrating the goal and there it is, it’s like the graphics guy just can’t wait to show it. The thing is it’s nothing new, they are treating it as some kind of weird phenomenon but anyone who has supported Saints for any decent length of time will be well aware that it’s always happened, it’s the Southampton way ! Many a time that clock on the East Stand at The Dell used to go a quarter speed once it got to 4.35 on a Saturday afternoon. The number of goals this club has conceded in the last 10 mins must be huge. Probably not many more than most clubs but it always feels like it is.

This is why the five sub rule would do us no favours at all.

We were not good today, half time score was flattering. I thought the front three of Theo, Adams and Armstrong were poor, Djenepo looked most dangerous. Too many sloppy passes, second half was poor but United do that to us at home time after time no matter how we play. Disappointing but no real surprise.

Mark Hughes for every interview after every defeat at every club he was ever with. Redknapp - no explanation needed. Rodgers Poyet

Yes it’s gonna be a real lottery and that’s just for season ticket holders. Bugger

What’s all this postcode crap? I thought when they originally planned for fans to come back Shroppie made it clear where fans lived didn’t come into it. Why should it now ffs?

McCarthy kept us in that, and special mention for Walker Peters who I thought was excellent. One of the blocks he put in was superb.

Whilst I agree it just all seems a bit strange. He was going to be ready after the first international break was the first we heard now, six weeks on, it seems we are no closer to him even getting an U23's run out. Fortunately we aren't looking towards him as the rock to shore up the defence at present.

Absolutely over the moon about this news.

Exactly this.

good, give him a rest and a bit of treatment instead of travelling all over Europe to sit on a bench and get maybe a half here or there. Who the hell would want to go to Albania to play against Iceland.....just scrap it ffs, its meaningless.

I think the thing that may have influenced a few to think that was his final pass, many of which would have put someone directly through on goal, didn’t quite come off so it looked at times like he was a little sloppy in possession. What he brings to the team is fantastic, we are definitely better when he plays.

Yeah Pardew said last night on tv the international break has come at the wrong time for us. I don’t see that. The thought of Bertrand being out against a decent team and having Stephens at left back is reason enough the extra recovery time is a bonus. Newcastle were unable to cash in on that fortunately. And it takes up a week if Ings being out.

Without being greedy I will be happy for Man Utd to get a draw or win at Everton so we stay top until Sunday. Spurs and/or Leicester result will put us back into Champions League place 😂

He’s no fool. He knows at 31 he’s in the last chance saloon for a decent permanent transfer to a Premier League club. Nowhere better for him to be than Southampton, suits both player and club.

Much to the relief of not only fans but Sky and BT who were getting crucified for something they weren’t making a penny out of.

Bednerek is fit isn’t he?

We did win at Chelsea last season with Ings sat on the bench didn’t we? We do have options up front, I’m more concerned about the left back and centre back positions for the Newcastle game at the moment.

Yes they aren’t poor but away from home they are bloody boring and we do struggle to break teams down who sit back. A dour game probably 1-0 either way. The hope of going top even just for a day is killing me 😂