Pamplemousse

Got to get Minamino and Adams in from the start. Redmond and Djenepo I'm afraid not cut out for it. Djenepo in particular, I really want him to come good but it's just not gonna happen.

Or the various Middle eastern owners our fishy friends to the east had...

I've not been online recently. Who's his aliases been recently, other than that chap from Africa?

Really want to win this, FA Cup our best (and indeed only) chance of getting Europe next season.

Really really poor all round. First half a complete disaster for individual mistakes, they pressed us really well and forced them but regardless, shocking from us. Second half, they're done to 9 men, bad conditions, JUST GET THE BALL IN THE BOX. Simply not good enough.

I wouldn't play Vestergaard for this one if he's not 100%. Wolves game on Thursday far more important IMO. Regardless, I think we'll get a reaction and I think we'll win pretty easily, they're not a good team at all.

I did hear that Mike Dean is fairly close to retiring...

I know we've got 10 men, but the defending has been dreadful

OK, you've made me feel more optimistic.

I'm not sure it's possible for me to be less optimistic. Just hope for a decent performance and if we lose, we lose. Just need people back asap.

I thought we played well, and with a penalty and red card it totally changes the game. I don't think there's anything dodgy, just the officials are dreadful. Really, really dreadful.

I don't think Villa are that good tbh, they're just much improved from last season. Before nearly throwing it away, at 4-0 up we were all over them. Think we'll win this fairly comfortably.

Poor performance but we have such a bad injury crisis at the moment. Redmond back is a positive, even if he largely did nothing. Need people back quickly. I don't get why Vokins went off, I thought he was doing alright.

Cedric isn't a terrible player by any stretch, but a club like Arsenal should be aiming for so much better

Vokins is a good player, he'll be fine. Valery concerns me, he can't defend. Luckily, Cedric can't cross a ball.

Yeah, got to be Vokins. I'm sure if Djenepo or Redmond were fit, Ralph might go full Pep and put one of them at LWB... Hopefully same performance and same result, whatever the team.

Good result, we did enough in the end. As others have said, Diallo the best player on the pitch. He really is a super midfield talent.

We're gonna beat them tonight and on Tuesday. For whatever reason, their fans truly fear us and consider us our bogey team. Also, I want revenge for 2003.

This place is still far better than Twitter. the #saintsfc hashtag can be brilliant at times but also pathetic.

You just need to put some specs on!

It's criminal that we have, what, 15 first team players and then youngsters. I'm all for giving youth a chance but come on.

Terrible second half, but the reason for this defeat is our lack of depth.

It wasn't that long ago that we had Pellegrino and Hughes. Hassenhutl is a brilliant manager, there is no denying that, but to turn things around after the damage those two, plus Les Reed and Krueger, enflicted, is nothing short of remarkable. I hope, and am optimistic, he is here for the long haul.

Hmmm, it'll be interesting to see how that pans out. I think if DaGrosa was serious it would be done by now. Given how well we're doing this season, either Gao no longer wants to sell (understandable) or people are waiting until the economy stabilises.

Just look at our bench on Monday. Young players know they will get an opportunity with us. The intelligent ones will always choose us over Chelsea. Take Tella for example, I think he showed enough on Monday that he will have an excellent career. Arsenal would never have given him the opportunity we gave him. He knew that. And that benefits us because we not only get technically gifted players but mentally intelligent ones too.