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Ha, nah. That's genuinely what Lee Mason gave him a straight red for.

Here's footage of Sadio's straight red... https://twitter.com/voetbalformat/status/708696825700683777

This is nice - worth taking a look at:

Phew... Graziano scores twice before Tadić wasted a glorious chance. Stoke pulled one back quickly at the start of the second half, before Sadio's late red - that didn't look like a red... Saints hold on for a big, big, big three points. Still in the race for Europa League football. Thoughts...

Premier League supporters will pay no more than £30 for an away ticket - for the next three seasons. Official Statement from Southampton Football Club: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20160309-away-supporters-premier-league-ticketing-policy-2997946.aspx

Graziano now heading into his 16th game without a goal... meanwhile, Sadio is up to 19! (IIRC)

Good shout.

Defoe put Allardyce's men in the lead in the 85th, but VVD pops up with a 93rd minute goal to level it. Phew... Straight red for José Fonte, suspended now.

:mcinnes:

SAINTS: Forster; Martina, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand; Clasie, Romeu, S. Davis; Mané, Pellè, Tadić.

Statement from Sunderland AFC. To respect the legal process, Sunderland AFC was unable to comment on this case until after the jury had delivered its verdict. It has now done so and we thank our supporters for their patience and understanding. We now wish to clarify certain matters which arose during the trial. Mr. Johnson was suspended by the club immediately following his arrest on March 2, 2015. At that time, the club was advised by police of the broad nature of the allegations against Mr. Johnson, who was being advised at all times by his own legal team. The club felt that the decision to suspend was appropriate at that time, even though he had not then been charged with any offence. Two weeks later, his suspension was lifted after a meeting between the club and the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), and after the club took independent legal advice. The club reached this decision only after carrying out a safeguarding assessment and liaising with relevant agencies. On 23 April 2015, Mr. Johnson was charged with four offences. The club was informed that it was Mr. Johnson’s intention to defend all the charges, a stance he maintained right up until the first day of trial. The club continued to review the safeguarding procedures it had put in place throughout this time. On 4 May 2015, an introductory meeting took place between Mr. Johnson, his father and Orlando Pownall QC. Mr. Pownall had not previously met Mr. Johnson. The club’s CEO was present during part of that meeting. During the time that she was present there was no suggestion whatsoever that Mr. Johnson would be changing his plea. Some documents were received relating to the case, which were immediately sent to Mr. Pownall for his attention. However, the club was not in a position to make any judgment on the outcome of the case nor on Mr. Johnson’s decision to defend all the allegations. Following that meeting, Mr. Johnson again confirmed to the club, presumably on advice from his own legal team, that his intention was to defend the charges in their entirety and he was confident of success once all evidence had been considered. He subsequently entered not guilty pleas to all charges on 6 June 2015. The club did not give evidence either for the prosecution or the defence in this case. It was therefore not present in court when it is understood that a suggestion was made that the club knew all along that Mr. Johnson was intending to change his plea just before trial to enable him to continue to play football for the club and that the club may also have been involved in tactical discussions about the plea. This is utterly without foundation and is refuted in the strongest possible terms. The club never placed any pressure or demands on Mr. Johnson to play football during this process. Decisions in relation to the pleas and the conduct of the trial have been left entirely to Mr. Johnson and his highly experienced and skilled legal team. Mr. Johnson has admitted in evidence that he changed his plea “on legal advice”. The club only became aware of the change of plea, in relation to two of the four counts on the indictment, on the first day of the trial, after hearing it reported through the media. The club was not advised in advance that Mr. Johnson would plead guilty to any offence. Had the club known that Mr. Johnson intended to plead guilty to any of these charges, then his employment would have been terminated immediately. Indeed, upon learning of the guilty plea on 11 February 2016, the club acted quickly and decisively in terminating Adam Johnson’s contract without notice. This has been an extremely difficult time for all involved. The victim and her family have endured an unimaginable ordeal in the last 12 months and we trust that they will now be allowed to move on with their lives without further intrusion or public scrutiny. Following the announcement of today’s verdict and the release of this detailed statement, the club intends to make no further comment.

Judge says that Johnson will face a sentence of up to 10 years. The starting point for sentencing will be 5 years.

Judge says a custodial sentence is 'almost inevitable'.

BREAKING: Adam Johnson found guilty on second count of sexual activity with a minor. (jury went 10-2)

BREAKING: Adam Johnson found not guilty on one count of sexual activity with a minor.

What you wanna do is... get yourself Calum Davenport and Olivier Bernard and then...

SAINTS: Forster; Van Dijk, Fonte, Yoshida; Cédric, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Bertrand; Mané; Austin, Long.

The jury retired to consider their verdict at 11:52.

Really? He sprayed the ball around, played some nice intricate short passes, cut through their lines at times to put others in, battled for everything and came up with a couple of blocks and interceptions. Great display.

One who has not improved as hoped...

Blimey, must be a very in-demand curry house.

The following games have been moved after being selected for TV coverage. Sunday 3rd April: Leicester City vs Southampton - 13:30 Sunday 1st May: Southampton vs Manchester City - 16:00

Dan Kerins - who works for the Echo and is a Saints fan - tweeted earlier that the line about Feyenoord fans being present is what was said in court.

Stacey Flounders appeared in court today, after being called upon as a witness. She had not attended court since last Tuesday, when the girl was giving her evidence/testimony. She says she sees no future with Johnson, but is willing to remain friendly for the sake of their child. Also said she will not cover for him and has given her evidence on matters that she would know about. Read more at: http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/adam-johnson-trial-live-updates-on-day-10-1-7731746

A-Z feature interview with Sam McQueen: http://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/article/sam-mcqueen-a-z-2969967.aspx Nothing earth-shattering, but a bit of insight.