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I doubt many people will be checking in on here tomorrow, so Merry Christmas to you and yours! P.S. Any mention of ducks or toasters on this thread is strictly prohibited.

Bingo. So why are you upset about us doing the exact same thing, along with every other club in world football?

So why did they sign him at all?

TBH he is one of those people who I thought had died ages ago, RIP nonetheless. It is slightly spooky how people who sung famous Christmas songs keep dying at Christmas time. Greg Lake - 7th December, John Lennon - 8th December, Kirsty MacColl - 18th December, George Michael - Xmas Day, Chris Rea - 22nd December.

How much competition do you think Bettinelli offers Donnarumma and Trafford at Man City?

I'll pass thanks. Been playing like a fish up a tree since Martin was sacked, and that was over a year ago now. He can go and regain his mojo somewhere else, he wont get into our team the way he's played this season.

We had 23 shots, 7 of which were on target and the entire second half was in their final third. By comparison QPR just scored 4 goals by having 12 shots with 6 on target, so I'm not sure what game anyone was watching if you think we didn't create chances. Coventry are by far the best team in the league and they're clearly well organised. Liverpool only scored one goal more than Spurs, despite playing over an hour with a man advantage and Spurs being, let's be honest, sh*t. It's very rarely a walk in the park that some people seem to think it should be.

Apart from winning the half 1-0 against the league leaders, all the balls into their box and shots we had at their goal.

Somebody behind him shouted that they didn’t much care for The One Show. No need for disgusting abuse like that.

I’m confused. What number is 2, if it isn’t 2?

What part of my post constitutes an obsession? We have two right backs, a RWB who has been superb all season in Fellows and a LB who can deputise there competently, as he did today, on the rare occasions that all three of the others are injured. In no possible interpretation of the English language do we, "only have one right back."

Eh? We have Jelert, Roeslev, Fellows and Wely who can all play RB/RWB.

We were playing against ten men, not seven. Going two at the back against the league leaders, even with a man advantage, would have been reckless stupidity. One decent break and we lose 2-1.

Fellows for Wely looked like a no-brainer to me. Jander’s strength is collecting the ball from deep, taking it forward and playing it into space. Given that we were already camped on the edge of their box and Coventry were very compact, I’d say the reason for bringing him off, for a striker, was fairly self explanatory.

They really weren’t spectators, they were up in Coventry’s half and saw a lot of the ball, switching play from side to side and retrieving their clearances. Wright didn’t get a sniff against them and we had most of their team pinned back in their own box. They were going up for set pieces we were regularly winning and eventually it was Wood who got on the end of a cross. That second half was entirely one way traffic and we won it 1-0. Coventry were well organised, I don’t know what else you could ask for from Saints.

Looked like he was shouting ‘f**k off’ at the Northam and fist bumping towards them. THB the gave him a few words, then Lamps got his handbag out. Wely clearly took exception to something and came in for a bit of a go. All a bit silly, I guess the tension just spilled over a bit.

Fair play, that’s a decent point and you can’t fault our second half effort. I was going to credit Lampard for having them well organised with ten men but he’s now acting like a classless helmet after F.T.

Apart from all the shots, runs, crosses and corners you mean? WTF Bazunu?! 😂

You stick to your guns, don’t let those primary school maths teachers brainwash you!

Didn’t come and claim the cross for our goal though.

Manning and Fellows have been as far forward as Leo and Azaz since the red, no idea which game you’re watching.

I get people wanting to take a CB off, but why Manning in this situation? His strengths are getting forward, providing width and putting in crosses, taking him off is the last thing I’d do.

We’ve had all the momentum since the red, so I wouldn’t just make a formation change for the sake of it. I probably would get TF on, if he’s got half an hour in him.

Just got home and turned the telly on, that’ll do!

Oh sausages, we all know how that ends.