Lighthouse

I have absolutely no doubt at all that Saints can match Leicester’s form for the rest of the season and post a points total which would win the league in 90% of seasons. I have no doubt that we can beat Leicester if we play at our best and even close the gap to somewhere around 4-8 points by the end of the season, IF we can maintain our absolutely superb form since late September. I have no doubt we are capable of all of that. What we’re not going to do is overhaul an 11 point gap (effectively 12 with their vastly superior GD) on probably the best Championship team there’s ever been, in 14 games. It’s fantasy stuff and why anyone is pinning their hopes on that instead of the very real, neck and neck with Leeds I can’t fathom.

R.E.M.

These threes always pop up around this point in the season, regardless of our position and league. In the Premier League it was usually people dreaming up fantasy scenarios whereby dreadful teams at the bottom of the table suddenly start averaging top four form for the rest of the season and we get relegated, having been ten points above the drop zone in March. We aren’t catching Leicester. We have consistently been 10-15 points behind all season and will remain so, even if they lose to Leeds and the gap ebbs and flows.

If we were level on points with them now, I’d say it was 50:50, on a knife edge and could go either way. Both teams are very strong, playing well and should average just over two point per game from here on. But we’re not level on points, they’re 11 ahead of us with 14 games left. We need to average almost a point per game more than them for the rest of the season. I would bet a large jar of marmalade that we will not catch Leicester.

I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would want anything other than a thumping Leicester win, if I'm being honest.

Maybe Bart over Niemi.

I wasn’t referring to their style of play or ability, just very specifically their body language on the ball.

This is a thread about hot guys, please try and stay on topic.

His style of touch, control and poise on the ball remind me a bit of De Ridder for some reason. Excellent performance from the bench yesterday.

Lovren probably worth a shout, Licka had a sort of Prince Charming from Shrek thing going on.

I agree, it’d be great to see Putin’s army of conscripted, alcoholic thugs committing war crimes across Eastern Europe, if it means we get to make snide remarks about Brexit.

Mara? He was bloody Teflon up front.

Three points from this week about par I’d say. Two very tricky away games out the way, gets that ‘away against the better sides’ monkey off our back too.

Daft from Sully, he had plenty of easy passes on.

Soooo good at taking the sting out of this game.

Wish the taters would STFU about the penalty. WBA should have had a red and they don’t even mention it.

Paging Saint_Clark…

F**king boosh!

Get up Mara you f**king clown.

That should have been a foul and a red.

Our players are going to need to be firm with Reach around.

Charles off, TFFT.

We are. It could be 5-0 with better finishing, there’s no lack of intent or creativity.

I know there was a foul first but that was a crap attempt at a finish from AA.

No, it was all part of the plan. He drew them into the box, thinking they had a chance, we counter them in the space, win a corner and score from that. Always thinking 12 moves ahead is Baz.