Lighthouse

I’d have thought they might be played behind closed doors, possibly with some sort of TV or streaming option offered. It’s going to be a logistical nightmare to have mass cancellations, not knowing what league everyone is in next season.

Does anyone else remember that rumour at the end of Koeman's tenure that Liverpool were interested in Long for about £25m. If only...

The fact that he is right there between the ball and the 'keeper and moved his foot at the last second can't be anything other than a distraction. Maybe it would have gone in without that, maybe not, we will never know but the fact is he was there and he was offside. If he had got back up immediately after the challenge, he'd have been out of the way but he wasn't. He sat there like a lemon, waiting for a penalty they weren't getting. As for big team bias, it seems most on this thread agree with it and we're all sick of Man Utd getting decisions.

Seems we can't have a nice, friendly chat about rape without people ruining it.

He’s offside. You can’t sit there a yard in front of the ‘keeper and not be a distraction.

If they are I’m sure you will completely forget about it, like you have with Maguire, Mahrez and Kante at Leicester, AWB at Palace, Stones and Barkley at Everton etc. Etc. Because only Saints love selling their best players.

A manager giving a default, generic, not wanting to look complacent media statement. Surely not.

That's a good point actually. If we get minus two points in our next seven games, we could be in trouble.

I suspect Long is being seen as the striker and Smallbone as a CM. We might also make do with Moi as the forth choice wide player. Not exactly inspiring but if that allows us to bring in some decent defenders, it's better than nothing.

Thankfully I've been fortunate enough never to have been through what some of you seem to have suffered. I went through a bad period in my life, years ago now, where I just felt completely empty but it was very much reacting to circumstances and not what I'd call a mental illness. Thankfully it passed after a month or two. My way of dealing with it was finding a new job in a new city, I just needed the idea that I was going to work with new people in new places and that unpredictability and a fresh start kicked me back into life again. I don't really know what to say to help anyone who is suffering. All I know is when people told me to 'stay positive' I wanted to tell them to f**k off, such was their lack of understanding of the situation. Good luck I guess!

Yeah, if we lose the next two, then the two after that, then the next two, then two more, we might find ourselves needing a win in one of our last two games. I won’t sleep tonight.

Because it worked pretty well against Villa. JWP and Smallbone both looked very good in their positions and there was little or no need to change it. We've got little to play for now, I'm happy enough giving Smallbone a run and leaving the Spurs loanee on the bench if that's what Ralph would prefer.

Yep. So was the win at Villa Park. And Norwich, Watford and Brighton.

No, it looks like 38 points, I.e. 1 per game, will finish 15th. If I had to bet, I’d say someone will stay up on 36.

I honestly can’t tell if you’re trolling or just desperately trying to justify this thread with increasingly silly posts.

Long is the reason other players score, despite not actually being involved at all. Also he is a nightmare for defenders to play against and his pressing is the main reason we’ve kept a clean sheet so far.

Oh fiddlesticks.

Leeds look excellent against an admittedly poor Hull team.

Happy with that team. Didn’t we win at Chelsea starting Baffers and Adams?

El Gatwicko according to Stelling.

Not that I agree with Ducky’s 1920s view of the women folk but she hasn’t played for Chelsea and England. She has played for Chelsea Women and England Women, both of whom would struggle in the Isthmian League.

I kind of thought he was already TBH.

A friend about to embark on a p*ss up, posting on Facebook - "let the fun and games comments!"

Just be grateful he’s not called Steve Djenepo.