Lighthouse

I don't follow. What would that have to do with Bertrand supposedly being upset by a tactical sub?

Still seems odd that he’d be upset by that. Taking a defender off for an attacker with 15 minutes left in a game we’re losing, pretty standard to me.

Looks like he’s not in the 18. Looking at that team, JWP at RB and Cédric LB?

He started and played 77 minutes against Liverpool.

How sad is it that when I saw that story on BBC news, my first thought was, 'this is going to start something on SaintsWeb.'

I still think Newcastle will be in trouble. Bruce is a competent manager but no Benitez and they lack any real depth of talent. Haven't been particularly impressed by any of the promoted sides yet. For all the praise of Norwich, they ship goals in like Singapore harbour. Palace and Brighton will be down there too.

I can see the logic in what he was thinking; we weren't going down or making Europe so nothing to lose by giving Stephens half a season of decent experience. If he struggles, we have an experienced international on a 6 month deal as cover. Where he went laughably wrong is in thinking Stephens had anything like the ability to replace Fonte.

Without looking I'm going to guess Matip and Van Arnholt are also in there, having scored a goal.

Austin was worth a punt, Caceres was only ever brought in as emergency cover for Stephens, so it was little surprise he didn’t play. I think in Les’ mind JS was the next great youth team success story and a natural replacement for Fonte. I’m more annoyed at selling our captain in January, without actually bringing anyone else in, which lead to us needing Caceres in the first place, as opposed to him as a player. Djuricic and Elia were just that - filler. I don’t feel they really added anything, apart from EE in one game at Newcastle.

If the Sun don't run the headline, 'Jack and the Ben Stokes' I'll be disappointed. Amazing innings.

TBF, when you look at who we've brought in in January since promotion, I'm probably okay with that; Forren, Djuricic, Elia, Carrillo, Austin and Caceres. Only Gabbi really made par. I will forever love him for that day out at Wembley but he didn't really set the league alight.

And again on Kane WTF?!

How was that foul on David Silva anything but a penalty?

I sold Redmond and was trying to decide between Douglas Luiz and Cantwell for the replacement; obviously ended up with the only midfielder who didn't score.

I don’t think we will be buying an 8th CB somehow.

I think Boufal in a nutshell was that run where he beat three men and lost the ball. Benefit of the doubt, he really didn't have much on this time. The problem is a lot of the time when he does that: a) There is a good pass on and he doesn't see it. or b) The second man he tries to beat tackles him and suddenly they've got the ball in our half, with most of our team bombing forward.

I'd take a point but this one is winnable and we haven't done them at St Mary's since Beattie scored the winner in 2003. Not sure about 4-2-2-2, I think we'll get overrun. I'd bring in Bertrand and Armstrong for Adams and Vest and try a 4-2-3-1.

Better team first half in the other two games and got no points. Just football, I'll take them as they come. Man Utd though, that's funny.

Get F**king In There!

Yes!

I never get these daft, ‘take one for the team’ bookings when there is still half the team for their player to get through. Hoj didn’t need to dive in there at all.

Genius sub.

I'd try Armstrong for JWP personally.

No we didn’t. HTH.

That’s a f**king awful!