Baird of the land

Liverpool very well might have gone on to win but it’s galling when the ref bottles such a huge decision at nil nil. Proud of the way the team played. Hope they can carry it on into cup replay.

Great first half by Saints. Liverpool came out and played much better 2nd half butttttt Penalty 2nd half is a huge match changer. Ings gets caught, seems to get punished for attempting to stay on his feet. Often i see refs side but today Friend seemed desperate to not step on liverpool's run. How wasn't robertson's backpass a backpass. Also shows the problems with var it will check a penalty situation but not a free kick on the goalline.

That was great. Lol, though that Shane Long stopped Ings goalbound shot. Still don't expect us to get anything but its good for us giving them a game. First time round at St Marys i felt we were too passive till 2-0 down.

I don't expect he'll play much unless bellerin gets injured. I don't think he'll set the world alight when he does but nor will he be bad.

Valery has trained all week. Vestergaard is far from hopeless

LOL Cedric Soares He’s swapped 9th for 10th, the silly sod. https://www.football365.com/news/january-transfer-window-2020-losers-tottenham-manchester-united-christian-eriksen

Is danso not considered senior?

Could he now, he always looked a fish out of water to me on the left. Time will tell if kwp is as comfortable on the left as it’s being spun.

You mean like in the palace game where vestergaard came in for bednarek.

sounds like the Bowen west ham deal is dragging. Hopefully it falls through.

Always liked him as a player. Been a good servant and its a pity it's so last minute that he didn't get a send off at St Mary's. However given he wasn't likely to play and we've got 5 centre backs it makes complete sense to shift one out now that we don't play 5 at the back.

Hasn't Ralph always been clear he wants a squad of around 20, which is what we'll have.

We don't need 5 centre backs, so I assume it was a decision between him or Danso leaving. Do like him as a player but yeah leicester seemed to be the end of the road for him with Ralph.

Does that mean Danso is staying?

Interesting to see how he does there. There seems to have been a spate of 5hem going out, is it a change in development tactics or giving up on this season’s u23 campaign.

Decent deal for saints for a player who was leaving regardless. He’s a very steady average unspectacular right back which is I guess what arsenal want for cover for bellerin freeing maitland niles to play where he wants. Cedric gets to audition for a permanent move rather than sit on our bench. We get give game time to Valery or audition a young player we might bid for in the summer

5th choice center back 3rd or 4th choice right back 3rd choice left back

Is there another club with 4 of its top 10 record transfers on loan. Another 3 regularly on the bench. That leaves 2 sold and only Danny ings who we bought this season in the regular starting xi

For whatever reason he seems to have drifted this season Hopefully a good move for his development.

I can't believe we would not have spoken to him in the last 12 months regarding extending. I can't see us selling him now but summer is a probably a very different story if we can't get it extended.

Was there no post palace/spurs pod?

I don't see him quitting. We're raising his profile as he hoped. Think odds are he will be here at start of next season

Yeah I always assumed that 35m was gambling next year's tv money/parachute payment.

As much as it would be nice to be the ones to break their run, I just hope we get through it unscathed. Beating spurs is a much bigger priority.

It would hardly be a surprise. We only play 2 at the back now, he's only impressed enough to be rolled out as a makeshift fullback on rare occasions.