Baird of the land

How much was Hughes paid to make the three tactical moves by Everton. Saints in danger of getting an equalizer so he removes the entire midfield to make sure Everton win.

Lemina should have been red carded there

Gabbi didn’t look impressed by that sub.

Pretty depressing stuff. Never was a fan of hughes. Only thing we are winning at is being right thugs. We used to try to press and play football, now its sit back and lump it long. Sad thing is that it probably is the best time to play everton as they are so weak at centre back. Ings shot when he should have crossed to austin, lacked composure to give Pickford a chance to make a fab recovery save and then tried to play austin in when he should have shot. On the positive side at least he looks a handful.

Embarrassing so far.

Not a fan of the lineup or bench Disappointing that there is no vestergaard. Though there could have been worse games to be without him. I'd prefer yoshi for hoedt. What is long doing making the bench? Disappointing that he's persisting with him rather than giving anyone else a chance. Also assume armstrong can't be fully fit or else he would be starting

Crazy that Hughes nor the board don't seem to be interested in dealing with the massively bloated senior squad.

Horrid draw.

Well Redmond was atrocious last season. Sims most definitely should have played more then. When he did he looked ok. Gallagher most certainly deserves an opportunity ahead of 2 goals in 2 years long. Gabbi wasn’t great last season either and Austin was injury prone. It was embarrassing that the club loaned him out and spent 20m panic buying in Jan. if there are injuries/suspensions/poor form i’d Much prefer a chance going to an academy player to try and prove himself rather than such a bloated squad that even making the bench seems a Herculean achievement.

Of course the pathway is blocked. So much deadwood in the squad and the managerial turnover meaning there is little incentive to take a risk on a young player.

It was nice to get off to a winning start. Thought Valery looked good which makes it even odder we played makeshift right backs all pre-season. Gallagher looked a threat too. Hesketh & Sims had some bright moments but end product was rather erratic.

McCarthy Cedric Vestergaard yoshi Bertrand Lemina Romeu hojberg Remond Ings Armstrong Subs Gunn, Stephens, Elyounoussi, Austin, gabbi, jwp, targett

Awful first half. Looked much better in a back four. A reasonable point. Should have probably had a penalty at the end too. Vestergaard looking just what we missed last season, a center back that is dominant aerially. Ings looked good. Just hope his injuries are behind him. Thought redmond was excellent today. Probably my mom. Also I liked the fact we didn’t seem to die fitness wise in last 15 like last season. Still think hoedt is a weak link.

Taking off two of our better players today! That's nuts imo! We Should be taking Hoedt off & switching to a 4 but i doubt we will.

Once again a carefully worked free kick where we play the ball back to our keeper and then give it away.

Vestergaard equally culpable. Vacates the centre.

What's the point of playing austin if you are setting up completely defensively.

Very lucky not to be behind. Cork goal so marginal.

Depressing lineup to be honest. Looks so negative.

A manager I definitely would have loved to see at saints.

Mccarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bednarek Bertrand Armstrong Romeu Hojberg Gabbi Austin Subs Gunn, Targett, Stephens, Lemina, Elyounessi, Gallagher, Ings Picking the bench really does show how horribly bloated our squad has become. Hoping Davis gets a loan move elsewhere(as both a Saints & Norn Iron fan) & we get rid Long and Forster too.

Yeah we should be getting Long out on loan & giving Gallagher opportunities.

Why would we commit to paying a huge fee regardless of whether he plays garbage or well. Truly bizarre. He was certainly a good player before the injuries so he may end up being again but seems a massive gamble. Not particularly impressed that it likely means less chance for gallagher once again.

Can’t see that signing working out very well. Also What do they mean by fringe? Does that mean getting rid of likes of long/Davis or flogging young academy players.

--------------------Mccarthy-------------------- Cedric----Vestergaard----Yoshida----Bertrand --------------Romeu----Hojberg---------------- ----Redmond----Armstrong---Elyounoussi---- ------------------Gallagher---------------------