Baird of the land

Maybe right at the start but after that it was the likes of Clasie / Lemina / Romeu / Hojberg You could certainly argue we should have been priortising his development over signing the likes of Clasie-Lemina

That's what bothers me. We'd rather be relegated than be tough and enforce our rights.

There's a guy impressing at Burnley. But instead we're messing around playing Armstrong.

Don't understand the weak Saints mentality. Other teams would have simply told Tella he was coming back. Instead we're getting garbage bednarek back despite showing nothing on loan, after also making dsnide comments when he went to Villa.

Back from the game. My impression was that we were marginally the better but both teams were very mediocre but we found a way to lose, which doesn’t auger well for staying up. Need to see a full replay of the 2nd disallowed goal but it seemed an odd var decision once the goal was given. Our forward players are bad. Ralph letting tella go so we get to see Armstrong as an ineffective winger continues to irk me. Edozie looks pretty but really seems lacking any end product. Now there’s a player that probably should b on loan in the champ. Mara had his late header, but was pathetic at leading the line. Adams ok at leading the line but fluffed a great chance again. It’s also concerning to see so little from our new signings. Today moussa was the best in his short cameo(which is funny as he’s the one being linked away)

Not sure i see that. Think we are utilising CB there to help cover for fact we have been so abject at defending corners. Also it allows easier shifting of formation/positioon like today.Could see us getting squad depth(guy from luton) but not sure he'd be an automatic starter. Part of me wonder what happens when ABK is back fit. He's probably the best technically but not maybe as versatile as Lyanco/Salisu or as physically imposing as DCC.

One thing i've noticed the last couple of games is player's praising younger players. Wonder if jones has impressed on older players their need to be leaders. Wednesday it was Bazanu getting patted on the head regularly when he did something good. Today Alcaraz got congratulated for putting ball out for a corner.

Don't know how anyone who watched today and Fulham could come away with any other impression than they were broadly similar gutsy performances. Difference was today we conceded 1 sloppy set piece goal rather than 2.

To me that's lazy results based nonsense. We largely matched or even outplayed Fulham away who are 6th in the table. Yes Forest was an utter horror show, but no worse than Villa earlier under the season under ralph.

2 be fair he played Cb all 2nd half with Salisu at LB. I thought he was good against fulham for 80 minutes too. Completely get why Jones' loves him, he helps set the aggressive tone.The big thing is cutting out the major clanger( Head tennis moment fulham, miscontrol forest etc)

We played ok against Fulham(barring 2 set pieces), a team that has beaten Palace, Chelsea & leicester and sit 6th in the table.

is the pod actually being streamed live? Can i get that from my patreon account? As a patreon i've tended to just pick up a couple of days later but after disagreeing with the tone of last week's i'm curious to see the panel's response

Their new owner is a halfwit. Guessing a lot of Chelsea fans are really regretting the Russia-Ukraine War.

After years of Ralph's inspid second half starts(for whatever reason) it was very nice to see us getting a quick response.

Get in. Really gutsy performance. Fantastic captain's performance. Pompey lost too.

Stream dying with 10 minutes to go. That's left me on horrible tenterhooks

Bazanu awful there. Really lucky to get away with that. Hopefully we get orsic on now for Diallo & move Moi into middle

How is that not a penalty. Clealry in the back.

Cmon jones make a chnage

People wanted Che off. That's why he's needed away at Everton. Fab composure by JWp too.

I can understand wanting to freshenthings up given they've had a week to prepare whereas we've had 3 days. It's the MOI one in particular i don't get he's got no attributes to play that role and Djenepo came off after an hour anyway so should be fresher than players who played 90 minutes.

Don't see that at all. Lyanco is definitely playing RB. Elyounessi has just been absymal as a right sided forward. Not as if you can point ot stellar work defensively he has done. He's just been a spectator apart from when he's getting owned by Mykalenko.

Frustrating game. Essentially been extremely scrappy. Chances pretty even (us JWP & Salisu) chances, them (goal & bazanu spill) but our weakness from set pieces killing us. Hopefully we get a HT change getting Elyounessi off or moving him into the centre and taking diallo off. A.Armstrong on. I'd love Romeu to be around to clatter Onana who has been excellent for them. Maybe Lyanco can drift in and do it.

Think Adams has been ok its elyounessi who has been the spectator in the front three. Get him off and don't play him as a winger again.

Slaisu headless chicken there