Saint86

Yeah right. After all the talk on here i was expecting big things. What do we get. Sweet FA But seriously. Left mid tracking back is essential this game, and not happening.

Where are the saints fans. Can hear nothing when the Portsmouth fans stop singing? WTF. Are their no mics near our fans?...

Certainly looks that way...

It will be a draw then...

Bizzare comment, perhaps based on some serious rose tinted glasses. The elbow took the ball away from a Sheffield United player that was shaping to shoot at the back post. He would have had a goal scoring change and it was hand ball... We were very lucky with that one and he has every right to complain. He was also very even handed in his responses to both the offside goal and red card...

I remember an England U21 game at SMS (i think vs Ireland). Milner was playing to help date it Absolutely bloody freezing - the concrete was just blocks of grey ice.

Can't really argue with that in fairness. Although obviously some of our fans know better than what the players actually live through...

Les Reed is one of the worst things to have ever happened to Saints. People don't realise because we are still in the premier league / not bankrupt etc. But under his stewardship (end of 2014 - 2019), almost every aspect of the club nosedived. But we don't need to go over that again. What is important right now is that the club stabalises over a few seasons, and we establish a good young team with potential, with an academy that is once again feeding the first team. Post Les we have made the first of those steps under Ralph. But we it to continue for a couple of seasons minimum - hopefully then with some improvements of the first team. Glasgow/Heisenberg/Cabbage loved to go on about his momentum curve... But it absoltuley applies to us right now. We are currently (I hope) just coming out of the bottom dip!

I think that is a great job for him to be honest. Could be a very good fit there. Hope he does well and we get to see him in the away dugout at SMS at some point in the not to distant future.

Haha, you joke, but i got into a rather awkward altercation with (i can only assume) a passionate remain voter in the office kitchen yesterday. Never talked to them about politics in my life and I make it a point not to talk about politics in the office - it just isn't sensible in Bristol unless you are on the left wing side of the spectrum. This person probably know's I'm a traditional Tory voter and therefore assumed I was a no deal supporter, before proceeding to adopt a very patronising tone and querying why I am intelligent person who voted for leave (i neither confirmed or denied this to said person throughout the entire conversation), I then got talked at / lectured for a couple of minutes about about how Leave voters know nothing (and/or are racist etc.), and told that parliament should just ignore them. It was all very odd up to this point and all I wanted to do was just avoid an argument in the office kitchen - as you do right? So I tried to just exit and go back to my desk and this person called after me some remark which was either, "you're a fascist", or "you're views are fascist" - which to me are the same thing either way.. But in summary, the whole thing was just utterly mental and a bit surreal. It didn't really register or I would have said something, and I am still in disbelief that we've reached the point where this can happen in a workplace... People are losing all rational thought and ability to discuss opposing views with each other over Brexit (and politics in general) lately. People are just becoming more and more divided and reaching extremes on opposite sides. It does not bode well for the future the longer it goes on.

Can't tell if this is sarcasm? Boris is not playing a blinder. He's in a very tough spot as our the Conservatives in general. He has given what power their is to Corbyn in my mind. We now have a government that cannot pass any legislation in the house of commons, and an opposition that has no interest in calling a GE because they know they'll get utterly spanked by the two not so fringe parties (Brexit and Lib dems). To top it off, the remain MP's will now block no deal which completely hamstrings any negotiating position the UK government could hope to have... This whole things seems to careen from bad to worse the longer it goes on. I genuinely fear that the ultimate outcome of all this will be several more months of delays until Labour feel confident they can win (or at least form a coalition government), then a GE and a hung parliment with SNP as king makers. The result of that will be a second referendum in Scotland (who will leave), and they we'll be left with an overwhelmingly Brexit favouring (rest of) UK being led by a lib dem / labour remain government trying to force a second referendum. Its a path that would lead to years more uncertainty and division in society. I have firmly reach the point now where Brexit just needs to happen, preferably with a deal obviously(!), and if I hear one more of these self serving arrogant politicians bang on about blocking no deal I am going to go mad. Their the bloody people who stopped us leaving with a deal!

Yeah the squad is limited. We still do not have a proper CF despite spending £37m on Adams and Danny. I think what frustrates me is that we always improve in games. I mean fair play for changing it and improving things, and we then do play some good stuff, but we always seem to waste far too much of matches. Did well to get the draw today, but first half was poor and a better side would have beaten united. They were there for the taking.

I like him but starting to doubt. The last few games I've really begun to wonder about him and whether he's a one trick pony. His game is press press press. We have no possession, we can't defend, we don't carve teams open and we just don't create enough. Its just press like rabid dogs and see if we get lucky... Its not good enough atm.

We were terrible today and struggled to overcome a 10man Brighton side that would have comfortably beaten us if it were evens. Saved by a bit of magic. Very worrying! However, 3 points on the board, and hopefully success will breed confidence!

Why is Danny ings playing when he is so obviously off form and low on confidence. He offers very little and hampers every attack...

Of all things, what actually shocks me is that racist chanting and behaviour only warrants a 6match ban. That is poor, and you can bet it would quickly become a lifetime ban and jail time if the media got involved.

No. Bolton tried to make the prem a closed shop with no relegation. And we got no help from the wider football community when we went under, and with far less debt that Bolton.

No excuse to not start Yoshi and PEH. Bottom line really.

No Yoshi. No club PEH...!?!? Its nice, but oh so disappointing.

Done. Close thread.

And why the hell have we started without Hoj and Yoshi. Just a **** start to the season all round.

We look terrible, like a bunch of strangers. Passes astray, not pressing in sync, no real cutting edge. Very worrying start to the season especially with our fixtures.

Defence is awful. Gunn poor for the goal.

We have a winner!

Leicester have a bet spend of £76m this window. Maguire has already gone. Whether the transfer maker moves or not, announcing the Maguire transfer will have no impact!