Pilchards

We have one weakness vs Palace and that is they often pump the ball into the left channel for Zaha to take on our last two defenders. Yoshida and Stephens are not fast enough so Pellegrino needs to sort it. If he does then I see a victory for us.

I’m beginning to think that Theo is not coming here after all. Yes we want him on loan but why would Arsenal get rid of him for no price? 30m with no return? I don’t think so as it’s never been the Saints way. I can see us getting Sturridge on loan as part of the VVD deal which I suppose is better than Austin and Long. This French striker called Plea looks a good option and probably the type of player we would sign.

Think he was ball watching in the first 7 minutes and we were lucky not to be 1-0 down. Needs to focus for 90+ minutes every game.

A couple of decent players Walcott and Plea and we could of won that quite easily. Great to have a better keeper for us but I can't help think that we need to go out and buy another one as I will never trust Forster. Must get three points over Palace and that will save Pellegrino's arse.

Dropping Forster is surely the time to look for a new keeper in January?

It’s funny that our French manager leaves us and then 6 months later we might sign some French players? This black box needs updating unless we spend bloody months monitoring and making decisions.

Why can’t he come in as a goal keeping coach? Surely our useless tub of lard would learn something from him?

Oh dear, making one of the lads the first team coach. How the **** are we going to whip these lazy ****s into place when you bring in Kelvin. Is this a sign that Monk and Beattie are coming in too as this drink culture could make a reunion again.

Think we will need to employ another physio too when the obvious will happen again.

As an owner of our football club would you sack Les Reed? Very much doubt it as he will keep making you a great profit every season. Maybe we need to hear from our new owner to find out what his expectations are for this club before we wish for Les Reed to leave?

Not sure why Reed will step down when he is bringing in plenty of money for the club owners and himself. Bet he is as frustrated as us with the last two ****e managers and wished he pushed the boat out more for a better one.

I remember the one we did a few years ago with Gareth Bale. Did we not trade it for a keeper worse than Forster? ha ha

I’m on your side as the manager is a joke. It’s Reed that will let him carry on if we win one off the next two games, IMHO.

Pellegrino needs to make a decision here. Try to get something from this game or save it for the Palace one two days later? Win one of the games he gets a stay of execution.

Any defender becomes a bad one when you have a keeper too scared to come off his line.

Did they mention Hoddle?

Pellegrino ‘I don’t have a ****ing clue what I’m doing but I will keep going till I’m sacked.’ Reed ‘What the **** have I done employing this ****.’ Forster ‘I hate coming off my line as it’s rough out there.’ Redmond ‘I would boo myself if I was on the terraces’

Very unlucky in the end, If Spurs never scored 5 goals we would of won 2-0. Onto the next game Pellegrino and lets hope we carry on with this progress under you.

It was a tough game but I thought we were in the game until Spurs scored in the 3rd minute?

I think Reed has started to approach some other options as he knows we are more than likely to be in the bottom 3 in the next week.

That would be sad considering we could put him in a bidding market.

And praying that some players will join us when we are in the bottom 3.

It all suggests that we had to stop playing VVD as the money coming in will be used to get some players in. I expect Goa is skint and needs this money in quickly to pump back into the club.

Best Xmas present ever but a pipe dream of course.

Reports in Spain say Barca have shown an interest in VVD. Maybe that’s why we are protecting him as a couple of players might come our way from there? Pellegrino’s last throw of the dice I say.