OldNick

injuries are always going to happen unless you are really lucky, like Leicester last season. They lost none of their key players. Therefore it would be perhaps prudent to have backup especially as we were relying on Jrod to come good to make up for losses to ur goalscoring. It was not a case of losing to Chelsea, although had we had more zip and energy then we may well have given them more of a game (Long would have stretched their defence with his pace)our performance against Sunderland also showed our lack of depth as we were poor there as well. Anyway, Iam hopeful that we will show our preious good football and energy when we play Inter on thursday

Puel seems to be a very smart man and hopefully he can weave some magic or unearth a couple of gems from the youth. I think the way the team looked jaded yesterday underlines the need for a couple more players, although it is always hard to get decent players in in that window

The team have performed well so far this season, but concerns of mine and oters during the summer that we needed a few more coming in due to the extra games and loss of goalscorers. No Long and Jrod left us pretty thin. I know it was only yesterday that ti eally showed but the gmes are coming quick and fast

Davis' deadball kicks were awful, he really did have an offday

Agree, I didn't see him as a problem today,

a sluggish display, VVD even seemed disinterested. Tadic not in the game and Davis poor by his standards. We looked comfortable enough until Chelsea scored through a decent bit of skill by Hazard. I felt there was a lack of belief, before the game I was very confident of a draw minimum but was not expecting such a lethargic and unimaginative display. Hopefully we will be more energetic on Thursday. Hard to put MOM but Romeau closest to having a good performance.

Pete Burns has passed away, will he be buried or just put in the plastic recycling bin

From a first team player who has been at the club a decent time. Pull is the best manager he has played under and is very popular with the players who really like him.Very happy squad apparently

I believe that Puel is the master of squad rotation. To get good performances wih massive team changes, is a miracle. Puel may well become our best manager ever, I dont understand much of what he says but he seems to know what he's doing.

Mick Channon, and we got some great years from him

thats good news

As much as I love SFc there is no way VVD will want to stay if a major club comes along for him

seems that somebody has some smoke bombs,ive seen 2 let off now!!!

me also, thanks for the link

sadly McQueen will now be branded as a diver due to comments on TV etc and may in future have trouble getting a decision. There was contact but he made sure by falling down. In real time his dive was not so obvious but replays made it look bad.

IMO a very good post

who is Terry??

I thought it was you but didnt want to appear weird and come and talk in case it wasnt you lol. Granty didnt recognise me either!! Amazing how they only got 4 wrong as some of the questions were quite out there. Were the others in his team from here do you know? We got full marks on the pictures, pleased with that

Oh behave, the game was played last night and was still pertinent. Saints game was played sunday and most football fans would have seen the goals etc in the previous 24hours. I would have been annoyed had ours been first up as it was stale in comparison to a game that had only been played 2-3 hours previous

The big saints quiz final was at SMS last night. MLT was the quizmaster and kept things gong and was as usual entertaining, Jom Steele was on the table next to us, his interest seemed more in going to the bar for lager surprisingly enough lol:lol: Our own Steve Grant won in his teal London Saints ( I dont know if any of the thers in his team are from here?) They certainly deserved to win only getting 4 questions wrong all night!!!!! We finished 5th lol

im going tonight,

http://www.hl.co.uk/news/2016/10/14/sterling-taking-a-pounding

http://www.hl.co.uk/news/2016/10/14/eus-donald-tusk-says-britain-might-yet-back-out-of-brexit

my god we do over rate our players. VVD IMo is the only player who would get a place in the team with that squad

good news, add to that how syrian refugees reported to German police about a terrorist in their midst