Neil Langridge

Something we all knew at the time, it’s taken them a while. Not a golden generation, but an embarrassment for the opportunity they wasted.

Tall Paul was the perfect example of big not meaning winning headers, goals, imposing yourself on defenders or even just jumping.

Tough starts are so hard once the fans don’t trust you, but the most immediate example is Quarshie - very wobbly against Wrexham and Ipswich, but now much better.

Downs is young and struggling, he needs time out if the spotlight, hope Still doesn’t try to prove a point by keeping him in.

There’s definitely a vibe of thinking they are clever, Rasmus is the exemplar of that.

But it’s not clever, and having proper infrastructure, a unified approach, decent data and a strategy you stick to will work better, rather than smart arse ideas that change tack every 5 minutes.

Agreed, we need to invest in the future but when the only other option is a very injury prone Ross Stewart, it’s mad. It seems reckless by the club and Spors - a gsm le bigger than not buying that experienced option.

Downs as hero felt like the single most improbable scenario today. It was pitiful.

You can see some positive elements, but we are so fragile (something that’s been a thing for a long time). I feel sorry for Still that not having a solid number 9 causes so many subsequent issues, but when go does things like bringing Damian Downes on, he’s hardly helping himself.

Unbeatable take on the "No, it's the children who are wrong" Principal Skinner meme. No notes

I try so hard to understand other sides. But I got through less than 10 minutes of @matt-forde.bsky.social talking to Tugendhat, and gave up.

Matt is amazing at trying to find the personal side of all politicians, but how he deals with the absolute nonsense of some people I have no idea.

A #SaintsFC performance with aggression, forward play, taking on players, who knew? No goals, obviously, but feels so much better.

Finally, players picked on attitude not ego or reputation.

It’s an insane mistake, again… yet the probability is that over a run of games, he’d keep more out than Bazunu? Because he actually makes saves.

The problem is we don’t have a good option.

Well, that was a much better end to the day than the football!

That looks a proper find! Some of the town centre had nice buildings that we saw, but it was mostly odd and empty and just a bit strange.

Yeah, Hull was beyond awful. At least you got a pub trip in, with my eldest daughter it only extended to a Nando’s after to ease the pain 😉

But it also makes it more frustrating, highlighting how bad Saturday was.

We’re always Southampton, however many changes we make!

Despite the defeat, that was an absolute joy to watch. The sheer stupidity was a wonder to behold.

It was, Wood (apart from one error) was excellent tooand has to start Saturday. Nothing wrong with simple, proper defending.

Harwood-Bellis should be nowhere near the team.

Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds

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Yep. I’m intrigued to know what he’s saying, as my instinct is that this is the players, not him.

We are going backwards I’d say, no learning is apparent.

After Juric football against Pompey, Martin football today.

Possession but no edge, no pace in attack, and bullied in defence.

Agreed on last season, but most of that lot have gone. I genuinely felt optimistic.

But once again the attitude is the issue, being lightweight, getting bullied and hiding behind pointless possession. So little character. The players definitely are better than this in terms of talent.

13 years and they’ve clearly forgotten how to pass the ball.

Well that was one of the worst 45 minutes from #SaintsFC in a while, at the worst possible time.

Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday.

I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.

Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.

Yeah, you’d hope for a big performance in a big occasion - but that wasn’t it.

The drop was huge, but they just never had any control on the match when bowling, constant loose balls that let Somerset stay in reach. Definitely a good enough score to defend.

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

The collective IQ count could even reach three figures on that march.

He was truly awful, built his brand on hate, and this will be a green flag for the extreme right to so what they want.

The UK story is not about Kirk, but what Trump and MAGA will do now - and no doubt that will influence what our right wing idiots think they can say.