The Round Ball Game

[Alison]

Get in there Nigel. Superb win.

[teamsaint]

Get in there Nigel. Superb win.

great win especially as Hull had just got a win under their belts.

[Alison]

great win especially as Hull had just got a win under their belts.

Cheers Sainty. Good display from your lads too. Could easily have won.

Looking forward to the post match interviews for once.

[teamsaint]

Cheers Sainty. Good display from your lads too. Could easily have won.

Looking forward to the post match interviews for once.

THink we will be very happy with a point. We had both full backs unavailable, and to keep them to one shot is a great effort.
Absolutely enthralling game ,( well from where I was sitting, at home) despite few chances.
Sure we would have happily grabbed the point before the game !! TBF, Chelsea are fantastic.

Enjoy the interviews and MOTD Alison. It will be nice to see Nige with a real smile, instead of the wry sort, for once !!The transfer window and a climb up the table beckons !!

[Alison]

Was there any interaction between Saints fans and Nige at the match back in the Autumn?

[gurnemanz]

and Neil Warnock sacked by Crystal Palace !!!
wonder what Gurney makes of that ?

Just back in town after tour round visiting both sisters north and south of London, linked by a ghastly but unavoidable traffic jam on the M25 on Saturday afternoon. We went to the Southampton match, unaware, of course, that it would be Warnock's swansong as manager. A dispiriting performance in front of what looked like a sellout crowd. Saints did not need to do that much to score three goals and only really had to turn up to get the points. The Palace Choral Society (motto: we keep singing whatever), were almost silent. A crowd of Saints fans in Santa hats gloated with "You're not singing any more", to which a bloke behind us retorted listlessly: "Nothing to sing about, mate". We knew the writing was on the wall when NW took off Yannick Bolasie to a chorus of "You don't know what you're doing", which might have been the kiss of death. People left early and there were boos at the end. Who knows where we go now. Daughter's boyfriend (Swindon Town fan) was with us and commented: "See you next season." Quite possible.

[Alison]

Alan Pardew on his way to Palace??

[gurnemanz]

I'd welcome him, as would many at Selhurst - local boy and Palace hero - but I can't see how it could be made to happen.

[antongould]

Alan Pardew on his way to Palace??

I don't think he deserves a knighthood ....

[EdgeleyRob]

Schedule all over the place and some postponements in the lower leagues.

Yes folks,some great post match interviews today,especially Nige and Jose.

Southampton 1 Chelsea 1.Forum derby,Bleus maybe should have had a penalty,honours even.
Hull City 0 Leicester City 1. A win at last,couple of late red cards,well chuffed for our Alison.
QPR 0 Crystal Palace 0. A good point in a game low on quality.
Newcastle United 3 Everton 2.Managed to hold on after Everton scored on 84 mins,Cisse lucky not to be sent off in the 1st half.
Coventry City 0 Chesterfield 0. Lions share of possession and chances.
Wimbledon 4 Exeter City 1.Cracking home win,up to 11th.
Hartlepool United 0 Morecambe 2. Remain well adrift at the bottom.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 Aberdeen 1.Conceded in the 1st half,missed the chance to go 2nd.
Bristol Rovers 4 Macclesfield Town 0.Top spot within sight,3 goals in 18 2nd half minutes..
Staines Town 3 Chelmsford 5. Storming win to bounce back after the boxing day drubbing.

[Alison]

Cheers Edgey. Chelmsford as well!!

A couple of winnable home games and a transfer window coming up. There is still hope for the Foxes.

When are Sheffield Wed playing ?

Edit: Just looked it up, a few Championship games Mon/Tues.

[EdgeleyRob]

Cheers Edgey. Chelmsford as well!!

A couple of winnable home games and a transfer window coming up. There is still hope for the Foxes.

When are Sheffield Wed playing ?

Tuesday.

Liverpool and Brighton tomorrow.

[Alison]

Allison the entire Middle Kingdom has its fingers crossed for a Foxes Win!



Cheers footie fans, and major thanks to EdgeleyRob for the solid reports over the festivities ...

Cheers jazzers

[gurnemanz]

Cheers jazzers

Thanks again to Rob for results service and (in my case) encouraging comments to those in distress. Sorry that I can't bring myself to wish Leicester well ... have to be hard-hearted in a "them or us" relegation scenario.

[eighthobstruction]

Jose should put a bid in for YaYa Toure....that would put a cat amongst the pale pigeons....