The Round Ball Game

[Beef Oven!]

Ok BBM

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[Beef Oven!]

Seems fergie even trained the team's fans.

( next time there is a sports reporter vacancy at the Portsmouth news, I suggest you get your CV in the post.....)

I like to pay attention to detail when it comes to match reporting. I'll get my CV ready.

[jayne lee wilson]

Just watched the United-Southampton hi-lights on MOTD. How the referee disallowed the two United goals, God only knows.

And allowing the Southampton forwards to constantly man-handle Chris Smalling and nearly pull his shirt off on at least two occasions was terrible.

United had 85% of the possession, according to the match stats and Tadic was clearly offside (how come the ref didn't red-card him for that goal celebration? - Bias is the answer).



We had 36 shots on target compared to Southampton's 1.

This game was a travesty of justice. No wonder this is the first win for Southampton against us in 47 years. We'll win the return when we'll have Rooney, Van Persie and Di Maria back. We've had too many injuries with all the big names missing.

Don't get me wrong, I can take defeat, but that game was a joke.

Woah, beef, woah....

You. Didn't. Get. It. InTheBackOfTheNet.

It's about... goals... (and don't Liverpool fans just know it).

Cheer up. Having to fight for a top-four place makes life much more exciting!

[Beef Oven!]

Cheer up. Having to fight for a top-four place makes life much more exciting!

I'm so excited

[teamsaint]

I'm so excited

Chin up, you are still in a CL spot.

i think Saints may be under the impression that it is two up and four into the play offs.....

Come to think of it, 4 teams in a play off for the last CL place would be a good idea.

[gurnemanz]

Great to see Saints leading the way for non big-money teams to do well - with Champions League a possibility. The Boxing Day win we witnessed with some depression against Palace actually proved the catalyst for removing Neil Warnock and ushering in the Pardew era which has started very promisingly. Of course, Palace came third in 1991 but were denied European participation in the wake of the Heysel disaster.

[eighthobstruction]

Teamsaint....How is Jay Rodriguez injury coming along....?

[aeolium]

A tremendous performance by Saints yesterday, especially by Morgan Schneiderlin who is such an important player for them. Sadly it is not looking so good for the Saints north of the border after another home defeat (and heroics by keeper Ridgers kept the scoreline respectable). It now looks like a real dogfight between them and Ross County (and possibly Motherwell) to avoid that automatic relegation spot.

Caley Thistle seem to play better with 10 men - it must be because they do it so often - and came back from 1-0 down with a man sent off to win.

[teamsaint]

Teamsaint....How is Jay Rodriguez injury coming along....?

all very quiet. Word is that he had a second minor op, which is routine, but I don't expect to see him in serious action for a little while yet. Such a shame for him, when things were going so well. We probably need a bit of cover for Pelle, although Shane Long is a good deputy.
I'd like to see Jordan Rhodes given a chance in the PL, and I think he would suit us well. WGS doesn't seem a big fan though, and he's not the worst judge.

[eighthobstruction]

Probably think Jordon Rhodes isn't strong enough.....though a lot of these things have to do with selling club....and the right price....I don't watch much Championship....I always surprised by those Championship strikers who make it no further....

[teamsaint]

Probably think Jordon Rhodes isn't strong enough.....though a lot of these things have to do with selling club....and the right price....I don't watch much Championship....I always surprised by those Championship strikers who make it no further....

I actually saw more of Rhodes in our L1 days, when he was scoring shedloads of goals for " My team in the North" Huddersfield Town.

Thing is you can get away with a much worse touch in L1, ( as Lallana found out, since he had to improve it to get goals as he went up the leagues).
Not sure if Rhodes has the ability to succeed in the PL, and nobody has taken a punt on him. You would have thought that a bottom half team at least would buy him for £10m, on the basis that it might work, and you would always get half back from a top Championship side if you had to sell him on.

[eighthobstruction]

I think Hull wanted him but took Hernandez instead....yes Saint it's bizarre you would think someone would take a punt, when you see some of the foriegn strikers who get sussed out pretty damned quick by PL defenders....every one expected Beckwith, Nugent, etc to step up....I personally like Celtic's Chris Commons....and I must admit I had Kane down as a dud last season....

[Alison]

Good game at Upton Park.

[EdgeleyRob]

I've gone off football me.

[teamsaint]

I've gone off football me.

Oh dear.
I wont ask.

i have given up footy more times than i gave up fags.