Leaving early to beat traffic, I hope. Just checking no-one used stoked yet? Can't see it. Therefore STOKED.
I've spent all my pension this week already so I can't go Christmas shopping today. I suppose I'll just have to go to the match instead.
Mystic Meg predicts that I will be a happy bunny by about 4.00 today. Either Saints will have won or my wife will text to say she's found that missing winning lottery ticket. Tough one. If it's the latter I'm buying Ronaldo as a present for Les. A Saints win seems equally unlikely, but since when was supporting Saints ever predictable? I'd settle for 1-0. If we score more than we "need" I'll start my "could-have-got-one-of-those-on-Thursday-you-buggers" irrational line of thought. My carers start to get concerned about me at these moments.
Getting ready to go to the game. Fingers crossed it will be more of the performances as against Everton and Arsenal, than the dross I witnessed Thursday night. Also hoping to see Redmond given a rest on the bench, so we can have a real go at them with Boufal, Tadic and Long as the front 3. COYR
Cheer up you old grouch Remember when ... Branfoot was our manger We were always facing relegation and only saved at the last minute by Matty We were in administration and relegated from the championship We were bottom of League 1 on -10 points Losing 4-3 to Tranmere after being 3-0 up etc etc etc Surely this isn't as bad as that and most of us have been through far worse?
One prediction and it's wrong! Pretty sure he will start. Puel see's Fonte as a starter regardless of off the pitch matters.
Tactical, I would play Yoshida for purely footballing reasons. Oh wait, sorry I misunderstood, I think he played well on Thurs and should stay in, but in real life Jose may be left out for politics.
Reckon Long is going to break his streak and bang a couple in today in a surprisingly comfortable win. Forum then decides Puel is good. For a week.
