Once the bitterness of the hand-ball wears off i'll probably accept that 1 point away from home is always alright regardless of opposition and we did not deserve at all to come away with a win from that. Now we need to start getting 3 points at home and sort our bloody second half performances (Pellegrino) out.
Burnley made changes. We didn't react. We lost a point (whilst missing out on the chance to gain two more). Arsenal made changes. We didn't react. We lost two points. Palace made changes. We didn't react. We lost three points. Watford made changes. We didn't react. We lost two points. Huddersfield made changes. We didn't react. We lost two points. WBA made changes. We didn't react. Thanks to a bit of luck and a wonder goal, we gained two points. MP, you are completely and utterly useless. USELESS. Get lost.
I'm not expecting a top manager to come in. Even someone who is half more competent then Pellegrino would have seen us be nowhere near the bottom three this season. So many dropped points from scoring first and then inviting pressure throughout the second half.
Our remaining home matches: Spurs, BHA, Liverpool, Stoke, Chelsea, Bournemouth, Manchester City. We need wins away as much as we do wins at home, because we're not going to get too many points at SMS with that fixture list.
While I hope we get spanked to try and finally kill Pellegrino off, I will be 30,000 feet in the air to make myself as far as physically possible from the match.
Should Go, won't Go. No new signings. Oh well onto next week. Cant wait to see us sit back and try and get a 0-0 draw against Spurs next week.
I'm good mate. Just don't see the need for everyone to start crying like babies. We "won" a tricky game away from home 2-1, only for a cheating bastard and **** ref to rob us of the 2 points we deserved.
Said it for a couple of weeks... I'm convinced we go down if he's here for the season... Just don't see any fixture where I'm fully confident of 3 points.
Whilst there’s no shame in being overrun by any PL team who are behind and going for it, it is such a feature of the season for us that it simply has to be a coaching issue. I mean there was a 15 minute spell there where the fear we displayed actually deprived our defence of the ability to kick a football correctly in order to clear it further than ten yards. That is appalling. Get him the **** out.
I think MP’s biggest weakness is his ability to react to a game. He can’t change things for the better.
Pathe News presents: Fine Sporting Gesture By Southampton FC Football fans around the country are doffing their caps in the direction of the Hampshire coast tonight to acknowledge the wonderful sportsmanship of Southampton FC. Those blighters from Manchester and Liverpool might have tried to hold on to a two goal lead at Watford today, but not our generous boys from the south. Clearly acting to instructions the brave boys of SFC capitulated in the second half after rather caddishly opening a two goal interval lead. Some less sporting managers may have bought on their most skilful player to hold up the ball in the last 10-15 minutes but not Saint Mauricio, urging his tired players to give up the ball on every occasion they threatened to keep it. So finally, their sporting behaviour gained it's reward when Watford smashed home a late equaliser. Unfortunately, the "Saints" couldn't repeat their recent generosity against Crystal Palace by allowing the opposition to win. Afterwards the Watford manager (a Johnny Foreigner so can't spell his name) said he was disappointed that Saints hadn't simply left the pitch after the equalising goal to allow his team to win. The Saints manager (another one) apologised, and said he'd try to remember that tactic should his team ever be in that position again. It could be funny ....
I didn't see it but didn't they have a stonewall pen turned down as well? Apologies if wrong. People are going to focus on the handball though for sure.
