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‘Considerably worse’ - Van Dijk was crap this season anyway. We could do with another CB in the long term, but Hoedt, Stephens and Maya are better than almost all the defences down there in my view. Bednarek is still here also. And Gardos. Not good obviously but we have numbers there. Plus...

Saw ‘Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri’ this afternoon. Fantastically written tragic black comedy drama. Great script, and excellent performances by all (Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell).

I wouldn’t get your hopes up about a heavy defeat meaning the end for Pellegrino - the board don’t want to act. He could’ve gone after the Burnley home game (only 1-0 defeat granted), certainly after the 4-1 defeat to Leicester, or Spurs 5-2 thumping on Boxing Day, but he survived. Plus, we...

Arsenal can't defend. And no Ozil or Sanchez.

Can really see Bournemouth winning today, meaning we are reliant on United winning tomorrow night to keep us out of the relegation zone. With us playing next Sunday also, the chances of us being in the bottom 3 by the time we kick off vs Spurs are high.

I understand what you're both saying, but I think Wenger getting a 3 game touchline ban was ridiculous too. Dean made a poor error at the end of a match which cost Arsenal the game, and the FA thought it right to only punish Wenger. If the referees were better, there would be less need to...

Well that needs to be taken into account: it’s the circumstances it was said in. Managers are punished all the time for speaking honestly about referees - and quite frankly it’s an utter joke because, as Ferguson pointed out, the referees will make awful errors and walk into another match the...

I’ve listened to what he said, he was reacting straight after the game, referring to an incident right at the end by all accounts and I don’t think it was that bad if i’m honest - it was a flippant comment, and his point was that they are poor, unfit and not up to standard. Don’t know the...

Sadly, because we no longer press high up the pitch, his role in the midfield has diminished. A real failing of Pellegrino's that.

Boardroom changes need to happen in the summer, not now - they just have to do all they can to keep this club in the division, and that is by replacing the manager, and adding energy to this squad. Then we can move onto Reed and Krueger's positions.

We won't sign anyone next week.

In short, yes. I would have changed the manager about a month ago (I wouldn't have appointed him in the first place because I would've back Claude), but they are stubborn in their ways. They haven't backed him in the transfer window yet, and the flaws with his management that we highlighted many...

Pellegrino won’t be sacked though.

I think MP’s biggest weakness is his ability to react to a game. He can’t change things for the better.

Sickening that it was handball. We were awful second half though - tactics negative, despite the fact that Watford’s defence was terrible. But, if the officials did their job, we would’ve won that.

Best we’ve looked as an attacking team for a long time. Watford lacking in confidence and we look up for it today. Second goal was fantastic - great work from Long.

Ironically, I think Mersin actually spoke the most sense there: saying we have to win today, as a draw isn’t good enough with games running out, and also saying that the manager should be more honest. Just tell the fans that we have been awful, because they know, and dont try to tell them things...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/01/12/southampton-believe-model-works-now-mauricio-pellegrino-must/ Don’t know whether this has been posted anywhere.

Listened to this week’s: a good listen, with reasonable points made by all. Nice to hear people speak in depth about Saints.

Chris Grayling was appointed Tory party chairman, but that has been changed after about 10 seconds. Brandon Lewis instead. Rumour has it that Grayling couldn't organise transport from one department to another properly, because he is such an incompetent twit.