Greg

Clark had a pulled/strained calf so would have been pretty hopeless if he had been left on.

The injury was simply down to him over exerting chasing a ball down in the last minute, disappointing. Saying Atsu can do a passable job is complete bollocks. Atsu is no where near the player, it’s ridiculous to suggest he can do half the job. He’ll be a big miss, he’s our out ball at the minute, we’ve nobody else like him. It absolutely isn't bollocks. Atsu's perfectly fine at carrying the ball, he's just got zero end product. ASM has one goal and how many assists? Is it zero? Their contributions therefore aren't going to differ enormously. I'm criticising the system here, not the player. He's clearly very talented but it's not like the team is built around him, or anyone for that matter (aside from when Carroll's on the pitch, when everything becomes about him). ASM's quick and a decent dribbler, so he's only used to be direct, without any real sense of purpose beyond that. As it happens, pace and dribbling is literally all Atsu has - so he can basically just come in and do the same thing. Much lower ceiling talent-wise, obviously. Have to disagree, Atsu doesn't have the pace and strength the be the same outlet as Saint-Maximin. He'll be a big miss when injured.

Would like to see him play on the left with Carroll up top at some point.

Geuniely don't think I've ever seen us play as bad as that and come away with a win.

This has been terrible.

I think they did, yes.

Apparently Southampton have been told they have to wear last season's third kit. Their current kits....

Have you ever considered a career as a vidiprinter? Am listening to 5Live, whilst playing FM. I'll stop with the updates if everyone is sick of me. No- don’t stop!

Have you ever considered a career as a vidiprinter?

Because I keep realising I am wrong! Too early not had coffee yet.

Joe Cole West Ham, 2003 then back in 2012.

Lee Clark I think is correct - or close (1997 then 2005) , Robbie Elliott I agree was shorter. Edit: yes I have misread it completely.

Javier Zanetti Manquillo

Perfect here but I am on a brilliant fibre connection.

Ball numbers added to op.

To be honest when I was in Brasil at the World Cup I really enjoyed the random games we went to, Algeria v South Korea was probably the best of the five and we certainly didn't expect that. I'm sure you'll have a great experience.

What was great about it, we parked the bus at home for 90 mins. What's different this time?

It was published two weeks ago.

And this is where our fans are a joke compared to others Their attendance tonight is not dissimilar to a fair few of ours last time we played in the competition.

Shefki Kuqi has to be up front.

Playing Fulham tonight.

Been shite so far.

But it's a continuation of Rafa's progress. Rafa basically started fresh each year, Rafa plus Rondon plus Perez, on I'd quite like ASM added in, and we'd be sitting 5th on Monday night, if not there already with a game in hand Rafa wouldn’t have signed ASM. That’s the thing. He had the veto on players coming in. Saint-Maximin said Nice rejected offers from Newcastle last December /January that suggests Rafa Benitez gave the green light for him. No. https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/08/04/allan-saint-maximin-claims-newcastle-actually-wanted-him-last-ye/ “Newcastle came in December last year so it has been a long time for me. Nice did not want to let me go because they needed players. The trainer wanted me to stay. I told him I wanted to go to Newcastle” “Newcastle came for me again so now it is my dream to be in the Premier League. It is a very good club“ Yes. I'm sure these are correct. It is quite clear Lee Charnley was working behind the managers back on ASM and Joelinton for quite some time, we certainly know Rafa didn't want Joelinton at the price we paid.

But it's a continuation of Rafa's progress. Rafa basically started fresh each year, Rafa plus Rondon plus Perez, on I'd quite like ASM added in, and we'd be sitting 5th on Monday night, if not there already with a game in hand Rafa wouldn’t have signed ASM. That’s the thing. He had the veto on players coming in. Saint-Maximin said Nice rejected offers from Newcastle last December /January that suggests Rafa Benitez gave the green light for him. No.