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Southampton v Sunderland Your Report added at 00:14:36
'Rothwell at the double' is becoming a review not a request.

Regardless of how we got there, catching up 3 points on Ipswich and 2 on Leicester is a great result.

COYR
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Liverpool v Southampton Your Report added at 05:38:45
Played really well in the first half but just couldn't score. Nasty deflection for the first goal.

Second half the errors crept in, again had a few good chances.

Concerns for me are KWP going off and Arma looks really out of form. Thought that Aribo, Edozie and Bree were all excellent.

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Southampton v Millwall Your Report added at 18:45:52
Just look devoid of ideas in attack. Teams seemed to have sussed how to play us and we don't seem able to change how we play.

Losing Fraser was unlucky but the other subs seemed to make no real impression and taking Aribo off actually made us weaker.

Today we squandered a golden opportunity to get back in the pack.

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West Bromwich Albion v Southampton Your Report added at 22:29:31
Really controlled performance and two really excellent finishes

Completely on top for most of first half, cool finish by Fraser, was even a bit disappointed that we weren't more in front.

West Brom came back into it but then some excellent subs took us back on top and extended the lead.

Thought Aribo and Edozie were excellent when they came on. Again another cool finish from Brooks.

Fir the starters, I thought Stu Armstrong was excellent, Bazunu made some small mistakes but made an amazing save and Jack Stephens- it wasn't a handball- got away with it at left back. Mara got stuck in up front and Harwood-Bellus, KWP, Smallbone and Bednarek just got on with it!

Just got to keep winning

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Bristol City v Southampton Your Report added at 04:59:42
Comprehensively beaten in all areas.

Too many changes maybe and key players just off form. City played well for 90 minutes and we didn't. Couldn't complete passes in the first half, unfortunately Charles didn't do a great job of replacing Downes and got replaced at half time. We just couldn't finish chances.

Hopefully we can get back on track on Friday.

Always going to be a dog fight to get an auto promotion spot. Got to be up for the twists and turns.

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Rotherham United v Southampton Your Report added at 23:25:54
Game over in first half really. Free header for Jan B for the first goal and then a brilliantly worked second goal - THB long pass, RF direct run plus perfect backheel and then Arma put it away. Rotherham weren't a great side but their keeper played out of his skin.

Brooks looks v exciting.

COYR

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Watford v Southampton Your Report added at 17:33:15
Goal gifted to Watford by 2 players showing why they need minutes on the pitch to improve.

Fairly nondescript game, Meghoma and THB were the only players who shone.

Quadruple sub brought on the old hands and we started to look a lot better. Sam AA really stood out and a cool headed goal from Stu.

Back to St Mary's and the unbeaten run continues.

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Swansea City v Southampton Your Report added at 15:16:50
Where's Roy Castle and his trumpet when you need him...Record Breakers!

Great first half, foot off the gas second half. Subs didn't work. But really who cares for now.

After Leicester v Ipswich on Monday, one or both will be a few points closer. We may stay second.

What a team.

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Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday Your Report added at 07:15:22
General thoughts are that we seem to start slow but then our performance builds throughout the match. The passing is now quicker and we seem to link up better in the final third.

A very dominant performance. SW were a form team. However they we were on control for most of the match.

Can't really fault the team picked. Subs were made to give some minutes to a few players and possibly so that Fraser could get some sole applause from the crowd, which he deserved.

Dibling and Mara look real units. Think Che and Stu's days are coming to an end tho.

There will be bumps in the road but yesterday was a good day.

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Southampton v Plymouth Argyle Your Report added at 22:54:23
Although it would be great to win these games easily, I am impressed how we dig in and get results. Stats don't lie, we dominated Plymouth but the 2-1 score is also true in that they defended in numbers and the win was hard work.

Che had 2 great chances, did the hard work and then couldn't find the finish, the score came from timing his run perfectly to receive a great pass and then hitting the ball while sideways with the wrong side of the wrong foot. Go figure.

All of a sudden, we seem to have a lot of options in attack, Edozie again took his man apart. Alcatraz's strike was class. THB hit the post, Aribo almost got a third when he came on. Fraser through on goal went for the wrong option, plus Mara looked good pushed the Plymouth defence around in the short time he was on seems to have got quite sturdy all of a sudden. Arma was full of hard work and almost got a cheeky chip in.

Aside from Bazunu's howler, Plymouth never really looked like creating much. Defence handled them well. Edozie made a great tackle to snuff out an attack.

Plus Ipswich drop 2 points and Leeds fall 3 more points behind.

Quite a satisfactory end to the year.

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Queens Park Rangers v Southampton Your Report added at 18:38:54
A win is a win. Made fairly hard work of it tho.

Aribo looked good. What a turn around. Shame he's about to disappear for a few weeks.

Subs were good, Fraser particularly. Silly Red card for Charles tho.

Looks like Manning could be back in the side for a bit which is an early Xmas present for some fans. Not sure he did too much wrong today tho.

Other than that end to end game without much actual goal threat from either side.

Stonking miss from Che shows we really need a striker if Stewart is out all season.

Catching Ipswich up by 3 points and 5 goals is pretty pretty good.

COYR - Merry Xmas to all at TUI
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Coventry City v Southampton Your Report added at 04:58:54
We were just too slow in build up play to get past a team that were very well organised in defence.

Yet again we let another goal in to a quick direct attack helped by a few individual errors.

Things improved when we brought on Edozie and Fraser. Heads didn't go down and we got a quick goal to get back on level terms.

Overall a bit dull but a point earned away from home may prove to be useful at the end of the season.

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Watford v Southampton Your Report added at 17:46:51
50:50 game, so right result in the end.

Watford were up for it and it was end to end stuff but without much final product for either team.

Agree that THB, Bednarek and Bazunu had been great up to the goal. Oh well.

To win these types of niggly game you really need that second goal and we never really looked like getting it.

Aribo looked good, Che didn't really do much apart from the goal.

A point away from home against a form team isn't that bad.

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Southampton v Cardiff City Your Report added at 22:36:04
Bad day for the get Manning and Martin out gang lol.

Great day for Saints. Some of the passing was just superb. Bypassing Cardiff players for fun playing out from the back with short fast passes. Bazunu with not a lot to do was still Brilliant. His off the ball movement to create options to pass to is excellent.

Only gained a goal on all the teams above but a gap has opened with West Brom and Leeds and Ipswich have to play each other soon.

COYR

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Southampton v Bristol City Your Report added at 23:11:24
Moved back up to 4th in the league, unbeaten in 10, clean sheet and a lot of SFC fans still appear very very unhappy. Struth.
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Huddersfield Town v Southampton Your Report added at 17:50:12
Objectively I can never be that disappointed with a draw away from home. Subjectively, it was a bit of a shame as we had played well in the first half but let the 'terriers' - clue was in the name, lol, back into it.

Bazunu is great sometimes, comes out well to snuff out long balls, great off the ball - his movement gives the option of a return ball but I sort of feel he should have done slightly better on the goal.

Smallbone seems to really fade in the second half as well.

Today, I also feel the subs may have weakened the side rather than improving it.

Still a point in the bag.

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Millwall v Southampton Your Report added at 20:00:05
Everyone played well, we just can't seem to convert goals. Millwall were a good challenge. Making a habit of late goals. Beats the stats about giving up leads that we were bombarded with under Ralph.

Defence is beginning to play like a unit. Bazunu played as a full on sweeper keeper. Adam A's work rate was phenomenal. Smallbone and Downes looked solid.

Points gained on the top 2. Passing around looked good. All good

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Stoke City v Southampton Your Report added at 09:41:17
Good teams win even when playing badly.

About time we had some iffy refereeing decisions go for us. These are supposed to even out over time, so long due.

Scrappy performance- literally for Charly after the whistle. I'll take a confidence building 1-0 any day.

Stu showed why he should start. Dynamic. KWP was also great at getting forward quickly. Jan B and CHB are beginning to fit together nicely. Even everyone's favourite Scape goat Manning did well last night. Still think Will and Flynn need to hit the JWP gym schedules to beef up, just like he did under Ralph, to develop from skinny lads who are easy to knock off the ball to become solid prem level midfielders.

Definite improvement last night in attitude and not just results.

COYR

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Southampton v Leeds United Your Report added at 16:04:19
Russell out - you are ruining our club, ....still no clean sheet.

Fumin

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Middlesbrough v Southampton Your Report added at 11:34:01
I thought the first 30 minutes went well, then we seemed to switch off. Errors crept in. Boro finished on top.

On paper that was probably our best side to start with. OMFG where do I start. If Downes is going to get knocked off the ball as easily as Boro were doing to him yesterday this isn't the DM we are looking for. Holgate is living up to his Everton fan rep -error prone. Adams again spurning straightforward chances. As always, endless crosses into the box to no one. As for our rugby tackling CB is that taught at the Man City academy? Once again 3-1 on on the break because everyone has piled forwards. I'm not sure anyone escaped criticism yesterday but what is the point.

And as for RM and that daft interview afterwards. Effing Scar Tissue - half the team is new, plus Leicester and Leeds seem to have emerged fully unscathed. As for chucking Charly under the bus - shame on you. Probably lost a chunk of the dressing room there.

I could see where he was going on the pitch but he's turning into Nathan Jones off it.

I think we should still give him some time but he needs to shut up about the players, his former 'success' and accept that he needs to open his mind to where it's not working, and adapt his system asap or he's running out of time.

COYR - Piroe scares the sht out of me now


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