Saints failure in their last three home games to get anything more than a single point means that the next two games are crucial if we want to stay up with the pack chasing the top four.

It seems like an age since Saints beat Manchester United at Old Trafford yet although it was 7 weeks ago this weekend it has only been six games, in that respect Saints 10 points from those six games has been steady if not spectacular, however it should have been much better and our 4 points from the last four games shows a decrease in the points average.

Therefore Saints now have no room for manoevre put bluntly we have thrown away our advantage and now need to start winning games and get ourselves back into the driving seat in the race for the top four, not only that but we need to make sure that we stay in the top six at least and qualify for the Europa league as a very minimum.

Whatever the way the season ends it will be successful in respect of where we have had to come from after the trials of last summer, but we have now set ourselves higher standards than 9 months ago and having set those standards we have to maintain them.

Sadly we came through a tough time well and just as we started to get players back from injury it all seems to have gone wrong, but we need to put that ll behind us, forget the bad refereeing decsions and concentrate on doing what we do well.

This being the case it is essential that we go to West Bromwich Albion and win and then follow that up with three points at home to Crystal Palace, if we do this then we are back on track and all set for a bumper run in to the end of the season.

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IanRC added 14:23 - Feb 24 Agree entirely. We need to start scoring on Saturday. Thought Pelle was very ineffectual against Skrtyl on Sunday. Hopefully the referee will be impartial this time though.
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richardmdcooper added 15:07 - Feb 24 Massive couple of games coming up - I'd be tempted to start with a complete front three for WBA - Tadic, Long, Mane. I think Pelle could definitely benefit from a rest and a great option off the bench
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codge added 17:18 - Feb 24 Seems to me we are starting to go back to MoPo days, we're we play the ball out from the keeper to the backs to midfielders then back to center backs then play it back to our keeper who then starts it all over again only to end up giving it away before we get a shot in on goal.....
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halftimeorange added 20:07 - Feb 24 I don't think we can overlook bad officiating. The mere fact that Kevin Friend is refereeing in the PL tells me that the standard of the men currently in the middle is the lowest we have seen in many seasons. Even Michael Oliver, who is touted as a future World Cup Final referee, had a stinker at St Marys recently. Unfortunately, these people are part of the prosperity circus which the PL now is. They are generally not ex-players of any standing but have been elevated to a position of authority which is secured by the presence of half a dozen major clubs (including Chelsea but Mourinho is a maverick) who will be favoured in dubious situations merely because of the power they wield at the PL's top table. The big six exert influence over the whole of the PL set-up and its attendant fawning media, unscrupulous agents and greedy players in addition to officials. Too many people rely entirely on the involvement of those clubs for status they would otherwise never achieve. Until the current mania for the PL wanes (which can only happen if disillusioned support for the lesser clubs is seen to dwindle) clubs like ours will never get a fair deal on or off the pitch.

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