OTF

Haha Sissoko with the knock-out blow! How's the ref's form, he's made the most of it.

Wide ball was on there to Debuchy...

Text book obstruction there from Shaw, and yet he has a massive whinge.

Haidara getting ready now, seems an odd choice, assume Santon has a knock of sorts.

Damn it Remy...

Yeah, feels like Pardew keeps putting him out there in the hope that he scores and comes back into form. We don't really have the luxury to be able to do so.

Good subs or poor team selection?

Time for the ace up our sleeve?

Shitburger

Aye, we need to cut down on attacking play to improve our possession stats because if you have more ball you improve your chances of winning. #RodgerDodger

Hatem Ben Anita on a mazy run through their box, unfortunately no one coming through the box to receive the cut back ball.

Great little interchange of play there. Agree Fish.

Should be looking to recycle the ball through Anita and Tiote a little more now. Apparently Southampton have had 69% of possession thus far, hardly seems like it as they've not done a lot with it.

Nice feet Gouffran, always alert in the box. Good to finally get the goal after dictating terms most of the half.

Not where it matters yet, and they've started to pick things up...

Golden chance that one.

In reality he still should have a long career ahead of him, but I don't think there was anyone here suggesting that he was worth 15M after his embarrassing stint at Liverpool. I'd imagine at some stage there will be a lot of speculation about him coming back as I can't see his career going anywhere but sideways or downwards from where he is now (that said if he does end up back here at whatever age it would be a step up).

In the interim does the Sports Direct Catalogue have exclusive rights? Much the way that Sports Direct had the stadium name and still have ridiculous amounts of in ground sponsorship gratis?

I got more for the Doberman that was part of the present for the other half, surely it's in jest.

How was Derek?

Brilliant - can be the Fish family tradition to watch the DVD each Christmas "remember the time I got you that jumper you wanted".

So well organised he is, getting next years present in the same trip!

Back (L to R): Rob Elliot (possibly), Ryan Taylor, Steven Taylor, Tim Krul, Sammi Ameobi, Mike Williamson, Yohan Cabaye, Shola Ameobi, Santon, Paul Dummet (as Craig David) Front (L to R): Fab Coloccini, Jonas Guitierrez, Vurnon Anita, MYM, Mathieu Debuchy Edit: Grinch is Jonas (should have known from proximity to Colo and those legs)

Or Shola comes back in front and it's effectively Anita who replaces Cabaye. Not suggesting that this is what I would do.

It always manifested as rage with Ferguson. I just checked out the BT footage after the goal and there's a fair chance that the broadcast I was watching was different.