I can’t believe I watched all of that. Moreso, I watched his interview and couldn’t believe he didn’t apologise at any point. Even moreso, I’m travelling up to see family this weekend and planning to go on Saturday. What felt like a long overdue visit with an old friend feels like I’ll be heading up for a final visit with a dying relative. What a sad state of affairs the club is.

A lot’s been said here that I mainly agree with. Poor showing. The thing that stood out today was how poor we were with the ball at our feet in transition. Lots of players with their heads down. Notable exceptions were Buckley generally and one pass in particular, plus a few other moments. Ball control and distribution looks really poor at the minute. The mind boggles at what Professor Mowbray is teaching them in the week.

Not a fan of the team constantly recycling possession all the way back to Kaminski to punt it long against a team of relative giants. Lots of dawdling in the middle and at the back, which is why Rothwell and Clarkson stood out today. Both Gallagher and Brereton like it to feet although Gallagher can’t really do that much with his. Just strikes me as them not being coached very much. Not much thought going into the system abs the style of play, but we already know all this, I guess.

All the time wasting, all the “didn’t see it” bits though, seem a lot more pointed than Millwall.

Difficult to understand how this ref isn’t on the take.

Yeah, it’s kind of a diamond but the shape is pretty amorphous, it just keeps shifting into no shape at all. Too many long balls and not enough structure to win second balls.

He’s had a shocker there but the defence have looked really disorganised this half.

Couldn’t agree more!

Not a lovely watch, but a lovely result. Some really great performances. Ayala, Carter, Chapman, Gallagher. Encouraging to grind it out and not crumble when we concede a well-struck effort. We were unlucky that the ref seemed timid as Forest were leaving a foot in, but we battled through that period and bounced back once we conceded. Lot of grit and determination, really pleasing to see.

Do they seriously have company f***ing cars?

If you ever fancy it on the off-chance, hopefully we’ll have a little group attending games.

If I can hold out a little longer, I remain confident of bringing Zuckerberg down, so it’s a pass for now. Whatever happened to email?!

No better advert for BRFCS in “transfer mode” than me right now. This afternoon I was quietly commenting that there were question marks around Obafemi’s professionalism. I’ve read this thread today, watched one YouTube video and am now beginning to think £7m to kill the other interest is necessary.

Sadly no longer on Facebook!

Totally agree, there’s nothing to say a situation at one club will repeat at another, but the bit about “playing one good game” is a worry. I think a lot of young players have a good game or a spell and become disenchanted that they haven’t nailed down a spot. If he comes to us, I hope it’s a positive for him and he can knuckle down and put the graft in. Still worth noting. I’ve seen another where the player himself admits he could be more professional, which I think is just about positive to see. Knowing you can do better is a strong attribute to have, if you want to succeed.

https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fc-news/saints-michael-obafemi-hasenhuttl-st-marys/ Seen a few articles kicking around like this.

I had a look for it but couldn’t see anything active online anymore.

Apologies if this is in the wrong bit, wasn’t sure where to put it. Not many this year (and I’ll probably give Millwall this weekend a miss) but for the very few games that are London/South East: is there any coordination for stragglers like me left without any match day buddies?

Nice to be back after the summer, isn’t it?

What an excellent move that was, so unlucky. Killer pass from Butterworth. He’s a long-term prospect.

Kaminski had a shocker there

I’ll say one thing: I’m a fiend for watching a side in blue and white play well and score goals. Stick it in my veins. Lots of little things that could be picked at and you suspect Swansea aren’t a barometer for doing well in this league, but it’s just nice to see us play well, so far. Again for 45, please.

Buckley looks a totally different player.

Dolan isn’t much of a focal point, just yet. Some poor decisions from rushing. Could be nerves or whatever.

Standard of set pieces from us so far has been poor. Needs to be better.