Saints back to winning ways again

Tom's football match was postponed this morning because of a frozen pitch and so he went into Salisbury with Sara whilst I stayed at home to polish up my sermon for tomorrow morning.  The weather was bitterly cold but Southampton's game against Burnley was to go ahead despite several league matches being postponed because of frozen pitches including West Ham's.  A win by Southampton today  would bring them only one point behind West Ham in the promotion race. Tom decided that he didn't want to go to Southampton this afternoon following his bitterly cold experience on Tuesday night in the FA Cup tie against Millwall - freezing cold weather and lukewarm football from Saints.  He preferred to stay at home and use his new camera to make videos of him and Mary plying beer pong (with water, not beer, in the cups!).  He missed a truly great game of football as a result.  Saints were magnificent beating a poor Burnley team 2-0 (both goals coming in the first half).  It seemed strange attending a football match at St. Mary's Stadium without Tom but I am never on my own when I go now as we have so many fan friends there.  Tonight Southampton are only one point behind the leaders, West Ham, and five clear points above the play-off zone.  However, teams below (and West Ham) do have a game in hand.  Southampton's game at Upton Park against West Ham on Tuesday will be vital and an opportunity to go top again.