JUST LIKE WATCHING BRAZIL..

Watched the Leyton Orient-Charlton game on Sky last night partly because Saints play Orient next Saturday (my ticket arrived just now) and partly because our street`s local hero, Scott Wagstaff, was playing for Charlton. Here he is pictured celebrating his goal which effectively sealed Charlton`s 3-1 win, despite being down to 10 men following Christian Dailly`s second half dismissal.

Now we all know that football`s a funny old game and last night went a long way to lift my spirits following the untimely death of Saints` saviour Markus Liebherr and the resulting postponement of today`s game at Milton Keynes. I`ve mentioned before that Scott has been with Charlton for 12 years now and still he`s only just 20 and throughout that time he has developed through the youth teams, the reserves until now it seems that he has finally cemented his place in the first eleven. There might have been a few uncertainties among the Charlton faithful about Scott but surely last night`s performance has finally put paid to all that. His goal was quite stunning and the way he laid on the third goal in added time for his good friend Chris Solly was reminiscent of watching Brazil. Or even Saints. To be fair.

What was especially nice was that his family were at Brisbane Road last night to see Scott win the man of the match champagne from Sky tv and put in a performance and a post match interview that must have made them very proud indeed. Some of that pride has rubbed off on to the rest of our street this morning and, even as a Saints supporter, I can`t hide my real and genuine pleasure at seeing Scott doing so brilliantly in a Charlton shirt. Saints are currently a bit short in the pacy flanker department following Michael Antonio`s return to Reading. Maybe Saints` manager Alan Pardew, who knows Scott from his time as Charlton manager, might just make him an offer he can`t refuse? Hang on - there` a pig flying over my roof.