THESE may not be exactly the words Saints fans were hoping to hear after this weekend's fixture but things are moving in the right direction'.

After the abject opening day defeat against Crystal Palace, Saints were a little better against Peterborough but still suffered a Carling Cup defeat.

At Norwich it was another loss for Saints but the performance was enough to give even the most cynical fan hope.

It was more like what you expect from a George Burley team. There was pace and purpose about the players. They played at a high tempo, the short passing was there for all to see and they got the ball out wide.

The only trouble was it wasn't quite their day.

By rights this should have been their first three points of the season.

Read Adam Leitch's full report in today's Daily Echo.