Matthew Le God

I'd guess the 72 hour thing is due to clubs using those last training sessions for set piece routines and other tactical work that generally doesn't happen earlier in the build up to a game.

Not really a precedent when new rules were written after the Leeds incident.

Cracks in the Middlesbrough account of events! This BBC article says Middlesbrough claim to have found photos of the spy on the Saints website. It is claimed by Middlesbrough elsewhere that the person is an intern. No intern analyst at Southampton has ever had their photo on the Saints website in the staff section! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1725d15p0ko

What in their story has changed?

I've been rumbled!

We can still get 3rd or 4th 3rd or 4th brings advantages vs finishing 5th

We ended the Ipswich game with Charles at right back

Are we counting 50 years ago as "modern"?

What relevance is there to it being in the Echo when they are using direct quotes from the press conference?

Returning players at this point in the season can not be registered to play in the playoffs.

Being at home in the second leg is potentially an advantage. Getting 3rd probably gets us an easier semi final. So Saturday's game is still important.

Watch the game again and you'll see Azaz for the first hour was on the left in a 4222/442. The BBC also corrected themselves after having it wrong and have it like that on the match report. They originally had Azaz central but anyone watching could see that wasn't the case. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c79j44e15rzt.app#Line-ups When Scienza and Fellows came on at 57 minutes we switched to 4231. Scienza on left, Fellows on right and Azaz number 10 role.

Nope, that is what happened

He did until the subs of Scienza and Fellows in the 57th minute. For those first 57 mins Larin and Archer were central striker pairing, Matsuki right and Azaz on the left. Then when Fellows and Scienza came on we switched to 4231 and Azaz moved to a number 10 role.

Not true. Any win would do it.

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Playoff spot confirmed for Saints!

As things stand Saints will mathematically qualify for the playoffs today

Why do you think that when we've already shown we don't want him in the Championship by loaning him out?

Ipswich are the bigger threat with more points and a game in hand. So a draw wasn't as good as a Middlesbrough win. But still preferable to an Ipswich win.

He was hugging him and pulling him. That is a foul.

We look very different to when we played those sides last. Now playing 4231, a long unbeaten run, lots of squad depth, only one player out injured and playing with a lot of confidence running throughout the squad.

Stoke away Leicester away Oxford home Not inconceivable they drop points in at least one of those

He isn't new to Premier League management. He has manged 135 Premier League games.

We can be one of those two, so only need one other team to beat them. Plus in our 6 pointer match vs Ipswich, any goals we win by have double impact on goal difference between us and them.