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I don't mind admitting i was one of those that thought what on earth were we doing signing Larin at the time. However i absolutely love the bloke and his 100% commitment to the cause. I think we have to give Tonda a lot of credit for the way he has handled not only Larin and turned him into the player he now is with Saints, but also so many other players that we were all hoping would never wear our shirt again because of their pathetic performances. Tonda is not only proving he is a great tactician but also a great man manager who listens and takes advice from his backroom staff. Larin is a prime example of a bit of a journeyman who wasn't being played to his strengths or having a manager who was prepared to believe in him. Incredible transformation really.

Matsuki is a big loss imho, hope it's nothing serious

reserve keeper

Just got back thanks to having got on a coach with a blind driver who can't read his satnav and ended up turning into the most narrowest dead end road near Winchesters park and ride. When he did eventually manage to reverse out he then made a wrong turn in Southampton taking us away from our drop of spot that was so close yet so far! Anyway what a day, what a game, what a side and what bloody fantastic supporters we have. So so proud of our team and fans tonight. Defeat is always bitter but if you have to lose then Saints showed how it should be done with pure bloody guts. Tonda take a bow because you have given us our team back.

I agree there has been some very questionable decisions that have gone your way but i guess it evens itself out over a season. Personally i think you will pip Millwall to second place. If you beat WBA today i think our lads will take their foot off the gas Tuesday night and coast into the playoffs hopefully avoiding any injuries.

Really looking forward to the Wembley experience today whatever the result. Lets make loads of noise and show all those plastics what it means to support a real football team. COYR

hello mate, i would be happy to take 1 of your hands at Wembley

cheers mate, i was waiting for an email or something, just found mine in the Saints app, QR code to be activated tomorrow

Has anyone received their E-Ticket yet?

If we don't go up we will be rebuilding the team because we will lose probably 6 players. We then would have to rely on very astute new signings being at the level of what we currently have.

The timing off this is terrible not only for Flynn and the club but also the supporters going to Wembley on Saturday. We already knew we were without Manning and his replacement has barely kicked a ball recently but we now know Flynn is out and Captain Jack is at best 50/50 that he's fit enough to start!

so no Manning, no Downes and Captain Jack 50/50 at best. The thought of Nathan Wood against City terrifies me!

It is really hard to be too negative about last nights result given the incredible run and performances the team have put in to get us into the playoff party. I've seen the comments both praising the noise the fans made and those saying the fans were very quiet. Me and my mate were sat in the kingsland and all i can say is what i witnessed. I thought the home support in general for such an important game was dreadful, the atmosphere was as flat as a pancake. I could hear the Northam trying their best to get everyone singing but not with much success. I'm not going to slag off any individual player as so many had a complete off night. We move on to Saturday and go again. C'mon Saints.

Unfortunately i left it to late to order a knock of top so resorted to ordering a yellow Polo top from Amazon. Will probably fit in nicely with everyone wearing their knock of tops as a pound to a penny it will turn out to be canary yellow when it arrives tomorrow lol

I'm really looking forward to Saturday and a chance to see my team at Wembley even if it's odds on we lose. When we booked our holiday i didn't think there was a cat in hells chance we might end up with a Wembley appearance let alone the slight chance of 3! I will be on holiday when the FA Cup final is played if we make it and if we do get to the playoff final I will have only got back into the country 3 days earlier so will probably miss the chance to get a ticket for Wembley, so i'm going to do my utmost to totally enjoy Saturday whatever the result.