Daren W Posted 9 October, 2010 Share Posted 9 October, 2010 Bottom line is that making any kind of prediction, and certainly saying that 'it's time to accept' this, that or the other so early in the season is just plain silly. Long, long way to go yet, but at least we're moving in the right direction and we should just celebrate that and let threads like this go. Spot on Andy, how we can have threads like this in September is ridiculous. Today's win pulls us right up to 13th 2 points off the playoffs and 7 off the title... Everything to play for.. Admittedly Tranmere were shocking but Saints showed real professionalism and never, ever looked like conceding... I reckon on this form we'll be thereabouts come December.... coyr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 9 October, 2010 Share Posted 9 October, 2010 Anyone on this thread who was being a boring negative, moaning, saying we're unlikely to go up.... You were wrong and you're a bit silly. HTHTHTHTH Well we have not gone up yet have we But now that Lambert and Lallana are fit we ever every chance Next weeks game is going to be interesting as Huddersfield had a good win today Could be in the play off positions very soon would agree with Benji - to say we are unlikely to go up imho is wrong - whether we will go u...?? I still think we have a good chance of automatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 9 October, 2010 Share Posted 9 October, 2010 After 11 games last season Leeds 27 points Norwich 16 Millwall 14 Saints 2 We currently, after 11 games, have 15 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 9 October, 2010 Share Posted 9 October, 2010 currently 3rd in current form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted 9 October, 2010 Share Posted 9 October, 2010 currently 3rd in current form Where is that recent form table ? link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 9 October, 2010 Share Posted 9 October, 2010 currently 3rd in current form only third ?? sack everybody then:lol::lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 9 October, 2010 Share Posted 9 October, 2010 Plums - top by the end of October - 2010 that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 9 October, 2010 Share Posted 9 October, 2010 We have made 4 points up on Brighton in the last 2 games.Anything is possible if we keep playing the way we are. My pre-season 2nd,or my mates pre-season 1st,are a lot closer than they were 3 weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 10 October, 2010 Share Posted 10 October, 2010 Quite scary really that this thread is less than a month old. It makes for interesting reading though, from people who have said that we have no chance to those that remain optimistic. What it does show though is that we are all just 'guessers' at the end of the day, and even now we don't know who is right and who is wrong. We could get promoted, we could miss out, nightmare - we could get relegated, nobody knows for sure - yet less than 4 weeks ago, people were making some pretty radical statements on here. Without wishing to start a bar room brawl, I wonder how many contributors to this thread would now like to errr 're-assess' some of thier guesses. Don't forget though - you may have been right the first time - only seasons end will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 10 October, 2010 Share Posted 10 October, 2010 The timing of Pardew's sacking wasn't great but Adkins has put a decent run together and it helps that Lambert and Lallana are back on the score sheets and that the teams above are not winning games constantly. One problem last season was the consistancy of the leading pack. I was unsure about prmotion earlier in the season but feel more confident now, however it only takes a couple of injuries and who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 10 October, 2010 Share Posted 10 October, 2010 Yesterday was a big step in the right direction and heartening that we are improving under NA but next week is an even bigger step. We will know more come Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 10 October, 2010 Share Posted 10 October, 2010 Saturday was better than anything we saw under Pardew IMO. Cortese might just have got it spot on with the Adkins appointment. He knows this league better than Pardew and I think he is more motivated, he has more to prove. Still early days though, could just be new manager syndrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 10 October, 2010 Share Posted 10 October, 2010 Ahhhh so we have a few 'fence sitters' now, not willing to show their hands, erring on the side of caution and not making predictions either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 10 October, 2010 Share Posted 10 October, 2010 The key stat for me is that Norwich at this stage last year had only 1 more point than we do now. They ended up running away with the league, and note that it was probably a stronger league than this year. Keep the faith, get behind the lads NASA/WIFM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanowl Posted 12 October, 2010 Share Posted 12 October, 2010 There's a long way to go yet anything could happen. It's a funny league and similar in a way to the Championship. Everyone can beat everyone on their day. We beat Brighton who are top and they're the best team I've seen at Hillsborough this season. Yet we lost to both yourselves and Carlisle who on the day didn't look too great. The league is very tight at the moment, we could go 2nd on Saturday (amazing considering how poor we've been recently) and all the way down to 17th if we lose at Yeovil. You can climb and fall a huge amount too. We should get a clearer picture around Christmas time for the battle for the automatics and I expect us both to be up there. You shouldn't be accepting anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 12 October, 2010 Share Posted 12 October, 2010 There's a long way to go yet anything could happen. It's a funny league and similar in a way to the Championship. Everyone can beat everyone on their day. We beat Brighton who are top and they're the best team I've seen at Hillsborough this season. Yet we lost to both yourselves and Carlisle who on the day didn't look too great. The league is very tight at the moment, we could go 2nd on Saturday (amazing considering how poor we've been recently) and all the way down to 17th if we lose at Yeovil. You can climb and fall a huge amount too. We should get a clearer picture around Christmas time for the battle for the automatics and I expect us both to be up there. You shouldn't be accepting anything yet. But we're developing fast from the team that played you. OK, it was only Tranmere and perhaps they made us look good, but it was the best football I've seen Saints play for as long as I can remember and if you read the match thread, many say that we would have beaten any other team in this division and many in the championship if we played them like that. All of a sudden we have discovered a Brazillian player who is really adapting well to the British game having played in Italy and he was most peoples' man of the match Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 12 October, 2010 Share Posted 12 October, 2010 It was a silly and pointless OP especially considering where we were in the season and served only to unite the negative mongers who needed any excuse to have a good old frigging moan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 12 October, 2010 Share Posted 12 October, 2010 It was a silly and pointless OP especially considering where we were in the season and served only to unite the negative mongers who needed any excuse to have a good old frigging moan. In your opinion maybe. But their were lots of people who contributed to the thread and were willing to 'pin their colours to the mast' so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 12 October, 2010 Share Posted 12 October, 2010 At the time the thread was started the comment was valid. Since then we have delivered results beyond most peoples expectations, considering we were in turmoil. The fact that we now clearly have a much better chance of promotion than when the thread started is irrelevant, and does not detract from peoples assessments at the time the thread was started. I think you will find the bookies have taken a similar view and have adjusted their odds accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 12 October, 2010 Share Posted 12 October, 2010 There's a long way to go yet anything could happen. It's a funny league and similar in a way to the Championship. Everyone can beat everyone on their day. We beat Brighton who are top and they're the best team I've seen at Hillsborough this season. Yet we lost to both yourselves and Carlisle who on the day didn't look too great. The league is very tight at the moment, we could go 2nd on Saturday (amazing considering how poor we've been recently) and all the way down to 17th if we lose at Yeovil. You can climb and fall a huge amount too. We should get a clearer picture around Christmas time for the battle for the automatics and I expect us both to be up there. You shouldn't be accepting anything yet. Oi! Where is your permit for coming on here and typing sensible posts? feck off back to your own forum if you wish to do that or show us your permit! It takes YEARS of bo11ox to be granted "Sensible" status. Get up to around 7,500 posts and we can accept what you typed - for now........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 12 October, 2010 Share Posted 12 October, 2010 It takes YEARS of bo11ox to be granted "Sensible" status. Get up to around 7,500 posts and we can accept what you typed - for now........ ..and even then some never achieve it. (No names, no pack drill Baj;-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 12 October, 2010 Share Posted 12 October, 2010 At the time the thread was started the comment was valid. Since then we have delivered results beyond most peoples expectations, considering we were in turmoil. The fact that we now clearly have a much better chance of promotion than when the thread started is irrelevant, and does not detract from peoples assessments at the time the thread was started. I think you will find the bookies have taken a similar view and have adjusted their odds accordingly. The comment may still be valid, we may not achieve promotion automatically or otherwise. I just find it an interesting thread, at the time it was posted I never commented, but have since read it through. Given that it is probably less than a month old, the state of the table and the number of games / points still available I just wonder how many people would like to 'stick' or 'twist'. The bookies will always adjust thier odds - they have too much to loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSFC Posted 13 October, 2010 Share Posted 13 October, 2010 The key stat for me is that Norwich at this stage last year had only 1 more point than we do now. They ended up running away with the league, and note that it was probably a stronger league than this year. Keep the faith, get behind the lads NASA/WIFM may I refer you back to my thread in mid Sept?!! http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?25298 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 13 October, 2010 Share Posted 13 October, 2010 Anyone of about ten sides could finish in the top two and we are one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie@home Posted 14 October, 2010 Share Posted 14 October, 2010 I think the 3 sides that went up last year are definitely stronger than those in the top positions at the moment, as you can see by how well they've done in the Championship - they look like they belong there. As we know, we had the record number of points to not get a play-off place in this division last season; there won't be as many points required this time, I'm sure. Still injuries to key players like Lallana can make a huge difference. If we have a good injury record, I still think we can be top two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fos Posted 14 October, 2010 Share Posted 14 October, 2010 "Minty for President" All those in favour say "AYE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 I can assure you Delldays that there is no malice intended by me in bumping this thread that you started. At the time I agreed with many of your sentiments. BUT ISNT IT SO FANTASTIC THAT YOU WERE WRONG The Saints are going up, the Saints are going up ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 2 May, 2011 Author Share Posted 2 May, 2011 oh tits I thought this thread went to the great server in the sky I am so happy I am wrong....what a fantastic run of form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 We're not there yet. If Hudds spank Brentford 20-0 and we lose....................................... IT COULD HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 oh tits I thought this thread went to the great server in the sky I am so happy I am wrong....what a fantastic run of form well I'm sure we all forgive you TDD, but it just goes to show what can happen in a 46 game season, eh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 oh tits I thought this thread went to the great server in the sky I am so happy I am wrong....what a fantastic run of form don't worry there were a lot more recent ones doubting! Not long ago a poster was saying achieving 2nd was insurmountable! Happy days and no need for anyone to feel bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 Reverse psychology.. i think we can agree it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 When a thread comes back and bites your arris lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiesaint Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 oh tits I thought this thread went to the great server in the sky I am so happy I am wrong....what a fantastic run of form How good is it to look back at this thread and have a little chuckle at it, rather than look back & go, yep you were right TDD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 We have done fantastically well since the turn of the year - the goal difference is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 It is utter madness to write off our chances in mid-september! I'm sorry, there is realistic negativity but this pure insanity. We need to get behind the team not assume they have no chance or even boycott games. I will stick my neck out and say that we will still finish in the top two come May - which is 8 months, 40 games and 120 points away by the way. This is not 'denial', it is more realism than some people are showing Great shout from that man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 Dont worry. Come mid sept those moaners will be kicking off again if we make a poor start. I always stick by the team and dont come on here giving it the biggin. The players give 100%. sometimes we win sometimes we lose. Great day today!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 Delldays does this every season. Portvliet was supposed to be the new Fergie a couple of seasons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 oh tits I thought this thread went to the great server in the sky I am so happy I am wrong....what a fantastic run of form mwah mwah mwah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefunkygibbons Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 ha ha So what, I am sure you are happy to have been proved wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 2 May, 2011 Share Posted 2 May, 2011 Do not agree at all. Agreed we need to turn the corner but string some wins together and we will be right back in it. Did not start winning last season until October with minus 10 points and still nearly made it, and still had some very patchy form along the way. I agree with myself post 58. All season I have said we will end in the top two and here we are!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 November, 2011 Share Posted 16 November, 2011 I was bored so thought i'd read some delldays posts. What a difference a year makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 16 November, 2011 Share Posted 16 November, 2011 Whaaat a tit. And I didn't even need hindsight to reach that judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 November, 2011 Share Posted 16 November, 2011 (edited) It's interesting though that delldays and turkish were on the same wave length. Edited 16 November, 2011 by dune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 16 November, 2011 Share Posted 16 November, 2011 It is looking very difficult now. We're only just in September but we can really only realistically have 4/5 more defeats all season if we want a top 2 finish. We're going to need some never seen run of from from a Southampton side to even get close. I reckon we'll know end up sneaking the top 6, which isn't really good enough with the team we have. I'd love to know what's happened, everything seemed to be in place before our last game against Southend. It's the stuff if nightmares! Well that's what we certainly had..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 16 November, 2011 Share Posted 16 November, 2011 I miss TartanOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Trubble Posted 16 November, 2011 Share Posted 16 November, 2011 I was bored so thought i'd read some delldays posts. What a difference a year makes. Is he still about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkySaint Posted 16 November, 2011 Share Posted 16 November, 2011 Oh dear. That old denial.... This is priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 16 November, 2011 Share Posted 16 November, 2011 If anything, this thread proves even more what a great job NA has done IMO. He turned us around so bloody quickly, probably from November onwards we were averaging 2pts per game. From our start that year you'd have never thought that was possible, so he's a genius in my eyes - and now look what he's doing with us this year. The guy is a bloody hero! He's not put a foot wrong since he's been here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 16 November, 2011 Share Posted 16 November, 2011 think its hard for some to appreciate quite how well we have been doing for the last 13 months - several posters kept saying it must come to an end, we aren't playing well enough to go up etc. Suppose that comes from years of disappointment. think it was pretty clear to most that Adkins was a good appointment and promotion was fairly likely. even in this close season I was mocked for saying we could well be above West Ham and Leicester were signing players worse than ours - think some find it hard to appreciate our team, - we have players who are better, in many positions, than Leicester, West Ham and Brighton so being above them shouldn't be a shock. glad we didn't give up on automatic promotion to save our players for the play offs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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