SNSUN Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Will be watching this at home after a mad dash home from work. My Man Utd supporting mate will be joining me, he keeps saying he's dead excited to see Oxo play to see what he's like "in case we sign him". Cockle. This will be a strange one off day, defeat is inevitable yet none of us really care - if anything, defeat is the best thing for us. I'd still like to see a committed performance from Saints though, with Rickie banging in a consolation or two. I can see tactical wizard Adkins putting out a 4-5-1 for this game, similar to the away formation of last season with the two wingers becoming forwards when (if!) on the counter attack. Who knows, depends who's available to play I guess. Butterfield in midfield? (It's a good job I'm not the manager tbf...) Whatever happens tonight I'll be getting drunk - celebration or commiseration, we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Wont most of them catch the bus in from Eastleigh? Beijing to Southampton Airport would solve about 70% of their supporters travelling needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Lol at the overnight queuers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarbabe64 Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 some pompey in the united end today apparently look out for the pompey flag !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Still not sold out? That's quite embarrassing. Possibly. I still reckon 30k against Exeter last season was impressive and more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 some pompey in the united end today apparently look out for the pompey flag !!! Christ I hope that's true. They can't even be bothered to turn up and support their own club, it would be pretty funny if they started turning up in the away end at SMS instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFHP Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 some pompey in the united end today apparently look out for the pompey flag !!! If you say so, afterall Man United must struggle to sell out their away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easty Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Why do I feel I am the only one that want Saints to win today? No, It doesn't matter if we lose, but if the lads go out there today and give it their best shot, and you never know maybe grab a draw or even win, it can only make them go out against Exeter on Tues with fire running through their veins. So come on lads and lasses, get behind the boys and out sing those manc ***ts today. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 (edited) OK... seems unlikely we will see Lallana playing, (acc.to NA) and Chaplow may play, but what about Man.U's start side-- Responding to the story / non-story of Blackpool's 25K fine for fielding a "weakened" side against us in the last round, Alex Fergsuon seems to be covering his back, (when acc. to BBC site... " he is expected to make significant changes" when he (AF) complains that QUOTE ...clubs are allowed 25 players and it doesn't say that you need to name 11 players and 14 subs. UNQUOTE : So who's he gonna play, more importantly - leave out.? We know Rafael is out , and that Van der Sar won't be in goal..who else , I wonder ? Be sure he will be making large scale changes, he'd never dare put out his best side, and stand the chance of a Cup upset against an L1 side ..even if it is Saints. Edited 29 January, 2011 by david in sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 I don't know, I can't think about it, I'm too worried about what our league position may be after today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesaint Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 I don't know, I can't think about it, I'm too worried about what our league position may be after today. Harsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Ferdinand, Evra, Van der Saar, Rafael all out. That new goalie or Kushack in goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 North car park closed to home fans again today after the game, keep the buggers in. Haha this reminded me of phoenix nights! [video=youtube;-uSGtRoEQYA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Gabriel's Halo Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 I agree with this. When I look back at the history of the club it's the promotions from the lower leagues that stand out for me. Who can forget the winning goal that secured our promotion in 77? Or was it 78? What about the excellent run of games and form during the season that was key to securing that promotion? Classic. Most people have photos or posters of the '76 team lifting the FA Cup. I don't. Instead I have a giant spreadsheet on my wall containing all the fixtures of our successful promotion campaigns, including points per game, winning sequences and how many times we lost tricky away games on poor quality pitches My advice ? Get a girlfriend.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSt Peter Saint Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 How many mistakes can you get in one article? http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/28/squad-sheets-southampton-manchester-united "Guilherme do Prado, a 19-year-old Brazilian striker" "Subs Bialkowski, Martin, Butterfield, Dixon, Seaborne, Barnard, Hammond, Lallana, Gobern, Connolly" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 I heard Giggs and Scholes were out too. Hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohwhenthesaints Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 OK... seems unlikely we will see Lallana playing, (acc.to NA) and Chaplow may play, but what about Man.U's start side-- Responding to the story / non-story of Blackpool's 25K fine for fielding a "weakened" side against us in the last round, Alex Fergsuon seems to be covering his back, (when acc. to BBC site... " he is expected to make significant changes" when he (AF) complains that QUOTE ...clubs are allowed 25 players and it doesn't say that you need to name 11 players and 14 subs. UNQUOTE : So who's he gonna play, more importantly - leave out.? We know Rafael is out , and that Van der Sar won't be in goal..who else , I wonder ? Be sure he will be making large scale changes, he'd never dare put out his best side, and stand the chance of a Cup upset against an L1 side ..even if it is Saints. That was their league game against Aston Villa. I don't believe there are any rules about it in the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Responding to the story / non-story of Blackpool's 25K fine for fielding a "weakened" side against us in the last round,. Blackpool were fined by the Premier League for fielding a weakened side against Aston Villa in the Lague. Nothing to do with the game against us. Ferdinand will not be playing AFAIK. I would not be surprised if Rooney is rested as well. Really wouldn't surprise me if Lallana does play some part today - just because NA said he wouldn't on the OS interview means nothing, all part of the misinformation smokescreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 some pompey in the united end today apparently look out for the pompey flag !!! I heard that Milwall, Cardiff, Rangers, Boca Juniors and Red Star Belgrade firms had teamed up with the Skates finest and the A-Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 If the likes of Evans and Smalling are playing we can definitely score a goal or two. I am just a bit concerned that we will get mullered in midfield and Owen/Hernandes/whoever will get plenty of chances... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 6 pages for a f**king non event?! I hope it will also be a 6 page thread for Exeter on Tuesday. F**k tomorrow. Anyone who is genuinely excited.....is a c**t. F**k all of you, F**k United, and let's try to win the f**king league. The FA Cup is not a non event for some. Take it you wont be going / watching then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 its sad that the massively important exeter game will get no where near the build up...yet people will be more furious should we lose... almost no one cares about the exeter game, which IS, everything whilst todays game is nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 How many mistakes can you get in one article? http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/28/squad-sheets-southampton-manchester-united "Guilherme do Prado, a 19-year-old Brazilian striker" "Subs Bialkowski, Martin, Butterfield, Dixon, Seaborne, Barnard, Hammond, Lallana, Gobern, Connolly" After the way he played last week Dixon of Dock Green would be better. He's hopeless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Priorities for this game 1. No injuries. 2. No cards 3. Avoid a humiliating defeat. 4. Good advertisement for good football 5. Avoid a draw. 6. If we can't win,then a narrow defeat will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joesaint Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Those people like "scott saints" I'd like to say the league is more important but then this is the FA cup and I LOVE the FA cup you cant be rude about supporter wanting to see saints play man u. The FA cup is not only Quality but its a game where players don't have so much pressure and can enjoy a bit, I think some players will be rested and thats ok I want to see plenty of effort and if not a win a respectable score line! COYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint-ross Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Priorities for this game 1. No injuries. 2. No cards 3. Avoid a humiliating defeat. 4. Good advertisement for good football 5. Avoid a draw. 6. If we can't win,then a narrow defeat will do. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soggy Bottom Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 How many mistakes can you get in one article? http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/28/squad-sheets-southampton-manchester-united "Guilherme do Prado, a 19-year-old Brazilian striker" "Subs Bialkowski, Martin, Butterfield, Dixon, Seaborne, Barnard, Hammond, Lallana, Gobern, Connolly" You think thats bad, on the back of the Sun the team formation has Jaidi as right back Harding plaing Center Back, Dickson center Mid with Schneiderlin on the left wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Allow me to be controversial, but i'm looking forward to today's game. A glamour tie against one of the world's best sides (albeit their reserve team - still could compete in Prem!) makes a refreshing change from us playing the likes of Tranmere, Hartlepool and Oldham. It'll be great to see SMS rocking again today, and a good performance will tempt back fans who haven't been coming as much recently, leading to higher attendances and gate receipts. While the league is infinitely more important than any of the cups, you get 46 league games in a season but rarely do special games like this come along. The last time we played Man Utd (FA Cup 3rd Rnd in our CCC relegation season) our club was in tatters, the playing squad wasn't half as good as the one we have now and we weren't sure whether we'd even have a team to support come next season. But we're in a fantastic position now to prove a point to those who had counted us down and out when we dropped into L1, and with enough confidence and passion we can go out there and get a result which will shock a fair few people in the world. So enough negativity and lets just be Saints FANS and cheer on our lads! COYR [/cheesy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 29 January, 2011 Author Share Posted 29 January, 2011 We will lose and Shneiderlein(sp) will get sent off. Or... We will win comforatably,with no bookings or injuries. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 6 pages for a f**king non event?! I hope it will also be a 6 page thread for Exeter on Tuesday. F**k tomorrow. Anyone who is genuinely excited.....is a c**t. F**k all of you, F**k United, and let's try to win the f**king league. +1. Even worse is watching all the plastics getting excited about it on Facebook, makes me f**king cringe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Mixed emotions. This season the only time we get a televised game is for the Cup. (Nobody bothered to buy the rights for L1 & L2 down here) and with our local internet I am fed up watching a collection of juddery still pictures in a 2 inch window on my computer Don't have the system it is shown on so have to go to the pub. Pubs here are a PL fanzone so will be full of Mancs wearing fake shirts too small for them and looking strangely like our old buddy Al Fahim up the road. I know we'll in all likelihood get tonked and that it doesn't REALLY matter, I want to wear my Shirt with pride this afternoon, and yet know that the local plastics will give it large and I'll come home all wound up. So do I wish this was a League Game? No because at least I can watch us on telly. Do I hope that we get through the game without injuries or cards? Yes. As equally as the wrist slitters bemoan the damage this game could do, equally RL could get a hat-trick and go on a scoring run of supreme confidence. Today is a big game, so is Tuesday. It makes a change to have TWO big games in one week. Has been many years since that happened. I'm going to the pub with my held held high and will enjoy this, sod the moaners & the plastics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_barmy_saints_army Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 sorry if already mentioned but van der sar is out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckcow07 Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Definitely no Neville in the Utd team, just seen a clip of him watching the Everton - Chelsea game at Goodison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Priorities for this game 1. No injuries. 2. No cards 3. Avoid a humiliating defeat. 4. Good advertisement for good football 5. Avoid a draw. 6. If we can't win,then a narrow defeat will do. Agree with that - and no mention of the messiah, well done Dalek the tablets must be working! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbenny Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Anyone watching the game in Liverpool?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARCELONASAINT Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Le Tiss just asked on Sky Sports about his problem getting tickets for his children......he was very diplomatic but obviously upset that a loyal servant and our greatest player of modern times had to wait over 3 weeks to get tickets and then only after the national press got involved. I support NC totally, i think we have made leaps and bounds with him at the helm, but this was a PR disaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Le Tiss just asked on Sky Sports about his problem getting tickets for his children......he was very diplomatic but obviously upset that a loyal servant and our greatest player of modern times had to wait over 3 weeks to get tickets and then only after the national press got involved. I support NC totally, i think we have made leaps and bounds with him at the helm, but this was a PR disaster! tbf he's a bit of a walking PR disaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's There Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Today I'm going to enjoy the game and result. We need to play against the best to know how far we have to progress... Be positive! COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Thankyou cortese for saving club etc, looks okay at mo but still not certain if getting out of league. However, benali thing he is being an idiot and the le tiss thing us absolutely awful. Matty tried to save club and was let down by others. Thanks for trying matt. After years of seeing the loyalty and best player I've ever seen I have to say cortese grow up and stop being an absolute wally. Out if order massively, as was the stuff with the echo. Just because u have done something good for club doesn't mean u get to be a dickhead about the clubs history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Fred Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 6 pages for a f**king non event?! I hope it will also be a 6 page thread for Exeter on Tuesday. F**k tomorrow. Anyone who is genuinely excited.....is a c**t. F**k all of you, F**k United, and let's try to win the f**king league. Christ looking at this post you look dead one for a heart attack by the time your 14 at this rate...How can you be so angry about a non event? I think you need to take up supporting a less stressful sport (perhaps bowls?) because if we get to the next round your head might explode! By the way I am excited about today..Big game, full stadium.. I am also excited about Exeter on Tuesday..real important after the last two league results... I don't need to stress about priorities, that's Nigels job, I just turn up enjoy the games and hope we win both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc1976 Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Gone for 4-1 Utd - 22/1 @ Skybet. Given that we couldn't score againts Notts and Tranny, I'm hoping for a sympathy goal late on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Sorry can never bet against us - just doesn't seem right somehow but each unto their own I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Doing shots of Sambuca during the game. One shot for each goal. I hope I don't know what the final score will be. Just as well as i'll be doing it with a taunting Manc fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Best of luck lads, that's all I can offer. It's not going to be easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Sorry can never bet against us - just doesn't seem right somehow but each unto their own I suppose. I sometimes to it too, just so if we lose it helps a little bit, not because I think we'll lose. no point for this game though the odds will be stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil the Saint Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Really looking forward to this. This is what football is all about your team playing the best team (arguably) in the land. I was brought up on always playing your best team and trying to win every game and cup competition there is. I don't buy 'distraction' arguments we didn't use those back in the 1970's when I started going regularly often a good cup run led to better league form. I presume all those slating this fixture and not going to the game won't be on here avidly looking for score updates................ As a fan my support is unconditional and I want to see Saints play as much as I can and play to win everything. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del boy Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Sorry can never bet against us - just doesn't seem right somehow but each unto their own I suppose. You should - its win/win ...either your team wins or you are better off financially (but then a draw could throw that theory) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Right, sorted out which bar, we're going exploring to Goodfellas 2. (The old one down town WAS our home pub but we always lost when we went) so heading the other way! Meanwhile sweepstake on how long before the forum crashes this evening? 62 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Definitely no Neville in the Utd team, just seen a clip of him watching the Everton - Chelsea game at Goodison. Damn that means somebody better than him will be playing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints67 Posted 29 January, 2011 Share Posted 29 January, 2011 Damn that means somebody better than him will be playing!! Wes Brown probably....................so you're wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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