SNSUN Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Why? Well obviously it's not in league terms, but part of me reckons Huddersfield will win their last two, and we'll draw at Plymouth. So a draw in this match and a win at Walsall means five points to Huddersfield's six. A win, in my mind, is vital against Brentford, and as they have nowt to play for, I think we could get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Apparently Brentford have a lot of injuries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Would take a draw if Huddersfield draw. Will Brighton want to win? Would they prefer us not to go up? I'm hoping their players desire to win is greater than their fans dislike of us. Could well be a draw, but have a feeling after the long run it could be two home defeats running. I expect us to field two largely different teams for Brentford and Plymouth. Switch the full backs, we have four good ones. Jaidi for one game, Martin for the other, chaplow one game, Stephens the other, forte one game, Lallana or guly the other. We're lucky to have so many options. Like Martin will get another start for us this season.NA seems to put him on the bench only when he absolutely has no other option. Great pity really because he looked good last season.Next season maybe, it does seem that NA likes to nurture the younger players a bit, with the exception of AOC of course.Couldn't see why Gobern didn't start on Monday either, surely one game at Brighton didn't clap him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Apparently Brentford have a lot of injuries? Their manager said in interview after yesterday's game that they have no fit centre backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Jaidi for one game, Martin for the other. Martin is 4th choice, so that is unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Would take a draw if Huddersfield draw. Will Brighton want to win? Would they prefer us not to go up? I'm hoping their players desire to win is greater than their fans dislike of us. . Quite. It woud be great if Brighton beat Huddersfield and we beat Brentford ... up in all but arithmetic certainty... but I'll be happy enough if we just do at least as well as Huddersfield on Saturday, and let the extra game and the vastly superior goal difference put us up a game or two later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 It doesn't really matter to us if they play the kids against Huddersfield as that should be a home win whatever they put out. And if they go for the win against us that suits us just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Martin is 4th choice, so that is unlikely. He might be slightly peeved about not getting the West Ham loan move then,not that he'd have got many starts there either,but as an experience it might have been useful to him.I mean he's not 15 years old is he,must be about the same age as a lot of other League 1 starting CBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 The pressure isn't as harsh as we might think - as long as we match Huddersfield's result away at Brighton, we'll be on schedule. Even if the absolute worst comes to the absolute worst and we lose and they win, all we've got to do is beat Plymouth away and we'd still go into our final game of the season at home with it all in our hands. Having said that, if we can win, then the finish line is in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 26 April, 2011 Author Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Im not saying it wont be tough, but we just beat Brighton away. Surely we can beat a Brentford without any fit CB's away? This is Saints though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Thought Weston was v.good for them last year. Our right flank needs to be nice and tight, though teams like Orient and Bournemouth have got a lot of joy down it. Not sure if I would start Butterfield or Richardson. Defensively, I prefer Butterfield, though maybe he lacks the pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirrorcarp Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Im desperate for a ticket after the ticket office managed to lose my appliction.Un ashamed begging here but if anyone has a spare i would pay double for it. lee 07799 155792 mirrorcarp20@sky.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Personally I'd go with this but also swap Butterfield for Richardson. spot on............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 To be fair we were doing the same before they tonked us at SMS this season, I still think will win though becuase they've got very little to play for unlike us. Actually, if they fancy their chances for competing for promotion next season, wouldn't they prefer Saints to be no longer in the division (and a strong rival for a promotion spot)? Maybe it's in their best interests to lose on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Their manager said in interview after yesterday's game that they have no fit centre backs. We could loan them a couple of ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 We could loan them a couple of ours. P. S. Any own goals scored by them would of course be purely accidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_John Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 The Referee on Saturday is due to be Trevor Kettle from Berkshire. No Saints games this season. Last season he was in charge for the JPT v Torquay which we won/drew 2-2. In 08/09 he was in charge of the Watford home game (0-3), 5 yellows and 2 pens. Using Google there have been one or two sets of fans who dislike him and I think there is even a Facebook Page called "Trevor Kettle is not fit to referee" ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 The Referee on Saturday is due to be Trevor Kettle from Berkshire. No Saints games this season. Last season he was in charge for the JPT v Torquay which we won/drew 2-2. In 08/09 he was in charge of the Watford home game (0-3), 5 yellows and 2 pens. Using Google there have been one or two sets of fans who dislike him and I think there is even a Facebook Page called "Trevor Kettle is not fit to referee" ?! TBF If there was a FB page for ever ref in this league that deserves one, the site would crash Was that the game that we got 2 pen`s in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 TBF If there was a FB page for ever ref in this league that deserves one, the site would crash Was that the game that we got 2 pen`s in ? In 08/09 he was in charge of the Watford home game (0-3), 5 yellows and 2 pens. I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 In 08/09 he was in charge of the Watford home game (0-3), 5 yellows and 2 pens. I think so. Well he did try and help us win then lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offix Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 this is the last game i am worried about. But i am very worried about it. Brentford have been a thorn in our side before. agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 The Referee on Saturday is due to be Trevor Kettle from Berkshire. No Saints games this season. Last season he was in charge for the JPT v Torquay which we won/drew 2-2. In 08/09 he was in charge of the Watford home game (0-3), 5 yellows and 2 pens. Using Google there have been one or two sets of fans who dislike him and I think there is even a Facebook Page called "Trevor Kettle is not fit to referee" ?! The game could boil over with Kettle in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 They have a few of their better players injured,which hopefully augers well. If we can win this win,I am sure we can win at least one of the last two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 (edited) I used to have a tea/coffee mug back in the day which had our 'achievements' on them, the promotion years in the 60's and 70's, the FA Cup win in 76, and league runners up. Also it had most league wins in a row, and it was 6 back in the 60's. I got this mug in about 1987, and since then we have matched this fate in 1992 (I think when we won 6 in a row and then lost to Forest at home 1-2 when Matty missed a pen). I have been keeping an eye on this ever since and we only ever seem to win 4 in a row at any one time without a draw and this includes the last two seasons. We have now beaten Bristol Rovers, Brighton, and Hartlepool, so 3 in a row. Now if we go on the form of us not being able to even match the 6 wins in a row since 1992 I do not expect us to go until the end of the season without dropping points in a game. I think we will drop points against Brentford or Plymouth, and I am hoping it is Plymouth, but of course if this is the case I would prefer us to drop points on the last day of the season when we are already up. I do not mean to be the doom and gloom person but I cannot see us winning 6 in a row, but if we do we will have to put another bad record to bed to break the club record and that is win the first game of next season!!! COYS!!!! Edited 26 April, 2011 by Dr Who? Double negitave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
September Saint Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 What have we done to Brentford exactly? Ignore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Haha.. "Exactly. If you went to a party and were forced to leave by unfriendly hosts, you wouldn't invite them back to your place would you? Southampton are extremely rude and obnoxious hosts. I don't even want 1800 of them - I'd ban the lot. I'd personally rather the club added £15 'Scummer Tax' to the price of a season ticket to recover the sixty grand . I hope they do go up because I don't want them here next (or any season) and I'd never go to St. Mary's again. Vermin club. Hate them. Far more even than QPR or Fulham." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Haha.. "Exactly. If you went to a party and were forced to leave by unfriendly hosts, you wouldn't invite them back to your place would you? Southampton are extremely rude and obnoxious hosts. I don't even want 1800 of them - I'd ban the lot. I'd personally rather the club added £15 'Scummer Tax' to the price of a season ticket to recover the sixty grand . I hope they do go up because I don't want them here next (or any season) and I'd never go to St. Mary's again. Vermin club. Hate them. Far more even than QPR or Fulham." Why is it common practice for EVERY team we play to call us scummers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13192739.stm 12 goal striker Gary Alexander ruled out for rest of the season + "The Bees are struggling with injuries with keeper Richard Lee, centre-half Pim Balkestein and forward Charlie MacDonald all ruled out for the season. Defenders Craig Woodman, Leon Legge and Karleigh Osbourne are all doubts for the last two games." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13192739.stm 12 goal striker Gary Alexander ruled out for rest of the season + "The Bees are struggling with injuries with keeper Richard Lee, centre-half Pim Balkestein and forward Charlie MacDonald all ruled out for the season. Defenders Craig Woodman, Leon Legge and Karleigh Osbourne are all doubts for the last two games." ged on, you janner..happy with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 He might be slightly peeved about not getting the West Ham loan move then,not that he'd have got many starts there either,but as an experience it might have been useful to him.I mean he's not 15 years old is he,must be about the same age as a lot of other League 1 starting CBs. He clearly seems to be 4th choice right now, but hopefully his time will come next season - when (I predict) we will finish above WHU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Like Martin will get another start for us this season.NA seems to put him on the bench only when he absolutely has no other option. Great pity really because he looked good last season.Next season maybe, it does seem that NA likes to nurture the younger players a bit, with the exception of AOC of course.Couldn't see why Gobern didn't start on Monday either, surely one game at Brighton didn't clap him out. Presumably because he put him in on Saturday to do a specific job and wanted to rotate as many players, especially from our injury-wracked midfield, as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Why is it common practice for EVERY team we play to call us scummers? I quite like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 I used to have a tea/coffee mug back in the day which had our 'achievements' on them, the promotion years in the 60's and 70's, the FA Cup win in 76, and league runners up. Also it had most league wins in a row, and it was 6 back in the 60's. I got this mug in about 1987, and since then we have matched this fate in 1992 (I think when we won 6 in a row and then lost to Forest at home 1-2 when Matty missed a pen). I have been keeping an eye on this ever since and we only ever seem to win 4 in a row at any one time without a draw and this includes the last two seasons. We have now beaten Bristol Rovers, Brighton, and Hartlepool, so 3 in a row. Now if we go on the form of us not being able to even match the 6 wins in a row since 1992 I do not expect us to go until the end of the season without dropping points in a game. I think we will drop points against Brentford or Plymouth, and I am hoping it is Plymouth, but of course if this is the case I would prefer us to drop points on the last day of the season when we are already up. I do not mean to be the doom and gloom person but I cannot see us winning 6 in a row, but if we do we will have to put another bad record to bed to break the club record and that is win the first game of next season!!! COYS!!!! I also don't think we will win all 3 of our remaining games. I think the one that we will will slip up on will be against Plymouth. We will get a 2-0 win this Saturday; with, of course, both goals coming in the 2nd half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 I also don't think we will win all 3 of our remaining games. I think the one that we will will slip up on will be against Plymouth. We will get a 2-0 win this Saturday; with, of course, both goals coming in the 2nd half. got feeling we will be up on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 got feeling we will be up on Saturday I hope so, but I wouldn't be surprised if Huddersfield beat Brighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 I hope so, but I wouldn't be surprised if Huddersfield beat Brighton. Niether would I the Brighton players are already planning their summer holidays, having done what they needed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsaint Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 The game could boil over with Kettle in charge. if so, lets hope its not our players that get in hot water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjphilsaint Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13192739.stm 12 goal striker Gary Alexander ruled out for rest of the season + "The Bees are struggling with injuries with keeper Richard Lee, centre-half Pim Balkestein and forward Charlie MacDonald all ruled out for the season. Defenders Craig Woodman, Leon Legge and Karleigh Osbourne are all doubts for the last two games." FWIW Huddersfield play Brentford too .. on the last day of the season.. so lets hope we have it all tied up by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13192739.stm 12 goal striker Gary Alexander ruled out for rest of the season + "The Bees are struggling with injuries with keeper Richard Lee, centre-half Pim Balkestein and forward Charlie MacDonald all ruled out for the season. Defenders Craig Woodman, Leon Legge and Karleigh Osbourne are all doubts for the last two games." Didn't realise they were so depleted, blimey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 got feeling we will be up on Saturday I bloody hope so, all I do is look at the league table, I cannot think of anything else. If we win and Brighton beat Huddersfield I will not care about the 6 match winning streak quite as much!! lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Huddersfield wont lose on saturday you can absoloutly bloody guarantee it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Huddersfield wont lose on saturday you can absoloutly bloody guarantee it. Well, I'll take a draw then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Why is it common practice for EVERY team we play to call us scummers? It's a badge of honour. Seriously, you've got under their skin enough for them to want to hurt you.... and they think that'll do. It shows we mean something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidshokk Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Just seen the highlights from the Brighton game for first time... The goal they let in was a p!ss take right????!????? They let that go in! I'm no longer going to get my hopes up about them beating Huddersfield as more of that to come I feel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 The game could boil over with Kettle in charge. Has a reutation for whistling a lot when it starts to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Just seen the highlights from the Brighton game for first time... The goal they let in was a p!ss take right????!????? They let that go in! I'm no longer going to get my hopes up about them beating Huddersfield as more of that to come I feel! If you think that's something, check out the goal they let in at Colchester (if that's not the one you're talking about) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Huddersfield wont lose on saturday you can absoloutly bloody guarantee it. They are well over due a defeat or 2....it's gonna start Saturday [praying smilie] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidshokk Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 If you think that's something, check out the goal they let in at Colchester (if that's not the one you're talking about) Yep, the game from Monday ;-) quite unbelievable and should be investigated. Players still have their reputations to think about and wouldn't normally give away a goal like that. Not sure why they would give colchester special treatment exactly but the lack of effort in clearing the ball and the insincere frustration that followed was like nothing I've seen. All hell's gonna break loose if there's another example of that on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 26 April, 2011 Share Posted 26 April, 2011 Yep, the game from Monday ;-) quite unbelievable and should be investigated. Players still have their reputations to think about and wouldn't normally give away a goal like that. Not sure why they would give colchester special treatment exactly but the lack of effort in clearing the ball and the insincere frustration that followed was like nothing I've seen. Yep comical. On that form, udders even have a chance of overturning the GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westofshannonsaint Posted 27 April, 2011 Share Posted 27 April, 2011 (edited) had a read of http://www.griffinpark.org/forums/showthread.php?t=90461 http://www.griffinpark.org/forums/showthread.php?t=90406 http://www.griffinpark.org/forums/showthread.php?t=90442 summery.. they are not too fond of us and will point out Saints fans in the home end (there's history)... there team is sh@gged. Edited 27 April, 2011 by westofshannonsaint sh@gged is a swear word??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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