Saint Garrett Posted 8 October, 2011 Posted 8 October, 2011 Could do with 3 points to start off this month well. Lets hope we can get another win, although would take a draw. Any idea which pubs will be the best bets for Saturday ? There are a few mentioned on the footballgroundguide....The Navigation Inn, Harvester, Merry Widows, The Brunswick and the Alexandra Hotel.
SparkySaint Posted 8 October, 2011 Posted 8 October, 2011 I can't wait for this one. I was there the last time we won which was our first win 2008/09. Totally dominated them with good passing football and hopefully we can do the same again. Which pubs are away friendly?
View From The Top Posted 8 October, 2011 Posted 8 October, 2011 My nipper is the Saints mascot for this game. He's most excited at the thought of leading out the league leaders.
ericofarabia Posted 8 October, 2011 Posted 8 October, 2011 Could do with 3 points to start off this month well. Lets hope we can get another win, although would take a draw. Any idea which pubs will be the best bets for Saturday ? There are a few mentioned on the footballgroundguide....The Navigation Inn, Harvester, Merry Widows, The Brunswick and the Alexandra Hotel. If you are into Real Ale, then The Brunswick wins hands down. They have their own Micro Brewery there and a great range of Ales - I think they had 12 the last time I was there. Food upstairs was pretty passable and reasonably priced as well.The beer must be good as it made our Dutch duo's team look like world beaters, admittedly against a derby side who hadn't won in about a year!!
Saint Garrett Posted 8 October, 2011 Author Posted 8 October, 2011 Will probably end up there then as I am meeting my dad in Derby !
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 8 October, 2011 Posted 8 October, 2011 A lot has been said about us having not played any of the top teams yet.....we really need to win this IMO.
saint_jas Posted 8 October, 2011 Posted 8 October, 2011 (edited) I can't wait for this, game, 3 more points please. Hoping row EE near backish.. or people that actually sing, Leicester and Burney ppl near me a bit of a disgrace..... Edited 8 October, 2011 by saint_jas singing
HK_Phoey Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 I'd take a draw. We've played 10 games, of course we've played good sides. Besides, losing at Leicester or Derby just means we need to beat them at home, it doesn't mean they're better. Likewise every team we've cruised past at home will provide a tough test away. Leeds, Brum, Forest, Watford, Millwall all away are very tough games. All this 'must win' stuff or 'X points from X games' is nonsense. We just need to go for a win every week and quickly bounce back from every slip up. Every team will probably lose a lot of games. One of the most sensible posts I have seen for a while. People discussing whether we need 85 or 90 points at this stage is mental in my opinion. Need to focus one game at a time. Try and get three points here. If we don't it is done and we should focus on the game. And the next three points. Then if we are still in the mix come January (personally from what I have seen there is no reason we shouldn't be.), we have chance to add one or two and push on. If we are still there in March then in my opinion we can start looking at "must win games"
sperm_john Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 lets exorcise that faithful night and shut derby up
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 lets exorcise that faithful night and shut derby up We did sort of do that in 08/09, though it will never be the same until we knock them out of the playoffs.
sperm_john Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 you cant make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 I'd take a draw. We've played 10 games, of course we've played good sides. Besides, losing at Leicester or Derby just means we need to beat them at home, it doesn't mean they're better. Likewise every team we've cruised past at home will provide a tough test away. Leeds, Brum, Forest, Watford, Millwall all away are very tough games. All this 'must win' stuff or 'X points from X games' is nonsense. We just need to go for a win every week and quickly bounce back from every slip up. Every team will probably lose a lot of games.That's me told.........sigh!
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 lets exorcise that faithful night and shut derby up This. I was there the last time we played them and winning 1-0 felt very good and certainly got me over the worse of it. However, I won't be totally satisfied till we smash them 4/5/6-0 - real 'grind them into the ground' stuff. I hate everything about Derby County, come on Saints, don't let me down!
saintrich Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 If we match derby's work-ethic then our quality should shine through. Whether we match it or not is a different story...
saints_is_the_south Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 Looks like this game is being shown live somewhere in Europe, which means there should be online streams available.
opthomps Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 Cant wait for this. first game in 3 yrs. since rotherham away at don valley. i am hoping for a vastly different experience. 4 of us in the away end and a ton of my local mates in the home end. its gonna be a cracker. dont know about away friendly pubs, but im gonna be drinking outside of town where its under 2 quid a pint.
dellboypete Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 Looks like this game is being shown live somewhere in Europe, which means there should be online streams available. why not nip down to the Red White n Blue in ****** I'm sure they'll have it live!!!
Sour Mash Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 Could do with 3 points to start off this month well. Lets hope we can get another win, although would take a draw. Any idea which pubs will be the best bets for Saturday ? There are a few mentioned on the footballgroundguide....The Navigation Inn, Harvester, Merry Widows, The Brunswick and the Alexandra Hotel. The three I always use when up there, good little crawl from across the road from the station. Looking forward to this one now, can't f*****g stand blank weekends!
Thedelldays Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 don't we generally do not so well at theirs.. even the game we won we still lost if you get me
Nexstar Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 don't we generally do not so well at theirs.. even the game we won we still lost if you get me "Generally" being 1 game? Looking at the score line we haven't lost there in the last 4 meetings.
bpsaint Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 lets exorcise that faithful night and shut derby up When I think back to how dejected I felt leaving Pride Park that night it's only really now I can look back and say I'm actually glad we lost that night. Looking how bad Derby were the following season it's highly likely we'd have been just as awful, can you imagine the thought of George Burley trying to lead us to success in the Prem with Jermaine Wright guaranteed a starting place each game! The money made from just getting promoted would probably have staved off administration and we wouldn't have ended up being bought by Markus. Funny how things work out Sometimes.
ericofarabia Posted 9 October, 2011 Posted 9 October, 2011 (edited) Originally Posted by sperm_johnlets exorcise that faithful night and shut derby up "Fateful" maybe ....... although I must admit I didn't cheat on the missus that night .... or any other for that matter!! Edited 9 October, 2011 by ericofarabia
doddisalegend Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 Derby fans don't seem very confident considering they're at home and are at the right end of the table. It's very strange (and rather enjoyable) having supporters of teams in the championship regularly expecting to get spanked by us..... http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/topic/7654-derby-county-v-southampton/
alpine_saint Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 As opposed to? you making any sense in one of your posts.
Appy Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 you making any sense in one of your posts. How does that not make sense? I'm not the person who says I'm worried about our performances at Cardiff and Leicester despite dominating for about 120 minutes of those games. The only thing that stopped us winning those games were our finishing, not our performance.
damers Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 It seems its on Fox Soccer so should be a stream...
farawaysaint Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 As opposed to? My guess would be as opposed to an easy month? Just a thought.
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 Derby fans don't seem very confident considering they're at home and are at the right end of the table. It's very strange (and rather enjoyable) having supporters of teams in the championship regularly expecting to get spanked by us..... http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/topic/7654-derby-county-v-southampton/ That page just reminds me of how much I hate them. It is such an irrational thing, but I literally cannot stand them.
basher Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 derby only got 1,500 tickets left should be a cracker!!!!
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 They've sold over 30,000.. Well, it is any teams cup final...or was that last year?
Nexstar Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 We had shifted 1,700 about a week ago out of our 2,700 allocation. Any estimates as to the final number?
SaintRobbie Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 They've sold over 30,000.. Their only going to watch the Saints!
Appy Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 We had shifted 1,700 about a week ago out of our 2,700 allocation. Any estimates as to the final number? Ask me on Saturday
Jimmy_D Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/topic/7654-derby-county-v-southampton/ Their supporters are pretty pessimistic about their chances. Especially as apparently Tyson won't be fit for the game. https://twitter.com/#!/ColinBloomfield Apparently this game is being shown in Europe, so those with a way of picking up foreign satellite TV channels might be able to watch. Scoreline? I predict 3-1 to us, Lambert, Lallana, and de Ridder to score (not necessarily in that order).
Dalek2003 Posted 10 October, 2011 Posted 10 October, 2011 I got the last three absolutely right and think I will get the next as well. Saints defeat I am afraid.
Dark Munster Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 you cant make an omelette without breaking a few eggs Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 I got the last three absolutely right and think I will get the next as well. Saints defeat I am afraid. What do you gain from your funny little agenda?
Bad Wolf Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 Davis, Richardson, Fonte, Hovielt, Fox, De Ridder, Chaplow, Cork, Lallana, Guly, Lambert. For me. Chappers deserves a start. Toyed with Holmes instead of Guly and pushing Lallana just off Lambert but Lallana has been playing so well this season from the left it's hard tto drop him, especially after Holmes' brilliant show against Watford was only his first league game for a year. Keep him as super sub. De Ridder did enough that day aswell to get a start IMO.
alehouseboys Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 This is a tough one. They seem to be well up for this match, expecting a big crowd, 30k plus. They've had a number of ticket deals going for this one including sending out a free ticket to all ex-ST holders who didn't renew this season so their club have realised they need every advantage to take on the mighty Saints. I'd take a sound defensive showing and a 0-0, a good point from a testing fixture.
Supersubpuckett Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/topic/7654-derby-county-v-southampton/ Their supporters are pretty pessimistic about their chances. Especially as apparently Tyson won't be fit for the game. https://twitter.com/#!/ColinBloomfield Apparently this game is being shown in Europe, so those with a way of picking up foreign satellite TV channels might be able to watch. Scoreline? I predict 3-1 to us, Lambert, Lallana, and de Ridder to score (not necessarily in that order). A draw would be a good result - they seem pretty mixed in their forecasts. Reckon our defence will need to be rock solid for this one.
CWD Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 It looks as though this will be one of The Football League Show's featured games on Saturday night, so should have more than the usual 30 seconds!
Sour Mash Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 Davis, Richardson, Fonte, Hovielt, Fox, De Ridder, Chaplow, Cork, Lallana, Guly, Lambert. For me. Chappers deserves a start. Toyed with Holmes instead of Guly and pushing Lallana just off Lambert but Lallana has been playing so well this season from the left it's hard tto drop him, especially after Holmes' brilliant show against Watford was only his first league game for a year. Keep him as super sub. De Ridder did enough that day aswell to get a start IMO. I agree with that line up, but would have Hammond in instead of Chaplow - apart from one poor half at Burnley, Hammond has been excellent this year and he and Cork have really made us tick from the middle. Chaplow has been working really well coming in with 30mins left and running his legs off, closing down the oppossition and bombing on past tired defences - don't think that needs changing at the moment.
Saint Garrett Posted 11 October, 2011 Author Posted 11 October, 2011 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox Guly Cork Hammond Lallana Connolly Lambert COYS
fanimal Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 Then the 3 super subs to follow (Morgan, Steve and Chaplow especially)
oldsarum Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 It looks as though this will be one of The Football League Show's featured games on Saturday night, so should have more than the usual 30 seconds! Extended highlights to be shown http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mfmt9
Um Bongo Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 Apparently Barnard might be back for this one? He will be raring to go - I'd bring him on after 70 mins once we are 3/4 up.
Jack Posted 11 October, 2011 Posted 11 October, 2011 I'd definitely keep SDR on the right, think he deserves a run of games, and is more likely to track back than Guly. That leaves the dilemma of whether to start Guly or DC up top. If he's playing 4-4-2 that is...
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