NickG Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 They seem confident http://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=135707&sid=ce140ac8021da1d839597f6426329978&start=20 the moose guy, from talksport, who was on radio saying they are by far the biggest team in division and will walk league, tweeted last night to remember we were only league 1 last year - hopefully we will be under-estimated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 I am usually v positive about saints predictions...however, i think we will losethey are bang on form now, have players all over the pitch that have proven prem quality and their manager is no mug.carew and baldock/cole up front with nolan in the middle will not miss as many chances as other teams havewe are going to lose at home at some point this season and have a funny feeling that this will be it.....to win, we cant be as wasteful in front of goal as we have been at times this season...top two on a tuesday night with 30k+ fans...going to be a cracker.sadly, if I was in the predictions league I would go for.... 1-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 We're at fortress St Marys so I think we'll win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom28 Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 If we do win on Tuesday, there is a great chance we will open up a 5 point gap to second place. Boro away to Forest where it will be SC's first home game, and Derby away to Reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 (edited) Game will turn on our defence and the back four's ability to contain what is a physical, powerful side. Some of our lingering frailties at the back haven't been fully exploited by recent opposition but if we can do the basics right, can see us getting something out of the game. Expect Deano to return. Edited 16 October, 2011 by shurlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 West Ham are starting to play like they were forecasted to do at the start of the season. I would be happy with a draw...wouldnt be tooo gutted at a loss as I expect them to win the league but a win would be fanny-tastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 If Richardson is out after his knock at Derby I hope Butterfield is at right back, dont want Cork wasted and exposed there thanks very much. I would also move Fox to left midfield and put Harding at left back if Lallana is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Fortress St Marys and a big turnout. They arent exactly the quickest side, so if we can handle their direct style well, keep Nolan quiet, I reckon we can hopefully be too quick of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_bert Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Really hope Adam is back for this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 A draw would be a great result, let's not get too depressed if we lose. However (it may be the alcohol consumed) but I can see us nicking it! Lamb buhna and Guly with the goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 I've got a feeling this may be the end of our amazing home streak. Hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 If they turn us over on Tuesday and go top I think they'll stay there...and probably run away with it. After missing out on him (so they say) Baldock's found his scoring boots...you know what will happen. Still, I wont complain if we 'only' take second place come end of season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Fortress St Marys and a big turnout. They arent exactly the quickest side, so if we can handle their direct style well, keep Nolan quiet, I reckon we can hopefully be too quick of them. Agree - I think we have greater trouble against pace than power. We dealt with Birmingham, another big side, OK. Will be interesting to see if they stay with 4-4-2 and start with Baldock and Carew or go back to their trusted 4-5-1 in which case Baldock will probably drop to the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 They seem confident http://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=135707&sid=ce140ac8021da1d839597f6426329978&start=20 the moose guy, from talksport, who was on radio saying they are by far the biggest team in division and will walk league, tweeted last night to remember we were only league 1 last year - hopefully we will be under-estimated! Not really, I've seen one post on that thread predicting they'll win, the majority would all be happy with a point... They aren't that good, once again people are playing the names. We have been fantastic at home and I'd predict us to beat most teams there at the moment. 2-1 Saints. Ever the optimist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 (edited) I might be in the minority, but Nolan doesn't worry me at all. Very overate player in my eyes. Carew and Baldock do offer a genuine threat though and Matty Taylor is a thorn in our side. But they have weaknesses, especially at the back. I have no fear right now. We are playing wonderful football. The more tippy tappy the better in my book. I've been calling for this for 25 years so I'm certainly not going to moan about it now. I am really looking forward to this game. Over the last couple of years we have really raised to the occasion when the `big' sides come to town. I rate our chances. We just need to dominate possession as we usually do and starve them of ball. Without it I think they'll struggle and we will create chances. Connelly winner on its way... Edited 16 October, 2011 by Chez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie66 Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Nothing to fear as I think that they are over rated. We can raise our game but their midfield is the weak link that we can overrun. Will be a cracker so 3-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Can't make my mind up on this. My head says they will win My heart say we really do turn up against better opposition and we will nick it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Really looking forward to this one, most of my family are West Ham fans. Hospitality for me, can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 my team...assuming everyone is fit..davis..richardson..fonte..jos..fox..guly..hammond..cork..lallana..conners..SRL...........if lallana is out, I would have fox LMif richardson is out, then it will be cork at RB with morgan I suspect coming in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Really looking forward to this one, most of my family are West Ham fans. Hospital for me, can't wait. Hope they aren't pwoper nawty ICF types or else this could be the case if we win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 It's my wife's birthday on Tuesday so I won't be going - my ST will be burning a hole in my pocket at a restaurant. We can definitely win this and I think there will be a few goals so I'll go for 3-2 to Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 It's my wife's birthday on Tuesday so I won't be going - my ST will be burning a hole in my pocket at a restaurant. We can definitely win this and I think there will be a few goals so I'll go for 3-2 to Saints. Havent you got somebody who can send you a text or even better phone up the missus earlier in the day and say that you are required to attend an important meeting, and need to be there most of the evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 It's my wife's birthday on Tuesday so I won't be going - my ST will be burning a hole in my pocket at a restaurant. We can definitely win this and I think there will be a few goals so I'll go for 3-2 to Saints. And then it'll be Valentines for the away game no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 These formation things they have on that website are cool. I'd go with this on Tuesday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 And then it'll be Valentines for the away game no doubt Ha ha hadn't realised that! I'm actually skiing that week so have an even better excuse to miss that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 I am usually v positive about saints predictions...however, i think we will losethey are bang on form now, have players all over the pitch that have proven prem quality and their manager is no mug.carew and baldock/cole up front with nolan in the middle will not miss as many chances as other teams havewe are going to lose at home at some point this season and have a funny feeling that this will be it.....to win, we cant be as wasteful in front of goal as we have been at times this season...top two on a tuesday night with 30k+ fans...going to be a cracker.sadly, if I was in the predictions league I would go for.... 1-3 How exactly are they bang in form? Yes, they just won a game 4-0, but Blackpool were **** poor and gifted them goals from shocking defending. Since they beat forest 4-1, they beat the skates by a single goal whilst conceding 3, drew 0-0 with Millwall, scraped past Posh 1-0 (both poor sides). They then lost at home to Ipswich and drew with Palace before the international break. That tells me they're not all that going forward, and can be suspect at the back. I think we'll have chances, and if we carry on with our ruthless finishing at home, there's no reason why we can't keep on our winning run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 (edited) Was Lallana not risked in order for him to be fit for Tuesday? Or will he be out for it too? Edited 16 October, 2011 by Griffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 It's my wife's birthday on Tuesday so I won't be going - my ST will be burning a hole in my pocket at a restaurant. We can definitely win this and I think there will be a few goals so I'll go for 3-2 to Saints. Take her for a meal at St Marys; upgrade to hospitality. You know you want to! As for the score - head says we will lose, heart says we will win, so I think I will go for a draw in the prediction league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 They are scared of Rickie! So they should… and the rest. We can beat them 4-0 on Tuesday if we want to. West Ham are a Championship Club, we are Premier League! To be fair, I think this is the test of the season so far. West Ham are good, but we are better. 5 points clear at the top of the league by Wednesday is my prediction. I think we'll win 3-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Was Lallana not rised in order for him to be fit for Tuesday? Or will he be out for it too? we dont know. NA said after the game that he trained friday and was in the team but it became clear that he would not be fit for the saturday game......I hope he is fit for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 (edited) Really looking forward to this. It kind of reminds me of the Birmingham game years ago (2006 playoffs)...real anticipation as we're facing a team with real top quality. Brum were very very good that year and had a very talented squad of players (Bendtner, Seb Laarson for e.g). Similar to what WHU have at their disposal this year. By all accounts, reading their forums their 4-0 win wasn't as ''easy'' as it sounded. It was more down to Blackpool not defending at key moments, they had alot of the game and had them on the ropes apparently. They're definitely beatable and our lads are going to be right up for this. So much at stake for either team...we win, we go 5 points clear at the top (amazing..!!) they win...they go top etc. Edited 16 October, 2011 by S-Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 I'm always confident going into a home game so think we will win. Pumped for this one though, top 2, sell out crowd, under the lights. Has all the makings of an absolute cracker. Roll on Tuesday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colehillsaint Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Was Lallana not risked in order for him to be fit for Tuesday? Or will he be out for it too? you do wonder about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 I expect it will be 0-0, much like the over pumped, sell out under the lights game against Brighton last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_John Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 The Ref is due to be Darren Deadman. Previous games 2010/11 Won (H) v Sheff Wed 2-0 2009/10 Drew (a) v wycombe 0-0 ........... Lost (a) v colchester 1-2 ........... Lost (H) v Bristol Rov 2-3 2008/09 Lost (a) v palace 0-3 2007/08 Drew (H) v Wolves 0-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_bert Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Hope we can get De Ridder into the team for this. Maybe move Guly up top and start SDR out on the right. Harsh on DC, but I think the pace De Ridder has, can really cause them problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Hope we can get De Ridder into the team for this. Maybe move Guly up top and start SDR out on the right. Harsh on DC, but I think the pace De Ridder has, can really cause them problems Or if Adam isn't fit, we could put SDR in and drop Chaplow back to the bench. Harsh I know, and I do really like Chaplow but Steve's pace might be more effective for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 (edited) Nothing to lose, West Ham should win comfortably. It's crazy what they've spent after being broke. Really hope they fail and get what they deserve to be honest, whether they beat us or not. It's no way to run a football club long term and their owners deserve nothing. But with our defence facing their attacking players and us missing Lallana, I don't see anything but an away win. 0-3. We're due a home loss, just hope we bounce back quickly should it happen. For what it's worth I think overall we have a better team in terms of the long term, improving with time and playing decent football, and we have the best player in Lallana, but they have some Premier League players right now. They're mostly on the way down like Carew, Nolan, Green etc., so the future isn't bright and they're hugely overpaid, but right now it's a huge test. Hope we play De Ridder and go for it anyway. With Almunia in goal there has to be chances. Guess start Connolly, but his goal threat seems to have dried up. No team will come to SMS and win comfortably these days. If they win I'm pretty sure it will be tight even without Adam we're no mugs. Wish we had a fit Jiadi for this one though to give Carew a good battle. Edited 16 October, 2011 by doddisalegend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 I expect it will be 0-0, much like the over pumped, sell out under the lights game against Brighton last season. When was the last time we failed to score? 1-1 maybe 0-0 I can't see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 3-0 to the Saints if we can score first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 3-0 to the Saints if we can score first. Well if we don't it definitely won't be 3-0! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Jonny Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Looking at their forum, they sound a lot like us when we were in League 1, giving it the big "I am", saying "we should beat these sorts of teams" etc. Therefore I hope we stuff them. W^nkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Looking at their forum, they sound a lot like us when we were in League 1, giving it the big "I am", saying "we should beat these sorts of teams" etc. Therefore I hope we stuff them. W^nkers. talking of league 1...huddersfield are still unbeaten in the league since we did them 4-1 at SMS nearly 1 year ago.....mental....(playoffs dont count as league games) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycombe Saint Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Anyone know if there will be a stream available for this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Anyone know if there will be a stream available for this game? Tuesday night game ? doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 talking of league 1...huddersfield are still unbeaten in the league since we did them 4-1 at SMS nearly 1 year ago.....mental....(playoffs dont count as league games) yeah they kind of failed to win the one that counts didn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Fan on their forum said "Teams like this should be fearing us". What, teams above you....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Fan on their forum said "Teams like this should be fearing us". What, teams above you....? these people live in the past,same as us when we were going to "walk this league". Perhaps we should be afraid of some former West Ham sides, that Bobby Moore was a fair old player, he'd have won it for them all by himself.West Ham of today are really nothing special,that's why they got relegated and they've even sold a couple of players since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 these people live in the past,same as us when we were going to "walk this league". Perhaps we should be afraid of some former West Ham sides, that Bobby Moore was a fair old player, he'd have won it for them all by himself.West Ham of today are really nothing special,that's why they got relegated and they've even sold a couple of players since then. to be fair...we were full of it when chasing brighton last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 16 October, 2011 Share Posted 16 October, 2011 Well, That forum read was a bit comical really in terms of complacency. On paper they could well stuff us, but the Saints at the moment, while we have some good players, are running heavily on team spirit, and you just can't calculate the odds for that. Saints at the moment remind me a little of Wimbledon's "Crazy gang" We can actually beat any team on the right day. We could also fall to a superior team on paper. It would be foolish to make a prediction on this one. If we lose, it will be far from the end of the world for us and I won't be panicking. If we win, I'll probably just leave a stain in my pants that I won't want wifey to wash out. Win, lose or draw....Bring it on!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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