Window Cleaner Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 Chatting to a colleague at work earlier, I said I'd prefer De Ridder to start (if fit) with Falque on the bench, in response he suggested the following, utterly seriously. Tell me it's not just me who thinks he's mental. "Well we could play both, De Ridder can play centre mid you know, we should play Harding on the left and move Lallana to the centre too where he can use his skill". Harding - De Ridder - Lallana - Falque Maybe it's me that's mental and he's a footballing visionary. How can you play centre mid if you can't tackle,you can't read the game and you can't choose the best option 9 times out of 10. Your friend must be a Pompey fan.
Lighthouse Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 Chatting to a colleague at work earlier, I said I'd prefer De Ridder to start (if fit) with Falque on the bench, in response he suggested the following, utterly seriously. Tell me it's not just me who thinks he's mental. "Well we could play both, De Ridder can play centre mid you know, we should play Harding on the left and move Lallana to the centre too where he can use his skill". Harding - De Ridder - Lallana - Falque Maybe it's me that's mental and he's a footballing visionary. Looks like something Whisky George would come up with.
Saint Garrett Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 Davis Frazer, Martin, Hooiveld, Fox Cork, Schneiderlin, Hammond, Lallana Guly Connolly Bart, Harding, Falque, Lee/Reeves, De Ridder
K,Billy's supersound Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 think harding might retain his place at rightback he has done very well there in last two games. Davis Harding----Martin----Jos---- Fox Falque----Morgan----Hammond----Lallana Connolloy----Guly Bart,Frazer,Cork,Holmes,De Ridder Hard but i would start with Falque over Cork on the right. his fitness won't be an issue.at home we should go alittle more on the offensive. i havn't heard but hope Guly is ok if not we are very light up top for this game. Also we could still do with another cb imo, with no Jaidi and Seaborne we are short of quality if any of Fonte, Martin or Jos get suspended/crocked.
Barry the Badger Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 Tell your friend that is the best way to make our midfield as weak as possible. I didn't argue with him, it's pointless. Our previous argument was him claiming that Adam Lallana is "better than Le Tissier ever was", I gave up after that.
Window Cleaner Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 think harding might retain his place at rightback he has done very well there in last two games. Davis Harding----Martin----Jos---- Fox Falque----Morgan----Hammond----Lallana Connolloy----Guly Bart,Frazer,Cork,Holmes,De Ridder Hard but i would start with Falque over Cork on the right. his fitness won't be an issue.at home we should go alittle more on the offensive. i havn't heard but hope Guly is ok if not we are very light up top for this game. Also we could still do with another cb imo, with no Jaidi and Seaborne we are short of quality if any of Fonte, Martin or Jos get suspended/crocked. It won't happen,Cork needs to be on the pitch from the start for 2 reasons/ a) he's a great player,well drilled in Saints tactical schema; b) he's utilisable at CB if needs be. Falque will get maybe 15/20 minutes if he's fit enough and if we need him.
paris Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 After Cork's showing last week he'll not be dropped.....
SuperMikey Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 Cork was amazing on the right last week, no way i'd drop him to the bench for this game. Needs to negate the threat of Konchesky at LB as well, having a defensive player at RM will hopefully stop him getting forward as much.
JRM Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 Any news on ticket sales for this? Leicester won't be bringing more than 5-600 with it being a sky monday night game, can see it only being about 22k.
SuperMikey Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 Any news on ticket sales for this? Leicester won't be bringing more than 5-600 with it being a sky monday night game, can see it only being about 22k. There was an article on the OS the other day about tickets still being available, so I would imagine they're not selling as well as we would hope. Probably get about 25k in the end I think.
Appy Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 There was an article on the OS the other day about tickets still being available, so I would imagine they're not selling as well as we would hope. Probably get about 25k in the end I think. They do that for every game so i guess that is no indication.
Window Cleaner Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 Any news on ticket sales for this? Leicester won't be bringing more than 5-600 with it being a sky monday night game, can see it only being about 22k. Will probably be a decent turnout because this is the first of the games that are covered by the "Final 10" tickets that sold pretty well.
SuperMikey Posted 20 January, 2012 Posted 20 January, 2012 They do that for every game so i guess that is no indication. If we'd sold 25k+ by the time the article was published, the OS would indicate that tickets were selling out fast, but the indication in this article is that there are loads of tickets left. That's what I read into it anyway.
InvictaSaint Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 Let's pray the ref doesn't get injured; the fourth official is......Andy D'Urso.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 Cork was amazing on the right last week, no way i'd drop him to the bench for this game. Needs to negate the threat of Konchesky at LB as well, having a defensive player at RM will hopefully stop him getting forward as much. Konchesky is f*cking awful!
SNSUN Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 I'm looking forward to seeing what Falque has to offer us, but from the general mumblings around the camp he's something special. Hopefully better than nPC quality that becomes our 'secret weapon'. Hopefully the Lee signing will be completed by the end of January too, and we see one or two more additions if possible. Wil Falque start against Leicester? It's hard to know where to put him, so I'd leave him on the bench. Keep the same team as against Forest. Reading the Leicester forums, a lot of them think they'll beat us as they just stuffed Forest. So did we, and we're playing much better than in December. Could be a draw, but I'm going for a 4-2 win.
SuperMikey Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 Konchesky is f*cking awful! He's not that bad, solid at this level at least. Got a good cross and set-piece delivery on him.
Saint_Jonny Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 2-2 it'll finish I reckon. Leicester have got a quality group of players and they will be buzzing after smashing Forest at home. Ganna be a tough one!
latter day saint Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 Any news on ticket sales for this? Leicester won't be bringing more than 5-600 with it being a sky monday night game, can see it only being about 22k. i asked yesterday when i got my tickets & was fobbed off with "they are selling well" block 43 is open though so does indicate low away attendance
Crab Lungs Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 Konchesky is f*cking awful! Yup. Absolutely terrible "footballer".
SB Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 Shame Lee won't play Monday, according to twitter his mum is cooking him oysters currently, so not in a hurry. Hope Forest wasn't a fluke and we will have the strike power up front to get three points!
Saint_clark Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 Shame Lee won't play Monday, according to twitter his mum is cooking him oysters currently, so not in a hurry. Hope Forest wasn't a fluke and we will have the strike power up front to get three points! As I said on the other thread, is it not entirely possible that she came with him, at least while he settles in?
Saint Charlie Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 As I said on the other thread, is it not entirely possible that she came with him, at least while he settles in? He hasn't officially signed yet so I thought as soon as he came back over he would sign his contract so expect he is still in Japan.
Saint_clark Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 He hasn't officially signed yet so I thought as soon as he came back over he would sign his contract so expect he is still in Japan. If I remember correctly he was due to arrive back today, yes? So if he signed the contract today then surely the FA wouldn't sanction it until tomorrow or monday morning anyway.
sfc4prem Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 Big game. Need to retain top spot. A top drawer performance would be perfect, as long as the result we need comes with it. Hate seeing West Ham at the top. This is more than just a battle between us and them, it is a battle of on and off the pitch philosophies.
Saint Fan CaM Posted 21 January, 2012 Posted 21 January, 2012 Wow - we're now 2nd with a game in hand and no Lambert. This game is a tough one but I expect us to win it - let's face it, we're at home. Need some big characters to step up to the mark and really do battle - need to chase down every ball. A big game for us this one.
Matthew Le God Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Still can't see a win, not on TV. Why is it being on TV relevant? The only real difference from any other game is you have a cameraman on the touchline. The Forest game last Saturday was live on TV around the world, Saints won that.
Appy Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Christ people don't still go on about this "Sky Hoodoo" do they? Have we even lost on Sky this season?
farawaysaint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Christ people don't still go on about this "Sky Hoodoo" do they? Have we even lost on Sky this season? Yes, whenever I've seen us on TV this season we've been truly awful. Whenever I've just watched the stream we've been great, Sky Hoodo is real people
InvictaSaint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Saints on Sky / BBC this season: Saints 3 Leeds 1 Reading 1 Saints 1 Saints 2 Blackpool 2 Portsmouth 1 Saints 1 1 win, 3 draws, 0 defeats
georgeweahscousin Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 A Saint Amongst Them: Leicester City Take 2:- http://wp.me/p1mFFL-hC
alehouseboys Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Is tomorrow night a little to soon for a rendition of... "Sha-la-la, la-la, la-la-la, sha-la-la,la-la, la-la-la, sha-la-la, la-la, la-la-la, who the f*ck is laughing now?!"
fez Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Yes, whenever I've seen us on TV this season we've been truly awful. Whenever I've just watched the stream we've been great, Sky Hoodo is real people But the Leeds game, first of the season, was one of our best performances so far. And we haven't lost in four televised games. No hoodoo
Charlie Wayman Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Well, I don't know if you guys watched the FL show last night but what a load of **** awful teams there are in the NPC this year. Not one of them play fast, open, pass and move good football and none deserve to go to the PL. Most are so **** awful they'll just come back down again anyway even if they somehow batter their way to promotion. It makes Saints look like they really are "DC" to borrow a phrase from DM. Only Birmingham and maybe Cardiff even look as 'though they know what they're doing and Allardyce is a prize arse IMO to state that "playing the (old) West Ham" way only leads to defeat so he'll always take the ugly 1-0 route. Is he not watching Saints FFS. I loved the old Hammers and would have travelled miles to see them but not Allardyce's rabble, you wouldn't get me out of bed to watch them at the local rec. All I pray for is that the team's that play ugly football to grind out 1-0 wins don't in the end grab all the top spots in what is by any standards a very poor league this year. Let's face it most PL stuff is boring crap this year with few exceptions; if only Linekar stopped bull****ting about must watch matches which in reality turn out to be mind-numbing rubbish, more people in the NPC might follow Saints, Swansea & Norwich and try to play some decent football. What gnaws away at me is that one senses instinctively that dross and scum always rise to the top of a pond.
Jack Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I think we've got a great chance of picking up loads of points from the other 'top' teams. Reading the WHU forum, they admit they are sh*t, they win ugly and are lucky to be up the top. They got outplayed by Forest and should have been 2-0 down before they were awarded a penalty (which wasn't a penalty). Their team is static and has no width, I don't think they'll handle our movement. I think we'll go there and win. Brum away is a big test, they don't concede many there and are unbeaten, but they'll try to get at us and that helps us. Boro are fading away, nothing to fear there. Sounds stupid but it's the away games at places like Posh that I worry about more
fanimal Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Leicester down to the bare bones according to the BBC.
MOSaint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Leicester rumoured to be bringing in Delfouneso on loan in time to play tomorrow according to a local journalist there.
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Leicester rumoured to be bringing in Delfouneso on loan in time to play tomorrow according to a local journalist there. I thought the general rule was that all players had to be registered on the friday before the weekends fixtures, never mind if you're playing sunday or monday. Might be wrong though.
Matthew Le God Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 The FA's offices aren't open on the weekend, so how can he be registered in time?
Avenue Saint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Bench: Bart Fonte Hammond Chaplow Falque Davis Fraser Martin Jos Fox De Ridder Cork Morgan Lallana Guly Connors The guys returning from injury on bench, rest to start as above. I would be happy with this.
ottery st mary Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Must be registered before 1200 on the Friday...
THEVMAN Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 More injury woes AL has done his groin not fit,and Fonte and chapps still not ready.
Dark Munster Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Leicester down to the bare bones according to the BBC. Just like Brighton were when we played them recently?
St Chalet Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 More injury woes AL has done his groin not fit,and Fonte and chapps still not ready. FFS, how many weeks will he be out?
beatlesaint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 More injury woes AL has done his groin not fit,and Fonte and chapps still not ready. Looks like we signed the boy from Spurs just in time then ! Failing that play Harding at left back and push Fox into left midfield.
Window Cleaner Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 More injury woes AL has done his groin not fit,and Fonte and chapps still not ready. Guess we'll get to see Falqué then.
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 More injury woes AL has done his groin not fit,and Fonte and chapps still not ready. Nightmare, he was just starting to get back into the groove again. That's poss a while out too I'd imagine. Falque to start then...
Mowgli Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Nightmare, he was just starting to get back into the groove again. That's poss a while out too I'd imagine. Falque to start then... You are of course assuming the op is not just making it up. If he is not then its a pretty stupid move to put it on the web and give notice to leicester
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 You are of course assuming the op is not just making it up. If he is not then its a pretty stupid move to put it on the web and give notice to leicester Trust me, he's not making it up.
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