Lighthouse Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Next game coming up quickly, an Easter Monday trip to Palace. The Eagles have nothing to play for and appeared to put up absolutely no resistance to Brum today, going 3-0 very quickly and eventually losing 3-1. Their form overall has been poor too. 3 defeats in their last 4 and 1 win in their last 8. Saints last away game: 3-0 defeat (Blackpool) Palace last home game: 3-0 defeat (Forest) As for the teams, Morgan will definitely miss the game. I'd personally go with: Davis Frazer - Fonte - Jos - Fox Puncheon - Hammond - Cork - Lallana Lambert - Sharp Subs: Martin, Harding, De Ridder, Barnard, Flakey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Should be another tough game but one we can win. Agree with the team you have suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Red Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Win this and we're confident going into Reading. Win that too and it's nearly done and dusted. Lose against Palace and this place will be unbearable Worth noting that the bookies think we're pretty much bang on for automatic and they're not often wrong (Never met a poor bookie!) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Win this and we're confident going into Reading. Win that too and it's nearly done and dusted. Lose against Palace and this place will be unbearable Frankly I'm relying more on Birmigham beating West Ham than I am on us beating Palace...unless Nigel plays either Puncheon or Falque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Red Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Frankly I'm relying more on Birmigham beating West Ham than I am on us beating Palace...unless Nigel plays either Puncheon or Falque. Good point, though it's possible we could go up without winning another game. I wonder what the odds on Reading and West Ham winning all their games are, or even 4 out of 5. Pretty bloody slim I'd bet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsaint Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Win this and we're confident going into Reading. Win that too and it's nearly done and dusted. Lose against Palace and this place will be unbearable WILL be unbearable?! Anyway, nice bank holiday day out up the smoke. Seriously, we are all disappointed about today. but we go into Easter monday 4 points above third, top of the table. A big performance from players and fans and it could be a great day. Sure beats some times I have had following Saints. As above, I would be tempted to give punch a run out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Frankly I'm relying more on Birmigham beating West Ham than I am on us beating Palace...unless Nigel plays either Puncheon or Falque. Sorry but man up! The selection of Falque or Puncheon, players who have won us Approx 0 of our 79 points will not be the single decisive factor in beating Palace. Have faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Next game coming up quickly, an Easter Monday trip to Palace. The Eagles have nothing to play for and appeared to put up absolutely no resistance to Brum today, going 3-0 very quickly and eventually losing 3-1. Their form overall has been poor too. 3 defeats in their last 4 and 1 win in their last 8. Saints last away game: 3-0 defeat (Blackpool) Palace last home game: 3-0 defeat (Forest) As for the teams, Morgan will definitely miss the game. I'd personally go with: Davis Frazer - Fonte - Jos - Fox Puncheon - Hammond - Cork - Lallana Lambert - Sharp Subs: Martin, Harding, De Ridder, Barnard, Flakey Hmm, not much wrong with the team. Only possible deviation I see is Chaplow instead of Puncheon or Hammond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get_rich Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 I need a ticket - if you have a spare PM me - cheers! MASSIVE game, glad we have it so soon after today... COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 After the last two performances including today? Christ. A point at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gammon cheeks Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Is Puncheon still around? He seems to have gone missing again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardustonmyfeet Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 I'd be interested in a ticket as well, if possible to meet up at Selhurst Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 As long as Guly is not on the team sheet, we might have a chance! The bench looks weak again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 I work with a Palace ST who goes to a fair few away games as well. He said to me on Thursday that they were almost going through the motions and today's result for them goes some way to back that up and if we manage an early goal, I think it will go the same way. I'm not dismissing them, but the first goal will be crutial and our 6K travelling support will also be a massive boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Patrik Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 On Twitter Jos and Adam says they are looking forward to this game - well they better..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch01 Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Looking forward to this despite today's events, which I have summarised here: http://notplayedonpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/oh-footballing-god-why-hast-thou.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 win this and all will be fine....or at least match west hams result. Guly HAS to be out...what to do with rickie....maybe today would have helped with his fitness...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 If we can't beat a team in awful form and who have nothing to play for then we seriously are in big trouble. However, I think the 6k Saints fans there will spur the team on, and we'll win 2-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Grute Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Lambert had to have a pain killing injection after the warm up today according to Dodd, think he might be rested for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Lambert had to have a pain killing injection after the warm up today according to Dodd, think he might be rested for this one. He will more than likely will be rested, and it will then be the same kind of thing for Reading. Rickie battling through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Lambert had to have a pain killing injection after the warm up today according to Dodd, think he might be rested for this one. But we haven't got the players available to rest him, if he can get through the game with an injection then he'll play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 But we haven't got the players available to rest him, if he can get through the game with an injection then he'll play. indeed....or go with guly up front again LOL trouble is, a half fit lambert still win 90% of the balls up to him... a 100% fit july will win you 10% of the balls up to him and thus, more chance of giving the ball back to the opposition (ala blackpool) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1976.4.38 Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 i think at best will get a draw at palace,its very rare we come away with a win from selhurst.hoping we do mind.coys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Weather forecast for Monday afternoon, ten degrees, constant rain and a northerly wind. Yippee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Is Puncheon still around? He seems to have gone missing again! He was at the game today. Turned up in his track suit so was in contention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 He was at the game today. Turned up in his track suit so was in contention Guess the invite said 'formal'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de-fence Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Like others I don't want to dismiss Palace but I went to their game at home to Donny the other week (on a scouting mission) and they were dire. Just awful. No incisive play, no threatening runs, nothing. They will no doubt be fired up to beat the team top of the league, but if we do ourselves any sort of justice we should win this fairly comfortably. Anyone saying the best we can hope for is a draw is ****ing clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 Lets just hope and pray they don't give a shi*t. Before today I figured that if we beat Pompey, drew with Palace and drew with Reading we could go into the final three with a 2 point lead over West Ham, meaning that we'd need to beat Posh and draw with Boro to safely make it to the final day in our own hands. (This is assuming West Ham win all their games). Well, guess we're behind that schedule already, so we need to beat Palace straight away to get back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 7 April, 2012 Share Posted 7 April, 2012 He was at the game today. Turned up in his track suit so was in contention nearly all the players were in their tracksuits jaidi, forecast, butterfield etc etc...all in the grey trackie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 I would have Barnyard and Sharp up front and move Lallana just behind them both. Chaplow has to be in for this game. rest of team unchanged. We will win this one, Wham will lose to Brum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 I would have Barnyard and Sharp up front and move Lallana just behind them both. Chaplow has to be in for this game. rest of team unchanged. We will win this one, Wham will lose to Brum Why does Chaplow have to be in? Talk about putting a run-of-the-mill player on a pedestal. He has trouble making the subs bench and for good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Roll on monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Tis Easter. Yesterday the team & I died when Norris' goal went in. Tomorrow we will be reborn against Palace before we go on to ascend to a higher place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints Warrior Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 As it turns out this is Saints biggest game, could not get to 80 plus points from Blackpool or pompey game so now this is the big game to win this season. Going to have massive support and that will help. We should have enough to win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 i would just urge my fellow 5999 travelers to be patient 0-1 will do hardest thing for me will be keeping eldest lad (23) patient, gets on my and his brother's nerves some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joesaint Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Davis Frazer - Fonte - Jos - Fox Cork Puncheon - - Lallana Chaplow Lambert - Sharp If Lambert is unfit I would play De Ridder there. Either that or add another midfilder like Hammond in the middle. I would move the 3 midfielders around to, I put Chaplow there to start because he does have a good ability to make cleaver runs. COYS lets do this!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legod Third Coming Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 i would just urge my fellow 5999 travelers to be patient 0-1 will do hardest thing for me will be keeping eldest lad (23) patient, gets on my and his brother's nerves some time Exactly Mike! 1-0 in the 70th minute off Guly's arse is three points. That's all we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 I'm just going to give up making any predictions. The team the OP has picked looks god to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 How we react to the disappointment of yesterday for tomorrows game could shape our season. We need cool heads and go back to the 'keepball' game we have done so well with. I would at our CM options rather than automatically going for Hammond. Not sure if Guly should be dropped, I know he hasn't played well in the last few games, but he did score 2 against Palace at home. If Lambert is going to be rested, it's a toss-up between Guly and Barnard. I'm glad I'm not Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 play like we did against pompey and we will win..... my team davis richardson fonte hooiveld fox chaplow hammond cork lallana lambert sharp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colehillsaint Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 I would have Barnyard and Sharp up front and move Lallana just behind them both. Chaplow has to be in for this game. rest of team unchanged. We will win this one, Wham will lose to Brum That's very positive. Well done. It's just a little unnerving with your track record on predictions this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Well if ever there was a must win game, then this could be it. Not easy atall going to Selhurst and getting anything out of it. Can see Lambert getting rested and Barnie and Sharp up front. Or Guly perhaps - for some reason he seems to get onto the teamsheet despite poor perforancees. Would start Chappers as front of a diamond and possibly Puncheon or SDR on the right. As our Nige keeps on saying, it's about the squad - well utilise it then. Prediction? Not good - we're falling away now - so it's 1-1 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Gus Poyet's Brighton could do us the world of good in their next 2 games - home to Reading & Away at West Ham. Come on you Seeeeeeea Guuuuuulls !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up and away Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Originally Posted by Dalek2003 I would have Barnyard and Sharp up front and move Lallana just behind them both. Chaplow has to be in for this game. rest of team unchanged. We will win this one, Wham will lose to Brum Why does Chaplow have to be in? Talk about putting a run-of-the-mill player on a pedestal. He has trouble making the subs bench and for good reason. You are right, Chaplow has been very poor since coming back from injury and was rightly subbed after half a game last time out. The trouble is that the midfield are performing so poorly, that clutching at straws in the shape of Chaplow seems almost rational. Personally, I would go 451 but am pretty sure Adkins will not. Billy is the main striking threat we have at the moment and I would play a game suited to him rather than our recent offerings. The Palace game has all the signs of a loss. Our midfield just huffed and puffed themselves flat out against Pompey without acheiving much, leaving little in the tank for Palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 We'll miss Morgan big time, but we have to win regardless. If Rickie is fit, he has to play- we can take him off if we're winning towards the end. I have confidence we can score goals through Rickie and Sharp but if we really want to give a final push we need to see some more goals, or at least attacking threat, coming from midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 I have a feeling Adkins will make a few changes from the derby game. He's always mentioning our 'squad' and people stepping in & being given an opportunity. With this game coming so soon after the Pompey one - be prepared for a few raised eyebrows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tttdcs Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Anybody with a spare ticket ?? Please email tttdcs@me.com Many thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 I have a feeling Adkins will make a few changes from the derby game. He's always mentioning our 'squad' and people stepping in & being given an opportunity. With this game coming so soon after the Pompey one - be prepared for a few raised eyebrows! Like who? Our bench yesterday showed how shallow our squad is - we're unlikely to change the defense since our squad players are relatively weak; with Morgan's injury we've lost whatever cover we had in CM; and attacking wise, we only really have a mix of SDR, Punch, Chaplow and Barny -and three of those players are eyeing the same spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 On Twitter Jos and Adam says they are looking forward to this game - well they better..... Our team needs to concentrate on motivation and training rather than Twitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 8 April, 2012 Share Posted 8 April, 2012 Our team needs to concentrate on motivation and training rather than Twitter! lol good god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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