supersonic Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 We've never had a better chance of getting promoted to the Premier League. We have the best home record in the league, and we're playing (at home) against the team with the worst away record. A team who have just been relegated and have a squad decimated by injury and suspension. I'm going 3-0 Saints, but it'll be nervy for 70 mins
stev2001 Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Its going to be great, there will be nerves, near misses, then relief and finally mass celebration. Can't wait!!!
shirleysfc Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 We've never had a better chance of getting promoted to the Premier League. We have the best home record in the league, and we're playing (at home) against the team with the worst away record. A team who have just been relegated and have a squad decimated by injury and suspension. I'm going 3-0 Saints, but it'll be nervy for 70 mins Isn't that your third different score prediction... the 1st with a Saints win!
Dalek2003 Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 The fans can say what they like but the lack of comment by NA is exactly the strategy to employ before a big match. NA can fire up the players in the confines of the club but play humble role publicly. We don't want to give Coventry any reason to play with pride.
Window Cleaner Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Isn't that your third different score prediction... the 1st with a Saints win! Obviously growing in confidence.
derry Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Interestingly we have achieved the best results with Hammond in central midfield. Ignoring the six games that the three central midfielders played together and managed a paltry 5 points in 6 games I have noted the results that have been achieved by the pairs. Cork and Hammond started the season off well and their record is 16 11 2 3, Cork and Schneiderlin 16 8 4 4, Hammond and Schneiderlin 7 5 2 0. Cork and Hammond's games scored 2.4 for and 1 against, Cork and Schneiderlin 1.6 for and 0.9 against, Hammond and Schneiderlin 1.9 for and 1 against. Individually Hammond averaged 2.2 whilst Cork and Schneiderlin averaged 2. Defensively the three pairings averaged a goal a game against but the Cork Hammond partnership outscored by a third. Just on the records it looks like the Hammond Cork partnership is the most effective overall but Hammond and Schneiderlin over 7 games only is the best results record but not free scoring.
shurlock Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 The fans can say what they like but the lack of comment by NA is exactly the strategy to employ before a big match. NA can fire up the players in the confines of the club but play humble role publicly. We don't want to give Coventry any reason to play with pride. True but you can't control what the national media says or writes. Watch Thorn's pre-match interview and he's seriously p**sed off by the lack of respect some are showing his team.
Saint Fan CaM Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 I really can't wait and of course all the signs are that we'll win. That's the nub of my problem though - there's too many thinking it's going to be a stroll in the park, but I reckon Coventry are not going to be as bad as some think and they'll be surprisingly difficult to break down. I just hope Nigel has what it takes to get them into the right frame of mind and ensure they spend the entire game chasing down every ball and closing down any advance near our pen area. It'll not be a big scoring game IMO - IF we win, it'll be by a very nervy single goal I'll wager. It's probably going to be 1-1...if we're lucky. And I'm concerned about Fonte fouling in the box, giving away a pen and worse still getting sent off. Or Spiderman making some rash challenges as he gets too much of an adrenelin kick. I can just see it happening - the ref has an awful record for giving out cards. Mark my words, they'll be falling over if the wind picks up! You know what, if I'm really honest, it won't be the end of World by any stretch of the imagination if we don't go up auto. Or indeed if we don't go up atall actually. I'll still be enjoying going to see Saints with my mates, soaking up the atmos, having a beer after the match, etc. etc. But without the plastics. Still feel sick thinking about Saturday for some reason though!
Sour Mash Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 True but you can't control what the national media says or writes. Watch Thorn's pre-match interview and he's seriously p**sed off by the lack of respect some are showing his team. Who is showing him a lack of respect? If anything they are being shown too much respect by one and all, including the media building the game up. I think he should have a lot more to worry about his club/future than that.
Wiggles31 Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Listen to the first vervse of It's All Over Now Baby Blue by Bob Dylan. Its an omen.... Hopefully.
derry Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 (edited) What is obvious is Sam Allardyce is clutching at straws big time. His team is two points behind going into the game 3 goals worse off against a pretty fair Hull team that now will be stirred up by the Allardyce spin. One win at home in the last seven is not exactly the sort of form that would have a manager seeing his team as a shoe in for three points. I think he is full of bombast and is just carrying on the self delusion that has been coming out of WHU all season. WHU will be first, everybody else also rans, Then Southampton to blow up, then Reading to blow up, now Southampton again and guess what? who blew it? We are just quietly going about our business and leaving the speculation to the media and WHU. Coventry are being bigged up for TV but they are in for an examination like nothing they have faced this season in a one off cup final that only one side can come out with anything. We will give Coventry respect and then give it everything to win the game. Edited 26 April, 2012 by derry
SNSUN Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 I see SWF broke it's record the other day: Most users ever online was 1,352, 23-04-2012 at 09:57 PM. I reckon we could break that on Saturday...
View From The Top Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 The way the hysterical tarts bang on you'd think we were playing Man City, not Coventry FFS.
THEVMAN Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Good luck to everybody tomorrow and lets make it a day to remember for the right reasons,we're due one COYR
Sour Mash Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Good luck to everybody tomorrow and lets make it a day to remember for the right reasons,we're due one COYR What's happening tomorrow?
Sour Mash Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 sorry days right up the left must be nerves Cheers, that's cleared it up entirely
dune Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 I'm trying not to think about the game, just want this season over now.
Wiggles31 Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Listen to the first vervse of It's All Over Now Baby Blue by Bob Dylan. Its an omen.... Hopefully. For anyone who cares its "look out the Saints are coming through, and its all over now baby blue." How fitting.
Katalinic Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 sorry days right up the left must be nerves Now I'm nervous that's a coded team news post about the right and left hand side
stev2001 Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 I'm trying not to think about the game, just want this season over now. And your on a thread named Coventry build up thread. Makes sense.
Professor Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Davis Butterfield Fonte Hooiveld Fox Guly Morgan Cork Lallana Sharp Lambert Bart Harding Martin Hammond Connolly
trousers Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 (edited) http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/20120426/lallana-buoyed-by-home-record_2264122_2750534/0,,10280~2750534~1,00.html http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/20120426/manager-preparing-diligently_2264122_2750508/0,,10280~2750508~1,00.html Nigel: "We're going to be at the right state of arousal" Edited 26 April, 2012 by trousers
Saint Charlie Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Classic Nigel! Seems confident we will do the job.
Matthew Le God Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Connolly Has been injured for weeks and Adkins says he is "not quite fit".
deadpanmatt Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 A poster on a Coventry forum: "We will have a 17/18 year old playing CB making his first start for the club as all our defence are either injured/suspended or out on loan. On top of that we will probably have another 4 players under the age of 21, our captain is injured and our vice captain suspended, so are chances are near to none." Yussssss.
Lighthouse Posted 26 April, 2012 Posted 26 April, 2012 Davis Butterfield Fonte Hooiveld Fox Guly Morgan Cork Lallana Sharp Lambert Bart Harding Martin Hammond Connolly Why such a negative bench? None of those players are likely to change a game if we need a goal, I'd want De Ridder in for Harding and Barnard for Connolly, who isn't fit and rarely changes a game.
Dark Munster Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Has anyone else realised the Saints are (hopefully) playing for £1million per min on Saturday?!!!!! You mean as much as Cheats FC have been paying Tal Ben Haim?
Dark Munster Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Play the kids. We beat them in the FA Cup with the kids. Lambert, Sharp and Lallana could do with a rest. Good point. They'll need a rest before the playoffs.
shurlock Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 (edited) Who is showing him a lack of respect? If anything they are being shown too much respect by one and all, including the media building the game up. I think he should have a lot more to worry about his club/future than that. From his interview on their version of player, he certainly thinks elements are doing him down - whether its some gobsh*te on talksport, a persecution complex or something else, f**k knows. http://www.ccfc.co.uk/articles/20120426/player-thorn-on-southampton-trip_2264353_2750374 Edited 27 April, 2012 by shurlock
Wirral saint Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Good luck to everybody tomorrow and lets make it a day to remember for the right reasons,we're due one COYR As it is now 02:02 on Friday morning - this!
Fowllyd Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/20120426/lallana-buoyed-by-home-record_2264122_2750534/0,,10280~2750534~1,00.html http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/20120426/manager-preparing-diligently_2264122_2750508/0,,10280~2750508~1,00.html Nigel: "We're going to be at the right state of arousal" I'm sure that, come the final whistle, we all will be!
trousers Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Feck. I've started feeling queasy 24 hours too early. Sitting on the train to work, stomach already churning. Come on Trousers - pull yourself together man - you should be enjoying this!
farawaysaint Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 FFS I dreamed we lost 3-0 and then later that we lost 2-1 feck this waiting for a game of soldiers.
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Got a feeling Barnard will get a goal on Saturday. Stick some money on that, sure you'll get decent odds.
patred44 Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Feck. I've started feeling queasy 24 hours too early. Sitting on the train to work, stomach already churning. Come on Trousers - pull yourself together man - you should be enjoying this! TROTTERS INDEPENDENT TROUSERS
doddisalegend Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Good luck to everybody tomorrow and lets make it a day to remember for the right reasons,we're due one COYR Much as I agree with the sentaiment you could agrue the last three seasons have given us quite a few days to remember for the right reasons cup final, promotion and some cracking games (MK dons fight back, Norwich in the JPT, Blackpool in the FA cup spring to mind)
Window Cleaner Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Feck. I've started feeling queasy 24 hours too early. Sitting on the train to work, stomach already churning. Come on Trousers - pull yourself together man - you should be enjoying this! Better throw a sicky and get down the pub then.
svetigpung Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 This game will be 1-1 .... at some time. whether they score a shock opener or a hard earned equaliser, just make sure we all get behind the team at that moment. No anxious silence or moaning that spreads to the players on the pitch. Just sing your hearts out, and you know .... we will end up winning. To all of you lucky enough to be going......enjoy the moment.
rallyboy Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 calm down my pretty ones - it is already set in stone...banish those nerves. There is nothing WE can change, and we don't need to. We saw it in him the day he appeared, we've celebrated the fact in song for three years. You cannot argue against fate. Tomorrow, Rickie will take us to the Premier League.
Ken Tone Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/20120426/lallana-buoyed-by-home-record_2264122_2750534/0,,10280~2750534~1,00.html http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/20120426/manager-preparing-diligently_2264122_2750508/0,,10280~2750508~1,00.html Nigel: "We're going to be at the right state of arousal" Won't that make it a bit uncomfortable to run?
ooh it's a corner Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Daily Echo reporting that Coventry will have a 17 year old making his first team debut at centre back. methinks Rickie might fancy his chances....
derry Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 This game will be 1-1 .... at some time. whether they score a shock opener or a hard earned equaliser, just make sure we all get behind the team at that moment. No anxious silence or moaning that spreads to the players on the pitch. Just sing your hearts out, and you know .... we will end up winning. To all of you lucky enough to be going......enjoy the moment. That means that WHU have to win by 4. I think Hull will score at least once whatever the result. If they don't it could be a fairly low scoring game. I think we will win anyway.
Sheaf Saint Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 14 pages! Is this the longest build-up thread ever seen on SWF?
Shroppie Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 26 hours. Just setting off for Southampton. Not going to be late for this one.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Roll on 12-30 tomorrow.. Keep calm on the pitch Keep calm in the stands And all will be ok Oh and those not going ..keep calm on the forum....
SW11_Saint Posted 27 April, 2012 Posted 27 April, 2012 Just want the day to come now. I have dreamt about this match almost every night this week, with a combination of outcomes. Weirdest one was last night - in fact had about 3 different dreams about it last night - where we lost 0-3, yet still went up!! Roll on Saturday!!
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