Thedelldays Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 guly, de ridder to start..? has to be de ridder...take the game to them...
S-Clarke Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Stop panicking about this game. As long as we are professional we will win. I doubt we'd even need to be in full flow to be honest. They have been relegated for a reason and have the worst away record in the football league for a reason. Whereas we have one of (if not the best) home record in the football league. This is all assuming WHU will comfortably beat Leicester away too, which will not be easy as they are a very handy team in a false position based on squad size and the cost of it.
Liquidshokk Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 (edited) pride, win bonus playing for a place next season last home game of the season they are pros like today, what is the point in everton bothering at OT...yet they are currently all over man u. but, lets follow that point to the end....what reason have coventry got in busting a gut at SMS? I'd imagine Coventry players will have more to prove after a disappointing season and wanting to have a pop at a table topping side. Leicester players are probably more relaxed in the knowledge that they've still all put in a good shift this season. Granted its not a massively significant possibility but might be where the players heads are at. I'm just concerned and fearful of worst case scenario after witnessing Reading, Pompey, Blackpool and now the boro game. Besides, it all depends how much money BFS has to offer Pearson after the big payout to Gus ;) Edited 22 April, 2012 by Liquidshokk
Thedelldays Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 I'd imagine Coventry players will have more to prove after a disappointing season and wanting to have a pop at a table topping side. Leicester players are probably more relaxed in the knowledge that they've still all put in a good shift this season. Besides, it all depends how much money BFS has to offer Pearson after the big payout to Gus ;) and the leicester player won't have anything to prove..? the 2nd favourites to go up and have a chance to show that they are in a false position..? can go on all dat and neither of us will be right or wrong. but what is a fact, away to leicester and mightily harder to win than a home again against this coventry team
S-Clarke Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 I'd imagine Coventry players will have more to prove after a disappointing season and wanting to have a pop at a table topping side. Leicester players are probably more relaxed in the knowledge that they've still all put in a good shift this season. Besides, it all depends how much money BFS has to offer Pearson after the big payout to Gus ;) Not sure I get your logic there to be honest. Leicester have nothing to be relaxed about, they have royally cocked up this year and they all know it - so they want to end the season with a momentum to take into next year. They will not be relaxed thinking they've had a good year, far from it.
Liquidshokk Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 (edited) Not sure I get your logic there to be honest. Leicester have nothing to be relaxed about, they have royally cocked up this year and they all know it - so they want to end the season with a momentum to take into next year. They will not be relaxed thinking they've had a good year, far from it. I guess when you consider where they were expected to finish, it's a disaster but it could have been a hell of a lot worse I.e coventrys position. I'll take your word about Leicesters attitudes tomorrow and hope to see them tear them a new one Edited 22 April, 2012 by Liquidshokk
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Can everyone with an adult ticket for this game please not wear any fancy dress or paint their fookin faces. I'm sick of our support looking like mongs. Thanks in advance. Good idea.... Everyone should be given a dress code, id prefer shirt and tie myself!! Let people do and wear what they want....... Just having some fun
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Bloody glad WHU didnt manage to sign Jelavic!!!
brett24 Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Guys, anyone know if there are any tickets for Saturday? Defo going down to Saturday, no way all top three teams will fail to win over a weekend.
obelisk Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Guys, anyone know if there are any tickets for Saturday? Defo going down to Saturday, no way all top three teams will fail to win over a weekend.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2742689,00.html
Toadhall Saint Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Won't be easy on Sat but we should have enough.
slickmick Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Richardson in for Butterfield, Morgan in for Hammond, De Ridder in for Chaplow. That should have been done a few games ago, then we would be up by now.
Window Cleaner Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Richardson in for Butterfield, Morgan in for Hammond, De Ridder in for Chaplow. That should have been done a few games ago, then we would be up by now. Morgan hasn't been fit, doubt if he's a 100% yet,probably start on Saturday though, don't understand the Richardson/Butterfield situation at all.
dronskisaint Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Will be in Leicester Monday for a conference. Have arranged to take my Leicester Uni student daughter out for a meal in the pm. Can I persuade her she'd prefer to go to the King Power stadium and have a burger at half time instead? Haha...did the same with mine when she was at De Montfort...had to promise the tapas bar (just near John Lewis-recommended!) later though!
dronskisaint Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Can everyone with an adult ticket for this game please not wear any fancy dress or paint their fookin faces. I'm sick of our support looking like mongs. Thanks in advance. You worried about the competition?
FarehamRed Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Saturday's game is effectively a cup final - like the play-off final, but at home, and against a team who have nothing to win. We have a great team with quality players, and we're playing decent football. And we stand to win the biggest prize in world sport. One game from the Premier League. If we keep calm, trust the players and ignore the lilly-livered pussies who wet themselves if they leave home without holding their Mum's hand, well be fine. I can't wait for next week: for the game, the celebrations, and the party in the pub afterwards!
gazzzza Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 guly, de ridder to start..? has to be de ridder...take the game to them... Agree, if Chappers is out then lets see SDR on, we lack pace.
Stepgar Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 We have simply to hold our nerve. 1. Let us see what happens at Leicester. 2. If we have to win against Cov then let us go to it. 3. If we fail against Cove, then we prepare in a professional way for the play offs ! Should we fail to get promotion, well it is not a disaster. We can build for the next season. We can strengthen our team and squad and try again. Sorry to disagree but it would be a humongous disaster if we dont go up. What planet are you on. Are you Rupert Lowe? I have never heard such shiet coming from someone's mouth. We have lead the division for a major part of it and stayed in the top two for the rest of it. If we cock it up now, I'd would be a travesty. And for its worth I believe that it would cost Adkins his job if we did fail.
gammon cheeks Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Richardson in for Butterfield, Morgan in for Hammond, De Ridder in for Chaplow. That should have been done a few games ago, then we would be up by now. we all know Guly will play instead of De ridder as nigel loves him! Richardson ,he is a must as is morgan ......still dont know why Puncheon is not even on the subs bench as we need some kind of offensive direct running ...De ridder will as per usual be the impact sub! Shame he was not on bench at miiddlesbro as we were crying out for PACE!!!!!!!!
Wiggles31 Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Do we know for certain that Chaplow is out? If so I would start Morgan and put Cork on the right. De Ridder can be used as an impact sub if needed. I really think we have missed Richardson in the last few games and his by-line crosses into the box. Butterfield is good but we always end up crossing too deep. If Wham win tomorrow then the game Saturday surely has to be in our top 10 biggest Saints games ever. Coventry are also a woeful team whose defensive record is so poor its actually impressive. That against the leagues best attack and I can only see one thing happening. Still would rather go up tomorrow via Leceister anyday.
Crazy Diamond Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Do we know for certain that Chaplow is out? If so I would start Morgan and put Cork on the right. De Ridder can be used as an impact sub if needed. I really think we have missed Richardson in the last few games and his by-line crosses into the box. Butterfield is good but we always end up crossing too deep. If Wham win tomorrow then the game Saturday surely has to be in our top 10 biggest Saints games ever. Coventry are also a woeful team whose defensive record is so poor its actually impressive. That against the leagues best attack and I can only see one thing happening. Still would rather go up tomorrow via Leceister anyday. No. No one knows.
ottery st mary Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Would have started De Ridder at Boro or at least second half/half hour... Would start De Ridder on Saturday and Puncheon on Bench as he should have been last few games... Having saiod that were they fit.....is Morgan fit to start? COYS WIFM and meeeee:D WE CAN DO THIS
saints_is_the_south Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 No. No one knows. Adkins said he was definitely out after the game yesterday.
Thedelldays Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 we will do this....a full weeks rest after 3 games in a week..(2 of which were away) morgan will be back at home knowing a win will be required if west ham win on monday full house against a relegated team against the team with the worst away record in the football league against a team missing one of their better players if you wanted a home game against anyone in the league to win..then this is the very team..no other
Nexstar Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Hammers could win 1-0 tomorrow, 3-0 at the weekend and a draw would be good enough to see us promoted. As much as I would like for us to go up when playing, I just want to see it happen now. Come on Leicester
Dalek2003 Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Sorry to disagree but it would be a humongous disaster if we dont go up. What planet are you on. Are you Rupert Lowe? I have never heard such shiet coming from someone's mouth. We have lead the division for a major part of it and stayed in the top two for the rest of it. If we cock it up now, I'd would be a travesty. And for its worth I believe that it would cost Adkins his job if we did fail. If failure to get promoted cost Adkins his job it would be a massive over reaction and totally unjustified. Whatever happens he has done a brilliant job. As for your post, stop being a drama Queen. If we failed to get promoted we just have to accept that we arent quite ready and start building again. FFS, we have a 5 year plan !
Dalek2003 Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Do we know for certain that Chaplow is out? If so I would start Morgan and put Cork on the right. De Ridder can be used as an impact sub if needed. I really think we have missed Richardson in the last few games and his by-line crosses into the box. Butterfield is good but we always end up crossing too deep. If Wham win tomorrow then the game Saturday surely has to be in our top 10 biggest Saints games ever. Coventry are also a woeful team whose defensive record is so poor its actually impressive. That against the leagues best attack and I can only see one thing happening. Still would rather go up tomorrow via Leceister anyday. Arguably our biggest game ever if you see it in terms of financial rewards !
Saint137 Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 The job should have been doen weeks ago. Typical Saints. Leave it until the last minute. Start to rely on others slipping up, and make all the fans sweat on the outcome. Why is life as a Saints fn so ****ing frustrating? The word you are looking for is exciting I'd rather have it this way than have it all done and dusted weeks ago. This is part of our culture, its what you sign up for when you "choose" to follow a team like Saints. Its for the brief moments in the sun like '76, 82/83, 2003. Its for the last chance saloon survivals against relegation, for Dellhurst, for dicking Spurs live on TV, for Pahars scoring against the Skates, for staying up on goal difference ahead of Manchester Citeh. I'm clearly a masochist, along with Saints I follow the New England Patriots (**** for the first 20 years I supported them), St Kilda in Aussie Rules (ditto), Seattle Mariners (ditto - and they even have a Le Tiss-esque genius playing for them), Ferrari in F1 (started supporting them the year after Scheckter won the title in '79, didn't win again until ~2000), and the Chicago Cubs (cursed for not letting a fan bring a goat in to the stadium, would have made a World Series but for one of their own fans trying to catch a foul ball). It's what I love about sport. I'd hate to be a ManU fan where the expectation is to win every week and the only true emotion you feel is dissapointment at the occasional defeat. Better to have years of disappointment and then a couple of seasons like we've just had. My mate's kids are just getting properly in to football (to the point it consumes their lives), and it reminds me of when I was their age and we'd just signed Keegan - they've become Saints fans at a truly blessed time.
Dalek2003 Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Agree with what you are saying Saint 137, but I would say we have had a lot of rationing in the years gone by and are due a feast !
Monk Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 You can not have Butterfield and Guly on the same side.
Monk Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 If we achieve it tomorrow, do we introduce a few of the younger lads? JWP,Shaw, Chambers?
Thedelldays Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 If we achieve it tomorrow, do we introduce a few of the younger lads? JWP,Shaw, Chambers? you would hope so...
Wiggles31 Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 If we achieve it tomorrow, do we introduce a few of the younger lads? JWP,Shaw, Chambers? On the bench maybe. With a huge crowd though it would nice to allow the team to enjoy the atmosphere and send them off in style for next season.
northam soul Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Well this is what we all want, a few beers in the pub beforehand then watch a nailbiting game where i am bloody sure things will go pearshaped before we turn it round only for them to go wrong again. The radios wil be tuned for news with sham winning by 4 or 5 with us still needing a goal then along pops Guly to finish it with 5 minutes to go only for us to spend the last 5 mins in our own box hacking it clear with the screams and heart attacks everywhere in the stands.
Window Cleaner Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Hopefully we can give Jaidi a little farewell? don't even think about it,it's a vital promotion match not a kids' tea party.
obelisk Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Well this is what we all want, a few beers in the pub beforehand then watch a nailbiting game where i am bloody sure things will go pearshaped before we turn it round only for them to go wrong again. The radios wil be tuned for news with sham winning by 4 or 5 with us still needing a goal then along pops Guly to finish it with 5 minutes to go only for us to spend the last 5 mins in our own box hacking it clear with the screams and heart attacks everywhere in the stands.That's pretty much how I expect it go too. Not sure if that's what I want though. Five nil up inside 20 minutes and I might just start to relax a bit.
the saint in winchester Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 If we achieve it tomorrow, do we introduce a few of the younger lads? JWP,Shaw, Chambers? To my mind, if we had promotion won with a game to go, we could give game time to Bart, Jaidi, Seabourne and Barnard. If we need to win the game to make sure, then we can't afford these acts of goodwill.
Monk Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 don't even think about it,it's a vital promotion match not a kids' tea party. Its following on from the 'if we've done it by then' post.
saint_jas Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 8am Tuesday will try to get a ticket.. Thought when i got peterborough and middlesbrough tickets one of those would be a promotion party. But now decided I want to be there.
Window Cleaner Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Its following on from the 'if we've done it by then' post. so give the players who've earned us promotion centre stage and leave the part timers in the stands where they've been all season.
Dr Who? Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 We will already be up come this game. I have no doubt that West Ham will not win at Leicester. Leicester are good at home. Their last 10 home games. W7 D3 L0 Also we will smash Cov 4-0. Even if we draw, I think we will still go up. Looking into this a bit closer. 6 clean sheets in this as well. Clean sheets in the last 3 at home. In the last 7 at home they have let in 3. They have only lost at home by more than 1 goal twice, the last time back in October when they lost 0-3 to Millwall, the other 0-2 Reading. They really are ok at home.
Monk Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 so give the players who've earned us promotion centre stage and leave the part timers in the stands where they've been all season. Its a cameo to someone who is retiring. Not a start.
shurlock Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Looking into this a bit closer. 6 clean sheets in this as well. Clean sheets in the last 3 at home. In the last 7 at home they have let in 3. They have only lost at home by more than 1 goal twice, the last time back in October when they lost 0-3 to Millwall, the other 0-2 Reading. They really are ok at home. They are also better against top half sides.
Thedelldays Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 They are also better against top half sides. you would think that West Ham will need to score at least twice to win..
Roger Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 How nice you left Alpine a kiss! We don't deserve this for ***k sake. We are loyal, we are strong; we are the only team in Hampshire, so why do we always have to go through all this ****? Have to go through probably two promoted seasons. Awful.
shurlock Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 you would think that West Ham will need to score at least twice to win.. yep, agree with that.
Thedelldays Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 yep, agree with that. thing is....if they turn up and actually play Vaz Te up front.....they probably will
Wilf Posted 22 April, 2012 Posted 22 April, 2012 Looking into this a bit closer. 6 clean sheets in this as well. Clean sheets in the last 3 at home. In the last 7 at home they have let in 3. They have only lost at home by more than 1 goal twice, the last time back in October when they lost 0-3 to Millwall, the other 0-2 Reading. They really are ok at home. I saw them beat a full strength Norwich at Carrow Road in the FA Cup this season; they're a pretty good side on their day.
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