S-Clarke Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 We will be promoted on Saturday, do not expect Leicester to do anything tonight - it will just lead to mass disappointment by 10pm tonight. The fact is that even if they win, we're 2 pts clear, with a better GD, and at home to a depleted and relegated Coventry city on the last day. Don't panic if WHU win tonight is all I'm trying to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BotleySaint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 depleted and relegated Coventry city. They will want to give a good account of themselves as a farewell to the league. They have nothing to lose, as they have already lost. It could be a tough game. So, I am hoping we go up tonight. Then, if we lose to Coventry we'll still be up albeit a rather pathetic promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I'm expecting Hammers to respond like they did when we lost to Reading - with a big win, even overturning GD. Would make for a seriously nervy last game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 They will want to give a good account of themselves as a farewell to the league. They have nothing to lose, as they have already lost. It could be a tough game. So, I am hoping we go up tonight. Then, if we lose to Coventry we'll still be up albeit a rather pathetic promotion If we cant beat an already relegated Coventry we dont deserve promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Can't decide whether to watch tonight's game. Think I'm going to try to ignore it until it's over, then have one instant of disappointment or ecstasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 They will want to give a good account of themselves as a farewell to the league. They have nothing to lose, as they have already lost. It could be a tough game. So, I am hoping we go up tonight. Then, if we lose to Coventry we'll still be up albeit a rather pathetic promotion It won't be easy, as with all game in this league, but we really couldn't be asking for a better game. They've lost their captain and player of the season (he was sent off on saturday). Their midfielder, Sammy Clingan, is out injured for the season and Alex Nimley on loan from City is also injured. You couldn't ask for a better game, seriously. The gods must be looking after us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 It won't be easy, as with all game in this league, but we really couldn't be asking for a better game. They've lost their captain and player of the season (he was sent off on saturday). Their midfielder, Sammy Clingan, is out injured for the season and Alex Nimley on loan from City is also injured. You couldn't ask for a better game, seriously. The gods must be looking after us! Whilst you are of course right, I remember how we played Cardiff away this season at the best possible time, when they had over half the team out ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Another pop at winning it next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Tonight, a last gasp Leicester equaliser giving us a feel of sweet sweet jubilation. Then party atmosphere on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickmick Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 God I hope its sorted tonight. I have a gut feeling we will only draw with Coventry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Whilst you are of course right, I remember how we played Cardiff away this season at the best possible time, when they had over half the team out ..... Cardiff away slightly different proposition than to Coventry at home don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Cardiff away slightly different proposition than to Coventry at home don't you think? Yes, maybe so. But Brizzle home? P*mpey home? Should have been simples. Any game can go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonko Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I can't believe I'm going to type this but....... COYB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Cardiff away slightly different proposition than to Coventry at home don't you think? But the added pressure on us will even it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 But the added pressure on us will even it out. no it won't...ffs, of ALL the teams we could wish for to come to SMS for a must win...coventry is that team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 no it won't...ffs, of ALL the teams we could wish for to come to SMS for a must win...coventry is that team I totally agree that they are the best option to have at home on the final day but nerves & emotions can often effect a teams performance on the pitch. If we don't score first half then I bet you we get edgy and Coventry will sense a chance to upset the odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Don't care how - as long as it happens. At the moment, I cannot let myself believe that it actually might happen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Sure Martin Crainie can assist his old team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 It won't be easy, as with all game in this league, but we really couldn't be asking for a better game. They've lost their captain and player of the season (he was sent off on saturday). Their midfielder, Sammy Clingan, is out injured for the season and Alex Nimley on loan from City is also injured. You couldn't ask for a better game, seriously. The gods must be looking after us! True, but if Reading home and Coventry home had been swapped then we might already be promoted with Saturday's game for the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 http://www.skybluestalk.co.uk/threads/16545-Saints-fan-here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Stupid question. Whilst we should beat Coventry we all know anything can happen in football. Kelvin could concede a pen and get sent off after 5mins - that's it game over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Yes, maybe so. But Brizzle home? P*mpey home? Should have been simples. Any game can go wrong. Wouldn't say Pompey should have been a straight forward result. On paper yes, but the derby factor plays a huge part. BC at home was poor yes but they are still a better side than Cov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Since the only two options offered in this thread are either promotion tonight or promotion on Saturday by beating Coventry I'm not sure why anyone would prefer it tonight. Surely we'd all prefer it to happen in live play at St Marys in front of a capacity crowd rather than sat at home finding out West Ham have drawn or lost - where's the thrill in that? Now, if the offer is that West Ham win tonight and we are left in the lap of the Gods against Coventry I could understand people opting to take promotion today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1976.4.38 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 i would have liked it done on saturday,now i would like us to do it on saturday against cov but i really dont think it will be as easy as some think,alot of pressure on our players,none on covs.also feel that if its not going well some of our support will get on the players.so if leicester do us a favour,id take it tonight,coys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev2001 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I just hope if West ham do win tonight it is 1-0, as goal difference and even goals scored could come into it. Here is the link to the bbc predictor if anyone want to have a play. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/predictor/default.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 So surely the same will apply to Hull when they play West Ham on saturday. You can't just say only the team with nothing to play for against Saints will raise their game - also surely same for Leicester tonight. How much pressure are West Ham under compared to us? They have to win two and score enough goals to turn around goal difference whilst hoping we don't beat Coventry. If we were to calculate the pressure I'm sure there is way more on West Ham than us. Relax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 If we cant beat an already relegated Coventry we dont deserve promotion. Fair comment turks and I agree wholeheartedly, but they are often the hardest teams to beat; the ones with precisely f*ck all to lose. They are already relegated, how sweet would it be for them to show their fans they can play, and against the best side in the division? (well, possibly second best?) Nobody expects them to get anything at SMS, that is a dangerous game for us if we still need to win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev2001 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 So surely the same will apply to Hull when they play West Ham on saturday. You can't just say only the team with nothing to play for against Saints will raise their game - also surely same for Leicester tonight. How much pressure are West Ham under compared to us? They have to win two and score enough goals to turn around goal difference whilst hoping we don't beat Coventry. If we were to calculate the pressure I'm sure there is way more on West Ham than us. Relax! They only have to win 2 by any score if we lose to Cov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M271 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Promotion tonight please, I don't fancy during the Coventry match having rumours about the WHam score filtering around the crowd and onto the players. I do have a sick feeling that we will only be drawing with Coventry and WHam are gradually winning by more and more against Hull until we have to win to get auto promotion. Don't think my nerves could take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev2001 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Fair comment turks and I agree wholeheartedly, but they are often the hardest teams to beat; the ones with precisely f*ck all to lose. They are already relegated, how sweet would it be for them to show their fans they can play, and against the best side in the division? (well, possibly second best?) Nobody expects them to get anything at SMS, that is a dangerous game for us if we still need to win it. yeah, how many people expected Chelsea to beat Barca. Still think we'll win though and can't see west ham winning both of theirs as they are too inconsistant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Promotion tonight please, I don't fancy during the Coventry match having rumours about the WHam score filtering around the crowd and onto the players. I do have a sick feeling that we will only be drawing with Coventry and WHam are gradually winning by more and more against Hull until we have to win to get auto promotion. Don't think my nerves could take it. Assuming WHU win tonight, it will be way too close and dangerous to even start thinking about us going up on Sat with a draw. Although there is a slim possibility that we could draw and go up, the only mindset is win, win, win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashby Saint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Stupid question. Whilst we should beat Coventry we all know anything can happen in football. Kelvin could concede a pen and get sent off after 5mins - that's it game over. This. Anything can happen in a one off match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 yeah, how many people expected Chelsea to beat Barca. Still think we'll win though and can't see west ham winning both of theirs as they are too inconsistant We should win. We really should, and we almost certainly will. Given the league positions it seems like a done deal. But like M271 says, you can almost see the scenario on the final day.... and that would mean the skates injury time goal had kept us down, ffs I couldn't bear that. Come on leicester, put it to bed for us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Shanks Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I'm sitting at my desk now looking out of the window and can clearly see the tops of the stands at the King Power Stadium. I will be there tonight cheering on another team like I've never done before in my life. I'm even borrowing a Leicester shirt from a mate. I will be going more mental than any Leicester fan in that stadium if they score this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev2001 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Assuming WHU win tonight, it will be way too close and dangerous to even start thinking about us going up on Sat with a draw. Although there is a slim possibility that we could draw and go up, the only mindset is win, win, win. I think the only way this will end a draw is if they score in the last minute or injury time. We will definitely score in this game its just whether they get a little bit of luick and score late on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Tonight, please. I don't think it would detract from the last day vs. Coventry at all. (the Walsall game last year was a great party, even though the result was technically an irrelevance....well, we had to avoid losing 12-0 or something). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Play-offs would be more fun imo ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev2001 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Isn't the Cov game like the southend game when we got into the play offs under Burley. They were already relegated and we had to at least draw. It was tense until we got the first goal and then they rolled over and even their fans didn't care after that. It ended 2-0 if I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 (edited) Isn't the Cov game like the southend game when we got into the play offs under Burley. They were already relegated and we had to at least draw. It was tense until we got the first goal and then they rolled over and even their fans didn't care after that. It ended 2-0 if I recall. Southend scored first IIRC. It was scary until we got on top. I thought it was 4 - 1 in the end. http://www.11v11.com/teams/southampton/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Southend United 2007 Edited 23 April, 2012 by Shroppie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev2001 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Southend scored first IIRC. It was scary until we got on top. I thought it was 4 - 1 in the end. Sorry my bad, you're right it was 4-1. Got my games mixed up. I just remember their fans giving it large until we went ahead, then giving up totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian the Red Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev2001 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Sorry my bad, you're right it was 4-1. Got my games mixed up. I just remember their fans giving it large until we went ahead, then giving up totally. Hope this doesn't happen again as a early Cov goal would get a few nerves going. However would happily go through that if it meant a 4-1. A draw or leicester win tonight would be even better though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO5 4BW Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Absolutely do not care whether its tonight, on Saturday or on May 19th (yes, I've looked up the date...). I don't care if its via a 5-0 win over Coventry or a criminally unjust last-minute penalty for Leicester tonight. Only one thing counts - and that's what division we kick off in in August. A second successive promotion will be a stunning acheivement and come August if we're up we won't care about not beating the skates or losing to Reading and 'boro or being crap on TV. We'll just remember Kelvin at Leeds, Jos scoring every Tuesday night, SRL's hat-tricks and Fat Sam looking worse and worse as the season went on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 http://www.skybluestalk.co.uk/threads/16545-Saints-fan-here Yes, if you could get all your fellow Saints fans to join us in chanting "Sisu Out" that would be fantastic ! I know that many, many Sky Blue fans like Saints -- similar history, great potential and have experienced Ken Deluded and Sisu ! Would you be kind enough to post this request on the Saints wall ? Cheers -- go and do a Norwich and Swansea -- perform well in the Premiership. SISU OUT !!! So if we're gonna do it shouldn't this have a thread of its own?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I would like automatic promotion to be handed to us in the scabbiest way possible. Now, preferably. Or when they take off those Pompey points... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colbury Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I personally couldn't give a flying f*ck so long as we actually go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acersaint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Tonight then saturday will be one big party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 So if we're gonna do it shouldn't this have a thread of its own??Only if the Coventry players and management are in on the scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popester Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I want it over tonight although West Ham will win without a doubt . We all know that to be true. This is going to the wire my friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I'm sitting at my desk now looking out of the window and can clearly see the tops of the stands at the King Power Stadium. I will be there tonight cheering on another team like I've never done before in my life. I'm even borrowing a Leicester shirt from a mate. I will be going more mental than any Leicester fan in that stadium if they score this evening. That's the way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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