Matthew Le God Posted 24 April, 2014 Share Posted 24 April, 2014 can't see any reason whatsoever for Reed not being apparent though. Illness or injury, who knows...? Maybe a journalist at the press conference will ask a question about the game and find out? You'd think if a journalist was going to a pre-match press conference they'd do some research beforehand, look through the training photos/videos on the Thursday and see who wasn't present and ask questions about it. All they do is ask constant questions about Shaw/Pochettino and then appear surprised when they get the same (lack of) answer week after week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 24 April, 2014 Share Posted 24 April, 2014 Illness or injury, who knows...? Maybe a journalist at the press conference will ask a question about the game and find out? You'd think if a journalist was going to a pre-match press conference they'd do some research beforehand, look through the training photos/videos on the Thursday and see who wasn't present and ask questions about it. All they do is ask constant questions about Shaw/Pochettino and then appear surprised when they get the same (lack of) answer week after week. i imagine the potential scoop story that harrison reed may not be available to sit on bench, will not sell many newspapers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 24 April, 2014 Share Posted 24 April, 2014 (edited) i imagine the potential scoop story that harrison reed may not be available to sit on bench, will not sell many newspapers Perhaps not, but it'll make their probable team line-ups more accurate. Plus BBC Radio Solent never seem to look at the training galleries/videos and appear confused when players are available/missing on match day. Edited 24 April, 2014 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 24 April, 2014 Share Posted 24 April, 2014 Journalists are told about injury news, sometimes off the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 24 April, 2014 Share Posted 24 April, 2014 he's brilliant enough that you're fine with the others producing no goals without him?! letting them off a bit lightly I think. Huge difference between missing a good forward and carrying zero goal threat. As I said, the remaining players should still be able to create chances. We do create chances, we just miss them that's all. Lambert,Lallana and Davis all had chances last week, all of them failed to convert on that occasion. It's a recurring factor of our season, we dominate and create but don't convert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 24 April, 2014 Share Posted 24 April, 2014 This game all feels rather pointless doesn't it. I just hope we score... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 @bigadamsport: Waiting for a statement from #saintsfc director Les Reed ahead of Pochettino's interview - don't know what it's about but 'not negative' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Morgan and Reed both out. Running out of players! Already know Poch doesn't like playing Cork and Wanyama together - might have to! Can't see us scoring with a midfield of Cork, Wanyama, Davis, Lallana, JWP. Is Gaston fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 If Ramirez is fit then he absolutely has to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Morgan and Reed both out. Running out of players! Already know Poch doesn't like playing Cork and Wanyama together - might have to! Can't see us scoring with a midfield of Cork, Wanyama, Davis, Lallana, JWP. Is Gaston fit? According to L'Equipe Morgan has a dead leg, no doubt suffered in training yesterday or the day before. Strange that they had the info and were putting it about at 10.13 Paris time last night. That will be the 3rd Everton match out of 4 that he's missed, coincidence eh...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 If Ramirez is fit then he absolutely has to start. I'm sure he isn't. Mauricio said something about him at last week's pre-match, pretty sure it was something like doubtful for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 he's brilliant enough that you're fine with the others producing no goals without him?! letting them off a bit lightly I think. Huge difference between missing a good forward and carrying zero goal threat. As I said, the remaining players should still be able to create chances. The fact is we do not work the opposition keeper no where near enough. Our attempts on target stats are appalling. Aside from lallana, Jrod is our most influential player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 The fact is we do not work the opposition keeper no where near enough. Our attempts on target stats are appalling. Aside from lallana, Jrod is our most influential player. JRod weighs heavily on opposition defences, forces them into mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 ---------------BORUC---------------- CLYNE----FONTE----LOVREN----SHAW -----------CORK----BIG VIC---------- JWP-----------DAVIS--------LALLANA --------------LAMBERT--------------- Subs: Gazzaniga, Chambers, Hooiveld, Targett, Guly, McQueen, Gallagher Wouldn't feel confident about a win with that side, but stranger things have happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 I know Morgan is likely to miss but can't we do better than starting with JWP? I realize he is English, young, photogenic, speaks well, and has a tidy dead ball delivery but having had nearly two seasons of many opportunities at first team level I cannot see the future many predict for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 (edited) I know Morgan is likely to miss but can't we do better than starting with JWP? I realize he is English, young, photogenic, speaks well, and has a tidy dead ball delivery but having had nearly two seasons of many opportunities at first team level I cannot see the future many predict for him. Morgan isn't likely to miss, he is out with a really bad dead leg, given that he's already had serious problems with that sort of injury a couple of years ago (and remember the effect of a Guly lunge on Gaston) we might not see him again this season. Then again he's healed up pretty quickly of late so perhaps next week or at least for the Utd game. However given the number of players that actually remain available to us I really can't see any possibility of not starting Cork and Wanyama, perhaps not in their usual roles though. Of the first team core group we have about 15 players available I think so the rest of the bench will be neophytes. If we should be so unfortunate as to get a couple of knocks the side on the pitch will be innovative to say the least. Edited 25 April, 2014 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Morgan isn't likely to miss, he is out with a really bad dead leg, given that he's already had serious problems with that sort of injury a couple of years ago (and remember the effect of a Guly lunge on Gaston) we might not see him again this season. Then again he's healed up pretty quickly of late so perhaps next week or at least for the Utd game. However given the number of players that actually remain available to us I really can't see any possibility of not starting Cork and Wanyama, perhaps not in their usual roles though. Of the first team core group we have about 13 players available I think so the rest of the bench will be neophytes. If we should be so unfortunate as to get a couple of knocks the side on the pitch will be innovative to say the least. Fair enough; that's a shame, it would be a great finale to a good season to see Morgan facing up to Man U. - but it still begs the question about JWP; has he done enough to continually be selected, yet produce mediocre performances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Fair enough; that's a shame, it would be a great finale to a good season to see Morgan facing up to Man U. - but it still begs the question about JWP; has he done enough to continually be selected, yet produce mediocre performances? To me JWP is nowhere near good enough of late but I really don't see that we'll have much choice tomorrow, unless you fancy starting Guly of course because that's what it comes down to. The only other alternative is to do as I think I might have suggested on the odd occasion (:rolleyes:) and play Chambers in midfield in a 4-1-2-2-1 system with Vic as the anchor, Chambers and Cork in front f him and Davis and Lallana in front of them again. This willl not happen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 ---------------BORUC---------------- CLYNE----FONTE----LOVREN----SHAW -----------CORK----BIG VIC---------- JWP-----------DAVIS--------LALLANA --------------LAMBERT--------------- Subs: Gazzaniga, Chambers, Hooiveld, Targett, Guly, McQueen, Gallagher Wouldn't feel confident about a win with that side, but stranger things have happened! It's literally two players different, and the replacements aren't much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Think it's more likely to be either Vic, Cork - JWP, Lallana, Davis or Vic, JWP - Lallana, Davis, Gaston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Shame Morgan is out but hopefully if Cork and Wanyama are fully fit the centre mid spots pick themselves. I'd like to see one of the likes of Mcqueen/Rowe given a run at some point during the game. Don't see the value in playing Guly if we are planning on releasing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Shame Morgan is out but hopefully if Cork and Wanyama are fully fit the centre mid spots pick themselves. I'd like to see one of the likes of Mcqueen/Rowe given a run at some point during the game. Don't see the value in playing Guly if we are planning on releasing him. Agree - absolutely pointless to play Guly. He has had a few chances in the PL, and hasn't made a meaningful impression in a single one of his PL apps aside from maybe away at Stoke over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Ramirez is definitely out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Ramirez is definitely out. Told you so. We won't see him again, well unless it's for about 2 minutes of the Utd game to wave goodbye to his fans..or should that be fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 I know Morgan is likely to miss but can't we do better than starting with JWP? I realize he is English, young, photogenic, speaks well, and has a tidy dead ball delivery but having had nearly two seasons of many opportunities at first team level I cannot see the future many predict for him. Got to agree with you, he's had a lot of opportunities and I've never been overly impressed. How many goals and assists does he have? I think he will probably end up in the Championship soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Some of the Ward Prowse comments are hilarious. He's 19 FFS and playing in one of the most demanding roles on the pitch. Yes, he's not yet at the stage where he has the same impact on a match as Morgan does now but he's evidently better than Morgan was when he was 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Told you so. We won't see him again, well unless it's for about 2 minutes of the Utd game to wave goodbye to his fans..or should that be fan. You can be very spiteful Pierre:p Stop swirling your crocodile handbag:mcinnes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanimal Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Jack Cork can get forward, he won the penalty at Man City remember. Still like to see Gallagher given a start and time to get into the game, rather than asa sub when chasing a game or winning easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madruss Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Some of the Ward Prowse comments are hilarious. He's 19 FFS and playing in one of the most demanding roles on the pitch. Yes, he's not yet at the stage where he has the same impact on a match as Morgan does now but he's evidently better than Morgan was when he was 19. This comment is so spot on, JWP is better than Lallana and Morgan were at 19. He needs to be given time to develop and grow into what is one of the toughest roles on the pitch (as you say). Not every young player is going to be an instant success a la Bale, Shaw... Etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%Red&White Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 We're lucky to have a strong midfield, this gives JWP the opportunity to develop without too much pressure as he's mainly cover when we have injuries or from off the bench. He's in the England set-up for a reason. Sold out. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/tickets-saints-vs-everton-1455506.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbob40 Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 We desperately need pace in the side so Rickie can come short and we can stretch them on either wing...so the midfield has something to aim at and has options. Double up Clyne and Chambers on the right side perhaps? or perhaps 3 (with VW as the third CB)-5-2 ? Not sure I have any other solution to this pretty obvious deficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Play Gallagher up front and Lambert behind. Cork with Vic. Simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Can't believe some of the stuff you lot are spouting about Ward-Prowse. He's got serious quality. One of the best crossers in our team, and not just from dead balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 I think JWP's best performances have been for England under 21's. Lots more to come from him IMHO. Some on here need to get a grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Play Gallagher up front and Lambert behind. Cork with Vic. Simples. I'd love to see this. I've wanted Gallagher to get a run of games ever since we had nothing to play for. Tell him he's in for the remaining games and its his chance to prove himself, learn, improve and stake a claim on a starting place next season. If he's good enough he'll make it, if he isn't we'll find out when there is nothing to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Can't believe some of the stuff you lot are spouting about Ward-Prowse. He's got serious quality. One of the best crossers in our team, and not just from dead balls. Agreed, look at his assist at Stoke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysfc Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Am looking forward to this game between 2 good teams and am going to go for a 2-2 draw with goals from Lambert/Lallana or Lambert/Davis for Saints and Lukaku/Baines or Lukaku/Naismith for Everton but we'l see what happens....!!! Shame about Morgan being out but hopefully he'l be back for the last 2 games between Swansea & Man U but we'l see!!! COYR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 Barry's written a preview of the game here http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/southampton-v-everton-26th-april-at-12-45.66803/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 It's literally two players different, and the replacements aren't much worse. True, but the two players who are missing are absolutely key to how we play. I was tempted to chuck McQueen on the left to get a bit of that direct wing play that Jay brings, but I think that might be considered a very "deep end". I feel confident with Corky and Vic in the middle, although it's not got that fluidity and creativity that Morgan gives us there either. It's not that I think we'll lose without those two, but we definitely don't have the same attacking edge that we do with them in the side. We can definitely get a point by being a solid unit, but I just don't think we have enough up top in terms of a goal threat without Jay or Morgan to pull the strings from midfield. Agree - absolutely pointless to play Guly. He has had a few chances in the PL, and hasn't made a meaningful impression in a single one of his PL apps aside from maybe away at Stoke over a year ago. Completely disagree, Guly has actually put in some very good performances for us in the last two seasons. Thing is, Guly was a flair player in League One, but in the PL he's a battering ram. Spurs away last season was a real highlight for me, he played on the left in almost a diamond formation and was excellent at shutting down Bale on the wing. In fact, we looked very solid with him playing that wide role, offering support for the full back and keeping tight to his marker rather than wandering around the final third. I admit that he can be frustrating, but to suggest that he's not made any kind of impression at this level is wrong - he's just a different player now than he was in the lower leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint78 Posted 25 April, 2014 Share Posted 25 April, 2014 I have one spare ticket in block 4 email paulcarroll78 @ hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 Gaston was training last week according to the pic's but looking at this weeks he isn't in 1 photo. Lots of the kids in the shots though so maybe expect to see a few on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 Have we won in the premiership without Morgan in the side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 (edited) Saints to win 2-0 or even 3-0:) Off to the game to offer my coaching expertise:rolleyes: No doubt much guidance to the ref and lines persons:blush: COYS and to cheer on Uncle Ralph , Sir Bradley Wiggins , Blake and the rest of the Foundation cycle charity team...before the game:D Edited 26 April, 2014 by ottery st mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 Have we won in the premiership without Morgan in the side? He only came on as a sub when we beat Newcastle last month. We were already leading 3-0 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 Undecided about today, hoping for at least a good game but I can see us getting crushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 Barry's written a preview of the game here http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/southampton-v-everton-26th-april-at-12-45.66803/ that's brilliant tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 that's brilliant tbf Made me laugh a lot, especially Terry Hurlock's shirt. What WAS he thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestersaint Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 What the feck is this chump on? '3-1 Blues. Rodriguez is a big miss, they have nothing to play for and Lallana won't want to hurt any of his future teammates.' This would only be possible if we wanted to join that whole farcical inter divisional loan system that Everton have undoubtedly benefitted from. Are they for real? Part of the reason Everton get right on my tits. Deluded fookwits. Hope we do a proper job on them and I am positive we will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 Boruc Clyne fonte lovren shaw Cork wanyama S Davis lambert lallana Gallagher. The fact we have two defensive midfielders playing means that we can afford to play Gallagher. Ward prowse has been poor since nov IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Jonny Posted 26 April, 2014 Share Posted 26 April, 2014 Loud and proud today guys can feel a win coming on. COYR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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