Wiggles31 Posted 8 February, 2015 Posted 8 February, 2015 Deserves a thread of it's own. Incredible. 7 wins already and won the last 4 away league games (a new Saints PL record surely!). Amazing
Saint-Armstrong Posted 8 February, 2015 Posted 8 February, 2015 We're also the only team to still be in single figures for the number of goals conceded away from home. (9)
nta786 Posted 8 February, 2015 Posted 8 February, 2015 We're also the only team to still be in single figures for the number of goals conceded away from home. (9) You've only gone and jinxed it.
Leicestersaint Posted 8 February, 2015 Posted 8 February, 2015 It is a fantastic achievement - hopefully with more yet to come.
stevegrant Posted 8 February, 2015 Posted 8 February, 2015 We are on the verge of another club record, never before have we won 8 league games away from home in a top-flight season. Even in 83/84 when we finished runners-up to Liverpool, we only won 7 away games.
ThorpG Posted 8 February, 2015 Posted 8 February, 2015 Our defensive record away from St. Mary's is quite remarkable - doubly so when you think how many times we have played without our first choice defense and central midfield. As organised a team as I have seen in my time supporting Saints. Now if we just had a bit more firepower up front.... (to be fair we ain't that bad, but goals look hard to come by currently, with Pelle off his game)
richard Posted 8 February, 2015 Posted 8 February, 2015 You've only gone and jinxed it. We're not playing away in the next two fixtures. Hopefullly by then the jinx will have passed.
Matthew Le God Posted 8 February, 2015 Posted 8 February, 2015 We are on the verge of another club record, never before have we won 8 league games away from home in a top-flight season. Even in 83/84 when we finished runners-up to Liverpool, we only won 7 away games. Plus that was a 42 game league season.
hans gruber Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 i agree its a super achievement. defensively saints are just so tight, surely they must have allowed the least shots on target this season compared to anyone? also, as tough as it seems scoring goals at the moment, when Fonte hit the woodwork on saturday it was the 14th time this season saints have hit the woodwork ... thats more times than villa have actually scored.
doddisalegend Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 I love our Goal Difference column this season +21 is third best in the league only two behind city, better than Arsenal and Man U and Spurs and Liverpool have a GD of only +6. Our GD could make all the difference if the top sides stay this tight for the rest of the season.
mrfahaji Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Now if we just had a bit more firepower up front.... (to be fair we ain't that bad, but goals look hard to come by currently, with Pelle off his game) I think this could prove to be the difference (hopefully not!). Pelle has been great, and when you consider the price we paid for him, also a bargain. However, I'd probably class him as a 'good premier league striker' rather than a top class one. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of these players in the division (maybe even in the world), and they all cluster at a few clubs. The best you can hope for is unearthing one and keeping for a couple of seasons. Look at Bony - not even sure whether he's in that top bracket, but he's been stockpiled by City nonetheless.
JRM Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Away record has been fantastic this year, and great reward for those who have followed the team at great expense around the country. you could argue for the away defeats all were unlucky and on another day could easily have been draws, i was at Spurs (Mane miss) , Arsenal (late winner for them when we were down to 10 men) and Burnley (missed penalty), the Liverpool game we just lacked a bit of organisation at the back for their goals. I wonder what other games the club are planning to use the "away fan fund" for? last season we subsidised tickets for Swansea away doing tickets for a £5, so far this year think all we have offered is reduced coach travel for Palace on boxing day
Sour Mash Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Away record has been fantastic this year, and great reward for those who have followed the team at great expense around the country. you could argue for the away defeats all were unlucky and on another day could easily have been draws, i was at Spurs (Mane miss) , Arsenal (late winner for them when we were down to 10 men) and Burnley (missed penalty), the Liverpool game we just lacked a bit of organisation at the back for their goals. I wonder what other games the club are planning to use the "away fan fund" for? last season we subsidised tickets for Swansea away doing tickets for a £5, so far this year think all we have offered is reduced coach travel for Palace on boxing day Yeah, not a single away game this season we've been out played or well beaten. Could/should have taken points from every one of those games. Still got to go away to Man City and Chelsea though. On that point, hopefully we use the away fan fund to subsidise Chelsea tickets.
View From The Top Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Yeah, not a single away game this season we've been out played or well beaten. Could/should have taken points from every one of those games. Still got to go away to Man City and Chelsea though. On that point, hopefully we use the away fan fund to subsidise Chelsea tickets. I would imagine that it'll be City.
View From The Top Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Like many others I spent years going to Div1/PL away games never expecting to win. Now I go never expecting to lose.
stevegrant Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Now if we just had a bit more firepower up front.... (to be fair we ain't that bad, but goals look hard to come by currently, with Pelle off his game) It's a strange one, as we certainly don't look as free-flowing as we did back in September/October, and yet we've won 4 on the spin away from home and are the fifth-highest scorers in the league. Our eyes see us labour a bit up front, appear to lack a bit of clinical finishing, and yet we're still winning games.
ericb Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Like many others I spent years going to Div1/PL away games never expecting to win. Now I go never expecting to lose. We were commentating on exactly that at the game on saturday, it's such a weird feeling to go away from home expecting to win most games, or at least get something. Gone are the old days of the football getting in the way of a **** up and now i actually look forward to the 90minutes
5string Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Away record has been fantastic this year, and great reward for those who have followed the team at great expense around the country. you could argue for the away defeats all were unlucky and on another day could easily have been draws, i was at Spurs (Mane miss) , Arsenal (late winner for them when we were down to 10 men) and Burnley (missed penalty), the Liverpool game we just lacked a bit of organisation at the back for their goals. I wonder what other games the club are planning to use the "away fan fund" for? last season we subsidised tickets for Swansea away doing tickets for a £5, so far this year think all we have offered is reduced coach travel for Palace on boxing day Perhaps you should stop going to away games if that's the luck you bring?!
corky morris Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Its the first time in 40 years watching Saints that I don't dread each & every away game!! For every Colin Clarke brace at Old Trafford there has been a cold Tuesday at Shrewsbury or Stockport or some other remote outpost loss to remember!!
kwsaint Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 We also won three away games in the LC, two against PL teams. So 10 away wins in total this season. That must be a record. Just checked for last season, and we won 7 away games last season in the PL as well. I have only managed 2 away games this season, but will remember both for a very long time. Arsenal in the LC and Man U in the PL. Coming out of Old Trafford having won was just fantastic.
JRM Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 We also won three away games in the LC, two against PL teams. So 10 away wins in total this season. That must be a record. Just checked for last season, and we won 7 away games last season in the PL as well. I have only managed 2 away games this season, but will remember both for a very long time. Arsenal in the LC and Man U in the PL. Coming out of Old Trafford having won was just fantastic. Plus winning at Ipswich in the FA cup , I went to Arsenal and Stoke in LC, both cracking cup wins which made defeat at Sheff Utd all the more disappointing. So 11 away wins in total - lets get this to 15 saints.
Saintmike5 Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 11 away wins would be a good showing for any team to get in a season. Given the fact that this is Saints, in the EPL*, and in the second week of February it is extremely impressive. Only Chelsea can boast the same I think. *yes I know 4 were cups, my point still stands
pap Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Plus that was a 42 game league season. Then it's already a record based on win %.
david in sweden Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Plus that was a 42 game league season. .......if only that season had been .......a little longer. We finished quite well and Liverpool were on the wane, but we weren't quite good enough at the end.
John Cool Posted 11 February, 2015 Posted 11 February, 2015 According to this http://www.soccerstats.com/formtable.asp?league=england we are currently top of the away form league.
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