CB Fry Posted 17 March, 2015 Posted 17 March, 2015 Clearly bog standard at 1 a decade. I've been to both Wembley trips I was alive (or not a 1 year old) for and Cardiff. Frankly that last one for the JPT was such. a. draaaaag. I mean Wembley Way, again? Pur-lease. Bored now. Please god can we never do that again.
jasonb Posted 17 March, 2015 Posted 17 March, 2015 I'm with the happy clappers on this one. Whilst all you doom merchants are flicking yourselves off to the thoughts of double relegations and football oblivion, Les and his pals are doing the sums and preparing to march on into Europe. I'll be there loving every minute. So long suckers!!
alehouseboys Posted 17 March, 2015 Posted 17 March, 2015 Ahem...Wembley twice in 76 Cup Final and Charity Shield, 79 League Cup Final, 91ish ZDS Final, 2010 JPT...that's 5...plus Cardiff 2003. 'bout time we went back.
SaintTex Posted 17 March, 2015 Posted 17 March, 2015 Honestly, let's just secure 6th place. I have no idea what I would have to do to my soul in order to root for the Scousers in a Liverpool v. Reading FA Cup Final.
oldsarum Posted 17 March, 2015 Posted 17 March, 2015 4 times 39 years, plus Cardiff, 5 times in 56 years plus Cardiff (Fa Cup, charity shield, league cup, ZDS Cup and JPT) + Cardiff Seen Saints play away in Europe in competitive games 5 times Marseilles, Anderlecht, Limerick, Hamburg and Bucherest, so want more European games please
Patrick Bateman Posted 17 March, 2015 Posted 17 March, 2015 Some seem to want days out at Wembley, never seen the point of those really, I mean it's good but bog standard for those of us who've been there a few times already. Now Helsinki or Istanbul, that's something different. I have no words.
suewhistle Posted 17 March, 2015 Posted 17 March, 2015 Showing my age but I had a fun time at Anderlecht as dad got me a cheap staff ticket to fly there on BEA (before the days of low cost airlines). It would be nice (if I could afford it) to have a few away days in Europe, so I'd better get on with applying for a summer season job.. (Winter is also for skiing )
Tom & Gerry Posted 18 March, 2015 Posted 18 March, 2015 Yes, winning the FA Cup is pretty bog standard. Just a day out, then a night out, then the next day out parading the cup round the town, then a year of celebrations ,viewing the cup, having your photo taken with the cup, then there are the anniversaries and the legendry status of the players, but I take your point, I'm sure you will have a great time in Qarabag and Dnipro. Other competitions we've played in Europe were not the interminable Europa league. Don't get me wrong. I want Saints to finish as high as they can, it's just the reward I'm not fussed about.
Whitey Grandad Posted 18 March, 2015 Posted 18 March, 2015 Yes, winning the FA Cup is pretty bog standard. Just a day out, then a night out, then the next day out parading the cup round the town, then a year of celebrations ,viewing the cup, having your photo taken with the cup, then there are the anniversaries and the legendry status of the players, but I take your point, I'm sure you will have a great time in Qarabag and Dnipro. Other competitions we've played in Europe were not the interminable Europa league. Don't get me wrong. I want Saints to finish as high as they can, it's just the reward I'm not fussed about. You forgot to mention the half-and-half scarves.
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 18 March, 2015 Posted 18 March, 2015 I've been to both Wembley trips I was alive (or not a 1 year old) for and Cardiff. Frankly that last one for the JPT was such. a. draaaaag. I mean Wembley Way, again? Pur-lease. Bored now. Please god can we never do that again. I've always held you responsible for our defeat against Sheffield United in 1902
Saintandy666 Posted 18 March, 2015 Posted 18 March, 2015 Europe would be very exciting! Who remembers Steaua Bucharest - 1-1 was it, Kevin Phillips?!
Whitey Grandad Posted 18 March, 2015 Posted 18 March, 2015 Europe would be very exciting! Who remembers Steaua Bucharest - 1-1 was it, Kevin Phillips?! Yep, I was there ?
oldsarum Posted 19 March, 2015 Posted 19 March, 2015 the 0 -0 away in second leg was more memorable for those in attendance, many for more reasons than the 90mins of the match I spent 4 nights over there and had a great time at very little cost If you are a regular supporter at away games, matches away in Europe are something not to be missed, always regret not going to Lisbon or Norkpping
Tom & Gerry Posted 19 March, 2015 Posted 19 March, 2015 You forgot to mention the half-and-half scarves. You don't get those at Matalist
Lets B Avenue Posted 19 March, 2015 Posted 19 March, 2015 the 0 -0 away in second leg was more memorable for those in attendance, many for more reasons than the 90mins of the match I spent 4 nights over there and had a great time at very little cost If you are a regular supporter at away games, matches away in Europe are something not to be missed, always regret not going to Lisbon or Norkpping Even when we lose 1-0.
Turkish Posted 19 March, 2015 Posted 19 March, 2015 Europe would be very exciting! Who remembers Steaua Bucharest - 1-1 was it, Kevin Phillips?! You must have been, what, six?
oldsarum Posted 19 March, 2015 Posted 19 March, 2015 Even when we lose 1-0. just shows how much i'd drunk before and after the game as I'd forgotten we conceded over there all I can remember of match is that Kevin Phiilips should have scored
Window Cleaner Posted 19 March, 2015 Posted 19 March, 2015 just shows how much i'd drunk before and after the game as I'd forgotten we conceded over there all I can remember of match is that Kevin Phiilips should have scored Can't get that drunk on a day trip to Wembley now can you, well not on Watney's Red Barrel anyway.
SaintTex Posted 19 March, 2015 Posted 19 March, 2015 I really hope Everton win it this year and qualify for the big one as maybe then English teams will start taking the competition seriously. How would that affect us though? Would 7th then miss out?no need to worry about that anymore. 7th will go to Europa unless someone other than Liverpool or Arsenal win the FA Cup.
Saintandy666 Posted 19 March, 2015 Posted 19 March, 2015 You must have been, what, six? You should stop following my posts like this, it's becoming slightly bizarre. To answer your question, I was 10, but remember it reasonably well as matches go.
niceandfriendly Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 You must have been, what, six? Why are you so interested in this lads age? Mods keep an eye perhaps.
trousers Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 A decent summary as to how pre-season is likely to pan out: http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11868689.Koeman__Saints_face__Mission_Impossible_/
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 A decent summary as to how pre-season is likely to pan out: http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11868689.Koeman__Saints_face__Mission_Impossible_/ Interesting - so basically a 7th place finish means qualifying in July, a 6th place finish means qualifying in August, and a 5th place finish means no qualifying.
Saint Charlie Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Big advantage coming 6th over 7th and that is certainly a realistic aim for us. Also must have an impact on recruitment. Say for example Clyne hadnt moved by then and played in a Europa qualifier, would he be CL cup tied?
Redslo Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Interesting - so basically a 7th place finish means qualifying in July' date=' a 6th place finish means qualifying in August, and a 5th place finish means no qualifying.[/quote'] Effective this coming season the top two Europa League qualifiers from England going directly into the group phase. FA cup winner, fifth place, and then sixth place in that order. See this link. http://www.as.com/misc/circular_nuevo_formato_UCL.pdf The fourth place team must still play in a Champions League playoff in August however.
benjii Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 8 wins, maybe 7, will see us in the top 4. That should be the aim for now. I will worry about the Europa League once we can't achieve that.
Saxon Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Effective this coming season the top two Europa League qualifiers from England going directly into the group phase. FA cup winner, fifth place, and then sixth place in that order. See this link. http://www.as.com/misc/circular_nuevo_formato_UCL.pdf The fourth place team must still play in a Champions League playoff in August however. If that's true thats brilliant news! Ideally we'd love CL, but if we go Europa, definitely don't want to have to play qualification games. That is excellent news.
Lorne Malvo Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Still confused as why people think its extra games. Surely teams play less preseason friendlies to counter it...
The9 Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 If that's true thats brilliant news! Ideally we'd love CL, but if we go Europa, definitely don't want to have to play qualification games. That is excellent news. What do you mean "if it's true?" it's a direct link to the document from UEFA.
suewhistle Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 A decent summary as to how pre-season is likely to pan out: http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11868689.Koeman__Saints_face__Mission_Impossible_/ Interesting, we'd better push for fourth place then...
The9 Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Still confused as why people think its extra games. Surely teams play less preseason friendlies to counter it... I suspect a massive-money-making Europa League qualifier against a smaller nation's top side might be a bit more strenous than a game against an MLS team mid-season and trying not to injure themselves, or indeed a small alpine lower league side.
Matthew Le God Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Still confused as why people think its extra games. Surely teams play less preseason friendlies to counter it... Big difference between friendlies where you play different XI's in each half and a competitive game where at least 8 players play 90 minutes at a high pace.
The9 Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Big difference between friendlies where you play different XI's in each half and a competitive game where at least 8 players play 90 minutes at a high pace. Not to mention the amount of training and fitness required to get to a condition to do that to begin with, in the compressed pre-season caused by the competitive games beginning much earlier than the start of the Prem season. Some might think the best way to do it is just to work through and worry about it when you've actually qualified, which explains why some clubs with larger squads afford players the luxury of mid-season breaks. 5th or 6th would make a massive difference than 7th, assuming Liverpool/Arsenal win the FA Cup.
Lorne Malvo Posted 20 March, 2015 Posted 20 March, 2015 Big difference between friendlies where you play different XI's in each half and a competitive game where at least 8 players play 90 minutes at a high pace. Against East European minnows its probably not the same pace as the EPL tbh.
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