nta786 Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Right, cba about the international break and lets get the discussion going for this one. I wanna see a weakish team, only because I'd love to put a stronger team out for Inter Milan away even if thats what we haven't been doing with the Europa League- also wonder if Boufal will make the bench for this one! And also do we know if Cedric is injured for this one? + when is Jay Rodriguez back too? Forster Martina Fonte VVD Targett Romeu JWP Clasie Tadic Redmond Long This gives Bertrand a rest if he plays any internationals- I'd also look to take off Tadic at half time for Boufal. Prediction: 2-0, Long x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Right, cba about the international break and lets get the discussion going for this one. I wanna see a weakish team, only because I'd love to put a stronger team out for Inter Milan away even if thats what we haven't been doing with the Europa League- also wonder if Boufal will make the bench for this one! And also do we know if Cedric is injured for this one? + when is Jay Rodriguez back too? Forster Martina Fonte VVD Targett Romeu JWP Clasie Tadic Redmond Long This gives Bertrand a rest if he plays any internationals- I'd also look to take off Tadic at half time for Boufal. Prediction: 2-0, Long x2 Think I'd rather win this and Inter, then rest a few against Man City... as much as I can't stand them, it's going to be a tough game up there even with our strongest squad, whereas it be would be annoying if we dropped points at home to Burnley. I reckon a home win and the prospect of playing in the San Siro would be enough to keep our players buoyed mentally for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris27687 Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Boufal time - hopefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Cant wait to see Boufal in action!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Call me a sceptical cynical old fool, but if Boufal was on the verge of being available to play, wouldn't the club have been slipping out the odd video or photo teaser by now? History tells me that when the club 'go quiet' on a player it often means they are taking longer to recover from an injury than first thought... (Exhibit A: JRod and Gardos) Yes, appreciate that its been a busy period for the club so producing 'Boufal teasers' is probably way down the media department's 'to do' list at the moment. I guess if it remains quiet during the international break that'll perhaps be cause for a dose of pessimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Call me a sceptical cynical old fool, but if Boufal was on the verge of being available to play, wouldn't the club have been slipping out the odd video or photo teaser by now? History tells me that when the club 'go quiet' on a player it often means they are taking longer to recover from an injury than first thought... (Exhibit A: JRod and Gardos) Yes, appreciate that its been a busy period for the club so producing 'Boufal teasers' is probably way down the media department's 'to do' list at the moment. I guess if it remains quiet during the international break that'll perhaps be cause for a dose of pessimism. Unfortunately this really. If he was close he would get a look in at a u23 game first of all I would think and last night would have been the perfect opportunity for him, Jay and Florin really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 I'm gonna play the reverse psychology card and say that I don't reckon we'll see Boufal in the first team until November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torsaint Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 What about the reverse reverse psychology card. Surprise everyone including Burnley with an unexpected appearance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Go full strength. Need to win this one. I can almost sense how this game will play out - We average high possession & Burnley are the opposite & like to be organised & dig in. We will have lots of the ball & they will be content to sit. Virgil & Fonte should be able to handle Vokes, but we will need a bit of magic to unlock them as we've limped over the line against Watford & Sunderland. I'll be interested to see if we arrange any behind closed doors games to give Boufal or Jay a run out. My team: ----------Forster---------- Cedric Fonte Virgil Bertrand ----------Romeu---------- ------Davis---Højbjerg----- ----------Tadic----------- ----Austin---Redmond---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Cant wait to see Boufal in action!! I have a horrible feeling he will disappoint because by the time he steps on the pitch the expectation levels for him will have gone through the roof. I give it two games before he is being compared to Gaston and the worse signing since Ali Dia thread gets started..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Clean sheet here and we have 7 in a row for the first time in nearly 100 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Is Boufal on international duty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VivaElTri Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Is Boufal on international duty? He is not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 6 October, 2016 Share Posted 6 October, 2016 Call me a sceptical cynical old fool, but if Boufal was on the verge of being available to play, wouldn't the club have been slipping out the odd video or photo teaser by now? History tells me that when the club 'go quiet' on a player it often means they are taking longer to recover from an injury than first thought... (Exhibit A: JRod and Gardos) Yes, appreciate that its been a busy period for the club so producing 'Boufal teasers' is probably way down the media department's 'to do' list at the moment. I guess if it remains quiet during the international break that'll perhaps be cause for a dose of pessimism. You were saying. Winkything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 6 October, 2016 Share Posted 6 October, 2016 I'm gonna play the reverse psychology card and say that I don't reckon we'll see Boufal in the first team until November You were saying. Winkything Works every time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 6 October, 2016 Share Posted 6 October, 2016 Call me a sceptical cynical old fool, but if Boufal was on the verge of being available to play, wouldn't the club have been slipping out the odd video or photo teaser by now? History tells me that when the club 'go quiet' on a player it often means they are taking longer to recover from an injury than first thought... (Exhibit A: JRod and Gardos) Yes, appreciate that its been a busy period for the club so producing 'Boufal teasers' is probably way down the media department's 'to do' list at the moment. I guess if it remains quiet during the international break that'll perhaps be cause for a dose of pessimism. You cynical old fool! Truth is we're getting nothing at all from the club OS about progress on recovery from injuries, players get injured a curtain comes down and that's that. Not exactly transparent as per the mission statement of Herr Kreugar. There is absolutely no need for secrecy as other teams probably don't give a toss who they are playing against, the modern view in this age of Squads and Rotation is it's XI v XI and only the performance of the 'collective' matters. Obviously there is also a gagging order on players as otherwise they'd keep us posted on their twitter feeds. In fact I'll ask them in a minute and see if our enquiry is ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 6 October, 2016 Share Posted 6 October, 2016 Did you mean apart from when the Manager told us a month ago that Boufal would be back in a month, and three weeks ago that JRod would be back in three weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 7 October, 2016 Share Posted 7 October, 2016 https://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-10-06/video-sofiane-boufal-first-full-training-session-southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 7 October, 2016 Share Posted 7 October, 2016 Go full strength. Need to win this one. I can almost sense how this game will play out - We average high possession & Burnley are the opposite & like to be organised & dig in. We will have lots of the ball & they will be content to sit. Exactly this, I think it'll be very tight. Burnley are no mugs. We'll be last on MoTD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 7 October, 2016 Share Posted 7 October, 2016 An early goal for us could see a very open game but the longer its nil nil the the more content they'll be happy to sit and try for the point. Need to start explosively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 7 October, 2016 Share Posted 7 October, 2016 So, having paved the way for Boufal's return to fitness, it's now time for me to put the mockers on it with my suggested squad for the Burnley game... Forster Cedric Fonte Virgil Bertrand Romeu Hojbjerg Davis Tadic Redmond Austin Subs: McCarthy, Martina, Yoshida, Clasie, JWP, Boufal, Long Dropped/Rested/Injured: Targett, McQueen, Pied, Gardos, Stephens, Reed, Isgrove, JRod, Hesketh, Olomola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris27687 Posted 7 October, 2016 Share Posted 7 October, 2016 Boufal to score of the bench would be ideal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 7 October, 2016 Share Posted 7 October, 2016 Boufal to score of the bench would be ideal! Even allowing for the general incompetence of the average "referee's assistant", I'm sure they would flag for a throw-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 7 October, 2016 Share Posted 7 October, 2016 Even allowing for the general incompetence of the average "referee's assistant", I'm sure they would flag for a throw-in. *like* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint-crinny Posted 7 October, 2016 Share Posted 7 October, 2016 Go strong, get the win, check on fitness for Inter. Failing to beat Burnley at home, having not beaten Watford and Sunderland, is plenty of points we should have got that we need to find elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 7 October, 2016 Share Posted 7 October, 2016 Even allowing for the general incompetence of the average "referee's assistant", I'm sure they would flag for a throw-in. Bringing a bench onto the pitch is only a yellow card, isn't it? He'd do well to score from a seated position though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 8 October, 2016 Share Posted 8 October, 2016 Bringing a bench onto the pitch is only a yellow card, isn't it? He'd do well to score from a seated position though. Ah, but we don't know just how good he is yet And JRod scored against palace while he was flat on his back, so maybe boufal is adept at hitting the onion bag while sitting down. Might be his party trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 8 October, 2016 Share Posted 8 October, 2016 Try to get an early goal or two and then slow down and kill of the game. Just wan three points here, don't care if it's dull and scrappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Forest Steve Posted 9 October, 2016 Share Posted 9 October, 2016 Even allowing for the general incompetence of the average "referee's assistant", I'm sure they would flag for a throw-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 10 October, 2016 Share Posted 10 October, 2016 Be nice to see him on the bench, but don;t think we should be underestimating Burnley. Strongest team we have because as mentioned above we've already dropped home points against 'lesser' teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 10 October, 2016 Share Posted 10 October, 2016 Jordan Pickford called up by England to replace injured Tom Heaton of Burnley. Wonder if that'll keep him out of the game on as Sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Jordan Pickford called up by England to replace injured Tom Heaton of Burnley. Wonder if that'll keep him out of the game on as Sunday? With any luck that would be the case, from what I can see they haven't got much back up with the veteran Paul Robinson and a lad called Nick Pope being potential replacements, neither of them have played a game for Burnley yet. Their danger man Andre Gray is suspended as well I think for being nasty about people on twitter 5 years ago, so that's a bonus. Just got to keep Saints fan Sam Vokes quiet, hopefully he's tired after playing for Wales. Big day for our squad with Redmond, Ward-Prowse and Stephens in u21 squad set to play Bosnia at 3pm this afternoon (on BT sport for anyone not at work).I think Targett is still injured. Hoijberg and Steven Davis both play tonight, Forster maybe for England. Fonte, Van Dijk and Clasie should all be returning today, no more news on Cedric but Martina and Yoshida both involved in long distance travel, not been an ideal international break. Still plenty of tickets left for Sunday, I can't see Burnley bringing more than 1000 so will be a couple of blocks of Northam left empty. Reminder for anyone who just wants to sit and watch the game tickets for the away end on general sale only £20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Fonte, Van Dijk and Clasie should all be returning today, no more news on Cedric but Martina and Yoshida both involved in long distance travel, not been an ideal international break. Does anyone know whether Martina is injured? He wasn't involved for Curacao against Antigua, originally not in the squad (for the Caribbean Cup), then called up, then withdrew. Don't know if he travelled or not. No mention of him playing today on the OS (Puerto Rico). Given he is usually captain of Curacao, it looks like there could be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconnect Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Does anyone know whether Martina is injured? He wasn't involved for Curacao against Antigua, originally not in the squad (for the Caribbean Cup), then called up, then withdrew. Don't know if he travelled or not. No mention of him playing today on the OS (Puerto Rico). Given he is usually captain of Curacao, it looks like there could be a problem. Fingers crossed not - who plays right back for the u23's? At worst case looks like we could be without any full backs for the weekend as doubts over Targett, Cedric and Martina, with Bertrand (and Pied) already out. Step forwards Jack Stephens, Sam McQueen and maybe Valery / Bakary?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Fingers crossed not - who plays right back for the u23's? At worst case looks like we could be without any full backs for the weekend as doubts over Targett, Cedric and Martina, with Bertrand (and Pied) already out. Step forwards Jack Stephens, Sam McQueen and maybe Valery / Bakary?! Jesus how the hell did we get to a situation of possibly having to call up both our under 23 fullbacks, to the first team, in the space of a week.....****ty bad luck if it comes to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 -----------Forster Martina Fonte VVD (Targett) Yoshida -----------Romeu--------------- --------Davis-Hojbjerg--------- Redmond--Tadic------Austin Boufal on for Redmond or Tadic with half hour to play. Hopefully Targett and Martina make it through! What the chances of Bertrand back for Inter away?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint-crinny Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Neither Redmond or JWP starting for U21s today as they rest a lot of players against Bosnia - pleased about that to be honest, don't need any further knocks in any position do we. Who is left to play? Davis for NI. Hojbjerg too I guess. Don't think Tadic has another game does he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Neither Redmond or JWP starting for U21s today as they rest a lot of players against Bosnia - pleased about that to be honest, don't need any further knocks in any position do we. Who is left to play? Davis for NI. Hojbjerg too I guess. Don't think Tadic has another game does he? No, I don't think so. https://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-10-11/international-schedule-japan-denmark-northern-ireland-england Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken spoke Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 -----------Forster Martina Fonte VVD (Targett) Yoshida -----------Romeu--------------- --------Davis-Hojbjerg--------- Redmond--Tadic------Austin Boufal on for Redmond or Tadic with half hour to play. Hopefully Targett and Martina make it through! What the chances of Bertrand back for Inter away?! You have put some thought into this.... it would be the team i would pick with what is available to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken spoke Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 I thought Forster was injured in the last game again leicester? Also Rodderz is back, he may start...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 No, I don't think so. https://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-10-11/international-schedule-japan-denmark-northern-ireland-england from that article Ryan Bertrand started the game, before pulling up with an injury trying to reach a Wayne Rooney and he will not be involved. I'm trying to work out if that is some sort of double entendre... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 I thought Forster was injured in the last game again leicester? Also Rodderz is back, he may start...? Forster played the entire game vs Leicester and is currently on England duty. Rodriguez was back in training last week as was Boufal, but I doubt the club will deem either are ready to start 1st team games yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Durman Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 If Targett is unavailable, I think we could see Martina playing left back and Cedric right back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 If Targett is unavailable, I think we could see Martina playing left back and Cedric right back. Assuming Cedric is fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Assuming Cedric is fit. Assuming Martina is fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 I wonder if a player called 'fit' was out there? 'Saints are hoping fit is fit on Sunday?' I do recall this classic in cricket when we heard the saying 'The bowlers Holding the batsmans Willey.?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 or Lillee, caught Willey, bowled Dilley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 East Fife 4 Forfar 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 I just hope we prioritise Inter away to this game. I know we need to win both, but I want our best team possible out in the San Siro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 I just hope we prioritise Inter away to this game. I know we need to win both, but I want our best team possible out in the San Siro. No chance. Burnley will be the priority, quite rightly. We could afford to lose in Italy, and anyway Inter are trying their best not to qualify. 3 points at home and a draw away against each team is enough to qualify for the next round. We also have City away to come after Inter, we will rest some players again for the San Siro (and probably still win). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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