England u21s v Italy u21s - Thursday 10th November - 7.45pm - St Marys Stadium

[JRM]

Anyone else planning to go to this?

 

Should be a decent game and the squad features three of our lads with James Ward-Prowse as captain, Nathan Redmond and Jack Stephens. Shame Targett is still injured, I'm surprised McQueen was not called up instead based on recent form.

 

Ticket sales are currently low, Saints have opened the Itchen, Chapel and Northam stands, cheap tickets, think I might go to this instead of the Crawley game. Guess we've had a lot of matches recently and have been spoilt for "cheap" football this season but still a good chance to take in a game at affordable prices, family ticket 2 adults and 2 kids just £20.

 

Game is also live on BT Sport.

[Monk]

Anyone else planning to go to this?

 

Should be a decent game and the squad features three of our lads with James Ward-Prowse as captain, Nathan Redmond and Jack Stephens. Shame Targett is still injured, I'm surprised McQueen was not called up instead based on recent form.

 

Ticket sales are currently low, Saints have opened the Itchen, Chapel and Northam stands, cheap tickets, think I might go to this instead of the Crawley game. Guess we've had a lot of matches recently and have been spoilt for "cheap" football this season but still a good chance to take in a game at affordable prices, family ticket 2 adults and 2 kids just £20.

 

Game is also live on BT Sport.

 

Yep, taking our under 12 team, FA & Saints given clubs the chance to claim 15 free tickets.

[ladysaint]

Yes I am going hope to see a few goals.

[Wimborne_saint]

Redmond and JWP training with the senior squad today

[SuperSAINT]

Redmond and JWP training with the senior squad today

 

That's good to see.

[trousers]

Redmond and JWP training with the senior squad today

 

 

 

 

 

[simo]

Me and the boy will be there , thought I could have been publicised a bit better !

[Charlie Wayman]

Nope, it doesn't appeal. Be in the gym instead.

[Edmonton Saint]

Me and the boy will be there , thought I could have been publicised a bit better !

 

Did you want the daily echo to do a full page spread saying you are going and in turn that will help drum up ticket sales ?

[simo]

Did you want the daily echo to do a full page spread saying you are going and in turn that will help drum up ticket sales ?

 

Add a t to the I haha!

[JakkoUK]

Nope, it doesn't appeal. Be in the gym instead.

 

Aww.. well that is a real shame. I was really counting on you going. Damn. Well that's that event cancelled then.

[Charlie Wayman]

Aww.. well that is a real shame. I was really counting on you going. Damn. Well that's that event cancelled then.

 

I'll miss you too but don't get too cut up about it, I'll phone them in the morning and make sure they carry on regardless. :-)

[Shroppie]

JWP, Redmond and Stephens all start.

 

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[Shroppie]

England 1-0. Nice assist from Redmond.

 

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[for_heaven's_Saint]

1-2 down at HT. An attendance of 2655.

[Shroppie]

2-2 now.

 

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[Suhari]

Just switched on.... Chambers with a couple of very dodgy moments.

[SKD]

1-2 down at HT. An attendance of 2655.

 

Surely more than this? Itchen & Chapel look relatively full on TV. Would guess around 10/12,000

 

Unless you were supposed to have said 12655:blush:

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Surely more than this? Itchen & Chapel look relatively full on TV. Would guess around 10/12,000

 

Unless you were supposed to have said 12655:blush:

 

My mistake, I read the tweet about the U18s! It's actually 11550.

[Suhari]

Stephens wins it in the last seconds.

 

JWP corner, Chambers heads on.

 

It's all Southampton.

[Plastic]

Well deserved. Will Hughes is brilliant, we should get him in.

[Toomer]

Jack Stephens gets the winner in added time.

[Shroppie]

I'm amazed that this was apparently their 27th consecutive home win.

 

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[SuperSAINT]

Well deserved. Will Hughes is brilliant, we should get him in.

 

At least our scouts didn't have far to go.

[ladysaint]

Really enjoyed the game and what a prospect our No 4 Nathaniel Chalobah is very impressed with him, would love to see him as a Saint.

[SuperSAINT]

Really enjoyed the game and what a prospect our No 4 Nathaniel Chalobah is very impressed with him, would love to see him as a Saint.

 

I often wondered if he'd make the cut at Chelsea (he's had about 6 loan moves). But he seems to have stepped up a gear this season.

[disconnect]

I often wondered if he'd make the cut at Chelsea (he's had about 6 loan moves). But he seems to have stepped up a gear this season.

 

He was the other one (with Redmond and JWP) who trained with the senior team. Looks like we've probably missed the boat on him. Depends if Conte puts more trust in youngsters than some of the previous managers. What's Loftus-Cheek upto these days? Seems to have a bit of an attitude, but always looked pretty good too. Doubt he's getting many games at Chelsea?

[Nordic Saint]

Really enjoyed the game and what a prospect our No 4 Nathaniel Chalobah is very impressed with him, would love to see him as a Saint.

 

He tackled and ran well but his passing was awful so I'm not sure he's enough of an all-round player for the very top level. The best player by far on the night and the only one who looked ready to step straight into a top Premier League team and the full England team, was Demarai Gray. Will Hughes of Derby was good too but he's another one of those attacking midfield players who can't shoot and we've got enough of them already. On a couple of occasions he was a few yards in front of goal and passed the ball out wide away from the danger area when it would have been easier for him to score. I was expecting Redmond to really stand out at this level. He didn't. He just lacks that bit of pace and sharp reaction to really make an impact even at this level. He still looks like he's not developing into much more than a fairly average midfield player and is nowhere near being a Premier League striker. Although Stephens scored the winning goal, he was very dodgy in defence. The Italian team reminded me a bit of Inter Milan: they showed a lot of individual skill but poor team work. However, they had players who were sharp up front and were always ready to take any chance they got.

 

It was a very entertaining game though and it's a pity there weren't more fans there to see it. I'm not sure the FA will award St Mary's another England game after that poor attendance.

[ashnats]

He tackled and ran well but his passing was awful so I'm not sure he's enough of an all-round player for the very top level. The best player by far on the night and the only one who looked ready to step straight into a top Premier League team and the full England team, was Demarai Gray. Will Hughes of Derby was good too but he's another one of those attacking midfield players who can't shoot and we've got enough of them already. On a couple of occasions he was a few yards in front of goal and passed the ball out wide away from the danger area when it would have been easier for him to score. I was expecting Redmond to really stand out at this level. He didn't. He just lacks that bit of pace and sharp reaction to really make an impact even at this level. He still looks like he's not developing into much more than a fairly average midfield player and is nowhere near being a Premier League striker. Although Stephens scored the winning goal, he was very dodgy in defence. The Italian team reminded me a bit of Inter Milan: they showed a lot of individual skill but poor team work. However, they had players who were sharp up front and were always ready to take any chance they got.

 

It was a very entertaining game though and it's a pity there weren't more fans there to see it. I'm not sure the FA will award St Mary's another England game after that poor attendance.

 

Attendance is about as expected, 3rd highest so far in the group stages, I.e. Not the best, not the worst. More than 5x what they had in the last home game. They will come back again.

[Charlie Wayman]

The whole style of play looked very Saints-esque to me and just think if Targett had been fit... are we the only club in England with a decent Academy or is it that we are the only club focused on English talent?

 

Just a question probably rhetorical but when ever will JWP actually be able to tackle a player staying on his feet and simply taking the ball off him without committing a clumsy foul? What is wrong with the lad, surely it cannot be that difficult when even Sam McQueen can do that after 3 games. How many games is it now James 170-odd?

[SuperSAINT]

He was the other one (with Redmond and JWP) who trained with the senior team. Looks like we've probably missed the boat on him. Depends if Conte puts more trust in youngsters than some of the previous managers. What's Loftus-Cheek upto these days? Seems to have a bit of an attitude, but always looked pretty good too. Doubt he's getting many games at Chelsea?

 

Loftus-Cheek is another with huge potential. Chelsea run more of a farm than an academy. They have SO many players. Solanke, Baker, Abraham etc.

[100%Red&White]

It was a very entertaining game though and it's a pity there weren't more fans there to see it. I'm not sure the FA will award St Mary's another England game after that poor attendance.

 

OK attendance on a cold night for an U21 'friendly' that was also live on TV. Surprised SFC agreed to host the fixture this season knowing the 2-game-a-week schedule the club and fans are currently coping with.

[simo]

The whole style of play looked very Saints-esque to me and just think if Targett had been fit... are we the only club in England with a decent Academy or is it that we are the only club focused on English talent?

 

Just a question probably rhetorical but when ever will JWP actually be able to tackle a player staying on his feet and simply taking the ball off him without committing a clumsy foul? What is wrong with the lad, surely it cannot be that difficult when even Sam McQueen can do that after 3 games. How many games is it now James 170-odd?

 

Give it a rest!

[larry12]

Charlie Wayman is factually correct about Prowse. He is a useless tart!

Give it a rest!

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Charlie Wayman is factually correct about Prowse. He is a useless tart!

 

I`m sure he has very high opinion of you too...

[St_Tel49]

Charlie Wayman is factually correct about Prowse. He is a useless tart!

 

You know, I've never understood why you weren't appointed England u21 manager with incisive analysis like that

[alehouseboys]

He is a useless tart!

 

We've certainly got some useless trolls on here.

[trousers]

We've certainly got some useless trolls on here.

Most of them are actually very good, if bite count is anything to go by

[Poolesaint]

I went with my boys u9's team and was a good game and plenty of goals. The England supporters band was there which all the kids loved and generated a bit of atmosphere

 

 

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[Fan The Flames]

He tackled and ran well but his passing was awful so I'm not sure he's enough of an all-round player for the very top level. The best player by far on the night and the only one who looked ready to step straight into a top Premier League team and the full England team, was Demarai Gray. Will Hughes of Derby was good too but he's another one of those attacking midfield players who can't shoot and we've got enough of them already. On a couple of occasions he was a few yards in front of goal and passed the ball out wide away from the danger area when it would have been easier for him to score. I was expecting Redmond to really stand out at this level. He didn't. He just lacks that bit of pace and sharp reaction to really make an impact even at this level. He still looks like he's not developing into much more than a fairly average midfield player and is nowhere near being a Premier League striker. Although Stephens scored the winning goal, he was very dodgy in defence. The Italian team reminded me a bit of Inter Milan: they showed a lot of individual skill but poor team work. However, they had players who were sharp up front and were always ready to take any chance they got.

 

It was a very entertaining game though and it's a pity there weren't more fans there to see it. I'm not sure the FA will award St Mary's another England game after that poor attendance.

 

You are so negative.