Dazza82 Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 This is a huge game for us and a must win game! Also it looks as though both Cedric and Bertrand will be out for the majority of the Xmas period. Team for me in this one Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 This is a huge game for us and a must win game! Also it looks as though both Cedric and Bertrand will be out for the majority of the Xmas period. Team for me in this one Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Would love to see this line up, trading Tadic for Targett, but it will never happen. MP is too stubborn on his 1 striker setup, I guess because it works so well for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintZamboni Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 This is my first game at St Mary’s since I left for Canada. My last was a 3-0 home defeat by west Brom at the end of the 2012/13 season. I’ve been looking forward to this game since June when I booked my flights but slowly my excitement has become less and less! Hoping we turn in a performance like the Everton game! 4-0 Saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanimal Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 McQueen and Stephens have to play; we just have to score and win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 Forster JWP Stephens VVD Yoshida McQueen Romeu Lemina Hojbjerg Boufal Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammysaint Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 Please no McQueen he is dreadful and has no pace, at least Targett has some pace, 352 again, Van Dijk back in if he's committed, Ideally I would love to see the below starting lineup. FF Van Dijk Yoshi Hoedt JWP Lemina Romeu Targett Boufal Austin Gabba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 Memory plays tricks and all that, but I'm pretty sure McQueen would beat Targett in a footrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandy_Top_89 Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 Please no McQueen he is dreadful and has no pace, at least Targett has some pace, 352 again, Van Dijk back in if he's committed, Ideally I would love to see the below starting lineup. FF Van Dijk Yoshi Hoedt JWP Lemina Romeu Targett Boufal Austin Gabba Do some fans just randomly pick a player to hate and then draw the reason out of a hat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 Please no McQueen he is dreadful and has no pace, at least Targett has some pace I have a feeling you wouldn't recognise either of them if you passed them in West Quay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 17 December, 2017 Share Posted 17 December, 2017 Memory plays tricks and all that, but I'm pretty sure McQueen would beat Targett in a footrace. I was thinking the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnet Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 A little bit of good news I guess. Huddersfield Town forward Elias Kachunga could be out for up to three months with a knee injury, the club have confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Benali Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 If we play 7 defence minded players at home to Huddersfield that will be shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 Would love to see us have a real go at them from the off, get the crowd into it, grab a couple of goals but I fear that approach is too risky for MoPe and his agenda of trying not to lose heavy, but somehow lose 1-0 to the only shot on target (usually from outside the box). Come on Saints, ignore the negative **** and go balls to the wall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 Do some fans just randomly pick a player to hate and then draw the reason out of a hat? Not too far off, someone will have a moan about a player then, a few others will join in, then someone with a regular posting history will put in their detrimental five penneth, which then qualifies said players Permanent rubbish abilities, thus achieving the sheep effect, where even if the player scored a perfect double hat-trick 2 weeks running every month, they would still be carp for the rest of the season, especially if they farted out key when bending over to adjust their shin pads. Of course the bulk of the decision making of a players carpness is based on watching the games on a device able to pick up a dodgy stream of North American output, and not actually attending a game and observing the overall performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry12 Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 Not too far off, someone will have a moan about a player then, a few others will join in, then someone with a regular posting history will put in their detrimental five penneth, which then qualifies said players Permanent rubbish abilities, thus achieving the sheep effect, where even if the player scored a perfect double hat-trick 2 weeks running every month, they would still be carp for the rest of the season, especially if they farted out key when bending over to adjust their shin pads. Of course the bulk of the decision making of a players carpness is based on watching the games on a device able to pick up a dodgy stream of North American output, and not actually attending a game and observing the overall performance. Excuse me, would you mind not jumping up in front of me anytime anything happens please, I can't see what's going on? If Davis and Prowse scored 10 goals EACH in a SEASON, I would be quite happy. They can't at all, so they ARE shiiiite. As is "I will fall to the ground and hold my arms out" Forster. If the team's performances are appalling, then I am going to complain about that. Saints average wage is now £49,000 + a week. For that money, I will criticize them as often as they play shiiite. Play well and problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaymanSaint Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 What time do the players start arriving before the game, My lad wants to get his match attax signed. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 For some reason the thread title reminds me of hunting wild deer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 Excuse me, would you mind not jumping up in front of me anytime anything happens please, I can't see what's going on? If Davis and Prowse scored 10 goals EACH in a SEASON, I would be quite happy. They can't at all, so they ARE shiiiite. As is "I will fall to the ground and hold my arms out" Forster. If the team's performances are appalling, then I am going to complain about that. Saints average wage is now £49,000 + a week. For that money, I will criticize them as often as they play shiiite. Play well and problem solved. SO you're the bugger kicking the back of my seat for 62 minutes at Home games!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBarry1976 Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 I like this but would go McQueen on the left, and Stephens for Van Dijk - can't have anyone phoning in a performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 Why wouldn't Pied start at RB in place of Cedric? Boufal has to play - Austin and Gabbiadini up front; and I'd start Romeu, Lemina and Hojbjerg provided Lemina's ankle is ok - and give both Lemina and Hoj licence to play box-to-box roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 18 December, 2017 Share Posted 18 December, 2017 If we don't win manager should walk..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewell Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 Please no McQueen he is dreadful and has no pace, at least Targett has some pace, 352 again, Van Dijk back in if he's committed, Ideally I would love to see the below starting lineup. FF Van Dijk Yoshi Hoedt JWP Lemina Romeu Targett Boufal Austin Gabba So you're dropping Jack Stephens who I thought was hands down our best player in the back 3, if not the entire team against Chelsea. He was leading the defence as well, talking to Yoshi, JWP and Hoedt through the entire game. There is no way I'd be dropping Stephens, when on form I think he is our best center half other than a committed VVD in his prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 For such a big game you pick your best XI. For me that is: Forster Pied - VVD - Hoedt - Bertrand Lemina - Romeu Tadic - Davis - Boufal Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 Do some fans just randomly pick a player to hate and then draw the reason out of a hat? I drew Foster being cack as the reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 If we don't win manager should walk..... I imagine it will turn toxic if we don't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 Forster Stephens Yoshida Hoedt Bertrand JWP Lemina Romeu Boufal Gabbiadini Austin Would consider Tadic, VVD, Hojbjerg and Pied for inclusion. JWP gets in on the basis of giving the side a better balance rather than because I think he's one of our better players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 Assuming Cedric, Bertrand and Lemina won't be 100% fit (?), I'd go for.... --------------------- Forster ------------------------- ------ Stephens ----- VvD --------- Yoshida ------- Pied --------------------------------------- McQueen --------------------- Romeu ------------------------- --- Hojbjerg -------- Boufal ------------ Tadic ------ ---------------------- Austin ------------------------- subs: McCarthy, Hoedt, JWP or Davis, Hesketh, Redmond, Gabbi, Long Can't beat a traditional 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 Do some fans just randomly pick a player to hate and then draw the reason out of a hat? No mate, they have had an issue with a player for a while and are not adult enough to change the opinion despite actual events proving the initial issue wrong... bit sad but some cannot help it. And bizarrely they seem to think that slagging of an individual especially at a game will improve the performance and do not understand the concept that encouragement can help.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 They didn't look too threatening earlier against us at their place when they were on their decent run. Can see a 2-0 win. Redmond double...one from 30 yards in off the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 Got that weird feeling of 'if we win he'll stay and i think we'll go down', but if we lose i think he'll be sacked and won't go down. Yet most of me still wants us to win as always.t I confess to once turning up wanting us to lose for this very reason, and it was Steve Wigley. Got my wish that he was sacked, but sadly we still went down! While we were in a worse position league table wise there are some uncomfortable parallels as that season we wasted a lot of very winnable home games before Xmas. While Harry had his faults for sure, the team he put together was much stronger after January but we had left things to late. So since then I vowed to be careful what you wish for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 They didn't look too threatening earlier against us at their place when they were on their decent run. Can see a 2-0 win. Redmond double...one from 30 yards in off the bar. Lunchtime drinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 They didn't look too threatening earlier against us at their place when they were on their decent run. Can see a 2-0 win. Redmond double...one from 30 yards in off the bar. Too much sun in Perth mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 This game is kind of a win win. Lose it and MP will be sacked. Win it and it will be three crucial points, hopefully on the road to him seeing the light about not changing the team too much, picking the right players, etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 MUST WIN ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 MUST WIN ! What happens if we don't? (apart from a meltdown on this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 What happens if we don't? (apart from a meltdown on this forum) We don't pick up 3 points !? Do you want me to explain to you why that is a bad thing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 What happens if we don't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 Especially when the Jaidi , Watson and Davis dream team take us thru Christmas after Les makes Mope the fall guy for his **** ups ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 This is my first game at St Mary’s since I left for Canada. My last was a 3-0 home defeat by west Brom at the end of the 2012/13 season. I’ve been looking forward to this game since June when I booked my flights but slowly my excitement has become less and less! Hoping we turn in a performance like the Everton game! 4-0 SaintsSell the ticket and go see a panto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 They didn't look too threatening earlier against us at their place when they were on their decent run. Can see a 2-0 win. Redmond double...one from 30 yards in off the bar. LOL, I don't think I've ever seen Redmond kick the ball 30 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 Not quite. That did happen in 2004 when Luggy was appointed over Hoddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show me the mané Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 So you're dropping Jack Stephens who I thought was hands down our best player in the back 3, if not the entire team against Chelsea. He was leading the defence as well, talking to Yoshi, JWP and Hoedt through the entire game. There is no way I'd be dropping Stephens, when on form I think he is our best center half other than a committed VVD in his prime. Have to disagree with this.. I like Stephens and he has bags of potential but looked out of his depth vs Chelsea and almost cost us 2 goals with mistakes he made.. I would put VVD back in for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 I admire the OP's optimism with 2 up front but this manager has never ever shown any inclination to start with 2 up front and I don't see him changing it for this game. He'll probably start with 1 up front, try to nick a goal and then go ultra defensive because he hasn't got a clue and doesn't care if he bores everyone senseless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 They've only scored in two away games this season. We've thrashed them on all their previous visits to St Mary's. 0-1 it is then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 LOL, I don't think I've ever seen Redmond kick the ball 30 yards. He does when he tries to trap it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackedoff Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 What time do the players start arriving before the game, My lad wants to get his match attax signed. Thanks. Would hate for your lad to be disappointed,but sometimes the team doesn't turn up at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaymanSaint Posted 19 December, 2017 Share Posted 19 December, 2017 Would hate for your lad to be disappointed,but sometimes the team doesn't turn up at all. Very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAGONZ_RULE Posted 20 December, 2017 Share Posted 20 December, 2017 I get the feeling VVD might be getting wrapped in cotton wool for a January sale, so I'm assuming he's out ... as well as Cedric (injury). Forster Stephens Hoedt Yoshida Bertrand Hojbjerg Lemina Tadic Davis Boufal Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteCampbell Posted 20 December, 2017 Share Posted 20 December, 2017 Would prefer Targett to replace Bertrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteCampbell Posted 20 December, 2017 Share Posted 20 December, 2017 I get the feeling VVD might be getting wrapped in cotton wool for a January sale, so I'm assuming he's out ... as well as Cedric (injury). Forster Stephens Hoedt Yoshida Bertrand Hojbjerg Lemina Tadic Davis Boufal Austin Romeu over Hojbjerg Bertrand is injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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