SuperSAINT Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Another reunion with Claude. I still remember that winner they scored at St Mary's. Yoshida / Hojbjerg / Ings / all huge misses for us. Very few injuries for them.
harriesss Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Long, Barnes and Afolabi our available strikers going into the game. (Austin likely suspended, Gabbi not being brought back in) Going to be fun. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
SuperSAINT Posted 5 January, 2019 Author Posted 5 January, 2019 Long, Barnes and Afolabi our available strikers going into the game. (Austin likely suspended, Gabbi not being brought back in) Going to be fun. Such a shame Obafemi unlikely to be fit.
Cabbage_Face Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Only one outcome, managerial genius vs us. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
nta786 Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Gunn/McCarthy Valery Stephens Bednarek Cedric/Bertrand Romeu Lemina* JWP Redmond Armstrong ST** *If Lemina not fit then either a 3ATB with Vestegaard in or Slattery in **Any striker that Ralph sees fit.
Baird of the land Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Gunn Valery Stephens vestergaard bednarek Cedric Romeu jwp Armstrong gallagher Redmond Be interesting to see who plays in goal, who plays at fb, if lemina is going to be back fit, Up front if gallagher is back in full training this week go with him. I just can’t put long or Austin in a starting lineup after today.
Micky Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Think they'll be too strong for us. That said, we battled for a point at Chelsea, so I'd take the same now. Not at all confident though. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk
Batman Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Gunn Valery Stephens vestergaard bednarek Cedric Romeu jwp Armstrong gallagher Redmond Be interesting to see who plays in goal, who plays at fb, if lemina is going to be back fit, Up front if gallagher is back in full training this week go with him. I just can’t put long or Austin in a starting lineup after today. Gallagher is not going to start. Reckon Lemina could come back in with Long starting up top
Pamplemousse Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 A point would be an amazing result. Them and Wolves are the best of the rest.
beatlesaint Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 If we are signing a striker this would be a bloody good week to get it done.
Saint Billy Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 As always with Puel, there's no way of knowing what sort of side we'll face. They have a good squad but seem very capable of throwing up awful performances amongst good results. Such a frustrating manager. Just go with Long and let him hassle them, we'll need goalscorers around him though, and i'd play JWP for set piece threat. Gunn Stephens Bednarek Vesterguard Cedric Romeu JWP Targett Armstrong Long Redmond God that is an awful side, yes I know there are not many options, but it comes to something when we are having to put a side out like that in the Premiership. The recent abysmal purchasing mistakes are really coming home to roost now.
Dalek2003 Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 God that is an awful side, yes I know there are not many options, but it comes to something when we are having to put a side out like that in the Premiership. The recent abysmal purchasing mistakes are really coming home to roost now. It hasn't happened overnight. I flagged this slow decline 4 years ago and said that it would it accelerate in the end with an almighty crash. We may pull out of the nose dive now, but it will be tight. However, the signs were there to see years ago if people had looked carefully.
Pamplemousse Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 As always with Puel, there's no way of knowing what sort of side we'll face. They have a good squad but seem very capable of throwing up awful performances amongst good results. Such a frustrating manager. I know it's hard for you to admit that you were wrong about him all along but you really must stop obsessing over him. Time to move on.
badgerx16 Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 It hasn't happened overnight. I flagged this slow decline 4 years ago and said that it would it accelerate in the end with an almighty crash. We may pull out of the nose dive now, but it will be tight. However, the signs were there to see years ago if people had looked carefully. Me, me,me.
Sheaf Saint Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Me, me,me. If only he had mentioned this before, maybe someone might have listened.
nta786 Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 who knows, maybe the Puel at home we all know so well will turn up and we win this 1-0? or scrap out another 0-0? Cardiff beat these lot at theirs, but equally City lost at theirs. both games had a wonder goal though. not sure who is capable of that for us bar Redmond but he used his one up today. I'd say JWP free kick but April Fool's Day is just under 3 months away.
Micky Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Like they were too strong for cardiff?Cardiff are stronger than us, both physically and mentally. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk
Heisenberg Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Leicester have one of the best squads in EPL / Europe, but they are inconsistent and beatable. Probably a boring 0-0 with lots of opportunities
saint77 Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Cardiff are stronger than us, both physically and mentally. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Yeh course they are
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Hard right now to see how we get anything from this with Shane Long our only fit and available striker.
danjosaint Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Leicester have one of the best squads in EPL / Europe, but they are inconsistent and beatable. Probably a boring 0-0 with lots of opportunities And interesting possibilities
trousers Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Long, Barnes and Afolabi our available strikers going into the game. Barnes isn't in our Premier League squad
trousers Posted 5 January, 2019 Posted 5 January, 2019 Puel only raises his game for the top sides (apparently) so we should walk this one
JRM Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Next weekend i can see Burnley winning at home to Fulham and Cardiff winning at home to Huddersfield, if we lose as expected at Leicester its going to be looking bad for the bottom 3. Newcastle are away to Chelsea so hopefully we will still be close to them. Leicester have already beaten us at St Marys and our record at the King power stadium is awful , we've got to be due a bit of luck there.
austsaint Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Next weekend i can see Burnley winning at home to Fulham and Cardiff winning at home to Huddersfield, if we lose as expected at Leicester its going to be looking bad for the bottom 3. Newcastle are away to Chelsea so hopefully we will still be close to them. Leicester have already beaten us at St Marys and our record at the King power stadium is awful , we've got to be due a bit of luck there. Agree with your assessment. The only optimism I have is Ralph, who stands out as a quality manager and coach; surely those who argued the squad was top ten and too good to be relegated must see how bare the cupboard is. RH must see how awful Long and Austin are as attacking players; he must see how poor Hoedt, Targett, Vest, Stephens and Elynoussi are. He must see the limitations of Ward-Prowse. Whatever happens in this window, if Ralph keeps us up and is allowed to re-shape SFC we will all be in his debt.
doddisalegend Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Long, Barnes and Afolabi our available strikers going into the game. (Austin likely suspended, Gabbi not being brought back in) Going to be fun. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk So don't bother with a recognised striker most of our goal threat is coming from Redmond anyway these days so just play Armstrong and Lemina either side of him with Romeu and JWP behind
harriesss Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Barnes isn't in our Premier League squad Barnes can be added to the premier league squad as the registration is open again, as long as someone is removed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Cabbage_Face Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 It’s depressing that Long is our only striker with any premier league experience for this game. He has become one of the worst players we’ve ever had. It’s not even like if he scored a goal he’d go on and score more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Saints foreva Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 As always with Puel, there's no way of knowing what sort of side we'll face. They have a good squad but seem very capable of throwing up awful performances amongst good results. Such a frustrating manager. Just go with Long and let him hassle them, we'll need goalscorers around him though, and i'd play JWP for set piece threat. Gunn Stephens Bednarek Vesterguard Cedric Romeu JWP Targett Armstrong Long Redmond What an awful team. **** playing Long in this game, even if he is our only available striker. 2 goals in 50odd games, he should be nowhere near this level.
waylander Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Armstrong is reported as having an ankle problem, hopefully minor.
Cabbage_Face Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 I think Slattery would actually be more effective with Rom and Lemina backing him up, rather than JWP and Mo. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Saints foreva Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Burnley got Fulham and Cardiff have Huddersfield so we could really do with getting a result here.
JRM Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Will be interesting to see if these injury problems speed up fhe transfer dealings, or even mean Gabbiadini has to come back into the side.
Batman Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 https://www.soccerstats.com/formtable.asp?league=england the form table in our last 6 we have faced arsenal, chelsea and city.....
Pamplemousse Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 https://www.soccerstats.com/formtable.asp?league=england the form table in our last 6 we have faced arsenal, chelsea and city..... Not good reading that for Everton or Bournemouth. Luckily for them, they both made decent starts.
Batman Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Not good reading that for Everton or Bournemouth. Luckily for them, they both made decent starts. Bournemouth have a horrid Jan/Feb. However, they are a side that have this type of slump every year and are always fine
Cabbage_Face Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Leicester lose to Newport no doubt we will get the backlash Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
badgerx16 Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Barnes can be added to the premier league squad as the registration is open again, as long as someone is removed. Davis ?
Pamplemousse Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Bournemouth have a horrid Jan/Feb. However, they are a side that have this type of slump every year and are always fine It'd be funny if they did slide down the table though. Their fans are getting a bit too big for their boots.
niceandfriendly Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 With the quality of their squad it's incredible to see them so far off the top 5. No wonder their fans are fed up. Any result is possible, but with our injuries a defeat is most likely. Fingers firmly crossed.
Fabrice29 Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Leicester lose to Newport no doubt we will get the backlash Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We'll get to face a new manager.
Pamplemousse Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 We'll get to face a new manager. I think beating Chelsea, Man City and Everton recently and being in 7th might just about count in his favour...
Cabbage_Face Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 He got sacked getting to a cup final and finishing top 10. So probs will get sacked. He can’t keep a dressing room Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Heisenberg Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Still looking for a ticket if anyone has one! Should be plenty in the home end. https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/118035-southampton-h-pre-match-thread/
waylander Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 Should be plenty in the home end. https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/118035-southampton-h-pre-match-thread/ Anyone going to tell them we've got no strikers for this one?
Badger Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 We'll get to face a new manager. I think beating Chelsea, Man City and Everton recently and being in 7th might just about count in his favour... But alienating the dressing room, or key members of it (apparently) will proably be the biggest factor.
Heisenberg Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 But alienating the dressing room, or key members of it (apparently) will proably be the biggest factor. Upsetting players and dividing the fans. Sounds familiar. Quite how he's divided the leicester fans so quickly is an achievement. After winning the league they were probably the most united of fanbases in Europe.... Until Puel arrived.
Pamplemousse Posted 6 January, 2019 Posted 6 January, 2019 I hope they do sack him, any opportunity to weaken a rival is worth celebrating. Unfortunately for us, their owners aren't quite as stupid as the people running our club were.
Saint IQ Posted 7 January, 2019 Posted 7 January, 2019 If Ings is injured Austin banned Gabbiadini being sold and Gallagher not fit I would be delighted if Marcus Barnes played up front over Long.
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