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InTheChannel

InTheChannel

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Maybe it’s because I work with a QPR fan or maybe it’s due to the, at best, sporadic home record in recent seasons but I’ve got a funny feeling about Saturday.

Choosing to ignore it I’ll say 2-1 Saints 

ErwinK1961

ErwinK1961

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43 minutes ago, InTheChannel said:

Maybe it’s because I work with a QPR fan or maybe it’s due to the, at best, sporadic home record in recent seasons but I’ve got a funny feeling about Saturday.

Choosing to ignore it I’ll say 2-1 Saints 

Hmm me too, it might be because I’m going (though last league match I went to was the 4-1 v Brentford).

Fear this might be an 80% possession domination, but a 1-0 or 2-1 defeat. 

John Boy Saint

John Boy Saint

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My boss is an 'Rs' fan of many years, and said that he was waiting for the invite to the game ...............then followed it up with "I don't think I could face seeing them battered 6-0 or worse!".

 

macca155

macca155

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10 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Mara is an absolute waste of a shirt. I'd rather push Tella further forward.

I agree sadly but that doesn't fit Martin's system. He'll want to keep things the same.

redkeith

redkeith

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They looked lively against Ipswich, particularly the big guy up front. If I was Brentford I would sign him up, hopefully before Saturday,  as he would be a great understudy to Toney.

JRM

JRM

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11 hours ago, whelk said:

@Turkish Southampton Pride on Saturday so the Cultural Quarter will be vibrant and awash with colour and life. Hope you can make the game?

Blimey town will be busy then, 30k+ at St Mary's, Pride, few cruise ships in plus a train strike , better leave bit more time to travel 

FarehamSaintJames

FarehamSaintJames

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2-0 to Saints.

Apparently QPR have a lot of injuries, and generally if they start poorly they don't improve.

Bazunu;
KWP, Bednarek, Stephens, Manning
Charles, Downes, Stu Armstrong
Tella, Adams, Adam Armstrong

I think Edozie will be benched and Alcaraz will be back but only from the bench. Adams to still be a Saints player. Sulemana to return to the bench after injury.

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SaintsFan86

SaintsFan86

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Bazunu;

KWP, Bednarek, Stephens, Manning;

Downes;

Alcaraz, Arma;

Tella, Adams, Edozie.

 

Lumley, Lyanco, Perraud, Charles, Stuey, Aribo, SAA, Sulemana, Mara/Ballard.

I'd go with this.

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egg

egg

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36 minutes ago, SaintsFan86 said:

Bazunu;

KWP, Bednarek, Stephens, Manning;

Downes;

Alcaraz, Arma;

Tella, Adams, Edozie.

 

Lumley, Lyanco, Perraud, Charles, Stuey, Aribo, SAA, Sulemana, Mara/Ballard.

I'd go with this.

I'd go with that.

That bench is no worse than our bench for much of last season. 

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The Cat

The Cat

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1 minute ago, Convict Colony said:

We have the highest xg on the league at 10 and QPR the highest for goals conceded.

0-0 

If it's 0-0 I'll oil myself up and streak across the pitch at the final whistle.

SaintsFan86

SaintsFan86

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1 minute ago, egg said:

I'd go with that.

That bench is no worse than our bench for much of last season. 

I'd argue its probably stronger, Bar Lyanco and Aribo who are dogshit. 

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JRM

JRM

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4 minutes ago, The Cat said:

If it's 0-0 I'll oil myself up and streak across the pitch at the final whistle.

Think we'd have suffered enough already mate. 

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Turkish

Turkish

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6 minutes ago, The Cat said:

If it's 0-0 I'll oil myself up and streak across the pitch at the final whistle.

Is anyone else hoping for a 0-0?

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The Cat

The Cat

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Just now, JRM said:

Think we'd have suffered enough already mate. 

Would be a nice pick me up for the female fans to help them get over the disappointment of a draw at home to QPR.

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JRM

JRM

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1 hour ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

2-0 to Saints.

Apparently QPR have a lot of injuries, and generally if they start poorly they don't improve.

Bazunu;
KWP, Bednarek, Stephens, Manning
Charles, Downes, Stu Armstrong
Tella, Adams, Adam Armstrong

I think Edozie will be benched and Alcaraz will be back but only from the bench. Adams to still be a Saints player. Sulemana to return to the bench after injury.

Have they actually confirmed certain injured players are out or is this based on speculation due to players being subbed off in their last game? 

We shouldn't have to rely on it , but every little helps. 

Turkish

Turkish

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8 minutes ago, The Cat said:

Would be a nice pick me up for the female fans to help them get over the disappointment of a draw at home to QPR.

Don’t forget the rainbow saints they’d like it too 

#frothingatthegash

#erectionsallround

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Convict Colony

Convict Colony

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26 minutes ago, The Cat said:

If it's 0-0 I'll oil myself up and streak across the pitch at the final whistle.

Post that on your onlyfans, you'll make a fortune

 

Also quoted it so it was saved incase it is 0-0

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Sfcphilc

Sfcphilc

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If we can tighten up at the back we'll win by a couple.

If not, it'll be another silly scoreline.

I haven't seen us win a league game at SMS since Villa in 2020, so if we don't win it's my fault. 

Saint Garrett

Saint Garrett

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10 hours ago, egg said:

I'd go with that.

That bench is no worse than our bench for much of last season. 

Can’t see him dropping Shea Charles, think he will start alongside Downes, with Alcaraz in front.

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SaintsFan86

SaintsFan86

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4 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said:

Can’t see him dropping Shea Charles, think he will start alongside Downes, with Alcaraz in front.

Well i did consider this, But I thought Arma has been really excellent in that 8 that he'd do well there again.

Be interesting to see who Russell picks when we have all our midfield options available to choose from.

JRM

JRM

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It's a must win to stay in touch with Leicester who will make it 4 wins out of 4 against Rotherham 

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egg

egg

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2 hours ago, Saint Garrett said:

Can’t see him dropping Shea Charles, think he will start alongside Downes, with Alcaraz in front.

Very possible, and that would give the defence much more protection. 

AlexLaw76

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4 minutes ago, egg said:

Very possible, and that would give the defence much more protection. 

Charles was excellent at Plymouth. If anything, can see Downes as the sub

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Saint86

Saint86

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3 hours ago, SaintsFan86 said:

Well i did consider this, But I thought Arma has been really excellent in that 8 that he'd do well there again.

Be interesting to see who Russell picks when we have all our midfield options available to choose from.

Most likely to be Stu, Charles, and alcaraz as a starting midfield surely? Downes has had food poisoning and needs time to settle and adjust to the squad and tactics - I.e. More likely to appear from the bench?

Also quite surprised by the number of people happy to see Charles dropped to the bench. Been great so far. 

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Leighsterrr

Leighsterrr

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14 hours ago, The Cat said:

Would be a nice pick me up for the female fans to help them get over the disappointment of a draw at home to QPR.

To see a chipolata swinging in the wind? I'll reserve judgement til I've seen it 🫣😂

 

I'm going for a 2-0...not sure why as I'm not vaguely confident of a clean sheet, but bringing a newbie along so hoping we'll continue to look promising...

Sheaf Saint

Sheaf Saint

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3 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Charles was excellent at Plymouth. If anything, can see Downes as the sub

If Downes really was as ill and lost as much weight as has been reported, then I very much doubt he will start anyway, regardless of Charles' performance in the last game.

niceandfriendly

niceandfriendly

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2 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

If Downes really was as ill and lost as much weight as has been reported, then I very much doubt he will start anyway, regardless of Charles' performance in the last game.

He did look gaunt in his interview. Needs to spend a few days with Luke Shaw visiting various service stations and beef up a bit.

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suewhistle

suewhistle

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17 hours ago, The Cat said:

Would be a nice pick me up for the female fans to help them get over the disappointment of a draw at home to QPR.

Um... Have you got a sister?

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Charlie Wayman

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7 hours ago, Saint Garrett said:

Can’t see him dropping Shea Charles, think he will start alongside Downes, with Alcaraz in front.

He won't start Downes as he's nowhere near match fit. Food poisoning will have knocked him sideways for a couple of weeks at least. I doubt he will start Alcaraz either, still in rehab. Both will need time to get up to speed. Probably give both of them 10 minutes later on.

It'll be the same midfield as last week, he won't change a winning team.

4-0 to Saints looks attainable.

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VectisSaint

VectisSaint

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10 minutes ago, Charlie Wayman said:

He won't start Downes as he's nowhere near match fit. Food poisoning will have knocked him sideways for a couple of weeks at least. I doubt he will start Alcaraz either, still in rehab. Both will need time to get up to speed. Probably give both of them 10 minutes later on.

It'll be the same midfield as last week, he won't change a winning team.

4-0 to Saints looks attainable.

Is there any news on Smallbone? We went from medium term injury to short term/not as bad as thought last week. Gonna be a bit of a selection headache when Charles, Downes and Smallbone are all fit (though I think Smallbone is better further forward). 

The Cat

The Cat

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3 hours ago, Leighsterrr said:

To see a chipolata swinging in the wind? I'll reserve judgement til I've seen it 🫣😂

 

I'm going for a 2-0...not sure why as I'm not vaguely confident of a clean sheet, but bringing a newbie along so hoping we'll continue to look promising...

Sounds like you already have seen it!

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Charlie Wayman

Charlie Wayman

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8 minutes ago, VectisSaint said:

Is there any news on Smallbone? We went from medium term injury to short term/not as bad as thought last week. Gonna be a bit of a selection headache when Charles, Downes and Smallbone are all fit (though I think Smallbone is better further forward). 

Waiting on Martin's PC when we should get an update on Smallbone. Can't see him making the squad this week as no picture of him in training.

Agree, suddenly we seem to have a plethora of promising midfield options which can only be good news for a promotion push.

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Harry_SFC

Harry_SFC

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1 hour ago, Charlie Wayman said:

He won't start Downes as he's nowhere near match fit. Food poisoning will have knocked him sideways for a couple of weeks at least. I doubt he will start Alcaraz either, still in rehab. Both will need time to get up to speed. Probably give both of them 10 minutes later on.

It'll be the same midfield as last week, he won't change a winning team.

4-0 to Saints looks attainable.

I've never understood this "never change a winning team" malarkey. If Alcaraz/Downes are fit enough then I'm sure they will start as Alcaraz is one of our best players and Downes potentially could be. 

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SO16_Saint

SO16_Saint

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11 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

If Che is still here it will be 6-0. If Che has left it will only be 5-0. 
 

E I E I E I O

Fixed it:

If Che is still here it will be 6-0. If Che has left it will be 9-0. 
 

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woodsaint1

woodsaint1

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                     Baz

KWP   Stephens  Bed  Manning

           Charles   Downes

Tella           Alcaraz           AA

                   Adams

Was hoping that we would make a winning start at St Marys last time, but it was a good point after all. Nothing less than a win this time. They look poor, we've been playing well. 3-1 Saints

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