Saints 1-0 Bristol City - Match Thread

[Badger]

2 hours ago, Wade Garrett said:

If Venables was a crook, then every single manager in that era was a crook as well.

He was a brilliant coach and manager.

Don’t want to clutter the pre-match thread but can’t agree with you.

I don’t recall any other managers being told by a Judge that their “evidence is unreliable” 

Can only think of one manager who might come close,as a London wideboy.

 

[JRM]

46 minutes ago, Badger said:

Don’t want to clutter the pre-match thread but can’t agree with you.

I don’t recall any other managers being told by a Judge that their “evidence is unreliable” 

Can only think of one manager who might come close,as a London wideboy.

 

Didn't he buy Portsmouth for £1 ? 

[Pamplemousse]

2 minutes ago, JRM said:

Didn't he buy Portsmouth for £1 ? 

He massively overpaid

[Wade Garrett]

5 hours ago, Kenilworthy said:

How many of them used non-existent pubs as collateral for business loans? How many were banned in the High Court from holding company directorships for 7 years?

Edited 28 November, 2023 by Wade Garrett
Deleted - who gives a fuck

[SaintBobby]

8 hours ago, Totton Saint said:

Who would you drop to accomodate him?

Probably Sulemana and play AA left wing 

[JRM]

5 hours ago, Pamplemousse said:

He massively overpaid

Think "On the March" fanzine or maybe the Ugly Inside had a front page 

"FINANCIAL CRISIS AT PORTSMOUTH, VENABLES WANTS HIS POUND BACK" 

[fanimal]

Would love to see a front three of Adam Adams and Ross

[Holmes_and_Watson]

8 hours ago, Toussaint said:

Christ on a bike, 90 mins of two teams passing around endlessly and aimlessly  in their own halves, waiting for the opportunity.  

One of my favourite games was like that. Man City under Eriksson. Goalless at full time, but the tension! Can't wait for this one! 🙂

But I reckon it'll be a 2-0 win to us.

[FarehamSaintJames]

My prediction: A very boring 2-1 win with the Bristol City defence waiting for us to attack for most of the game.

Hoping to be proved wrong. We need to start hammering teams.

Edited 28 November, 2023 by FarehamSaintJames

[notnowcato]

1 hour ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

My prediction: A very boring 2-1 win with the Bristol City defence waiting for us to attack for most of the game

I’ll take a boring 2-1 win

[Micky]

The only thing I'm confident of is that we will have loads of possession.  As has been proved many times this season though that means absolutely nothing in the context of the game, so I've not a clue how this will pan out. 

[goodymatt]

Just listened to the full press conference on YouTube for this game. Most interesting was an update on Jack Stephens. Martin speaks so highly of him and gives the impression Jack feels ready to play himself but he likely won’t be considered until after this week. 

That would mean if we do rotate players like we did at Preston, we might see Holgate again. The way Martin speaks of Jack was like he is our first choice CB but I wouldn’t break up the Bednarek and THB pairing personally.

I think tonight will be a competitive game but we should edge it. 2-1 Saints.

[a1ex2001]

49 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

Just listened to the full press conference on YouTube for this game. Most interesting was an update on Jack Stephens. Martin speaks so highly of him and gives the impression Jack feels ready to play himself but he likely won’t be considered until after this week. 

That would mean if we do rotate players like we did at Preston, we might see Holgate again. The way Martin speaks of Jack was like he is our first choice CB but I wouldn’t break up the Bednarek and THB pairing personally.

I think tonight will be a competitive game but we should edge it. 2-1 Saints.

I’ve always felt Stephen’s is the better player but like you I wouldn’t be keen to break up the centre backs if only he could fill the glaring hole at left back!

hoping for a result but not hopeful, probably another 90 minutes of tippy tappy football and either concede or score in injury time to end up with a draw.

[Harry_SFC]

1 hour ago, goodymatt said:

Just listened to the full press conference on YouTube for this game. Most interesting was an update on Jack Stephens. Martin speaks so highly of him and gives the impression Jack feels ready to play himself but he likely won’t be considered until after this week. 

That would mean if we do rotate players like we did at Preston, we might see Holgate again. The way Martin speaks of Jack was like he is our first choice CB but I wouldn’t break up the Bednarek and THB pairing personally.

I think tonight will be a competitive game but we should edge it. 2-1 Saints.

Whilst we are looking pretty solid at the back I think it would be madness to break up the CB partnership. Unless either of them are carrying niggles, most youngish CBs should be able to play 3 games in a week. 

[IFHP]

Bristol City are a bit of a bogie team for us , plus we are going to lose sooner or later .

Saints 0 Bristol City 2.

 

[Fraser Spinney]

I spoke to a Bristol City journalist to get the low-down on what to expect from them tonight. Sounds like it has the potential to be a tricky game.

https://www.southamptonfc.news/match-coverage/bristol-city-will-try-hurt-southampton-with-high-energy-play-opposition-view/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

[Totton Saint]

44 minutes ago, IFHP said:

Bristol City are a bit of a bogie team for us , plus we are going to lose sooner or later .

Saints 0 Bristol City 2.

 

did you get out of the wrong side of the bed?

[Appy]

57 minutes ago, IFHP said:

Bristol City are a bit of a bogie team for us , plus we are going to lose sooner or later .

Saints 0 Bristol City 2.

 

Can a team we haven’t played in ten years be a bogey team?

[Miltonaggro]

Prediction as follows:

[Bad Wolf]

1 hour ago, Appy said:

Can a team we haven’t played in ten years be a bogey team?

Especially since we won that game...

[Green]

I always think that I have a good recollection of the games in our Championship promotion season but can't recall anything about this one: https://www.11v11.com/matches/southampton-v-bristol-city-30-december-2011-296325/ 

Lee Holmes was on the bench for us that day and Aaron Martin started according to the link above . 

[Yorkshire Saint]

I see the game is available on the red button tonight via Sky. Has anyone worked out if/how you can watch it via now TV when its on the red button ? Thanks 

[Whitey Grandad]

8 minutes ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

I see the game is available on the red button tonight via Sky. Has anyone worked out if/how you can watch it via now TV when its on the red button ? Thanks 

Or how you can record it on Virgin Media to watch later?

[InTheChannel]

Are Saints suffering from too much possession?

 

https://inthechannel.blogspot.com/2023/11/is-there-such-thing-as-too-much.html?m=0

[Chez]

On 28/11/2023 at 13:15, Kenilworthy said:

How many of them used non-existent pubs as collateral for business loans? How many were banned in the High Court from holding company directorships for 7 years?

He may have had his `faults', but Venables bought the skates for a quid, took over half a million out of the club during his 11 month tenure, and at his departure they were bottom of Div 1 and close to bankruptcy. 

[Daft Kerplunk]

8 minutes ago, Chez said:

He may have had his `faults', but Venables bought the skates for a quid, took over half a million out of the club during his 11 month tenure, and at his departure they were bottom of Div 1 and close to bankruptcy. 

Superb effort that from El Scales

[Chez]

I just looked back and they beat us home and away both in the 2008/9 season (helping to send us down) and slightly surprisingly, in the 2011/12 season too (preventing us winning the league).

I only recall the away game in 2009, which we lost 2-0. We are insipid that day. I distinctly remember lambasting a nineteen year old Morgan Schneiderlin, who was pitiful, for being a massive pussy. I am pretty sure I wrote him off, suggesting that he didn't have enough fight in him to success in English football. You live and learn.

I know little about the current City side, but ti a degree, our late goals and the points that have come with them gives us a slightly flattering league position, so with that in mind, we may be very evenly matched tonight. Thus, I will go for 0-0 and hope I am as accurate as my 2009 prediction. COYR.  

      

[Yorkshire Saint]

53 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Or how you can record it on Virgin Media to watch later?

Im on BT 🤔

[davefizzy14]

2-0 to us tonight with a clean sheet - Adam Armstrong and Sulemana to score, COYR

[manji]

5 hours ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

I see the game is available on the red button tonight via Sky. Has anyone worked out if/how you can watch it via now TV when its on the red button ? Thanks 

Definitely Red Button SKY

[goodymatt]

[trousers]

[trousers]

Where the f*** is Ross Stewart...? Injury relapse already...?

Edited 29 November, 2023 by trousers

[egg]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

Where the f*** is Ross Stewart...? Injury relapse already...?

Can only be injury or illness. He won't need a rest. 

[goodymatt]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

Where the f*** is Ross Stewart...? Injury relapse already...?

Notable absence, wonder if we are just giving him a night off as part of his management. He’s only played 15 mins though at the weekend.

[trousers]

[egg]

No McCarthy on the bench either. 

[goodymatt]

Just now, trousers said:

We were linked with Vyner in the summer IIRC, be interesting to see if he’s any good.

[saintant]

Stewart obviously miles off it and RM has managed to weasel his mate in at left back. No surprises.

[goodymatt]

Just now, saintant said:

Stewart obviously miles off it and RM has managed to weasel his mate in at left back. No surprises.

Manning scares me defensively.

[CB Fry]

5 hours ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

I see the game is available on the red button tonight via Sky. Has anyone worked out if/how you can watch it via now TV when its on the red button ? Thanks 

Doesn't work on all NOW platforms (ie a phone) but if you have a Roku box etc it should be there.

Go to the football section and keep scrolling down and down and down and down.

Buried away underneath reruns of Premier league games from three weeks ago.

[derry]

Manning at left back. He needs to buck his ideas up. At least S.Armstrong is left midfield instead of a bloody great hole. The front three look good, we'll have to wait and see.

[SaintNewForest]

3 minutes ago, egg said:

No McCarthy on the bench either. 

 

Probably picked up his annual winter injury, and we won't see him again now till the Spring. 

 

Last year was the same and so was the season before.

[egg]

Just now, SaintNewForest said:

 

Probably picked up his annual winter injury, and we won't see him again now till the Spring. 

 

Last year was the same and so was the season before.

Maybe. I'm hoping he's being wrapped in cotton wool until someone takes his salary off our books in January 🤞

[tdmickey3]

4 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

Manning scares me defensively.

He scares everyone because he is utter shit

Any inside knowledge regarding Stewart

[James]

Bit of a worry re Stewart. He looked miles off v Hudds in the time he had but hope it's not a relapse. 

[Wade Garrett]

Manning!  They’ll be attacking down our left side all night then. Fucking dogshit.

[Spoonman]

Manning… for fuck sake. 

[Dusic]

Hopefully with Stewart they just feel he would be better getting a full week of training rather than doing less for the sake of another 10min cameo.

[Convict Colony]

good to see charles in