Saint Marky Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 6 hours ago, Give it to Ron said: How weird walking to the ground was listening to 2 Watford fans talking said they didn’t think they were good enough to hold onto a 1 nil win! Watford apart from few crosses didn’t look much apart from goal scorer who ran game for them. One shot hit post can’t think of anything else troubled Lumley. Poor wall was problem just one player? As others said once we had pace, width and players that could pass and move we were a different side. I was worried Fraser had pulled muscle soon after came on but looked to have stretched it off. For replay we should have Bree and Ezozie back too. Yes, saw Fraser seem to hobble, after a long sprint down the wing, thought oh no at the time, but seemed to run it off luckily. Thought Sam Ameyaw looked very very good. He is going to be one hell of a player, one of those ‘ enjoy him while he’s here’. The Ref seemed appalling, but that was from a perspective of watching live from the southampton end. From anyone watching a stream, was he poor? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gio1saints Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 5 hours ago, east-stand-nic said: This result shows exactly why playing a hugely changed side is a waste of time. Instead of going out or winning we now have yet another game we probably did not want or need. FFS, play the first team from the start and then change it later if we are winning else what is the point? We just end up stressed and fighting back and then next week at Rotherham maybe we will have lost our rhythm. It is totally counter productive. It is NOT totally counterproductive. Sure we learn from wins but you insinuate we learn nothing from defeats learn nothing from tough draws. Often the defeats and the tough draws teach us more than the easy wins. About players about styles about a whole bunch of things. The match result is merely ONE of the the many objectives - team coaches and individual players - set out for each Saints match, albeit the most important one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Saint Marky said: Yes, saw Fraser seem to hobble, after a long sprint down the wing, thought oh no at the time, but seemed to run it off luckily. Thought Sam Ameyaw looked very very good. He is going to be one hell of a player, one of those ‘ enjoy him while he’s here’. The Ref seemed appalling, but that was from a perspective of watching live from the southampton end. From anyone watching a stream, was he poor? The ref was Michael Salisbury, who we had a number of times last season and was always dreadful. Awful referee. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 21 hours ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said: Yep, looked like an unfit 2022 version of Aribo traipsing around the pitch. Really slow, looked overweight and knackered when he came off. Though Sam AA had a great cameo Rothwell either isn’t ready in which case why is he playing or he’s pretty crap…. He was hiding for most of the game… Lose a stone might help… Certainly shouldn’t be on the pitch again until he is much more up to speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Pamplemousse said: The ref was Michael Salisbury, who we had a number of times last season and was always dreadful. Awful referee. Not sure there any reasons to complain about his performance on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 30 minutes ago, Chez said: Not sure there any reasons to complain about his performance on Sunday. Massive inconsistency with cards, missed some obvious fouls - apart from that, he had a great game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Chez said: Not sure there any reasons to complain about his performance on Sunday. I felt there were a few obvious fouls he didn't seem to give us, but then gave some soft ones for Watford. Edited January 29 by Pamplemousse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_SFC Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 50 minutes ago, rallyboy said: Massive inconsistency with cards, missed some obvious fouls - apart from that, he had a great game. I swear one of their players threw the ball at one of ours after he gave us a free kick? The ref was looking straight at it and didn't bat an eyelid. He was terrible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectraman Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 14 hours ago, david in sweden said: What player wouldn't want to play against Liverpool. For those young players (and there were quite a few out there on Sunday), it may be yet another chance for some of them to get game time. Russell Martin was right to choose the "untried " lads - even for 60 minutes, as Watford are a tough, uncompromising side - even without their best players, and our youngsters got a first-hand taste of "men's football". Meghoma tried hard - though he was bounced about like a beach ball, whilst Hoedt and company showed no mercy on our lightweight forward line. Admittedly, the start side looked unbalanced for quite a while, and a lot of simple passes went astray but if we get past Watford is the first priority, but even our seasoned pro's. will want to play at Anfield, and with the chance of advancement another round in the Cup - who knows what may follow?. Liverpool will need to keep their best players for Prem. games and try to retain their position at the top of the table, PLUS one wonders ...what effect Klopp's recent shock announcement may have on their dressing room in the upcoming period ? Remember 1976 against a superior Man Utd side? Thank god some of you doomsayers and may as well give up merchants weren’t in charge back then 🙄. i mean last year - cup is irrelevant it’s about staying in the prem. This year cup is irrelevant as we are in the hunt for promotion…When exactly should we try in it then?! I give you Leicester and Wigan in more recent times. Bet they’re glad they bothered..! Edited January 29 by vectraman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 33 minutes ago, vectraman said: Remember 1976 against a superior Man Utd side? Thank god some of you doomsayers and may as well give up merchants weren’t in charge back then 🙄. i mean last year - cup is irrelevant it’s about staying in the prem. This year cup is irrelevant as we are in the hunt for promotion…When exactly should we try in it then?! I give you Leicester and Wigan in more recent times. Bet they’re glad they bothered..! Any other year when we’re not in a precarious position with regards to next season’s league. Like all the other years before last, when we had three cup semis and a final. Leicester were a top six club when they won it and Wigan was a one off fluke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ft8saint Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Any idea when the replay tickets go on sale nothing on the website yet. A bit slow by us???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintoaks Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Was told to take our flag down within minutes of putting it up on the netting at the front, steward said no flags were allowed in the away end due to the troubles in Israel & Palestine, i asked him politely (Not) to turn round and explain why there were hundreds of flags in the home end, he had no answer !! Absolute double standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNewForest Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, 6ft8saint said: Any idea when the replay tickets go on sale nothing on the website yet. A bit slow by us???? Very tight turnaround, particularly the logistics of posting thousands of tickets in our postal system, considering the match is either next Tuesday/Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 14 hours ago, vectraman said: Remember 1976 against a superior Man Utd side? Thank god some of you doomsayers and may as well give up merchants weren’t in charge back then 🙄. i mean last year - cup is irrelevant it’s about staying in the prem. This year cup is irrelevant as we are in the hunt for promotion…When exactly should we try in it then?! I give you Leicester and Wigan in more recent times. Bet they’re glad they bothered..! Of course we remember 1976 (those of us who are old enough)...who could forget, but It was a very disappointing League season in the end. Despite being 4th after Christmas, we were let down by a long row of single-goal defeats, and won only 6 games in the second half of the season. Our 1-0 victory at Pompey was our only win in the last 8 away fixtures. We finished a poor 6th, just 4 points adrift of the 3 promoted sides, and with only champions Sunderland gaining more wins than we did. Historically, Saints have had a long list of giant-killing Cup wins over many decades, whilst (sadly) often falling at the quarter / semi-final stage. The fact remains that it is a Cup competition and we are committed to playing games as long as we continue to win the games. Almost every Saints fan must surely see us as promotion contenders, but if anyone thinks the Cup is less important.... then let's pick a team of 17/18 year olds for the Watford replay... get well and truly beaten ... and get it over and done with ...and then " concentrate on the League ". The thought of playing another Cup match at Anfield brings back memories for many after we beat L'pool (twice) in the League Cup some years ago, and the lure of another Cup game against them... is surely a one-off chance for every player (and fan) to really savour the occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 minute ago, SaintNewForest said: Very tight turnaround, particularly the logistics of posting thousands of tickets in our postal system, considering the match is either next Tuesday/Wednesday. Next Tuesday according to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/scores-fixtures/2024-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Whitey Grandad said: Next Tuesday according to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/scores-fixtures/2024-02 and on FA website. Fixtures - Emirates FA Cup - Competitions | The Football Association - Competitions | The FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNewForest Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I imagine they're waiting on tv picks before confirming the final date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, SaintNewForest said: I imagine they're waiting on tv picks before confirming the final date. I remember in the good old days they'd publish replay ticket details at the first match " in the event this game goes to a replay it will be played on x date, these will be the ticket details" etc. So much faffing around with fixtures now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, SaintNewForest said: I imagine they're waiting on tv picks before confirming the final date. I can't make the Tuesday so Wednesday would be better for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Prices seem a bit much for the replay and no season ticket holder or advance discount https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/southampton-vs-watford-fa-cup-replay-ticket-information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 You have until 1230 tomorrow if you want to sit in your own seat. Maybe the prices are as they are because they are the same as the original game at Watford? Seems reasonable enough to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 4 minutes ago, The Cat said: You have until 1230 tomorrow if you want to sit in your own seat. Maybe the prices are as they are because they are the same as the original game at Watford? Seems reasonable enough to me. Have to pay stewards, catering, staff so about right I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said: I can't make the Tuesday so Wednesday would be better for me. I'm sure the club will take your availability into account when making the arrangements. So Tuesday it is then 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, The Cat said: You have until 1230 tomorrow if you want to sit in your own seat. Maybe the prices are as they are because they are the same as the original game at Watford? Seems reasonable enough to me. You're right mate, teams need to agree on pricing I think so makes sense they used same as first game at Watford. No incentive to buy in advance though, will probably decide on the day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 56 minutes ago, JRM said: You're right mate, teams need to agree on pricing I think so makes sense they used same as first game at Watford. No incentive to buy in advance though, will probably decide on the day Wonder how many they'll bring? A couple of thousand would be a good effort for a midweek game where the winner goes out in the next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 15 minutes ago, The Cat said: Wonder how many they'll bring? A couple of thousand would be a good effort for a midweek game where the winner goes out in the next round. I thought they might bring quite a few, FA cup etc, we'd have taken full 4000 at their place even in a replay so surprised they've only taken smaller section. Most likely 2000 Watford at best though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Anyone else only getting option to collect tickets at St Mary's?? No option to print!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Reece Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 34 minutes ago, warsash saint said: Anyone else only getting option to collect tickets at St Mary's?? No option to print!! Yeah had the same… was going to wait till tomorrow & try again because there is no way I am braving the Ticket Office. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwsaint Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 In no surprise whatsoever, the replay wasn’t picked for TV coverage. That went to Plymouth vs Leeds and Aston Villa vs Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HnycS Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) On 27/01/2024 at 02:19, for_heaven's_Saint said: I’m pretty sure Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten all season, including in the Europa league. Must be getting on for 30 games. Did Nathan Tella play in a losing Saints side or has he not played for a losing side all season, he must be enjoying that if it the case! Edited January 31 by HnycS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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