Saints v Swansea: FA Cup - 12th January

[Chez]

1 hour ago, Streaky said:

For me it's more about the state of football in general, not just the state of southampton. Var, ffp, European super league. 

Teams like southampton have never got a hope of doing anything great, maybe a league cup victory at some point in the next 30 years is as much as I can hope for.

Leicester won the blooming league. Forrest beat Liverpool next week and they are challenging for the title. You can always dream...

Edited 3 hours ago by Chez

[Football Special]

22 hours ago, Badger said:

Then people wonder why the FA Cup has lost some of its ‘magic’. This is another reason.

Last season at Watford the draw was known shortly after HT. Spoilt the game for me, what was the point of getting a midweek tie away at Liverpool? 

I agree , it's crazy we'll probably find out at half time again

Can't get the Skates now either they've fallen at the first hurdle, saw one of their muppets comment online "pleased we're out, need to concentrate 100%on staying up and getting to beat the scummers next season" 

Pathetic. 

 

[Streaky]

1 hour ago, Chez said:

Leicester won the blooming league. Forrest beat Liverpool next week and they are challenging for the title. You can always dream...

Leicester was before ffp took hold and forest have been in and out of ffp sanctions since they were promoted. Smaller clubs will be even smaller and the big clubs will be even bigger in the years to come. 

Yeah as fans you can dream but the older you get the more you realise football is now a business and a unfair one at that.

[Chez]

40 minutes ago, Streaky said:

Leicester was before ffp took hold and forest have been in and out of ffp sanctions since they were promoted. Smaller clubs will be even smaller and the big clubs will be even bigger in the years to come. 

Yeah as fans you can dream but the older you get the more you realise football is now a business and a unfair one at that.

Sure money talks and the big clubs really have it sewn up. That fact still remains, Forest are in the title race, proving that smaller size clubs can challenge, all be it probably only for a short period. Leicester and them give me a little hope. Unfortunately, we (and may others) have not got it right over the last half decade or more, but that doesn't mean we can't.  One day rodders...

[Totton Saint]

No VAR so a ray of hope for us tomorrow.