Forest vs Saints - Sunday 2pm

[Lighthouse]

If you told me at the start of the season we’d be going into this pair of fixtures with United 15th and Forest 3rd, I’d have had a radon survey done on your house. It goes without saying they’re in scarily good form, 7 wins and a draw against Liverpool since the start of December, so Saints law dictates this is the game we go and win.

[ApprenticeBillionaire]

We will get pumped.

It's not even funny.

This time last year they were cannon fodder.

They are going to fucking murder us.

[Saint Fan CaM]

If Utd can beat us 3-1, Forest on their current form can beat us 6-0. I have zero confidence of another point this season despite some ‘plucky’ performances.

[benjii]

Nil points!

[CB Fry]

I know a few Forest fans and yes as Lighthouse says there is a bit of "Typical us, we'll go and lose to you lot" going on (all football fans are the same).

But it's difficult to see that from our perspective. Even when we we turn up and at our absolute best (like last night) we're just not good enough in this division. And Forest are immense right now.

I'm hoping for a battling 2-2.

[trousers]

Forest 1 Saints 2

"Move on" tally = 7

[coalman]

2-1 to Saints. Forest won't be ready for what's about to hit them. They'll be forced to lower their game to meet us.

[Harry_SFC]

Ramsdale, KWP, Bree, Bednarek, THB, Manning, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Fernandes, Sulemena, Dibling (Archer)

Please for the love of god get KWP back on the right. He looks so awkward defending from the wrong side. Also I guarantee he will play Armstrong if Dibling is injured. 

[Chez]

35 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Ramsdale, KWP, Bree, Bednarek, THB, Manning, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Fernandes, Sulemena, Dibling (Archer)

Please for the love of god get KWP back on the right. He looks so awkward defending from the wrong side. Also I guarantee he will play Armstrong if Dibling is injured. 

Agree with you. Sugawara wasn't great last night anyway. Neither armstrong or Archer are similar to Dibling in any way. It really depends what Juric wants them to do.

Edited 17 hours ago by Chez

[Fabrice29]

No way Forest leave the space United did behind their defence so will be a completely different game to yesterday. Will be two teams desperately trying to draw the other up the field. 

[Football Special]

Can you change the thread title to Notts Forest to use their proper name 

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, CB Fry said:

I know a few Forest fans and yes as Lighthouse says there is a bit of "Typical us, we'll go and lose to you lot" going on (all football fans are the same).

But it's difficult to see that from our perspective. Even when we we turn up and at our absolute best (like last night) we're just not good enough in this division. And Forest are immense right now.

I'm hoping for a battling 2-2.

The Forest fan I know has been unbearable recently, would love to bring them back down to earth 

Get that Mickey Evans back in the side , he'll take his chances 

 

[danjosaint]

JWP to score couple of free kicks 

[Saint86]

We have a 25% win rate at the their ground 10/41. They're also on fire in the league... 

https://www.transfermarkt.com/southampton-fc/bilanzdetail/verein/180/plus/0?gegner_id=703&saison_id=&wettbewerb_id=&day=&heim_gast=gast&punkte=&datum_von=&datum_bis=

Chris Wood also had a 50% win rate vs us in the Premier league, with a 25% scoring rate 3 goals in 12 games). 

Hard to be optimistic. Who knows, maybe we'll scrap a draw to make up for the 3 points we threw away last night 😂

Edited 13 hours ago by Saint86

[Pamplemousse]

They're good on the counter attack, we need to sit in for 90 minutes and let them try to break us down.

[Andy Hill]

Another loss incoming - they are way too strong for our lot. 

[BARCELONASAINT]

They have the not only the benefit of being a very good inform team but they also have the extra benefit of 2 extra rest days. We were dead on our feet yesterday after 70 minutes. Forest will murder us!

[bpsaint]

This had easily got a 5 or 6-0 written all over it, and I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if one of those came via JWP. 

[S-Clarke]

Lots of talk about JWP scoring etc, but he hardly plays for them. Unused sub most of the time.

He's played about 20 mins of PL football since Nov.

[saintant]

Again, performance is more important than the result. More of what we saw yesterday and I'll be happy. Compete well and a loss will be ok because the only goal we are chasing is beating Derby's points and few expect anything against a resurgent Forest.

[AlexLaw76]

Forest are excellent this season, and have a potent mix of pace and power all over the park.

we will huff and puff but get done fairly comfortably 

[Chez]

5 hours ago, Football Special said:

Can you change the thread title to Notts Forest to use their proper name 

My brother in law supports them. I always refer to them as Notts Forest. He loves it, although right now, nothing can take the bloody smile off his face. 

Despite the success of our press and incisive attacks, I suggest we park the bus, give Elanga and Odoi no space behind and try to bore them to death, like we did Fulham.

[saintant]

5 hours ago, Football Special said:

Can you change the thread title to Notts Forest to use their proper name 

No such team as Notts Forest - they are Nottingham Forest. However there is a Notts County.

[Football Special]

6 minutes ago, saintant said:

No such team as Notts Forest - they are Nottingham Forest. However there is a Notts County.

I know , it winds them up so much make sure you keep calling them Notts at every opportunity 

[trousers]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

Lots of talk about JWP scoring etc, but he hardly plays for them. Unused sub most of the time.

He's played about 20 mins of PL football since Nov.

But we all know how things pan out when Saints come into town.... 

[franniesTache]

I'm hoping Notts Forest will throw this game and let us win so we don't take Derby's worst points total title from them.

That is literally the only hope I have, because if they don't do this we're not winning it by any stretch.

Still i guess the upside is that Nottingham some absolutely brilliant pubs to head back when the third goes in, and I assume the bingo buses will have a pit stop at Hooters.

[OttawaSaint]

6 hours ago, Football Special said:

The Forest fan I know has been unbearable recently, would love to bring them back down to earth 

Get that Mickey Evans back in the side , he'll take his chances 

 

Back in the days when I lived in the UK. I was there! Great memories!

[Andy Hill]

Our Last Man Standing is going to last forever - everyone just picks who Saints are playing - home or away !

[Saint_lambden]

Anthony Taylor refereeing too, which should cheer everyone up who's feeling down about the game.