Saints vs Newcastle - Saturday 3pm

[Lighthouse]

Just the six consecutive defeats against them, in all comps. Last time we beat them at St Mary’s we went top of the league.

[Osvaldorama]

Who cares?

Another 0-3 defeat

[SaintLondon]

Anyone else still keep thinking that at some point we'll go on a bit of a run and pick up 6 - 10 points? (How tragic does that sound?) Of course we're down but I still have hope that we'll eclipse Derby's record.. 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, SaintLondon said:

Anyone else still keep thinking that at some point we'll go on a bit of a run and pick up 6 - 10 points? (How tragic does that sound?) Of course we're down but I still have hope that we'll eclipse Derby's record.. 

If Juric can help them pull out some Man Utd displays and second half Saturday, they might encounter some mid-table outfits towards the end of the season dreaming of Barbados and not fancying a few challenges going in. 2-3 wins would do it.

[Badger]

9 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

If Juric can help them pull out some Man Utd displays and second half Saturday, they might encounter some mid-table outfits towards the end of the season dreaming of Barbados and not fancying a few challenges going in. 2-3 wins would do it.

Say it quick enough, and it sounds plausible enough. 
 

When you look at this fixture, part of me thinks, “do we have to” ? 
 

If we fail to turn up I think it’s only a 3-0 defeat imposed by default. 

[Morse]

We're going to mash 'em.

1-0 Saints

[Football Special]

Just going to watch these instead 

 

 

 

https://youtu.be/vSxicNgbut0?si=h5SRqd6mSvT30lK8

[coalman]

Ah the good old days where Newcastle would come down South and play us off the park only for Le Tissier to score a worldie (or two). Nowadays they seem to be able to beat us no matter how many they have on the pitch. At least we have one thing in common with them this season - a sense of outrage at Bereton-Diaz.

2-1 to Saints. They're not going to be able to cope with our free scoring football.

Just remember we only need two wins to go past Derby.

[saintant]

We used to have a very good home record against these but not since Eddie Howe went there. Time to change that and get a much needed victory. We still owe them for the time under Covid they pulled the player shortage card so let's make Saturday pay-back time.

[die Mannyschaft]

4 hours ago, SaintLondon said:

Anyone else still keep thinking that at some point we'll go on a bit of a run and pick up 6 - 10 points? (How tragic does that sound?) Of course we're down but I still have hope that we'll eclipse Derby's record.. 

There are 5 games we could win. All bottom half of tables teams. If games were 70 mins and no added time and only 2 subs then 8 games.

It's shame we're are looking at fixtures trying to find 5 points. London games used to be a great away day with all fans expecting 3 points or at least 1. 

[LGTL]

Yeah, do we have to? I can think of little more depressing than a football match at St Mary’s. 

[skintsaint]

they took a humping last time out so not sure if that was a good or bad thing. Hopefully Juric looked at how Bournemouth took them apart and has a similar plan.

[Roo1976]

7 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

they took a humping last time out so not sure if that was a good or bad thing. Hopefully Juric looked at how Bournemouth took them apart and has a similar plan.

we aint Bournemouth.

[skintsaint]

Just now, Roo1976 said:

we aint Bournemouth.

[St. Ciervo]

Still waiting for us to put together a full 90+ minutes. Newcastle will win despite good moments from the Saints. Tino scores???

[Football Special]

20 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

Just the six consecutive defeats against them, in all comps. Last time we beat them at St Mary’s we went top of the league.

That feels such a long time ago, wish I'd bought one of those t-shirts now 

Line up hasn't really changed that much. Missing Che Adams and Stuart Armstrong? 

Starting lineup:

GoalkeeperAlex McCarthy

DefenderJan Bednarek

DefenderJack Stephens

DefenderJannik Vestergaard

Defender/MidfielderKyle Walker-Peters

MidfielderStuart Armstrong

MidfielderJames Ward-Prowse

Midfielder/ForwardChe Adams

Midfielder/ForwardMoussa Djenepo

Midfielder/ForwardOriol Romeu

Midfielder/ForwardTheo Walcott

[Charlie Wayman]

19 hours ago, SaintLondon said:

Anyone else still keep thinking that at some point we'll go on a bit of a run and pick up 6 - 10 points? (How tragic does that sound?) Of course we're down but I still have hope that we'll eclipse Derby's record.. 

No, sorry! Certainly not against the Toon

Edited 15 hours ago by Charlie Wayman

[Saint Fan CaM]

Another defeat incoming. Can’t be arsed to analyse it more than to say we’re not good enough. 0-4.

[Lard]

Another loss. Spirited display but heavy defeat. 

[Sarnia Cherie]

On 22/01/2025 at 11:03, Lighthouse said:

Just the six consecutive defeats against them, in all comps. Last time we beat them at St Mary’s we went top of the league.

Oh those happy days.

[Sarnia Cherie]

3 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said:

No, sorry! Certainly not against the Toon

I agree. They will be smarting after that defeat at home from Bournemouth and looking to revive the momentum they had before that game. Then along comes Southampton, right on cue!

[CamSaint]

According to Juric:

Ramsdale has 'done something in training yesterday' and will be assessed tomorrow.

Sulemana has a hamstring injury & is not available.

Gronbaek only started training with the team today so is unlikely to feature.

Doesn't really bode well for Saturday with both Sulemana & Dibling out🤦‍♂️

[Football Special]

24 minutes ago, CamSaint said:

According to Juric:

Ramsdale has 'done something in training yesterday' and will be assessed tomorrow.

Sulemana has a hamstring injury & is not available.

Gronbaek only started training with the team today so is unlikely to feature.

Doesn't really bode well for Saturday with both Sulemana & Dibling out🤦‍♂️

I think we might lose this now 😕 

[tdmickey3]

More Armstrong then 🤦‍♂️

[Doctoroncall]

My expectations are getting lower to what a good target is, nil nil at half time and time waste second half to piss them off, maybe get one of their players sent off so we can cling on for a point. 

[Harry_SFC]

What a complete and utter shit show this season is. We just can't have anything go our way can we? 

[saintant]

4 hours ago, CamSaint said:

According to Juric:

Ramsdale has 'done something in training yesterday' and will be assessed tomorrow.

Sulemana has a hamstring injury & is not available.

Gronbaek only started training with the team today so is unlikely to feature.

Doesn't really bode well for Saturday with both Sulemana & Dibling out🤦‍♂️

Maybe reading between the lines we've agreed to sell him to Newcastle 🙂

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

2 hours ago, Doctoroncall said:

My expectations are getting lower to what a good target is, nil nil at half time and time waste second half to piss them off, maybe get one of their players sent off so we can cling on for a point. 

Worked fantastically on the first day of the season.

[Baird of the land]

3 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

More Armstrong then 🤦‍♂️

Maybe onachu and archer will finally both be on the pitch at the same time

[Doctoroncall]

1 hour ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Worked fantastically on the first day of the season.

You worked it out. 

[Andy Hill]

The sooner this season is over the better.  A complete clear out in the summer is needed. 

[Green]

On 22/01/2025 at 14:41, Football Special said:

Just going to watch these instead 

 

 

 

https://youtu.be/vSxicNgbut0?si=h5SRqd6mSvT30lK8

Did Le Tissier ever score a normal goal against Newcastle? 

 

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

14 hours ago, Football Special said:

That feels such a long time ago, wish I'd bought one of those t-shirts now 

 

 

They could rework that t-shirt, just drop the 'O' from 'STOP THE C*UNT', change the date and replace the league table with a photo of someone suitable. I have an idea who'd likely be the most popular choice.

[woodsaint1]

Whats the odds on a 0-9 I wonder.

Newcastle looking to bounce back after a poor result against Bournemouth. They've also had our number since the Saudis came in (before that, Newcastle at home used to be a comfortable win for us).

We're, well, very poor and will be missing Ramsdale (possibly), Dibling and Sulemana. Great.

All I ask is for us to still be in the game after an hour and who knows what could happen

                     Ramsdale 🤞🏼

          THB   Bednarek   Wood

KWP          Les      Aribo        Manning

                    Fernandes

              Onuachu   Archer

[Tommy Mulgrew]

Oh, the memories, courtesy of the Toon.  Good and bad ones in this list of past games:

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fabian-schar-turns-air-blue-30846655

[SNSUN]

26 minutes ago, woodsaint1 said:

Whats the odds on a 0-9 I wonder.

Newcastle looking to bounce back after a poor result against Bournemouth. They've also had our number since the Saudis came in (before that, Newcastle at home used to be a comfortable win for us).

We're, well, very poor and will be missing Ramsdale (possibly), Dibling and Sulemana. Great.

All I ask is for us to still be in the game after an hour and who knows what could happen

                     Ramsdale 🤞🏼

          THB   Bednarek   Wood

KWP          Les      Aribo        Manning

                    Fernandes

              Onuachu   Archer

Same team for me too. With no Sulemana or Dibling, both who have been very good lately, I’d be interested in seeing an Onuachu/Archer pairing.  I still think AA will start though.

[SNSUN]

On 22/01/2025 at 11:56, SaintLondon said:

Anyone else still keep thinking that at some point we'll go on a bit of a run and pick up 6 - 10 points? (How tragic does that sound?) Of course we're down but I still have hope that we'll eclipse Derby's record.. 

It’s probably delusion and rose tints but I still think we have it in us to surpass 20 points this season. It would require getting, and keeping, everyone fit but it’s doable. Still shit but at least we’d only be a mild laughing stock rather than a huge one.