Wolves (H) - Saturday 3pm

[Football Special]

This is a real 6-pointer in the "how soon will our relegation be confirmed " calculation 

Would be nice to see a home win or maybe even a point, or a goal 

Cunha is suspended for them at least. 

Game close to a sell out, this is the 2nd match this season the club are offering £1 tickets for Junior Members, last one was Brentford at home so fingers crossed for an improvement on that. 

[east-stand-nic]

When will relegation be confirmed? It depends hugely on this result against Wolves. If we lose we will be 17 points behind them, 18 with GD, and with only 27 points left to play for so likely down by the Villa game. If we win we will be only 11/12 points behind with GD. So the relegation could be delayed a game or two later.

I think and hope we will win as we need to finish on more than 11 bloody points.

[Toussaint]

If we set up as we did against Liverpool we have a very good chance. I wouldn’t start Smallbone or Dibbling, I’d bring In Aribo and Archer or Paul to give us a bit more up front. 

[Whitey Grandad]

4 minutes ago, east-stand-nic said:

When will relegation be confirmed? It depends hugely on this result against Wolves. If we lose we will be 17 points behind them, 18 with GD, and with only 27 points left to play for so likely down by the Villa game. If we win we will be only 11/12 points behind with GD. So the relegation could be delayed a game or two later.

I think and hope we will win as we need to finish on more than 11 bloody points.

I hope we win too. I’ve only watched one win this season.

Oops. I’ve just checked our record so far. 23 losses out of 23 games 😩

[bangkoksaint]

The Wolves thread.....started three days after the Liverpool result just about sums up the apathy we now all have towards this season. 

[danjosaint]

                Ramsdale

 Kwp      Abk         Thb        Weli

               Les         Aribo

 Dibling      Fernandes     Sule

                     Paul 

 

Easy 3pts in the bag .......... maybe

 

[Sarnia Cherie]

Simon Hooper is the ref for this one. Let's hope he isn't a secret Wolves supporter. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 hour ago, danjosaint said:

                Ramsdale

 Kwp      Abk         Thb        Weli

     Les         Smallbone/Downes

 Aribo/Archer   Fernandes     Sule

                     Paul 

 

Easy 3pts in the bag .......... maybe

 

This will be far from an easy game in terms of gaining points, but there’s absolutely nothing to lose in a home game, so go as strong as possible up front. Per the changes I’ve made above, I’d leave Dibling on the bench to run at tired legs later.

Score? Who the hell knows…optimistically 2-1. If Juric goes back to 5 defenders we’ll lose 1-2 or 1-3.

[Saint86]

This is a must win game - easiest remaining match on paper at least.

Edited 16 hours ago by Saint86

[Whitey Grandad]

3 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

This is a must win game - easiest remaining match on paper at least.

Must win? For them or for us?

[Saint86]

Just now, Whitey Grandad said:

Must win? For them or for us?

Unless you want the worst points total in premier league history, i should think the answer is obvious surely?

[Midfield_General]

3 hours ago, Toussaint said:

I’d bring In Aribo and Archer or Paul to give us a bit more up front. 

How would that help? 

[SylvianSylvian]

                 RAMSDALE

KWP         ABK       THB       WELINGTON  

              LES          ARIBO

GRONBAEK   FERNANDES  SULEMANA

                TP / ARCHER 

Wolves at home, Cunha out, we have to fucking get something here. Come on Saints! 

[Whitey Grandad]

22 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

Unless you want the worst points total in premier league history, i should think the answer is obvious surely?

To be honest I’ve given up caring any more.

[Toussaint]

Those of you dropping Manning, he was one of our best players at Liverpool, he has done ok most of this season. He may have his limitations, but he’s a 100% player, and we are very short of those in our squad. Not that I don’t like Welington, but it doesn’t seem right to chop out players after good performances, although it seems we have a propensity for doing that.

[Toussaint]

4 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

To be honest I’ve given up caring any more.

I haven’t, it would be nice to end the season regaining a bit of form. I wouldn’t want to continue on this trajectory into next season. 

[Toussaint]

22 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

How would that help? 

I don’t think either are e as bad as some would have it, and if we set up conventionally, as we did against Liverpool, we are likely to create opportunities for them, in my opinion. 

[Whitey Grandad]

15 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

Those of you dropping Manning, he was one of our best players at Liverpool, he has done ok most of this season. He may have his limitations, but he’s a 100% player, and we are very short of those in our squad. Not that I don’t like Welington, but it doesn’t seem right to chop out players after good performances, although it seems we have a propensity for doing that.

I agree, he’s not that bad, but what was going on when he and Bednarek both tried to head the same ball? That’s symptomatic of an unsettled team.

12 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

I haven’t, it would be nice to end the season regaining a bit of form. I wouldn’t want to continue on this trajectory into next season. 

My grandson and I will be relinquishing our season tickets at the end of this season. We shall probably still go to the occasional games but it’s a sad end to over thirty years of support.

[Toussaint]

2 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

My grandson and I will be relinquishing our season tickets at the end of this season. We shall probably still go to the occasional games but it’s a sad end to over thirty years of support.

C’mon Whitey. I know you’ve had a thoroughly crappy time this last year or so, but remember, “non illegitimus carborundum”! It’s our club not the presiding bunch of egotistical, narcissistic rogues and chancers. They come and go. 

Edited 13 hours ago by Toussaint

[Hayling Saint]

3 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I agree, he’s not that bad, but what was going on when he and Bednarek both tried to head the same ball? That’s symptomatic of an unsettled team.

My grandson and I will be relinquishing our season tickets at the end of this season. We shall probably still go to the occasional games but it’s a sad end to over thirty years of support.

Me too same as that.

[die Mannyschaft]

I would say  Saints 1-0, but if we continue to make 6 subs a game we have no chance of getting any points. Wolves have a nice run in , 3 easy games. This is on paper an easy game with tge other 6 pointers we have. But we don't play football to WIN but to STOP the game, run clock down, HOLD ball. It's just a terrible coaching and training situation. Saints are a negative playing football team so that the problem we don't set out to win games. I don't understand modern coaches, does any one? Saints 0-0 if 89% possession 

[die Mannyschaft]

3 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I agree, he’s not that bad, but what was going on when he and Bednarek both tried to head the same ball? That’s symptomatic of an unsettled team.

My grandson and I will be relinquishing our season tickets at the end of this season. We shall probably still go to the occasional games but it’s a sad end to over thirty years of support.

The Chelsea game highlighted how negative Saints play. Apart from going to the Bridge and am awsy day it's another dead rubber. I don't even think trying to get to 12 points is an incentive. How can you kick the ball backwards and hope to score 3 goals to win a game. I hope tickets are cheaper but suspect a huge price rise next season. Surely we can be this negative next season, roll on the new coach .

[Holmes_and_Watson]

8 hours ago, Toussaint said:

I’d bring In Aribo and Archer or Paul to give us a bit more up front. 

 

4 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

How would that help? 

Paul and Aribo to hold down their goalkeeper, and Archer to score (eventually).

Don't worry. All 3 will wear Liverpool shirts, so the ref won't mind.

[Whitey Grandad]

4 hours ago, Toussaint said:

C’mon Whitey. I know you’ve had a thoroughly crappy time this last year or so, but remember, “non illegitimus carborundum”! It’s our club not the presiding bunch of egotistical, narcissistic rogues and chancers. They come and go. 

I promised my wife before she died that I would continue to take my grandson to the football but he graduates this year and has a placement near Gloucester so can only come back every few weeks. I have a lot of travelling still to do so I would welcome some more free weekends.

[SNSUN]

The wheel has spoken.

The wheel is always wrong. (Though how close was that to a Saints 3 or more goal victory...)

 

 

[madge]

AFC Totton or Saints.. season tickets at both, and saints are really pushing me towards non league footy.. so so depressing at st Mary’s 

[Pamplemousse]

Michael Oliver on VAR...

[SouSaint]

Easy win for Wolves. 0-3. 

[dsrdorset]

My first game back after 6 months of chemotherapy. Have I missed much......? 

[Dark Munster]

4 hours ago, dsrdorset said:

My first game back after 6 months of chemotherapy. Have I missed much......? 

Well we've suffered a lot with our club, but I'm sure nothing compared to what you have endured. I hope you've made a full recovery and we all have a much better year starting next August.