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  1. I have a match ticket and I’m trying to find a way around the rail problems. Avanti and Southern (my route for the bulk of the journey)are running on Saturday. They strike on the Friday and Monday respectively. I think Cross Country is running on the Saturday too if that’s the route up from Southampton. Not clear whether Friday’s strike or “action short of a strike” will affect services on Saturday. It seems it’s Northern Rail which is on strike on the Saturday. For me that’s the final part of the journey from Preston or Manchester Victoria to Blackburn. Rail replacement services are not provided on strike days. So that leaves normal bus or coach services or an Uber from Preston or Manchester. And yeah the rail prices are a joke, even with a rail card. I won’t be driving. Any suggestions appreciated. Following Saints away this season has been really difficult all things considered.
  2. I can remember a slow version being sung in the 70’s by, what were to me back then, old men in the upper tier of the west stand, accompanied by stamping of feet on the wooden floor. But only when things were going really well on the pitch. Good old days.
  3. Referring to Gillingham’s win over Southampton “We used a similar game plan again today. “We couldn't give up space in the middle of the pitch. We knew that Russ' teams are too good and too structured to do that. "We didn't give up space. They very rarely got through us. We knew we had to invite them wide, but there they have got the best one-vs-one players in the league. So we kicked the shit out of them”
  4. Apparently the Hawthorns will be rocking tonight. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68313059
  5. No complaints about the result. Got exactly what we deserved. The performance is a worry. Totally lacking in energy. I think the coaching staff have been conscious of it. The signs have been there for a few weeks now. Well done Bristol though.
  6. I hope you’re right. Bristol - unfortunately not. Can’t get home from an evening game there. Liverpool purchased but of course the criterion is attendance not purchase.
  7. A surprisingly low allocation. However, a bit of quick research suggests around 2k is what they’re giving away teams this season. With 4 aways and having bought train tickets I’m not confident of getting a match ticket now.
  8. Relax Carlos. Just suggesting why block 34 may have taken longer than usual to clear of “dickheads” as you call them. Not me. Final whistle and I’m off like a whippet. I hope the poor soul who took ill or had a fall is ok.
  9. Well done Martin. Lose four on the trot again and you go back to being a twat.
  10. I’ve noticed this too. When he’s in line with his defence (ie not left stranded upfield) he often plays close to Bednarek. I think he does it because if he goes out to the winger he’ll get isolated one on one and likely get done for pace. Danny Fox used to do the same thing, probably for the same reason. While I’m moaning about Manning, so often he plays a short ball inside to a CB. It’s partly his body position when he receives the ball. I’d like to see him open up his body position more often to allow the possibility of a ball up the line or, riskier, into midfield. At least it would put a bit of doubt in the minds of the opposition, but it’s predictable. I wonder whether Coventry noticed this last night. They doubled up on him as he tried to go inside, won the ball and scored.
  11. A couple of thoughts. Time wasting, if that’s what it was, seems like a poor strategy for a team that’s good at keeping the ball. As well as picking apart Saints’ performance (this thread), sometimes you have to credit the opposition. The contrast between say the performance and result against Bristol City and yesterday’s performance and result - Watford did a better job than Bristol at limiting goal scoring opportunities. For all that, poor defending cost us two points.
  12. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/67295892
  13. We’re soft. Preston tactics first 10 of second half were no more sophisticated than get into em fuck em up. And we caved in.
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