saintstowin

Unlike the FA Cup Final where the vast majority went in yellow, do you reckon it'll mainly be red and white in the stands? Notwithstanding those that have or buy the black kit, trying to get everyone to turn up in that colour seems a bit too sobering.

Quite a stressful time. We can console ourselves that a win means losing a lot next season and tickets easy to come by, and a loss means mid table and the same easy ticket access. Phew. 😇

Anyone really struggling/panicking, ticket office might be worth a call. 02381 780 780.

Similar. I got to see the seats and it just kept saying loading and then kicked me out. Now an hour to get back in.

I'm stressed reading this and I've not even had the pleasure of the system until tomorrow at 930. Similar to some above I'm very much hoping I can buy for my F&F who are all members and linked to my account. Two of them are children so hopefully the system allows someone to buy their tickets as they cannot do so themselves! And I did buy their membership via my account so I guess that is possible.

I think they've said that customer numbers must have been created by 11 May. Is that the way they hope people can't get round it? There's always a way though.

When the membership window opens on Monday will I be able to buy 4 tickets (if available) in 1 transaction? All 4 of us are members and linked to my account. Like I would for a normal match day to take family with me. I'm assuming, and hoping so. All 4 have purchase history from this and previous seasons.

Will we be more likely to play 4 at the back at home?

It's a decent result. They have a big gap between their home and away form. Yes would have liked a bit more attacking but this is two games not one and we should be confident to get the job done having kept it to a draw today.

I ended up phoning at 930 because the site showed no tickets, but if I then clicked on match tickets from that page it let me in, however it greyed out my friends/family so I couldn't link a ticket to them! Odd. Yet yesterday it seemed to be willing to sell me 1 ticket even though I'm not a member. I didn't go through with that purchase as I wanted more than one. Streamlined process! Helpful ticket office person though. Good luck getting one by other means if you're still looking.

What's not to like? Saints away win that directly dents the confidence of a rival. We're going into the play offs with renewed belief (us and the players). Sunny. Everyone played well. Tories being hammered. A different way of playing is possible. WBA beatable if we're on it.

That was my one and only Highbury trip. Henry and Co had a field day. I can't recall how weak we were, on paper. I do remember us having loads of chances. Defo affected Strachan for the final.

RM has today confirmed he meant reactions to the motivational what's app messages he sends each player.

It's a tough call and I can't predict RM's approach. He saw what didn't work changes-wise v Stoke. It's the intensity and our general lack of it lately that I worry about.

I agree about ST holders' friends being a priority group as unfair, especiallly 2 tickets. No reason why it shouldn't be ST, members, then fans who have been this or recent seasons. Let's see how it sells with all the optimism around.

Last 6 games and points for the play off teams. Leeds 7 Saints 9 Norwich 9 WBA 5 Hull 12 Assuming 4 of these 5 make it. Hull have picked up after a pretty bad run saw them almost drop out of contention and if they get in you could see why they would be that 6th placed team on a run to be feared. But we won't be playing the semi against them. But no team is storming it. Lots of talk of Norwich but they aren't playing brilliantly. As far as I can tell. It's our own form and confidence we need to sort. That's the obvious worry. Need a performance at Leeds.

The last few seasons in the PL were so awful that this season has had an interesting mix of real happiness (fresh start, more wins, really good football at times) but in contrast being pretty quick to anger at anything bad (slow football, questionable tactics, under achieving). I know in general football (and forums) will have extremes of emotions. But for me there is something about what we've all had in recent seasons that makes us feel like we deserve more, see this season as the ultimate chance, and therefore get upset at not having that. I'm not saying it's wrong to feel that, I do too, but it has had an impact on my responses. I agree there are many things RM could have done/do better.

Poor form at the wrong time. But we can still win a two leg play off.

The goals against considering how little the opposition have the ball. This is what gets me and screams very loudly that the approach has severe limitations. For the most part we've coped by being better and quality eventually winning. But on off days and when we play good teams we are exposed so easily.

Any defender who doesn't play in a thrashing immediately looks better. But JS would have played his part in the debacle last night and I don't think the result would have been different. Some of of the things JS does that limit him are a lack of focus and being too laid back on the pitch, lacking urgency. Unless a situation presents itself like v Middlesbrough. All the usual JS stuff would not have helped.

I didn't watch the 2nd half. Lucky me. First was foreboding. What an absolute rotten display at such an vital stage. Never should be getting beat like that. We can't play that style against pressing and quality opposition. But it seems to be the only way we can play. Only crumb of comfort is I really doubt we'll be that bad again in the 5 games if we're lucky to get that many. Maybe we got Leicester on a good day, despite our woefulness. I can't hate the manager but his limitations were laid bare tonight.

Sensible I think. Brooks over one or two others but no one has screamed pick me instead in the last few weeks. Rothwell for an hour to see what he can offer from the start. Glad Charles is in.

I've seen that and it looks dodgy (for VAR that is). The other issue is that the pass was a flick/scoop and therefore usually this means the ball rolls up the foot a bit before release so point of release is more complicated. Plus Wright's movement at the time of the pass is across rather than forwards (in order to stay onside) so any millisecond affects it massively. All these things make the lines harder to draw and less accurate in my view, and give weight to the view that VAR for offside may not be good enough. For all VAR offsides I remain unconvinced any camera can tell when the ball leaves the boot to the degree necessary for it to be foolproof. I have enjoyed not putting up with it this season.

It says we were brave! It's not a new thing after all.

Really good points about FD's importance. We all know how vital he is. But we make his absences even harder to cope with through tactical decisions. I can almost agree that today it should have been ok with WS/JA. But when the changes were made after an hour it was totally wrong not to turn to Charles.