Patches O Houlihan

pen given

Boro again!

Ipswich back level. Didn't take long

Boro 1 up, against the run of play

"...and Cameron Archer is Manolo Gabbiadini at Swansea!!!!" Marmite for some but I love Adam Blackmore's commentaries

We are fucking massive. Get in there Saints!

Tonda is the subs magician!

Found the time to watch Saints, well done. Is it a coincidence that we’re losing ?

…and then a third went in before half time at Leicester, and we more than fixed it. I’m not going to underestimate our ability to sort this out.

We’ll need Millwall to screw up too of course… and we need to be perfect, and not out of sorts after an FA Cup semi final immediately beforehand. I’m loving the excitement and anticipation - it would be so hard to do, that for me there’s no real frustration if we don’t achieve it. Worst case is we’re in the driving seat for the playoffs with recent experience of winning them, and being the form team.

It’s lovely to have two interchangeable players who don’t really change the team’s dynamic but force the opposition to adjust to compensate for the change. Describing Larin as a battering ram seems exactly right; particularly now he has full fitness and is showing his true pace. I can see Tonda in the big games starting with Larin to wear them down, and then bringing Stewart on to face tired minds and bodies. Will we see the Stewart/Archer combo tried out at some point?

Hey Grok try to find a reason in the last 8 weeks for giving Cam Bragg a shoeing

Ipswich fans looking over their shoulders https://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/627534/anyone-else-concerned-that-southampton-are-putting-themselves-in-the-mix/#42

Saints are third favourites for promotion, behind Coventry and Ipswich https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/promotion

FT at Fratton 2-0

Just need the skates to hold on - and me to keep my dinner down after saying that…

Archer!!

That’s a few good tackles from Wood

Wellington looking a bit rusty…

Bragg started in the win over Arsenal and nothing bad happened. How much more do you want from a lad who had his debut this season; arriving by taxi from the U21 game and wearing a blank shirt?!!

So will the front four look like: Larin Archer Fellows Matsuki OR Larin Archer Matsuki Fellows At least we have Leo and Edozie (and potentially Robinson) to bring on a half time if it isn't working.

I understand your thinking but Edozie isn't amazing at breaking down teams that park the bus. We'd almost be better to play Azaz left, Matsuki centre (10) and Fellows on the right if we want to protect Scienza.

What a week of football that has been. Cracking work all round. Bloody well done 👏

Pompy?!!

Danny Ings!!