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Here's the list of B-Team defenders.... not sure who out of these plays left back though? One for @LeG to answer maybe?

I know there are SWF question marks over Smallbone's 1st team credentials but, given the limited options at left back, I'm assuming Smallbone comes back into the starting 11 (if he's fully recovered from his injury?) with JWP dropping to full back....? I guess another option would be for Slattery to leap-frog Smallbone, but I suspect that's unlikely. (I would actually prefer Slattery over Smallbone as I feel he offers more tenacity as a midfielder. Slattery is the B-Team captain afterall, and the whole philosophy behind the new B-Team modus-operandi is that players can step up to the first team in a relatively seamless manner when required. If the captain of the B-Team isn't ready to step up then isn't the whole B-Team philosophy flawed?) Anyway, given all the injuries, this it what I reckon Ralph might go for.... -------------------------- --- McCarthy ------------------------------- ---- KWP ------ Stephens / Bednarek ----- Vestergaard --------- JWP --------------------- Romeu ------------- Smallbone* ----------------- --------- Armstrong -------------------------------- Redmond -------- --------------------- Adams -------------- Walcott -------------------- Subs: Forster, Valery**, Stephens / Bednarek, Slattery, Long, N'Lundulu/Obefemi, Djenepo (*If Smallbone is still injured then Slattery to start and Jankewitz on the bench....?) (**Not sure what the current status is with Valery? We didn't have any full-backs on the bench last week - not sure if that was tactical or something is up with Valery?)

Indeed...

The positive half of me is thinking: "Could have been a lot worse. Best possible timing given the international break. Should only miss 3 games" The negative half of me is thinking: "Hmmm, when Saints say '4 to 6 weeks' they usually mean: 'It'll be months but we'll say 4 - 6 weeks initially to stop people panicking'. Fingers crossed he doesn't get an infection during the surgery like JRod and Sam McQueen did"

Companies that refer to their staff as 'colleagues' F*** off. 'Staff' or 'employees' are perfectly adequate words to describe those that work for you FFS.

"Salisu"

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Indeed. My Spurs supporting friend can't praise him highly enough... "the missing piece of the Mourinho jigsaw" etc etc

I can see it it OK...

Oh, go on then.... Pop!

That looks more like an U18s line up to me?

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-11-02/b-team-report-eastleigh-fc-vs-southampton-fc-hampshire-fa-senior-cup-semi-final-2019-20

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If Salisu isn't ready for a run out in a match like this evening's, then my money's on us not seeing Salisu in a first team squad this side of Christmas...

How does that figure compare to the number of deaths we would have had in the same five day period if mask wearing hadn't happened...?

Do you know what time the Eastleigh game was/is? Cheers

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I drove myself home after this...

Bless you

Maybe the positive test rate would have been even higher this time around without masks? I guess we'll never know and therefore attempts at comparison are ultimately futile...

MLG Mode Kick off on first day of this season?

The trouble is, Ings adds so much more to our team dynamic than the goals

Good luck with that wish...!