sandwichsaint

I was there, problem was we just weren't 'Saints fit' in those days; Lambert clearly wasn't fit and we were pretty pedestrian everywhere that night. Seems crazy looking back .... 1500 fans away midweek in Lge one when we were off the back of a pretty ropey start to the season.

What a season! Countless professional performances, and that's what many of them were, 'performances' rather than out-and-out thrilling games, though we still played plenty of good stuff as well. I saw about 15 games and can't remember seeing a bad one, I saw lots of good ones, lots of perfromances, and when we didn't hit the heights we usually ground out something. I only saw us lose twice all season, Palace in the Lge Cup and Middlesborough away right at the end. Best games? Ipswich away is head and shoulders above anything else, West Ham away was a 'big game', Pompey home was a great game and a great occaision (tho not a great result!), I also thought P'boro away was entertaining and a great come back by the team from the disappointment of Reading; I also enjoyed Forest away massively. Dellhurst 2 was also a very solid performance from the team, great numbers but not sure it quite hit the heights off the pitch in the way that we thought it might. I saw routine home wins against Brum and Doncaster and Palace, a very determined effort against Hull who on the day were maybe the best 'team' I saw in the league(?), an interesting and tight duel with Cardiff at home, and a slightly below par effort against Ipswich at home (how we missed Lee as an option from the bench in the run-in). Reading looked good at their place but we scrapped a tough point and I had them down for second (!) from there on in, Derby away was similar as we scrapped a decent point, Palace in the League Cup it was good to see the youngsters and the strength of our support, awesome effort; and with the bonus ball of Coventry at home to come I wasn't too deflated by the reult at the Riverside as the travelling away support again showed itself in fine numbers. A terrific season to be a Saints fan; real value-for-money stuff and so good to see a bunch of players who really do look as though they are as proud to wear the shirt as we are! COYRs!

Saints to finish above Newcastle? I'll give you 5-1.

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None, HTH.

Does that mean that 90% are doing it right or 10% are doing it wrong? I think we should be told.

Not really, I'm surprised that you're surprised that anything online to do with SFC is Bob-a-job standard.

I suppose anybody that pays north of 50 quid to go to see Saints lose 2-0 at Stamford Bridge next season will be able to say they saw Saints hold the European Cup finalists for 55 minutes?

Only question is how many they will win by .... I'm going for 4-0. We have to win, and I think we will ... 3-0!

Nice!

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't? Within current parameters he could have played Bart and Martin (or Jaidi or Seaborne); can you (he?) pick a stronger starting starting line-up from those combinations? The problem with our team is that we are unstoppable one day and come up a little bit short the next ..... do you have any constructive suggestions to overcome this or is it easier to just eff and jeff and slag a couple of players every game? Today's scapegoats were Jose Fonte and Kelvin Davis .... can't wait for next week!

MLG and Turkish ... two eunuchs arguing over a condom. (If you build it, they will come)

I thought you were with the posh totty in Harrogate? Has she nodded off? (just like Jose did LOL)!

Didn't we do it at Everton once?

Built by an ex bank-robber who let his money go to his head .... never let a fan on the board (or worse still, buy the club! How much did phone boy lose at Crystal Palace?)

No he wasn't .. he was effing mediocre ... absolutely pedestrian where we needed urgency. I've stuck up for him a long time on here but he was poor today (one very decent long shot where we denied a corner corner aside). SDR (I'm not a fan, but he would have offered more on the right today).

Just started reading the thread now but you can eff off straight away. Here's your budget ... what's your team that can do better?

You think Leicester at home are more likely to avoid defeat against West Ham, than Saints are to beat Coventry at home? You don't work for Ladbrokes do you? Thought not.

'Captain' Chris? I wouldn't trust you with the bibs 'n' cones.

Nutshell.

Are you for real? (Or have I been whooosh-ed?')

Get over yourselves! I've just driven a 600 mile round trip and I'm over it already! Really poor decision but it's not going to change now .... next Saturday, beat Cov and we are up, a one-game play-off final at home against the second worst team in the league. Who wouldn't have taken that pre-season?

In the first half I was LOL'ing at those who have been slating Fonte, he was excellent! One goal-saving block in the 6yd box and he looked composed and in complete control. No blame attaching to him for the first goal and TBF we looked all over the shop defensively in the second half. Yes it was a silly foul to concede and yes it was an expensive mistake! But I don't see people steaming into Lambert or Lallana or Sharp despite the fact we only scored once in a game we dominated for long periods. I really hate this slating of the players! Saints the last two seasons have given me as much football pleasure as I've ever had (and I'm 50!), we've had an honest bunch of pros giving their all at THE LEVEL THAT THEY PLAY! Indeed you could argue, certainly in this league, that we have 'over-achieved'. More fool people that think we can move the bulk of a L1 side into the Premiership ... we can't, as the last few weeks have shown and I'm pretty sure we won't try to. Fonte is no better and no worse than half a dozen other players; whatever will be will be but let's stay behind the boys for one more game!!!!

I phoned their TO this morning, and I was told that there will be 1000 away tkts available from the away tkt office from 2.30, cash only. Putting something and something together to make something else .... the away section for this game is 4000, we took 3000 tkts at SMS and have sold most of those, tomorrow they will be selling new blocks. Walk up of 200-300 perhaps? Away section will be comfortably full without being rammed .... just right, less beer and food and loo queues for those that can be bothered to get there.

She fell over?