VectisSaint

Think my synopsis was more succinct and gave the reader all the information needed

We drew 2-2

Down negative dude, what's wrong with 3 times?

If we go through it will be a win, if we don't it will be a draw.

Don't you mean positively drew?

As long as we beat the teams above us that are fighting for the play-offs in the second half of the season then we only have to make up 6 points. Making up 6 points on some (most) of the teams above us is not far fetched at all.

The only player I would consider resting is Connolly, purely from a perspective of getting the most from him. Even so I would have him on the bench. However, leaving someone on the bench to avoid a ban is possibly a different matter. We need to go to Leeds with our stringest team available, because we can get a result there, but that doesn't mean we should not go all out for a win against Norwich. With the exception of Connolly, resting players to avoid them being tired is a total nonsense - these are professional athletes, who actually thrive on playing rather than training. Also messing around with a winning team is often the most disruptive thing a manager can do. Bugger this soft attitude of forgetting about the cup in favour of the league, I ****ing want to win both, or at least go to Wembley twice and get to the semis of the FA Cup

Think you'll find the rules say something like "in the event of a draw after 90 minutes the tie will be decided by penalties". The tie was therefore decided on penalties because the match was drawn. See the Gulls won 5-0 today, Pokey keeping another clean sheet.

Cruel. The Vics were good enough for Nick Holmes, don't think Pulis is up to that standard Still he does seem to be collecting red & white striped shirts so I guess it is possible

Oh the irony:smt044

Yep, you are one of the few. Anyone with even a hint of an issue with Lowe gets lambasted by Numpty Canteen. Agreed, WGS is not really a legend in the true sense, but he was one of the better managers, and one of the very few good decisions that your lord and master made. Given the last 10 years or so some of the younger element will think very highly of him because they have little to compare him with, the Duck hunter saw to that. What WGS relies on is workrate/fitness. You cannot introduce that mid-season, it requires a proper pre-season. WGS will bring in a couple of players in January, ones that will run themselves into the ground for Gordie (bit like Telfer and the other guy he brought in for us whose name escapes me), and will start a transformation. Like the aftermath of Burley, what Strachan is dealing with is the aftermath of Gareth Southgate. Players who became lazy due to having a manager who had stopped caring.

Main reason for more saves is because keepers are allowed to move nowadays. In Peach's day keepers were strictly not allowed to move until the ball was kicked. Not sure how many of his goals were pens but it was a large proportion of them, as far as I know he never missed one for Saints.

Because it will help keep the World Cup campaign on the rails

As always, play the best team you have. Messing about with resting players is a recipe for disaster. If professional players cannot play games twice a week then they should find a new job. It is bad enough that we will have to shuffle the pack to deal with loanees. The best way to be a successful is to get into the winning habit every game.

I think they should get David Peach to coach the England team at taking penalties.

Yep, as was Northampton. Its 8 away league games unbeaten, or 10 away in all comps.

During the game on Saturday our home and away records were identical, but we messed that up by scoring a 3rd and failing to keep a clean sheet.

Ronald McMuffin

Slightly surprised, I thought we invested a lot of money in Staplewood when SCW was around. Clearly apart from the Dome the changes were not as extensive as we were lead to believe (surprise surprise). Does anyone know what will become of the fish tank? Will it be upgraded to a new Sea World attraction?

I don't understand why you think it amazing. If this is true then I find it amazing that no-one has done this before. I have no idea whether this culture amongst the younger lads (I know SG is not a kid) is prevalent or not, but if someone at SFC allowed such a culture to develop then it is absolutely unforgiveable. If true I have my own idea when it would have started of course.

Doubt Lambert will top Big Ron's 37 goals in Division 1 in 66-67 or Derek Reeves 44 in 59-60, but would be great if he did.

Alf Ramsey did OK Lets not forget Surman, also left too soon, hardly getting a sniff at Wolves - unused sub for team in bottom 3 of Prem.

You're right of course

OK, if you ignore Gillingham, Exeter, Brentford, Orient and Oldham. Relegation is not an issue, just remember we have scored 10 points more in 20 games than the teams on same number of points as us. If that form is carried on, we will be 10-20 poinys clear of them at the end of the season, and that takes into account our crappy start to the season. Our only view now should be upwards, and I don't care that swindon won today, being 15th already is such a huge boost to our confidence, and Swindon will fade away as they always do. 9 points off the play-offs, with 26 games to go, it is becoming a perfectly realistic target now.

The Sky not live table - we're 15th