Stud mark of doom

Can’t be much difference walking from Woolston versus walking from central station?

Baz is fine for player of the season

A draw with no key injuries will be fine in terms of remaining on course for the play offs. A win and we are starting to look extremely well placed.

Crosses will be important, especially at this time of year.

Great line up for us Flapper in goal for the long-term trophyless visitors. Game on. lets make this 4 cup wins in 5 against them.

Baggies 2 up, Pompey down to 23rd as things stand. Finally working out why it’s called Good Friday.

That was pretty poor by our chaps. First Manning gives away the most needless penalty you will ever see, to change the game with Ireland coasting at 2-0 up. Then Azaz first miss in shoot out. At least they’ll be back early.

Whilst we are at it - the red and white home kit has surely been done to death. Perhaps a nice Royal Navy blue shirt with white shorts next season? 😃

Bloody hell The Dell was brilliant, particularly before seats only

And McCarthy for Baz just in time for the playoffs could complete the top three in recent years.

The truly massive upgrade we have seen from Baz to Peretz has made me think - can anyone think of an example where we have gone from so poor to so good in one hop. I genuinely can’t.

https://x.com/justsaints_/status/2034755539054260682?s=42 A collection of minor Norwich infringements

Whisper it quietly, but AI is pretty rubbish at many things. There is no way we have an 8pc chance of automatic promotion. Too many other teams playing similarly well and also with quite a few points in hand. I also think it might be undercooking the chance of us not making the play offs - we are quite reliant on 2 or 3 key players. One injury to the wrong person could have a big impact. I agree the most likely outcome is that we do make the play offs, most likely 5th place I’d guess, which is a brilliant position to be in, given where we were a couple of months ago.

It’s up for grabs now

Pretty significant that of the 9 games left we have 6 at home whereas Wrexham only have 3.

I think that if you are only in the prem for one season then the parachute payments are shortened (2 years rather than 3 - although they are quite small by year 3). Obviously, they also cease if you go back up. The real financial winners from yo-yo clubs are the other prem sides. They get the “returned” parachute payments.

Oops - I could only remember the wins. I did check with AI but we know how accurate that is….

We’ve beat them all 3 times we’ve drawn them in the cups, since the 2003 final. COYR

Probably taking the hit now, for the home game against Port Vale, so they aren’t at risk for our Wembley games.

Does it help to remember that 3rd place was only an automatic promotion for just over 10 years. Was just the top two before that. Play-off coming up for their 40th birthday. No way they are being dropped. Fantastic end to the season!

Agreed - there teacher’s our too blame.

Not sure if already mentioned but our Xg yesterday was only 0.3 higher than Saturday!

What are your most memorable SFC off-the-field injuries? Who hasn’t attempted to bring something falling out of the fridge “under control” without recalling Dave Beasant and his jar of pickled onions? And as lawn mowers are dusted off for the spring, who hesitates for a moment thinking of Charlie George before clearing grass off the blade?

Ah yes, the replay score has reminded me of the days when you had to rely on the radio if you weren’t at the game. For the Wednesday game I managed to drop the radio in the bath in the first half when we we trailing 1-0. By the time it had dried out, the saints were also “home and dry” in the quarter final. I month or so earlier I’d dropped it on the floor, sending batteries flying in all directions, in reaction to Steve Moran’s goal at Fratton Park - I was still trying to find the batteries when Frank Bough confirmed the final score on the TV. The radio went on to do some sterling service in various future relegation battles - in particular I remember having it pressed to my ear away at villa (last game of the souness season) and at the dell after we had finished (and they were still playing at city but helpfully didn’t have their own radio in the dug out 🙂 )

Thanks for posting. IIRC we were on live TV twice in 6 days. This match was on the Friday night on BbC 1 and the previous Sunday our FA cup quarter final at Sheffield Wednesday had been on live on iTV. (and yes the previous round at Blackburn in the cup was also live on TV)