SaintBobby

I'm going corporate for the last game - so does this mean my three usual season ticket seats are spare or will they have been sold on by the club?

I see the logic of being hush-hush on injuries. although it is frustrating for fans. Does any other club practice a similar strategy?

We get another shot at stuffing Portsmouth. (I'll get my coat...)

Seem to remember a big occasion vs Sheffield Utd, where we needed a win to stay up. Came back from 0-1 to win 3-2. We "did" that occasion. Has sod all bearing on the last 3 games of this season though...

It's just a nonsense whinge from a depressive. There is absolutely nothing in Southampton's history to indicate we will blow the run in. We might not get promoted - but this is not because of some absurd idea that the club doesn't "do" big occasions - for which there is not a single shred of evidence. Please lock.

Wtf? We were immense in the run-in last season. And any idea that losing to Derby on penalties under Burley has any bearing on our chances today is just nuts. There is no basis at all in fact for the OP's statement.

We ain't going to be level on goals scored. We're way ahead of West Ham on that measure.

Still think six will probably do it. That GD is still worth an edge. I think we need to aim to win all 3 games though - we could still catch Reading FFS.

I'm still pretty confident, but it's a big test now. Am trying to work out how valuable our GD lead is now really worth...but it's making my head hurt.

Agree. I think it's quite important they have nothing to play for on the final day.

We should still be fine. 2 wins out of three is still probably enough - and I reckon we can manage that.

dreadful weekend. May need 7 points, not six now....

Starting to look like GD is a minor advantage for us now, rather than nailed on.

Am keeping an eye on our goal difference now. Our advantage is getting hit badly by Brighton rolling over.

In better news, Pompey are 2-0 down.

No one seems able to do us much of a favour at the moment....

Dream on. Saints will go up with ease.

Some real pant-wetting on here. We don't need to win the last 3 to get promoted. 2 wins will almost certainly get us up, and quite possibly less than that.

The next games are on Tuesday. By 5pm on 21st there will only be one game left.

I reckon the last 3 games are all much of a muchness. We're prob slight favourites for the two away games. Have to hope Coventry are either down or safe on the 28th. Wouldn't say Posh is strictly a must win, but heck the nerves will really set in if we blow it.

A bit hard done by overall. Wouldn't say robbed - but agree with the view of most neutrals/commentators that the better team lost. But fair play to Reading. They lethally punished three sloppy errors. On another day against another team, we may have just got away with it. Other worries are a lack of pace and urgency. De Ridder was too deep for me, he should have hung on Harte's shoulder and we should have played a couple of balls over the top for him to get onto. He always had to get through their left side rather than beat them for pace in a chase for the ball. In terms of urgency, I don't think we picked up the tempo enough when we got the equaliser or even at 2-1 down. From virtually every throw in, the only option seemed to be short to Hammond or Cork. Final complaint was no one seemed willing to put their laces through the ball. Too often Saints players wanted another touch or another pass rather than take a whack at goal. The 12 shots on target include a fair few limp efforts. All that said, we could quite easily have won the game and should have enough to pick up the necessary points from the last three games. Six points will do it - and any slips from West Ham might would mean we can make it on just 4 points or possibly even three. A little hard to see us taking top spot though. I suppose if we win all 3 remaining matches, it's just about doable. We're not down to the wire yet, we have a modicum of breathing space.

Blimey. Top article. Exciting times. Need to pinch myself.

You can get 10/1 on betfair that we won't finish in the top two. An alternative way to bet would be on our final points - Sporting Index have a spread of 88.75 and 89.5 points. If you reckon we are not going to be in the top two, then we're going to get less than 88.75 points! So "sell" Saints on Sporting Index.

That limit on 65% of turnover being spent on players' wages in League One looks like an absolute killer for Portsmouth. Is the implication (if they survive) that they will just have to pay off lots of contracts before the season begins (e.g. offer Kanu 10 months of his remaining 12 months to sod off straight away?)

I wonder if anyone has taken a team so far in less than two seasons as Adkins? Gaining 40+ places in under two seasons is amazing.