Thripp87

Yes, slight favourites over Millwall. Middlesbrough pushed out based on playing us. Whoever wins our semi final will be the favourites in the final.

A great opportunity for us to get back up. We are rightly favourites and have a lot of advantages being the form side and play off/Wembley experience We were also a totally different proposition to when we played these 3 sides earlier in the season, be it under the useless or Still or before we switched formation and settled the side. We should be confident and positive to win the first tie, none of this take a draw talk.

Not celebrated a goal like that Wrexham equaliser in a long time. The thought of a home leg second is seriously on here. And it’s at 8pm.

Ridiculous line up. He’s running Scienza into the ground to avoid a 12:30pm kick off at St Mary’s.

3 posts a day isn’t enough picking out the holes in the drivel you post. You’ve spent all evening arguing with me, when you said yourself earlier in the thread you think we will make 4-5 changes. You’ve then posted stuff implying it’s paranoia yet at the same time have some concern around the disadvantage of a 12:30pm home leg compared to an 8:00pm home leg. Not sure I follow that one myself.

Interesting stats, thanks for sharing. I looked at European ties as a better reflection because they should be more evenly balanced. 3rd and 4th place sides should progress over a 25 year sample more than 5th 6th, because they should be better sides, hence finishing higher in the table. In some cases there will be a decent amount of points separating 3rd and 6th for example. It has nothing to do with home legs being played second.

Quick google on that will tell you. Over 12000 games over the last 50 years in European two leg games, home side in the second leg has won the tie, not match, 53% of the time. So the perceived advantage is minimal. Rest the players, win the home leg well and we will be fine. i honestly can’t explain this point anymore on here, and mboto George Mrs must be lubing herself up for him as we speak so I feel I better leave it there so he doesn’t miss his opportunity replying to me on here.

Can you please explain why it matters where we finish in the top 6? We are pretty much guaranteed to be 4th or 5th?

I already stated that the team would not be this, that’s what I would prefer it to be for the reasons I’ve outlined. It will not be full strength by any means but obviously won’t be this. Did you miss that point?

The same Haaland who was rested Saturday, until Pep felt he needed him?

So do we go up if Peretz gets injured or not?

This is the same Tonda who I told you in November after 4 games was a cut above, and you were the first to cry that he hadn’t been tested against anyone. I dare say it’s the same Tonda you wanted sacked after Hull at home too. You’re clearly not that bright, the context for resting players was outlined in my original post. It’s a requirement in my view based on the ludicrous fixture schedule we have had to play last month. It is incomparable to the Leeds away game in the last promotion season as the weeks before that was an ordinary schedule. People commenting on the likelihood of injury in training compared to a game clearly haven’t played the sport at a good standard. Likelihood of injury is far more in a competitive match. Tonda isn’t stupid and will play somewhere in between a strong side and mass changes. The point remains that you don’t seem to be able to answer. If Peretz got injured against Preston we don’t go up. It’s that simple. If that scenario played out Tonda would get questioned as to why risk him. The same people claiming mass hysteria are the same people praying we make 4th to get a 8:00pm kick off instead of 12:30. I know what I think is more mass hysteria.

People seem to have a fascination with having the second leg at home just as much as I do resting players for Preston. Who gives a shit? Win the first leg at home 3-0 and the second leg is irrelevant anyway. id far rather not risk someone like Peretz, who without we won’t go up, in a meaningless match at Preston.

Personally don’t see the debate. We’ve played a stupid amount of football in April. Tonda should make 11 changes. If we lost Peretz, Scienza or Larin we wouldn’t win the play offs. long jelert quarshie u21 wellington Edozie Bragg Romeu archer sesay oneuyke

Appreciate not an easy sell after last night. That said, I have two spare tickets and travel for 2 from Eastleigh Fleming park, 5:15am. Open to offers if anyone fancies it?