Saint Fan CaM

Good article - the only bit I would change is the last sentence. Saints have come back to the Prem STRONGER than ever before - everything about the club now is better than the days under Lowe and as for the future...well, we shall see. Exciting times ahead still I think.

I think you will find that David Connolly will not be turning out for Saints again. He is too crocked and will be retiring I suspect.

This. What in incompetent article that really is. It SEEMS like it's praising Saints, but actually it reads to me like the guy is trying to compare Pimpley with Saints - well that's not only absurd - it's a ******* disgrace!!! They cheated their way to short-term success, robbing charities, their fans, other teams etc etc. on the way. Saints did what? Invested in infrastructure and then underinvested in the 1st team - completely different! Makes me blood boil. ):

I think those that give Fox stick for his defensive duties perhaps need to also consider how much slack he has to take up because Lallana is all over the place trying to make gameplays up front - i.e. sometimes he's having to cope on his own at the back. Personally I don't think we'll see much better unless big money is spent or we nurture another Bale through to the 1st team. Be careful what you wish for - he is part of the Saints TEAM - not a good idea to start breaking up that up.

Of course the kiddies who love to pick fault in others NEVER get anything wrong! Classic. LOL Delldays: "Time to accept it is unlikely we will go up" http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?25290-Time-to-accept-that-it-is-unlikely-we-will-go-up

I'm so happy to have received my invitation - anyone else got a ticket yet?

This.

O'Hara would be a great shout for CM.

What a bunch of bed wetters some people are! Nigel was only stating the bleedin' obvious - I love this club and I want to be here for the foreseeable - but I'm as vulnerable as any other Prem Manager if I don't get results. The realisation of getting to the Prem also brings with it the added pressure and for a split second he probably reflected on what he'd got himself into! He would be completely daft to jump ship at this stage of his career. And Cortese would be completely daft to not back the Manager that had orchestrated back-to-back promotions, unless the wheels were seriously coming off the tracks big time. I truly believe that with the right circumstances Nigel will become our 'Fergie'.

Hopefully the belief will be with the team, however two things concern me - (a) We did not finish the season confidentally and spluttered across the finish line...(b) the pace in the Prem in even some of the relegated teams is frighteningly quick and my view is we're too flat-footed...e.g. can you remember a goal that was scored on the break this season? We could get trounced by teams that have almost all the whole squad made up of guys that are as capable as Lallana or better. I will be delighted to find us in a position any higher than 18th to be honest until Nigel has time to assess the team and what he's up against. That will not stop the hope and belief being there, but realistically there's a significant gulf between our squad and those at the top of the Prem at the moment.

There are plenty of people with wealth - lots of wealth in some cases. But it takes a very special person indeed to invest in a friends dream and yet that's what Markus did. His legacy will live on at Saints for decades to come. So THANK YOU Markus and Nicola for saving our club, for setting a course and having a vision. Thank you to Markus' family for continuing to support the dream and to Nigel, his players and backroom staff for providing us with a club to be proud of. I would LOVE to see a statue of Markus outside SMS - it would be truly fitting for Markus to be seen next to Ted. Lastly, I think this weekend underpins the vision and plans NC has for the club. We are ahead of schedule on a journey that will place this club at the forefront of English and potentially World football. How can anyone think otherwise given what we've achieved in just THREE YEARS! It is nothing short of miraculous and we've not even seen the products of the new Development Academy come to fruition yet. There are many years ahead of stunning achievement for us I feel sure!

After necking some at the pub, then some at home while watching the game again, I woke up on the sofa feeling sick at 1.30pm - Mrs' gone to bed - so I watched League Show highlights before drinking lots of water. Pizza leftovers and a nice mug of tea this morning after getting up at 11.00am. And I feel reasonably OK.

I really can't wait and of course all the signs are that we'll win. That's the nub of my problem though - there's too many thinking it's going to be a stroll in the park, but I reckon Coventry are not going to be as bad as some think and they'll be surprisingly difficult to break down. I just hope Nigel has what it takes to get them into the right frame of mind and ensure they spend the entire game chasing down every ball and closing down any advance near our pen area. It'll not be a big scoring game IMO - IF we win, it'll be by a very nervy single goal I'll wager. It's probably going to be 1-1...if we're lucky. And I'm concerned about Fonte fouling in the box, giving away a pen and worse still getting sent off. Or Spiderman making some rash challenges as he gets too much of an adrenelin kick. I can just see it happening - the ref has an awful record for giving out cards. Mark my words, they'll be falling over if the wind picks up! You know what, if I'm really honest, it won't be the end of World by any stretch of the imagination if we don't go up auto. Or indeed if we don't go up atall actually. I'll still be enjoying going to see Saints with my mates, soaking up the atmos, having a beer after the match, etc. etc. But without the plastics. Still feel sick thinking about Saturday for some reason though!

A good summary - I agree.

We sit back and defend a lead of 1-0 until the 89min when they attack on the break, Fonte panics and gives away a pen which they score from for 1-1 FT. He also gets sent off meaning a very nervous last 5 minutes stoppage time. Wet Sham win 4-0 and gain auto promotion. Adkins is consequently sacked and Wigley is hired in as provisional Head Coach. Nicola announces NPC ticket price rise of 45% and shortly after signs Paul Scholes on loan until the end of the season. Then I woke up. (;

Would love Sharp to get the 1st goal and Lambo to get the goal (2nd) that effectively seals our promotion to the Prem. THEN I'd like to see Lallana, Spiderman and Corky all get one to wrap up an incredible last hoorah in the NPC. Unfortunately it just ain't gonna be like that I fear. There's far too many on here counting far too many chickens.

Of course Wet Sham will win tonight - Sky have made sure of that and money talks. Just forget tonight and start worrying about whether the team turn up for the game Saturday.

Tonight - why not? We handed Reading the title, so why shouldn't we be handed auto? However, Wet Sham will win tonight so I thoroughly expect a very tense last day of the season. Actually, I don't really mind if we don't go up this season - Prem is overrated.

Massive result for Saints. Sharp is really really coming good. Almost there, but it could still quite easily go wrong. We need a point at Boro and if we lose it's going to be a very nervous last game of the season. COYR!

Yes - Sharp as your like!!!! 0-3 Saints!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Saints supporters deserve a mention - very loud - sounds like a home game - well done all.

If I did not know better, I would say the WH-Brighton result was as close to seeing a prime example of match fixing as you'll ever see. Someone should be keeping a very close eye on Poyets bank balance - it might receive 'a Hammering' in the not too distant future.

Last night was a kind of early "welcome to the Premiership" message to the players. I think this was a good representation of how we will fair against a fair few of the teams BELOW the top 6 - any team above 6th place will tear our midfield and defence a new one IMO. Having said that, the ref last night bottled two nailed on pens for some reason - one was so blatant it was criminal that it was not given.

Sorry to say, when I post on threads like this one, we invariably lose. However, I think this has got a 1-1 draw written all over it. Although, knowing our lot, we'll end up switching off at the back and giving up a draw to a 1-2 defeat in the 94th minute. Watch this space.

Great article - it's happening - just some people still don't believe quite how big this club is going to be in 10 years time.