Saint Fan CaM

True (not me), but the profanities are somewhat more subdued. 🤣

Haven’t Everton got financial issues and possible further point deductions?

My Yorkshire mate bought a 75” OLED TV to watch the Prem games on Sky next season. Fucking fuming he is - it came with no Leeds.

Wade G gets my vote…the only member to post stuff that makes me laugh out loud.

Not convinced in the slightest about Lallana unless it’s purely in a coaching role and even then it sticks in my throat a bit.

Agree with this - he’s not a natural CDM and has an uncanny knack of arriving in the box at the right time. Also think he’s balked out a bit giving him more upper body strength. Whether he’s good enough for the Prem time will tell (like some other players), but he deserves a shot at it.

Yeah I mentioned that in the car on the way home - it suddenly dawned on me that VAR was not used once. But why? New rules?

Nature of the game, especially when the favourite loses…go into criticise mode rather than full on praise for the winner. Although to be fair there was some praise for Saints defence - that in itself is worth mentioning, because it’s a feature of our team that’s had significant levels of criticism in the past.

I’m sure there will be another thread for this, but my immediate thoughts on Prem level replacements are… 1. New keeper 2. New LB 3. New ACM 4. New winger 5. New striker Outs: Stu Armstrong, Che, McCarthy, Baz (won’t happen), Mara, Sulemana. Keep: Harwood-Bellis, Wee man, Downes

Fantastic day. Nervy but so enjoyable! Russ certainly knows how to beat Farke. I’ve just bought a 75” TV to watch the Premier league games next season. Funny…there was no Leeds included! 🤣

Think the point is that it’s not what City / Saints do, it’s how the oppo team sets up and plays to nullify the system. Utd did it it really well…kept their shape and dominated midfield. City couldn’t find a way to pass the ball quickly enough through the lines. If Leeds do a similar thing we’ll lose.

I’m watching the FA Cup, purely from the point of view that City’s style is so similar to ours but with top players. However, it’s worrying to see United 0-2 up at half-time with less of the possession. At a higher level obviously, it’s a concern that City are playing just like we might expect Saints to play…slow build up with little penetration into the oppo defence and getting done on the break. I hope Russ makes sure we take charge and provide their defenders much to think about.

I’d not be adverse to meeting any of you…even Turkish 😉….but I’ll be in a local restaurant/bar getting my fill, although I am driving so can’t over indulge.

Tickets turned up in the post today…phew! Now to start getting excited.

Don’t forget the jesters hats and face paint…always a good bet.

Also, be aware that there have been significant diversions on the M25 recently. I was in Ruislip last Friday evening and didn’t get home until 3am thanks to two M25 section night closures.

Let’s hope the result is a black & white decision in our favour! [ahem]

Bugger - will be torn between red n white and my black shirt now! 🙄 I know…black shirt…red n white scarf. Done.

We’ve got to be playing in our home strip surely…no reason not to?

Thanks for this - just booked in. Only issue was there are no EV parking spaces left, so will likely need to factor in a re-charge stop on the way through or on the way home.

Absolutely - at the stage of career he’s at, he’s done very well to maintain a well paid secure role. Whenever I’ve seen him he hardly looks miffed - on the contrary.

I managed to get two tickets in the end, but what a complete nightmare the booking system was. Firstly, using the online system on a phone is terrible…slow and the zoom function almost useless. Then after choosing the seats and trying to pay it failed three times using my debit card. Only worked using my Visa Credit card eventually. I’ve got an email confirmation and it’s showing in my purchase history, so I can only assume it’s all gone through ok and two tickets will arrive in the post between now and the weekend. They’ve got their work cut out!

I’m intrigued about the ordering site address… ‘peak45.secutix.com’. Wonder what the 45 means - certainly not the waiting time in minutes!!! Could be peak for 5 hours? 🤣😩

Doesn’t that put you back in the queue?

I’m not to be fair. The whole legibility time thing is quite confusing…suggests that from say 12.30pm it’s ok to order, but really what it’s saying is you can get in the queue at that time, but no guarantee that you’ll be able to order a ticket. Basically lying to customers to maintain demand.