Saint Pete

Wrexham just beaten by Coventry, leaves the final play off place still up for grabs on the final day with Hull and Derby still in the mix. All 3 are at home, but Wrexham have toughest looking game vs Boro.

My local team where I live! Have been to a few home league games this season, exciting times for them. Think I am right in saying they have never been this high before.

Another calm, assured performance from Cameron, I thought he justified the confidence shown in him by Tonda to start him ahead of Charles. He doesn't do anything spectacular, but is one of those midfielders who keeps things ticking over nicely, I like that he seems to take time to think about the passes he makes and tries to make a forward pass if he can rather than always sideways or back. Also think he made a few key interceptions/tackles yesterday when City were breaking. Really don't understand any criticism of his performances in a Saints shirt so far, think he has shown great promise.

Yes, this is why Azaz should always be in our current team, because he can produce incredible moments like that. He is certainly frustrating to watch at times with the inexplicable passes straight to the opposition, failing to make challenges and interceptions that other players like Jander/Downes would do, etc. But he is capable of producing moments of magic to create a chance for someone else or a goal for himself like yesterday. I don't believe anyone else in our squad could have scored that goal on the turn the way he did, Scienza included. It's a shame it didn't turn out to be the winner but still thank you Finn for giving us all who were there that fantastic moment and the celebration s afterwards to remember. Personally speaking, it's why I watch football to see players like him who can produce moments like that.

Agree, think he was the main difference in City's improved showing in the 2nd half, he is such a good substitute, so direct and difficult to stop. Lucky goal though!

Ipswich really wobbling. If we can just beat them, preferably by a couple of goals, it would make it very interesting on the final day with 4 teams within a point!

Yeah, Ipswich should be better but on current form, Millwall look trickier.

I'd like to know if those offsides towards the end of the 2nd half were correct. There were a succession of 4 or 5 given against us in the last 15 mins or so that from where I was sitting (Kingsland side on to penalty area) looked either extremely close or in a couple of cases baffling as to how they could have been offside. Obviously I do have Saints tinted spectacles but it felt like the lino was desperate to give decisions against us and a little on the dodgy side?

City not put it to bed vs Burnley yet, possibly good for us as the likes of Haaland and Cherki still on the pitch. May be rested against us if they play the full match?

Boro 1 up on Sheff W. We could do without them scoring a hatful, they need 5 tonight to go above us in 4th.

He only aged his men by 106 days then?! 🤣

Agree with almost all of that about the game today. Agree that Charles seemed off today and was also surprised he didn't go off rather than Downes, although think he switched more to RB when we went more direct with Larin and Stewart up top? Weirdly, I quite enjoyed us going a bit more direct towards the end! I actually was crying out for us to find a way to get it out to Fellows on the right wing to try to get more crosses in like for Stewart's goal. But I guess I can see why we were funneling it more often to Scienza on the left.

Well, they didn't create an awful lot of clear chances if they were constantly breaking through us that easily.

In fairness, they did have some periods where they kept the ball quite effectively and we weren't able to chase them down for a while, possibly due to fatigue. They were not always breaking quickly.

Nah, disagree. We didn't deserve the 3 points today, but it's harsh to say we deserved to lose. Yes, Bristol played well, a good away performance, wouldn't expect anything else from a Hodgson team. They had the edge in the first half, we looked hesitant and out of sorts. We had the edge in the second half without obviously reaching the heights of previous games. But still could have snatched it near the end. Overall, draw a fair result. The stats for the game back that up.

Well, it's probably just the play offs now but still an incredible achievement to be as high as we are now after where we were. And unbeaten run still intact going into the Cup game. It just seemed we ran out of a bit of steam today really but still put a shift in, which is a good sign. It seemed to me the late absence of Stephens (why did he not play?) unsettled us in the first half and Wood looked edgy, particularly in first half hour. We never really got going in truth but hopefully with a bit of a rest for a few days we can go again on Saturday.

I'm actually OK with the draw. Keep both of them suffering right to the end and then Spurs go on the last game! 😁

They will be falling over themselves to be the first out the door!

This is where bookmakers odds are not always the best guide in my opinion. Objectively, surely Millwall are more likely for top 2 as it stands. They are ahead of us in the table by a point and have a more favourable last 3 games, the highest placed team they have left to play is Stoke in 17th. The odds putting us above Millwall probably driven by optimistic Saints fans lumping bets on us for 2nd place? Not saying we can't/won't do it, but objectively it still seems against the odds and we should be considered 3rd favourites as it stands behind Ipswich and Millwall.

Well, Boro at least can't catch us if we do win our last 3 now after they dropped 2 points today. It's still against the odds but it's getting more possible with every game at the moment! My feeling is that I can see Ipswich slipping up in one of their other remaining away games (Charlton, West Brom), which could put us in business for pipping them. If they even just draw one of those and we win our 3, the goal difference thing won't matter. But Millwall worry me looking at their last 3, best chance of a slip up for them may be Stoke on Tuesday, as can't see them dropping points v Leicester or Oxford.

Nice! And Forest have a great chance to put distance between them and Spurs (and West Ham) tomorrow, home to Burnley. 🙂

I get what you're saying but in fairness I would imagine there are quite a few fans who haven't bothered with a membership this season but still attend a fair few Saints games. For these folks, they will have taken the half price membership now to guarantee getting a ticket. I don't know but would be surprised if there are thousands of people who have bought memberships now who haven't attended any Saints games to this point this season. That said, wouldn't have had any objection to the club doing more stages of releasing the tickets to recognise the ones who were members already etc, but club probably keen to get the sales done fairly quickly I guess. And to add, getting the sales done quickly may mean the club can have better chance of obtaining more tickets in the coming days so more Saints fans can attend?

Brett Ormerod?! Probably less Saints goals than Shane Long?

Arsenal doing their best to f*ck up leg 3 of the quadruple! Very nervy performance so far. I can see them being pipped by City for the title on this form.

I think everyone needs to be assessed at the end of the season depending on what league we will be in. Personally, I still think Fellows has a lot to offer at Championship level, but he is clearly at a low ebb confidence wise at the moment (as was Archer until last night by the way). Fellows has an excellent previous record at this level with West Brom and has still shown flashes of what he can do for us, including a great assist for the winner against Arsenal recently and he's still young, so I don't think we need to write him off just yet.