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Not bloody bad at all!!

Time to banish the Bristolian poltergeist once and for all. We've not reached 4th or 5th gear recently. It'd be nice to do that on Tuesday and put a few past them in a really convincing manner.

Glad he's shut up for a while if I'm honest

Such calm commentary in the match thread at 1-0 down today. That's exactly what we need.

Nice rest for Jack.

Exactly, Tonda and the team have done incredibly for us even to be mentioning the possibility of automatics!

If we don't get automatic, the other teams out of Boro, Ipswich and Millwall that also don't make 2nd will be feeling pretty grim at facing us in the playoffs.

Ok I thought people said their run in was easy? QPR in good form and Stoke away in particular are two tricky fixtures on paper.

This game was one of our main hopes for them to drop points, right?

It's a weird feeling, confidence. As a Saints fan it is pretty fragile confidence, I think. Look at our run, our momentum, the fact that we're grinding out wins, easing to wins in 2nd gear. It bodes well...

Form guide, last 6 games... Games played | GD | Points 1 Southampton 6 +12 18 2 Queens Park Rangers 6 +7 11 3 Coventry City 6 +6 11 4 Ipswich Town 6 +3 11 5 West Bromwich Albion 6 +4 10 6 Norwich City 6 +1 10 7 Derby County 6 +1 9 8 Oxford United 6 +1 9 9 Blackburn Rovers 6 -1 9 10 Stoke City 6 0 8 11 Millwall 6 0 8 12 Hull City 6 -1 8

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We'd have to beat Ipswich as part of those two Ipswich losses, right?

Surely the embarrassment of losing to that tinpot outfit in that fucking shack of a stadium is enough to induce a malaise so severe that they'll dock themselves 10 points?

Redders said something to him

Do you remember when someone on here said they preferred Ipswich winning against Norwich in the Derby as they didn't want to face Ipswich in the playoffs? Thought that was a wild comment at the time. (Will) Still do.

I've got that same feeling. Reckon he has just found his shooting boots down the back of his sofa... here we go!

Their fans claimed they've been singing OWTS since the 80s? I was Itchen (for the first time since the 8-0 against Sunderland) and Derby were pretty loud at times.

Classic. Think the forum was 502ing me.

Cuttla thoughts after today. St Mary's was very cold today - wind was bitter. Someone behind me said that Stewart was shit - I asked if he said that after his goal against Arsenal. Jander and Downes were superb. Derby fans were loud all the way up to our second, great support. The Northam Wall really turned it on today, a big reason for our win I think - hence the two goals scored when shooting toward it second half. How many balls were crossed or drilled in today that absolutely no one got on the end of? Crazy. Morris was a handful but on the whole I think we defended really well in duels and from crosses. Additionally defended well in midfield and up front. Some good pressing and ball winning from the likes of Jander and Downes. Another win! If only we didn't have that shite time under Still, eh?

Cuttla thoughts after today. St Mary's was very cold today - wind was bitter. Someone behind me said that Stewart was shit - I asked if he said that after his goal against Arsenal. Jander and Downes were superb. Derby fans were loud all the way up to our second, great support. The Northam Wall really turned it on today, a big reason for our win I think - hence the two goals scored when shooting toward it second half. How many balls were crossed or drilled in today that absolutely no one got on the end of? Crazy. Morris was a handful but on the whole I think we defended really well in duels and from crosses. Additionally defended well in midfield and up front. Some good pressing and ball winning from the likes of Jander and Downes. Another win! If only we didn't have that shite time under Still, eh?

Cuttla thoughts after today. St Mary's was very cold today - wind was bitter. Someone behind me said that Stewart was shit - I asked if he said that after his goal against Arsenal. Jander and Downes were superb. Derby fans were loud all the way up to our second, great support. The Northam Wall really turned it on today, a big reason for our win I think - hence the two goals scored when shooting toward it second half. How many balls were crossed or drilled in today that absolutely no one got on the end of? Crazy. Morris was a handful but on the whole I think we defended really well in duels and from crosses. Additionally defended well in midfield and up front. Some good pressing and ball winning from the likes of Jander and Downes. Another win! If only we didn't have that shite time under Still, eh?

Cuttla thoughts after today. St Mary's was very cold today - wind was bitter. Someone behind me said that Stewart was shit - I asked if he said that after his goal against Arsenal. Jander and Downes were superb. Derby fans were loud all the way up to our second, great support. The Northam Wall really turned it on today, a big reason for our win I think - hence the two goals scored when shooting toward it second half. How many balls were crossed or drilled in today that absolutely no one got on the end of? Crazy. Morris was a handful but on the whole I think we defended really well in duels and from crosses. Additionally defended well in midfield and up front. Some good pressing and ball winning from the likes of Jander and Downes. Another win! If only we didn't have that shite time under Still, eh?

Sold out.

What the Arsenal game analysis has taught me is that Tonda is fastidious in finding opponents' weaknesses and coaching his players to exploit them. As a result im feeling more confident than ever. I'm sure we will have moments of either struggling to break them down or deal with their direct and physical attacks. I'm sure there will be moments where Derby look like scoring. I am feeling good about this game though. Really hoping for another three points.