CylonKing

Please, please, please Saints, if you only win one more game this season, make it this one. At least give me something I can use against all the Forest fans up here. Bright side with relegation ist that there are many more teams in the lower divisions in the Midlands I can get to. Oh, I said bright side, I forgot that this is Saints we're talking about here. Never forget seeing us lose to Notts County in the Redflapp years. So awful! Please, just beat Forest!

Sorry, slightly drunk!

Been out all night, assume we beat Bompey easily and are now confident of a great escape?!

Just shovelled out a wood louse with my Forest v Saints tickets...winner already!

Seems to be the season for returning managers currently. Could we see the return of Mad Nate? 😉

Hello Ruben, welcome to the forum. 😁

Sneaky, nerve jangling 1-0 to Saints, just to keep the faint hopes alive...until we lose to Palace in our next must win game.

Didn't think we looked bad today, pretty good until the final 3rd. Some decent football, no pace or cutting edge though, same old, same old. Was that the first decent cross to Tall Paul we've put in since he joined...and he nearly scored from it? Think we're done for now, cannot see us getting enough points from what we have remaining.

Zones? Penetration? 4-4-f'ing 2 with your best players and just put the ball into the bloody net. Simple! Will still be listening though.

What's WGS up to these days?

I'm normally the most positive Saints fan and always have hope. This is awful, cannot see how we're not going to be relegated. All I hope for is that we beat Forest home and away otherwise this season will be even more unbearable.

Sorry, it's all my fault, wearing a Pellegrino era shirt, have swapped to a Koeman era shirt now, 3-2 win coming up.

Actually cannot wait for tomorrow's match. Got free Prime setup ready and have a sneaky suspicion that Djenepo is going to win the match for us. No idea why, just think that after the hassle he gave Che on Tuesday, he now has to step up. But, back to the thread, Merry Christmas Saints fans, here's to a brighter 2023 for us all.

Lambert v Stoke free kick at St Mary's, was right behind it in the Kingsland and could see as soon as it left his boot it was on its way in over the keeper. Lemina away at WBA as well, in the 3-2 win in the Pellegrino season.

I agree with Madge. We need a level of unpredictability and we have very few players who can deliver. We should play 432 and have Moussa floating around. Just make sure he's not near a touchline when he picks up the ball. Desperate times, desperate measures!

Born in Winchester and moved up to Nottingham in 1984 when I was 11. Usually get to all the local Midlands games each season, though missed Leicester and Wolves due to other plans. Aiming to get to Leeds and Forest if tickets reach general sale. Usually get to 1 home game at least each season, targeting Palace this time. Love being back in Southampton when we can get down, always have a great time! Edit: Forgot, there are a fair few Saints fans in Nottm, been stopped a few times when wearing colours to chat with fellow fans, both me and my wife work with other fans as well.

I predict that it'll either be a Saints win, a Utd win but possibly a draw.

"Stick yer 9-0 up your a*s" That was a great match to be at. LIke The Cat, this would be one I would go to being down the road but also away this weekend. Hopefully this is the match where Vardy finally gets booked for diving.

I can't even be bothered to respond fully any more. Money and the 'riches' of the Premium League are killing not just football but sport in general. Where has the fun gone? I'd rather see a team enjoying themselves and having fun than the deadly serious sh*te we're served. Southampton forever, just go out and express yourselves and enjoy it. Rather that than just trying to make money for no one.

On the bright side, at least Bompey lost as well...oh!

It was good for 20 minutes. Have had to stop listening. Same old, same old. So disappointing! ☹️

Start of the season optimism kicking in maybe, but I think we're going to get something out of this. I'm going for a 1-2 win for Saints. Early Saints goal (A. Armstrong) cancelled out by a Spurs numpty, only for JWP to score from a free kick or place the ball on someone's head for the winner.

I'm an optimist when it comes to Saints, so top 4 will do, top 6 will be a disappointment. 😉

No matter what, every new season I'm so optimistic that this is the one that... Our keeper is going to do a Shilton / Niemi and be stunning We've found the next Beattie / Pahars / Davies / Insert great striker we've had here Our defensive partnership is going to gel and be as good as, well, the last best defensive partnership we had. Mine would be Claus and M.Svensson. I'm on a mixture of wine, Jack Daniels and copious amounts of German beer. I'm always hopeful that Saints might buck the trend and be something more than strugglers. To be honest, living in Nottingham, I'm just hoping we manage not to lose to Forest this next season because this lot up here are desperate to rub someone's nose in it that isn't Derby, and I have a big, family nose!

I'm calling it now, European place for Saints next season. Didn't watch the match, have never seen the new players before, but just have a feeling that this is our season. That is not the drink or the everlasting hope talking at all. No-sir-ree-bob! This coming season is THE ONE.