SaintTex

had our eyes on 8 matches this weekend.. Bournemouth 1 - 0 Liverpool 😟 Everton 1 - 0 Brentford 🙁 Leeds 2 - 2 Brighton OK West Ham 1 -1 Villa OK Leicester 1 - 3 Chelsea Yay! Spurs 3 - 1 Forest Yay! Palace 0 - 1 City Yay! Newcastle 2 - Wolves 1 Yay! 2-2-4 1) of our 8 relegation rivals - only 2 gained points on us 2) Now 5 points separates 12th and 20th place; before the weekend it was 6 points. 3) 59% chance of relegation now; before the weekend it was 64% I would say a positive weekend overall (considering our opponent).

Stoke ain't getting promoted.

I feel like if we are at 31 points with 5 matches left, we have got a fighting chance - 2 wins gets us to 37. The only team of that lot possibly on the beach would be Liverpool (I see them comfortably in 3rd or 4th by the time they play us) Brighton, Fulham and Newcastle will all be fighting/jostling for Europa. Forest will be fighting against relegation (hopefully) was just looking at the table.. Newcastle is freefalling. In their last 8 league games, they have scored 3 goals.

A couple items of interest in regards to the matches this weekend. only 6 points separates 12th from 20th. (9 teams) and those 9 teams (which includes Saints)? Well, none of them play each other this weekend, which means they are all playing some pretty good clubs and will have trouble picking up points. An opportunity to really move up if we can nick 3 points. It is very clear cut on who to root for this weekend (or who to root against)

A front 3 of Sully, Che, and Walcott A mid 3 of JWP, Lavia, and Charly A back 4 of whatever GK (pick em) - we give up a bone headed goal. Sully, Che, and Walcott camp out 5 yards outside the penalty box and then flop like there are snipers in the stands JWP with 2 free kick goals to break Beckham's record at Old Trafford. United 1 - 2 Southampton

If it had gone in, it is possible VAR might have come into play. Souttar had a fistful of AMN’s shirt, pulling it to gain advantage as he was heading the ball. i know that is wishful thinking - VAR helping us.

What infuriates me more with video review on the touchline is when the referee gets it wrong, even after looking at it at various angles in slow motion. I get that it is easy to get it wrong on the pitch - might be 20 yards from the play, the speed of the play, etc. but hell...

I am not gonna give McCarthy too much stick as i feel he is the better option for us at the moment than Bazuna. ....But has McCarthy ever stopped a penalty kick? To be honest, i cant remember the last time any Saints keeper stopped a penalty kick. - oh, and despite the above, i am an eternal optimist - in my head, i can see a 3 match run with 3 wins.

Umm... haven't enjoyed it in quite awhile.

Bazuna's dad?

Hologram is exactly the word I was looking for. At times, it looks like the ball goes right through his body (like some weird glitch you see on FIFA 23).

Currently 538 predicts Saints, Bournemouth, and Everton. oddly, we were at a 77% chance of going down two weeks ago, now at at 72%. Progress! https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/soccer-predictions/premier-league/ Wolves, Forest, and Leeds definitely need to look over their shoulders. West Ham probably push on.

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php this site says muscular injury and ruled out. No idea if it is accurate of not.

Always felt Ralph didn't set him up to succeed or excel. Nice to know he has rebounded, is playing well, and has found a home in France.

well, taking 3 points was pretty damn important today with everyone around us winning. The table would have looked very dire without getting points today. What the heck, i'll drink the kool-aid... Statistically possible to be 17th at the end of the day next Sat.

hahaha.. with the greatest respect to us, eh?

interestingly, Prowse has played under 10 managers during his 11 seasons in the top flight. Adkins Poch Koeman Puel Pellegrino Hughes K. Davis Hasenhuttl Selles Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Southampton_F.C._managers

i suspect we are having trouble finding a manager that respects our players.

This club seems incapable of letting any optimism or positivity to take root. It's a masterclass on how to beat down support.

makes me want to invade Poland.

i think Nuno and Marsch are realistic and acceptable options/choices. I think i would favor Nuno more as we desperately need defenseive organization and a disciplined approach. Marsch is a bit more freewheeling, but he was a steady hand last year for Leeds and wasn't thinskinned in front of the media. Both have PL experience and are known commodities. Will never be world class managers, but those are not beating down our door. We know what we will get with them. it ain't going be Poch or some bloke who just turned down Ajax. And... It's a gamble bringing in an unknown up and comer.. like players, a total crapshoot.

I wish the league didn’t reward that kind of foul fishing. On another note: I suppose I need to root for a liverpool win tomorrow.

We buy 60m worth of players this winter because this lot managed 15 points in the first half of the season and we start 750k of it today. brilliant.

interesting article.. https://sportwitness.co.uk/please-let-go-club-chief-reveals-southampton-signing-begged-transfer-felt-dream-slipping-away/ Looks like we may have a very motivated player who wants to prove himself in the PL. He is not going to want to move down to the Championship. trying to retain optimism