Checkatrade tonight?

Had planned to be at St Mary's for the Reading game but fate in the shape of a delayed truck delivery has got in the way,

Anyone know if there's a stream or commentary, youtube or anything for it? Cheers!

It's tomorrow night so you should still be able to make it

Had planned to be at St Mary's for the Reading game but fate in the shape of a delayed truck delivery has got in the way,

 

Anyone know if there's a stream or commentary, youtube or anything for it? Cheers!

Travelling from East Anglia for the noddy trophy is a hell of a commitment!

It's tomorrow night so you should still be able to make it

Yep. Relax! (Unless you have Xmas drinks tomorrow of course.)

Out of interest, how are we doing in this? Genuinely no idea.

So it is doh!! I can go :-) - Thank you!

In all honesty I'm delivering the boats that are on the truck to the South Coast but try and make my arrangements around whenever I can take in games....I enjoy watching the U18s, U23s et al and being up here it's not the trophy that's the draw...although I love that our kids have gone further than the Skates in it!

Yep. Relax! (Unless you have Xmas drinks tomorrow of course.)

 

Out of interest, how are we doing in this? Genuinely no idea.

Qualified out of the group stages Col...as I say not over-fussed, just enjoy seeing Saints teams play..as you'll recall from Kettering a few years back!

Qualified out of the group stages Col...as I say not over-fussed, just enjoy seeing Saints teams play..as you'll recall from Kettering a few years back!

I do indeed! Trying not to think about how long ago that was.

Under23's have been massively his by injuries to its strikers

Haven't Seager and Barnes just come back? Olomola?

Under23's have been massively his by injuries to its strikers

Who's that then? We put out a very young side to beat Crawley convincingly but will need a bit more experience for this one.

I'd like to see us play Sims, McQueen and Reed in this game as despite recent first team appearances they need this game time to stay sharp.

Wembley here we come

Haven't Seager and Barnes just come back? Olomola?

LeG was right. None of them involved tonight.

(Not surprising in Seager's case, but the other 2 have been great for us this season).

Live commentary on the OS but can't find a visual live stream.

Under23's have been massively his by injuries to its strikers

Barnes and Seagar both back in full training and what about Olomola. This is our U18 side without a doubt.

Barnes and Seagar both back in full training and what about Olomola. This is our U18 side without a doubt.

Assuming Barnes & Olomola are injured.

Seager only just returned to full training.

Barnes and Seagar both back in full training and what about Olomola. This is our U18 side without a doubt.

Absolutely u18 they are having a laugh with this competition putting out progressively weaker teams in each round, I've decided to save my money instead of going and spent the cash betting on Reading to win instead.

Makes no sense to me to not include the likes of Sims, just because he's on the fringes of the first team he still needs these games to aid his development. Likewise with McQueen. In past rounds we've featured international players like McCarthy and Gardos.

Shame really but no great loss if we go out I suppose.

What injuries have Barnes and Olomola picked up? #onestepforwardstwostepsback

Absolutely u18 they are having a laugh with this competition putting out progressively weaker teams in each round, I've decided to save my money instead of going and spent the cash betting on Reading to win instead.

 

Makes no sense to me to not include the likes of Sims, just because he's on the fringes of the first team he still needs these games to aid his development. Likewise with McQueen. In past rounds we've featured international players like McCarthy and Gardos.

Shame really but no great loss if we go out I suppose.

I thought the club had given the players a few days off before XMAS

I thought the club had given the players a few days off before XMAS

They have , Sam McQueen is in Copenhagen (I think) with his Mrs!

1-0 Isgrove

Quality goal from Isgrove, ran about half the length of the pitch and slammed it across the keeper.

The lack of strikers is apparent. Ball not sticking up front. Valery has made a couple of good runs forward. Reading probably had the most possession but not troubled Lewis yet.

Shi*t it is 1-1.

Header direct from a corner. Not much of a challenge from our defence. To be fair they are man for man a bigger team, their captain is huge.

Does this go to penalities tonight if a draw?

Yes, at 90 mins. No ET I believe.

Cheers Derry

Quality goal from Isgrove, ran about half the length of the pitch and slammed it across the keeper.

 

The lack of strikers is apparent. Ball not sticking up front. Valery has made a couple of good runs forward. Reading probably had the most possession but not troubled Lewis yet.

We should have put Shlong on the bench as a cheeky over-aged player.

Reading hit the bar.

Then Harry Lewis makes a great save late on.

Those that left early to beat the traffic must be gutted to miss pen shoot out

And we are out. What a shame. Should have played a stronger team in hindsight, as players like Sims, Reed could have easily recovered for our next first team Prem game.

We are out

Missed our 1st two pens

Meltdown.

Rotation killed us. I'm done with that clown Puel

Puels lack of pashun done for us innit...Puel out !!

Europa League = Checkatrade

Hierarchy not really bothered

despite the club's pre-match media hype.

Meltdown.

Is that the best you can do? You sound like a third rate Trousers.

ah well

Is that the best you can do? You sound like a third rate Trousers.

Fifth rate by my calculations

Europa League = Checkatrade

Hierarchy not really bothered

despite the club's pre-match media hype.

Is that the best you can do? You sound like a third rate Glasgow Saint

Probably best we are out - would have felt very awkward getting to the final.

Not a great game. Wasn't helped by the driving rain throughout the second half. Neither team created much.

We were quite disjointed, most of our attacks breaking down before they got anywhere. Neither keeper had much to do apart from Lewis's great save near the end.

The Reading players certainly cared about the win, bundling on top of each other down by the 50 or so away fans after the final penalty.

Fifth rate by my calculations

Textbook.

Not a great game. Wasn't helped by the driving rain throughout the second half. Neither team created much.

 

We were quite disjointed, most of our attacks breaking down before they got anywhere. Neither keeper had much to do apart from Lewis's great save near the end.

 

The Reading players certainly cared about the win, bundling on top of each other down by the 50 or so away fans after the final penalty.

Good to see the club is playing the same way from youth through to first team

#thesouthamptonway

Good to see the youngsters getting some game time and experience.

Pretty poor quality game it has to be said..too many misplaced passes. Reading deserved to win on their second half performance and they have an enormous but very skilful bloke called Mette who our boys just bounced off...lesson too in pressure penalties.

The good...Alfie Jones despite his awful penalty...soft and straight at the keeper...looks a calm and skilful defender, Slattery has the skills, Isgrove took his goal well but slipped in and out of the game and Harry Lewis is a good shot stopper.

The bad...teamwise we were poor at passing, dreadful conditions but so many passes went astray from un-pressurised positions. And, dare I say - we didn't want it as much as Reading did?

Not many/any ready to step up on that evidence but to be fair - the ones who are good enough in that age group have mostly already stepped up - ergo the system works!

Pretty poor quality game it has to be said..too many misplaced passes. Reading deserved to win on their second half performance and they have an enormous but very skilful bloke called Mette who our boys just bounced off...lesson too in pressure penalties.

 

The good...Alfie Jones despite his awful penalty...soft and straight at the keeper...looks a calm and skilful defender, Slattery has the skills, Isgrove took his goal well but slipped in and out of the game and Harry Lewis is a good shot stopper.

 

The bad...teamwise we were poor at passing, dreadful conditions but so many passes went astray from un-pressurised positions. And, dare I say - we didn't want it as much as Reading did?

 

Not many/any ready to step up on that evidence but to be fair - the ones who are good enough in that age group have mostly already stepped up - ergo the system works!

Well done for going and ta for the report back

Absolutely u18 they are having a laugh with this competition putting out progressively weaker teams in each round, I've decided to save my money instead of going and spent the cash betting on Reading to win instead.

 

Makes no sense to me to not include the likes of Sims, just because he's on the fringes of the first team he still needs these games to aid his development. Likewise with McQueen. In past rounds we've featured international players like McCarthy and Gardos.

Shame really but no great loss if we go out I suppose.

We are Southampton. We don't care about winning trophies so we never win them. Reading fielded 6 players who've played for their first team this season and only 2 of their Academy players; we fielded our U18 team. Whenever we get anywhere within sight of a trophy, we field a weakened team. Reading have won 2 Championship trophies in the last 10 years and they clearly intend to get to Wembley and add this cup to their trophy cabinet as well. if we'd fielded Sims, Reed and McCarthy tonight or even our U21 team, we'd have won.

At least we won the Premier League Cup this century. I'll always remember that.

We are Southampton. We don't care about winning trophies so we never win them. Reading fielded 6 players who've played for their first team this season and only 2 of their Academy players; we fielded our U18 team. Whenever we get anywhere within sight of a trophy, we field a weakened team. Reading have won 2 Championship trophies in the last 10 years and they clearly intend to get to Wembley and add this cup to their trophy cabinet as well. if we'd fielded Sims, Reed and McCarthy tonight or even our U21 team, we'd have won.

 

At least we won the Premier League Cup this century. I'll always remember that.

Yes, it was great to win that trophy. I'm just frustrated tonight that we didn't make more of an effort this year in the Europa League or the Football League Trophy. Why bother with the early rounds if you're going to field a weakened team in the later stages? I really hope we field a full-strength team in the League Cup semi-final. If we win that, it will be the highlight of this century for me as a Saints fan. We're also in with a shot in the FA Youth Cup. I'd like to see us win that too. But any trophy would be great.

We should target the easier trophies to win and build the winning habit from there.

Yes, it was great to win that trophy. I'm just frustrated tonight that we didn't make more of an effort this year in the Europa League or the Football League Trophy. Why bother with the early rounds if you're going to field a weakened team in the later stages? I really hope we field a full-strength team in the League Cup semi-final. If we win that, it will be the highlight of this century for me as a Saints fan. We're also in with a shot in the FA Youth Cup. I'd like to see us win that too. But any trophy would be great.

 

We should target the easier trophies to win and build the winning habit from there.

Very good heartfelt point. Why don't we do this? Perhaps we need a five year plan for Trophies. As Nordic said, any trophy would be great.

Europa League = Checkatrade

Hierarchy not really bothered

despite the club's pre-match media hype.

I thought as you are a trade unionist you would be pleased that the club preferred to for go profit to ensure that the youngsters from the U23s were given time off before Christmas in regonition for their endevors during the first half of the season

We are Southampton. We don't care about winning trophies so we never win them. Reading fielded 6 players who've played for their first team this season and only 2 of their Academy players; we fielded our U18 team. Whenever we get anywhere within sight of a trophy, we field a weakened team. Reading have won 2 Championship trophies in the last 10 years and they clearly intend to get to Wembley and add this cup to their trophy cabinet as well. if we'd fielded Sims, Reed and McCarthy tonight or even our U21 team, we'd have won.

 

At least we won the Premier League Cup this century. I'll always remember that.

You do realise we won the trophy you are complaining we got knocked out back of in 2010?

Wouldn't want to win this one this season anyway, we shouldn't even be in the competition.