Saints v WBA build up

It is getting a bit 'Earth Song' out there.

Don't worry about the wind.We only play crab football on the deck.

Don't worry about the wind.We only play crab football on the deck.

until the final ball were we loft a long floaty cross to no one in particular....maybe the wind will do us a favour and actually blow the crossed ball to someone in a saints shirt.

This forum is so f***ing s**t

Everyone seems to take every opportunity to run the club/manager/players down

until the final ball were we loft a long floaty cross to no one in particular....maybe the wind will do us a favour and actually blow the crossed ball to someone in a saints shirt.

Is there any news on West Brom keepers injury progress?

Is there any news on West Brom keepers injury progress?

Both of them will have a fitness test before the game. They're hopeful that one of them will be fit.

Is the weather really all that bad in Southampton this morning ?

I live about 30 miles north of the city and whilst it is windy here, with occasional bursts of heavy rain, it's not much more than you'd expect on a normal Autumn windy day. From here you certainly wouldn't have cancelled the great south run.

Our enclosed stadium tends to deflect the worst of high winds during a game too ...... Unless someone boots it too high!

Stuck at home and off my tits on medication.

If the game goes ahead then I'm going for a win. Continuing the steady progression.

To the Pelligrouts, I can't argue with most of the doubts and worries but I do think that it's worth keeping the faith. Other than the nonsense (Ducky's words not mine) I wrote in my take it easy thread I can't give you any counter chat. Just grin and abide.

November is when we will see if the many concerns are justified or the ramblings of a medicated, half crippled loon who knows little about football made a lucky guess.

Anyway.

Come on Saint's, stop making me look like an over enthusiastic ****.

Both of them will have a fitness test before the game. They're hopeful that one of them will be fit.

Lets be honest, it wouldn't matter if they weren't we wouldn't test or put pressure on a "rooky" keeper anyway.

Stuck at home and off my tits on medication.

 

If the game goes ahead then I'm going for a win. Continuing the steady progression.

 

To the Pelligrouts, I can't argue with most of the doubts and worries but I do think that it's worth keeping the faith. Other than the nonsense (Ducky's words not mine) I wrote in my take it easy thread I can't give you any counter chat. Just grin and abide.

 

November is when we will see if the many concerns are justified or the ramblings of a medicated, half crippled loon who knows little about football made a lucky guess.

 

Anyway.

 

Come on Saint's, stop making me look like an over enthusiastic ****.

Get better soon

Well it's windy but can't think it's bad enough to call a match off. It's not forecast to get any worse that it is now.

To the game itself I just hope we start with some energy and not the crab,snail,slug football we've been playing this season. Watching the Chelsea v Watford match and very impressed with Watford. Pace, strength, attacking flair and goals. Wish we could have some of that.

Head says 0-0, heart says saints 1-0 win

Reading the West Brom forum, they're not happy at all. They anticipate Pulis to park the bus and play for a 0-0 draw.

Very windy at the moment but the forecast suggests the worst of it is during the next couple of hours and it shouldn't be too bad by kick off.

Reading the West Brom forum, they're not happy at all. They anticipate Pulis to park the bus and play for a 0-0 draw.

Well that's what they do every match so it's probably a decent bet.

Watching Chelsea Watford we should have been more decisive and secured Marco Silva when we had the chance. What a job he’s done.

Watching Chelsea Watford we should have been more decisive and secured Marco Silva when we had the chance. What a job he’s done.

Don't think we need to employ Silva to lose to Chelsea by four goals....

Watford are nothing special at all, just on a decent run of form. Similar to West Brom last season.

Don't think we need to employ Silva to lose to Chelsea by four goals....

Same score as in April. But Silva is the much better manager....

Need a win today or the chance of being dragged into the bottom 3 soon becomes ever higher.

Need a win today or the chance of being dragged into the bottom 3 soon becomes ever higher.

Cheers Captain Obvious.

Bloody hell !!

Never expected to see anything like this from him again

Maybe he has to sell himself on the club circuit now, as he won't be going to the World Cup.

Sorry, did I say "sell"?

4.4.2 ?

No Redmond.

Davis in for Redmond!

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Tadic on the left! W00T!!!!!

Davis in for Redmond otherwise unchanged !

Foster starting for West Brom. It'll be interesting to test his dodgy knee

So unhappy with this...again.

But behind the lads in the shirt. Not so much the tits on the front row of the bench.

At least this week I'm bored BEFORE the match starts. What a truly uninspiring line up with just the dropping of Redmond the only positive. Here's hoping I eat my words.

Foster starting for West Brom. It'll be interesting to test his dodgy knee

It'll also be interesting to test that commentator/pundit (Steve Claridge?) who keeps calling Forster 'Foster'.

Also strange that 4-4-2 didn’t appear to work particularly well in the last game, yet we’re going with it again. Could make a difference if Davis plays more centrally and Gabb/Long pull out wide though.

4.4.2 ?

I remember being criticised quite bluntly for suggesting a 'subbuteo-like' 4-4-2 formation earlier this season.

Well, lets see if it works. If not, I'll head back to my table for a flick!

I quite like this team, though more creative players should start, eg. Boufal, JWP. Davis should be kept for later stability or 'drive' if needed, or to give Lemina or Romeu a rest.

Anyone know what Boufal has to do to get in the starting 11? Changed the dynamics of the game when he came on last week. I don't get it.

After his sub appearance last week Boufal must wonder what the hell he has to do to get a start.

Today must be all about the manner of the defeat rather than the defeat itself. If we come away being beat and having played woefully, MP will feel a lot of pressure and we'll go into Brighton without any confidence. However, get beat by the one goal and have had one or two close chances and we'll feel much better going into the Brighton game.

Make them earn their victory Saints.

Today must be all about the manner of the defeat rather than the defeat itself. If we come away being beat and having played woefully, MP will feel a lot of pressure and we'll go into Brighton without any confidence. However, get beat by the one goal and have had one or two close chances and we'll feel much better going into the Brighton game.

 

Make them earn their victory Saints.

Well, the BBC have got us in a 4-5-1 formation (Gabbi up top, Long wide right, Davis central), with WBA in a 4-3-3. Makes us look defensive and them look attacking. Is that accurate?

I think the formation is really a 4-5-1 with Gabbi operating as an attacking midfielder, Davis will play a bit further inside and the width will come from Cedric. Still would have preferred Boufal, but I think the key is to keep West Brom quiet and stay solid as WBA can hit hard on the break - and would Boufal do the same defensive work? He'll be better coming on in the last half an hour.

Anyone know what Boufal has to do to get in the starting 11? Changed the dynamics of the game when he came on last week. I don't get it.

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WTF is going on, there are no clappers at SMS... new owner cutting costs already...

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Anyone know what Boufal has to do to get in the starting 11? Changed the dynamics of the game when he came on last week. I don't get it.

have an end product.....

What a totally predictable, uninspiring lineup from a manager massively out of his depth.

So unhappy with this...again.

 

But behind the lads in the shirt. Not so much the tits on the front row of the bench.

I agree whole heartedly, this stinks of fearing loss than trying to win, that is not a winning mentality.

15 minutes to go SMS looks half empty.

At least we are getting the old saints goals montage on the big screen most entertaining part of home games these days..

have an end product.....

Yep, fair point. Best not sacrifice one of our end-product machines for someone without one...

1 goal no assists in 28 league appearances ....

1 goal no assists in 28 league appearances ....

Again with this, how may of those appearances were subs !!!!

Weird team selection for a home game...defensive looking so don't expect goals. Oh dear.

1 goal no assists in 28 league appearances ....

Give it a rest... your bias is becoming a bit obvious now!