sad saints fan Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 As sad as it may seem I have been looking at the fixtures for next week working out where could be come 5.45 next Saturday.But I am afraid I overlooked one thing .Wycombe and Walsall might not let us win,so I checked some current form tables.Wycombe, although below us in the CF table,have won their last 2 games against decent opposition(Brentford and Millwall)and also did not play yesterday so have had a week off. So they are not going to come to us short of confidence. Walsall on the other hand are 2nd in the current form table having won 4 of the last 6 games,mind you they have played some pretty poor teams. But my point is Both these teams are on reasonably good runs and we will have to play to full potential if we want to pick up 6 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidcreatures Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 For all of that though, I would expect us to pick up wins against them both. No match is going to be easy but in our current form no match is unwinnable. Personally I'm feeling very confident about every match. Don't know if we'll make the playoffs, but I'm enjoying every match day regardless. Great team, great spirit and great management throughout the club. Hard to believe this is Southampton after a torrid few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 We should win the next two games - we have far better players than both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Anything short of two wins will be dissapointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanimal Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 A win at home and a point away would be a very good return, all games are tough, especially now we have hit December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy_Saint Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Huddersfield absolutely destroyed Wycombe the other week so I would expect a win though we will have to play to our potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Anything short of two wins will be dissapointing. it will....we should get 6 points out of 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 A win at home and a point away would be a very good return, all games are tough, especially now we have hit December. no it wont..it will be points lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Wycombe are sh*t, Walsall are slightly better but still sh*t. 6 points please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 i expect us to beat wycombe tbh, i'll be disappointed if we don't. If we play to even half our best, we'll be too good for them. Wallsall is a tricky one, they've got a tricky/pacey striker up top in Byfield...and i always get nervous when pace attacks our defense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Interesting that you should say that. I was surprised to see this morning that the Mail's pools forecast has next Saturday down as a home win. The Times has us down for a draw. Walsall's record: WSWWW, Saints: WWSWW. And there was I thinking we were going to walk this league! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sad saints fan Posted 29 November, 2009 Author Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Interesting that you should say that. I was surprised to see this morning that the Mail's pools forecast has next Saturday down as a home win. The Times has us down for a draw. Walsall's record: WSWWW, Saints: WWSWW. And there was I thinking we were going to walk this league! The only I would say about this observation is that the teams they have played are not all that hot .Oldham,Brentford,Stockport ,Stourbridge , Wycombe and Colchester(who in fact they lost to) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintsmike25 Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Wycombe are sh*t, Walsall are slightly better but still sh*t. 6 points please. Walsall aren't a bad side, it's this attitude of lack of respect towards other clubs and expecting a win every game just because we're Southampton and USED to be a big club that annoys me. I think Wycombe could do a Brighton on us and will see we could pull out of the relegation zone if we beat them, there's no doubting it will be a close game of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explorer saint Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Wycombe have new manager and I don't think it will be easy, they will raise their game against us I will be happy with a 1-0 or more likely a 3-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Walsall aren't a bad side, it's this attitude of lack of respect towards other clubs and expecting a win every game just because we're Southampton and USED to be a big club that annoys me. I think Wycombe could do a Brighton on us and will see we could pull out of the relegation zone if we beat them, there's no doubting it will be a close game of sorts. no we should go into nearly every game expecting to win....winning should be the norm for us and we should not be happy at dropping any points.. about time some fans got on board the saints bus ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legod Third Coming Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 no we should go into nearly every game expecting to win....winning should be the norm for us and we should not be happy at dropping any points.. about time some fans got on board the saints bus ffs Quite right DD. This is not about 'we used to be big' - this is about being wealthier and having better players than the other clubs in this league. It's also about having a winning mentality and being winners. We have to IMPOSE ourselves on the opposition and beat them in the head, so to speak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintsmike25 Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 If we went into EVERY game expecting to win this club would have no stability and just a bunch of fans calling for every manager to be sacked after a couple of bad results causing instability, the fact is we're not Chelsea/Man Utd or Arsenal. The fans have to be realistic we're starting to build a good team and the fact remains that this season ISN'T about promotion because we started on -10 and building a new side takes time with a new manager and under a new owner. Winning was never the norm for us in the premiership, it never was in the championship and not until next season it shouldn't be in league one because we're not as good as other sides just yet. Leeds had a bad day today but they have more quality than us, I'd say sides like Norwich look better than us, as do Colchester and Huddersfield the fact is we're not quite there yet. As fans we should be happy that we've been saved from administration, we're building a winning side but also be patient because what this club needs is stability and this club has lacked it, we don't have a god forsaken right to be in the premiership and we have to respect the fact this is League one and when other fans chant "you're not famous anymore" they're right we're not, we don't even feel our ground and still lack 10,000 missing fans every home game. I'm on board this saints bus but lets be realistic about it rather than pessimistic whenever there's a small bump on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 If we went into EVERY game expecting to win this club would have no stability and just a bunch of fans calling for every manager to be sacked after a couple of bad results causing instability, the fact is we're not Chelsea/Man Utd or Arsenal. The fans have to be realistic we're starting to build a good team and the fact remains that this season ISN'T about promotion because we started on -10 and building a new side takes time with a new manager and under a new owner. Winning was never the norm for us in the premiership, it never was in the championship and not until next season it shouldn't be in league one because we're not as good as other sides just yet. Leeds had a bad day today but they have more quality than us, I'd say sides like Norwich look better than us, as do Colchester and Huddersfield the fact is we're not quite there yet. As fans we should be happy that we've been saved from administration, we're building a winning side but also be patient because what this club needs is stability and this club has lacked it, we don't have a god forsaken right to be in the premiership and we have to respect the fact this is League one and when other fans chant "you're not famous anymore" they're right we're not, we don't even feel our ground and still lack 10,000 missing fans every home game. I'm on board this saints bus but lets be realistic about it rather than pessimistic whenever there's a small bump on the road. pardew disagrees with you...better get on the bus or be left behind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 I expect both teams to come for a 0-0, which will suit us fine because we've got goals in us. 3-1 and 3-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 no we should go into nearly every game expecting to win....winning should be the norm for us and we should not be happy at dropping any points.. about time some fans got on board the saints bus ffs Well my bus has been on the road for the last few seasons unlike yours which has been idle in the layby for the last few years but yes I agree with you, we should be going into every game expecting to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 I expect both teams to come for a 0-0, which will suit us fine because we've got goals in us. 3-1 and 3-1. Yep any team playing us need to score more than three goals to stand a chance of winning, apart from Brighton (hiccup) I can't see either of these two teams managing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonibell Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 I expect both teams to come for a 0-0, which will suit us fine because we've got goals in us. 3-1 and 3-1. Agree 3-1 again looks a good bet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightspark Posted 30 November, 2009 Share Posted 30 November, 2009 No cleansheets for either team in the last 14 games Saints have played. Expect that to continue. Anything less than 4 points is unacceptable from these 2 games. A win at home against a team as rubbish as Wycombe (compared to us) should be a formality. A bit nervous about it though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 30 November, 2009 Share Posted 30 November, 2009 ... "you're not famous anymore" ... We are. We're just not quite as good as we used to be when we were. The natural order will be restored in due course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFKA South Woodford Posted 30 November, 2009 Share Posted 30 November, 2009 If we went into EVERY game expecting to win this club would have no stability and just a bunch of fans calling for every manager to be sacked after a couple of bad results causing instability, the fact is we're not Chelsea/Man Utd or Arsenal. The fans have to be realistic we're starting to build a good team and the fact remains that this season ISN'T about promotion because we started on -10 and building a new side takes time with a new manager and under a new owner. Winning was never the norm for us in the premiership, it never was in the championship and not until next season it shouldn't be in league one because we're not as good as other sides just yet. Leeds had a bad day today but they have more quality than us, I'd say sides like Norwich look better than us, as do Colchester and Huddersfield the fact is we're not quite there yet. As fans we should be happy that we've been saved from administration, we're building a winning side but also be patient because what this club needs is stability and this club has lacked it, we don't have a god forsaken right to be in the premiership and we have to respect the fact this is League one and when other fans chant "you're not famous anymore" they're right we're not, we don't even feel our ground and still lack 10,000 missing fans every home game. I'm on board this saints bus but lets be realistic about it rather than pessimistic whenever there's a small bump on the road. By that mark, you can also say that if you sets your sights low, your aiming for failure! We are a big fish in a small pond and we need the team to project an aura of that, so that other teams respect that, and fear the team we have out on the pitch. I agree we don't have an automatic right to win just because of where we have come from, but we should be winning the majority of our games convincingly, with the 1st team we have for this division, which will then breed that fear in the oppo's, fear that comes from our teams ability and graft. I expect this to be the case after Pardews January transfer dealings, we have to have that winning mentality before the end of this season, especially if we are looking for at least an automatic promotion place at the end of next season. The bonus will be, if that winning mentality and fear that it breeds, leads us to promotion this season rather than next. As for not filling the ground, that will change in the new year if we get that winning mentality, and once the economy recovers some stabiity and people are not either in fear of losing their jobs, or have the fear of spending money on a luxury item like going to footie rather than keeping it just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaptopSaint Posted 30 November, 2009 Share Posted 30 November, 2009 No cleansheets for either team in the last 14 games Saints have played. Expect that to continue. Anything less than 4 points is unacceptable from these 2 games. A win at home against a team as rubbish as Wycombe (compared to us) should be a formality. A bit nervous about it though... That's probably what you thought about Brighton... But you're right it should be a formality. And I'm a bit nervous about it too. Would actually prefer 1-0 to 4-1 bizarrely. Bvgger the goal difference, I just want a clean sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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