cloggy saint Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 6 minutes ago, whelk said: And you think Caballerro is bettter? Not really but I haven't seen him play since signing for us and never took much notice of him before. I think the last time I saw him play he was gifting goals in the last WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: I definitely want Willy in at the back. When Willy makes himself big he's pretty useful. I don't think we've seen that so far... Edited 7 January, 2022 by OttawaSaint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddeer Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 2 hours ago, Minsk said: Given Covid and injuries, expecting the starting 11 to be something like: Willy Valery Lyanco Bednarek Perraud Diallo JWP Moi Theo Arma Long (That would keep the likes of FF, Salisu, Stephens, Romeu, Tella, Redmond, Stu Armstrong and Broja fresh for Tuesday - even if some are needed to come off the bench - with fingers crossed for Tino, Che, Small and Smallbone also back in contention by then.) You don't take the FA Cup seriously then? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 Do we know how Swansea are doing for Covid/injuries? They're 17th in the Championship but I'm not going to pretend I've paid them any attention for about 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 Forster valery Stephens lyanco Simeu perraud diallo Romeu armstrong armstrong tella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 24 minutes ago, igsey said: Do we know how Swansea are doing for Covid/injuries? They're 17th in the Championship but I'm not going to pretend I've paid them any attention for about 3 years. We played them in a friendly pre-season if you remember. We won 1-0 there. We beat Cardiff 4-0 so they must be better than the Blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 1 hour ago, Charlie Wayman said: We played them in a friendly pre-season if you remember. We won 1-0 there. We beat Cardiff 4-0 so they must be better than the Blues. 3-1 actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 3 minutes ago, ErwinK1961 said: 3-1 actually. I went to the match behind enemy lines. We were very good value for the win, playing 2 different teams including youngsters like Finnegan. I don't know how strong Swansea's team was but unless they have improved I would expect another comfortsble win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 1 minute ago, Tamesaint said: I went to the match behind enemy lines. We were very good value for the win, playing 2 different teams including youngsters like Finnegan. I don't know how strong Swansea's team was but unless they have improved I would expect another comfortsble win. I paid the fiver to watch it on Swans TV - thought we played really well (albeit against Championship opposition), S Armstrong in CM gave us proper forward momentum. Seem to recall other than Salisu's quality OG finish, the only other chance they had was McCarthy dicking around with a passback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M271 Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 2 hours ago, igsey said: Do we know how Swansea are doing for Covid/injuries? They're 17th in the Championship but I'm not going to pretend I've paid them any attention for about 3 years. Every word from Swansea City's Russell Martin on Covid situation at the club and Ethan Laird's loan recall - Wales Online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWar Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 4 hours ago, derry said: Djenepo is at ACN in Cameroon playing for Mali. Ah yes, my bad, thought there was a reason he'd miss out. Sub in Elyounoussi instead, or Walcott. Redmond tends to absolutely batter lower league opposition, if you only saw him in cup games you'd think he'd be our best player by a mile. Because of this I'd normally want him starting but he's been our best AM this season and is a bit injury prone so would rest him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalCommunist Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 I have to say, the last time we played the Swans was one of my favorite games of the last ten years. Worth every penny of what we paid Mark. Felt like a 90's escape game. Glad this fixture has allowed me to rekindle some of those memories. If you are going to be terminally shit, at least have a must win game right near the end! Cheers Sparky. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 We were incredibly lucky to stay up that year. Will never forgive Les Reed for bringing in Pellegrino. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 6 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said: We were incredibly lucky to stay up that year. Will never forgive Les Reed for bringing in Pellegrino. We were, unbelievable that Pellegrino lasted so long. Les Reed was also an idiot for giving Hughes a 3 year (?) contract. Should have thanked him and sent him on his way. When you look at how we were run then, you start to appreciate the job that Ralph, Semmens and others have done since. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 31 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said: We were incredibly lucky to stay up that year. Will never forgive Les Reed for bringing in Pellegrino. 1 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 1 hour ago, LiberalCommunist said: I have to say, the last time we played the Swans was one of my favorite games of the last ten years. Worth every penny of what we paid Mark. Felt like a 90's escape game. Glad this fixture has allowed me to rekindle some of those memories. If you are going to be terminally shit, at least have a must win game right near the end! Cheers Sparky. One of my favourite away days of recent years that one, proper 6 pointer battle, top support midweek think saints subsidised £10 tickets bargain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said: I think buying Carrilo was Reed's worse decision Although sacking Puel with no decent replacement was not a good decision But the players were pretty crap as well although when the new ones were were bought I thought Hoedt and Lemina were pretty good signings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwbu Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said: The memory of walking out of St Mary’s after our 0-0 draw against Swansea on the opening day of the season, and hearing other fans say ‘well it was much better than last season’ when it was actually worse, will be burned into my mind forever. Worst manager in PL in history in my opinion, given the amount of games he was given and how far backwards he managed to take us. Edited 7 January, 2022 by saintwbu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 7 January, 2022 Share Posted 7 January, 2022 4 hours ago, LiberalCommunist said: I have to say, the last time we played the Swans was one of my favorite games of the last ten years. Worth every penny of what we paid Mark. Felt like a 90's escape game. Glad this fixture has allowed me to rekindle some of those memories. If you are going to be terminally shit, at least have a must win game right near the end! Cheers Sparky. That was the Hotelgate match wasn’t it? That late goal was a proper limbs-flailing-everywhere-oh-right-I’m-only-in-my-living-room moment Reactions from both sets of players and the crowd at the end was a sight to see too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 17 hours ago, Baird of the land said: Forster valery Stephens lyanco Simeu perraud diallo Romeu armstrong armstrong tella I'd go with that, but Simeu has covid I think so I'd go with a back 4 and bring one of the youngsters into the front 4, either Olaigbe on the left or Ballard up top. Forster Valery Stephens Lyanco Perraud Diallo Romeu Armstrong Olaigbe Armstrong Tella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didcot Saint Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 On 04/01/2022 at 07:02, alehouseboys said: Channel 864 on Virgin Ace job, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 56 minutes ago, egg said: I'd go with that, but Simeu has covid I think so I'd go with a back 4 and bring one of the youngsters into the front 4, either Olaigbe on the left or Ballard up top. Forster Valery Stephens Lyanco Perraud Diallo Romeu Armstrong Olaigbe Armstrong Tella Hopefully we will have a stronger team than that Ralph usually puts out decent teams for the cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 1 minute ago, John B said: Hopefully we will have a stronger team than that Ralph usually puts out decent teams for the cup Our best keeper, our only available first team RB and LB, two of our 3 CM's, 2 decent first team CB's, our most senior available CF, our best 10. Not sure where it's weak tbh, and if we don't blood kids in cup games, when can we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 1 hour ago, egg said: I'd go with that, but Simeu has covid I think so I'd go with a back 4 and bring one of the youngsters into the front 4, either Olaigbe on the left or Ballard up top. Forster Valery Stephens Lyanco Perraud Diallo Romeu Armstrong Olaigbe Armstrong Tella I thought that it was Small who had covid , not Simeu ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 6 minutes ago, eurosaint said: I thought that it was Small who had covid , not Simeu ? Ah possibly, I may have confused them. Small is an interesting player. There's a case for blooding him with a senior pro ahead of him, or Perraud at LB with a youngster ahead of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, eurosaint said: I thought that it was Small who had covid , not Simeu ? 2 minutes ago, egg said: Ah possibly, I may have confused them. Small is an interesting player. There's a case for blooding him with a senior pro ahead of him, or Perraud at LB with a youngster ahead of him. Yes, it is Small with Covid, not Simeu. Edited 8 January, 2022 by Matthew Le God 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 8 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: Yes, it is Small with Covid, not Simeu. Cheers, my mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddeer Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Start with a strong line up, get the job done and then make subs and coast through the remainder of the match. Need a starting line up that is going to score goals 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 The game is live on bbc1 Wales. I think you can view it via the iPlayer. I stand to be corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restark19 Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 I may be wrong but it looks like you may have to set your location to Wales to watch on iPlayer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/programme-availability/national-regional-programmes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, gandalf said: The game is live on bbc1 Wales. I think you can view it via the iPlayer. I stand to be corrected. Unfortunately looks like it might not be on iPlayer, can pick it up on 976 on Freesat, 978 on Sky, or 684 on Virgin Media though. EDIT: Restark pointed out it looks like you can change your location on iPlayer to view. Edited 8 January, 2022 by Jimmy_D Updated info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Tough one for Ralph to prepare for, Swansea haven't played for a month, who knows what their line up will be like , no fans in the stadium a strange dynamic becomes more like a training game. Having 9 subs and the ability to use 5 should be in our favour though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Hopefully we can get the job done early and get a resounding victory. 3-0 to us - Adam Armstrong x2 and Tella - COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 If it goes to penalties both FF and WC have pretty good records. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Brentford (Tuesday opponents) made 8 changes for their game. Ajer and Mbuemo back in the mix too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 The match is available on BBC iPlayer, even if you're not in Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 On 07/01/2022 at 14:34, Teddeer said: You don't take the FA Cup seriously then? Yes, I do. If you read my post again you will see that it says the team I am 'expecting to see', i.e. the one Ralph will pick. That does not mean it is, necessarily, the one I would pick. (I taught English as a foreign language for 14 years, so realise sometimes such explanations are needed.) Having said that I think that line-up should be suffice to beat Swansea whilst resting a host of starters for Tuesday. I do realise that Theo and Shane aren't the players they once were, and cringe when they are selected in the premier league, but think they should be okay for today's opposition. Shane in particular had a good match last time out. Apart from them, Arma with JWP and Moi (or maybe Stu Arm) in more advanced midfield roles should provide the goals. If not bring the Nathans and/or Armando off the bench for the last 20. Better than risking most of a team we want to start on Tuesday, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyruk Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 It is on iPlayer. Change your setting to Wales and you’ll find it on BBC one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 8 January, 2022 Author Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Decent team for a cup tie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimborne_saint Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Very surprised we've gone this strong.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Wow, no dicking about with that line-up. Should breeze past them, just hope for no injuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Absolute heartbreak for the divs in here that like to suggest the shittest conceivable line up for cup ties.....sorry chaps but Ralphy is up for the cup again. 🏆🏆🏆 Thanks Ralph, let's get in the hat for the next round. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimborne_saint Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Obafemi starts for Swansea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 2 minutes ago, Markyruk said: It is on iPlayer. Change your setting to Wales and you’ll find it on BBC one You don't need to do that. It's on Iplayer regardless- they said on Football Focus earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Wish Broja wasn't playing, but other than that very happy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Looks like I was wrong and Ralph went very strong from the outset. Just hope no one picks up an injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictiAbNonem Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Hope Ralph does some early subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 (edited) Very strong line up that liking it Good to see Kegs and Kazeem on the bench too Edited 8 January, 2022 by davefizzy14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, davefizzy14 said: Very strong line up that liking it Yep no messing about. Get it on and get it done Edited 8 January, 2022 by Toadhall Saint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Just now, Toadhall Saint said: Yep no messing about. Get it in and get it done Yes indeed. Hoping we can get a few early goals. Great to see Jack back in too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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