Saints vs Man City - Match Thread

[SaintsBarry74]

They're nearly at full strength and still have something to play for.

Derby... We're coming for you.

[OneMrsWallace]

I wonder what Pep will 'learn' from us this time round 😅 City 3-0 up at half time then ease off to win 4-0. I'm an optimist. 

[sockeye]

Their horrific autumn run feels like a lifetime ago now. I think they'll finish second in the league. Unfortunately we have no chance. 0-3.

As an aside, the squad relegated in 2022-23 would normally fight for their lives in a 'shop window' game like this. Remember when we knocked them out of the cup two years ago? No chance of any such result with this season's rabble.

Edited yesterday at 18:07 by sockeye

[AlexLaw76]

I reckon a couple of the no hopers will put in a decent shift…. Against top opposition of course

0-4

[Holmes_and_Watson]

If we're still paying Russ, can we get him back to shake Pep's hand before the game?

Normally, rerunning Nate's self indulgent masterclass video v City would be enough. But I worry our team might be in something of a slump, and need that extra edge.

[SaintsBarry74]

4 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

If we're still paying Russ, can we get him back to shake Pep's hand before the game?

Normally, rerunning Nate's self indulgent masterclass video v City would be enough. But I worry our team might be in something of a slump, and need that extra edge.

Man City kryptonite

 

[Barton Saint]

Going to be a very hard watch this Saturday might be even more embarrassing 

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

34 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

If we're still paying Russ, can we get him back to shake Pep's hand before the game?

Normally, rerunning Nate's self indulgent masterclass video v City would be enough. But I worry our team might be in something of a slump, and need that extra edge.

When we last played them, didn't Pep say we were the best team City had played and he could learn a lot from us?

And then City went in to freefall and realised what we were doing was absolute bollocks!! So now they're playing more positive football again and this could be anything. If Rusk persists with this idea of keeping the loss to a minimum, 0-4 seems about right.

[Pamplemousse]

If I hadn't have already purchased (non-refundable) train tickets I'd seriously consider not going.

The players don't turn up most weeks so why should we?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

6 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

When we last played them, didn't Pep say we were the best team City had played and he could learn a lot from us?

And then City went in to freefall and realised what we were doing was absolute bollocks!! So now they're playing more positive football again and this could be anything. If Rusk persists with this idea of keeping the loss to a minimum, 0-4 seems about right.

Yeah. We took them into the last part of the game with a chance of getting an equaliser. They were doing well at that point, so even the chance of dropping 2 points was seen as a Martin masterclass by Pep.

[BarberSaint]

Reckon we might get a ... .

[Saint Fan CaM]

Carnage awaits.

[St. Ciervo]

I am sure our players are just happy to be there. Tourists the lot. 

[Wade Garrett]

Haaland and Grealish will probably get a run out.  
It won’t go double-figures because they’ll feel sorry for us at half-time.

Hopefully, Rusk will pick Fernandes in front of Smallbone.

Why don’t we go 4-2-3-1.  
 

Ramsdale

KWP THB Bednarek Wellington    
             Downes Big Les

 Dibling   Fernandes  Sulemana

                    Archer

Can’t be any worse than that 5 at the back shite.

[Doctoroncall]

The only reason they may not thrash us is having the FA cup final the following week. So a training session would suit, players get a run out and only four goals conceded against our five at the back well oiled defensive structure. 

[Turkish]

Match week 35 in the English Premier soccerball league and it’s Southampton Saints v the citizens of Manchester 

I for a sneaking suspicious this is the week when it all comes together and in front of the US global tv audience the saints are unable to crush a 18 year record held by the county of Derby meanwhile derailing the Citizens bid to finished only 15 points behind the reds of Liverpool. 
 

im gonna predict a 1-1 tie and proof once again the English Soccerball league can produce some almighty shocks! Let’s go Southampton Saints!

Edited 16 hours ago by Turkish

[Football Special]

It will be another reminder of why I won't miss the Premier League 

Full house, expensive tickets, half and half scarf wearers everywhere hoping to see City's star players. 

Game a waste of time as a contest. 

We did only lose 1-0 away from home in a game where we could have got something, recall Tall Paul having a good chance with a header at the back post. Pep then gave Russ a big hug and heaped praise on our brave manager at the time, no doubt he'll use the pre match press conference to criticise Saints for sacking him. 

Prediction 0-3 

[tdmickey3]

A 3 nil defeat is the best we can hope for but if they fancy some shooting practice for the cup final it will be more

[CylonKing]

2-1 to Saints. Heard it here first.

What's that Nurse? Back to my room now. OK.

[Andy Hill]

Can’t be any worse than last weeks pathetic effort.

[CB Fry]

Will be a performance where they all bust a gut and try their hearts out for 75 minutes but lose 3-0 anyway.

What they needed to do was try on Saturday against shit opposition, not go all out for the noble defeat against CL level opposition.

[Convict Colony]

[CSA96]

Don't worry, everyone

 

[Wade Garrett]

9 minutes ago, CSA96 said:

Don't worry, everyone

 

Total lack of self-awareness.  Insulting really.

[John Boy Saint]

13 minutes ago, CSA96 said:

Don't worry, everyone

 

They should bag this up and sell it in the club shop - my Roses would love it and as for my Rhubarb, it would be spectacular! 

[trousers]

2 hours ago, Andy Hill said:

Can’t be any worse than last weeks pathetic effort.

You're new to this football club, aren't you...?

[suewhistle]

I was telling my friend that Saints had a home match this Saturday but momentarily couldn't remember who against: "Can't remember who we are losing to this week" were  my words..

[ApprenticeBillionaire]

54 minutes ago, CSA96 said:

Don't worry, everyone

 

That's what you get when you have fans giving this team a standing ovation. The players think thats what we want to hear.

That's spoken like a player who knows he's not going to be here next season.

[Saint86]

could be a 0-9 incoming here, they need the GD to catch Arsenal.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Simply this.

 

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, CSA96 said:

Don't worry, everyone

 

What a wanker

[tdmickey3]

3 hours ago, Andy Hill said:

Can’t be any worse than last weeks pathetic effort.

It will be

[Andrew Watson]

As many as City want to score,with our lot unable or unwilling [ Fernandes and Ramsdale apart ] to even try,this could be very,very painful for us fans.

[skintsaint]

[franniesTache]

Given we are in our golden period and that the board are doing a magnificent job on everything except for recruitment and managers i think it'd be foolhardy to expect anything other than a home banker here.

So Saints 9 Man City 0 seems the obvious choice for a prediction.

We are all so lucky to be watching such a golden era of the club, the best in our history and no doubts

[coalman]

Surely we should be calling these "Saints vs Other Team mismatch thread" these days?

[John Boy Saint]

1 hour ago, Saint86 said:

could be a 0-9 incoming here, they need the GD to catch Arsenal.

I am amazed, given how our defence seems to have more holes than Swiss cheese, that someone hasn’t taken us “to the f**king cleaners” -  (to vaguely quote the opening of Life of Brian) 

[Saint86]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Simply this.

 

Yeah... except Saints won't need to hold it open for the likes of man city 😂

[Killers Knee]

As soon as the whistle blows we should start a fight amongst ourselves, get the 5 red cards and accept the 3 nil.

[tdmickey3]

13 minutes ago, Killers Knee said:

As soon as the whistle blows we should start a fight amongst ourselves, get the 5 red cards and accept the 3 nil.

Jack could start by pulling someones hair and let it escalate

[Wade Garrett]

3 hours ago, ApprenticeBillionaire said:

That's what you get when you have fans giving this team a standing ovation. The players think thats what we want to hear.

That's spoken like a player who knows he's not going to be here next season.

No great loss.

[warsash saint]

2 tickets in the Northam available for this goal fest - £20 each transferred via app

Edited 7 hours ago by warsash saint

[lumuah]

4 hours ago, Saint86 said:

could be a 0-9 incoming here, they need the GD to catch Arsenal.

Home goal difference is currently -33. The record worst H GD in a season is -38.

We have two games to make the record our own and not share it with anyone else!

 

[Saint86]

6 minutes ago, lumuah said:

Home goal difference is currently -33. The record worst H GD in a season is -38.

We have two games to make the record our own and not share it with anyone else!

 

Pretty good odds that we will beat -38 with city and arsenal to play 😭

[skintsaint]

The list of records broken by us this season is laughable....this final one to top it all off 😅

[tdmickey3]

[Pamplemousse]

8 hours ago, Andy Hill said:

Can’t be any worse than last weeks pathetic effort.

[SaintsBarry74]

5 hours ago, ApprenticeBillionaire said:

That's what you get when you have fans giving this team a standing ovation. The players think thats what we want to hear.

That's spoken like a player who knows he's not going to be here next season.

This. What a nob!

[Football Special]

7 hours ago, CSA96 said:

Don't worry, everyone

 

Does that mean we're saving our rolling over performance for Goodison Park a week later? 

[SNSUN]

This won't be pretty.