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Being in Croatia currently I thought I would take advantage of the Saints Play ‘International’ match day £10 video pass to watch the game, only to find the you can only purchase the annual pass at £180! Seems to be possible for other games, just not this one. 
 

Have any other folks currently abroad had any luck buying a pass just for this game?

Saint_clark

Saint_clark

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13 minutes ago, Spitz said:

Being in Croatia currently I thought I would take advantage of the Saints Play ‘International’ match day £10 video pass to watch the game, only to find the you can only purchase the annual pass at £180! Seems to be possible for other games, just not this one. 
 

Have any other folks currently abroad had any luck buying a pass just for this game?

It's live on ITV so if you have a VPN you should be able to watch it on their player, if not I'd imagine finding a stream will be easier than usual.

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sotonric

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1 hour ago, trousers said:

Yep, agree. I've been feeling for a while now that all this whipped up hype by the club's media department could back fire on us. The best approach, in my humble opinion, would have been to treat the build up like any other game and leave all the emotion stuff until the players take to the pitch. Just feels a tad manufactured to me, but maybe that's just me being a grumpy old git 😁

The 'right' approach might only be possible with hindsight. If the club did as you suggest and the team went out and didn't perform, everyone would be rightly on their backs for not recognising the importance of the match to the fans. With owners / senior management that lots of fans still have considerable misgivings over, a new manager, and lots of new players, I think it's important the club signals to fans that they do recognise the added importance to us of beating that lot.

Suhari

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Off to Montreal tomorrow. Aiming to get to Heathrow early and hopefully catch the game in a bar.

Really excited. Looking forward to seeing some of the new guys.

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Dr Who?

Dr Who?

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Hate this game. It is only good if you win. Love the build up, love the pure hate that comes with it. Love the simmered down banter now I’m older. Still we must win, and I fear it will end all level. But really, not a flipping scoobie which way it will go! 

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trousers

trousers

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41 minutes ago, sotonric said:

The 'right' approach might only be possible with hindsight. If the club did as you suggest and the team went out and didn't perform, everyone would be rightly on their backs for not recognising the importance of the match to the fans. With owners / senior management that lots of fans still have considerable misgivings over, a new manager, and lots of new players, I think it's important the club signals to fans that they do recognise the added importance to us of beating that lot.

Yeah, fair point 👍🏻

RedArmy

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All the players need to know is that losing is not an option, no excuses. 
 

All the fans need to know is that they need to play their part, no excuses. 

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Suhari

Suhari

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1 hour ago, Dr Who? said:

Hate this game. It is only good if you win. Love the build up, love the pure hate that comes with it. Love the simmered down banter now I’m older. Still we must win, and I fear it will end all level. But really, not a flipping scoobie which way it will go! 

Win or lose it doesn't define our season.

If we were playing them in a month I'd be much more confident; once the new guys have bedded in.

It's not a 'must win' in the context of promotion. It IS a 'want to win, so, so badly' given the opposition!

Bloody glad football is back.

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Dr Who?

Dr Who?

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11 minutes ago, Suhari said:

Win or lose it doesn't define our season.

If we were playing them in a month I'd be much more confident; once the new guys have bedded in.

It's not a 'must win' in the context of promotion. It IS a 'want to win, so, so badly' given the opposition!

Bloody glad football is back.

Yes we have to win against this lot! Also I hate to break it this on the eve of a derby game which is only 12 hours away, but we are not that good atm. This game does just seem to be coming at the wrong time. They are really happy with their start and they will not fear us! 

nearly lost to a poor Wrexham side

drew with a team that lost at home Blackburn today

lost at home to 10 men 

Probably our best performance was at out of sorts Ipswich. 

All one can hope is that it clicks tomorrow! 

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Dark Munster

Dark Munster

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3 hours ago, LGTL said:

Absolutely. I still remember the last 10 minutes at Fratton in 2019. After being silent the whole game, they decided to sing for the last 10 minutes to show everyone how they're just the bestest and they didn't care about being beaten by big Southampton. Fucking freaks, I'd take two wins against them even if it meant losing every other game this season. 

Derbies aren't for everyone, and they certainly aren't for their small time support. 

 

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die Mannyschaft

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6 minutes ago, Dr Who? said:

Yes we have to win against this lot! Also I hate to break it this on the eve of a Derby game which is only 12 hours away, but we are not that good atm. 

nearly lost to a poor Wrexham side

drew with a team that lost at home Blackburn today

lost at home to 10 men 

Probably our best performance was at out of sorts Ipswich. 

All one can hope is that it clicks tomorrow! 

Pompey would have looked at video from our games and think this is sn easy win. That's why thier calling fif aggression as we don't deal well at all with any sort of attack in air, through mid and defence or wing. Even a golden assisted a throw the length of pitch.  In reality we don't have a working team yet and we don't know when a run of wins will come.

The best ace we hold is no one knows what the new players will do tomorrow. Will they all play, will it be new tactics, will the keeper turn up,  is there a goal scorer,  will we continue slow football.  Saints could bore Pompey to death. 

The only way we can win is to not play as we have been and surprise the fans and the opposition. Forget the fact we are on paper the biggest team but that's irrelevant as it hasn't worked so far. 

I still have  recuring nightmares that Saints will play the same way as v Stoke. I just don't think we can change style and tactics one game on to the biggest game of the season. Bore draw 0-0 would be better than a loss.

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die Mannyschaft

die Mannyschaft

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2 hours ago, Dr Who? said:

Hate this game. It is only good if you win. Love the build up, love the pure hate that comes with it. Love the simmered down banter now I’m older. Still we must win, and I fear it will end all level. But really, not a flipping scoobie which way it will go! 

Containment has been our main game plan at home. High press means we get caught on the break. Let's hope its something different v Pompey.

SW11_Saint

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6 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Pompey would have looked at video from our games and think this is sn easy win. That's why thier calling fif aggression as we don't deal well at all with any sort of attack in air, through mid and defence or wing. Even a golden assisted a throw the length of pitch.  In reality we don't have a working team yet and we don't know when a run of wins will come.

The best ace we hold is no one knows what the new players will do tomorrow. Will they all play, will it be new tactics, will the keeper turn up,  is there a goal scorer,  will we continue slow football.  Saints could bore Pompey to death. 

The only way we can win is to not play as we have been and surprise the fans and the opposition. Forget the fact we are on paper the biggest team but that's irrelevant as it hasn't worked so far. 

I still have  recuring nightmares that Saints will play the same way as v Stoke. I just don't think we can change style and tactics one game on to the biggest game of the season. Bore draw 0-0 would be better than a loss.

What an optimistic post to go into gameday with….

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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6 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Pompey would have looked at video from our games and think this is sn easy win. That's why thier calling fif aggression as we don't deal well at all with any sort of attack in air, through mid and defence or wing. Even a golden assisted a throw the length of pitch.  In reality we don't have a working team yet and we don't know when a run of wins will come.

The best ace we hold is no one knows what the new players will do tomorrow. Will they all play, will it be new tactics, will the keeper turn up,  is there a goal scorer,  will we continue slow football.  Saints could bore Pompey to death. 

The only way we can win is to not play as we have been and surprise the fans and the opposition. Forget the fact we are on paper the biggest team but that's irrelevant as it hasn't worked so far. 

I still have  recuring nightmares that Saints will play the same way as v Stoke. I just don't think we can change style and tactics one game on to the biggest game of the season. Bore draw 0-0 would be better than a loss.

Tactics go out the window for this one. Stick it on them and run through them. Time to go to war.

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Lard

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Anyone else shitting it right now.?

ironically I have a stoma so I can do so from the comfort of my sofa with a cider in hand. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I want to win this so bad. 
not just because it’s the Skates….but we need 3 points. 

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chivvy

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Cmon Saints your season should start here .  

Baz

Mads Stephens thb manning

Downes Charles

Fellows azaz Frazer

Archer

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Saint_clark

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8 minutes ago, chivvy said:

Cmon Saints your season should start here .  

Baz

Mads Stephens thb manning

Downes Charles

Fellows azaz Frazer

Archer

Completely agree with that team. Keep Janders and Scienza as unknown quantities to come off the bench once the atmosphere has got them fired up.

EssEffCee

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Has to be a win today. Anything else is unfathomable.

Be nice if most people could be in seats by quarter to. They'll be in the ground getting tanked up for a good couple of hours and we need some atmosphere building before the teams come out.

Also worth remembering that they can't go home until we all leave so if we win well it'd be fun to stay in the ground celebrating for as long as we can.

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SotonianWill

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1 hour ago, Football Special said:

Up. Showered. Dressed. 

Can of fosters over my corn flakes. 

In the words of Fabrizio 

Here We Go! 

Here we go, here we go, here we go

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SW11_Saint

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Hard to get to sleep due to thinking about the match… dreamt about the match… 

…woke up at about 5.45am thinking about the match! 
 

LETS DO THIS! COYS! 👊🔴⚪️😇

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SW11_Saint

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12 minutes ago, EssEffCee said:

Has to be a win today. Anything else is unfathomable.

Be nice if most people could be in seats by quarter to. They'll be in the ground getting tanked up for a good couple of hours and we need some atmosphere building before the teams come out.

Also worth remembering that they can't go home until we all leave so if we win well it'd be fun to stay in the ground celebrating for as long as we can.

Haven’t they banned booze in the away section, or is that another myth? 

Suhari

Suhari

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1 hour ago, Football Special said:

Up. Showered. Dressed. 

Can of fosters over my corn flakes. 

In the words of Fabrizio 

Here We Go! 

Well at least you haven't started on alcohol yet.

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Suhari

Suhari

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10 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Can't believe all these fan podcasts that are interviewing fans of the fishy few. Disgusting I'm not listening to any of that muck.

Didn't know David Attenborough did a football podcast.

sfc4prem

sfc4prem

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7 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Pompey would have looked at video from our games and think this is sn easy win. That's why thier calling fif aggression as we don't deal well at all with any sort of attack in air, through mid and defence or wing. Even a golden assisted a throw the length of pitch.  In reality we don't have a working team yet and we don't know when a run of wins will come.

The best ace we hold is no one knows what the new players will do tomorrow. Will they all play, will it be new tactics, will the keeper turn up,  is there a goal scorer,  will we continue slow football.  Saints could bore Pompey to death. 

The only way we can win is to not play as we have been and surprise the fans and the opposition. Forget the fact we are on paper the biggest team but that's irrelevant as it hasn't worked so far. 

I still have  recuring nightmares that Saints will play the same way as v Stoke. I just don't think we can change style and tactics one game on to the biggest game of the season. Bore draw 0-0 would be better than a loss.

Fucking hell pal, hope you don't take that pessimistic view into the stadium with you.

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EssEffCee

EssEffCee

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15 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

Haven’t they banned booze in the away section, or is that another myth? 

Nah the club won't be turning that income down given they'll be there from about 10.

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Saint_clark

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6 minutes ago, EssEffCee said:

Nah the club won't be turning that income down given they'll be there from about 10.

Hopefully we've used the gone off meat in all their burgers and pies. 

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hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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1 minute ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

"It's full of sailors boys and mingers in the street, I pray that Pompey finish lower than 18th"

One of the great lyrics of our time.

Belted it put at half 6 to wake up the rest of the family. Much appreciated. "you're a small club! With shit fans!"

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AlexLaw76

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Just fucking win and win comfortably. Please for the love of god, no surrendering the middle of the part in a derby, so 'unstoppable goals' let in by Baz (in the middle of the goal), so daft nonsense from Stephens, and no early yellow for Downes..

Just a routine, 3-0 win please

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hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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15 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Hopefully we've used the gone off meat in all their burgers and pies. 

So good I said it twice!

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macca155

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1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

Tactics go out the window for this one. Stick it on them and run through them. Time to go to war.

Thank you Mr Hypo, your application for chief strategist at Southampton Football Club has not been successful on this occasion.

😃

It would be fun to play that way, but I fear that is exactly what Pompey would want. 

Talking to Pompey fans, they are all aware that we have the better squad. Their game plan is simple. Stop Saints playing and exploit our vulnerabilities at the back.

They'd take a draw in a heartbeat. Let's not give it to them.

Saint_clark

Saint_clark

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1 minute ago, trousers said:

O'Neills already rammed at 8:15. Now in the Giddy Bridge but no beer until 9am. 

Jesus, I'm starting to think I won't even get in the painted wagon when it opens at 10 I bet there'll already be a queue.

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