Southampton v Preston - Saturday 3pm

[die Mannyschaft]

I thought draw but then is it possible the players are 'not' playing. How can apparent good players play so badly. So Saints 0-2 Preston.  I can see more injuries and illness before Sat. 

I'm not interested in goals expected its actual goal that count and we cant score enough goals when needed.

Teams that don't score enough goals get relegated its simple reality. Add in no midfield and no defence, cant win headers in box, cant tackle enough, too slow, no urgency and that means cant compete. 

Add in no announcement so maybe the goalkeeper will be subbed off and the striker put in goal, I don't think the players know the tactics. I certainly don't. 

Let's hope fans leave early then I can grt through that stupid small footbridge at Northam.  Who was the idiot that approved such a tiny foot bridge for 12k fans to exit the ground.

[AlexLaw76]

CHANGE THE FUCKING FORMATION!!!

[whelk]

Play 5 CBs and hope for a nil nil and we all go home happy

[sisi1992]

I like WS and really wanted it to work but if he doesn't win this one I think he's toast unfortunately

[HKsaint]

Relegation battle begins

[EnoughAlready]

5 minutes ago, HKsaint said:

Relegation battle begins

It's not even a battle, we're getting relegated without a whimper unless there's a change of manager/coaching staff. 

Edited yesterday at 07:21 by EnoughAlready

[Football Special]

10 hours ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

If Still is here for this game it will be a travesty.

In the unlikely chance that our board sees the light and dismisses Still then I'll be right behind Saints. If they don't then part of me will be hoping for a Preston victory so that it's hopefully another nail in Still's coffin. 

Sad when it gets to this stage. 

I'm not sure if that's enough for me, let's say Still gets the sack and we end up with Lallana as caretaker what would we have to get behind? 

The same problems caused by the board all remain and in my opinion we still struggle to start with a cohesive starting XI 

[Mboto Gorge]

At this point still is literally no better than Rusk was. Similar tactics and similar terrible results. If anything rusk managed a couple of ok draws

[HKsaint]

Ivan Juric managed 16 matches before he got sacked. Will Still has managed 14 matches. Hope that he will not stay longer than Juric 

[musesaint]

I am expecting a very painful day out next Saturday. Anything less will be a miracle. 

Without doubt Saints are in the biggest crisis the club has faced for decades. There is no easy way out of this shambles. Sacking the manager won’t immediately turn this shit storm around. The club needs wholesale reform from top to bottom - and new owners to begin that process. 

[hypochondriac]

Big changes needed for this one whoever is in charge. If we can't or won't play Aribo then Matsuki has to play and we need to have a back 4. I'm assuming we have the injuries we think we do:

Mccarthy 

Edwards THB Wood Manning 

Downes Jander 

Fellows Matsuki Scienza 

Oyekunle

I'd wager that team would do better than the one we've been watching.

[Lighthouse]

Personally, I’d go with:

Bazunu

Mads      Wood    THB    Manning

Downes    Jander

Armstrong    Azaz       Scienza

Archer
 

Of course, this won’t happen. It’ll be five at the back, we’ll start well, miss a bunch of chances, then score, immediately panic and concede, then make five subs from 60-75 mins, end up with Armstrong as the lone striker and a bunch of ball recyclers behind and lose to an 82nd minute defensive howler.

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

Personally, I’d go with:

Bazunu

Mads      Wood    THB    Manning

Downes    Jander

Armstrong    Azaz       Scienza

Archer
 

Of course, this won’t happen. It’ll be five at the back, we’ll start well, miss a bunch of chances, then score, immediately panic and concede, then make five subs from 60-75 mins, end up with Armstrong as the lone striker and a bunch of ball recyclers behind and lose to an 82nd minute defensive howler.

This isn’t your first time, is it 🤣

[trousers]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

Big changes needed for this one whoever is in charge. If we can't or won't play Aribo then Matsuki has to play and we need to have a back 4. I'm assuming we have the injuries we think we do:

Mccarthy 

Edwards THB Wood Manning 

Downes Jander 

Fellows Matsuki Scienza 

Oyekunle

I'd wager that team would do better than the one we've been watching.

I'd probably go with the two Danes at fullback but I reckon that's a good shout on the midfielders and forwards. 

[IFHP]

Play off chasing Preston against relegation threatened Saints, we will do very well to get something from this.

The only good thing is we have only lost 1 at home, so we could get another draw. But…..

I feel this will be the game where the home crowd turn on Still, Dragan and his fellow loons as soon as things start going wrong. Which would then result in another defeat and closer to those relegation spots . 
 

 

[hypochondriac]

13 minutes ago, trousers said:

I'd probably go with the two Danes at fullback but I reckon that's a good shout on the midfielders and forwards. 

So would I but I assumed they would both be injured.

[ant]

15 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Let's hope fans leave early then I can grt through that stupid small footbridge at Northam.  Who was the idiot that approved such a tiny foot bridge for 12k fans to exit the ground.

I head towards Bitterne, so walk straight past the bridge and use the underpass. 

But if you're heading west you can easily do the same thing and then double back once you hit Northam Road. 

A longer route, but I bet you'll be away quicker.

[Lighthouse]

Incidentally, we beat Everton on November 2nd last year, so if we don’t win this one a 96th minute winner against Wrexham will be our only home win for a full, rolling year.

[StrangelyBrown]

7 hours ago, sisi1992 said:

I like WS and really wanted it to work but if he doesn't win this one I think he's toast unfortunately

I like what he says, but sadly the players don't seem to be doing it for him. That isn't going to change and I think we'll lose again.

I'd like someone who is less of a wet lettuce running the team. Unfortunately SR's profile for a manager seems to be wet as fuck and willing to needlessly play 5 at the back.

Change won't make any difference. Doing the same thing over and over again when it isn't working is called stupity.

[WALK DMC]

1 hour ago, Lighthouse said:

Incidentally, we beat Everton on November 2nd last year, so if we don’t win this one a 96th minute winner against Wrexham will be our only home win for a full, rolling year.

Additionally, we've not scored a goal in the first half of a home game since April (Fulham).  And it is now around 372 days since we were leading a league game by more than a single goal (and even then we lost 😞 ) 

[die Mannyschaft]

2 hours ago, ant said:

I head towards Bitterne, so walk straight past the bridge and use the underpass. 

But if you're heading west you can easily do the same thing and then double back once you hit Northam Road. 

A longer route, but I bet you'll be away quicker.

Suddenly realised its the same route our forwards take towards the goal, no-one wonder we're slow attacking 

[Andy Hill]

Can we loan in a couple more centre backs just to protect the 0-0 ??

[Saint Fan CaM]

Another defeat incoming and likely Still’s last game. Then we’ll be relying on fucking Lallana to steer us out of the relegation zone…can it get any worse?

[coalman]

                                           McCarthy

Roerslav   Edwards   THB   Stephens   Quarshie   Wood   Manning

Fellows                                                                                    Scienza

                                           Armstrong

[coalman]

2 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Another defeat incoming and likely Still’s last game. Then we’ll be relying on fucking Lallana to steer us out of the relegation zone…can it get any worse?

I'm pretty sure Lallana taking over to steer us out of the relegation zone is it getting worse.

[Osvaldorama]

18 minutes ago, coalman said:

                                           McCarthy

Roerslav   Edwards   THB   Stephens   Quarshie   Wood   Manning

Fellows                                                                                    Scienza

                                           Armstrong

Not enough centre backs for Will Still’s liking 

[Football Special]

4 hours ago, IFHP said:

Play off chasing Preston against relegation threatened Saints, we will do very well to get something from this.

The only good thing is we have only lost 1 at home, so we could get another draw. But…..

I feel this will be the game where the home crowd turn on Still, Dragan and his fellow loons as soon as things start going wrong. Which would then result in another defeat and closer to those relegation spots . 
 

 

Also need to factor in which players will be ill this week 

[Owen The Saints]

10 hours ago, sisi1992 said:

I like WS and really wanted it to work but if he doesn't win this one I think he's toast unfortunately

100% agree. He needs to grow a pair and drop nrs 9 & 19. I'd rather see a couple of Academy lads given a chance then those 2 nunptys. One needs 10 sitters for each goal, the other isn't good enough to get many opportunities. Biggest mistake since WS came was giving nr5 a new contract, his position should be ballboy

[Oh no Mick Mills]

 

[Oh no Mick Mills]

Just now, Oh no Mick Mills said:

 

Let's show up in numbers fellow Saints sufferers. Better than just complaining about the clowns on forums. Time for action 

[sfc4prem]

1 hour ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

Let's show up in numbers fellow Saints sufferers. Better than just complaining about the clowns on forums. Time for action 

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[Badger]

2 hours ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

 

What is the MIKE KAVS bollocks about when translated into English ? 
 

 

[hypochondriac]

2 hours ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

Let's show up in numbers fellow Saints sufferers. Better than just complaining about the clowns on forums. Time for action 

What exactly are you asking for ?

[Gloucester Saint]

3 minutes ago, Badger said:

What is the MIKE KAVS bollocks about when translated into English ? 
 

 

Glad it wasn’t just me! Assuming it’s some kind of social media influenced connected with the club that the organisers dislike.

Great to see it overall though. Hope it comes off and gets reported. Wolves fans having a decent go today.

[AlexLaw76]

2 hours ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

 

Good lads

[LGTL]

6 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

Incidentally, we beat Everton on November 2nd last year, so if we don’t win this one a 96th minute winner against Wrexham will be our only home win for a full, rolling year.

I missed Wrexham. In fact, Everton was the last bloody win I saw 🥲

[Lighthouse]

2 minutes ago, LGTL said:

I missed Wrexham. In fact, Everton was the last bloody win I saw 🥲

I missed both but I am going Saturday. Thinking about it, if we do win then the last two league wins I’ve attended will be against Preston. 

[leeham_69]

5 hours ago, coalman said:

                                           McCarthy

Roerslav   Edwards   THB   Stephens   Quarshie   Wood   Manning

Fellows                                                                                    Scienza

                                           Armstrong

swap Roerslav for Wee Man, surely

[bpsaint]

4 hours ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

Let's show up in numbers fellow Saints sufferers. Better than just complaining about the clowns on forums. Time for action 

Fair play, good to see the fans are turning

[maysie]

Got to go 4-2-3-1 get your best players on the pitch and the ones we signed to be game changers.

                       McCarthy

Roerslev Wood  Harwood-Bellis Manning

                    Jander Downes

Fellows               Azaz                 Scienza

                        Armstrong

Obviously Armstrong not the best up top but can't see a good alternative. I think to keep his job he has to go with something like this.

 

 

 

[SambaMaverick]

6 hours ago, coalman said:

                                           McCarthy

Roerslav   Edwards   THB   Stephens   Quarshie   Wood   Manning

Fellows                                                                                    Scienza

                                           Armstrong

Stephens in midfield, surely

[Dark Munster]

On 25/10/2025 at 12:15, Verbal said:

My hunch is that any change in manager won't happen before December.

That would be mind boggling idiotic, stupid, moronic and beyond incompetent.

So yes, you're probably correct.

[Saint Fan CaM]

52 minutes ago, maysie said:

Got to go 4-2-3-1 get your best players on the pitch and the ones we signed to be game changers.

                       McCarthy

Roerslev Wood  Harwood-Bellis Manning

                    Jander Downes

Fellows               Azaz                 Scienza

                        Armstrong

Obviously Armstrong not the best up top but can't see a good alternative. I think to keep his job he has to go with something like this.

 

 

 

Not bad but do you really class Manning as a defender and one of our best players? 😂

And do you think Downes is better than Charles? Not sure about that.

[Sheaf Saint]

17 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Not bad but do you really class Manning as a defender and one of our best players? 😂

And do you think Downes is better than Charles? Not sure about that.

Welington got a red card so will be suspended, and Charles pulled his hamstring and will be out for a while. So Manning and Downes are the best available options for those positions next week.

Edited 10 hours ago by Sheaf Saint

[SW11_Saint]

1-2 (after going 1-0 up). Put your mortgage on it. 

[Appy]

8 hours ago, maysie said:

Got to go 4-2-3-1 get your best players on the pitch and the ones we signed to be game changers.

                       McCarthy

Roerslev Wood  Harwood-Bellis Manning

                    Jander Downes

Fellows               Azaz                 Scienza

                        Armstrong

Obviously Armstrong not the best up top but can't see a good alternative. I think to keep his job he has to go with something like this.

 

 

 

This pretty much has to be the team first not me. Although you could pick any of the centre backs. 

[davefizzy14]

Surely we will appeal the red card as it never was. Hopefully Welington can play. 

[LiberalCommunist]

The weird thing about this fixture is, it does not matter who we are facing. It does not matter how they set up. The opposition might well get it catastrophically wrong, and yet, they will still be in with a shout of beating us. That is a truly appalling reality.

[Pamplemousse]

Basically we need a 2 plus goal lead by 70 minutes to have a chance of winning the game, given how much we seem to tail off after this.

If we're 1-0 up or level or behind aftwe 70 minutes, then we'll lose the game. That's pretty much a fact at this stage.

[maysie]

10 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Not bad but do you really class Manning as a defender and one of our best players? 😂

And do you think Downes is better than Charles? Not sure about that.

Based on Wellington suspension and Charles injury. Team was based on those available.