Millwall v Saints - Saturday 3pm

[whelk]

0-4. Extra days rest and much stronger squad. Shit scheduling to have back to back London aways.

[RedArmy]

When was the last time we won 5 league games in a row? 
 

I can’t recall any under Martin or Koeman, or even Poch. Maybe in one of our back to back promotion seasons?

[The Oggmonster]

Tonda's first real test.

[Bakovnetski]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. But, assuming we have no more injuries and fitness levels are up then it could be top 6 by the end of the weekend 😁

[sockeye]

I think we’ll be able to overwhelm these guys. 0-3 Saints.

 

winning five in a row surely secures him the job with an announcement on Sunday

[Ted Bates Statue]

We should be good for another win on paper, but bear in mind that it is not allowed for Saints to have nice things and the footballing gods will not permit this to happen.

[sockeye]

6 minutes ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

We should be good for another win on paper, but bear in mind that it is not allowed for Saints to have nice things and the footballing gods will not permit this to happen.

I’m not sure, the last few weeks feel like we’ve stockpiled a ton of good karma from some terrible years and now we’re using it all at once 😂

[Nolan]

49 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

When was the last time we won 5 league games in a row? 
 

I can’t recall any under Martin or Koeman, or even Poch. Maybe in one of our back to back promotion seasons?

2001 Premier League under Hoddle.



the Everton game was the last game before Spurs got Hoddle from us.

Edited 7 hours ago by Nolan

[Miltonaggro]

4 minutes ago, Nolan said:

2001 Premier League under Hoddle.



the Everton game was the last game before Spurs got Hoddle from us.

Blimey!

[Nolan]

Missed our end of season run in League One. So count my previous post as the best in the top two divisions 

and we continued this one into the first 4 games of 11/12.

 

Edited 6 hours ago by Nolan

[Patrick Bateman]

I don't know much about Millwall this season - does much the same again from us finish them off? Their results don't suggest they are anything other than a normal mid-table side.

[Give it to Ron]

1 minute ago, Patrick Bateman said:

I don't know much about Millwall this season - does much the same again from us finish them off? Their results don't suggest they are anything other than a normal mid-table side.

Ivanovic up front is a handful my Brum supporting mate said they ripped them apart and we could too if given the space to play.

We missed a few chances last night that we may need in a tight game but we have options on both wings in Leo and Tom . Downes out suspended so may need Romeu although Bragg again looked good in his cameo last night.

[Football Special]

21 minutes ago, Give it to Ron said:

Ivanovic up front is a handful my Brum supporting mate said they ripped them apart and we could too if given the space to play.

We missed a few chances last night that we may need in a tight game but we have options on both wings in Leo and Tom . Downes out suspended so may need Romeu although Bragg again looked good in his cameo last night.

Millwall are a physical side, could have done with Downes waiting one more game to be suspended to get Romeu up to speed. Perhaps Aribo will feature. 

Will follow their game vs Sheffield Wednesday tonight, expect a win for Millwall but hope Wednesday make it hard for them. 

3 points would put Millwall up into 4th or 5th so cannot underestimate them. 

[Miltonaggro]

Lions neutered and rogered on the road, 0-5. Nobody likes us but we don’t mind. 
 

 

[saintant]

Looking forward to seeing Caspar Jandar boss the midfield in yet another match. I hope we can keep him under the radar because I believe he's the player in our squad the big clubs would want most. He plays his midfield role to perfection and is the cog in the wheel we would most miss if he got injured. 

[benjii]

Surely it's Bragg in for Downes and then, aside from managing any knocks, the only questions are:

- Quarshie or Stephens 

- Manning or Welly.

I guess if they are a super-physical team you could build a case for Aribo instead of Bragg, or even Azaz, but I doubt it.

 

[OneMrsWallace]

Horrible place to go to but I think we'll just edge a tight game 2-1. Nice feeling right now, let's keep it going. 

[saintwbu]

I’d expect we will revert to the Charlton lineup, Bragg back in for Downes and Stephens in for Quarshie as expect his pace not such a requirement.

[tdmickey3]

Just now, saintwbu said:

I’d expect we will revert to the Charlton lineup, Bragg back in for Downes and Stephens in for Quarshie as expect his pace not such a requirement.

Neither is his ball watching

[saintant]

With Downes suspended I would think Romeu will be on the bench for this one.

[Harry_SFC]

Baz; Quarshie, Wood, THB; Manning, Bragg, Jander, Fellows; Scienza, Azaz, Armstrong.

Hopefully we'll finally see Romeu on the bench.

[malcolm waldron]

Not sure what anyone else thinks but I'd really like to see a bench with Romeu sat on it...

[Matthew Le God]

16 minutes ago, malcolm waldron said:

Not sure what anyone else thinks but I'd really like to see a bench with Romeu sat on it...

That is a niche fetish

[Channons Windmill]

As Millwall are one of my local teams I’ve seen them a few times this season and have been unimpressed - Ivanovic is overrated and their defence can be ponderous. They’re physical and well-drilled but I saw Azaz have a good game against them in August when Boro’ won 3-0. If we play the slick attacks we have in the past few games then we have a good chance of a result. And it’s not the hostile place it once was….

[Lighthouse]

52 minutes ago, Channons Windmill said:

As Millwall are one of my local teams I’ve seen them a few times this season and have been unimpressed - Ivanovic is overrated and their defence can be ponderous. They’re physical and well-drilled but I saw Azaz have a good game against them in August when Boro’ won 3-0. If we play the slick attacks we have in the past few games then we have a good chance of a result. And it’s not the hostile place it once was….

They’re 9th in the table with a GD of -5, which for reference is worse than Blackburn in 18th. Whilst obviously points dictate the table overall, GD is probably a better measure of how a team is playing. They’ve certainly been on the wrong end of some pretty crap defeats.

[Football Special]

27 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

They’re 9th in the table with a GD of -5, which for reference is worse than Blackburn in 18th. Whilst obviously points dictate the table overall, GD is probably a better measure of how a team is playing. They’ve certainly been on the wrong end of some pretty crap defeats.

It's likely they'll be 4th in the table come 10pm this evening, think that's very impressive with the squad they have 

[Football Special]

Few seats have become available if anyone is still after one 

[Jack]

Same side as against Charlton for me. Quarshie is just too ponderous on the ball and his passing is very predictable. Need to move it quickly as the away team. 
 

Have to be confident of picking up another win. Too much to ask to have a third game in a row won by half time? 

[Toadhall Saint]

4 hours ago, OneMrsWallace said:

Horrible place to go to but I think we'll just edge a tight game 2-1. Nice feeling right now, let's keep it going. 

I like it - better than their old ground - now that was horrible.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Can’t see anything other than a win and Eckhert sealing his claim on the top job. This despite Millwall being a difficult opponent. It will not be as convincing as the last two games though and I suspect the officials being a bit shit will influence matters. 1-2 Saints.