Norwich City v Saints, 12.30pm Saturday 13.12.2025

[S-Clarke]

33 minutes ago, M271 said:

1-2 a close game for me. We are seemingly incapable of keeping a clean sheet and will probably go 0-2 up then concede for a nervy end to the game but hopefully like Tuesday hold out for another 3 points.
 

We do seem to have had the ‘rub of the green’ luck recently after a few seasons of things not going our way, last season every shot by the opposition seemed to go in, penalty decisions against but not for us and our rare shots not on target but it always feels like that for your team. Is our luck about to run out?

We have definitely had our slice of luck in the last run of games, but....you make your own luck in many ways, we're racing into leads/scoring goals through our own play at the moment. Two of the goals we scored against WBA were just simply good football, nothing lucky about them. I don't think we've had too many pens either, just the one I can think of.  So that's a big positive I can take, we're scoring goals through good football in the main - not through it hitting the arse of players/bobbling over the line etc.

[Football Special]

4 hours ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

The club up to its usual tricks of holding back tickets for staff but rarely fully taken up for distant fixtures. A very late number of seats have become available again despite this game selling out weeks ago.

https://tickets.southamptonfc.com/selection/event/seat?perfId=10229133141354&choiceSelectionDone=true&productId=10229001095987

Winds me up this, it's become a running joke at away games to move and stand in the empty block , often in a prime spot, I bet there will be more at Norwich in addition to this chunk of 25 seats put back on sale, shame if other fans who might have gone miss out 

[saintant]

Fellows is a doubt for this game and we don't have a ready made replacement. Be interesting to see how Tonda lines us up if he's not fit. Hope he doesn't opt for Wee Man.

[Toadhall Saint]

2 hours ago, S-Clarke said:

We have definitely had our slice of luck in the last run of games, but....you make your own luck in many ways, we're racing into leads/scoring goals through our own play at the moment. Two of the goals we scored against WBA were just simply good football, nothing lucky about them. I don't think we've had too many pens either, just the one I can think of.  So that's a big positive I can take, we're scoring goals through good football in the main - not through it hitting the arse of players/bobbling over the line etc.

I’m a firm believer in lucky managers and I think we have one and that’s not diminishing his capabilities. 

[revolution saint]

5 hours ago, saintant said:

Fellows is a doubt for this game and we don't have a ready made replacement. Be interesting to see how Tonda lines us up if he's not fit. Hope he doesn't opt for Wee Man.

Unfortunately probably nailed on if Fellows isn't fit.  We don't really have many other options with both Mads and Jelert out so unless there's a kid able to make the jump to the first team then I'm not sure what other choices he has.

[bugenhagen]

25 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

Unfortunately probably nailed on if Fellows isn't fit.  We don't really have many other options with both Mads and Jelert out so unless there's a kid able to make the jump to the first team then I'm not sure what other choices he has.

Robinson came on for Fellows in one of the games... Leicester I think? He is probably even weaker than Fraser defensivly, but he might be the closest to Fellows going forward, if we want to have a player who can run with the ball and beat a man in that position. Probably no chance, but I would rather watch that.

[trousers]

6 hours ago, saintant said:

Fellows is a doubt for this game and we don't have a ready made replacement. Be interesting to see how Tonda lines us up if he's not fit. Hope he doesn't opt for Wee Man.

 

42 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

Unfortunately probably nailed on if Fellows isn't fit.  We don't really have many other options with both Mads and Jelert out so unless there's a kid able to make the jump to the first team then I'm not sure what other choices he has.

Maybe a surprise recall for Edozie? Wasn't he back in full training last week or have I mis-remembered that?

[saintant]

Just now, trousers said:

 

Maybe a surprise recall for Edozie? Wasn't he back in full training last week or have I mis-remembered that?

Even if he's training I'd be amazed if Tonda puts him in the starting line-up as he won't be match fit.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

Concerned that Fellows is a doubt as he's become one of our main ways of getting out of a high press. He's come on leaps and bounds in recent games.

Also, Norwich are playing better nowadays and a bit unlucky not to pick up more points in recent games. I'm less confident about this that Brum and WBA so an away win really will tell everyone we're on the way up.

[markr27]

If Fraser is considered adequate for the RWB role, surely that nullifies any argument that Jelert is too small to be considered a viable option 

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, markr27 said:

If Fraser is considered adequate for the RWB role, surely that nullifies any argument that Jelert is too small to be considered a viable option 

Was Jelert loan just until January? Can't see that being renewed

James Bree due to come back in Jan as things stand as well