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Saints v Coventry, 12.30pm Saturday 20.12.2025

Tommy Mulgrew

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lambtiss

lambtiss

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21 hours ago, saintant said:

Their fans are very confident which isn't surprising. One of them reckons Lampard has said that Bazunu is having a torrid season 🙂 Prepare for lots of low shots from the edge of the box.

Personally, I'm hoping Bazunu is dropped (again)

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coalman

coalman

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42 minutes ago, lambtiss said:

Personally, I'm hoping Bazunu is dropped (again)

If we're allowing unchallenged crosses I'm not sure it matters much who is in goal. Our centre backs aren't great in the air.

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Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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31 minutes ago, whelk said:

Is it going to be postponed due to waterlogged pitch?

We aren't Blackburn. We have a pitch with very good drainage. Plus no rain is forecast for Southampton on Friday and only light rain on Saturday.

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whelk

whelk

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45 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

We aren't Blackburn. We have a pitch with very good drainage. Plus no rain is forecast for Southampton on Friday and only light rain on Saturday.

Apologies for making you answer seriously 

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Saint86

Saint86

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3 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

We aren't Blackburn. 

Thanks for letting us know...

Out of curiosity, at what point did you A.) Realise this fact? and B.) feel that signed up members of a Southampton Football Club forum would need this fact explaining to them? 😅

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ChrisPY

ChrisPY

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3 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

We aren't Blackburn. We have a pitch with very good drainage. Plus no rain is forecast for Southampton on Friday and only light rain on Saturday.

Of course you and Whelk are not Blackburn. Blackburn is a town and towns can’t communicate through a football forum.

Where is the pitch you and Whelk own that has good drainage? Would be interested in hiring this for a 5 a side game if you could provide details of pricing.

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lambtiss

lambtiss

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6 hours ago, coalman said:

If we're allowing unchallenged crosses I'm not sure it matters much who is in goal. Our centre backs aren't great in the air.

Quite the opposite, a keeper that isn't rooted to his line and tries to claim or punch crosses has to be a better bet. 

McCarthy is far better than Bazunu in this regard.

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Ted Bates Statue

Ted Bates Statue

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5 hours ago, Football Special said:

We're not keeping a clean sheet are we 

To be fair, we gave everyone a head-start in the league by deciding not to attack or defend under Will Still. Since Tonda took over, we've scored 22 and they've scored 16. In terms of goals against, we've conceded 11 and they've let 10 in. 

On that basis, I reckon we'll outscore them to the win. 2-1 to us... I write this without keeping a straight face  😆 

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VectisSaint

VectisSaint

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8 hours ago, Football Special said:

We're not keeping a clean sheet are we 

Last 3 games:

Ipswich 3 Coventry 0

Preston 1 Coventry 1 (Preston played most of game with 10 men, Coventry struggled)

Coventry 1 Bristol City 0.

Famous last words, but they have not been ridiculous in front of goal during December.

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tdmickey3

tdmickey3

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9 hours ago, VectisSaint said:

Last 3 games:

Ipswich 3 Coventry 0

Preston 1 Coventry 1 (Preston played most of game with 10 men, Coventry struggled)

Coventry 1 Bristol City 0.

Famous last words, but they have not been ridiculous in front of goal during December.

Probably make up for that on Saturday

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Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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20 hours ago, whelk said:

Is it going to be postponed due to waterlogged pitch?

 

19 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

We aren't Blackburn. We have a pitch with very good drainage. Plus no rain is forecast for Southampton on Friday and only light rain on Saturday.

 

19 hours ago, whelk said:

Apologies for making you answer seriously 

What in your question indicated it wasn't to be taken on face value looking for an answer? Especially given numerous Saints fans over the years think some heavy rain mean the game will be off.

16 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Thanks for letting us know...

Out of curiosity, at what point did you A.) Realise this fact? and B.) feel that signed up members of a Southampton Football Club forum would need this fact explaining to them? 😅

The numerous times Saints fans on this forum and on X have raised the question in the past after some heavy rain and it continuing to be asked.

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whelk

whelk

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4 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

 

What in your question indicated it wasn't to be taken on face value looking for an answer? Especially given numerous Saints fans over the years think some heavy rain mean the game will be off.

The numerous times Saints fans on this forum and on X have raised the question in the past after some heavy rain and it continuing to be asked.

Fair enough and my sarcasm wasn’t necessarily obvious

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Saint86

Saint86

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11 hours ago, VectisSaint said:

Last 3 games:

Ipswich 3 Coventry 0

Preston 1 Coventry 1 (Preston played most of game with 10 men, Coventry struggled)

Coventry 1 Bristol City 0.

Famous last words, but they have not been ridiculous in front of goal during December.

So a 4-4 draw incoming?

Saint NL

Saint NL

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18 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

So a 4-4 draw incoming?

We'd all take that.

We could talk about Armstrong being clinical at this level, Fellows and Scienza are assist machines.

Then moan about Stephens and Bazunu letting in soft goals and throwing away a 4-0 lead.

 

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Turkish

Turkish

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who remembers the 5-5 draw v Coventry in the early 80s? The following season we beat them 8-2 at the Dell with Steve Moran and Danny Wallace both getting hattricks. 

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Toadhall Saint

Toadhall Saint

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1 hour ago, Turkish said:

who remembers the 5-5 draw v Coventry in the early 80s? The following season we beat them 8-2 at the Dell with Steve Moran and Danny Wallace both getting hattricks. 

Was at both of them. Keith cassells scored a good one from the corner of the area into the top corner from memory in the 5-5.

Turkish

Turkish

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Just now, Toadhall Saint said:

Was at both of them. Keith cassells scored a good one from the corner of the area into the top corner from memory in the 5-5.

weren't we 4-0 up at half time in the 5-5? I was remember the 8-2 but i was very young and my first game wasn't until a year later but it was that season i got into football.

Toadhall Saint

Toadhall Saint

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8 minutes ago, Turkish said:

weren't we 4-0 up at half time in the 5-5? I was remember the 8-2 but i was very young and my first game wasn't until a year later but it was that season i got into football.

Can’t remember to be honest. It wouldn’t surprise me tho. Some very entertaining games against Cov.

franniesTache

franniesTache

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2 hours ago, Turkish said:

who remembers the 5-5 draw v Coventry in the early 80s? The following season we beat them 8-2 at the Dell with Steve Moran and Danny Wallace both getting hattricks. 

That 8-2 was my first ever game, think it's probably safe to say i peaked early in my time supporting Saints

Saint Fan CaM

Saint Fan CaM

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4 hours ago, Zorba said:

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Double helping for Manning then!

Unexpectedly I’m going to this game, so I apologise now - it’s likely not to be a win. 😉  Unless they’re a bullying high press type team I think we can match them. Hopefully Tonda has done his homework and started to eradicate the senseless 2nd half capitulation by sitting back and allowing them to continually test the lack of quality in our defence.

Head: 1-3

Heart: 3-2

Stud mark of doom

Stud mark of doom

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1 hour ago, Turkish said:

weren't we 4-0 up at half time in the 5-5? I was remember the 8-2 but i was very young and my first game wasn't until a year later but it was that season i got into football.

I thought it was a game where the lead changed several times.
 

I think I recall Danny Wallace saying he’d left the pitch thinking we’d lost 5-4 as there were so many goals flying in (and it was before we got the late 80s scoreboard at the Archers end). 

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TheAlehouseBrawlers

TheAlehouseBrawlers

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2 hours ago, Turkish said:

who remembers the 5-5 draw v Coventry in the early 80s? The following season we beat them 8-2 at the Dell with Steve Moran and Danny Wallace both getting hattricks. 

Yeah at both of those, 20 goals in the two games, different times. The 5-5 was the same evening that HMS Sheffield was sunk in the Falklands which overshadowed any enjoyment.

46 minutes ago, franniesTache said:

That 8-2 was my first ever game, think it's probably safe to say i peaked early in my time supporting Saints

Soon after I first started going we'd lost 7-0 at Leeds and 8-0 at Everton. Should have put me off for life!

Turkish

Turkish

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48 minutes ago, Stud mark of doom said:

I thought it was a game where the lead changed several times.
 

I think I recall Danny Wallace saying he’d left the pitch thinking we’d lost 5-4 as there were so many goals flying in (and it was before we got the late 80s scoreboard at the Archers end). 

actually you're right found this

 

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/southampton-fc_coventry-city/index/spielbericht/2563215

 

 

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Turkish

Turkish

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1 hour ago, franniesTache said:

That 8-2 was my first ever game, think it's probably safe to say i peaked early in my time supporting Saints

yep the first season i got into it was 1984 and the year we finished second and got the semi final, grew up hearing all about 76 and 79 finals and European trips, thought it was always going to be like that......

ecuk268

ecuk268

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4 hours ago, Turkish said:

who remembers the 5-5 draw v Coventry in the early 80s? The following season we beat them 8-2 at the Dell with Steve Moran and Danny Wallace both getting hattricks. 

A very young Stuart Pearce in the Coventry team.

warsash saint

warsash saint

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5 hours ago, Turkish said:

who remembers the 5-5 draw v Coventry in the early 80s? The following season we beat them 8-2 at the Dell with Steve Moran and Danny Wallace both getting hattricks. 

The 5-5 was one of my first ever games - only thing i remember was leaving early & walking up Milton Road with my late dad only to hear their fans cheering their late equaliser ... just had to look up who scored - Mark fucking Hateley!

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benjii

benjii

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6 hours ago, Turkish said:

Their centre back Liam Kitching is from where i live now and trained for years at the futsal club my son goes too. 

Let's throw the Kitching sink at him.

SaintsBarry74

SaintsBarry74

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6 hours ago, franniesTache said:

That 8-2 was my first ever game, think it's probably safe to say i peaked early in my time supporting Saints

Took my son to his first game at St Mary’s against Leicester in 2019, unfortunately, neither of us saw that coming. The last match I’d managed to convince him to attend wirh me was Spurs, when we got battered and RM legged it down the tunnel before the fifth goal even went in.

Supporting Southampton should come with a warning label.

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