Leicester vs Saints - Tuesday 7:45pm

[sockeye]

Next up: 9 nil at home.

[Turkish]

From 9-0 to our dumping ground. Hopefully Rusty will take over soon and take Gav “if I was looking for a keeper it’d be him” Bazunu off our hands to complete the set. 
 

Hopefully our new, immovable defence can repel any attacks they have and our goal machine new striker can continue his record of a goal every 24 minutes to give us a comfortable victory 

[Football Special]

Strange game, playing them twice in the space of a few days. 

Obviously Leicester are without a permanent manager currently and on a poor run of results, but when I look at their starting XI it really isn't that bad. 

They've had a man sent off in both of their last two games so results a bit distorted playing with 10 men. 

I fear Tonda tries to counter Leicesters pace and makes changes at the back. 

Some thoughts from the opposition :

 

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/138764-southampton-h-tuesday-745pm/#comments

Edited Saturday at 21:05 by Football Special

[Football Special]

We've only sold a few hundred tickets for this, looks set to be comfortably our smallest away following for the last few seasons 

[Turkish]

I see they signed Lascelles should be a good signing for them 

[Sheaf Saint]

20 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Some thoughts from the opposition :

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/138764-southampton-h-tuesday-745pm/#comments

Makes this place look like Care Bear Land 🤣

They are in terrible form - 1 point from their last 5. And the fans seemingly aren't seeing any signs of anything positive. We need to get at them early and get the fans on their backs immediately. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Just found this posted on their thread about signing Joe Aribo 🤣🤣

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

I see they signed Lascelles should be a good signing for them 

Hopefully he's lacking match fitness as hasn't played much for last couple of seasons, but did think was a decent bit of business for them 

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Football Special said:

Hopefully he's lacking match fitness as hasn't played much for last couple of seasons, but did think was a decent bit of business for them 

Broadly agree although had a lot of serious injuries. But if helps them stay up it’s a very worthwhile signing. 

[Hodgey]

One thing for sure - we are going to need to keep Fatawu quiet. I’m just hoping that Tonda doesn’t think we need to rotate and go back to ‘no manning land’ against the best winger in this division.

[sledger]

i hope not its because we now have 2 dependable full backs that the defence has looked a lot tighter

[Saint Fan CaM]

Think we can take ‘em. 0-9…[cough] 1-2.

[die Mannyschaft]

3 hours ago, Football Special said:

We've only sold a few hundred tickets for this, looks set to be comfortably our smallest away following for the last few seasons 

Has M1 not been released yet or have we sold that bit?

Otherwise its just the gey dots in M2 and M3 about 340!!

 

[die Mannyschaft]

1 minute ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Has M1 not been released yet or have we sold that bit?

Otherwise its just the gey dots in M2 and M3 about 340!!

 

Coach 1 and 2 still available and coach 3 not even available.  Normally I book the coach when only coach 3 and about 10 seats left. 

Good for the drinkers as won't be a queue not for a piss HT. 

Do I need to bring some books for the Saints library!

[Willo of Whiteley]

Can see a flukey Leicester win to bring us back down to earth.

But then I think we’ll beat them on the cup down here.

[benjii]

Defence unchanged.

Maybe bring Charles in for Jander (assuming Downes fit) just to keep people on their toes.

Hopefully Larin pushes for a starting spot in time, but he's probably still getting up to speed.

[Football Special]

5 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Has M1 not been released yet or have we sold that bit?

Otherwise its just the gey dots in M2 and M3 about 340!!

 

M1 never on sale and  half the grey dots in m3 were already showing when went on sale must be player comps etc. Which we know are sometimes left empty anyway,  tiny away support 

[AlexLaw76]

Larin and Charles to start. 
 

[SNSUN]

They think their full backs are awful - Thomas and Ricardo Pereira. If they play, we need Leo and Tom to rip them apart. Apparently Lascelles had a decent debut but he's no spring chicken. Aribo in midfield speaks for itself. They won't have Decordova-Reid as he was sent off who is one of their better players. Their strikers are also shite. Basically if we can keep Mavididi and Fatawu quiet (Bree and Welington need to be as good as they were yesterday) then we should be able to get a result. Reading their forum they think they should be building their team around their younger players, Monga, the recently loaned Mukasa, Kristiansen and Aluko. It will be interesting to see how many of them play on Tuesday.

 

As for us, I'd start with an unchanged team again providing Downes is fit (Charles if not). That means Stewart starts again with Cyle to come off the bench later on. A point isn't enough against them if we want to get to that play-off spot really - they are in disarray so this is one of the remaining fixtures we should be looking to get three points from. BUT we have to play better offensively than yesterday.

[LiberalCommunist]

Beat them on Tuesday, and I'd gladly give them the cup game. 

 

[benjii]

1 hour ago, LiberalCommunist said:

Beat them on Tuesday, and I'd gladly give them the cup game. 

 

Why?

[The Wyvern]

Will Saints show the game live on Saints Player for £10? 

[Football Special]

10 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Can see a flukey Leicester win to bring us back down to earth.

But then I think we’ll beat them on the cup down here.

We're 14th in the Championship, we don't need to be brought back down to earth 

[AlexLaw76]

I am sure their lightening quick wingers will score.

[SNSUN]

Just realised Aribo can't play against us. That's a shame. 😁 Harry Winks the obvious replacement then.

[Pamplemousse]

14 hours ago, Football Special said:

We've only sold a few hundred tickets for this, looks set to be comfortably our smallest away following for the last few seasons 

I guess when the game got rearranged and we were doing badly, most people thought sod it I won't bother.

Maybe now we're in a bit of form and it looks like we have something to fight for, it's just a one off.

I'll be there in any case.

[EssEffCee]

5 hours ago, Football Special said:

M1 never on sale and  half the grey dots in m3 were already showing when went on sale must be player comps etc. Which we know are sometimes left empty anyway,  tiny away support 

Really poor following. Probably been quite a long time since such a low one in the league.

[Willo of Whiteley]

If Flynn Downes is fit he needs to lay one on their CMs early and they’ll crumble.

Leicester are so hit and miss. Score could be anything.

[Football Special]

38 minutes ago, EssEffCee said:

Really poor following. Probably been quite a long time since such a low one in the league.

Genuinely struggling to think when we last took so few away, possibly Sunderland midweek January 2003 

[EssEffCee]

31 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Genuinely struggling to think when we last took so few away, possibly Sunderland midweek January 2003 

Maybe one in L1? Think we had about 500 at Oldham midweek when we won 6-1.

Played Rochdale midweek too that season I believe so that was probably a small following as well.

Edited 18 hours ago by EssEffCee

[Football Special]

30 minutes ago, EssEffCee said:

Maybe one in L1? Think we had about 500 at Oldham midweek when we won 6-1.

Played Rochdale midweek too that season I believe so that was probably a small following as well.

Rochdale we took good numbers as it was rearranged and lots wanted to tick the ground off?, in fact that season was impressive Hartlepool midweek had about 800 up there , Oldham is a good shout midweek in January but again was a ground we hadn't played at for a while. 

Leicester seems to be perfect storm of short notice/ midweek / poor form / played there loads (every year) , didn't expect it to be popular but thought we'd get at least 1000 up there 

[Tommy Mulgrew]

Goalkeeper alert: someone should tell our new Israeli recruit to beware of Begovic. 🙂

[Charlie Wayman]

18 hours ago, Football Special said:

Strange game, playing them twice in the space of a few days. 

Obviously Leicester are without a permanent manager currently and on a poor run of results, but when I look at their starting XI it really isn't that bad. 

They've had a man sent off in both of their last two games so results a bit distorted playing with 10 men. 

I fear Tonda tries to counter Leicesters pace and makes changes at the back. 

Some thoughts from the opposition :

 

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/138764-southampton-h-tuesday-745pm/#comments

He won't change a winning team unless Downes is unfit. Expect yesteday's line up.

[VectisSaint]

27 minutes ago, Charlie Wayman said:

He won't change a winning team unless Downes is unfit. Expect yesteday's line up.

On the other hand the "winning team" included Charles, Larin and Edozie. I suspect Charles will start regardless of Downes' fitness. But I suspect he will start with Scienza (unless his poor performance yesterday was in part due to some minor issue) and Stewart. It would be good to see a largely settled side, it does almost pick itself now. Hopefully Bragg will be back on the bench.

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

3 hours ago, Football Special said:

Rochdale we took good numbers as it was rearranged and lots wanted to tick the ground off?, in fact that season was impressive Hartlepool midweek had about 800 up there , Oldham is a good shout midweek in January but again was a ground we hadn't played at for a while. 

Leicester seems to be perfect storm of short notice/ midweek / poor form / played there loads (every year) , didn't expect it to be popular but thought we'd get at least 1000 up there 

Was just having a browse on the UI and Salisbury Saint, who's generally pretty reliable, is saying around 850 sold up to now if correct. Probably get a few lastminute,coms, so should have similar numbers to what Leicester brought to St Mary's recently. This is an easy midweek away game to give a swerve tbf.

[Convict Colony]

12 hours ago, benjii said:

Defence unchanged.

Maybe bring Charles in for Jander (assuming Downes fit) just to keep people on their toes.

Hopefully Larin pushes for a starting spot in time, but he's probably still getting up to speed.

When we played them before with manning he dropped stephens for quarshie for the pace, will be interesting to see if he's happier with welington's pace for fatwu

[macca155]

No Bragg for the U21s so he may be in contention if Downes is unfit. I'm not sure Charles is a Downes replacement, nowhere near the energy levels.

[markr27]

Peretz

Bree THB Stephens Welington

Downes/Charles/Bragg Jander

Fellows Azaz Scienza 

Stewart

 

...on Tuesday could easily become 
 

McCarthy

Jelert Wood Quarshie Manning

Charles Bragg

Robinson Matsuki Edozie

Larin
 

...on Saturday

[Dr Who?]

This fixture really does not do it for the masses. I do think we have a great chance of winning this, as they are all over the place. 

[St. Ciervo]

Beat them bad enough, we can force them to hire RM. Please show me there is a God!