Saints vs Arsenal - 2000 April 4th

[oldsarum]

6 hours ago, Chez said:

So, Arsenal fans pay £25, but Saints fans that are not ST holders have to pay £35. Nice. I've no issue with ST holders getting a discount, but asking me to pay more than the fucking gooners is a bit annoying.

It’s £25 for members too

its only £35 when on general sale 

[suewhistle]

Did it early this morning. A bit confusing as I bought my usual seat and made the payment and then it put me in to some automatic queue with a Captcha box but came out of that and found the confirmation that my transaction had gone through. 

A friend of mine doesn't do internet so phoned up and was 85 in the queue which went up to 112 before she gave up! She popped down to the ground and was the only one there and done in an instant!

[trousers]

Arsenal go through to the next round of the European Cup... Good news 👍🏻

[sfc4prem]

1 hour ago, trousers said:

Arsenal go through to the next round of the European Cup... Good news 👍🏻

That hit from Eze... phwoar! That's a thunderbastard if I ever did see one.

[Football Special]

12 hours ago, suewhistle said:

Did it early this morning. A bit confusing as I bought my usual seat and made the payment and then it put me in to some automatic queue with a Captcha box but came out of that and found the confirmation that my transaction had gone through. 

A friend of mine doesn't do internet so phoned up and was 85 in the queue which went up to 112 before she gave up! She popped down to the ground and was the only one there and done in an instant!

That's a good shout, and Saints being at home this evening gives fans an opportunity to sort out their Arsenal tickets without having to make a special visit 

[Football Special]

11 hours ago, trousers said:

Arsenal go through to the next round of the European Cup... Good news 👍🏻

Yep and they are away first leg so will have some travelling to do to Lisbon 

[SouthWalesSaints]

Away leg on Tuesday after international duty and playing us on the Saturday night at 8pm. 

No starters on the Tuesday will play against us. Hopefully a few international duty knocks so we get 2/3 of the kids. 

[Turkish]

Anyone know if David Brooks is available for this one, or is he cup tied?

[EssEffCee]

On sale to members this morning. 

Hopefully we have a much more up for it crowd than Tuesday night which was poor.

Need more singers in the chapel for this one.

[Plastic]

Just got my tickets, lots available, got good seats in block 8. 

[Mattio]

Safe standing all gone already, I guess a lot of those evicted from their seats fancied a holiday in the Northam for this one!

[Britannia]

Says unavailable for me with my membership.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

5 minutes ago, Britannia said:

Says unavailable for me with my membership.

I just did it with membership. Had to go through the loading page and then onto my area for games and tickets and clicked through to Arsenal.

The stadium picture looked like it was all unavailable!

Edited Friday at 09:51 by JohnnyShearer2.0

[allsa001]

11 minutes ago, Plastic said:

Just got my tickets, lots available, got good seats in block 8. 

I got mine as well. Not been in block 8 before.

Hopefully we get a full house.

[SouSaint]

10 minutes ago, Mattio said:

Safe standing all gone already, I guess a lot of those evicted from their seats fancied a holiday in the Northam for this one!

They've just released loads in the Northam. 

[Mattio]

21 minutes ago, SouSaint said:

They've just released loads in the Northam. 

Thats irritating! I just tried to ring the TO to move the seats but I'm number 101 in the queue, I think I'll stick to what I've got 

[Football Special]

30 minutes ago, SouSaint said:

They've just released loads in the Northam. 

Knowing the ticket office it wouldn't surprise me if they haven't released all the non-purchased season ticket seats yet elsewhere in the ground 

Otherwise it looks like a very healthy take up of those seats not leaving many left 

[ecuk268]

45 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Knowing the ticket office it wouldn't surprise me if they haven't released all the non-purchased season ticket seats yet elsewhere in the ground 

Otherwise it looks like a very healthy take up of those seats not leaving many left 

I can't make this one.

Just checked on the website and my seat in the Chapel is available.

[Football Special]

3 hours ago, ecuk268 said:

I can't make this one.

Just checked on the website and my seat in the Chapel is available.

Much availability around the ground? I wondered if kick off time would put many off but sounds like it will sell out quite easily 

[ecuk268]

26 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Much availability around the ground? I wondered if kick off time would put many off but sounds like it will sell out quite easily 

Just totted up all of the available seats on the website and it's just under 6000.

[Football Special]

32 minutes ago, ecuk268 said:

Just totted up all of the available seats on the website and it's just under 6000.

Ha they've definitely released loads more since 09.30 this morning then , nowhere near that amount available then 

[Football Special]

Any chance of a Total Saints Podcast / AFTV collab for this one? Hope they invite Troopz on pre match for his opinion on thefixture, one of my favourite football reactions after we drew 3-3 in 2023 

 

Edited yesterday at 09:51 by Football Special

[Osvaldorama]

Just realised it’s at 8pm on a Saturday.. games gone 

[malcolm waldron]

On 19/03/2026 at 20:12, Turkish said:

Anyone know if David Brooks is available for this one, or is he cup tied?

I can't remember the new eligibility rules (someone on here will know I'm sure) but hasn't he already appeared in earlier cup games?  IIRC he has an assist for that Matsuki wonder goal and I'm pretty sure he smashed through a group of defenders to head in the winner at the far post against Northampton?  Followed by ripping his shirt off, jumping into the away end bellowing '...ave it'....with his face contorted with rage.  I'm sure all this happened and unfortunately there's no way of checking if it did or did not, but assuming my memory is correct - then those appearances sadly mean he won't get to play against the Gunners.  

[die Mannyschaft]

Arsenal dong look that good to me.

Keeper putting foot on ball for ages with no one available is a sign team run out of ideas in beginning 2nd half.

Keeper looks dodgy,  get Manning crossing balls in.

Another sideways in own 15 yards, cant think of anything else.

Nothing up front, dong the have a striker as cant see one today.

Cant handle a player doing keeping ups. Arsenal so crap this players has time to take piss.

Corners are rubbish.

Don't look title winners to me, very ordinary at 70 mins v City 119 points deducted

[Saint_clark]

1 hour ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Arsenal dong look that good to me.

Keeper putting foot on ball for ages with no one available is a sign team run out of ideas in beginning 2nd half.

Keeper looks dodgy,  get Manning crossing balls in.

Another sideways in own 15 yards, cant think of anything else.

Nothing up front, dong the have a striker as cant see one today.

Cant handle a player doing keeping ups. Arsenal so crap this players has time to take piss.

Corners are rubbish.

Don't look title winners to me, very ordinary at 70 mins v City 119 points deducted

Basing it off one league cup game with Raya, Timber and Eze all out is a bit weird. They've been the best team in the world this season so far. 

[Football Special]

6 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Basing it off one league cup game with Raya, Timber and Eze all out is a bit weird. They've been the best team in the world this season so far. 

Hopefully those players are still out when we play them 

[Willo of Whiteley]

If Kepa is in his it’s a “shoot on sight” situation, surely? 😂

[spyinthesky]

Just wonder how Arsenal's defeat will affect their view of the Saints game?

Until today they had the chance of being the only English club to win the quadruple ie Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

I guess their priorities will be Champions League and Premier League and they will concentrate their resources on these two competitions and perhaps assume that they can use squad players against a Championship team.

Arsenal squad players will still provide stiff opposition but might be less than the challenge a full strength side.

With a very important game for us against Wrexham, it will be interesting to see how Tonda will set Saints up.

Not sure what I would do if I was picking the side.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

On 09/03/2026 at 21:48, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

By the time this game comes around it'll be the lowest priority game left of their season, and they'll be on a downer having just lost the League cup final. 

Already looking forward to who we will be drawn against in the semis.

Just as the prophecy foretold...

[saintant]

17 minutes ago, spyinthesky said:

Just wonder how Arsenal's defeat will affect their view of the Saints game?

Until today they had the chance of being the only English club to win the quadruple ie Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

I guess their priorities will be Champions League and Premier League and they will concentrate their resources on these two competitions and perhaps assume that they can use squad players against a Championship team.

Arsenal squad players will still provide stiff opposition but might be less than the challenge a full strength side.

With a very important game for us against Wrexham, it will be interesting to see how Tonda will set Saints up.

Not sure what I would do if I was picking the side.

I think the opposite. Having lost a final today they will want to make amends in their next game which is against us so will probably now go stronger than if they'd won today.

[Lighthouse]

2 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Arsenal dong look that good to me.

Alright, calm down. There are plenty of other websites where you can find a bit of that.

[John B]

1 hour ago, spyinthesky said:

Just wonder how Arsenal's defeat will affect their view of the Saints game?

Until today they had the chance of being the only English club to win the quadruple ie Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

I guess their priorities will be Champions League and Premier League and they will concentrate their resources on these two competitions and perhaps assume that they can use squad players against a Championship team.

Arsenal squad players will still provide stiff opposition but might be less than the challenge a full strength side.

With a very important game for us against Wrexham, it will be interesting to see how Tonda will set Saints up.

Not sure what I would do if I was picking the side.

Even with a depleted team Arsenal would beat us easily

 

When was the last time we beat a Top Team in the FA Cup

[benjii]

I think we have to start a reasonably strong team, but be prepared to sub off our key guys (which are Bree, THB, Stephens, Downes, Azaz and Larin at the moment) regardless of how the match is going. 

Perhaps something like:

Peretz

Jelert THB Wood Manning

 Downes  Jander

Fellows Azaz Scienza

Larin

With:

THB for Stephens

Downes for Bragg

Azaz for Charles

Larin for Stewart

Edozie for Leo

 

[Sparkkyy]

13 hours ago, John B said:

Even with a depleted team Arsenal would beat us easily

 

When was the last time we beat a Top Team in the FA Cup

It was Arsenal!!!! 1-0 win, Jan 23rd 2021. I can't remember it at all

[Football Special]

34 minutes ago, Sparkkyy said:

It was Arsenal!!!! 1-0 win, Jan 23rd 2021. I can't remember it at all

Played in an empty stadium i think, KWP goal, we went on to make the semi final that year didn't we,  good omen 

Edited 3 hours ago by Football Special

[Midfield_General]

14 hours ago, John B said:

Even with a depleted team Arsenal would beat us easily

 

When was the last time we beat a Top Team in the FA Cup

Like a top ten Premier League team? 

15 days ago

[Chez]

18 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Arsenal dont look that good to me.

Keeper putting foot on ball for ages with no one available is a sign team run out of ideas in beginning 2nd half.

Keeper looks dodgy,  get Manning crossing balls in.

Another sideways in own 15 yards, cant think of anything else.

Nothing up front, dong the have a striker as cant see one today.

Cant handle a player doing keeping ups. Arsenal so crap this players has time to take piss.

Corners are rubbish.

Don't look title winners to me, very ordinary at 70 mins v City 119 points deducted

City made them look ordinary. Not sure we quite have the same threat as Haaland, Doku and Semenya up front though.

I don't watch too much PL football these days, but one thing I noticed was that without the ball ,City absolutely packed the middle of the pitch to prevent Arsenal playing through them. When the keeper or back four had the ball, Semenya and Doku tucked in, making it almost impossible to play through the lines in the middle. They didn't mind Arsenal playing it out wide, but Arsenal didn't seem all that keen to pass it out there. I'd be watching videos of that game and others to see if that was a City tactic combatting what Arsenal usually do. it worked a treat.

[Chez]

15 hours ago, benjii said:

I think we have to start a reasonably strong team, but be prepared to sub off our key guys (which are Bree, THB, Stephens, Downes, Azaz and Larin at the moment) regardless of how the match is going. 

Perhaps something like:

Peretz

Jelert THB Wood Manning

 Downes  Jander

Fellows Azaz Scienza

Larin

With:

THB for Stephens

Downes for Bragg

Azaz for Charles

Larin for Stewart

Edozie for Leo

 

I am not a fan of Jelert, so I'd be starting with Bree.

[Baird of the land]

I’d be tempted to start wellington, jander and Stewart.

that would give manning/charles/larin extra rest after international duty for the Tuesday game.

[beatlesaint]

I think Tonda will go as strong as possible.

If it all goes north and we are 2 or 3 down on the 60 min mark he can make the changes to give players a rest, no point running around in a game thats gone with an important one 72 hours away.

 

[jamesfp1]

17 hours ago, John B said:

Even with a depleted team Arsenal would beat us easily

 

When was the last time we beat a Top Team in the FA Cup

We've won 3 of our last 4 games against Arsenal in Cup competitions.

[trousers]

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