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Saints v Ipswich - Tuesday 7.45pm

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badgerx16

badgerx16

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3 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

We go again!

I wonder how leggy we’ll be after today’s game…

Start Matsuki, Larin, Edozie, Charles, Jelert, and possibly even Archer....is Manning available again ?

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Cabrone

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Whilst top 2 is now Ipswich's to lose we still want

3/4th home advantage in the playoffs

to take it to the last game

to keep the momentum going 

Plenty still for us in this game.

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saintant

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5 minutes ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

This. Will be tough after the effort put in today. But fingers crossed.

Agree but let's remember they've also had a tough game today.

Lighthouse

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I'd rather have a home second leg but other than that I don't think there's a lot riding on this. Ironically, we may end up better off not winning this. Playing Boro home first, then Millwall at Wembley might well be easier than playing Boro home second, then Ipswich at Wembley.

All hypothetical, I think the main thing is just momentum and putting in a performance.

Pilchards

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Both teams will be leggy but I really do think Tonda has been mixing the pack brilliantly.

Manning to start with Matsuki in his usual position with Charles & Jander in the centre with Larin who starts with Archer on the left flank.

Leo to come off the bench with Stewart to push on.

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Dr Who?

Dr Who?

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Just win this and take it to the last Saturday of the season. Who knows what could happen then, but we have to win to be in the mix. In any case if it is the playoffs we might need to beat someone by a few to keep catch and stay above Boro on the goal difference for that 4th slot. It’s a great time to be a Saint! 

SNSUN

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Not sure how the boys will recover for this, I wasn't even playing and every bone in my body is aching. 

What a statement win this would be though, whether we go up automatically or not. That said I really wouldn't be surprised to see a flat performance after today - but Tonda surely has an ace up his sleeve. 

die Mannyschaft

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0-0. Arsenal and today v City were both great performances well above expectations. But then we get Bristol City to me indicates we can play at the top of our game half the time. Its just how the season has worked out. Even the 90 mins we can only play 45 good with the other 45 dodgy.

We were unlucky to lose today playing some good football so let's hope we are lucky and win v Ipswich.  

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Sardonic Squirrels

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We were fortunate to leave there with a point today.   Largely outplayed but it's a valuable point all the same.

IF we get an auto promotion it'll be a case of straggling over the finish line, not racing along at a canter.   I'm not looking forward to our game next week as there's too much at stake and we can still just as easily finish third or below.    As Saints can still mathematically make an automatic finish themselves it creates a whole lot of tension and nerves for all.

I still think the final game home to Queens Park Rangers is key to promotion and where it will be done but don't really want to leave it to last fixture.    Whatever happens both teams are assured of a top six finish and play off involvement whereas there's going to a number of disappointed club names who won't even get that chance.   I think I'd take a point at Saint Mary's right now if they offered it although sorry to say would obviously hope for more.  

 

 

 

Football Special

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If Ipswich win they are promoted (as good as) , I think it will be a cagey game and quite likely to be a draw , bound to be quite a few changes from the team that started the semi final , I'll go for 1-1 

Oisin

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55 minutes ago, benjii said:

I guess:

Perry

Bree THB Stephens/Wood Manning

Bragg Charles

Matsuki Azaz Edozie/Archer

Larin

 

Agree - Bree and Bragg were subbed and will be fine to start;  Matsuki, Manning, Charles and Larin will be fresh.

Jander, Leo and Azaz will be the most tired I suspect.  Fellows too - he got through a lot of work.

 

We could suffer a bit of a hangover from yesterday but something tells me Tonda will channel the disappointment in the right way and I actually think we’ll get a performance.

I really hope the crowd are on top form as it’ll help. Last home game so we should give it our all to do our bit (I know there’ll likely be another in the playoffs)

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beatlesaint

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It bloody annoyed me that the commentators during the WBA v Ipswich game kept banging on about them going to Southampton on Tuesday and securing promotion. Not a single mention that any one of 4 teams could still get second if we win that one.

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Saint Fan CaM

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Can only begin to imagine how tired some of the players must feel, but hopefully a decent recovery session or two will help. I hope we see a very competitive game - I’ve managed to get a ticket so I’m really looking forward to getting back to SMS for what could be a season defining game. It’s not going to be easy though - both teams have so much at stake…thinking 1-1 might be likely. An early goal to set up a big win would be awesome.

COYS!

Pamplemousse

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If we win we take automatic promotion race to the final day, and if you'd have told me that when we got thumped 4-0 at Boro I'd have laughed.

4 teams potentially in the race for 2nd on the final day, great for the neutral.

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Pamplemousse

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4 minutes ago, Barton Saint said:

Those six points we dropped against the Skates Charlton and Millwall would be so precious now

Don't, that'll fuel another Portsmyth that they stopped us getting promotion

Give it to Ron

Give it to Ron

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46 minutes ago, Barton Saint said:

Those six points we dropped against the Skates Charlton and Millwall would be so precious now

It’s more the defeats at Oxford, Blackburn and the Norwich hand ball away goal and Stills management.

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Harry_SFC

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1 hour ago, Barton Saint said:

Those six points we dropped against the Skates Charlton and Millwall would be so precious now

To be fair, Middlesborough, Millwall and Ipswich fans will say the same if they don't go up. Every team drops silly points.

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saintant

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Think our players will be itching to get back on the pitch and take Saturday's narrow defeat out on someone. Unlucky Ipswich, you're in the firing line!

Mboto Gorge

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2 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Can only begin to imagine how tired some of the players must feel, but hopefully a decent recovery session or two will help. I hope we see a very competitive game - I’ve managed to get a ticket so I’m really looking forward to getting back to SMS for what could be a season defining game. It’s not going to be easy though - both teams have so much at stake…thinking 1-1 might be likely. An early goal to set up a big win would be awesome.

COYS!

Luckily for us, Ipswich are the one team who’ve played as many games as us over the last 2-3 weeks

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hypochondriac

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1 hour ago, Harry_SFC said:

To be fair, Middlesborough, Millwall and Ipswich fans will say the same if they don't go up. Every team drops silly points.

Indeed. You could argue that the point against West brom and comeback win against Leicester are what has allowed us to be so high up the table given how poor we were in both. 

badgerx16

badgerx16

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2 hours ago, Barton Saint said:

Those six points we dropped against the Skates Charlton and Millwall would be so precious now

All 4 teams will have matches they regret - Ipswich lost to the Skates, snd only took 1 point off Leicester.

trousers

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2 hours ago, Pamplemousse said:

Don't, that'll fuel another Portsmyth that they stopped us getting promotion

*If* we do end up going up automatically, it'll be thanks to our fishy friends beating Ipswich a few weeks ago....

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St. Ciervo

St. Ciervo

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I would love to see us smash them. Get our tail up and get back to winning. If we see them in the playoffs, we will have that extra confidence. 

A draw would be fine enough but would take away our outside prayer of a chance for autos. 

A loss would be deflating. I would hate to watch them basically take the last automatic at SMS. We don't need that much of a return to Earth quite yet. 

COYR!

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saintant

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We need to go all in on this one. Love to see us right at it and blow them away. We'll not get 2nd but let's make it a nervy last day for the Tractor Boys. Tonda will be urging the boys to win big in our remaining two matches to set ius up for the play-offs. Momentum is everything.

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