Boro vs Saints next Saturday (12.30pm) 1st leg

[Pilchards]

I believe Hackney who’s Boro’s best player is still injured.

Edited 4 hours ago by Pilchards

[Jack]

Flights to Newcastle only £330. Get them while you can 

[Saint Fan CaM]

17 minutes ago, Jack said:

Flights to Newcastle only £330. Get them while you can 

Two tanks of fuel and a hotel room will cost more?

Edited 3 hours ago by Saint Fan CaM
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[Edmonton Saint]

So no rotation and time to play our strongest XI, here’s what I would go with :-

 

Peretz

Bree, THB, Stephens, Manning

Downes, Jander

Fellows, Azaz, Scienza

Larin

[Barton Saint]

What play that nutter who thinks he’s a sweeper in goal???

[Pilchards]

Swap Fellows for Matsuki and pray Stephen’s is back as we look leaky.

 

[skintsaint]

Draw will do ...smash em at home.

[Patches O Houlihan]

I thought I'd take a look back at our playoffs team from 2 years ago and see who we still have around:

1st Leg - Away at WBA 0-0   Played 3-5-2

 McCarthy
THB, Stephens 

Downes in centre,  Manning (LWB)

Subs: Stewart '72, 
Unused Subs: Bree, Charles, Edozie

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2nd leg - Home 3-1.       Played 4-3-3

McCarthy
THB, Stephens (RB)
Downes

Subs: Charles '90, Manning '66, Edozie '74
Unused Subs: Bree, Stewart

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Final - 0-1 v Leeds          Played 3-5-2

McCarthy
THB, Stephens
Downes   

Subs: Edozie 35' - 83', Manning '83  
Unused: Bree, Charles, Stewart

 

Surely it is bound to be helpful that some of the big leaders in the team have already done it once.

 

              

[Mixedkebab]

15 minutes ago, Edmonton Saint said:

So no rotation and time to play our strongest XI, here’s what I would go with :-

 

Peretz

Bree, THB, Stephens, Manning

Downes, Jander

Fellows, Azaz, Scienza

Larin

Hoping for this lineup in the next 3 games but Matsuki for Fellows is fine 

 

[RedArmy]

36 minutes ago, Barton Saint said:

What play that nutter who thinks he’s a sweeper in goal???

We could always have stuck with Baz and finished bottom half if you’d have preferred. 

[die Mannyschaft]

33 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Draw will do ...smash em at home.

That's what I think.  

My son thinks Saints win 3 nil away then draw home 

[Tamesaint]

What will be the qualifying number of credits for tickets?? 

[musesaint]

Weirdly I feel far more confident about the Playoffs this season than I did two years ago. We can win at Wembley - and should win tbh. We are the form team by a mile  

If we don’t go up we’re definitely at risk of losing some key players.  Says a lot about the quality of parts of the team we have this season compared to a couple of years ago. 

[Barton Saint]

12 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

We could always have stuck with Baz and finished bottom half if you’d have preferred. 

I was only joking of course as you probably realise but on a serious note you would have thought after his head rush at Wembley he would have learnt his lesson 

[Sheaf Saint]

6 minutes ago, Barton Saint said:

I was only joking of course as you probably realise but on a serious note you would have thought after his head rush at Wembley he would have learnt his lesson 

He just slipped today though. He was clearly favourite to get the ball and I have no issue with him coming for it. 

[HKsaint]

We need McCathy?

[Harry_SFC]

19 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

He just slipped today though. He was clearly favourite to get the ball and I have no issue with him coming for it. 

Yeah, just very unfortunate.

[Harry_SFC]

Peretz, Bree, THB, Stephens (Wood), Manning, Downes, Jander, Matsuki (Fellows), Azaz, Scienza, Larin.

[SaintTex]

another early  Sat. morning for us North Americans

[Turkish]

9 minutes ago, SaintTex said:

another early  Sat. morning for us North Americans

Hey buddy. That must be pretty gnarly for you. Let’s hope the Southampton Saints can play a fricking awesome tie. With our strong offense, Taylor Bellis leading the d-fence and Peretz able to make some awesome hand denials in the goal minder zone I’m pretty sure we can give them an awesome game of soccer ball!

[Micky]

1 hour ago, Sheaf Saint said:

He just slipped today though. He was clearly favourite to get the ball and I have no issue with him coming for it. 

You only needed to listen to our fans reaction to their goal to know that absolutely nobody blamed him for it.  

[Lord Duckhunter]

18 minutes ago, Micky said:

You only needed to listen to our fans reaction to their goal to know that absolutely nobody blamed him for it.  

Of course it was his fault, he misjudged the long punt so had to turn quickly and slipped. There’s not a goal keeper alive who hasn’t made a horrendous balls up once or twice a season (or game, in Baz’s case), but let’s not pretend this one wasn’t 100% down to him. I’m just glad he got the inevitable cock up over and done at a meaningless time in a pretty meaningless fixture…

[SaintJakko]

I’m sorry but anyone that is calling for Mccarthy, after Peretz slipped, needs to check themselves. He has been a solid wall and even made vital saves in that match. He has been a difference maker to our season turn around and I wouldn’t want anyone else in goal. 
 

This take is literally the definition of bed wetting and utterly ridiculous. He slipped that is all. 

Edited 1 hour ago by SaintJakko

[Saint In Cornwall]

Middlesbrough have announced ticket pricing and details for the game on Saturday for their fans https://www.mfc.co.uk/tickets/home-tickets

Note they are not posting out any tickets so fully expect ours to be digital also.

[Miltonaggro]

I think we have squad of players who really want to play in the Premier League, and a good few who deserve the chance given the last six months. Previous play off experience will count as will narrowly losing at Wembley. I think we have too much for all four teams in it, they will be dreading playing us, but still hope Hull can do a job on Millwall. COYR!

[Sheaf Saint]

13 minutes ago, Saint In Cornwall said:

Middlesbrough have announced ticket pricing and details for the game on Saturday for their fans https://www.mfc.co.uk/tickets/home-tickets

Note they are not posting out any tickets so fully expect ours to be digital also.

While our OS currently isn't even displaying the fixtures, let alone even announced when tickets will go on sale 😕

[LGTL]

3 hours ago, Jack said:

Flights to Newcastle only £330. Get them while you can 

We’re flying out of Southampton on Saturday morning and back into Heathrow later that evening. Lift home sorted. £56 return alongside a few avios 👌