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

[hypochondriac]

2 hours ago, Football Special said:

Agree we look quite open, Preston could and should have scored a couple more today, need to tighten up as Boro will punish us, they looked very good at Ipswich few games ago 

A fresh Downes will help with that. Hopefully Stephens back as well will help us be tighter.

[Dark Munster]

1 hour ago, SNSUN said:

Win the first leg 6 nil and we can rest everyone for the home leg. 😁

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/23972266.watford-southampton-greatest-comeback/    

[Patrick Bateman]

43 minutes ago, Football Special said:

 

What hideous show is that? Presented like some NFL bollocks, bloody awful

[James G]

I think this will be 2-2

Then we'll win at home

[SNSUN]

I think we should rest the key players for both legs to keep them fresh for the Final. 

[SW11_Saint]

5 hours ago, LGTL said:

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 👌

What time is the Soton flight? 

[Football Special]

12 hours ago, LGTL said:

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 👌

Seems like a great price that, although Middlesbrough is still a fair way from Newcastle airport . 

Going to be interesting how tickets are sorted,  probably will be digital and can't see Middlesbrough giving us more than the mandatory 2,000 

[AlexLaw76]

Just looking on their forum, apparently Hackey is out injured (likely for sat at least), and their manager chops between 4 and 3 at the back from game to game.

 

[Thripp87]

A great opportunity for us to get back up. We are rightly favourites and have a lot of advantages being the form side and play off/Wembley experience

We were also a totally different proposition to when we played these 3 sides earlier in the season, be it under the useless or Still or before we switched formation and settled the side.

We should be confident and positive to win the first tie, none of this take a draw talk. 

[LiberalCommunist]

I seemed to have skipped the excitement stage, and gone straight to being nervous. 

 

[Toadhall Saint]

Away win

[Football Special]

Tickets for the home leg show as available to buy if you log in on your account (season ticket holders buying own seat) , £30 in Northam 

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Thripp87 said:

A great opportunity for us to get back up. We are rightly favourites and have a lot of advantages being the form side and play off/Wembley experience

We were also a totally different proposition to when we played these 3 sides earlier in the season, be it under the useless or Still or before we switched formation and settled the side.

We should be confident and positive to win the first tie, none of this take a draw talk. 

Are we favourites with the bookies? I can't imagine there's much between us and Middlesbrough,  must be about evens 

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, Football Special said:

Are we favourites with the bookies? I can't imagine there's much between us and Middlesbrough,  must be about evens 

Boro favourites to win their home leg, understandably. But we're clear favourites to win over two legs.

[benjii]

If everyone is fit, I'd be tempted to start the away leg with Welington and Fellows, with Manning and Matsuki coming in for the home leg.

Perry

Bree THB Stephens/Wood Weli

Downes Jander

Fellows Azaz Scienza

Larin

 

Long, Wood/Nigel, Manning, Bragg, Charles, Edozie, Archer, Maski, Stewart 

[Thripp87]

36 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Are we favourites with the bookies? I can't imagine there's much between us and Middlesbrough,  must be about evens 

Yes, slight favourites over Millwall. Middlesbrough pushed out based on playing us. Whoever wins our semi final will be the favourites in the final.