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.

[Paul Chuckle]

Just booked tickets as they were in my reserved seat section on the ticket page. £31.50.

[Whitey Grandad]

20 minutes ago, Paul Chuckle said:

Just booked tickets as they were in my reserved seat section on the ticket page. £31.50.

Is there any announcement about schedule of sale?

Asking for a close friend. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Club needs to pull their finger out. 6 days until the first leg and it's not even showing up as a fixture on the OS...

[Lighthouse]

31 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Club needs to pull their finger out. 6 days until the first leg and it's not even showing up as a fixture on the OS...

Haven’t you heard? Boro are so terrified of the Tonda machine they’ve forfeited the tie.

[Soton7]

Ticket details have been released…

[Soton7]

Tickets will go on sale in the following order:

Sunday 3rd May

• 11am - All 2025/26 Season Ticket holders can purchase their own reserved seat (One ticket per supporter number). Seats will be reserved until 11.59pm on Monday 4th May.

Tuesday 5th May 

• 9.30am - Remaining reserved Season Ticket seats released. 2025/26 Season Ticket holders will now be able to purchase alternate seats. (One ticket per supporter number)

• 12.30pm - 2025/26 Paid Members (One ticket per supporter number)

Wednesday 6th May

• 12.30pm - Season Ticket holder additional window. (Up to two per Season Ticket holder)

Thursday 7th May 

• 9.30am - General Sale (Should tickets remain)

[LGTL]

11 hours ago, SW11_Saint said:

What time is the Soton flight? 

07.50. Arrives into Newcastle around 9am. Would be reasonably tight with an hour or two delay but it’s the first flight of the day for Logan so here’s hoping it runs to time. 

Edited 44 minutes ago by LGTL

[LGTL]

Away game starting at 24 + aways with an allocation of 2100. £22. Very reasonable. 

[CB Fry]

Presumably we already have 2,000 fans who qualify as ST Holders and 18+ aways? 

I realise i have no chance ☹️

https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/middlesbrough-vs-southampton-play-off-semi-final-2526

 

[Sheaf Saint]

9 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Presumably we already have 2,000 fans who qualify as ST Holders and 18+ aways? 

I realise i have no chance ☹️

https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/middlesbrough-vs-southampton-play-off-semi-final-2526

 

Seems a very restrictive set of criteria. I wonder how many tickets will be left over after those windows? 

Also, 2100 is a shit allocation. It's only about 6% of the Riverside's capacity. I hope we are being equally stingy with the away allocation for the home leg.

[SalisburySaints]

4 hours ago, Football Special said:

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 

We've got 2,118. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Two big questions:

- How confident are you of beating Middlesbrough?

- How confident are you we’ll be a Premier League club again in three weeks time?