Saints v Stoke - Saturday 3pm

[Harry_SFC]

16 hours ago, jrobsbigshorts said:

                           Peretz

Bree            THB              Wood          Manning 

                          Downes 

Fellows               Jander              Scienza

                            Azaz

                            Larin

This team for me 

[SouthWalesSaints]

Around 1000 tickets left in the home end, hopefully get close to a sell out as match day approaches. 

[saintant]

We must make a fast start with no walking football. Get at them and dont allow them time to settle.

 

[kjurwi]

Would prefer Wellington for Manning and Wood for Stephens. Maby Azaz for Masuki and play Dobbins right wing.

[Football Special]

6 hours ago, SouthWalesSaints said:

Around 1000 tickets left in the home end, hopefully get close to a sell out as match day approaches. 

Not bad going that, assume most unsold are either side of away end,  looks like Stoke will have about 1000 empty in the away end as well (blocks 27 and 28) (they've sold about 1900 so far) 

Edited Tuesday at 15:37 by Football Special

[hypochondriac]

4 hours ago, kjurwi said:

Would prefer Wellington for Manning and Wood for Stephens. Maby Azaz for Masuki and play Dobbins right wing.

I wouldn't be playing Dobbin on the wing at all. I'd give Fellows a run out on the right with Matsuki and Dobbin on the bench and Azaz starting. Agree about Wood though:

Peretz 

Bree THB Wood Manning 

Fellows Downes Jander (if fit) Scienza 

Azaz 

Larin 

Should be enough to win us the game.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

20 hours ago, SaintNewForest said:

I wouldn't be dismantling that based on one game whilst the majority of the team looked rusty.

Thought we also looked sluggish against Colchester. Maybe it's my selective memory, but it feels like we never get off to a good start at the beginning of the season.

That stated, confident we'll beat Stoke. Don't expect Jander to start. On bench at best. I would start with Azaz and keep back four same as Watford. Is Wellington fit? He was just starting to get in to his stride last season but is also another player that's injury prone.

 

[Ex Lion Tamer]

I reckon Stephens will be given the chance to play himself back into form

[Challenger]

11 hours ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

I reckon Stephens will be given the chance to play himself back into form

Just imagine him playing for us in the Prem this season if we had gone up ?

Don't anyone suggest we would have upgraded on him if we had; we wouldn't.

[tdmickey3]

12 minutes ago, Challenger said:

Just imagine him playing for us in the Prem this season if we had gone up ?

Don't anyone suggest we would have upgraded on him if we had; we wouldn't.

We didn't last time and gained 12 points, no confidence we would do it next time

[Winnersaint]

George Hirst signing for Stoke will be registered in time to play at St Mary's on Saturday.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Feel like we have to make home advantage count more than ever this season, given we'll always be the party villains away from home. Hopefully Saints fans realise this and make the noise throughout the season.

Going for 2-1 Saints.

[Roy Munson]

I hope we can refrain from the 'spy when we want' chant. It’s really noddy. 

[CB Fry]

5 minutes ago, Roy Munson said:

I hope we can refrain from the 'spy when we want' chant. It’s really noddy. 

Our fans are incapable of coming up with anything better than that, it's a shame.

There are other songs right there - something based on "Every Breath You Take" for example would really help us "own" spygate but our fanbase is incapable of coming up with actual new songs. 

If next week Man City come up with a chant based on Every Breath You Take wed be all over it. Our singers can only copy.

[Football Special]

7 hours ago, Winnersaint said:

George Hirst signing for Stoke will be registered in time to play at St Mary's on Saturday.

Guaranteed to score 

[Matthew Le God]

8 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Guaranteed to score 

His dad scored 9 goals for us...

Edited 9 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[LiberalCommunist]

His goals kept us up when he came in. Great end to the season. Very injury prone though. 

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, LiberalCommunist said:

His goals kept us up when he came in. Great end to the season. Very injury prone though. 

Used to make an appearance in kebab shop on Bedford Place as well after a few beers 

[James]

10 hours ago, Winnersaint said:

George Hirst signing for Stoke will be registered in time to play at St Mary's on Saturday.

Good signing for them. Wouldn’t have minded us going for him.