P*mpey at Home Build Up (Sun 11th October, 12pm KO)

[Saint_lambden]

May as well get this started as we’ve got a 3 week build-up to it. 

How’s everyone feeling about it then? 

Let’s compare to a year or so ago when we played them at home: 

1) Team playing better than then - albeit still with obvious deficiencies. We know our best team and the home form is good 

2) There shouldn’t be the same level of nerves as there were for the players that we saw in this fixture last season now that they’ve experienced the atmosphere and got the ‘haven’t played them in the league for 13 years’ out the way 

3) Their time wasting/slowing the game down from the off tactics shouldn’t have the same impact due to the change in rules since then

4) I’d argue they’re in about the same position quality wise, with a number of injuries again. Their 2 wins have come against newly promoted sides but they’ve looked very ordinary against everyone else. Murphy will be out and they’re pretty patched up at the back. Kavuma-McQueen has added a bit of spark for them but they’re just functional everywhere else. We know they’re going to come and try and frustrate us, especially as that’s the type of set-up we struggle against. 

5) We don’t know the outcome of Eckert’s FA hearing. If (when) he has a touchline/outright ban, we’re looking at a combination of Lallana/Garner leading the team. Might add to the siege mentality or be a big hindrance. 

Hopefully we’ll have Scienza available and no injuries picked up over the international break, with Jander back in the matchday squad at least. Same starting XI then all being well. 
 

In to the skate bastards. Nervy 2-1 win. 

[Lighthouse]

Sigh... we're going to contrive to not win this fixture again aren't we.

The Clinton Baptiste in me is predicting Saints go 1-0 up in an edgy encounter, then we go full Tuchel vs. Argentina. Pompey are stretched chasing a goal and both their CBs are on a yellow and visibly tired. So instead of sending on Mubama and Dobbin to run at them, we bring on Stephens and Bragg for Larin and Scienza and switch to a back five, eventually clinging on for a 1-1 draw after they score from their ninth consecutive corner.

[SouthWalesSaints]

I don’t see a world where we don’t win this game.  If Tonda is banned the players will “do it for him” if he’s not the club will be “glad to have that behind us”. 
 

We’ve got to much for them and we’ll run all over them, not so confident about the away fixture but we beat them. 100%. 
 

Atmosphere is arguably the best it’s been in years at St Mary’s as well. That’ll help, along with the fact they are 500 down on last season.

Edited 2 hours ago by SouthWalesSaints

[AlexLaw76]

Tell you what, as a game, it literally cannot be any worse than last seasons effort.

3-1 win (obligatory goal let in)

Leo, JwP and the Schlot 

[IFHP]

I think a lot will depend on who our manager is, and how the players react to them. How many mangers have we appointed mid season and got a win in there 1st game?

I hope that idiot parsons and Spores have a plan “B” so to speak when Tonda gets his punishment.

im also wondering when we appeal how long it takes to be heard - will it be months or days? 
 

They are a bit of a boogy side in the league , not sure when we last beat them in the league , was in back in 2004 at home? 

[EssEffCee]

We absolutely have to win this after the shambles of last season, nothing less will be good enough. 5th league game in a row where we'll be comfortable favourites and failing to win yet again will be embarrassing.

Slight concern is that they seem the sort of side we struggle against, really need Scienza and Jander fit.

[EssEffCee]

2 minutes ago, IFHP said:

I think a lot will depend on who our manager is, and how the players react to them. How many mangers have we appointed mid season and got a win in there 1st game?

I hope that idiot parsons and Spores have a plan “B” so to speak when Tonda gets his punishment.

im also wondering when we appeal how long it takes to be heard - will it be months or days? 
 

They are a bit of a boogy side in the league , not sure when we last beat them in the league , was in back in 2004 at home? 

Yeah played 4 drawn 4 in the league since the 2005 relegation.

[Turkish]

If we turn up we win comfortably. They are shite. We’ve got some time to react the Tonda news whatever that is. Anything can happen in a one off game but we should win and if we can get an early goal it should be a fairly straightforward afternoons work 

[Dr Who?]

We have enough to beat them for sure, but it is a a derby. We will score, we will let a goal in and in this one I can see a 1-1. Would be nice to keep our first clean sheet of the season though in 4/5 to nil win! One can dream dream dream

[Green]

We’re going to have three weeks of Portsmyths in the build-up. Wonder if they’ll come up with any new ones? 

[die Mannyschaft]

Saints 1-1 Pompey. 

 

Edited 31 minutes ago by die Mannyschaft

[die Mannyschaft]

Oh and I can see Skates making a video like Wrexham just to try to unsettle Saints.  Plus others teams jump kn band wagon. 

[whelk]

6 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Saints 1-1 Pompey.  Thats on the basis of the team we have now and not got any defenders,  midfielder or a natural goal scorer to go along sudd Larin or replce.

We can't defend corners and Skates ae same as Wrexham bang it along, run lines, bundle it natural corner.

We play a possession game that's high risk playing passing triangles af last minute to draw opposition in. I don’t think that will work in this game. Scienza will be taken out as that's Skates style.

I really hope we have accumulated lots of points before this derby so that a draw is a good result. 

I dong think Tonda will be back in time if at all,  Boro have made it clear what they want and EFL and FA too scared to make own conclusions. 

 

In English please

[whelk]

5-1, they ain’t going to know what hit them

[Patrick Bateman]

19 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Oh and I can see Skates making a video like Wrexham just to try to unsettle Saints.  Plus others teams jump kn band wagon. 

They couldn't afford to do that. Tin pot.