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Thread | Is the FA cup being devalued
at 21:00 10 Jan 2025
With clubs fiehlding " second string" teams is this once great competition losing it's lustre?
Wycombe and Portsmouth both fielding "weakened" sides tonight and there has been much suggestion that we should field a side containing few first team regulars at Southampton.
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Reply | Southampton v Swansea City : FA Cup Match day thread
at 20:46 10 Jan 2025
It might be a little too early...and I certainly wouldn't start him but he might be an option off the bench.but if he is recovered it will be like a new signing for the rest of the season. |
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Reply | Southampton v Swansea City : FA Cup Match day thread
at 18:42 9 Jan 2025
That's how I would imagine things should be.
Individual training as you say looking to improve the weaker areas of a players game or strength.
Some group skills drills and tactical drills and some set piece practice.
Hasn't it been said that Sheehan is our set piece trainer?
Margetson defensive coach as well as the goal keeping coach? |
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Reply | Sean Dyche
at 18:21 9 Jan 2025
two managers in the space of two days I wonder if we might soon see a third ? |
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Reply | Southampton v Swansea City : FA Cup Match day thread
at 18:19 9 Jan 2025
Well not having your "inside" knowledge I can't answer that...but yes training methods will contribute but surely the sports science staff monitor those...but I still don't buy totally into player fatigue when compared with the physical work etc our forefathers did |
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Reply | Southampton v Swansea City : FA Cup Match day thread
at 17:36 9 Jan 2025
My point re miners is about fatigue
Many folk worked and still do in hard physical jobs for at least 8 hours per day with just 16 hours recovery time and they do this 5 times a week. Professional sports persons train are monitored by sports scientists and have 80/90 minute peak "burst" during g which are moments of rest for mostly one occasion every 7 days. It's just a personal beef that pro sports persons claim fatigue when you consider what the bodies of these working folk go through.
I acknowledged Rayns about players looking washed out a Pompey and the West Brom games as we gad at best 3 days recovery time between each game. |
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Reply | Southampton v Swansea City : FA Cup Match day thread
at 11:05 9 Jan 2025
I have posted on this subject of player fatigue before.
I dint understand how professional athletes should suffer from it.
Compare 12 hr shitdt underground 5 days a week with what 12 hours between.
But it doesnseem to happen apparently |
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Reply | Southampton v Swansea City : FA Cup Match day thread
at 10:30 9 Jan 2025
Though in fairness we played 4 games in 10 days with just 2 days "recovery" in between each game and we would have been travelling to.
Players would have had 7 days recovery time since the West Brom game though they will have had to travel down.
Personally I'd like to see us give this game a go as has been said we could win and draw a big side at home which will help the coffers and possibly bring back some fans.
Then there is whammy of no replay so should it be a draw after 90 mins then it goes to extra time....would we want that with the Cardiff games in 7 days though they have an extra game as they play tonight then again on Tuesday night getting only an average of 3 .6 days recovery between games whilst we will have 6 days between games albeit we do have to travel and they don't for their games.
it's going ro be a tough call for Luke....he needs wins otherwise to quote him
forever if I do not help us produce good football and try and get out of this division. I would not expect anyone to.
So he has to deliver |
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Reply | Brendan mentions us in his press conference
at 21:59 7 Jan 2025
This is what Brendan said
I remember my time at Swansea where you would make a backward pass because you could not go forward,” he said (Celtic FC on YouTube).
“The crowd could recognise what was happening.
“They clap, they square the pass, then you play a forward pass and it changes the point of attack. It is recognising the game and that feels good for the players. They do not see that as a negative, it is to start a new attack.”
This is nothing how it was like under Russ....the ball went sideways and backwards despite there bing opportunity to pass forward |
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Reply | This new investment
at 16:11 7 Jan 2025
Don't forget the club will be hit with the increase to the employers NI in April and I suspect she of rge club employees currently fall below the current threshold as they maybe in part time roles but come April this lowers.
I suspect this will be a hefty cost given the number of employees apart from then playing and coaching staff |
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Reply | Today's attendance
at 19:21 6 Jan 2025
it's the team we support, managers ,players are transient.
I still supported and watched the team despite a different charlaton managing us one who took the p155 out of us fans |
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Reply | January Transfer Thread
at 16:35 6 Jan 2025
I don't see that happening....unless we sign another centre back or two in the next week |
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Reply | January Transfer Thread
at 15:38 6 Jan 2025
Which I think is what will happen.
Hedging his bets on Leeds getting promoted.
I wonder when his agent discovered Leeds were interested?
was this why he didn't sign despite all the whispers he was due to put pen to paper? |
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Reply | This Soton game
at 15:35 6 Jan 2025
I think they play Watford on the Tuesday inbetween our Southampton game and the Derby so we have a couple of days extra "rest".
They will have had 2 games in 14 days to our 1 before the big day |
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