Let's Be Up For The Cup

After the disapointments of the past couple of month's and the turmoil of the past week, what we really need now is the FA Cup to put the feel good factor back to the season.

It would take a massive swing in either direction to see us finish higher than 8th or lower than 11th, so we are perhaps one of the few Premier League teams left in the competition who can afford to put out a first choice team in the FA Cup without needing to cast a worried eye over our shoulders to another competition, be it winning the league or avoiding relegation.

This being the case now is the time to put out a full side on Saturday and show that we mean business in this competition, four years ago the Johnstone's Paint Trophy was taken seriously from the start and was a major step in getting a smile on the faces of Saints fans again and putting our name back in the frame as a big club with 50,000 Saints fans making the trip to Wembley.

Now we need something to re ignite the fires and what better than a good run in the FA Cup and hopefully a trip to Wembley.

So now is the time for Mauricio Pochettino to show that he wants to be known as only the second manager in our history to win a major trophy rather than one that could get us into mid table.

If Pochettino and the club were to make a statement of intent before the game then it would surely boost the gate for Saturday and create a positive atmosphere to take into the rest of the season.

The cheaper tickets for Saturday also give those who cant afford to watch Saints in the Premier league a chance to see the team, £20 for an adult, £15 for concessions, £10 for under 17's and £5 for under 11's should be affordable for many especially families where its usually an expensive day out in the Premier League.

So lets see the club stir up some action, lets encourage everyone to come along and create a real cup tie atmosphere and repeat those cup runs of 1976, 1984, 1986 and of course 2003, there is nothing like chasing a bit of silverwear, we took the JPT, League 1
and the Championship seriousl, so why not the FA Cup, we perhaps wont have a chance like this very often.

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