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Reply | Bournemouth
at 17:32 25 Sep 2024
I was 17 and remember being in the Milton Rd end and the crowd were chanting "Nicholl out" towards the end. |
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Reply | 5 Things About The Ipswich Game
at 12:53 24 Sep 2024
I took a family member who only goes occasionally, he's quite the observant type.
I sit just to the right of the half way line in the Itchen and
One of the first things he said was previously all he ever heard was the away fans and yes I used to find it embarrassing sat there whilst divided lot were outsung.
Definitely better now and you could clearly see everyone in the Northam joining in.
Just needs the players to battle and show some fight and score few goals. |
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Reply | 5 Things About The Ipswich Game
at 10:19 24 Sep 2024
I thought the Northam end was really good and vocal and I wouldn't say they missed any away fan banter at all.
It was just much louder than normal and it spread around the stadium.
We just need to the players to perform and score a goal or two and the crowd respond accordingly. |
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Reply | The positives today
at 10:41 22 Sep 2024
For me our status as a genuine Premier league club came to an end when we chose not to give Ings the big bucks and instead chose to give Theo Walcott 50k a week and then replace Ings with Armstrong.
To allow a top class finisher with experience slip through our hands was a fatal error for our club and we now look like yo yo fodder.
As an example of a similar club, Palace paid big bucks in wages to keep Saha happy and his presence and ability played a big part in establishing them as a mid table club that led them attract the likes of Eze and Olise . ...meanwhile at cut price Saints the owners were patting themselves on the back on saving Ings wages.
Water under the bridge now though. Just hope Archer gets sprinkled with the magic fairy dust. |
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Reply | The positives today
at 20:50 21 Sep 2024
Yep agreed, it's harsh on Dibling to put him in such a responsible role at his age but your right as he's the only attacker we have who has the strength and technique to receive the ball and shrug off the defenders and either drive forward or lay it off to a runner.
Plus he'll score goals.
We clearly lack that focal point that Che for all his inadequacies used to offer us. |
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Reply | The positives today
at 19:28 21 Sep 2024
We can all pretty much guess where this seasons going as we neither have the funds or the savvy recruitment required to bring in the striker that would get the required goals to survive.
Same as last time we were in the Prem.
All we can hope for is we put up a fight and give us something to cling onto and just hope and pray someone in that forward line other than Dibling can raise their game.
Archer showed his sharpness and ability to get in great positions in the box but missed three good chances.. Not good enough sadly.
He offered very little outside the penalty area and struggled with any sort of hold up play /winning the battle with the CB. |
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Thread | The positives today
at 18:54 21 Sep 2024
Trying hard to ignore the usual forever angry/ hysterical types that post on here and add a few positives from today.
The crowd. Particularly the northam wall, loud and proud today and the rest of us joined in.
THB , Bedders partnership . Admittedly less challenging as Ipswich will likely be bottom dwellers but they look a decent pair.
Lallana. Class act , like a conductor of the orchestra. Shame he couldn't last the distance.
Fernandes. Top young midfielder .
Downes. Worked so hard today and looking more more comfortable as a Prem player now.
Dibling. WOW. Forgetting the sublime touch and finish it was that beautiful outside of the boot pass to set Stewart free .
Ramsdale. Two fantastic saves, some of his passing out was ropey today though but top top keeper.
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Reply | Top 3 things about being in the Prem
at 08:11 20 Sep 2024
1. Praised by Guardiola.
2. To see the joy on the faces of the away fans at the end of the game.
3. Daring to dream that we might score two goals in a game.... One day. |
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Reply | Will Fate Once Again Force Russell Martin's Hand
at 19:26 16 Sep 2024
Our best finish under Ralph.. 11th I think, Stephens, Bednarek and Mccarthy were regular starters.
The difference was we had a certain Mr Ings who scored 22 league goals.
As much as I'd like to upgrade our defence I'd suggest the lack of goalscorers has been the root cause of our downfall and why we're relegated previously from the Prem and why we'll likely to go down again.
We have three below average Premier league regular starting CBs, all have made mistakes, all have flaws.
One is picked on more than the others.
Our only hope is THB has time to improve. |
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Reply | Long ban for the Cornish Maldini looming
at 19:18 16 Sep 2024
Yes we did, we ended up relegated on 26 points.
Bournemouth were expected to be relegated along with us.
They were bottom three and Stephens didn't feature.
When he got in the team they went on a long run of wins and draws and stayed up comfortably.
They sacked Gary O'neil at the end of the season who brought him to the club. |
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Reply | Will Fate Once Again Force Russell Martin's Hand
at 12:08 16 Sep 2024
Ever thought of focusing on the goalscoring ( or lack of) side of the game Nick?
1 goal in 4 games courtesy of our full back tends to scream out to me as our most pressing issue.
1045677 articles where you've pressed home your feelings on Stephens or McCarthy but very little else with regards to our zero goal threat , which I suspect will lead to relegation. |
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Reply | FFS
at 10:17 15 Sep 2024
Agreed.
I thought the team looked and played far better compared to the Forest game.
We havent beaten Man Utd at home in 22 years so the result was hardly a surprise.
Yes I'm gutted and upset at the dawning reality that relegation is beginning to look likely but I certainly haven't given up hope yet. |
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Reply | The Give Russell a chance thread
at 12:32 13 Sep 2024
Big Sam's last two jobs were West Brom and Leeds and he failed to inspire any sort of revival and both clubs were relegated from the Premier league.
Likeable dinosaur. Times change. |
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Reply | Is Ross Stewart now fit????!!!!????
at 12:17 13 Sep 2024
I know it's unlikely he'll feature at all but I do wonder if a 30 min cameo would at least give us some physical threat up front rather than someone like Armstrong who do far has looked out of his depth sadly. |
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Reply | Saints Players Who Had The Same Name As Someone Else Famous
at 07:49 6 Sep 2024
Remember seeing them play in the Mayfair Suite (Top Rank) back in the mid 80s when I was 15. First time I got served a pint.
Jerry Forrest. Heavyweight boxer
Although not a full name there's a black American Sprinter called Kenny Bednarek. |
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Reply | The Give Russell a chance thread
at 12:59 5 Sep 2024
We all knew it was going to be very tricky to stay up this season.
Whoever is the manager will be stuck with the same bunch of players and it's ultimately their qualities or lack of that make or break the season.
Martin definitely deserves a proper go at the Prem but he can't persist with the suicidal faffing about at the back otherwise he deserves the bullet.
It always surprises me how sections of the fan base turn on the manager after a few defeats.
It's almost like we're not allowed to lose football matches ever.
Maybe we could revolutionise football by employing managers on a three game 100k contract and get through aprox 12-15 managers a season!! |
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Reply | Edozie leaving
at 16:51 4 Sep 2024
Mainly just keyboard warriors Nick.
Thankfully most posters on here understand you can be critical without resorting to being abusive. |
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