Mods you can close this if you really want to and if its causing so much annoyance Thought it was an innocent enough thread to be honest but there we go. The chief of the thread police has spoken...
This is the biggest match since 2003, let's break the rules and start a match thread now. All we're going to be talking about is the final now, may as well have it in one place.
As far as I recall, only two of those players were in the promotion winning squad two seasons later. Could be wrong if one of the older fraternity knows better!!
Ian Turner Peter Rodrigues (c) David Peach Nick Holmes Mel Blyth Jim Steele Paul Gilchrist Mick Channon Peter Osgood Jim McCalliog Bobby Stokes
1976 v 2017 Ian Turner = Fraser Forster Peter Rodrigues = Cedric Mel Blyth = Stephens Jim Steele = Yoshida David Peach = Bertrand Nick Holmes = Romeu Jim McCalliog = Davies Mick Channon = Tadic Paul Gilchrist = JWP Peter Osgood = Long Bobby Stokes = Gabbiadini
Way too many foreigners in the game! Utd GK 1 Alex Stepney RB 2 please log in to view this image Alex Forsyth LB 3 please log in to view this image Stewart Houston CM 4 please log in to view this image Gerry Daly CB 5 Brian Greenhoff CB 6 please log in to view this image Martin Buchan (c) RM 7 Steve Coppell CM 8 Sammy McIlroy CF 9 Stuart Pearson CF 10 please log in to view this image Lou Macari LM 11 Gordon Hill please log in to view this image 66' Substitute: MF 12 David McCreery please log in to view this image 66' Manager: please log in to view this image Tommy Docherty Southampton GK 1 Ian Turner RB 2 please log in to view this image Peter Rodrigues (c) LB 3 David Peach CM 4 Nick Holmes CB 5 Mel Blyth CB 6 please log in to view this image Jim Steele RM 7 Paul Gilchrist CF 8 Mick Channon CF 9 Peter Osgood CM 10 please log in to view this image Jim McCalliog LM 11 Bobby Stokes Substitute: MF 12 please log in to view this image Hugh Fisher Manager: Lawrie McMenemy
Rules for threads go out the window when it's Wembley! Hard to change anybody in the line up of today tbh. Clasie for JWP wouldn't be a bad shout, just to sure up defensively a little, but even so I think I'd go with today's 11. Boufal and long would be real assets off the bench. Boufal can create something from nothing and get the fans and team going again if things aren't looking good. Long's pace is obviously good late in a game. Absolutely buzzing!
Today's XI and formation without a doubt...With Boufal, Long and Jay on the bench as attacking options.
Last few games he is actually looking up and passing forwards a lot more. I was hopeful he just needed time and support, after quite a bit of negativity about him. He still needs to work on his finishing though
Exciting isn't it. One member of our current team will be written about forever in Saints folklore, just like Bobby Stokes My money is on JWP or weirdly Davis.
