please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Date: 26th Feb 2011 Kick off: 3:00pm Venue: St Marys's Stadium ( Total Capacity:32,689) Radio Coverage:96.1FM BBC RADIO SOLENT FULL TIME : 4-1 Kits to be used... please log in to view this image After a mid week fixture yesterday against mid table Hartlepool which finished 0-0 , Southamton will want to bouncing from this and gain 3 Point at this weekend oppostion: Swindon Town. Southampton will be pleased going into this game Saturday as Swindon Town's Top Scorer was the in form CHARLIE AUSTIN who left to join Eddie Howe at Burnley. Therefore means next top scorer for Swindon is Vincent Pericard with notching only 6 goals so far this campaign please log in to view this image So losing Charlie Austin ..Does that mean Saints have a chance??? Southampton Update: Spiderman - Unsure if he will be fit / maybe on the bench for Saturday Should Barnard now be given a chance to start over Guly?? please log in to view this image please log in to view this image If you was Nigel ...who would be in your team / tactics
I would have Davis Butterfield, Fonte, Jaidi, Harding Chamberlain, Hammond, Schneiderlin, Lallana Barnard, Lambert Subs Shea, Dickson, Richardson, Martin, Guly, N;Guessan, Chaplow 4-4-2 and with Chambo, Hammond and Barnard told to run themselves ragged in the first half. Only problem I have with our midfield players is the bookings that they get.
Mid field surely has to have Chappers? I would keep Spider on the bench and perhaps relieve Hammond with about 20 minutes to go.
I'd stick with the same team we had at Hartlepool. I think Schneiderlin is probably not quite fit enough to start yet so I'd stick with Chappers and Hammond in the middle. Hopefully we can finally beat Swindon. We haven't even scored a goal against them in the 4 games we've played against them since we've been in League 1
I dont like stats like that - maked me think I could be ranting rather than cheering on Saturday in my seat ....
My Thoughts..NEARLY PERFECT! IN:Chaplow: Sub: Spider You have to play Chaplow!! - The Paul Scholes of Southampton! With his crunching tackles and his determination to win the ball, no matter what!!
Davis Butterfield, Fonte, Jaidi, Harding Chamberlain, Hammond, Chaplow, Lallana Guly, Lambert Chaplow cant be kept out from his late form and Guly offers more over 90 minutes. Barny is a far better impact sub than guly IMO Anyone else find that Swindon, despite being low in the division are our bogey team! We just cant seem to beat them!!!
I think Swindon are a very different team without Charlie Austin. Don't forget they lost Billy Paynter in the summer as well, arguably their two best players best season. I'm pretty confident (with fingers crossed) that we can get a decent result on Saturday. I'd play Barnard and Lambert up top, probably keep Chaplow in midfield alongside Hammond, no point risking Morgan really.
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I done a recruitment thread on 606 : http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A81784911 Yep without Austin in the team ...we got a very good chance going into to this!
In my opinion drop guly, put Barnard in. We need a player who chases down defenders and puts them under pressure.
(My first post on not606 too!) How about giving Jon Forte a run out this Saturday, maybe last 30 mins? It's about time we saw what he was brought in to do!
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I'd also like to see what Forte can do. I wondered about giving Chamberlain a rest and moving Lallana to the right and having Forte on the left. I've always thought it's hard for a new player to settle if they keep coming on as a sub, have a little faith and give him a start. Not sure what I make of N'Guessen (sp?) but that's a different matter.
Personally I think I would prefer to see Spider play with Chaplow. If Nigel tells Chamberlain to give his all in the first half we have Forte or N'uessan to come on in the second half. I'd be tempted to play Barnard before Guly as well.
Normally I would agree but having ran so much on Tuesday I would be tempted to bring him on at half time. Suppose we could always do the opposite and start with him having a rest after half time instead.
