So, erm... we won? Here I am again then, winner stays on and all that Will Tonda give us more to ponder or will there be solid links to a new, incoming manager before kick-off rolls around? This game will be the first with Oriol Romeu back on the books - there's something I never thought we'd be saying when this week started - so there's potential for a rousing reception if he does get on from the bench We won't get a better chance than this to clock up back-to-back league wins for the first time since April 2024, surely? Over to you...
Saturday 8th November 2025. Football League Championship Southampton V Sheffield Wednesday . 15:00 ko. Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo, Assistant Referee: Robert Hyde, Assistant Referee: Alistair Nelson, Fourth Official: Farai Hallam, This Referee is an "autograph hunter", 44 yellows in ten games, recently dished out 10 yellows and a red card in a Birmingham v Hull game.
OR has gotta be on the bench at least & if/when he comes on, the roof will raise. Hopefully we’ll be in front at that stage too. Surely, we’ll be able to beat a side in admin & at home. Something for the home supporters to get excited about & for the long suffering band(s) playing in the Northam Fan Zone post match. There was virtually no one there after PNE. 10-20, so embarrassing.
£5 returns £27.50. Pays for my train, car park & bus from station to ground and beer at ground. Edit: Done.
Think this is a strangely tougher game than it seems. If there’s one team in the league that epitomises the fight we need to show week in week out currently it’s the Owls & they will be right up for this. Really hope the lift of a fairly lucky 3 points, quality of Scienza / JRob / Arma & Romeu being back about will be enough for the players to see this one through. Gonna go for a fairly scary 2-1 to Saints. Hoping for 4 at the back, but gut tells me it’ll be: Bazunu, Edwards, THB, Stephens, Fellows, Jander, Downes, Manning JRob, Leo, Arma
