El Classicoast returns! V We are now approaching the second derby game of the season v Portsmouth. LAST TIME: Pompey 1-1 Saints (Ward / Lambert) Not the best of games last time, but maybe a fair result on the day. MY PREDICTIONS: TEAM: Davis; Richardson, Fonte, Hooiveld, Fox; Guly, Hammond, Cork, Lallana; Sharp, Lambert SUBS: Martin, Harding, Schneiderlin, De Ridder, Connolly I think the above team would be suitable because in my opinion Schneiderlin can give away a few silly challenges, and I think this team needs some leadership for a derby like this. Lambert will return along with Richardson. THE SCORE: SAINTS 3-1 Pompey (Lambert, Sharp, De Ridder) I think the game itself will be closer than suggests. I think it will be 1-0 to Saints at half time and then in the second half we will fight back after conceding an equaliser. The stakes are high for both sides, and despite being at opposite ends of the table I think that it will be a close game. Lets roar on the Saints to a long awaited derby win! COYR! Your thoughts!
Are we allowed to comment on this yet?!?! This is gonna be a cracking game. First time for years we've been higher than our fishy friends. I four one would love to see a reverse of the previous scoreline at SMS.............but 1-0 would be just dandy!!
Can't see Connolly being fit, and can't see Schneiderlin being dropped I think it's more likely: Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox Guly Schneiderlin Hammond Lallana Lambert Sharp Subs: Martin, Harding, Cork, De Ridder, Barnard
It's vital we don't get drawn into too many battles, on and off the pitch! Last thing we need with a few injuries is any red cards leading to bans! They will be right in our faces from the start.
Hopefully it will be a much better game than the one in December which was shocking,one of the worst matches I've ever seen. They are normally cracking matches and hopefully this one will be too. I'd like to see us play a 4-4-1-1 with Guly playing behind Lambo.
This'll be the team. davis fonte fox hooiveld richardson sneiderlin Guly Chaplow Lallana Lambert Sharp LET'S DESTROY THEM!!!
as long as we win the game, that is all that matters! Would love us to destory them, but should imagine it will be a close run thing as that's just 'how we roll'!
Hasn't the week flown by? I will have my five-penneth on Wednesday when this thread was supposed to appear. I guess that the anticipation has caused you be a little premature.... again
Channonfodder, I know what you said but as it is a big game I thought we could do with more time to discuss it.
shall i start the saints reading thread now cause in the whole scheme of things thats a much bigger game than this one.
Absolutely cannot wait for this one! I'd love to see De Ridder get a start (which he won't, and rightly so in such a match) to stretch Pompey. I felt that at Fratton we struggled on a congested pitch and that we'll open them up at St Marys if we move the ball as well as we can. I'm going for 3-0 Lambert Hat trick!
sorry ss i bow to your superiority i shall never ever again qusetion or disagree with anyone ever again on here. well done rlgb another outstanding match day thread i am not sure that anyone on the whole of the not606 forum could of done it better so pleased i can admire it for 5 whole days cause 3 would never of been enough.
Nice thread starter as usual, but please... no El Classicoast. It cheapens the match. This derby is second to none and requires to extra build up by alluding to another.
Agree 100% with this, I found it embarrasing when they called it El Classicoast on BBC for the first game. This game is actually worrying me, for the simple fact that everything is pointing to a Saints win, and for Saints to win well. I think if we score early then we could win comfortably (which would be nice)! But the longer it stays goalless then more chance skates have got, either way, should be tense and exciting
I cannot wait for this match either. I would personally like a 4-1 win as that would shut the skates up as that is the only thing they ever have on us. Although i would take any win. My team would be: Davis Frazier Fonte Jos Fox Guly Hammond Morgan Lallana Lambert Sharp Subs: Harding, Martin, Cork, Chaplow, Barnard
Had a dream last night that we won 5-1, don't know whether I had a fever or it was the coke I snorted earlier(joke).
Oh jesus im so sorry, how are you gonna get through the next 5 days with a thread being opened on a forum a day or two earlier than normal. Jeez you hear of things like this happening but actually knowing of someone going through a tragedy like that, prayers are with you
