Match Day Thread Southampton vs Aston Villa 3pm, Saturday 21st January

Bazunu;
Lyanco, DCC, Salisu, KWP;
Lavia, Alcaraz;
Djenepo, JWP, Armstrong;
Adams.

Let's go Saints.

 

Over for my first match since covid after one aborted attempt so can't wait! Bringing a few mates with me...Was warning them that the atmoshere could be toxic a week ago but the three wins on the spin should mean atmoshere should be more positive...I have a serious run with matches at St Mary's (unbeaten in last 8 visits) so hopefully the run continues!

 

We win, you’re not going home. It’s the rules

Like Tom no longer to purchase tickets for games, but he’s broken that already

 

My prediction: There will be an outbreak of football on Saturday afternoon, Saints fans will experience highs, lows, periods of disinterest, frustration and hope, and the result will go one of three ways. Probably.

 

No way only three ways - at least four.

Win
Draw
Lose
Meltdown

 

I see you four and raise you…

Win
Lose
Draw
Meltdown
Ecstasy

I'm hopeful, and we all know the risks of that

 

Are win and ecstasy and lose and meltdown not the same things?

 

Conjoined, one begets the other. Either one generates a hangover.

 

I am not getting my hopes up, I am not getting my hopes up.

The trap is just getting more fiendish.

 

Would love to stay for the Cup semi but I'm afraid the boss would probably know!! The final is on the weekend I'm in Liverpool for a stag so I can make that work if the need arises!!

 

Corrected that for you

 

Unmeltdowny losses and sub-ecstatic wins are also possible

Draws can sometimes engender extreme emotions of either kind but I feel that is unlikely v Villa

I wish hope was more controllable

 

Only two ways imo - triumph or disaster.

 

"And treat those two impostors just the same"...

 

Got tickets for Little Locum and myself. Stoked!

Ashamed to say it’s only the second game of the season, Newcastle being the other. Hoping for a better game.

 

Sutton on BBC has noticed that 'Southampton look like they have turned a corner', but can't bring himself to suggest that we might actually win. Consequently, he's predicted a 1-1 draw, as has his oppo. Is this a) good, b) bad or c) irrelevant?
Anyway, I'm looking forwards to a spirited Saints performance, with at least some goals, probably in the correct net. As blessed Nigel would say "Don't get too high when you win".
Alternatively, we'll wipe the floor with them, and win 4-0, with goals from JWP, Adams, Armstrong and Salisu. And I haven't even started drinking, yet.

 

Lawro has gone for 2 - 1 Saints.

 

I'm looking forward to tomorrow, but I've got no idea what to expect; score-wise, performance-wise, formation-wise, selection-wise. No real clue.

I'd be satisfied with a draw. Delighted with a win.

 

I'm actually a lot more relaxed about tomorrow now that I know that Danny Ings will not be scoring the winning goal.

 

Was bound to score past us, so I'm pleased he has gone too.