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Match Day Thread Gillingham v Southampton, EFL Cup 1st Round, 8th August, 19:45

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by tomw24, Aug 5, 2023.

  1. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Saints travel to Kent looking to build on a confidence boosting win at Sheffield Wednesday. I would expect Russell Martin to make a lot of changes for this one.

    I would go:

    McCarthy
    Bree Lyanco Stephens(c) Larios/Perraud or Djenepo if neither fit
    Doyle Charles Stu
    Amo-Ameyaw Mara Aribo

    I think Ballard is injured or at least not match fit so that rules him out.

    Match officials:
    Referee: Carl Brook
    Assistants : Stephen Finch, Shaun Farrer
    4th Official : Ben Atkinson
     
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  2. Saints Fan4Life

    Saints Fan4Life Well-Known Member

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    Ballard is presumably match fit now. Played a few games for the u21s. Mara is injured isn't he?

    On another note, anyone else still not got their tickets through for this one yet? Cutting it a bit fine.
     
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  3. Gregm1988

    Gregm1988 Well-Known Member

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    Like the look of that team. I’d like to see Charles at 6 and also Doyle and Sam AA playing.

    What is useful to consider though is that we might need less rotation than assumed because of the heavy possession style. So it wouldn’t be surprising to see fewer changes. No reason to play McCarthy though. Just because we could do a 100% rotation it doesn’t mean we should
     
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  4. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    I remember our last game at Priestfield. It was the penultimate game of our first league one season and they won 3-2 with their fans invading the pitch thinking they'd secured safety.

    Problem is they got dicked on the final day and every result went against them so they still went down <laugh>
     
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  5. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Logically a chance to give some players a run out….on the other hand it is an opportunity to keep momentum going and give the main players another chance to gel
     
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  6. saintlyhero

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    Agree with Tom ref changes, I’m not suggesting we’ll want to lose, but the cups are going to be pretty low priority and Martin will want to give everyone from our big squad a run out

    McCarthy
    Bree Lyanco Stephens(c) Djenepo
    Charles Lavia
    SAA Aribo S.Armstrong
    Adams

    outside chance of Meghoma starting left back.
    Have seen Larios and Perraud back In training, but doubt they’re match fit
     
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    ......loading...... 25 undefeated

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    Can’t see us cup-tying Lavia…
     
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  8. Paddy Podped

    Paddy Podped Well-Known Member

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    I went in one of the L1 seasons, we all got drenched on the uncovered scaffolding
     
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  9. saintlyhero

    saintlyhero Well-Known Member

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    If they paid the asking price all of this could have been avoided.

    £50million or he plays two minutes at Gillingham! <laugh>

    I love a threat which rhymes
     
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  10. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Anyone remember that gillingham fan on here all the time a long time ago. Wonder what happened to him
     
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  11. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Hoadie? Used to post a lot during our promotion run in wishing us luck etc iirc.

    No idea if still around. @brb should know?
     
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  12. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    That’s the one
     
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  13. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    Well that attack is certainly the A Team
     
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  14. saintrichie123

    saintrichie123 Well-Known Member

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    He was last seen 4 Feb 2020.

    HOADIE_BOI.
     
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  15. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    I don’t think tags work. @brb to confirm
     
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  16. West Kent Saint

    West Kent Saint Well-Known Member

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    I remember him, hard to forget!
     
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  17. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Think he was young and lonely. Not everyone was nice to him. o_O
     
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  18. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    Was he though. Or was his (or her) profile ‘young’.

    Personally, I think he was a 50 year old.
     
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  19. Schrodinger's Cat

    Schrodinger's Cat Well-Known Member

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    His profile says he's 27 now, so was a kid when he was on here regularly.
    Apparently he followed me...I'd have noticed if a 50 year old was following me, cos he'd have moaned about his bad knee, and muttered something about snowflakes
     
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  20. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    I don't remember this person at all. I don't know if that's a good thing, or a "my memory ain't what it used to be" thing.
     
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