Article: Stoke City v Southampton match thread | Southampton FC, Football

Freak goal. Must be windy.

 

Agreed

 

Yeah. I was just thinking before kick off that the wind looked pretty strong. Begovic was almost in his own six yard box. Bizarre. Boruc is getting a LOT of stick from the Stoke fans.

 

Boruc will do the same thing in the 2nd half. You heard it here first.

 

Sounds like Stoke are doing what we do, straight out of the blocks and pressing. Bouyed by that goal.

 

Well you have to laugh, but that makes our job very difficult. Shades of Sunderland.

 

Theres the Saints we know...

Plenty of time to get back into this though, hope Stoke don't go ultra-defensive like Sunderland did when they scored early against us...

 

Well, at least that should bump us up the MOTD running order!

 

That sounds better!

 

This could be a real test now. Stoke started very well and have the lead, but we seem to have settled now. Can we break them down? Fairly difficult conditions to contend with as well.

 

Yeah...the best thing you can say about conceding a goal to the opposing keeper in the first minute is that you have no shortage of time to get it back.

 

Just seen the goal, absolutely nothing anyone could do about it, Boruc is on the edge of the 6 yard box. It's all down to the wind.

 

Long shots today, please.

 

Particularly in the 2nd half when we will have the wind behind us.

 

Let's just hope the wind doesn't change ends for the second half!

 

Yeah, as long as it doesn't at half time! Wouldn't that be annoying.

 

Yeah despite our great defence this year we have at times struggled to break teams down hope it's not the case today.

 

3-0 Man United already. Oh dear Fulham.

 

United 3 up already...

 

Man City 3 up as well.