Match Day Thread Dirty Leeds vs Alehouse Brawlers Championship Playoff Final Sunday 26th May 2024, 3pm

Congratulations all those that predicted we would be facing Leeds in the playoff final at Wembley with their pre season predictions..

But what a way to do it! The atmosphere was palpable, I could smell the smoke, feel the stadium shaking under the thunderous drumming against the backboards and hear the singing across the North sea. The scenes outside during the build up were absolutely intimidatingly brilliant, WBA fans and team would have felt a tremble of trepidation as they arrived at St Mary's for what was to be their last throw of the dice this season.

So it's a week today for our third meeting with Leeds hoping to complete the hattrick and return to the sunlit uplands of the premiership by winning the, allegedly, richest game in football. Promotion to the Premier League was estimated in 2024 to be worth up to £265 million to the play-off final winner (Wiki). Both team produced emphatic performances in the second legs of their semi finals and the bookies have little difference in the odds typically Leeds 6-4, Saints 7-4 with the draw, after 90 minutes, at 9-4.

Apparently there's no love lost between Leeds boss Daniel Farke and Martin after a sour end to his Norwich career, where Martin won the playoffs as captain, under the German in 2018.

Che Adams and Ross Stewart both likely to play a part and, although Stuart Armstrong will be missed the team performance against WBA made that less of a worry. A big positive for me has been the form of Alex McCarthy since coming in for Gav Baz.

It all points to a cracking atmosphere and game with both teams and sets of supporters up for it, who wouldn't be? COYR!!!

Match officials
Ref. John Brooks
Lino: Simon Bennett
Lino: Dan Robathan
In the stands: Tony Harrington
Reserve Ass. Akil Howson
VAR: Jarred Gillett (yes, it's back for this match)
VAR Ass: Darren Cann
© St Osp.

 

COME ON YOU SAINTS!!!

 

Here we gooo….!

 

**** VAR

 

QUE SARA, SARA

 

With VAR we would have had 2 additional penalties on Friday evening.

 

And one less

 

This

 

Who’s getting the train?

 

Me

 

The cheeky ****ers put the prices up between first checking on Friday night and today

 

With VAR then Friday evening would have been a 6/10 at best rather than up there with the best ever SMS games.

Anyway it's just nice that this is only the second match fred this season I've needed to post that.

 

Was considering it but can see it being a nightmare with nipper, especially on the way back and if we lose.

 

Sing the insect song, earwig o earwig o earwig o

 

We're on the march with Jabbo's army,
We're all going to Wembley!
And we'll paint London red and white
When we beat the ****s in white
And Southampton'll be back in premier league

 

WEM-BER-LEY!

 

That’s a good point. But I suspect it will be alright. The atmosphere on the way up with be banging

 

Yeah it'll just be heaving though with no seats etc so dunno if I cba with it. Nipper is fairly timid too so dunno if be too much too early for him.

I'm thinking of getting an early national express up there and getting a mate to pick me up from outskirts afterwards.

 

Something to get you pumped

 

How old is the nipper now?