Is Wednesday too early for a match thread?! I think I may be too excited to wait any longer so here goes.. please log in to view this image VS please log in to view this image The match Saints meet Orient on Saturday at Brisbane Road (aka The Matchroom stadium due to those pesky sponsors..) in a crucial match for both sides. Orient are looking to leapfrog Rochdale and gain ground on Bournemouth in their chase for the play-offs, whilst Saints have very obvious reasons for wanting the 3 points! This game is now sold out for Saints fans, as is coach travel. Team news Dale Stephens to be assessed ahead of the match after he was stretchered off in the win over Charlton. Richard Chaplow is likely to deputise if Stephens doesn't make it. Dan Harding could return. Ben Chorley will be assessed by Orient after missing the game against Plymouth on Tuesday night with a thigh problem. Matthew Spring is suspended. The form Orient have lost three of their last six League One matches. Their win against Plymouth on Tuesday ended their run of four games without victory, a run which included a 5-1 home demolition at the hands of relegation-threatened Yeovil Town. Orient have only lost three times on home turf this term. Saints go into this game sitting top of the form table, having recorded five wins in their last six matches, and remaining undefeated in seven games. They have a good away record, especially against teams in the top half, though have recorded three defeats in six games away from home. The history The two teams met last season for the first time in 31 years. The corresponding fixture last term ended in a 2-2 draw, with Saints coming from two behind, whilst the return fixture ended in a 2-1 victory for Saints on Easter Monday. The reverse fixture this season ended 1-1 at St Mary's, with Forbes netting the equaliser for Orient three minutes after Lambert's opener. In all, Saints have won 19 meetings, Orient with 16 victories, and 12 draws. The referee Mr Mark Clattenburg takes charge of Saturday's match. It is his first match since his self-imposed break from football. He will be assisted by Mr S. Beck and Mr S. Child. The odds Orient priced at 11/4 for the win with SkyBet, with Saints at 10/11. A draw is offered at 13/5. The prediction I predict a hard-fought, tense encounter.
Good pre match thread. Producing Pre-Match Thread on Wednesday for Saturday games is fine! I will or Beddytare will get a sticky on this for you! (On my iPhone - so can't do it at the mo)
Back to the game - I don't know whether I should continuously check-up on the score at the Galpharm, or whether to just wait 'till full-time and see what happens
If you've nothing better to do......why not just update us if something happens why not? I won't be on here until later so will be grateful for any update, when I do come back on.
I meant I'll be at the game v Leyton Orient on Saturday and don't know whether I should worry myself with checking how Huddersfield are doing, or just wait 'till full-time!
Sorry I thought you were suggesting they were playing tonight. How thick am I .........get in the queue, get in the queue................
Don't need to check Huddersfield. If we keep winning, it is irrelevant what the Hudds do. But it would be nice if they could help us out as well
I'm going for one win and one draw out of our next 2 games so i hope leyton orient is a draw as i'm going to the rochdale game ) being serious though i think it'll be 1 - 1
I can remember going to Brisbane Road back in the '70's,it was a Tuesday night and we managed a 1-1 draw,Tony Funnel scored our equalizer.It was part of our promotion push in the 77/78 season,which of course was successful.This year it is going to be the same only we are going to get a win on Saturday. COYR's PS,Saints-European Champs 2016