Match Day Thread Saintsy Saints Vs The Gunners - Sunday 23rd October - 2pm

May have been mentioned before but Lavia is back in training. Don’t know how long it will be before he is up to speed, but I hope we don’t rush him back before he is ready.
 
May have been mentioned before but Lavia is back in training. Don’t know how long it will be before he is up to speed, but I hope we don’t rush him back before he is ready.
He's not involved tomorrow - that's been confirmed. I guess the bench at Palace is achievable.
 
I can see nothing but a comfortable Arsenal win, which is a shame as a big positive of Ralph's tenure is the fact we have taken it to the big teams and always stood a chance.
 
I can see nothing but a comfortable Arsenal win, which is a shame as a big positive of Ralph's tenure is the fact we have taken it to the big teams and always stood a chance.

A very comfortable 2-0 Arsenal win. I think both sides would privately accept that. I don't think we'll be too adventurous and risk a thrashing. And Arsenal seems to be of the (very understandable) mindset of just taking one game at a time and seeking to win it regardless of performance.
 
3+ - 0 Saints - Ralph stays and a number of games beyond Palace regardless of the result against Palace (unless 9 nil)
1/2 - 0 Saints - credit for Ralph and a stay of execution depending on results
0 - 0 - seen as a good result, nothing changes - bit of credit
0 - 1/2 Arse - still seen as an OK result, nothing changes
0 - 3+ Arse - pressure right back on, same as pre B'mouth win levels, a Palace defeat might spell the end.

How quickly they move Ralph on being dependent on whether they've found a replacement.