Match Day Thread Southampton v Huddersfield Town Sunday 12th May 3pm

Saints finish off this season of 2 halves by hosting Huddersfield on Sunday.

As I sit in my hotel room in Juan-les-Pins contemplating a stroll down to the beach I can only hope the Saints players, fresh from the Awards Night last night, aren’t doing the same thing. After Ralph turned into the Night King last week and selected several freshly-revived corpses for the visit to West Ham, all of us will be wanting a return to the vibrant, pressing style that beat the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham.

As for our visitors, Huddersfield this season have the distinction of being the second worst team in Premier League history. They have also scored the fewest number of home goals in a season and aren’t all that much better away, something they will want to put behind them as they end this latest sojourn in the top flight. Historically, of course, the Terriers won the First Division Championship three times in a row back in the 1920’s, and the FA Cup in 1922. Their most recent trophy was the Yorkshire Electricity Cup in 1995.

Officials (thanks @SAINTDON13):
Referee: Lee Probert
Assistants: Andy Garratt, Mark Scholes
Fourth official: Peter Bankes

 

Team Badges

 

One outcome. An annihilation

 

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Saints announce that this is the team footwear for Sunday. Danny Ings signed versions on sale now.

 

Huddersfield's last result...a 1-1 draw with United. Now I know United are having a bit of a meltdown, but we shouldn't underestimate a team having its last hurrah in the EPL (for the moment) against a team putting on the sunblock with little to play for. However, both teams will want to finish on a high...Huddersfield to try and prove something and Saints out of embarrassment for the West Ham game. I think we will win by at least a couple of goals...especially if we get them early and start a rampage after deflating Huddersfield. But you never know.

Fence sitting is an art you know.

 

Draw, 2-2

 

How come Huddersfield have a guinea pig on their badge?

 

As you probably know (but I didn't) it's a Yorkshire terrier....a locally bred dog....hence their nickname, The Terriers.

 

I was being facetious Fran. My neighbour had a Yorkie, and it's nickname was The Little **** so I guess Huddersfield did well to get 'Terriers'

 

I notice you do the match thread with one game to go Lazy B*stard

 

Splinters in the arse is painful though. Personally I'm going for linking some posts and predicting the game will be abandoned because of guinea pigs on the pitch.

This is where someone says "See your guinea pigs and raise you .." and the whole thing gets silly as is allowed now we're safe.

 

We’re gonna feckin smash em

 

I could end up doing every game next season.
#invincibles

 

3-1. And we'll all be bemoaning that we could have scored a hatful on a different day.

 

0-0 with JWP winning a keepie uppie competition during the game

 

I thought you probably knew, but I learned something I didn’t

 

Yep. But he’s in for the first 33 games next season.

 

Of our hopes and dreams for next season?

 

It’s the correct answer for any question.