Match Day Thread West Ham United vs Southampton 25/09/2016 4pm Kick-off

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In Berlin for the marathon this weekend so can't pop down to my local stadium to watch it. Just downloaded the Matrix TV Browser for Android with the Sportsmania subscription to the catch the game. As someone else said last night, it's a bargain at £1/week.
 
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We're on the coach. Can't quite understand why we're leaving at 10 for a 4pm kick off which means I've got to leave Dorch by 8.30
Is that normal for a London game?
I hate getting up early on Sundays :emoticon-0184-tmi: but in this case its in a good cause and I'm hopeful of a positive result :1980_boogie_down:
Looking forward to seeing the game in the new Stadium (and I did pay for it as CBK says)
Went there for Diamond League so interesting to see the changes
 
In Berlin for the marathon this weekend so can't pop down to my local stadium to watch it. Just downloaded the Matrix TV Browser for Android with the Sportsmania subscription to the catch the game. As someone else said last night, it's a bargain at £1/week.

SportsMania is amazing, watched every Saints game in every competition this season so far in crisp HD, including last night's.
 
We're on the coach. Can't quite understand why we're leaving at 10 for a 4pm kick off which means I've got to leave Dorch by 8.30
Is that normal for a London game?
I hate getting up early on Sundays :emoticon-0184-tmi: but in this case its in a good cause and I'm hopeful of a positive result :1980_boogie_down:
Looking forward to seeing the game in the new Stadium (and I did pay for it as CBK says)
Went there for Diamond League so interesting to see the changes

Our coach for the Arsenal game (a 3pm KO) left the stadium at 9.30. (And got the Emirates at just after 2). Only time I've ever got a coach to a London away game though, so don't have any other experience.
 
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Hello all and welcome back to another Match Day thread by Saintsfcfan. Of the fixtures I have covered so far this is by far the toughest one, despite the current poor form of West Ham.

Saints have won their past 3 games, scoring 6 goals with no reply. West Ham on the other hand are having a bit of a poor run, having conceded 8 in their past two league games, and having to rely on a Payet freekick in the last minute to beat Accrington Stanley. This will be no easy game for Saints though, as West Ham have the quality to spank any team in the league, as was shown last season. Former Saint loaner Antonio is on fire in the goals department and Payet can work his magic at any moment. Saints have their own in-form man in Charlie Austin, having scored 4 times in his past 3 games and he will be looking to not only keep that run going as well as ramming the comments of West Ham chairman David Gold (that he had no knee ligaments) down his throat. Saints will also hope that Jay Rodriguez will be back in the match day squad after a recent injury scare, whilst record signing Sofiane Boufal could possibly make the bench.

My team
Forster
Martina Fonte Van Dijk Bertrand
Romeu
Hojbjerg Davis
Tadic
Redmond Austin

Subs: McCarthy, Yoshida, Cedric, Clasie, Hesketh, Boufal, Long

Prediction: Will not be an easy game but can see Saints winning. 2-1: Austin with both.

COYR!

Like the look of that team but my guessing is Long & Cedric will start in place of Cuco & Austin.

No need to rush Boufal either. He can make his debut at the San Siro :)
 
KUMB very worried about Charlie, and so they bloody well should be!

I liked this post: "Not bothered, watching Saints highlights [Charlie Austin] has been missing at least one nailed on opportunity per match.

I'd be more worried about Long tbh."

Funny how perceptions can be so different.

Vin
 
I don't think he will as he started yesterday and Puel seems to be managing his games.
He's our most confident striker at the amount. Long and Redmond together doesn't work. There is no reason not to start Austin and he played less than an hour last night. Puel really can't use the managing his games excuse.
 
Not happy for West Spam to be given a new ground but the other scenario was a white elephant being used occasionally for athletics or NFL matches .Either way we end up subsidising it. At least West Spam have to pay towards some of the costs.