Saints aiming for first Prem treble since 2003

8:30am Wednesday 28th November 2012 in Sport Photograph of the Author By Adam Leitch, Chief Sports Writer

Paulo Gazzaniga Paulo Gazzaniga

Paulo Gazzaniga is aiming to become the first Saints keeper to keep back-to-back Premier League clean sheets since October 2003 as the club bid to notch a hat-trick of consecutive top fight victories.

The last time Saints managed three Premier League wins on the spin was September 2003, as they defeated Manchester United, Wolves and Tottenham – the game that finished Glenn Hoddle’s time at White Hart Lane.

Just a month later the team, managed by Gordon Strachan the season after they had reached the FA Cup final and finished eighth in the top flight, kept back-to-back clean sheets – a feat they didn’t manage for another one and a half seasons at the highest level of English football.

The 20-year-old Argentinean keeper Gazzangia could help himself to a little slice of Saints history if he can keep out Norwich at St Mary’s tonight, just as he did with Newcastle.

Another Saints win, to add to victories over QPR and the Magpies, would also mark another milestone.

Resurgent Saints have dragged themselves up the table thanks to their recent points haul but know they face a strong team in Norwich, who have enjoyed a fruitful spell under the leadership of Chris Hughton.

Only Manchester United and Manchester City have picked up more Premier League points in the last six games than the Canaries.

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Hobson82 says...
8:46am Wed 28 Nov 12

I've put money on another 2-0 tonight and Rickie Lambert will score both goals.

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on the ball city never mind the danger says...
8:59am Wed 28 Nov 12

Hobson82 wrote:
I've put money on another 2-0 tonight and Rickie Lambert will score both goals.
pigs will fly

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on the ball city never mind the danger says...
9:06am Wed 28 Nov 12

ruddy is back tonight superb

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OSPREYSAINT says...
9:14am Wed 28 Nov 12

Ruddy nuisance.

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SaintAsh1964 says...
9:16am Wed 28 Nov 12

on the ball city never mind the danger wrote:
ruddy is back tonight superb
Not according to the Norwich local rag & their web site, still to be decided.
Should be a cracking game both teams on the up, Saints to edge it 2-0,Gaston 1st goal scorer.

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Alicesdad says...
9:18am Wed 28 Nov 12

I hold no bad will against Norwich. They have done well since returning to the top flight and play good football. I don't even mind Delia.

I do however think we are in the ascendancy and will win tonight. I'm not worried about records, clean sheets or other stats. I just think we will win 2-1 maybe 3-1 if we can score early. The range of players we have that can score is impressive. Nobody can say we rely just on Rickie, we have 4-5 players who are always likely to score.

It should be a great game to watch tonight.

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puppy saint says...
9:50am Wed 28 Nov 12

I see the tw@t magnet is working today.

Please sssshhhuuussshhhhh. It's the only way.

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Walter K says...
10:03am Wed 28 Nov 12

7 points from the next 9 will do nicely thank you!
I think tonight will be tougher than Saturday as I think Norwich will roll their sleeves up and scrap alot more than Newcastle did to avoid defeat.

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Dickosfc says...
10:07am Wed 28 Nov 12

I think tonight’s game will be harder than Newcastle. The lads are gonna have to put a real shift in as Norwich will see this as a game they can we. Hopefully we send them away packing! If we do play with the flair we’ve had of late then in sure we will but we need to keep it tight at the back. Balls will be whipped in, left right and center.

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Strasbourg Saint says...
10:08am Wed 28 Nov 12

puppy saint wrote:
I see the tw@t magnet is working today.

Please sssshhhuuussshhhhh. It's the only way.
Yep! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
!! Sssshhhhuuuusssshhhh
!!!! and double Schschschschuscht!!!
!!!!

3-1 Saints, Ruddy to start and have a mare!

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SaintJD says...
10:35am Wed 28 Nov 12

Villa winning last night not such a bad thing - Saints always play better when the game has a little bit more edge about it. A win would be fantastic to draw the likes of Norwich and Wigan into the mix and pile some more pressure on QPR and Reading. With momentum, you never know what can happen at Anfield - will be hoping Suarez picks up a fifth booking tonight at Spurs... and that Sterling gets sent off maybe :)

We're going to be postponing a fixture in two weeks as well, so the more points we can get on the board the better.

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GX Saint says...
10:37am Wed 28 Nov 12

Strasbourg Saint wrote:
puppy saint wrote: I see the tw@t magnet is working today. Please sssshhhuuussshhhhh. It's the only way.
Yep! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! !! Sssshhhhuuuusssshhhh !!!! and double Schschschschuscht!!! !!!! 3-1 Saints, Ruddy to start and have a mare!
2-1 Saints, Ruddy to start but limp off again

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up saints says...
10:50am Wed 28 Nov 12

same starting line for me if lambo fit.i think jwp will feature tonight.

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callcopse says...
11:24am Wed 28 Nov 12

Really looking forward to this one tonight. Good test of our ability to cope with the long ball - Fonte seems to be adapting well and Yoshi is looking good. 2 or 3 -1 please! Punch is in my fantasy team (he's cheap!) so a brace from him and one from Lambo would be ideal with a shut out from Gazzaniga. (I'm always an optimist).

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Confucious says...
11:30am Wed 28 Nov 12

Strasbourg Saint wrote:
puppy saint wrote:
I see the tw@t magnet is working today.

Please sssshhhuuussshhhhh. It's the only way.
Yep! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

!! Sssshhhhuuuusssshhhh

!!!! and double Schschschschuscht!!!

!!!!

3-1 Saints, Ruddy to start and have a mare!
Is Schshschschuscht the German for Ssssshhhhuuuusssshhh
h?

Perhaps the Canary has been attracted here because he's heard Seed is about.

Anyhow, I have e mailed Nicola today to tell him if Delia turns up tonight she won't be too impressed with the club's regular run-of-the-mill catering. I explained she usually has three canaries baked in a puff pastry and he should offer her one - explaining it's called the St Marys Tweetie Pie.

Scheigend! Totenstille!

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insane saint says...
11:35am Wed 28 Nov 12

WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON THE PRIDE OF THE SOUTH WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE FISHY FEW

SSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH

HHHHH

WE WILL WIN TONIGHT AND WIN WELL

THE THREE POINTS ARE THERE FOR US TO TAKE

TOGETHER AS ONE

COYR

3-0 TONIGHT SLR TO GET 2, GASTON THE OTHER.

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Southampton Dominance says...
11:39am Wed 28 Nov 12

puppy saint wrote:
I see the tw@t magnet is working today.

Please sssshhhuuussshhhhh. It's the only way.
tw@t magnet indeed Pup! As your presence on this thread so beautifully demonstrates! Clever of you to use yourself as the example, to prove the point you were so eloquently making! How amusing!

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SaintAsh1964 says...
11:57am Wed 28 Nov 12

insane saint wrote:
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON THE PRIDE OF THE SOUTH WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE FISHY FEW

SSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH


HHHHH

WE WILL WIN TONIGHT AND WIN WELL

THE THREE POINTS ARE THERE FOR US TO TAKE

TOGETHER AS ONE

COYR

3-0 TONIGHT SLR TO GET 2, GASTON THE OTHER.
Is SLR the new Chinese centre forward ?
Sir Licky Rambert! ahso!

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Strasbourg Saint says...
12:25pm Wed 28 Nov 12

Confucious wrote:
Strasbourg Saint wrote:
puppy saint wrote:
I see the tw@t magnet is working today.

Please sssshhhuuussshhhhh. It's the only way.
Yep! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!


!! Sssshhhhuuuusssshhhh


!!!! and double Schschschschuscht!!!


!!!!

3-1 Saints, Ruddy to start and have a mare!
Is Schshschschuscht the German for Ssssshhhhuuuusssshhh

h?

Perhaps the Canary has been attracted here because he's heard Seed is about.

Anyhow, I have e mailed Nicola today to tell him if Delia turns up tonight she won't be too impressed with the club's regular run-of-the-mill catering. I explained she usually has three canaries baked in a puff pastry and he should offer her one - explaining it's called the St Marys Tweetie Pie.

Scheigend! Totenstille!
It might be, my German colleague is sat at the next table so I could ask him; wait a minute .......







...............




.......... He says, "nein, die Deutsch für SHHHHHHHHHH!! wird, 'jetzt stoppen oder schneide ich die Hoden ab.' "

I think you could work that into your next poem.

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Rising_Son says...
12:27pm Wed 28 Nov 12

Puppy seems to be attractive to tw@ts. Poor sod.

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saintkenny says...
1:17pm Wed 28 Nov 12

dont worry to much puppy we know who they are each and everyone of them despite login names ,regulars are not fooled shuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
uuuuush

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CB FRY LIVES says...
3:20pm Wed 28 Nov 12

Hobson82 wrote:
I've put money on another 2-0 tonight and Rickie Lambert will score both goals.
Football pundit and ex liverpool legend MARK LAWRENSON has predicted 2-0 to the SAINTS too.COYR

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CB FRY LIVES says...
3:22pm Wed 28 Nov 12

on the ball city never mind the danger wrote:
ruddy is back tonight superb
He will be out for norwich's next match with backache.Poor sod will be picking the ball out of the back of his net all night tonight at ST MARYS..RUDDY NORA .
COYR

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JohnItaly says...
4:41pm Wed 28 Nov 12

Remember records are there to be broken and new ones established. Keep up the run tonight!!

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Taunton Saint says...
5:45pm Wed 28 Nov 12

will be tough, they will work hard, Ill take a hard fought 1-0 or 2-1 tbh a point wouldn't be the worst!

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