A big performance Nige? you are joking aren't you? Apart from the Bristol City match (which is looking more and more like an awful performance from BC) we have done nothing. Nil. Zero. Sweet FA. What, in the last 3 months or so have you seen that leads you to think we might put in a "performance"? All I'll say is that you should have until Christmas to see where we are in League 1, if we're in a play off place, fair enough, if not, cheerio.

Nige, we need a bloody miracle

""It's a game that is live on television and people will be watching us, so we have got to put in the best performance that we can."


This is something your team should have been doing as a matter of course every saturday.

That's a good point, but I fear the only way to motivate this bunch of misfits is to tell them they are in the shop-window tonight. It's obvious that most of them have not been playing with any professional pride or love of the club this season.

We need to start with Vignal and Surman on the left and start playing with some width to give the strikers (if you can call them that) a chance...

This site overflows with negativity from Saints fans. I know it's frustrating but why write ourselves off before we even kick off? WBA will be nervous; we'll be steely determined. It's Leicester who are going down (as I said last week when I backed them at 6/1).
If WBA lose to us they can still end up 3rd - they finish with a trip to QPR who will want to turn them over. I can see them getting twitchy if we go in 0-0 at half time. If we then snatch a goal we'll probably get 2 as they panic.
Rose tinted glasses? Maybe. But the odds on offer are too long - get your money on us to win at over 6/1 tonight.

More like startled rabbits in the headlights!

Chris wrote: "WBA will be nervous; we'll be steely determined"

Have you watched any football this season!?!? Since when have WBA ever been nervous, they are an attack minded team who have scored more than anyone else and came from behind more often too.

Since when have Saints shown any "steely determination" ?!?

I should admire your optimism, but at least base it on some realism please.

Since when have Saints shown any "steely determination" ?!?

I should admire your optimism, but at least base it on some realism please.

Dead right Realist.

We have one more point in us this season, at home to Shef United, we are relegated, it's a shame no doubt about it, get used to it. We haven't been good enough to stay up since Christmas.

"If we then snatch a goal we'll probably get 2 as they panic."

This is just pure fantasy sorry to say mate !!...with our goal machine in town this really aint gonna happen. I agree....there might be some nerves around....but they will be over run with the excitement and prospect of whats there for us to achieve at tonights game. I actually hope you do get outta trouble because I think you are a great club going through what we went through a few years back....but as for tonights result....personally dont think you've got a cat in hells chance of a win.....but if you scrape a draw...then fine...because that'll still be good enough for us to be promoted.....good luck for the rest of the season ..(after tonight though )..!!

Yes Nige we need a miracle- but I Know we get the 3 p, WBA is under a lot of pressure 3 p
today, and 3 p on saturday= one more year in CS!

difference is they are under "Good" pressure. We on the other hand are under so much pressure that our heads might explode.

Should be a good match tonight, hopefully we can snatch a win!

With "supporters" like most of the previous posts I don't know why we bother turning up tonight. Fortunately there are genuine and passionate supporters who will stick behind the team and support both tonight and next Sunday. Everyone knows that we have been let down by the board, previous managers and players for the last five seasons, but in our hearts will remain true suppoorters. This has been the most depressing season of the lot, but come on everyone - just two games to give out totally committed (and maybe blind) loyalty. To all moaners, have your say after the end of the season, support the team now or just "don't bother" - just stick to watching East Enders and Corrie etc!! Saints forever come what may.

Only one thing matters.... Saints staying in The Championship. Win tonight and we probably will..... We can then **** about everything else for the rest of the Summer!

SAINTS DO NOT LET US DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!

COULD THIS BE THE THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME IN THE HISTORY OF SFC ????

3 points tonight and it's in our hands, dont want to be relying on other results.

If we stay up we have been guaranteed financial security for another season, and surely if we can ship in a few qaulity players during the summer a premiership push could be in the offering.

COME ON BOYS !!!!!!!!!

o'WMED

Perhaps it's just blind optimism, and why shouldn't I dream as much as the next guy?
I'll be at the Hawthorns tonight, (it's just down the road, cheering on the Red & Whites (Yellows?).

If we win then I'll be happy and, judging from the nay-sayers and misery moppets that seem to populate this site, if we loose, then they'll be happy laughing at my silly optimism.

But I'll know I'll have done my bit to help the Saints stay up.

baggieken wrote:
"If we then snatch a goal we'll probably get 2 as they panic." This is just pure fantasy sorry to say mate !!...with our goal machine in town this really aint gonna happen. I agree....there might be some nerves around....but they will be over run with the excitement and prospect of whats there for us to achieve at tonights game. I actually hope you do get outta trouble because I think you are a great club going through what we went through a few years back....but as for tonights result....personally dont think you've got a cat in hells chance of a win.....but if you scrape a draw...then fine...because that'll still be good enough for us to be promoted.....good luck for the rest of the season ..(after tonight though )..!!

WBA are clear favourites to win tonight, that cannot be denied. However, a few facts for you to consider, we have beaten Stoke City, Hull City, Bristol City and yes WBA this season i.e. we've beaten the top four. Don't count your chickens my friend. COYS!

Tonights game IS important, but lets not all throw ourselves off a cliff if we do get beat - even if we lose we can still do it!!!

The most important game in SFC history will be on Sunday. If we can beat Sheff Utd and Leicester don't win away at Stoke - we are there. It can be done!

We've been in the same situation in the Prem League - remember the 2-0 at Wimbledon a few years back? OK - we all know we the players now are not quite up the standard of Le Tiss and Beattie (to put it mildly), however, we can summon up the spirit of The Dell on Sunday and see the team home - I'm sure of it.

COME ON YOU SAINTS!!!!!

It was a real shame that the club did not go for a manager of proven experience when Burley left.
Sorry Nigel, but you come across as a guy who has the personality of a toadstood. The English version of Avram Grant springs to mind and if you are as lifeless in the dressing room as you are on the TV then we have no hope of motivating this team of under-performing players.
Some people are just not cut out to be a manager and this job has always looked beyond Pearson to me. I fear he will be put out of his misery when the new board take over.
Let's all pray together - it's not over just yet!

A point tonight and a point on Sunday could be enough as Stoke need to get something against Leicester, both games look very hard for us to win and I think most of us would take a point tonight, although 3 would put us as level with Blackpool and looking much safer.

Chris wrote:
This site overflows with negativity from Saints fans. I know it's frustrating but why write ourselves off before we even kick off? WBA will be nervous; we'll be steely determined. It's Leicester who are going down (as I said last week when I backed them at 6/1). If WBA lose to us they can still end up 3rd - they finish with a trip to QPR who will want to turn them over. I can see them getting twitchy if we go in 0-0 at half time. If we then snatch a goal we'll probably get 2 as they panic. Rose tinted glasses? Maybe. But the odds on offer are too long - get your money on us to win at over 6/1 tonight.

dream on chris.....yes we are negative but its because of months of terrible results caused generally by no game plan and 2 outta 10 performances. These same men should have beaten burnley but failed.....so this game is really gonna be bad......if they score in the first 10 mins well all know its all over.....who can score us the goals we need ??? I for one hav`nt got a clue.......does anyone else ????

Sorry Guys, it's all over for us!

Kevin Phillips will score tonight, and then James Beattie will score at the weekend.

The Two ex-Saints will put us down.

3 points are the only answer tonight. We need to fight and win. A draw will do us no favours at all. Nigel send us out there to win the game or die trying please thats all we ask in this game we need something to cheer before it out of our hands.

Paul wrote:
It was a real shame that the club did not go for a manager of proven experience when Burley left. Sorry Nigel, but you come across as a guy who has the personality of a toadstood. The English version of Avram Grant springs to mind and if you are as lifeless in the dressing room as you are on the TV then we have no hope of motivating this team of under-performing players. Some people are just not cut out to be a manager and this job has always looked beyond Pearson to me. I fear he will be put out of his misery when the new board take over. Let's all pray together - it's not over just yet!

Paul, you are obviously not seeing the same NP as me standing on the touchline at SMS. If you think he lacks passion and not trying to motivate the team from the sidelines goodness knows what you thought about 'arm-folded' passionless Burley!!!
COYR's you can get 6 points in the next two games.

Paddy b, The Exiled Saint wrote:
Perhaps it's just blind optimism, and why shouldn't I dream as much as the next guy? I'll be at the Hawthorns tonight, (it's just down the road, cheering on the Red & Whites (Yellows?). If we win then I'll be happy and, judging from the nay-sayers and misery moppets that seem to populate this site, if we loose, then they'll be happy laughing at my silly optimism. But I'll know I'll have done my bit to help the Saints stay up.

Here Here, At last a real fan making a comment.Too much negativity on this site, and I expect that hardly any of them have bothered to go to any of the matches. Lets get some real fans making comments. COYRS, (yellows)

Have supported all year ,tried to be up beat, Burnley huge loss, my head is hung we r gone people...gone, Wot has happened to our beloved once great club..absolutely rock bottom...an its along way back from where we ALL are right now...the end is nigh!

Saints4Eva wrote:

Paul wrote: It was a real shame that the club did not go for a manager of proven experience when Burley left. Sorry Nigel, but you come across as a guy who has the personality of a toadstood. The English version of Avram Grant springs to mind and if you are as lifeless in the dressing room as you are on the TV then we have no hope of motivating this team of under-performing players. Some people are just not cut out to be a manager and this job has always looked beyond Pearson to me. I fear he will be put out of his misery when the new board take over. Let's all pray together - it's not over just yet!

Paul, you are obviously not seeing the same NP as me standing on the touchline at SMS. If you think he lacks passion and not trying to motivate the team from the sidelines goodness knows what you thought about 'arm-folded' passionless Burley!!! COYR's you can get 6 points in the next two games.

Here, Here

There IS a small shred of optimism we can take into tonight's game - West Brom play a similar style to us (i.e. along the ground) and although they clearly do it much better than we do, it does make them vulnerable. If we were playing one of the long-ball hoofing teams, we'd have no chance of picking up any points of course; we're always hopeless against them.

simmo wrote:
3 points are the only answer tonight. We need to fight and win. A draw will do us no favours at all. Nigel send us out there to win the game or die trying please thats all we ask in this game we need something to cheer before it out of our hands.

You've had a change of heart since your posting to Chris at 1.32pm today......!!

We have to believe they can do it - if we don't, how can we expect them to? I believe we have the quality (Wright in goal, Ostlund, Lucketti, Perry, Vignal in defence, Licka/Surman, Safri, Viafara, Hammill/Dyer in midfield and Stern & BWP up-front)- if we play well enough and don't let WBA get an early goal, we could do very well.

COYS!!

I have a good feeling about tonight.....!

I think Paul was being very harsh on Pearson. It,s not his fault that he to take over such a shambles. Most of the blame lays at the feet of the Scotland manager.

!If Saints' fans are looking for omens, I see a horse won yesterday, at a nice price of 14-1. Called Time for Rupert!

Paul wrote:
It was a real shame that the club did not go for a manager of proven experience when Burley left. Sorry Nigel, but you come across as a guy who has the personality of a toadstood. The English version of Avram Grant springs to mind and if you are as lifeless in the dressing room as you are on the TV then we have no hope of motivating this team of under-performing players. Some people are just not cut out to be a manager and this job has always looked beyond Pearson to me. I fear he will be put out of his misery when the new board take over. Let's all pray together - it's not over just yet!

Get a reality check Paul!
Have you ever considered why Nigel Pearson was given the job?
With players having to be sent out on loan, to ease the wage bill, do you really think that the club could attract, and then afford, a manager of 'proven experience'?
Managers with such a CV want a salary that matches that experience!
When the job was advertised, IF it was advertised, what was there to attract such a manager?
An experienced manager would 'have his finger on the pulse' and, on the grape-vine would be aware that there would be precious little, if any, money to spend on new players.
You expect Nigel Pearson, the current manager, to fulfil your dreams with a squad that has been allowed to decline in quality under successive managers!
To an outsider, he is doing a first rate job with a third-rate squad!
Don't you think his task is difficult enough without supporters' moaning about his lack of experience.
Give Nigel a break! Give Nigel your support!
Heaven only knows, he needs it!
I find it a trifle ironic that, being a Pompey supporter, I appear to be giving an SFC manager more support than someone, who would appear to be an SFC supporter, is!

Kate wrote:

simmo wrote: 3 points are the only answer tonight. We need to fight and win. A draw will do us no favours at all. Nigel send us out there to win the game or die trying please thats all we ask in this game we need something to cheer before it out of our hands.

You\\\'ve had a change of heart since your posting to Chris at 1.32pm today......!! We have to believe they can do it - if we don\\\'t, how can we expect them to? I believe we have the quality (Wright in goal, Ostlund, Lucketti, Perry, Vignal in defence, Licka/Surman, Safri, Viafara, Hammill/Dyer in midfield and Stern & BWP up-front)- if we play well enough and don\\\'t let WBA get an early goal, we could do very well. COYS!! I have a good feeling about tonight.....!

Kate,

I would be most grateful if I could have a slice of your good feeling !! as it stands I feel very sick.

sailor sam wrote:

Paul wrote: It was a real shame that the club did not go for a manager of proven experience when Burley left. Sorry Nigel, but you come across as a guy who has the personality of a toadstood. The English version of Avram Grant springs to mind and if you are as lifeless in the dressing room as you are on the TV then we have no hope of motivating this team of under-performing players. Some people are just not cut out to be a manager and this job has always looked beyond Pearson to me. I fear he will be put out of his misery when the new board take over. Let's all pray together - it's not over just yet!

Get a reality check Paul! Have you ever considered why Nigel Pearson was given the job? With players having to be sent out on loan, to ease the wage bill, do you really think that the club could attract, and then afford, a manager of 'proven experience'? Managers with such a CV want a salary that matches that experience! When the job was advertised, IF it was advertised, what was there to attract such a manager? An experienced manager would 'have his finger on the pulse' and, on the grape-vine would be aware that there would be precious little, if any, money to spend on new players. You expect Nigel Pearson, the current manager, to fulfil your dreams with a squad that has been allowed to decline in quality under successive managers! To an outsider, he is doing a first rate job with a third-rate squad! Don't you think his task is difficult enough without supporters' moaning about his lack of experience. Give Nigel a break! Give Nigel your support! Heaven only knows, he needs it! I find it a trifle ironic that, being a Pompey supporter, I appear to be giving an SFC manager more support than someone, who would appear to be an SFC supporter, is!

May i suggest your thoughts and efforts could be put into better use at Fratton judging by Redknapps comments on MOTD last night,"lack of atmosphere", "dead" and "I hoped we would be better supported with a cup final around the corner" were mentioned by the supremo unless I'm very much mistaken.....

Devon Saint wrote:

Kate wrote:

simmo wrote: 3 points are the only answer tonight. We need to fight and win. A draw will do us no favours at all. Nigel send us out there to win the game or die trying please thats all we ask in this game we need something to cheer before it out of our hands.

You\\\'ve had a change of heart since your posting to Chris at 1.32pm today......!! We have to believe they can do it - if we don\\\'t, how can we expect them to? I believe we have the quality (Wright in goal, Ostlund, Lucketti, Perry, Vignal in defence, Licka/Surman, Safri, Viafara, Hammill/Dyer in midfield and Stern & BWP up-front)- if we play well enough and don\\\'t let WBA get an early goal, we could do very well. COYS!! I have a good feeling about tonight.....!

Kate, I would be most grateful if I could have a slice of your good feeling !! as it stands I feel very sick.

Kate id like nothing better than a saints win ,we all would, but deep down we all know the grim reality. We have not been a good time all season.....for us to change now would take a biblical epic. I guess as we are all saints it could happen............bu
t so could winning the lottery. Get real Kate....we,ve had it the Burnley game killed our season, the supporters optimism too. As i said earlier we need to have a go at them or alas a win sunday will be too late, no other result will matter tonight.

Im a sooooper fan and have been to every saints game since i was born in 2001.

UTS

sailor sam wrote:

Paul wrote: It was a real shame that the club did not go for a manager of proven experience when Burley left. Sorry Nigel, but you come across as a guy who has the personality of a toadstood. The English version of Avram Grant springs to mind and if you are as lifeless in the dressing room as you are on the TV then we have no hope of motivating this team of under-performing players. Some people are just not cut out to be a manager and this job has always looked beyond Pearson to me. I fear he will be put out of his misery when the new board take over. Let\\\'s all pray together - it\\\'s not over just yet!

Get a reality check Paul! Have you ever considered why Nigel Pearson was given the job? With players having to be sent out on loan, to ease the wage bill, do you really think that the club could attract, and then afford, a manager of \\\'proven experience\\\'? Managers with such a CV want a salary that matches that experience! When the job was advertised, IF it was advertised, what was there to attract such a manager? An experienced manager would \\\'have his finger on the pulse\\\' and, on the grape-vine would be aware that there would be precious little, if any, money to spend on new players. You expect Nigel Pearson, the current manager, to fulfil your dreams with a squad that has been allowed to decline in quality under successive managers! To an outsider, he is doing a first rate job with a third-rate squad! Don\\\'t you think his task is difficult enough without supporters\\\' moaning about his lack of experience. Give Nigel a break! Give Nigel your support! Heaven only knows, he needs it! I find it a trifle ironic that, being a Pompey supporter, I appear to be giving an SFC manager more support than someone, who would appear to be an SFC supporter, is!

"To an outsider, he is doing a first rate job with a third-rate squad!" Unfortunately this sums it up all to well. We might be better of in league one, get rid of the donkeys, get pocketmoney out of selling those who deserve a price tag, and let Rupert field the academy players. With some luck we might be back in championship by 2014.

SIMMO wrote:

Devon Saint wrote:

Kate wrote:

simmo wrote: 3 points are the only answer tonight. We need to fight and win. A draw will do us no favours at all. Nigel send us out there to win the game or die trying please thats all we ask in this game we need something to cheer before it out of our hands.

You\\\'ve had a change of heart since your posting to Chris at 1.32pm today......!! We have to believe they can do it - if we don\\\'t, how can we expect them to? I believe we have the quality (Wright in goal, Ostlund, Lucketti, Perry, Vignal in defence, Licka/Surman, Safri, Viafara, Hammill/Dyer in midfield and Stern & BWP up-front)- if we play well enough and don\\\'t let WBA get an early goal, we could do very well. COYS!! I have a good feeling about tonight.....!

Kate, I would be most grateful if I could have a slice of your good feeling !! as it stands I feel very sick.

Kate id like nothing better than a saints win ,we all would, but deep down we all know the grim reality. We have not been a good time all season.....for us to change now would take a biblical epic. I guess as we are all saints it could happen............bu t so could winning the lottery. Get real Kate....we,ve had it the Burnley game killed our season, the supporters optimism too. As i said earlier we need to have a go at them or alas a win sunday will be too late, no other result will matter tonight.

And all this negativity was spoken before the Bristol City game too and look what happened there.

I've just seen on the BBC website that Sheffield United look set to be without stiker James Beattie (as well as winger Lee Martin and defender Ugo Ehiogu) for their game at Southampton.

It's not all doom and gloom until the fat lady sings. She might have arrived at the venue but she hasn't taken to the stage yet........

Im on my way to the game on my blackberry.
The atmosphere and belief is much better with the travelling fans than on this forum.
Thank god most of these posters are staying at home.

Realist wrote:
Chris wrote: \"WBA will be nervous; we\'ll be steely determined\" Have you watched any football this season!?!? Since when have WBA ever been nervous, they are an attack minded team who have scored more than anyone else and came from behind more often too. Since when have Saints shown any \"steely determination\" ?!? I should admire your optimism, but at least base it on some realism please.

As an exiled Baggie who knows his team well, I can tell you that Albion will be nervous, and although we are a little bit brittle at the back, I dont think that saints will get more than a draw.

In the best of spirits I wish Saints best of luck for tonights game, if its a point a piece I will be happy because that will get the Albion promotion.

A season ticket holder mate of mine tells me that he is out of town for the Sheffield United decider and he can't find anyone who wants to use his ticket to see the match for free! Like me and my brother (to name just three of thousands) he won't be renewing for next season: we've all had enough of this shower and this shambles of a club.

Andy Andrews wrote:
A season ticket holder mate of mine tells me that he is out of town for the Sheffield United decider and he can't find anyone who wants to use his ticket to see the match for free! Like me and my brother (to name just three of thousands) he won't be renewing for next season: we've all had enough of this shower and this shambles of a club.

Of course you not paying will help this "shower of shambles" of a club.

Glory hunting n00b, go support pompey.

BOOOOOOOO

Andy Andrews wrote:
A season ticket holder mate of mine tells me that he is out of town for the Sheffield United decider and he can't find anyone who wants to use his ticket to see the match for free! Like me and my brother (to name just three of thousands) he won't be renewing for next season: we've all had enough of this shower and this shambles of a club.

Just sums up the attitude of our "supporters" -remember "Saints fans are for Life" - through thick & thin - doesn't matter what league we are in.
We need to fill the Stadium on Sunday with Saints fans who want to be there to cheer the team to victory - not with doom and gloom merchants.
I know things have been bad this Season and we have had to watch some complete garbage, but things can only get better.
Saints till I die.
COYR's - 6 points this week and everything in the garden will be rosy at least for a week.

What a load of spineless defeatists we have posting today!
Lucky you lot weren't on our side during the War, we'd all be goose-stepping to games and drinking lager.
Come on Saints - up and at 'em, we've pulled off bigger results than this one, and most of our critics aren't capable of pulling off their own socks! (And probably do drink lager anyway).

Lammy wrote:

sailor sam wrote:

Paul wrote: It was a real shame that the club did not go for a manager of proven experience when Burley left. Sorry Nigel, but you come across as a guy who has the personality of a toadstood. The English version of Avram Grant springs to mind and if you are as lifeless in the dressing room as you are on the TV then we have no hope of motivating this team of under-performing players. Some people are just not cut out to be a manager and this job has always looked beyond Pearson to me. I fear he will be put out of his misery when the new board take over. Let's all pray together - it's not over just yet!

Get a reality check Paul! Have you ever considered why Nigel Pearson was given the job? With players having to be sent out on loan, to ease the wage bill, do you really think that the club could attract, and then afford, a manager of 'proven experience'? Managers with such a CV want a salary that matches that experience! When the job was advertised, IF it was advertised, what was there to attract such a manager? An experienced manager would 'have his finger on the pulse' and, on the grape-vine would be aware that there would be precious little, if any, money to spend on new players. You expect Nigel Pearson, the current manager, to fulfil your dreams with a squad that has been allowed to decline in quality under successive managers! To an outsider, he is doing a first rate job with a third-rate squad! Don't you think his task is difficult enough without supporters' moaning about his lack of experience. Give Nigel a break! Give Nigel your support! Heaven only knows, he needs it! I find it a trifle ironic that, being a Pompey supporter, I appear to be giving an SFC manager more support than someone, who would appear to be an SFC supporter, is!

May i suggest your thoughts and efforts could be put into better use at Fratton judging by Redknapps comments on MOTD last night,"lack of atmosphere", "dead" and "I hoped we would be better supported with a cup final around the corner" were mentioned by the supremo unless I'm very much mistaken.....

Did not see MOTD, but was at Fratton Park for the match.
The noise level seemed the same as usual!
Rather fancy that Harry had to say something, and would rather blame atmosphere than upset the squad with criticsm of them.
It was one of those games where the team that had the majority of possession, loses, and that does not please any manager (except the winning one!)
Despite your suggestion of where you think my thoughts and efforts should be, I will be watching on Sky Sports 1 tonight, and hope that there can be one Hampshire side to get Max points!

Pre match meal raw steak and raw eggs followed by a large swig of Vodka.Then Saints will steam all over the baggies!

This time last year we were fighting for promotion, and now were fighting to stay up. I feel just as nervious now as I did for promotion last season, and with 2 of the toughest games of the season ahead of us. My optimism is not at a high. But I do surely hope they can pull it off, and stay in the Championship, as being relegated to Division 1 will not do the Saints profile any good. It will also affect any chance of getting any decent players in for next season, as we have done previously. The only decent players that we do have, are placed on loan to other clubs, which doesn't help one bit at all.

Its 6pm and not long now before the Saints match v W.Brom starts on sky,god am I nerves.
I want to send a message later on to-night on this site with some good news, a win for Saints.
Please Please Please Win.
Long Suffering Saints Fan
David Crook

West Brom by far the best team in the Championship. Saints a team of journey men and never have beens. League One awaits

sailor sam wrote:

Lammy wrote:

sailor sam wrote:

Paul wrote: It was a real shame that the club did not go for a manager of proven experience when Burley left. Sorry Nigel, but you come across as a guy who has the personality of a toadstood. The English version of Avram Grant springs to mind and if you are as lifeless in the dressing room as you are on the TV then we have no hope of motivating this team of under-performing players. Some people are just not cut out to be a manager and this job has always looked beyond Pearson to me. I fear he will be put out of his misery when the new board take over. Let's all pray together - it's not over just yet!

Get a reality check Paul! Have you ever considered why Nigel Pearson was given the job? With players having to be sent out on loan, to ease the wage bill, do you really think that the club could attract, and then afford, a manager of 'proven experience'? Managers with such a CV want a salary that matches that experience! When the job was advertised, IF it was advertised, what was there to attract such a manager? An experienced manager would 'have his finger on the pulse' and, on the grape-vine would be aware that there would be precious little, if any, money to spend on new players. You expect Nigel Pearson, the current manager, to fulfil your dreams with a squad that has been allowed to decline in quality under successive managers! To an outsider, he is doing a first rate job with a third-rate squad! Don't you think his task is difficult enough without supporters' moaning about his lack of experience. Give Nigel a break! Give Nigel your support! Heaven only knows, he needs it! I find it a trifle ironic that, being a Pompey supporter, I appear to be giving an SFC manager more support than someone, who would appear to be an SFC supporter, is!

May i suggest your thoughts and efforts could be put into better use at Fratton judging by Redknapps comments on MOTD last night,"lack of atmosphere", "dead" and "I hoped we would be better supported with a cup final around the corner" were mentioned by the supremo unless I'm very much mistaken.....

Did not see MOTD, but was at Fratton Park for the match. The noise level seemed the same as usual! Rather fancy that Harry had to say something, and would rather blame atmosphere than upset the squad with criticsm of them. It was one of those games where the team that had the majority of possession, loses, and that does not please any manager (except the winning one!) Despite your suggestion of where you think my thoughts and efforts should be, I will be watching on Sky Sports 1 tonight, and hope that there can be one Hampshire side to get Max points!

Sailor Sam,
You have to much to say for yourself,leave us alone and go away and support your beloved Pompey.
Waiting for you my Sailor Boy
The Reaper

Good effort but it may be too little too late.

Let's hope we can pack St Mary's and roar Saints on to the point (at least) that they need.

I am very worried though, Sheffield United now have something to play for and you just can't assume that Stoke will beat Leicester.

Those heavy away defeats may come back to haunt us.

If only we could hold onto a lead we wouldn't be in this **** position. Good performance though and a similar effort on Sunday is what we need.

Correct

But can you honestly say you didn't expect WBA to equalise? It was as predicatable as a pointless post from Crew 657.

What a Shame wrote:

Andy Andrews wrote:
A season ticket holder mate of mine tells me that he is out of town for the Sheffield United decider and he can\'t find anyone who wants to use his ticket to see the match for free! Like me and my brother (to name just three of thousands) he won\'t be renewing for next season: we\'ve all had enough of this shower and this shambles of a club.

Just sums up the attitude of our \"supporters\" -remember \"Saints fans are for Life\" - through thick & thin - doesn\'t matter what league we are in.
We need to fill the Stadium on Sunday with Saints fans who want to be there to cheer the team to victory - not with doom and gloom merchants.
I know things have been bad this Season and we have had to watch some complete garbage, but things can only get better.
Saints till I die.
COYR\'s - 6 points this week and everything in the garden will be rosy at least for a week.

agree scum are fickle so deserve div 3 . Stains fans never see things through thick and thin...they just run away. Also top flight football needs teams and citys with spirit and a plan for the future,,,what does scumhampton have...millbrook and sholing..enough said

What a strike from Lallana! Shame we couldn't hold on but it's all to play for on Sunday.

As for that Skate tw@ how about Landport, Milton, St Lukes, Copner, North End, Paulsgrove, Cosham, Waterlooville.......
..

David Crook wrote:
Its 6pm and not long now before the Saints match v W.Brom starts on sky,god am I nerves. I want to send a message later on to-night on this site with some good news, a win for Saints. Please Please Please Win. Long Suffering Saints Fan David Crook

I said I would be back,what a great performance.I think the spirit of Southampton
will see us stay in the championship,but N. Pearson as a manager has a lot to learn,some of his substitutions were crazy and could have cost us the game.Nice to see some of the young
players doing so well.
We can do it
David Crook

crew657 wrote:

Condor Man wrote: What a strike from Lallana! Shame we couldn't hold on but it's all to play for on Sunday. As for that Skate tw@ how about Landport, Milton, St Lukes, Copner, North End, Paulsgrove, Cosham, Waterlooville....... ..

what about them scummer...and youve mis spelt your name surely its condom and not condor as I hear you like a pr@ck inside you hahahahah run away now scummer just like your lot did at the joiners and covent garden

A hard man for mutual satisfaction then? Might 657 be the number of golden showers you`ve been on the recieving end of during your famous army career?

shame all this big chat has got you nowhere crew 1234 because i was frequenting the walkabout tonight in the hope that you would grace us with you prescence yet no under 13;s came in so either you were turned away because you're well ......you or maybe mummy wouldnt let her "special boy " out because there are a few saints fans there and by a few i mean packed out who were really looking forward to seeing you. shame you're all talk isnt it?

hulla wrote:
""It's a game that is live on television and people will be watching us, so we have got to put in the best performance that we can."


This is something your team should have been doing as a matter of course every saturday.

They did there best tonight. That's all i can say. Goodnight fellow Saints fan.

I didnt say i'd be there last night....you were right "a few scum fans" were probably there but you were all on lemonade as it was a kids party. Just name the time/place scummer then we'll see if your like the other no show scum on here


Ahh were we in the woods ahem "talent spotting"? And you're spot on , neither myself or other saints fans would want to arrange a meeting with you for fear of our backsides having an unwanted invasion.
As for the millbrook thing, i grew up there and now live in a nice penthouse appartment in town overlooking the water, thing is i never regret living there , i'm quite proud of it in fact. You see theres the thing with us southampton folk you pathetic muppett, we're proud of our city and our people no matter where theyre from, we all get on as one because its a friendly city. Now remind me , why don't you live in portsmouth.......squ
eak louder i can't hear?

On another note , it just goes to show how fickle you pompey lot are that you all continually post dross on these pages despite the fact that you:

Are in a major cup final

have one of the best squads in the premier league

Have a chairman who constantly bankrolls a manager who more often than not buys sub standard players ie crainie ,songo, collins msueba(whatever his name is) , jamie ashdown i could go on

and yet despite ALL of this you find time to still b##h about us. I dunno some people are never satisfied. Just to warn you though, you guys are set from a massive fall from grace VERY soon.