Southampton's play-off bid demands no more slip ups against big teams (From Daily Echo)

Saturday's game is off due to the big chill brought on by global warming.

Well this article becomes irrelavant if the top 6 changes in the next few weeks! Unless the echo knows something we all dont!!

This is a must win game for the saints, if we do lose it gonna be a big big job to try gain bk the points we loseing on 6th place, but having said that i think we will get out our revenge on huddersfield 3-1 lambert hat-trick
COYR!!!!!!!!!!

Mid table at half time in the season.
Now for the sharp end and the drive upwards.

I'm a lot worse loser than I post here.. Words word fail if we get to the play-offs and finish 4th.

Onwards an UP COYR

The Weather is on our side... more time to get the new signings in.. and cor I get a sleep in this weekend.
Rather have the match..

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts.

I am excited but apprehensive about the next couple of games. Games I think we can win, but concerned that our key players are starting to look tired and jaded. Rickie being the prime example, he looks tired now but I can't see him being rested any time soon and I think we have 6 more games in January.

Really excited at the prospect of new signings in January, sooner the better I think, but have confidence in AP's ability in the transfer market.

Up to now have been to SMS when I can, but finally took the plunge and my half season ticket starts Saturday. Really excited about 2010, but I hope fans remember where we were 6 months ago and can have patience while AP builds for the future.

No matter how much people moan on here, I always think back to the summer and we would all have taken the position we are in now with the prospects for 2010.

Happy New Year to all!

hedge end saint wrote:
I am excited but apprehensive about the next couple of games. Games I think we can win, but concerned that our key players are starting to look tired and jaded. Rickie being the prime example, he looks tired now but I can't see him being rested any time soon and I think we have 6 more games in January. Really excited at the prospect of new signings in January, sooner the better I think, but have confidence in AP's ability in the transfer market. Up to now have been to SMS when I can, but finally took the plunge and my half season ticket starts Saturday. Really excited about 2010, but I hope fans remember where we were 6 months ago and can have patience while AP builds for the future. No matter how much people moan on here, I always think back to the summer and we would all have taken the position we are in now with the prospects for 2010. Happy New Year to all!

good post

Yes Happy New Year everyone!! I'm looking at the weather forecast this morning and it sounds dreadful, so hopefully the pitch willl be covered and the underground heating be on, so Saturday's game can take place. Probably not many Div 1 games will take place Saturday though!!

If Saint's are to gatecrash the play-off spots then it is very important to beat the teams above to close the points gap and put them under pressure, and saturdays game against Huddersfield will be no different. The reality check is it won't be a complete disaster if Saint's don't make the end of season play-offs, Saint's have had an outstanding first half of the season but with postponed games due to current cup runs and suspensions/injuries the second half of the season will be much difficult, unless of course AP brings in several quality players during this transfer window? My main aim was this season to stay in this division first and foremost and though everyone is focusing on those play-offs it is also worth noting we are closer to relegation spots than the play-offs! so if (which I'm sure we won't) don't remain fully focused then anything can happen! My only concern with the games coming up is some of our players look very jaded and need to be rested and Saint's currently don't have the resources to be able to do this so it's very important AP brings quality players who will improve us during this transfer window.

realistically we can only make 1 of the play-off spots.altough difficult it is not impossible.but pardew and cortese need to dip into the transfer kitty big time to do this.im not sure there is much point in that personally.Next season we will be expected to win the **** thing and get out of this silly league and never retutn.

freeroamer wrote:
Yes Happy New Year everyone!! I'm looking at the weather forecast this morning and it sounds dreadful, so hopefully the pitch willl be covered and the underground heating be on, so Saturday's game can take place. Probably not many Div 1 games will take place Saturday though!!

just as a point i never thought that Wupert ever had the underground heating connected. I remember at the time Wupert said that we had much more imprtant things to spend our money on like lining his own pockets. From memory i thought the cost to have this connected was in the region of £200,000 and that was back in 2002. what we need is an experienced CHEAP plumber ......
step forward a certain Mr Slugger!!!!

i just dont understand why we dont play Lee Holmes anymore, he is are best winger well much better than antonio. Either way i will be supporting super saints saturday, huge game. COYR!!!!!

hedge end saint wrote:
I am excited but apprehensive about the next couple of games. Games I think we can win, but concerned that our key players are starting to look tired and jaded. Rickie being the prime example, he looks tired now but I can't see him being rested any time soon and I think we have 6 more games in January. Really excited at the prospect of new signings in January, sooner the better I think, but have confidence in AP's ability in the transfer market. Up to now have been to SMS when I can, but finally took the plunge and my half season ticket starts Saturday. Really excited about 2010, but I hope fans remember where we were 6 months ago and can have patience while AP builds for the future. No matter how much people moan on here, I always think back to the summer and we would all have taken the position we are in now with the prospects for 2010. Happy New Year to all!

Another one who didn't think Saints would to well this season.
Now jumping on the bandwagon when they are doing well.
Where were you at the beginning of the season when you and your like were really needed

Stevie61163 wrote:

freeroamer wrote: Yes Happy New Year everyone!! I'm looking at the weather forecast this morning and it sounds dreadful, so hopefully the pitch willl be covered and the underground heating be on, so Saturday's game can take place. Probably not many Div 1 games will take place Saturday though!!

just as a point i never thought that Wupert ever had the underground heating connected. I remember at the time Wupert said that we had much more imprtant things to spend our money on like lining his own pockets. From memory i thought the cost to have this connected was in the region of £200,000 and that was back in 2002. what we need is an experienced CHEAP plumber ...... step forward a certain Mr Slugger!!!!

Whilst I would not dream of belittling Mr Sluggers ability in the Plumbing field I would be very surprised if the underpitch heating was not in fact an electrical instalation.
In my experience as a Builder I have never been asked to connect an electric blanket to the cold water mains!
However with his experience of fitting various boilers,probably both domestic and commercial I feel sure that he would have acquired the neccessary electrical knowledge to make the required connection.
Failing that I bet he has got a Mate who could!! ;-)
I would be very surprised if any electrician would attempt to charge 200K to supply and fit a plug!
Sounds more like the price to fit the whole instalation. Far too cheap if the pitch had to be dug up and relayed.
Personaly I doubt we even have underpitch heating as I would imagine that this problem would have been attended to as a matter of urgency when the new regime took over the running of SMS.
I do not believe that paying the electricity bill is a problem for the new owner.
On that subject would the last person to leave Notarfcrap Please..Please switch off the lights!
Happy New Year to all True Saints!!
COYRAWAPMACHINE.

Stevie61163 wrote:

freeroamer wrote: Yes Happy New Year everyone!! I'm looking at the weather forecast this morning and it sounds dreadful, so hopefully the pitch willl be covered and the underground heating be on, so Saturday's game can take place. Probably not many Div 1 games will take place Saturday though!!

just as a point i never thought that Wupert ever had the underground heating connected. I remember at the time Wupert said that we had much more imprtant things to spend our money on like lining his own pockets. From memory i thought the cost to have this connected was in the region of £200,000 and that was back in 2002. what we need is an experienced CHEAP plumber ...... step forward a certain Mr Slugger!!!!

There isn't any undersoil heating at SMS. I remember it being said at the time that we very rarely get a game called off due to a frozen pitch and it didn't justify the extra cost (I believe the last time we had a postponement due to cold weather was when the water hydrants froze, rather than the pitch being unplayable!). However, Saturday may test this theory to the max!!

season ticket holder wrote:

hedge end saint wrote: I am excited but apprehensive about the next couple of games. Games I think we can win, but concerned that our key players are starting to look tired and jaded. Rickie being the prime example, he looks tired now but I can't see him being rested any time soon and I think we have 6 more games in January. Really excited at the prospect of new signings in January, sooner the better I think, but have confidence in AP's ability in the transfer market. Up to now have been to SMS when I can, but finally took the plunge and my half season ticket starts Saturday. Really excited about 2010, but I hope fans remember where we were 6 months ago and can have patience while AP builds for the future. No matter how much people moan on here, I always think back to the summer and we would all have taken the position we are in now with the prospects for 2010. Happy New Year to all!

Another one who didn't think Saints would to well this season. Now jumping on the bandwagon when they are doing well. Where were you at the beginning of the season when you and your like were really needed

Where was I? At SMS actually, I have been to every Saturday game this season, as I did last season when we were'nt doing too well. Reason I haven't committed to a season ticket before is that I cannot make midweek games due to work and family commitments. No season ticket does not always mean no fan.

Thanks for the warm welcome to the season ticket holder club though!

Ron bergundy wrote:
realistically we can only make 1 of the play-off spots.altough difficult it is not impossible.but pardew and cortese need to dip into the transfer kitty big time to do this.im not sure there is much point in that personally.Next season we will be expected to win the **** thing and get out of this silly league and never retutn.

That is a very appropriate comment coming from Ron Bergundy! lol. Of course realistically we can only make 1 of the play-off spots...if we took up 2 of the play-off spots we'd have to play ourselves! lol.

If we finish 6th I'd like Charlton to finish 3rd as I think we'd beat them...then I'd fancy us against anyone in the playoff final.

Stevie61163 wrote:

freeroamer wrote: Yes Happy New Year everyone!! I'm looking at the weather forecast this morning and it sounds dreadful, so hopefully the pitch willl be covered and the underground heating be on, so Saturday's game can take place. Probably not many Div 1 games will take place Saturday though!!

just as a point i never thought that Wupert ever had the underground heating connected. I remember at the time Wupert said that we had much more imprtant things to spend our money on like lining his own pockets. From memory i thought the cost to have this connected was in the region of £200,000 and that was back in 2002. what we need is an experienced CHEAP plumber ...... step forward a certain Mr Slugger!!!!

my quote is in the post !!

SomersetSaint wrote:

Stevie61163 wrote:

freeroamer wrote: Yes Happy New Year everyone!! I'm looking at the weather forecast this morning and it sounds dreadful, so hopefully the pitch willl be covered and the underground heating be on, so Saturday's game can take place. Probably not many Div 1 games will take place Saturday though!!

just as a point i never thought that Wupert ever had the underground heating connected. I remember at the time Wupert said that we had much more imprtant things to spend our money on like lining his own pockets. From memory i thought the cost to have this connected was in the region of £200,000 and that was back in 2002. what we need is an experienced CHEAP plumber ...... step forward a certain Mr Slugger!!!!

There isn't any undersoil heating at SMS. I remember it being said at the time that we very rarely get a game called off due to a frozen pitch and it didn't justify the extra cost (I believe the last time we had a postponement due to cold weather was when the water hydrants froze, rather than the pitch being unplayable!). However, Saturday may test this theory to the max!!

I agree with the club's philosophy here. Many clubs spend a fortune on undersoil heating, have a perfectly playable pitch, and still can't get the game on because the health and safety brigade decide that the surrounding area is too dodgy for the fans. We had this problem a few years ago up at Newcastle, people may remember.

Tirau Dan wrote:
The Weather is on our side... more time to get the new signings in.. and cor I get a sleep in this weekend. Rather have the match..

Just to confirm- SATURDAYS MATCH IS ON! I think someone may have been having a laugh with us... Ha Ha.

We definitely have undersoil heating pipes layed, but sadly that is all we do have, thanks to the dark lord and his penny pinching.

Newsnow is reporting that we are after 26 year old Portuguese defender Jose Fonte from Palace. One and a half million.... Sounds a bit steep to me?

will the game be on if so it is vital we get the three points, especially if others games are postponed. COME ON YOU SAINTS , are time is coming !!