Don't feel down - far better to go up at St. Mary's (From Daily Echo)

What a great article from the Adam. A real positive spin and I love it. Thank you Adam.

I am REALLY looking forward to Saturday, I can't concentrate on my work!!

This is the best thing I've ever read on this site. COYR

But it is on TELLY :-( DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM AND GLOOOOOOOOOOOMMM :-( AND I HAVE TO BL**DY WORK :-( DOOM AND DOUBLE GLOOM :-(

gladbachsaint wrote:
But it is on TELLY :-( DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM AND GLOOOOOOOOOOOMMM :-( AND I HAVE TO BL**DY WORK :-( DOOM AND DOUBLE GLOOM :-(

Keep the faith Gladbachsaint... No doom and gloom... Throw a sicky too!!

Great Article. The single best Saints comment from the Echo since the tragic death of ML.

Lovely piece.

This could almost have been an Adkins statement! ....now there's a thought?!

Well Done Adam.

This is what the "Daily Echo" used to do every week...please keep it up will the positives.

It's times like this (like today & recently) that the Echo must get behind our City.....because we are fighting against the Wet Spam media circus.

Great article. I have every confidence we shall get the victory and promotion that we deserve come the weekend, and i'm sure Nige and the boys feel exactly the same way.

Does anybody know what happens if we draw 1-1 and West Ham win 3-0? We'd both have the same points, same goal difference and same goals for.

What's the next tie-breaker? The spin of a coin?

Of course, it's academic 'cos we're going to win!

COYR

saint Compo wrote:
Does anybody know what happens if we draw 1-1 and West Ham win 3-0? We'd both have the same points, same goal difference and same goals for.

What's the next tie-breaker? The spin of a coin?

Of course, it's academic 'cos we're going to win!

COYR

To answer my own question, I've just seen a website which states that the next tie-breaker is the results between the 2 teams. We would prevail!!

COYR

WE WILL WIN AT ST MARY'S.

WE ARE GOING UP TO THE PREMIERSHIP.

TO NIGEL AND THE TEAM.

WE DEMAND SUCCESS.

WE DEMAND THE WIN.

RED ARMY 2012.
PRISE-PASSION-HONOUR
.

On another positive note
Coventrys "player of the year" Richard Keogh was sent off last week and is not available.
If we dont win this we don't deserve automatic promotion.
Nigel will have the boys look at the video of last year with the pitch invasion... they will all want it again.

Yes, this is gonna be it! We can do this Saints, I know we can. Look at the game after Reading loss, both games after the Skates draws, the run after Leicester loss... and now the one after Middlesbrough.

I see a win. A big one too! This it is lads, nearly there and off to the Promise Land for a season at least and hopefully many more..

Get behind the team at SMS and spur them on to amazing victory! We will be there, I am sure of it!!!

Who cares about TV? Even better and more incentive for us to showcase and do it! COYR! Support the Saints!

My nerves have pretty much been on the edge since the Pompey game and have only got worse since Saturday. I was going to seek some form of counselling from fellow fans, but this article has helped although my working, sleeping and eating patterns will not be the same now until Sunday at the earliest!!

I'm having to contain these nerves as well insofar as the wife is concerned as she just doesnt understand the emotions of football; for example:

She couldnt understand why I chose to hit myself over the head with the remote control whilst watching the Blackpool game!!

She couldnt understand why I took myself into the garage on Saturday after Boro scored their second so that I could beat the crap out of a roll of carpet underlay!!

And she was certainly very upset when I happended to call my own daughter Southampton in general conversation!!!

Anyhow, back to the deep breathing exercises and listening to some dolphins!!!

One other quick point though which is a major worry of mine. Who will fill in on the right of midfield?? Could he start with both Butterfield and Richardson, with the latter sitting in front??

Signing off now: worried of Newport!!

As for the pitch invasion, I hope we don't get numpties jumping the gun, the last thing we want is a points deduction because some idoiot/s cannot control themselves. After the final whistle, if you must, but not before. Reading have already set a precedent, so I cannot see the League making an issue of it as long as it doesn't get out of hand.

I've been looking at the Coventry line up from their last game. They will be minus Keogh (red card) who has been a regular in the team. Of the others McSheffrey is top scorer with 8, McDonald & Platt 4 apiece and only 4 more goals among 3 other players. 6 of the first team have played less than half the season. On the bench against Doncaster were 4 players who have not had a game this season. COYR

Thanks for that Adam, so let's all keep the faith now.
Forget about the others down the road.
Trust in Nigel and our great team.
We can do it together.
COYR.

SaintYT wrote:
My nerves have pretty much been on the edge since the Pompey game and have only got worse since Saturday. I was going to seek some form of counselling from fellow fans, but this article has helped although my working, sleeping and eating patterns will not be the same now until Sunday at the earliest!!

I'm having to contain these nerves as well insofar as the wife is concerned as she just doesnt understand the emotions of football; for example:

She couldnt understand why I chose to hit myself over the head with the remote control whilst watching the Blackpool game!!

She couldnt understand why I took myself into the garage on Saturday after Boro scored their second so that I could beat the crap out of a roll of carpet underlay!!

And she was certainly very upset when I happended to call my own daughter Southampton in general conversation!!!

Anyhow, back to the deep breathing exercises and listening to some dolphins!!!

One other quick point though which is a major worry of mine. Who will fill in on the right of midfield?? Could he start with both Butterfield and Richardson, with the latter sitting in front??

Signing off now: worried of Newport!!

I have often wondered why we don't use Butters and Richardson together more often.

As for women (and I'm just misquoting Basil Fawlty here, Fran and Rachel), when it comes to football, they've one brain between the lot of them. Since Boro, I've been a rubbish person to live with. She's seen it, she knows it, she's theorised about it, she's tried to comfort me through it, she's even emailed me from work about it. But she just doesn't get it.

'Is it work pressure, honey?' She asks. 'Is it tiredness?' 'Are you feeling unwell?'

'No,' I keep telling her. 'It's the football. I can't do anything about it until it's all over on Saturday.' ......



..........



'Yes, but hey! Football, football, football. Now, tell me what's REALLY up?'

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!

Strasbourg Saint, you do know how to add to a women's pain. As a woman, I consider myself as having quite a good knowledge of football and have been complimented on more than one occasion by different men that at last a women who knows something about football. I was at Middlesborough on Saturday to witness the defeat, I really believed that was going to be the promotion party and sat last night in hope that Leicester would beat Wet Spam.
Remember it was a man on Saturday who did not have the b***s to make the biggest decision of the game and produce the second yellow card when Adam was fouled.
Like you, I have not been able to settle or think of anythingelse this week and just want Saturday to come so we can secure the victory we need and take our place back in the Premiership.
Does anybodyelse agree with me that trying to secure the automatic promotion spot is far more stressful than many years of having to win on the last day to avoid relegation - but we did have Le God in our side in those days.
COYRS

When all are losing their heads around you...victory comes to those who keep calm!
Yorkie (24/4/12).

Come on everyone chill!

Can I just urge and British Gas employees that are supposed to work on Saturday....go to the pub and watch the match

Well done Adam and the Echo.
That's more like it.
COYR

Great Article and happy memories from last year, we will do this, keep the faith, the Saints deserve this, let Fat Spam and his media buddies spew all week, just keep the comments post em on the dressing room door about West Ham being a big club blah blah, they won nothing more than we have since 1976, one FA Cup. We are bigger, we are better, run by decent people come on SAINTS!!!

The Inbetweener wrote:
Strasbourg Saint, you do know how to add to a women's pain. As a woman, I consider myself as having quite a good knowledge of football and have been complimented on more than one occasion by different men that at last a women who knows something about football. I was at Middlesborough on Saturday to witness the defeat, I really believed that was going to be the promotion party and sat last night in hope that Leicester would beat Wet Spam.
Remember it was a man on Saturday who did not have the b***s to make the biggest decision of the game and produce the second yellow card when Adam was fouled.
Like you, I have not been able to settle or think of anythingelse this week and just want Saturday to come so we can secure the victory we need and take our place back in the Premiership.
Does anybodyelse agree with me that trying to secure the automatic promotion spot is far more stressful than many years of having to win on the last day to avoid relegation - but we did have Le God in our side in those days.
COYRS

You are absolutely, 100% right. In fact, (and don't tell any man this, it's bad for our egos) it's men in football who are doing most to ruin it ......... agents, greedy players, cheats, the board of the FA, bully Fergie, blind Wenger et al and, of course, the refs.

I'm sure if half of all the people employed at the top level of football were women (managers, refs, agents ....... maybe players, too ...... why not?), things would be a lot better for all of us. But, please, not my beloved. Should the worst happen on Saturday (and it won't) and she says any of these:
1) It's only a game.
2) Can we open the champers now?
3) Are you having a stressful time at work?
4) It'll be alright in the end.
5) Worse things happen at sea.
6) I thought they were the ones playing in sky blue. Or:
7) You could try supporting another team. Real Madrid seem pretty good.
..... then expect to read about a usually mild-mannered Englishman going ape in Strasbourg on Saturday.

saint Compo wrote:
Does anybody know what happens if we draw 1-1 and West Ham win 3-0? We'd both have the same points, same goal difference and same goals for.

What's the next tie-breaker? The spin of a coin?

Of course, it's academic 'cos we're going to win!

COYR

According to League rules it is up to head-to-head results - Saints will no doubt going up with two head-to-head results on a away and home basis.

Saints won 1-0 at home and then we held to a 1-1 draw at Upton Park so the home win is the one that can take us up!

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

The Inbetweener wrote:
Strasbourg Saint, you do know how to add to a women's pain. As a woman, I consider myself as having quite a good knowledge of football and have been complimented on more than one occasion by different men that at last a women who knows something about football. I was at Middlesborough on Saturday to witness the defeat, I really believed that was going to be the promotion party and sat last night in hope that Leicester would beat Wet Spam.
Remember it was a man on Saturday who did not have the b***s to make the biggest decision of the game and produce the second yellow card when Adam was fouled.
Like you, I have not been able to settle or think of anythingelse this week and just want Saturday to come so we can secure the victory we need and take our place back in the Premiership.
Does anybodyelse agree with me that trying to secure the automatic promotion spot is far more stressful than many years of having to win on the last day to avoid relegation - but we did have Le God in our side in those days.
COYRS

You are absolutely, 100% right. In fact, (and don't tell any man this, it's bad for our egos) it's men in football who are doing most to ruin it ......... agents, greedy players, cheats, the board of the FA, bully Fergie, blind Wenger et al and, of course, the refs.

I'm sure if half of all the people employed at the top level of football were women (managers, refs, agents ....... maybe players, too ...... why not?), things would be a lot better for all of us. But, please, not my beloved. Should the worst happen on Saturday (and it won't) and she says any of these:
1) It's only a game.
2) Can we open the champers now?
3) Are you having a stressful time at work?
4) It'll be alright in the end.
5) Worse things happen at sea.
6) I thought they were the ones playing in sky blue. Or:
7) You could try supporting another team. Real Madrid seem pretty good.
..... then expect to read about a usually mild-mannered Englishman going ape in Strasbourg on Saturday.

Lol - at least my hubby is on the same wave length. Why are you not over at SMS on Saturday? Then your better half wouldn't need to suffer.

The Inbetweener wrote:

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

The Inbetweener wrote:
Strasbourg Saint, you do know how to add to a women's pain. As a woman, I consider myself as having quite a good knowledge of football and have been complimented on more than one occasion by different men that at last a women who knows something about football. I was at Middlesborough on Saturday to witness the defeat, I really believed that was going to be the promotion party and sat last night in hope that Leicester would beat Wet Spam.
Remember it was a man on Saturday who did not have the b***s to make the biggest decision of the game and produce the second yellow card when Adam was fouled.
Like you, I have not been able to settle or think of anythingelse this week and just want Saturday to come so we can secure the victory we need and take our place back in the Premiership.
Does anybodyelse agree with me that trying to secure the automatic promotion spot is far more stressful than many years of having to win on the last day to avoid relegation - but we did have Le God in our side in those days.
COYRS

You are absolutely, 100% right. In fact, (and don't tell any man this, it's bad for our egos) it's men in football who are doing most to ruin it ......... agents, greedy players, cheats, the board of the FA, bully Fergie, blind Wenger et al and, of course, the refs.

I'm sure if half of all the people employed at the top level of football were women (managers, refs, agents ....... maybe players, too ...... why not?), things would be a lot better for all of us. But, please, not my beloved. Should the worst happen on Saturday (and it won't) and she says any of these:
1) It's only a game.
2) Can we open the champers now?
3) Are you having a stressful time at work?
4) It'll be alright in the end.
5) Worse things happen at sea.
6) I thought they were the ones playing in sky blue. Or:
7) You could try supporting another team. Real Madrid seem pretty good.
..... then expect to read about a usually mild-mannered Englishman going ape in Strasbourg on Saturday.

Lol - at least my hubby is on the same wave length. Why are you not over at SMS on Saturday? Then your better half wouldn't need to suffer.

Fair point. I last came over for the trip to Blackpool, so it's probably a good thing I'm a safe distance away.

I generally plan trips for school hols so that I can collect my sons from near Reading and, if possible, fit in a match.

I'm looking forward to the new fixture list and seeing if anything is possible in late August.

Brilliant piece Ads! Clearly you're more than just an excellent left back!!

Well written mate. See you at St. Mary's on Saturday!

VDS

RedArmy1 wrote:
WE WILL WIN AT ST MARY'S.

WE ARE GOING UP TO THE PREMIERSHIP.

TO NIGEL AND THE TEAM.

WE DEMAND SUCCESS.

WE DEMAND THE WIN.

RED ARMY 2012.
PRISE-PASSION-HONOUR

.

AMEND :

RED ARMY 2012.
PRIDE-PASSION-HONOUR


WE ARE GOING TO SMASH COVENTRY.

WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON. COYR.

Great piece Adam, well done!

I am sooooo looking forward to Saturday, I just cannot think about anything else. I've not worked all week and don't intend to - all I seem to be doing is reading about Saints!

Matt with ya real name posted hope ya Boss ain't reading this!! :-)

Great article thanks Adam. Forget all the crap mind games from Darth Allardyce and Smeagle Nolan (to mix two evils), they can wish and needle all they like but we've never had a better manager than Nigel to get the team ready for this final battle. I can't wait, got a ticket (thank goodness amid the lottey of internet access!) and I'm now fully recovered from last night (and Middlesbrough... and Reading... !!?!) and looking forward to getting completely hoarse lifting the lads (with 30,000 other Loyal Saints!) across that line. COYR! In Nigel We Trust!!! Let's make our boys feel ten feet tall on Saturday!

Adam, I can only 'Echo' the other sentiments expressed on here. By the far the best article I have ever read on here ! A proper war cry and call to arms. Well, figuratively speaking anyway. Excellent, I take my hat off to you !

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

The Inbetweener wrote:
Strasbourg Saint, you do know how to add to a women's pain. As a woman, I consider myself as having quite a good knowledge of football and have been complimented on more than one occasion by different men that at last a women who knows something about football. I was at Middlesborough on Saturday to witness the defeat, I really believed that was going to be the promotion party and sat last night in hope that Leicester would beat Wet Spam.
Remember it was a man on Saturday who did not have the b***s to make the biggest decision of the game and produce the second yellow card when Adam was fouled.
Like you, I have not been able to settle or think of anythingelse this week and just want Saturday to come so we can secure the victory we need and take our place back in the Premiership.
Does anybodyelse agree with me that trying to secure the automatic promotion spot is far more stressful than many years of having to win on the last day to avoid relegation - but we did have Le God in our side in those days.
COYRS

You are absolutely, 100% right. In fact, (and don't tell any man this, it's bad for our egos) it's men in football who are doing most to ruin it ......... agents, greedy players, cheats, the board of the FA, bully Fergie, blind Wenger et al and, of course, the refs.

I'm sure if half of all the people employed at the top level of football were women (managers, refs, agents ....... maybe players, too ...... why not?), things would be a lot better for all of us. But, please, not my beloved. Should the worst happen on Saturday (and it won't) and she says any of these:
1) It's only a game.
2) Can we open the champers now?
3) Are you having a stressful time at work?
4) It'll be alright in the end.
5) Worse things happen at sea.
6) I thought they were the ones playing in sky blue. Or:
7) You could try supporting another team. Real Madrid seem pretty good.
..... then expect to read about a usually mild-mannered Englishman going ape in Strasbourg on Saturday.

Could try supporting Barcelona they never fail do they, Oh wait...........

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

The Inbetweener wrote:
Strasbourg Saint, you do know how to add to a women's pain. As a woman, I consider myself as having quite a good knowledge of football and have been complimented on more than one occasion by different men that at last a women who knows something about football. I was at Middlesborough on Saturday to witness the defeat, I really believed that was going to be the promotion party and sat last night in hope that Leicester would beat Wet Spam.
Remember it was a man on Saturday who did not have the b***s to make the biggest decision of the game and produce the second yellow card when Adam was fouled.
Like you, I have not been able to settle or think of anythingelse this week and just want Saturday to come so we can secure the victory we need and take our place back in the Premiership.
Does anybodyelse agree with me that trying to secure the automatic promotion spot is far more stressful than many years of having to win on the last day to avoid relegation - but we did have Le God in our side in those days.
COYRS

You are absolutely, 100% right. In fact, (and don't tell any man this, it's bad for our egos) it's men in football who are doing most to ruin it ......... agents, greedy players, cheats, the board of the FA, bully Fergie, blind Wenger et al and, of course, the refs.

I'm sure if half of all the people employed at the top level of football were women (managers, refs, agents ....... maybe players, too ...... why not?), things would be a lot better for all of us. But, please, not my beloved. Should the worst happen on Saturday (and it won't) and she says any of these:
1) It's only a game.
2) Can we open the champers now?
3) Are you having a stressful time at work?
4) It'll be alright in the end.
5) Worse things happen at sea.
6) I thought they were the ones playing in sky blue. Or:
7) You could try supporting another team. Real Madrid seem pretty good.
..... then expect to read about a usually mild-mannered Englishman going ape in Strasbourg on Saturday.

Ha ha!

I know exactly where you're coming from, Strassie!

My other half says Saints must win purely & simply because "You will be unbearable to live with otherwise"!

(She's quite right by the way, as a woman always is).

It's not just you guys that suffer. I'm a season ticket holder in the Northam End. I used to buy my other half one too until a few seasons ago. He used to spend the whole match whinging about how bad we were. I told him at the time, that I knew we were crap but I didn't need to be told it at every opportunity, and at my expense! This season he has been known to phone the pub to find out the result so that he knows what mood I'll be in before I get home! I love The Saints and will follow them wherever we are in the table, but it will be so good to be back where we belong. It's been stressful but sooo exciting! Roll on Saturday, come on lads, we'll be roaring you on!

Jesus_02 wrote:
Can I just urge and British Gas employees that are supposed to work on Saturday....go to the pub and watch the match

on it