Southampton Banter

01 Apr 2026 21:04:46
Next 3 games. If you had to pick 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, what would you choose?

Arsenal
Wrexham
Derby

02 Apr 2026 08:21:36
I would go for a win against Wrexham, draw against Derby and a defeat to Arsenal.

03 Apr 2026 08:59:35
Yes that would the the smart, strategic move Millertime.

I will delude myself about an Arsenal win, Wrexham draw, Derby loss then 5 wins to propel us to playoff and promotion glory!

It's a tough call for Tonda. You can preserve your best players for Wrexham but a crushing loss might damage morale and momentum or you play your best 11 and risk exhausting them on an unlikely cause

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21 Mar 2026 18:11:31
Well, that was easy on the eye for the most part with an added bonus of a wonder strike from Charles (reinforcing my earlier post about Ho can Bragg get selected in front of Charles)

We are now beginning to look like a decent Championship side and the big difference for me is that for the first time in quite a while, we have a decent keeper.

Hopefully the international break will give us.a chance to reflect on game management particularly tempo. When we play fast, take players on and get balls in to the box, we look formidable.

When we strut around the park, laying balls flamboyantly backwards and sideways we look ridiculous.

It's up to us now, but we'll done to the lads for giving us some excitement in the weeks ahead.

20 Mar 2026 08:01:12
If current form continues then Saints and Wrexham should edge Hull for the playoff spots.

We are top of the league for the last 10 but am concerned that Middlesborough and Millwall have beaten us comfortably before and will have the psychological edge, like we did over Leeds.

At least it is not boring!

20 Mar 2026 18:55:52
It’s certainly going to go to the wire. The international break has come at a good time in terms of getting Leo back hopefully.

It’s a shame that the likes of Edozie and Fellows haven’t really shone when they’ve had game time. Still unsure about our best attacking options - I was getting frustrated with Azaz but then he turns up for the Norwich game.

Let’s hope for a win tomorrow and at the risk of sounding greedy a good confident performance!

15 Mar 2026 08:41:40
6 out of our remaining 9 league games are at home. Is that a good thing?

All eyes are on our visit to Wrexham but Hull aren't home and hosed for the play offs yet.

An in-form Norwich under the lights on Wednesday will be a big test. I think there will need to be changed to our staring line- up.

Not sure how Bragg gets the nod in front of Charles. I doubt if Leo will be fit so maybe Edozie could provide that bit of pace down the left flank.

Am I the only one who finds Azaz frustrating - he is so inconsistent but has flashes of brilliance.

Last word to our keeer on Saturday - that was an absolute worldie he pulled off at 0-0

15 Mar 2026 21:50:02
There are a lot of flaws but we’ve won away at the league leaders in spite of it. Anything can happen. With momentum and a load of home matches, surely can only be a good thing…

I think it’s Coventry and one of Millwall, Boro and Ipswich, then the remaining two play off spots being two of us, Hull, Wrexham and Derby. And we have to play three of the top six still.

The dream is still on of Portsmouth going down and Leicester joining them would give us a good dose of perspective. But from now it’s less about playing teams at the top, it’s playing those with nothing to play for.

Norwich (albeit in form), Swansea, Bristol City, Preston are the easier matches on paper. Oxford and Blackburn will be real banana skins and Oxford seem to be hitting form.

20 points from here seems realistic but we will surely lose again. Ipswich chasing autos might do it, or Wrexham. But that’d put us on 77 and would have been enough in most of the last decade. That’s all we can ask for.

Wrexham look to have a kind run in but a final three of Oxford, Coventry and Boro fighting. Hull and Derby’s are much of a muchness. It’ll come down to which teams hold their bottle. Currently Hull aren’t.

I also don’t see how Charles isn’t starting, but Matsuki has impressed recently, as has Downes. Tonda has got it gelling and 8/9 of the side pick themselves currently. We should really be winning both games this week, but four points is still progress.

16 Mar 2026 11:49:52
I think you world view on the scrap ahead is spot on SaintGGsy.

I’ve always viewed Norwich as a bogey side where we draw matches we really should have won. Hopefully that won’t be the case on Wed night.

What might work for us is the strength of our bench and surely the law of averages will mean Archer will have a good game or part game sometime soon.

Dull it isn’t!

17 Mar 2026 21:45:42
Norwich was my first saints away game….
Norwich city 4 - Southampton 5.

17 Mar 2026 22:28:08
Rolling back the years - a Matty hatrick as I recall!

I would settle for that score line tomorrow.

Watford did us (and themselves ) a favour tonight by seeing off Wrexham. Down to us now.

18 Mar 2026 01:28:51
Beat Norwich and we're in the playoff spot above Wrexham

18 Mar 2026 20:59:54
Sure did, great memory there, (I think) a Ken monkou bullet header won it. Scenes.

I can see us finishing 5th to be honest.

14 Mar 2026 11:51:50
Today we get a reality look into what an actual championship contender team looks like.

I thinks Tonda with Southampton is Scienza. Without him playing under Tonda we've looked lost.

This is why I wanted Still to come back (calm down, calm down 😅) .he put this team together and if all were doing is relying on the star players of that team, I'd rather the man who organised it, rather than an assistant. Time will tell though.

Funny thing with Coventry and Frank though is that their likely to do a Burnley and destroy this league but fall apart in the premier league. especially with Franks record there.

Some players/managers are only capable of certain things at certain levels.

We used to have a board who could see this .sacked Pardew then sacked Adkins (all who were doing a decent job) to bring in Poch.

Nowadays we have a board that gives the job to anyone who can string a few wins together and doesn't bother looking elsewhere.

Ruthlessness behind the scenes is what I want more of.