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Reply | Formation For Saturday
at 23:45 4 Feb 2026
Agreed. We were excellent against Stoke. Just keep exactly the same team. Bring on Larin in the second half. |
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Reply | QPR's Allocation
at 23:05 4 Feb 2026
They are probably lying to their fanbase, about it being the full allocation, so that their fans don't say why haven't they taken the full allocation. |
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Reply | Football Is Gone
at 21:53 4 Feb 2026
Spot on saintmark1976. It's an utter borefest. Football has been turned into a scripted show, that so many across the world pay hundreds of pounds for. |
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Reply | Football Is Gone
at 20:58 4 Feb 2026
I absolutely agree with you Nick, and was about to say the same in response to your reply to me in the other thread. A Man City v Arsenal final is so boring and so predictable.
You mentioned the top clubs needing to f@ck off and join a super league, yeah totally agree. Who will win the premier league? It will also be one of Man City or Arsenal. Next season it will Liverpool again, if not Man City or Arsenal.
You do get the odd different cup winner, Crystal Palace being last season's FA Cup winner, Newcastle but they are still PL teams, who have spent a lot of money. Palace won't win it again for years if ever again. Have we ever had a cup winner from the Championship or league one in recent times, like the 1976 upset or the Wimbledon upset? Not a chance.
At the Man City game, the advertising boards are displaying Chinese writing!. At the Arsenal game, the fans there were mostly Malaysian, Chinese, Japanes whatever they are, taking pictures, having paid £100 for the ticket. The "working class " from the area can't go, they can't afford it. In the PL, Villa won't win the league, Bournemouth, Palace are all back down the bottom.of.the league again.
With VAR, super rich tourists, Sky f@cking TV and all the money going to only 6 clubs, yeah I.agree football is gone.
I know one thing, despite my frustrations and moans with Saints, you wouldn't catch me dead in any of those PL grounds. [Post edited 4 Feb 21:13]
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Reply | Watching Arsenal Chelsey Semi Final
at 22:04 3 Feb 2026
So an Arsenal v Man City final most likely. How exciting for the world. Don't you just love the unpredictability. [Post edited 3 Feb 22:05]
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Reply | Watford Tickets
at 21:58 3 Feb 2026
Well yeah, but making the effort to get up really early for Watford, in comparison to a massive derby is worlds apart. People living away from Southampton have to start their day so early, no time for a drink, such a rush so people just watch on TV.
But this will only get worse.if we don't go up. We know.what is coming in the summer with player sales if we don't make it. Stuck.in the championship for years or worse, will mean empty seats everywhere. What a shame that would be for such a famous old club. |
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Reply | Watford Tickets
at 21:51 3 Feb 2026
Early kick off and not a very attractive game. St Mary's will be far from capacity if we don't go up. Years in the championship and you end up like Stoke, Blackburn, Reading with empty seats everywhere.
And as for Sky, putting the Saints v Watford game live on main sky TV, so we all have to rush there for 12:30, but not the Saints Pompey game is a joke. What a joke world we live in. 🤡 |
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Reply | New Players : Dont knock him until he has had a go
at 21:22 3 Feb 2026
It's not personal to him. Bazunu just isn't very good. The two great saves at the weekend by Peretz show how poor Bazunu was. Bazunu must have short arms. Any shot in the corner and it was always straight in. Peretz stretches and saves. And he is more vocal. Keepers are there to stop shots going in. Two clean sheets now for Peretz. |
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Reply | Saints Announce Signing Of New Striker
at 22:46 2 Feb 2026
I am Sports Republic biggest critics. But I also say what I see, good or bad. I don't think his stats are too bad at all. 30 goals in 87 caps for his country, he has played in world cups, he has played in top leagues, including for Feyenoord who play in the top league of the Netherlands. He is tall, strong, scores a lot of headers and will hold the ball up to release more space for Sciensa, Azaz and Fellows. He isn't a young, potential player, he has experience in mostly the top leagues of 6 different countries. We shall see. |
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Reply | Southampton Confirm Adam Armstrong Departure
at 22:38 2 Feb 2026
Arnstrong is a bit of a "near miss" for me. He was excellent in the promotion year, I always thought that he worked hard and ran about. Good in the championship, but was way out of his depth in the PL. Scores goals but missess so many chances too. He has been here over 4 years, two relegations, probably time for a change for him and us, perhaps January not being the ideal time though but we cash in now before he goes on a Free. That goal at Wembley will always live in the memory. [Post edited 2 Feb 23:09]
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Reply | New striker - Cyle Larin
at 23:31 1 Feb 2026
It's because we could show a little more ambition couldn't we and buy the Swansea striker, or buy the leading striker in league one. We are bringing in nearly 10 million for Armstrong, so reinvest it, rather than just bringing in a loan player from abroad that's a risk. And let's be honest, their history of bringing in strikers isn't good, so it's natural isn't it to think that the next striker signing will be wrong, just like the previous ones. If the club had a history of recruiting well people wouldn't be negative! Hopefully this signing is good and we make the playoffs. [Post edited 2 Feb 0:07]
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Reply | Adam Armstrong off to Wolves for £7 million then....
at 17:19 1 Feb 2026
I do find it interesting that we are selling our leading goal scorer in the middle of the season, when we want promotion, getting 10 million for him and only bringing in a loan player.
A case of reading between the lines?
Is Armstrong one of the trouble makers, along with Archer, Bazunu, Aribo all now out of the door? We played so well yesterday without Armstrong and Archer in the squad. That was interesting that the players didn't seem to care that he is going. In fact they seemed happy.
Do we need the money desperately?
The sudden appearance of Kat at Pompey? Is Solak getting in as much money before he leaves? The would make more sense only if we were also selling Harwood-Bellis wouldn't it?
Hmm, things going on behind the scenes??? [Post edited 1 Feb 17:21]
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Reply | New striker - Cyle Larin
at 16:19 1 Feb 2026
Oh dear. Doesn't sound very good does he? When I read he was 30, I almost jumped up with joy that he isn't a 19 year old.with potential. Then read he has one goal in 15 and misses sitters. Yep, sounds about right for Sports Republic 😂 |
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Reply | 4 at the back
at 22:53 31 Jan 2026
The excuses for not playing this way are that we didn't have a right back, so we had to play Fellows as right wing back, and we didn't have a tall striker, so had to play a different way. Now we have Bree, Wellington and Stewart, we can.play this formation. But that's the excuse.
We really should have just gone with this formation from the start, and played a centre back at right back and played Armstrong in front of Azaz, Fellows and Sciensa. The two defensive midfielders also works a treat, protecting the back four, allowing the attacking players to do their stuff without being exposed at the back. Flynn Downes was back to his best today as a defensive midfielder.
And thank f@ck we have stopped that stupid passing out from the 6 yard box, with all that boring sideways passing. [Post edited 31 Jan 23:07]
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Reply | Saints greatest players - according to GiveMeSport
at 21:39 31 Jan 2026
I would always put Le Tissier top of the list as he brought the most joy to the fans over the years than any of those other players. But I know this list just says "best players", regardless of who they played for.
Shearer was a great player, but most of his career wasn't at Saints!
The Wallace brothers arn't on the list. Wayne Bridge as well.
Did Benali come through the academy? He would be on my list but he wasn't a great player! My list would be biased with loyal players on etc. [Post edited 31 Jan 21:44]
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Reply | Stoke Game Match Day Thread
at 21:09 31 Jan 2026
Obviously wins make the world of difference. But Tonda has turned us around again, after a bad run of results, he has changed to a much better style of play and he has the team playing well at times, particularly today. He is inexperienced, but has a lot more about him than Will Still and some.of the performances are really good, even if inconsistent. But we shall see, if we finish the season strongly and impressively or not.
A long old drive, but well worth it I would imagine. Then Saints fans sounded good today [Post edited 31 Jan 21:11]
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Reply | Stoke Game Match Day Thread
at 15:33 31 Jan 2026
Not a clue, why he keeps taking Sciensa off. He never looks tired to me. Sciensa looked p!ssed off too when he was taken off. [Post edited 31 Jan 15:34]
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