The Official Southampton FC Thread

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Paul_B said:

What was the crowd/atmosphere like in the stadium out of interest?

A lot better than it has been over the past few weeks !

[tobinen]

Encouraging for this Saturday against WBA

[130R]

We are being heavily backed to sign Charlie Austin now. Would be a good signing IMO.

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130R said:

We are being heavily backed to sign Charlie Austin now.

That one's been doing the rounds for a while, even heard the same from someone who works at St Marys.

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Talk of Austin deal being done - £4m, personal terms agreed, medical passed.

Would be a great bit of business if it proves to be true.

[The jiffle king]

Is this as a Pelle or a Mane replacement? Having a striker who gets 15 goals a season is important to us (If they went to 20, that would be top 6 material for the saints in my opinion)

[eric twinge]

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Talk of Austin deal being done - £4m, personal terms agreed, medical passed.

Would be a great bit of business if it proves to be true.

official now, a great bit of business for sure, i think we will push on now and have a strong finish to the season.

Just getting my gloves on to go to SMS now, its going to be a cold afternoon!

[Shnozz]

Great signing and great result.

Happy days.

[tobinen]

Great result and excellent performance. I thought the ref was a bit too lenient on some of the rakes with studs by the WBA players.

Nothing to fear going to OT next week. Mané has to score soon!

[Legacywr]

There weren't any cards shown today?

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Legacywr said:

There weren't any cards shown today?

Correct - even Big Vic managed to avoid a booking.

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The jiffle king said:

Is this as a Pelle or a Mane replacement?

Whilst Mane may well be off in the summer, Austin has been purchased as a replacement for Pelle, IMO.

[The jiffle king]

3 more points and the path to 30 is complete. 2 difficult games coming up but the team were relaxed from the time the first goal went in (cracking free kick)
Trick is how the players stay together and work as a team moving forwards and now that Fraser is back, the defence looks more accomplished!!

[The jiffle king]

Any thoughts on the next couple of games? Tough fixtures and being away from home at Old Trafford is never easy.

[Kitchski]

Utd is the sort of game we're capable of winning at the moment, so we're likely to lose there. On the plus side, Austin's impressed so much in training that he's made the squad. Not bad, considering he's been out with a hamstring for QPR!

[Shnozz]

Been offered a ticket for tomorrow and I am tempted. I went to the same fixture last year and came away smiling.

[The jiffle king]

Shnozz said:

Been offered a ticket for tomorrow and I am tempted. I went to the same fixture last year and came away smiling.

last year I don't think Utd had a shot on target... bet it's different this year

[Shnozz]

The jiffle king said:

Shnozz said:

Been offered a ticket for tomorrow and I am tempted. I went to the same fixture last year and came away smiling.

last year I don't think Utd had a shot on target... bet it's different this year

Yes, you're right. To be honest, it was a drab game made palatable by the result.

[SaintsPaul]

Looking forward to my 1st trip to Old Trafford in years.
No reason why we cannot get something tomorrow.
A real bonus that Charlie is in the squad

[130R]