Match Thread Southampton - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 20th Dec (133 Viewers)

[SleepyGinger]

Just listened to the EMC interview and think a few are running away with his throwaway comment on the flu a bit.

Torp/MvE have had it recently so wouldn’t be surprised if someone else has picked something up but the way some of you lot are going on you’d think we’ve had to bring Clive Platt back on an emergency short-term deal.

Yeah I thought the same, with how little Lampard gives away pre match I can’t imagine EMC wouldn’t have been told not to mention a flu outbreak.

 

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[SkyBlueStallion_89]

Haji Will score a few tomorrow, got into good positions past couple games and got close to ending his goal drought, reckon he'll bag two or three

 

[skybluecam]

"I know there's a bit of flu going around, but other than that everyone is good" - EMC

Doesn't exactly sound like the black plague has decimated Ryton does it, I'm not too worried.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I am scared but we’ve done so well let’s keep it going

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

"I know there's a bit of flu going around, but other than that everyone is good" - EMC

Doesn't exactly sound like the black plague has decimated Ryton does it, I'm not too worried.

 

[quinn1971]

7 points from the next 3 games, gap to 3rd even bigger

 

[ptr]

City Unseen

 

[fernandopartridge]

I’m pretty sure about 90% of hospital doctors and nurses don’t take it either.

As a principle, unless you’re immuneo-compromised I don’t think fit and healthy people should be inoculated for common illnesses.

Well, given my personal experience in this I think you're wrong.

 

[Lamps]

Was struggling to sleep so checked what our opponents today are saying. They have some complementary comments about their GK

Gavin Bazunu

www.saintsweb.co.uk

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Was struggling to sleep so checked what our opponents today are saying. They have some complementary comments about their GK

Gavin Bazunu

www.saintsweb.co.uk

They sound very similar to us with the keepers being the main difference. Should be a proper goal fest.

 

[Nick]

Hope we dont end up with a makeshift defence because of players having the flu

 

[shmmeee]

Well, given my personal experience in this I think you're wrong.

Just an absolute marker of someone who can’t parse information and has to try and sound clever by repeating something they’ve half heard online.

 

[Johhny Blue]

I used to play for the county at it but was kicked off the team for forgetting to send a move in! Perfectly understandable tbf.

Especially when you realize there’s some poor bastard at the other end waiting with bated breath

 

[Johhny Blue]

Was struggling to sleep so checked what our opponents today are saying. They have some complementary comments about their GK

Gavin Bazunu

www.saintsweb.co.uk

Best comment:
“He’s fine as a number two”

 

[Ccfcisparks]

had a dream we lost 11-2

Haji scored for us

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Well, given my personal experience in this I think you're wrong.

In your ‘personal’ experience as frontline medical staff?

To clarify, the clan of 90% of frontline staff were unvaccinated was at one NHS trust. In that sense, I misrepresented the sample - my bad. Overall, 2024/25 only 37.8%, frontline staff got the flu vaccine.

Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in frontline healthcare workers in England: winter season 2024 to 2025

www.gov.uk

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

had a dream we lost 11-2

Haji scored for us

Respectfully, I hope your dreams don’t come true this weekend.

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

I'll be happy with a point today. Let's steady the ship over this busy period and go again in January to seal promotion

 

[shmmeee]

In your ‘personal’ experience as frontline medical staff?

To clarify, the clan of 90% of frontline staff were unvaccinated was at one NHS trust. In that sense, I misrepresented the sample - my bad. Overall, 2024/25 only 37.8%, frontline staff got the flu vaccine.

Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in frontline healthcare workers in England: winter season 2024 to 2025

www.gov.uk

Yeah lots of nurses are scared of needles too. I’ll tell you what I told them: don’t worry the staff are well trained and if you just tell them you’re scared they’ll be really nice to you.

 

[shmmeee]

21% of medical staff smoke so lung cancer isn’t real. Iamverysmart.

 

[Lamps]

Best comment:
“He’s fine as a number two”

It's these for me. And remember they paid £10m for him

There is literally no goalkeeper coach in the world who can elevate his game. Not now. This is it, this is the pinnacle. He’s shit and always will be.

He claims 2% of crosses. 2 fucking percent.

When a cross comes into our box does anyone ever think to themselves, that's ok, Bazunu will come and deal with that? There's more chance of a table football goalkeeper on a rod coming to claim a cross than Bazunu.

You don’t see many outright howlers from Baz, but his shot-stopping is genuinely non-league level, and that isn’t hyperbole.

The data backs it up: this is an unheard-of level of sustained underperformance for this level. He has ranked as the worst shot-stopper in every league he’s played in, even when compared with opposition second- and third-choice keepers.

Fucking hell, Warwick Davies would have jumped higher than Baz for that second goal. Weak as piss

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

CBS this morning was a spooky place to be. You could hear Jordan Maguire-Drew howling in the distance

 

[Sbarcher]

Yeah lots of nurses are scared of needles too. I’ll tell you what I told them: don’t worry the staff are well trained and if you just tell them you’re scared they’ll be really nice to you.

When I went in for a hip replacement, when discharged I had to inject myself for a month to prevent blood clots. I hated it! A year later went in for a knee replacement and told the chap just leaving after his op that I wasn't looking forward to the injections. He said tell staff the same as me - I'm needle phobic. It worked! They just gave me a couse of tablets.
One to remember if you get admitted.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I am scared but we’ve done so well let’s keep it

 

[StrettoBoy]

I really hope that we play well today and get three points. Four of our next six games are away from home and I don't want us to suffer a loss of momentum, which can often be difficult to regain.

PUSB

 

[Lamps]

I am scared but we’ve done so well let’s keep it

I would normally be more worried than I am, but after seeing how bad their defence is we should score. We're the most attacking side they will have come across all season and are as bad as Dracula for dealing with crosses.

It looks like it will be a goal feast today. We have Rushworth to help us. Will be shooting practice if we play it right. They have a GK that doesn't like coming off his line.

It won't be easy especially as we could have players out with illness, but I can see Lampard setting us up to take advantage of their defensive frailties.

 

[procdoc]

Even if we lose I’m not worried. The only concern I have is this flu that’s gone around the camp

 

[covcity4life]

This is the first year I’ve not had a heavy cold/ flu. Been taking Vitamin B12/ D supplements and running 4 times a week - coincidence ?

Then again, I discovered my wife was having an affair with a friend of a friend so my mental health is absolutely fucked and I’m mainlining antidepressants

Anyway, Soton 1 Cov 1

Let's all go batter him dude!

 

[Lamps]

I really hope that we play well today and get three points. Four of our next six games are away from home and I don't want us to suffer a loss of momentum, which can often be difficult to regain.

PUSB

3 out of the next 5 away then 2 more home games. Some more big games coming up.

A Southampton
H Swansea
H Ipswich
A Charlton
A Birmingham
H Leicester
H Millwall

The good news is after today we will have played 10 at home and 12 away. Still top of home and away form.

 

[StrettoBoy]

3 out of the next 5 away then 2 more home games. Some more big games coming up.

A Southampton
H Swansea
H Ipswich
A Charlton
A Birmingham
H Leicester
H Millwall

The good news is after today we will have played 10 at home and 12 away. Still top of home and away form.

Quite right

I included the cup game against Stoke by mistake

 

[Lamps]

Quite right

I included the cup game against Stoke by mistake

Technically you are right

Was more about who we have to come and how we've played more away with the CBS being a fortress. W8 D2 don't need the L

 

[Joe King]

Yeah lots of nurses are scared of needles too. I’ll tell you what I told them: don’t worry the staff are well trained and if you just tell them you’re scared they’ll be really nice to you.

"It's just a little prick with a needle."
"Yeah, but what's the little prick going to do with it?"

 

[StrettoBoy]

3 out of the next 5 away then 2 more home games. Some more big games coming up.

A Southampton
H Swansea
H Ipswich
A Charlton
A Birmingham
H Leicester
H Millwall

The good news is after today we will have played 10 at home and 12 away. Still top of home and away form.

A few tricky games coming up, although there are few if any easy games - apart perhaps from Sheffield Wednesday - in this division.

I don't know why but I just have a feeling that we might draw quite a few of those games, even though we don't normally draw many. I'd happily take three wins, three draws and one defeat (12 points from 7 games) from those matches but there are a few potential banana skins ahead.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Loads of key players are out.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Loads of key players are out.

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