Welcome to the Positive Match Thread versus St Mary's hosts Saints' first home league game of 2016. Time for the boys to kick start the New Year. Match Appointments Referee: Craig Pawson Assistants: D Bryan, M Scholes Fourth Official: K Friend Watford currently sit 9th in the Premier league on 29 points, 5 points ahead of Saints. League Form last three games (hey, ours is better than theirs over three games) Saints Norwich (away) lost 0-1, but should have won West Ham (away) lost 1-2, but should have won Arsenal (home) won 4-0, spanked the league leaders and could have been 8-0 Watford Man City (home) lost 1-2 Spuds (home) lost 1-2 Chelsea (away) drew 2-2 This form guide points to a Saints win Last Premier League Meeting between the two in Southampton: Saturday 15th April 2000, The Dell Southampton 2 v 0 Watford scorers: Marian Pahars, Kevin Davies Last League Meeting at St Mary's Saturday 1st October 2011, St Mary's Southampton 4 v 0 Watford scoreres: Lambert (2), Guly , Holmes ( ) Possible Saints line-up: Stekker, Martina, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Romeu, Clasie, Davis, Tadic, Mane, Pelle/Long Subs: Gazza, Yoshida, Long/Pelle/Seager, Juanmi, Reed, Soares, JWP Formation (select as you prefer) 4-2-3-1 4-3-3 4-4-2 4-2-4 4-3-3 4-1-4-1 6-3-1 (my preferred Subbuteo formation) Fats' Forecast Southampton 3 Watford 1 COYR
We are due a win. Surely things will have to go our way at some point! Watford are a decent side this year though, so it will be tough.
I'm going for 2-0 Saints. No good reason for this other than we've got to win sometime and I'm fed up with being fed up. Mane and Van Dijk to score (or any other names randomly drawn out of a hat)
Could you take that feeling over to the old Palace Match thread with you please ... We're going to win.
I can live with people have a good old moan when we've lost but to moan before a ball has even been kicked is a bit odd isn't it?