OLDHAM ON SATURDAY

What would be your line-up?

Because we are away I would have Kelvin in goal.
Thomas, Jaidhi,Trotman and Harding also pick themselves as our back four.
The midfield is where we have to decide on our strategy. Melis,Hammond,Spiderman and Lallana have been fairly reliable lately. I would be tempted to do the unthinkable and play Wotton for Mellis. With him in the team Hammond has more of a license to attack. Lallana has been on fire lately and hopefully that will continue.
Papa and lambo will do for starters for me. Rickie has improved along with his fitness. Papa has looked like a loose cannon at times with nobody knowing where he will go next or what he will do. He has a bit of pace and has shown a willingness to run for the ball which can upset defenders.

We have Bart who I would have given a game by now. He spent a week at Carlisle and enjoyed two wins with them. That will have done him a lot of good. Now we should give him a game or two as well. Connolly should be ready for the bench along with Holmes. Mellis,James,Fish and one other, maybe Perry.

I hope to be able to cheer the side on, on here, with a couple of you on saturday. Though being saints fans we will always be ready for the knocks when they come. At this stage we are looking for performance more than points but only just as both are of paramount importance.

Start with Mellis or Wotton and swap if not working.

Difficult choice for AP this weekend but think he will stick with the 4 5 1 formation at least to start, with the depth on bench lots of option to change.


Davis
Thomas(wouldnt be surprised if AP starts James!) Jaidi Trotman Harding
Lallana Schneiderlin, Hammond,Wotton, Papa
Lambert

Subs Bart, James, Perry, Mellis, Connolly, Paterson, Holmes. (has to be best set of subs we have had for a long time)
Personally I would have gone with the the 4 4 2 option with Connolly in for Papa

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I agree with SFC Forever. I wouldn't change anything about the team as it currently stands. If the team keeps collecting the points and playing well, then they all basically pick themselves. Regarding the keepers, I'd only change them round if Davis starts losing form.

If we end up having to chase the game in the second half then Connolly could come on for Wotton, Mellis or Schneiderlin.

I plan on being here tomorrow, so you'll have some company SFC Forever.

Oldham

* 01 Brill
* 06 Hazell
* 12 Lomax
* 16 Gregan
* 04 Worthington
* 07 Whitaker
* 14 Furman
* 26 Marrow
* 28 Colbeck
* 09 Abbott
* 17 Parker

Substitutes

* 23 Ollerenshaw,
* 21 Black,
* 19 Lee,
* 25 Rowney,
* 36 McKerr,
* 22 Brooke,
* 30 Blackman

Southampton

* 01 Davis
* 02 Harding
* 06 Jaidi
* 12 Trotman
* 23 James
* 10 Wotton
* 14 Hammond
* 19 Schneiderlin
* 07 Lambert
* 09 Papa Waigo
* 20 Lallana

Substitutes

* 28 Bialkowski,
* 03 Thomas,
* 05 Perry,
* 18 Mills,
* 35 Mellis,
* 37 Antonio,
* 38 Connolly

Unchanged then for Saints

hammond header back post from corner.GOAL!!

OLDHAM 0-1 SAINTS

Afternoon all. Nice to get in, and put the radio on just in time for a Saints goal.

An Oldham player is being taken to an ambulance with a suspected broken leg.

hope hes ok

Yes. Nasty things, breaks.

2-0 Saints, Lambert!

2-0 Lambert free kick fumbled by keeper

OLDHAM 0-2 SAINTS

we are unstoppable at the moment

teamsaint wrote:we are unstoppable at the moment

Shhhh. We're only halfway through the first half.

What's happened to the forum? Smileys and avatars have vanished.

Lambert hits bar from just inside Oldham half, did the commentator mean box?

within centre circle apparently

Goal of the season if that had gone in. Come on Saints, let's take advantage of their shakey-sounding keeper.


Good save Davis.

wycombe losing

Skates losing to Spurs.

teamsaint wrote:wycombe losing

Good. If the games stay the same we'll be off the bottom.

Perennial Underachiever wrote:Skates losing to Spurs.

I would prefer Pompey to win that game really

Hmm. While part of me wants them to lose, as usual, I would be quite happy to see Redkrapp go away with his tail between his legs.

All Saints so far.

Gone a bit scrappy again.

Oldham have got back into things a bit, with a bit of possession.