Southampton Shrimper
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I bought today's local paper and was pleased to see they are previewing tonight's game far more seriously than they were on saturday night (see other thread)...
I have already put in a couple of quotes into other threads, but they have covered a page and a bit previewing the game. There is an article about Darryl of course, where he says he's always been a Saints fan, but "I don't see why we can't win. It's a cup tie, a one-off. Obviously we will be underdogs.....but if they think they can take us lightly they'll be in for a shock. We've got a lot of quality in our side."
Matt Oakley said "I'll have a word with Darryl before the game and try and make him a bit nervous!"
There's an article about Freddy - or F-red-dy as they call him, and in the betting section they seem pretty confident:
"With the obvious exception of last year's horror show at Watford, the days of Saints crumbling to poorer teams in knockout competitions is over. In the past two years, the side have travelled to Northampton (twice), Brentford and Bristol City and have scored convincing wins on all four occasions. There is no reason that this shouldn't continue this evening against a Southend side that only climbed out of the bottom division via the play-offs. In each of the four previously mentioned away cup wins, Saints have scored three goals. That gives us our benchmark for this clash and the only question appears to be whether we can keep a fourth clean sheet in five matches. Complacency is the biggest danger but with the home side missing Freddy Eastwood, we must presume Saints can win to nil."
So, not too arrogant there, then.
They also introduce the Shrimpers squad, telling us that it was Harry Redknapp who allowed Petts to leave Portsmouth to join Southend, and that Luke Guttridge "has attracted interest from Charlton Athletic" - do they mean in the past, or is this more recent? Also, I didn't know this, but apparently Wayne Gray is a former Great Britain sprinter. Can anyone give us any info on this?
I have already put in a couple of quotes into other threads, but they have covered a page and a bit previewing the game. There is an article about Darryl of course, where he says he's always been a Saints fan, but "I don't see why we can't win. It's a cup tie, a one-off. Obviously we will be underdogs.....but if they think they can take us lightly they'll be in for a shock. We've got a lot of quality in our side."
Matt Oakley said "I'll have a word with Darryl before the game and try and make him a bit nervous!"
There's an article about Freddy - or F-red-dy as they call him, and in the betting section they seem pretty confident:
"With the obvious exception of last year's horror show at Watford, the days of Saints crumbling to poorer teams in knockout competitions is over. In the past two years, the side have travelled to Northampton (twice), Brentford and Bristol City and have scored convincing wins on all four occasions. There is no reason that this shouldn't continue this evening against a Southend side that only climbed out of the bottom division via the play-offs. In each of the four previously mentioned away cup wins, Saints have scored three goals. That gives us our benchmark for this clash and the only question appears to be whether we can keep a fourth clean sheet in five matches. Complacency is the biggest danger but with the home side missing Freddy Eastwood, we must presume Saints can win to nil."
So, not too arrogant there, then.
They also introduce the Shrimpers squad, telling us that it was Harry Redknapp who allowed Petts to leave Portsmouth to join Southend, and that Luke Guttridge "has attracted interest from Charlton Athletic" - do they mean in the past, or is this more recent? Also, I didn't know this, but apparently Wayne Gray is a former Great Britain sprinter. Can anyone give us any info on this?
