Benitez was told of our poor record at St. Mary’s yesterday, and since the Saints were promoted in 2012 we have lost all our four games there by a cumulative score of 13-1.
The good news is that we scored that one goal when we were there last year.
We have won only once at St. Mary’s Stadium since it opened back in 2001 and that was back in the 2003-2004 season under Sir Bobby Robson, when we won 3-0 with goals from Dyer (2) and Robert.
But the way we have been playing we can win this game if we can get a goal.
The Saints have found it hard o score this season with only 5 goals from their 7 league games.
Rafa Benitez at his press conference
They are 2 points behind Newcastle with 8 points, so that’s decent.
This is what Rafa said yesterday when told about our record at St. Mary’s:
“Sometimes the stats mean nothing,”
“Because you change the players, the managers, you change the environment and the time, so everything is different.”
“You have a bad record, but everything is different, so hopefully the score is different, too.”“You need to know that it will not change everything.”
That’s a good approach from the manager for the game tomorrow and not doing well in the past can also be a positive for our lads.
It would be excellent if we can win this game tomorrow afternoon.
Howay The Lads!!
Comments welcome.
14 comments so far
Jail for Ashley
Oct 14, 2017 at 12:52 PM
Comment #1Rob Lee not fit to lace boots, Keegan the worst thing that ever happened to us, nothing more than a mid table club. Wow, your adulation of Mikey boy really conflicts with your view of the club Jiblets 😮
Bambams
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:21 PM
Comment #2Was it not KK who stated Rob Lee was his best ‘ pound for pound ‘ signing. I thought he was pure class and if Merino turns out as good as Rob Lee I will be a very happy supporter.
Jib
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:27 PM
Comment #3Whether one agrees on Rob Lee vs Merino or not
(I thought Lee – like Clark and Speed – were good
hard working English midfielders with very little flair)
How jail can turn that into me supporting Ashley is
worryingly obsessive.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:28 PM
Comment #4Bambams,
No matter what we think of how good Merino might turn out to be, to say Rob Lee is not fit to lace his boots is a massive disrespect to one of our greatest ever players, it has way more to do with him speaking out against Mikey than either of their abilities.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:29 PM
Comment #5Jiblets,
See above.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:30 PM
Comment #6Was that the Welsh Speed or an English one I don’t know about?
Jib
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:32 PM
Comment #7Sorry Taff
Speedo was Welsh
Bambams
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:42 PM
Comment #8Jail
I never know if it’s ‘craic’ or ‘wind-up’ but I for one thought Rob Lee was one of the finest midfielders we ever had.
Jib
I rated Clarky highly and it was great we had a local lad in the team. For me ‘Lee’ was the best between the two…….
Haha
beddersmag
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:47 PM
Comment #9Jib bit harsh on rob lee like. Merino played half a dozen games. Promising youngster but hes done nothing yet and miles from dominating games and banging in goals like rob lee did. Full international caps etc. What most folk always miss or just ignore with a silky player like merino is what he doesnt do going backwards. Hes still cost us a few goals this year. Once he adds that to his game, a load of assists and some goals then maybe you can compare him with rob lee. At the moment hes not fit to lace robs boots imo. Potential is just that. Although he does look promising i do agree
bettyswallocks
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:55 PM
Comment #10Jib……. I also thought Rob Lee was a great player for us. Really don’t know where you’re coming from with criticism for him like.
Jib
Oct 14, 2017 at 1:58 PM
Comment #11beddersmag
There you go
A simple differnce of opinion
No dragging up stuff said in the past
No mocking abuse of a user name
Two fans disagreeing about players is all
Well done sir
Jib
Oct 14, 2017 at 2:04 PM
Comment #12It’s time and place I guess
For me Terry Mac was a much better
box to box midfielder than Lee
but he never played in a decent team here
However at LFC
5 first division titles
2 League cups
4 Charity Shields
3 European cups etc. etc.
beddersmag
Oct 14, 2017 at 2:12 PM
Comment #13Just think we just keep merinos feet on the ground as hes done nothing yet. That said, i wouldnt be surprised if he did go on to do more than rob lee. Probably has more natural ability. Could see him getting a move to a big club like barca in few year time if can keep developing
beddersmag
Oct 14, 2017 at 2:15 PM
Comment #14In fact i was just watching liverpool game thinking who will they take off us next. Wouldnt surprise me if took him in a year or two