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Well we held out after a desperate second half collapse, conceding 2 late goals to a dominant Swansea.
What?
I wrote that last weekā¦what happened?
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Good win that. Fair play to the manager and squad for getting up after the Brentford debacle. Hopefully that gives them some confidence for thursday.
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Great practice for next seasonš
(Completely forgot about the game tbh)
Newcastle is the next home game, pressure off alreadyā¦
Utd away on Thursdsy with Amorin turning them into world beaters.
Marvellous
It were just like watching Brasilā¦ā¦
ā¦ defending when they lost 7:1 in the WC semi in 2014.
We seem to be in no mans land, too good for the Championship, to shit for the prem.
what struck me was the legacy if out Martin passing game against Championship opposition is goodā¦. trouble is the 2 or 3 better players wonts stick around
This surprises me, I thought Swansea had much, much more of the ball and didnāt really do a lot with it.
we had 14 shots which is probably the same as in 5 games under Russballā¦
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We had 3 offsides?
Madness.
We never get players that far up thevpitch usually
That was second halfā¦3 of them forgot we changed ends at HT.
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SAS FA Cup Match Report v Swansea
With our relegation papers almost being stamped already, our best chance of finding any enjoyment from football this season comes from the FA Cup. A storied competition, the oldest of its type in the world and one that holds many wonderful memories for all football fans. So, itās just delightful to have seen it be dismantled over recent seasons thanks to whining managers with unlimited resources getting their way. Itās like having your local taken over by yuppies. Itās still there, but itās hard to feel the same way about it.
Anyway, you didnāt come here for long, boring rants, you came here for analysis and insight. Wait, thatās not why youāre here either. On with the showā¦
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Juric the Just has shown full respect to this great competition by picking a strong side. Relatively speaking, of course.
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This was known for a while as the Marriott Derby, following said hotels late, late cancellation of a booking. Beautifully matched a day later by Gabbiadiniās late winnerā¦ahh, nostalgia
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The Obafemi Plate finally gets underway after four largely unnecessary paragraphs and itās Kamaldeen Sulemana who looks the most lively early. A player the club have reportedly put a Ā£20m price tag on this window. I admire the optimism. Iāve just drawn up a $250,000 ono sign to put on my Toyota Corolla out the front. Wish me luck
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For some reason Swansea are playing like Russell Martin never left, giving us plenty of chances from trying to Barcelona their way out from the back. Weāre also trying to do similar at times, but itās less common. Sort of like a reformed smoker who still reaches into their pocket.
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We almost come unstuck a couple of times in a row from bad habits, but it wonāt be thrice as Ramsdale launches the next underhit backpass into next year (not a bad effort in January tbf) and while Big Sammy Allardyce is drooling on his plasma, a flick on from the Ramsdale kick is chased up by Suladinho and expertly chipped over the keeperās head and into the net. Itās beautiful. 1-0 and thatāll be Ā£30m thanks. Heās also made his way to the corner flag for an extended shhh celebration. Itās either a message to his critics and former managers or heās just a pacifist Tim Cahill.
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To the sounds of Sport Republic phones ringing, Sulambert gets on the end of some gorgeous build up play and heads for the byline, before putting it on a plate for T-Dib. Wonderful team football, sublime assist and a lovely tap in finish from 40 yards from the wunderkind. 2-0. How easy is football? Make it Ā£40m
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The second half starts the way the first half ended. A decent Championship level team in control against an average Championship side. Iād forgotten how nice it is to play against clumsy defenders and keepers who donāt save absolutely everything. Can August hurry up? 3-0 Saints. T-Dib double. Lifeās good. Anyone know how much flights to London are atmā¦
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We have a chance to extend our lead as Ryan Manning is standing over a free-kick in the Goldilocks zone, but itās not quite the same as having a baby-faced hyphenated heartthrob staring down the wall. These days it feels more like playing tennis with a hula hoop. Goal kick.
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The game is drawing to an obvious conclusion and a lull is building around the ground, until itās broken by the whirring of a pair of mobility scooters on the sideline. It appears that Joe Allen is coming on for Swansea and Adam Lallana is coming on for Southampton. Whoās nextā¦Methuselah? I know people are living longer and the retirement age keeps being pushed back, but the line surely has to be drawn somewhereā¦
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Despite being in his early 90s, Joe Allen almost scores off the front tyre of his scooter, with the post keeping our clean sheet intact.
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The whistle and scooter beep beeps signal the end of the match. Does this still qualify as new manager bounceā¦
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Mark Schwarzerās beautiful safe hands have drawn us out at home and weāll be hosting Burnley in what will be a good Championship side up against a very good Championship side. Tough ask, but Iāve got my flights on standby.
Todayās game, however, has been referred to by some as the Russell Martin Cup. Iāll interchange between the two depending on how the wind blows
That was the most dominant Southampton performance against Swansea since we dropped their Marriott hotel rating from 4.1 to 1.8 
(Aussie Saints)
No word from the club as to yesterdayās attendance. Going by the Stoke game in October, Iād guess around 12k. We werenāt thanked āfor your marvellous supportā at the final whistle.
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āThe gameās over, fuck off.ā