channonite's photo gallery
These are my poor pictures (in comparison the images in the First Gallery) and something else I noticed when reviewing them, was that the last picture was taken in the 53rd minute. I wonder why!
Players Warming Up
Including Stephens Bertrand and Yoshida
Ryan Bertrand
Bertrand being announced to the crowd on Wembley’s big screens
Fraser Forster
Saints goalie alone in his thoughts and adjusting his gloves
Manolo Gabbiadini
Gabbiadini and others going through their pre-match warm up
Manolo Gabbiadini
Gabbiadini’s turn to be announced to the crowd
James Ward-Prowse
Saints midfielder Ward-Prowse on Wembley’s screens
Nathan Redmond
Saints forward Nathan Redmond is introduced
Oriol Romeu
Saints Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu
Commerative Scarf
When we got to our seats we found we had all been given a free scarf by the club
Jack Stephens
Saints young central defender Jack Stephens
Saints Substitutes
These were the Saints players on the bench
Both Teams
The starting line-ups of both Manchester United and Southampton
Warmup
Both ManU and Saints players on Wembley’s pitch going through pre-match routines
The Saints End
Lots of flag waving waiting for the players to emerge from the tunnel
The Saints End
Now impatient for the kick-off
Helium Balloon
Nothing much seems to have changed since 2010 – Look at the pictures from the JPT Final!
Forever A Saint
The Marcus Liebherr banner makes it way around the lower level
The Giant Shirt
Members of the Armed Forces hold up a giant Saints shirt
The Giant Shirt Again
Notice the Army Royal Air Force and Navy uniforms
Saints Flags
The moment you discover the bloke in front is an enthusiastic flag waver
The Saints End
The atmosphere was electric
The Saints End
Except the one right in front of me the flags were great!
The Saints End
A picture cannot convey the level of sheer noise Saints fans produced
The Saints End
Loads of noise and colour from the top and bottom tiers but the middle was just dark and silent
The Saints End
It contrasted with the JPT Final in 2010 when the whole end was a mass of red and white
The Teams Emerge
Notice the ManU end - they were given red and white cards to hold up but they mostly didn’t!
The Saints
Led out by Steven Davis
The Saints End
Go mental
The Saints Fans
on the Northern side join in – notice all the free scarves being waved – a good move by the club
The Teams Line Up
and it was noticeable how relaxed Puel Tadic and Redmond were on the end of the line
The Half Time Score
Things had not quite gone according to plan but there is only one goal in it
All Square
Five minutes after the restart and look who scored both Saints goals!
