Saints fans couldn't have a longer trip if they want to watch their club in the 4th round of the Capital One Cup.

Saints have been drawn away to Sunderland in the next round of the Carling Cup in a game that will see the winner through to the quarter finals of the competition.

Although this is a nightmare draw for travelling Saints fans in that only a trip to Newcastle could have been further away and that only by a few miles, however as away ties go this is far from the worst one Saints could have got, although of course Sunderland are a Premier league club it does give Saints a fair chance of going through, however if they are to do so then Mauricio Pochettino will need to put out a stronger side than he has done in the first two rounds we have played in.

The competition is opening out, we have a great chance of reaching Wembley and winning something, time to put glory before cash.

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patred added 06:35 - Sep 26 The cost of the trip up there, plus ticket, plus all the extras will be substantial. Fair play to those embarking on that. They deserve the respect of the club, fielding our strongest possible side and treating this competion seriously would be the least the club could do.
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simmo400 added 15:51 - Sep 26 Dont think there could have been a worse draw for Saints. Lets hope we pull through. Agree with above post anyonr travelling deserves to see most of the first team.
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bstokesaint added 13:05 - Sep 27 Well said Patred. The last team we put out didn't really do themselves any favours. We could easily have lost that tie. We'll need more first teamers on display if we're going to turn over a Sunderland side that we have a pretty awful modern day record against. Respect to any of our supporters who travel up to this one.
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