SAINTS will be bidding to throw the history books out of the window at Ninian Park this weekend.

In the last 20 seasons, they have only twice won their opening game of a league campaign - and one of those was in the first of those seasons, 1988/89.

Back then Paul Rideout scored twice on his debut in a 4-0 Dell romp against West Ham.

Glenn Cockerill and sub Matt Le Tissier also netted.

The only other time in the last two decades Saints have started with a three-pointer was in 1999. That was when Egil Ostenstad's late winner gave them a 1-0 victory at Coventry.

Cardiff hot streak - see today's Daily Echo