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Reply | Serious Saints Play Well and Hold a Lead
at 14:56 4 May 2024
An experienced keeper, 3 decent CBs, 2 more attack minded fullback push up as wing backs, 3 best midfielders available and our 2 best strikers... Oh look.. We win the game!! |
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Reply | Rotherham’s keeper Johansson
at 16:11 3 May 2024
Yep, love to sign him up.
The save from the Smallbone shot at SMS was one of the best I've seen.
Ironically he didn't cover himself in glory with Armstrong A goal at the New York Stadium.
Classic Arma.. He scuffed the easy chance but Johansson probably anticipated a hard shot into the corner ended up diving over the top of the shot! |
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Reply | The case for sticking with Russell Martin
at 18:24 30 Apr 2024
Saint Mark, he deserves scrutiny and criticism on a variety of decisions he's made and some of his decisions have potentially cost us points.
My main issue is that this would happen with pretty much any other manager we'd have appointed.
By all accounts there has been much unrest at Leeds and Leicester as their fans too have been very critical of their respective managers.
As far a I can see these two particular clubs have recruited more wisely and kept a core of good Premiership players compared to us... Yet still their fans complain!
I would imagine only Ipswich are in the majority a happy bunch considering where they were a few years back.
If there is a clear fault at our club it lies with poor recruitment of players and whoever is in charge of that needs to face the music.
Of course if we could find a manager better than Martin and I appreciate they'll be many on here that feels there's plenty out there!
I prefer to give a manager some time.
I stuck by Ralph until it became obvious even to me that he was a busted flush.. I just feel Martin deserves another go next season.. At least till Xmas. |
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Thread | The case for sticking with Russell Martin
at 17:22 30 Apr 2024
I'm a self confessed happy clapper.
I'll moan with the best of you after a crappy defeat but in general I'm a glass half full type.
60 minutes into the Cardiff game we're one nil up,
We've just won three on the trot and it's looking like we're about to face Leicester on 87 points after 43 games..
That's an average of over two points a game and in my view a decent amount that it's hard to complain about.
37 mins later.. Disaster and Auto promotion doomed.
Was this Martin's fault?
No.. If Brooks scores the open goal in the first half and or Armstrong and Adams take one of their numerous
chances we win comfortably and it's game on.
This was the opportunity for knives to come out and this was made much worse with the rubbish performances in our last two games..
The point is these two games were now basically irrelevant.
Player motivation gone.. No point getting injuries or suspension for the play off games.
I read the comments.. Martin is a clown, tippy tappy football and loads of other insults thrown his way.
He even had the cheek to play and praise Stephens which is sacrilege to the great and good on this site..
Even though we picked up as many if not more points when he featured.
I want him to be here next season regardless of the playoff outcome.
He IMO deserves till at least Xmas next season.
At his previous clubs he's improved them on the second season so maybe we'll get that here too.
. I do find it strange that the majority on here are middle aged or older yet seem the most angry and knee jerk to keep replacing managers when we hit bad form.
I thought we were a more calmer and considered generation that understood that it maybe wise to give a manager a bit more time than just one season after finishing 4th.
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Reply | Bmuff 3 Brighton 0
at 00:43 29 Apr 2024
Brighton have sold their best players over the last few, seasons.
Bournemouth have recruited wisely.
Kluivert, Senesi, Solanke.
Tactics and styles matter but for me it's about recruiting better players. |
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Reply | Penny for the thoughts of Dragan Solak
at 14:48 28 Apr 2024
I had the pleasure of staring at Matt ass at half time.
He came across to where I sit in the Itchen Centre and was talking to some Asian guy in the row in front of me.
My nephew taxted me last night and said the Saints players on the beers in Winch last last drinking in O'neil. |
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Reply | Stoke Game Matchday Thread
at 12:09 27 Apr 2024
That doesn't quite tell the full picture imo.
We've squandered way too many important goal scoring opportunities to kill teams off.
It's easy smashing the like of Blackburn and Swansea by 5 at home.
Flat track bullies spring to mind.
It flatters our goals scored columm and creates a slightly false impression.
Don't get me wrong we clearly concede too many but the negative theme for me this season is going one nil up and ending up with just a a point or less against a poor team and it's the wasted chances that kill us. |
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Reply | Southampton V Stoke City The Preview
at 11:12 26 Apr 2024
For me it comes down to the quality of players..its as simple as that.
Good players know how to hold onto a one nil lead.
Good players exploit the opposition and kill the game with 2nd or 3rd goals.
At this level we are a very good team/squad but just fall short compared to Leicester, Leeds and Ipswich.
Leicester and Leeds have better teams/squads as proven by finishing 6 and 9 points above us respectively last season and they kept more of their better players than we did.
Over 46 matches that's revealed itself. |
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Thread | Not win another game and still be in the Prem next season
at 11:03 26 Apr 2024
As pointed out on TSP I watched last night.
We better be practicing penalties.
We can go up losing our next two league games.
Draw all three play off games and win the semi and final
on penalties .
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Reply | Flynn Downes and Ross Stewart
at 07:39 26 Apr 2024
Apparently the 11 games Downes has missed we've only won 2.
We go from Promotion candidates to a relegation threatened side depending on whether he's fit. |
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Reply | A message from Brighton Buddha to Nick
at 09:59 24 Apr 2024
Tbf none of our keepers inspire much confidence .
Rothwell. Yep, 4 nice goals and his couple against Huddersfield saved our backsides, but honestly I can't help feel I'm watching a pub player when he plays.. Massively not suited to our style, what mentalist thought he'd be a good signing! |
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Reply | A message from Brighton Buddha to Nick
at 09:38 24 Apr 2024
I'm guessing he said that because when you look at the results, we win more when Stephens plays .
I agree during our unbeaten run we had a settled defence that played really well.
That was never going to last, it never does and we're certainly not that good defensively.
Everyone can see Bazunu is not a great keeper.
We're 23rd in shots saved, according to Sky last night.
Manning is poor .
KWP gets caught out .
Bednerak makes mistakes.
We're also vulnerable in defence because of our style of play.
Martins teams concede alot of goals.
You just fixate on Stephens Nick.
Always have and always will.
Lots of other issues have also contributed to our downfall since January.
Fraser has gone off the boil after some excellent performances...why?
Maybe Brooks and Rothwell upset the Applecart.
Neither have added much to the team.
Edozie has also gone backwards since they arrived.
As I mentioned earlier Downes is a massive miss.
The two strikers not finishing clear chances to kill off teams as well.
But you focus on Stephens?
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Reply | A message from Brighton Buddha to Nick
at 08:02 24 Apr 2024
No Flynn.. No win.
Look at the stats when he doesn't play, it's embarrassing.
Since beating Huddersfield which was our last win in our unbeaten run which Flynn played.
He then got injured and we've lost virtually every game he didn't feature in our next fourteen games.
With Stephens we actually average more points per game than when he doesn't play.
We concede more.. But score more.
It's baffling that he receives so much attention.. Mainly negative from our illustrious super fan yet he's been a peripheral figure in the story of our season.
Theres a ton of other reasons we've blown this season but for me it points to an over reliance on our West Ham loanee.
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Reply | Saints At Leicester Matchday Thread
at 21:38 23 Apr 2024
Predictable inept performance... You could sense this coming.. No Downes... Might as well not even bother turning up.
I blame Stephens. |
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Reply | Saints At Leicester Matchday Thread
at 17:27 23 Apr 2024
Joking aside.
I think Janny B is out tonight??
If so I'd go.
McCarthy.
KWP. THB Stephens Manning
Charles
Aribo. Smallbone
Armstrong. Adams Edozie ( Fraser after 60mins) |
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Reply | Two games out of nine
at 13:06 23 Apr 2024
This is the primary reason we're missing out on promotion.
Without him we have no other solid CDM, as the club gambled 10m on a Man City kid.
Plus a keeper who's a better shot stopper and a pair of strikers who capitilise rather than miss chances.. Particularly when we are one up and dominating. |
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Reply | Southampton At Cardiff City The Verdict
at 11:00 22 Apr 2024
Agreed.
Our strikers miss so many chances its sickening.
You can only imagine how many goals Rickie Lambert would have scored with the chances we created for the strikers.
Neither are bad players but I guess I see them as more second strikers.
Also instead of blowing 10 plus million on potential talent in Charles, we should of brought in an older experienced Cdm... Probably could have picked one up from a good championship club for a couple of million instead. |
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Reply | Millwall Boro Cardiff
at 23:01 20 Apr 2024
4 straight defeats early in the season along with the Hull and Bristol City games were games we deserved to lose.
For me it's not those games that have cost us as you can't expect us to win every game.
Millwall loss at home was new manager bounce.
Ipswich away was poor goalkeeping and facing a decent side that don't give up.
Rotherham home, Huddersfield and Watford away and todays game stand out for me as the killers of our promotion chances.
Dominating poor sides, taking the lead, but not finishing them off with poor finishing.
Then waiting for the inevitable mistake at the back/goalkeeper. |
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