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Thread | Serious Saints Play Well and Hold a Lead
at 14:33 4 May 2024
About time. Actually fought for - for a change. Good Stuff - long may it continue. Cut-out the stupid tippy tappy in defence and we'll be very serious contenders. Adams went off injured, hope he's fine for next week. [Post edited 4 May 14:33]
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Thread | Martin Surprisingly Picks a Decent Side For Leeds
at 12:09 4 May 2024
Good for him. Did the pressure not to get slaughtered today pay off? Now at least I can go into the game with a little more confidence. We'll see ...
Macca
KWP
Bed
THB
Captain S
Manning
Downes
Smallb
Aribo
A Arm
Adams
Subs:
Lumley
Bree
Charles
Rothwell
Fraser
Edozie
Brooks
Kamaldeen
Stewart [Post edited 4 May 12:17]
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Reply | Manchester United given a helping hand to the final, now there’s a surprise.
at 09:45 23 Apr 2024
Exactly, seems obvious doesn't it? Level means he was onside because it wasn't 'clear and obvious' even with dubious tech generated lines. Why do we allow the game to be controlled with technological micro precision? It's nonsense because it isn't a reliable system , or all pervasive system, anyway.
Get rid of VAR and bring the game back to 'human error' ie the ref and assistants doing their job. Technological dependency is ruining and killing; 'Smart' Motorways, a myriad of weapons, certain medical substances and procedures, pollution, poisonous foodstuffs etc. If we demanded non-tech or parallel manual 'old style' systems the world would be a much safer and better place.
Whether it's designed as such or not, it seems the technology is just another way to assist the money-makers and Big Clubs; the Elite, and allow that Elite to have further greater control hence preposterous wealth accumulation. Great for them but useless and damaging, or worse, for the 99%.
Yes, an example can be seen in the Everton, Forest game. The decisions, or lack of them, by applying their 'wonderful technology', going against Forest, were an absolute disgrace. Now, for what reasons was VAR not applied there? If all was fair and just, Forest would have a very good case in court were they to be relegated because of losing a point or points here although of course it would be almost impossible to rectify by then. |
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Reply | Come on then
at 16:32 17 Apr 2024
Come off it - which sane professional manager puts his veteran third choice keeper ahead of his second choice and then says he wanted to see how he did? Unbelievable, does nobody have any common sense any more? Martin's certainly true to his word in wanting to take risks. |
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Reply | Adam and Joe on the way home
at 11:20 7 Apr 2024
It's not Jack's fault he's a good servant for Saints but Martin's playing him out of position whilst shoe-horning him into the team. Tessem actually said as much and he's being very honest and he's right. I'm going blue in the face; but round pegs for round holes. That's the main reason why we've lost our way and Martin won't accept it when it's the simplest but best option. Tessem also talked about Stephens wrecking other positions because they don't know what to do to fill the gaps apparently Rothwell moved to left back to fill a gap yesterday - that's bonkers. Again it's not Stephens fault because he's assigned by Martin to do this. Stephens is a centre half full stop. |
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Reply | Is Everyone as Fed Up as Me?
at 12:37 5 Apr 2024
God yes, you just reminded me of of the good old days when we would consistently overrun teams with our attacking brilliance ( Channon, The Wallace brothers Keegan, Ball, Moran) and a sound defence ( Steel, Blyth, Waldron, Wright, Watson, Nicholl etc) but that's long behind us now. Best we can hope for is a change in a manager that is clear headed and positive. It just amazes me at how incredibly lucky some of these clueless managers get to earn millions without applying common sense consistently. It also reminds one of how incompetent the owners are in picking the right man for the job. At least look for a successful experienced manager - it really isn't complicated science. |
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Reply | Why we are not good enough.
at 12:38 5 Mar 2024
I'm surprised I agree with Nick - never a truer word. And the reinstallation of a 'Division one' reserve league too please. Frankly, I miss being slaughtered 9-0 (sarcasm). Even a pathetic Sheff U didn't concede more than 6 against the Titans of the Universe, and Media-licking, Arseandall. However, we'll have to go up this year otherwise we'll dive further in debt and potential ignominy and be stuck with Martin. Martin's tactics and style will always make it 'exciting' - I'd just wish we could have the strength of character and prowess to dominate team with a sound defence, sturdy midfield and effective attack and win games 2-0 and 3-0. One can but dream. Being 'excited' every game down to the 96th minute does not bode well in truth. |
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Thread | Time to Change, Martin ! The Aftermath ...
at 11:31 29 Feb 2024
Played well first half and should have put away our chances - Sulemana being the most culpable, however what does anyone expect when the guy hasn't played regular first team football. But I thought he was a real threat to Liverpool that's why they brought on the first teamer right centre-half, Konate, to stop him in the second half. Konate showed his Premiership class and did stop Sulemana but why didn't Martin play Sulemana in a different position on the other side or more centrally ? Edozie was also a threat. At least Martin could have tried to swap them around. I thought Sulemana and Edozie had a great first half. More goal scoring prowess and we could easily have gone 3 up. The other strange thing about Martin's selection was that he selected two dangerous wingers but a poor centre forward - once again playing Mara from the start he looked out of his depth - missing a couple of sitters. Adams was the obvious choice for me. Chalk and cheese.
Don't start me on the suicidal knocking the ball around our box to find a non-existent solution. OK do then. Frankly if a manager persists with this strategy he doesn't deserve to be manager - just saying we're going to stick to something 1. shows a lack of reasoning 2. an inability to adapt 3. Extreme stubbornness and arrogance. Being 'brave' enough to take 'risky chances' is absurd and stupid when a team consistently loses matches with these conceits. It might, and does, work against weak teams that give you too much respect but it ain't going to win any trophies or promotion. Try that against Ipswich or Hull in the play-offs!
Thought Bree played OK except for one or two mistakes. And thought Charles played well except for a couple of mistakes. Same for Manning , same for Smallbone. Do you see the pattern here? If you ask me Saints players are trying to play an unnatural and risky style of football that they aren't technically gifted enough to play and so it will always ultimately let them down against more prepared and/or better teams. It's failed Russ; go back to 4-4-2 and play two wingers and two forwards with proper left and right backs. I'd also be quite happy to give Lumley a run of games.
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Reply | 8 Changes - worrying line-up against Liverpool
at 22:01 28 Feb 2024
Come off it, Armstrong and Adams hardly had a chance - should have played from the beginning. By the time they came on Liverpool had taken ascendancy. [Post edited 28 Feb 22:01]
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Reply | 8 Changes - worrying line-up against Liverpool
at 20:55 28 Feb 2024
Nobody to stick the ball away. Playing OK except the tippy-tappy around our penalty area - sorry we're not going to win any title, cup or promotion with that stupid tactic. It's too obvious and teams can just pressure us into giving the ball away. If only Stu Armstrong was on the bench we need that creativity in the middle while A Armstrong and Adams should come on straight away for the second half. [Post edited 28 Feb 21:00]
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Reply | 81% possession
at 12:18 25 Feb 2024
Good one but " We've going to carry on playing that way" or words to that effect. |
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Reply | Perraud
at 11:05 25 Feb 2024
To be honest I wish Perraud all the best away from the Saints. If Saints can't recall our best left back, he's better off playing somewhere else rather than suffer the confused vagaries of the present Saints management. |
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