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Reply | Mike Channon
at 13:03 12 Apr 2024
I do remember going to the semi against Watford at Villa Park and his son was on our minibus, dunno why. He's called Mick too I think and he was a really good lad and a huge Saints fan. |
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Reply | Mike Channon
at 07:28 12 Apr 2024
It's a bit before my time but didn't he play for Portsmouth? Do we just ignore that? |
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Reply | Nothing Says More That Youre A C**t
at 08:49 11 Apr 2024
It may well be scientifically possible but the point it that MLT seems to suggest that the government was manipulating the weather during covid to keep everyone happy in the sunshine. |
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Reply | The fine margins between success and failure
at 08:53 2 Apr 2024
It' the mentality more than anything.
We are ok when it goes our way but we are so fragile once it doesn't.
That last goal was terrible. It went out to their left and our defender should have sprinted to get near the guy and stop him getting the ball in but he ambled toward him and never got within 10 feet of him. More concerned with holding his hands behind his back.
The ball came in to a player that also wasn't marked. that guy fell over and we still didn't close him down. He had time to get up, and scuff the ball into the net. How?
Where was the urgency?? |
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Reply | Is it all sunshine and roses for football players?
at 12:56 25 Mar 2024
Aside from just feeling sympathy for someone that struggles, are they any different from everyone else. they just have more money.
We are all unsupervised once we leave work and some people do alright in life and some people start drinking or drugs or get depression. It doesn't seem something peculiar to footballers, it's just a bit more a surprise as they seem to have more advantages. |
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Reply | Adam Armstrong.
at 08:33 12 Mar 2024
I'm sure our strikers work on finishing every day but sooner or later they simply hit their level. Adams and Armstrong are not suddenly going to improve now. Really good finishers are instinctive. They just have that calmness and awareness at the right moment that i don't think you can teach.
They are also extremely expensive! |
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Reply | Adam Armstrong.
at 10:57 11 Mar 2024
As fans we change with the wind. Rothwell scored two crackers a couple of weeks ago. The next game he didn't and he got slated that he wasn't good enough. This week he grabs two more and suddenly he's fantastic again. It's exhausting. |
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Reply | Subs
at 16:00 29 Feb 2024
This was posted on twitter after the game re Charles....
Passes Completed: 52/59
Chances Created: 2
Successful Dribbles: 2/3
Passes Into Final Third: 4
Accurate Crosses: 1/1
Tackles Won: 4/5
Goal Line Clearances: 1
Blocks: 4
Recoveries: 5
Duels Won: 67% |
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Reply | Playing out from the back
at 10:51 29 Feb 2024
i just don't get it. It's a huge risk for the "possibility" of getting into midfield and potentially getting a chance at the end of it.
I'd be happy if I were the defending team because I'd think Saints have to get a lot spot on for it to end in a chance. Whereas we only have to do one thing wrong to present the other team with the ball very close to our goal.
Also it means the other team know and can push up on us at every opportunity. They can hear and feel the nervousness in the crowd and they can see that Bazunu is often edgy when he has the ball. So as others have said, the risk seems far greater than the reward. |
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Reply | Southampton V Millwall The Verdict
at 12:23 26 Feb 2024
I have two issues with it.
Firstly Rylan Martin (once you see that, you cant unsee it, sorry) seems to have lost confidence since the Bristol game and suddenly we are setting up worried about what the other team is going to do. We've played teams much lower in the table but instead of imposing ourselves on them we've set up seemingly to counteract what they might do.
Secondly we play very much at one tempo and when it doesn't work we are toothless. We obsess over possession but it's at walking pace. Watching Leicester and Leeds they both want possession but they are willing to risk playing at a much higher tempo in order to create chances and look far more dangerous. Hence we get 81% and very few chances. |
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Thread | VVD
at 19:01 25 Feb 2024
I cant be the only one that doesn't enjoy seeing him celebrate? [Post edited 25 Feb 19:06]
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Reply | Southampton V Hull City The Verdict
at 19:49 21 Feb 2024
Another very poor first half. We can't keep gifting the opposition a head start and hope to turn it around.
I think the outcry is because we could play so well at West brom, then look so clueless and ragged last night. Performances will fluctuate of course, but the difference between our good and bad is much too wide right now. |
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Reply | No room for error or complacency
at 11:57 18 Feb 2024
I'd rather Leicester beat Leeds. Leicester are far enough in front that it's not realistic to catch them. I'd rather get clear of Leeds. I wouldnt want to go there last game needing something. |
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Reply | Tonight
at 10:07 16 Feb 2024
I think and hope that some are building this game up more than necessary. West Brom are decent but they are below us in the table and we shouldn't go anywhere in this league and be fearful. Respect them but impose our game.
Surely we can't be as bad as we were at Bristol where we looked lethargic and sloppy.
I hope that now the run is over the pressure if off the team and they can get back to playing our brand of football.
There is absolutely no reason we can't go there and win. |
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Reply | The first goal advantage
at 21:49 14 Feb 2024
Could you just go over the bit again where you said the thing about the stuff... |
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Reply | Sulemana
at 13:34 14 Feb 2024
I think he's had a relatively easy ride so far. Think of all the players that have played for this club and he is the most expensive ever. He really should be first name on the team sheet but other than being fast, so far he's produced virtually nothing.
I guess he could improve. Maybe. Perhaps. |
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Reply | “Support” last night
at 08:52 14 Feb 2024
We looked lethargic from the start and played at walking pace for most of the first half. We also uncharacteristically gave the ball away a lot in simple situations.
But hey ho, the run is over. We had to lose eventually. Maybe there will be a little less pressure now the run has ended. |
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Reply | Times have certainly changed
at 09:11 9 Feb 2024
He's done an excellent job this season which not many people saw coming. As a championship manager he's done everything we could have hoped so far. And if anyone is still moaning about that then they are just stubbornly refusing to give him the credit he deserves.
I suppose I still think of us as a premier league club and so I'm not massively excited about th record run. We have quite a few advantages currently in the Championship over other teams. It's sacrilege I know but I thought the same about Adkins. He took us up through the leagues but we had players like Ricky and Fonte so we had a team far better than the level we were at. Once we got to the PL Adkins was gone.
I agree with If Only that I think we would struggle with this style in the PL. We can play it now as our players are technically better than most and we keep the ball. We won't have the majority of possession in the PL. I just look at Burnley. It's exactly what they did last year. Clearly the best in the Championship and look at them now. Can't buy a win.
But that is for another day. I've been surprised and impressed with the way RM has imprinted his style on the team and they all seem to love playing for him. If we get that second automatic place then he's achieved everything we could have hoped for this season and he deserves nothing but huge credit for that. |
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Reply | Manning
at 14:38 5 Feb 2024
The criticism of anyone is strange at the moment. Even if you don't like the style of play surely no one can complain about the results. I don't think the team could be do any more than what they are doing. If only we had played like this from the start of the season we would be level or above Leicester.
Talking of Leicester they seem to be having similar issues. I've seen lots of reports of their fans having a go at their manager and their style of play, and they are 11 points clear at the top! Im not sure what some modern day fans want anymore. |
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Reply | Charly At Juventus
at 13:46 5 Feb 2024
It'll be interesting. I just don't get how he couldn't nail down a place in our team but he thinks he will get more opportunity at Juventus?
Does he think Juventus play a less sophisticated style than us? |
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