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It was Bednarek who stepped up. For a team in transition with so many new players it was a satisfying win and I genuinely can't remember when I last saw a league win at home. There is plenty of scope for improvement and I expect to see it. There are deficiencies - Manning's lack of pace, for example, but what a lovely pass for the first goal. Alcaraz obviously didn't have a good game, but there was no lack of effort so I'm putting it down to lack of sharpness on coming back from injury. Good to see SAA starting and although he didn't make too much of an impact he's got his starting debut out the way and now knows what it's all about. Still think coming off the bench will be better with tiring full backs cursing under their breath.. Similarly with Edozie scoring, a bit of a weight off his back. Talking of weight, Downes will probably be feeling even better next week when his digestive system stops grumbling. If Frazer keeps up his commitment and midfielders pick out more of his runs we may be pleasantly surprised. Quite a number of issues to resolve: will KWP stay, what's happening with Che (or his replacement), will ABK and Sulemanna be staying? But at least we are up there in the table and that wasn't expected by everybody.

Weather latest (I have no team news): sat outside a pub. Seats are wet but sun is out. Self medicating a pint of bitter.. (one for the regulars..). Walked past a bookies as a Saints fan came out. Asked him jokingly if he'd bet for a win or a loss. 'Win, of course' was the reply. Obviously not a Saintsweb poster..

Self medicate? You obviously have a very unhealthy relationship with alcohol, or cheese.. I have a very healthy relationship with this forum, being limited to 3 posts a day. Never changed my name here either.. Night all..

Bloomin 'eck. This is an interesting thread for the psychologists although it contains very little information about actual football. I've got some HRT gel spare which might help some of you to calm down and get a bit more relaxed and zen and take the edge off your testosterone rages and forum points scoring.. Alternatively I've a very nice Puglian red and Taleggio and cheddar cheese in front of me, some of which I'll leave for when I get back from the match tomorrow. I very much hope we win and will be cheering on the team: I can recommend this, it's much more cathartic out in the fresh air with a crowd than sat pounding a keyboard on your own..

Um... Have you got a sister?

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What's the capacity of HP? I was always under the impression it was quite large, but my memory is not what it was!

Reminds me of the testimonial for the Portmouth keeper I went to at Fratton Park..

You, and a few inevitable others have missed the point I was making. Nobody is saying it was good goalkeeping, but that the poster has form.. Jumping on anything negative about women's football to use it as a reason to criticise and be negative, and he has issues about a few other areas of difference too. Bazunu's goalkeeping, huh, men's football!! Anyway, having rarely been tipsy on a Wednesday lunchtime I shan't be back for a bit but here's looking forward to Sunday!

How unlike you to emphasise one of the usual criticisms of women's football, used by men who want to disparage it. As for your sneer about safe spaces in the Solent Forum thread, personally I'm fine as long as I don't have to sit next to you, as you come over as unpleasantly as your avatar.

I'm in the Itchen block 9 and somebody commented how the Chapel was noisier than usual. I do sing, but not on my own (!), so having another stand to start off chants can only help. But keep it positive, I don't join in with chants that involve that irrelevant team to the East.. 🙂

Saw this just as I was going to post something similar. Given the egregiously bad defending in particular from their 1st and third (headed) goals, when players were left completely unmarked, it's not more height we need.. I'm desperately and optimistically trying to convince myself that a bit of coaching and players waking up to reality will improve matters vastly. I was afraid of Martin's tactics of playing the ball out would lead to goals when our players played themselves into trouble: in the end against Norwich it was plain, straightforward incompetence at defending crosses.

From The Guardian: So Liverpool could still buy him, it would just need about 25 million than they first offered.. 🙂

I was there today and jumping frustratedly at their third goal, and I've just seem the highlights and it was far worse than I thought. Even at grassroots level nobody gets left that unattended in the middle of the box! Lots of work to do defensively to just get the simple things right, which should help enormously. Although we haven't got an effective physical focus in attack if Adams goes I still think we'll have the ability to score. But oh my, that defensive midfield and defence..

I wouldn't mind if CB Fry joined their online forum as well..

Me and er?

Without trying to give the impression that we are in any way a competent side (there are lots of divisions these days in Hampshire Ladies league!) we actually did practice with one of the better and faster players given a free role and the others getting in the way. 🙂 Either way, the new set piece coach has his work cut out: Saints have been vulnerable to free kicks for ages now.

Funnily enough we were doing a defending corners session at our most grassroots of grassroots teams on Tuesday. We didn't mark zonally and as most of the team are short arses the instruction was to disrupt so that the attackers didn't get a clean jump. Wish Saints could manage that..

Was listening on the radio on the way back from training and then find I can't listen on online radio without signing in to yet another provider. I suppose I could always get back in the car.. Edit: hurrah, I found an old analogue radio.. second edit: wish I hadn't

Oh gawd, a touch of the Tommy Fourpast..

Some lovely Wednesday (and Forest) fans gave me a lift back to my lodgings tonight. Christ, thank goodness it's hilly here and they were at least an hour away! Some lovely pubs, a lovely restaurant and a win. I shall be very welcoming to any Wednesday fans for the return match.

I'm in The Wellington after a lovely meal at Domo ( thanks for that recommendation) whoever.. It's a corner pub and already random and discreet Saints fans in here..

The thing I like about Lord Duckhunter is at least he makes it indubitably clear that he's a prat. To make the effort to come on to a thread to tell people he isn't interested in the subject of the thread needs a very special personality..

Thanks. 1.4 miles isn't far, about my normal pub to St Mary's distance. After the game I'm hoping euphoria will carry me the three? miles back!

Nope! But what a goal it was, just seen a clip of it, oh my! Worth looking for. Their first ever goal at a World Cup and one to remember. As for poor Saint in Paradise, with the effort he put in to posting here he could have found his TV remote control.