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One nil down with 30 minutes left to play and Saints manage to concede another before offering a display of just how impotent they are in attack. The manager needs to have a rethink.

This is most certainly a wake up call. This lot are nowhere near promotion material.

No idea in the final third again. Embarrassing.

THB. 1-2. When is a striker going to score a goal?

Manning making no attempt to take on the full back.

It's no more than Saints deserve. Still needs to shake things up big time. This lot are lethargic. 0-2.

Our finishing is dreadful.

Saints far too slow. There's no urgency at all. Crosses from deep are easy for their 'keeper.

Another Adams-style miss. This time Stewart.

What a miss by Downes.

Ref offers Saints a lifeline but I doubt they'll take it.

Stop this fannying around in midfield. Stoke players are quickly on to any miscontrol.

That comes from giving it away in midfield again. 0-1

The corner would have been poor anyway. Get off for the half time orange and a new plan.

Robinson should score. Off the post twice.

Robinson does know that he's allowed to pass the ball I take it.

If the plan was to start the game on the front foot I'd suggest it ain't working.

Dreadful from Saints so far.

This thread is a real rollercoaster of ups, downs and lengthy periods of tedium where nothing much happens. A bit like watching an actual game I suppose. 😁

Tell him it's the top-tier of the EFL.

I'm back from the pub (retirement has its advantages), evening twilight stretching across Russia/Armenia and still no news. Is that right?

Approaching 4pm in Armenia so not long to wait now. 😁

Mornington Crescent?

Give away that many daft free kicks against even moderate opposition and we'll concede a lot of goals, especially considering the numbers of headers we fail to win.

If commentators are still calling Saints "resilient" at the end of the season then that should be good news.