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Just seen those stats on MotD. 😐 Horrifying. Nothing there even for artistic interpretation. Lucky to escape with just 0-1.

I suspect opposition managers look at RM's philosophy and laugh. The idea that endless walking football with ponderous sideways/backwards passing in your own half is ever going to work in this league is certainly laughable. The only time that Forest looked at all worried was when RM threw on some desperate late subs who haven't yet fallen for the RM philosophy but instead actually tried to create some scoring opportunities rather than to make an easy safe pass. Until that time the Forest defence were totally untroubled by a couple of lonely attackers patrolling the touchline. Oh, and corners. Have Saints yet looked dangerous at any of them? Perhaps a tall no9 type character might trouble opposition defences but at the moment I'd suggest an alternative plan to swinging aimless balls into nobody in particular.

There's always the chance of an own goal.

You mean there's another 36 like that to come? 🙄

So how long do we think Martin will last if we keep getting "Saints nil" results?

Do Saints have an attacking coach?

It's taken some youngsters to come on and show any sort of attacking intent. They obviously haven't been listening to RM.

Ref stops the game 'cos a |Forest player has cramp?

Forest should be well out of sight by now. Still just 0-1 but Saints don't look a threat at all.

RM just makes a few desperate throws of the dice.

Forest attack with pace. Saints amble around with a few backward passes. Have we had a shot this half?

100% relegation material.

And there it is.

Still time for Saints to screw something up.

Get Smallbone off.

Almost every attack breaks down with a Saints player trying to run through an opponent. KWP is at least looking as though he wants to attack and score.

A shot on target from Saints!!

We can only hope that Forest keep missing sitters.

This dreadful from Saints. No attacking threat at all. Giving the ball away. Fannying about. Not even any points for artistic impression this week.

Don't really get all this happiness with a defeat against a team with 10 men for an hour where Saints totally dominated - because the performance was better than expected. 😐 Three points is three points at any stage of the season and Saints blew it because of long-known deficiencies with the GK and in attack. The Olympics is over and there's no extra points offered for artistic interpretation come the end of the season.

Newcastle handed a gift to Saints today. Inside was an easy 3 points but it was just thrown in the bin. Criminal performance.

Tall Paul would at least have been a throw of the dice.

Our attacking is laughable at times.

Saints sooooo predictable.

This walking football form of attack isn't very fruitful.