The Kraken

I think Joe Linton has put Djenepo’s boots on at half time.

I mean, it’s probably done saints a favour that he’s gone off. But he got run into at full pelt by a 6’3 lump, and it looks like there’s at least a possibility he’s concussed. Personally I think I might give the lad the benefit of the doubt while he gets himself assessed.

It’s a conspiracy.

We’re getting torn to shreds here and doing fuck all up the other end. Djenepo plays in clown shoes, Orsic is struggling big time, Mara not exactly standing out. Finally a shot on goal from Alcatraz.

Christ. Shit tackle.

He’s playing on the left 😕

Because footballers are massive cheating fannies.

Is Sali Cinnamon playing left back? Looks like it.

Willock just bursting through with nobody near him. Then a goalmouth melee. Poor start Saints.

Better from the saints band. Less funereal tonight, straight into the up tempo. Hopefully the team are on the same vibe…

Lavia is quite obviously being managed for time on the pitch. Since coming back he’s been taken off on the hour mark in all of his games. We’d all prefer to see him in the lineup, though, and our lack of true backup for him is shocking. Blackpool cup game this weekend would be a better option to sit him out imo, but I don’t doubt that the call is at least somewhat being advised for the player’s longer term welfare.

7 defeats from our last 8 league games certainly shows which direction we’re going. One clean sheet from 20 league games also tells its own story.

He’s under contract the club, they’re hardly going to hang him out to dry. He’s probably been told new managers new start, see if you can earn a place in the team.

That’s not what happened from how I saw it. The linesman was fairly level with with play when the ball was passed, but he carried on running back towards the goal as Mara chased it. As soon as Mara took a touch of the ball the linesman stopped there and raised his flag. They showed a replay during the game which made it look like it was definitely onside. I don’t think the Lino was massively out of position, they just made a poor call.

I’m on the bendy Bednarek bus. Welcome home Janny B! A bit of experience in the squad for all the YHGTIers to learn from.

Ok. I think I get your point. Sort of, but whatever. Good evening to you 👍

Night and day, wasn’t it? We had a spell in the second half where it was encouraging but otherwise just a limp performance.

Sorry, I didn’t realise I had to explain it. You had a whinge about people who said we shouldn’t change a winning team. Edozie started against Everton, he was in that winning team you spoke of. As I said, I’ve not seen one post that says, since the Everton game, that Edozie must start and we shouldn’t change the team. Let alone anyone that did do that, then moaned we didn’t start Orsic or Alcatraz. Maybe I don’t read the forum as much as you, so perhaps you can help out a wab like me, and just point me in the direction of just one post that says we shouldn’t change a winning side. It seems to have got you a bit rattled, hence your post about it, so there must be a few to choose from. Thanks.

Well I’m glad ‘they’ know who they are. Genuinely not seen a single person say Edozie must start instead of Orsic. Hands up, Saintweb. Who said “don’t change a winning team” then moaned that Orsic and Edozie didn’t start? There must be a few, apparently.

Which same folk are these? I don’t think I’ve seen a single post saying “don’t change a winning team” but I guess there must be loads of them to elicit this response.

Jones interview is up on BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64272710 my favourite nuggets…. ”We’re a really really difficult side to beat”. No Nath, we aren’t. We’ve lost 7 of our last 8 league games. “If you take out counter attacks and set plays we don’t concede any goals”. Right…. ”The performance levels are there, we have to turn them into productive results”. Cups aside, our performance levels have been below par. Keep talking the good talk Jonesey. Fucking rubbish today nipper.

Le Saux, Oakley, A Svensson, Prutton, Kenwyne. And even Henri Camara is better than the shit we’ve got up top this season.

Lavia is clearly being closely managed with game time, I think that’s 3 games in a row he’s been subbed on the hour.

Fair enough, didn’t see that. Personally I thought the elbow in itself was enough to convince a ref (harsh, but can understand why it might be given), but if he’s trod on his foot as well and it’s given for that then so be it.