OttawaSaint

Penalty!!!

That has to go in. Free header.

A bit slow and lumbering.

Playing great so far but I fear we need to score soon or Utd will get one and it'll be over for us.

Will Smallbone didn't even make the bench. That's gotta hurt.

Pat who? Viera? He's not that much cop at managing himself...

Absolutely. What angered me was that yesterday we'd just got away with a mistake involving KWP and luckily the ball went to Ramsdale. A few seconds later we fannied again and it was 1-0. Footballers are a bit thick really.

Lucy should dig out a VHS recording of the 6-3 for Russ.

Loads of really bad giveaways in all matches this week. Ours seem to be the most ruthlessly punished. Probably because ours are more frequent. Cut that shit out and we might have a chance.

Man United are absolutely terrible, but don't worry Utd fans, Saints are here to cure your ills.

Saints vs Man U might be just 90 minutes of constant giveaways from both teams if this weekend is anything to go by.

I wonder why Saints players keep passing to the other teams though? Are they stupid?

Oh lord, we'd better smarten up before we face the likes of Liverpool.

Newcastle were terrible today but prevailed 2-1 vs Spurs. Loads of bad giveaways in dangerous areas but they got away with it. They have the star power to break forward and score, something we lack when we play BBD and AA up top.

What a load of twaddle.

Hopefully this will get sorted like when Ralph implemented that suicidal high line. Saints ain't a team to experiment with. Every goal (at either end) is vital. We've yet to give any indication we can compete at this level. Big 2 weeks coming up!

He reminds me of that fast show character. DS: Russ, have you set the team up to be solid defensively but positive with the ball in the attacking third? RM: Even better than that! I'll have a wobbly 3 man backline, pointless risky passing that gets nowhere, and no center forward!

Yep. Keep messing around like that and you get relegated.

We look like Scotland in the Euros, no real concrete plan, ineffective play, loads of mistakes and the look of a team that knows a goal or 5 against us are inevitable. We need to play more like a Georgia, Slovakia etc.

Wonder if he gets prickly if a player questions his methods? Hey boss this is suicidal, we'll get crucified doing this...

Watching all the other games' highlights and if we can get ourselves sorted out we could be just fine. Many teams look vulnerable. We cannot be inviting pressure though. We need to keep it simple and solid at the back and be "braver" with the ball in midfield, not Russ "braver" but to have the courage to move the ball more quickly and decisively. At the monent we are easy to play against, predictable, and ponderous. We have players that could make us more solid at the back but a handful to play against. RussBall ain't it and the sooner he acknowledges that and adapts, the better.

Absolutely. We need to be more solid at the back, difficult to play against. Being risky in our defensive 3rd is the opposite of this and invites pressure. I don't see how playing like that opens things up for us because it doesn't. It's a pointless activity that has left us pointless so far.

Was really excited getting up this morning. Was thinking Ramsdale, Fernandes, Archer, a good balanced formation. Renewed vigour and positivity from the lads. Then I saw the teamsheet, then I watched us assist their opening goal. Bubble burst. Fed up already!

Our next win is 2 weeks away...

RM was late for the presser. Fannying around at the back.