Saint Billy

Oh well, at least there's a variation.

Is the Yo Yo strategy the new Hoddle

I dont think tonights result will have any affect on our league performance.......................................... we'll be just as bad on monday

I expected saints to put out a decent enough side to have a chance of winning a game against lower league opposition. Lets face it, we need another dicking like a hole in the head. I expected this season to be tough but we are handing it on a plate all opposition. And as for qualifying for europe, who were they trying to kid

This

Careful, some can't handle the truth.

Dont worry, according to some on here we should applaud this display because being dicked in this Mickey Mouse cup will benefit our league form.

Because we need to get into the habit of winning whatever fixture it is.

There has got to be someone or something we can blame for our miserable start FFS

I think the problem is that the club is really guarded about the info it releases to the public. I can understand this to a certain extent but it does mean we are all pretty much in the dark about most things and allows speculation and guessing about all things saints. I would like to think that Adkins picks his targets and NC rubber stamps them, but who knows.

Anne Robinson

This! I think our expectations are too high atm. This first season is only going to be about survival and we cannot expect much to happen away from home. Its absolutely pie in the sky to expect anymore. To start calling for Adkins head every time we lose is a joke especially in this league. We need to get use to being dicked a few times especially away fom home. As far as I am concerned, as long as we win most of our home games and get the odd result away, enough for us to stay up, why dont we leave Adkins get to grips with the prem and learn by his mistakes and slowly put it right, he deserves time after what has acheived with us so far.

Got to admit that when i checked the match thread on here at half time it sounded like our worse display ever and numerous heads were rolling including RL. Watched the game in full on Sky in the evening and although we were average in the first half we were no where near as bad as every one was making out on here. Get a grip people.

Ramirez for me, only his second game and played like he had been with us a couple of seasons. Some of his touches were sublime and I recon this is just a taster of whats to come.

Blimey, really nice comments there and I agree with their sentiment, it would be criminal to get rid of NA.

They are playing quite well on Sky Sports atm

Brilliant reult, season starts now, glad to hear Ramy had a great game, knew he would.

Went with my cousin and his daughter who have Arsenal season tickets and managed to get a friend's season ticket who couldn't make it. I have been to the Emirates a few times and hate the place for its morgue like atmosphere and plastic fanbase. Like others, after the 4th goal I went and had a god awful pint but it was better than suffering our performance so missed our goal but caught it on the screens in the concourse. Spent £120 for the day all in all and felt humiliated as my cousin took great joy in rubbing salt into the wound especially when saying that that is the worst display he has seen by any opposing team at the Emirates.

Agree with all of that. I was in the Arsenal end and you could tell straight away he is class and agree he is worth getting excited about. He may have sprayed a few loose balls but ffs he had one days training with us, is not aware of the type of runs or positions his team mates take up and is probably not 100% match fit due to not being played throughout the transfer debacle and was probably still jet lagged and was still our best player in the second half.

Davis has been a great service to us and for that we thank him, but hopefully NA realises that being sentimental does not win games.

He's carved in stone on yours

I had to witness that display stuck in the middle of the Arsenal end. Although our defense was ****e to say the least too much of our play was breaking down in midfield and instantly putting pressure on our defense. MS was the main culprit. Yoshida looks good, comfortable on the ball and good passing for a CB, Ramirez is a great prospect and I am looking forward to seeing him add some much needed quality. All in all a terrible day and spent the last 20 mins outside having a ciggy rather than suffer more pain watching that.

Well the positives, Ramirez looks class. Downside, we were woeful especially in the first half. They had us beat down both flanks easily. Need to sharpen up soon or we will quickly be from where we came. Good noise from our boys in the Pins.

Yep, me too. If we score the gut instinct will be to loudly celebrate but the arse supporters whom I am going with have stateed that I am on my own if that happens!