monkadill Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 Listening to the Swindon commentary I am so sick of the positive comments Swindon were getting from DM. Admittedly they played well, but i felt DM was rubbing our noses in it. Is he a Swindon fan????????? Shut up Dave - you're not a neutral - you're a saints commentator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 The title is a very misleading title. It implies it's going to be a non ****y thread. Get over it, they deserved the win and played well. A commentator's job is to call it straight down the middle and let everyone know what's happening. Dave gets WAAAAY too much stick on here tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 beat us at our place and with 10 men - they deserve some credit. our team cost about 20x as much, they would not have expected to win tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 yep respect to swindon especia;;y because they done it on a budget, danny wilson and people like him are the reall good managers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 beat us at our place and with 10 men - they deserve some credit. our team cost about 20x as much, they would not have expected to win tonight. really that fascinating, tell us some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkadill Posted 16 March, 2010 Author Share Posted 16 March, 2010 Disagree - I agree they deserved to win, but I don't deserve to pay for Saints commentary which is focused on how great the other team is. Balanced - it was a homage to Swindon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 At least Pericard didn't get the winner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkadill Posted 16 March, 2010 Author Share Posted 16 March, 2010 At least Pericard didn't get the winner... Agree.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Saint Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 Listening to the Swindon commentary I am so sick of the positive comments Swindon were getting from DM. Admittedly they played well, but i felt DM was rubbing our noses in it. Is he a Swindon fan????????? Shut up Dave - you're not a neutral - you're a saints commentator. +1 The commentators should only say positive things about Southampton. If the opposition are playing well then it is better if they just ignore that and say nothing. DM was going out of his way to say they were playing well when he could have just left dead air time and not made any comment at all. I would rather have that than listen to how well the opposition are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 Listening to the Swindon commentary I am so sick of the positive comments Swindon were getting from DM. Admittedly they played well, but i felt DM was rubbing our noses in it. Is he a Swindon fan????????? Shut up Dave - you're not a neutral - you're a saints commentator. What a ridiculous post. Surely the fact that DM outlined how well Swindon were playing outlined the fact that we weren't doing that much wrong, it was more a case of being outplayed. I don't pay for Saintsplayer to listen to div ra-ra-ra-Super-Saints-can-do-nothing-wrong commentary. I want to hear what is actually happening in the match. I am sure there will be a suitable service for you on Mong FM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whizzpop Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 The title is a very misleading title. It implies it's going to be a non ****y thread. Get over it, they deserved the win and played well. A commentator's job is to call it straight down the middle and let everyone know what's happening. Dave gets WAAAAY too much stick on here tbh a bit like Lawrie McMenemey has done in recent years on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 Swindon deserved to win, End of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 Well DM was right then, because Swindon executed their game plan brilliantly, they gave us no time on the ball and made sure the game was played down the middle and not out in the wide areas. Sure, we could have done alot better tonight - but swindon did a good job on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 What a ridiculous post. Surely the fact that DM outlined how well Swindon were playing outlined the fact that we weren't doing that much wrong, it was more a case of being outplayed. I don't pay for Saintsplayer to listen to div ra-ra-ra-Super-Saints-can-do-nothing-wrong commentary. I want to hear what is actually happening in the match. I am sure there will be a suitable service for you on Mong FM. haha classic lol :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 I'm not remotely interested in paying to hear a biased commentary. I'd much rather they "tell it like it is" - even if that's painful to listen to, and even if it gets them into trouble with people at the club. Biased media coverage is a big step on the road to mediocrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonist Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 Well DM was right then, because Swindon executed their game plan brilliantly, they gave us no time on the ball and made sure the game was played down the middle and not out in the wide areas. Sure, we could have done alot better tonight - but swindon did a good job on us. Giving us no time on the ball was redundant. When we did have time on the ball we ****ed it up anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 Well DM was right then, because Swindon executed their game plan brilliantly, they gave us no time on the ball and made sure the game was played down the middle and not out in the wide areas. Sure, we could have done alot better tonight - but swindon did a good job on us. anf ultimately if you play alright but you see another team play well and beat you you come away feeling rotten , but at least you don't feel agrived. clubs like swindon desrve their sucess like we did when we fought against the odds during rthe top flight dauys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester_Saint Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 anf ultimately if you play alright but you see another team play well and beat you you come away feeling rotten , but at least you don't feel agrived. clubs like swindon desrve their sucess like we did when we fought against the odds during rthe top flight dauys Your spelling is almost as scary as your display picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 beat us at our place and with 10 men - they deserve some credit. our team cost about 20x as much, they would not have expected to win tonight. To say they beat us with 10 men is ridiculous. They had us beat long before Ferry got sent off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 To say they beat us with 10 men is ridiculous. They had us beat long before Ferry got sent off. this not the way, you must look at the negatives to appreciate the positives because without negativity there would be no positivity and batteries wouldn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 16 March, 2010 Share Posted 16 March, 2010 this not the way, you must look at the negatives to appreciate the positives because without negativity there would be no positivity and batteries wouldn't work :smt108 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 They, and in particular Jonathan Douglas, were impressive. Good well organised defence as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodds Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 We hit the post, and the bar and 1 cleared off the line, so on another day we would have won. they made the 15mins after half time count when they were on top with a goal. first goal was crucial tonight, especially where swindon were playing 451. But credit to swindon for their work rate, can see them gong up based on tonights performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 this not the way, you must look at the negatives to appreciate the positives because without negativity there would be no positivity and batteries wouldn't work I think that I am falling in love all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opthomps Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 I'm not remotely interested in paying to hear a biased commentary. I'd much rather they "tell it like it is" - even if that's painful to listen to, and even if it gets them into trouble with people at the club. Biased media coverage is a big step on the road to mediocrity. I totally agree with this. I like to have a balanced view, which i thought we got. Said we didn't do much wrong but swindon had an excellent game plan, well executed. I don't see whats wrong with his opinion. DM clearly wants saints to win. We don't need everyone being doom merchants. He was focusing on the positive aspects, fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 Well done, Swindon! Game plan worked really well and whilst we had chances, so did they. They missed several sitters. I rarely listen to DM on the radio but I would want to listen to an honest commentary. His job is to report on what he sees, not biased towards Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 beat us at our place and with 10 men - they deserve some credit. our team cost about 20x as much, they would not have expected to win tonight. With the greatest of respect (probably undeserved), both sides were cack at their place but we were worse, and they were very very good last night but the sending off was that late that it barely made the blindest bit of difference, it's not like they played a man down for 80 minutes or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyb1 Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 beat us at our place and with 10 men - they deserve some credit. our team cost about 20x as much, they would not have expected to win tonight. They had 10 men for 3 minutes. But don't let that cloud your judgment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 I think people need to accept that we were beaten by a better side on the night. Swindon had a game plan, executed it brilliantly and deserved the 3 points. Lets put this one behind us and look to MK Dons away on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven on the wing Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 Swindon are a competent side no more no less. One of their best strikers didnot even play yesterday !! We cannot console ourselves with the idea that they are really good etc etc. They have done the double over us with virtually zero rescources and that is not acceptable. We have to have sufficient quality that our full backs can overlap and provide a potent threat when the wide mid fielders are heavily marked. Harding seemed to sit back more at the start and some of Thomas crossing was absolutely woeful. Earlier in the season Yeovil and perhaps even Exeter played in a similar fashion to Swindon and we were perhaps fortunate to get the three points each time. As for balanced reporting on Solent - to me every goal the opposition score is lucky and I am not interested in how well they are playing. It still haunts me to recall the commentator on Solent bellowing what a great equalising goal Bent (?) had scored for Everton against us in the last minute of a game at St Marys ( after Crouchy should have taken the ball into the corner ) in the season we went down !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West End Saint Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 Swindon deserved to win, End of. I dont agree with that I thought a draw would have been a fair result Swindon played well stuck to there game plan and look a good side side. However we hit the post & the bar there keeper made a fantastic save from Thomas header Ricky and Morgan were also unlucky not to score I know they had 3 good chances as well but they got a little lucky getting all 3 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 I dont think Swindon deserved to win. We created more and they stifled the game and hit us with a good break away goal. We hit the post bar and their keeper made some good saves. A draw at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWillie Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 NO, Swindon deserved their win. Made the 20 mins after half time count and were playing football, not hoofball like we were for long periods. If we had taken our chances then things would have been different, but we didn't - end of. Austin took his goal very well. We had too many players struggling for form, Puncheon was amazing v Huddersfield yet last night he was cack. Lallana looked knackered as did Lambert. They outplayed our midfield in 2nd half. Slight plus was Connolly looked fairly bright when he came on but then there was James.........oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 NO, Swindon deserved their win. Made the 20 mins after half time count and were playing football, not hoofball like we were for long periods. If we had taken our chances then things would have been different, but we didn't - end of. Austin took his goal very well. We had too many players struggling for form, Puncheon was amazing v Huddersfield yet last night he was cack. Lallana looked knackered as did Lambert. They outplayed our midfield in 2nd half. Slight plus was Connolly looked fairly bright when he came on but then there was James.........oh dear. I have just finished looking through the full 90 for the Leeds game and I am staggered that a side with our class hoofs so much. It seems to be the first reaction of Fonté and Jaidi when they have the ball to try a little dink over the top, sort of Jonny Wilkinson donkey droppers.It's such a waste.I really thought Fonté had more class than that. He always heads the ball in a sort of looping fashion as well, wastes a lot of recovered possession. To me we still haven't got enough class at Centre Back, may be alright on the defensive but there's nothing constructive that follows on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Mullet Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 We hit the post, and the bar and 1 cleared off the line, so on another day we would have won. Disagree. We could hit the woodwork and have balls cleared off the line all day, every day and not win. Goals win games. Our balls into the box lacked quality and we lacked a good first touch all over the park. Also, the tempo we played at allowed a decent Swindon side to organise their defence and midfield in front of us to stifle our play. I was impressed and surprised by Swindon. They played a very good game. They showed skill and purpose and didnt just come for a draw as so many teams do. I also can't fault them for timewasting. OK there was a little bit near the end but Saints would have been much worse. And please don't anyone say their defender who was taken off injured was time wasting - he was clearly in a lot of discomfort and despite his best efforts couldnt carry on, nearly losing his side a goal in the process after he went down a second time. At times last night I thought some of our players looked a little arrogant. With arrogance quite often comes complacency and I think that may have contributed. That and the fact we have no Plan B. BTW, is anyone else less than impressed with last night's Plan A, ie. lump balls from wherever up to the edge of their box and fight for the scraps. Even the warm-up was geared to controlling a bouncing ball on the edge of the box then shooting. Wasn't very pretty and after about 60 minutes you could see it wasn't very effective either. Plan B for the sleeve and quicker tempo please Mr Pardew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mao Cap Posted 17 March, 2010 Share Posted 17 March, 2010 Swindon deserved their win with an excellent second-half performance (best opposition defence I've seen in a long time, absolutely rock-solid) and the commentary should reflect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughieslastminutegoal Posted 18 March, 2010 Share Posted 18 March, 2010 this not the way, you must look at the negatives to appreciate the positives because without negativity there would be no positivity and batteries wouldn't work If you wear glasses as dark as those in your avatar I doubt you can see anything at all, let alone distinguish between a negative and a positive. Mind you, that would explain a lot of your posts - you clearly can't hit the correct keys on the keyboard very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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