simo Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 (edited) What you recon? Cheers for the glory btw! Edited 28 October, 2008 by simo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Better, surprisingly good for such a poor looking side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjphilsaint Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 hmmm not good not bad.... err Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morph Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 What you recon? Sad to say, but I'm pleased with getting a draw at home. Regards Morph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 28 October, 2008 Author Share Posted 28 October, 2008 A point is a point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 More and more concerned about Portvlieet. Seems utterly clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Another 2 points dropped by Lowes puppets..........w@nk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 A totally crap useless result. Does the club no good, just papers over the cracks. No pleasure in a Saints victory, no pleasure in seeing JP, Lowe and Wilde one step nearer the exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Up and Down, what a pity we could not hold it. To be honest I am toally deflated as we took the lead and should have held it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Why won't Portaloo change his frigging tactics?! Does he have no others?? All it took was a change to 4-4-2, no response from Jan and Coventry were in. Grrr grumble grumble. At least we scored though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 28 October, 2008 Author Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Better than our last match vs them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjphilsaint Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 no one in bottom 16 moved in position... points... a different matter... more analysis later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumstead_Saint Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Disappointed frankly. This just postpones the agony and gives me the false hope that means I will get kicked in the teeth again Saturday. Still 2 points adrift as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 We need to start winning our home games or we'll be in League One next season. Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mprobert Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Unlucky boys. At least our point is more than Doncaster, Blackpool, Reading, Norwich, Watford or Shef Wed managed tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Mockles Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Not good enough. Should win your home games but I expected us to get beaten. All the websites were well slow tonight. Too many people at home rather than at the games...OOPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Martini Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Why won't Portaloo change his frigging tactics?! Does he have no others?? All it took was a change to 4-4-2, no response from Jan and Coventry were in. Grrr grumble grumble. At least we scored though. What would a change to 442 helped? Its a good point considering the players we had available. If we can get a few of out key players back we will these matches. There are quite a few positives. James played very well both defensively and attacking, Thomson was a threat all match and Euell gave us a bit of body in midfield. Still, even though DMG played well today we need someone to put pressure one him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 At least we were not thrashed again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 What would a change to 442 helped? Its a good point considering the players we had available. If we can get a few of out key players back we will these matches. There are quite a few positives. James played very well both defensively and attacking, Thomson was a threat all match and Euell gave us a bit of body in midfield. Still, even though DMG played well today we need someone to put pressure one him. I don't mean we necessarily should have changed to a 4-4-2, but Cov were suddenly all over us and Jan didn't react. Sounded like Thompson had a good game though, good on him. What was the point in bringing BWP on for the last 40 seconds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madruss Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 We lost 4-1 to this side a few weeks ago, so I guess that's progress of sorts...still difficult to get too enthused by the side at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Martini Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 I don't mean we necessarily should have changed to a 4-4-2, but Cov were suddenly all over us and Jan didn't react. Sounded like Thompson had a good game though, good on him. What was the point in bringing BWP on for the last 40 seconds? Surman had a knock. But there was actually a reaction, the ref just didn't make the sub in time. The paper for taking off Thomson for Smith had been given before they equalized. Besides, you don't know what orders the players got in terms of tactical changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Shot Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Unlucky boys. At least our point is more than Doncaster, Blackpool, Reading, Norwich, Watford or Shef Wed managed tonight! A straw clutcher at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumstead_Saint Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Lets just hope that Lee Holmes recovers soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Just got home , really was a repeat of other home games lots of posesssion , even craved Coventry open but no cutting edge. Defence was better but still prone to silly mistakes and an inability to clear the ball which led to the equalizer. Have to question Jan's use of subs , 1-1 at home and he brings Peckhart on , i thought great two up front , but no he pulls DMG wide when the lads confidence was up. Having Skacel and Euell on the pitch obviously helped because we won some 50/50 challenges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 A straw clutcher at workNo Peter Pan in fantasy land more like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brmbrm Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 A point at home to Coventry and some posters are happy???????? How their ambitions have shrunk, eh? We are in total sh!t trouble here. Or i suppose some will say "total football got us a goal". Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 I don't mean we necessarily should have changed to a 4-4-2, but Cov were suddenly all over us and Jan didn't react. Sounded like Thompson had a good game though, good on him. What was the point in bringing BWP on for the last 40 seconds? Cov were all over us because they changed to 4-4-2 and ended up 4-2-4 as they pressed for a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Surman had a knock. But there was actually a reaction, the ref just didn't make the sub in time. The paper for taking off Thomson for Smith had been given before they equalized. Besides, you don't know what orders the players got in terms of tactical changes. Fair enough if that's the case re: the sub. Any tactical orders given out didn't seem to help though did they? I'm afraid I don't hold Jan very highly at this point in time...he doesn't seem able to make impact changes and his unwillingness to change formations has led to some depressingly predictable finales. Ah well, a draw is a point in the right direction, and at least we had some shots today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mprobert Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 No Peter Pan in fantasy land more like! Love and peace playmates, but I think you'll find we did get one more point than those other teams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976_Child Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Not a bad game really. We certainly didn't slack off. But we just have problem scoring goals. We had our chances. Less than half full at Saint Mary's. We made enough noise though in the Northam end. Coventry were a bag of sh!te and we could - and should - have stuffed them, except we ain't got the talent up front. Too many scuffed, soft shots. One good thing to come out of my over night stay here in the Premier Inn is that at least I am going to sleep on clean sheets tonight. Must schedule some laundry for sometime before Christmas. Its quite nice really! Up the saints! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 On the bright side - it's a point more than I thought we would get. That said, it's frightening that we now struggle to beat sides such as Coventry at home. I still think we are destined for league 1 unless there is some remarkable turnaround in the very near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Perrin Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 A point at home to Coventry and some posters are happy???????? How their ambitions have shrunk, eh? We are in total sh!t trouble here. Or i suppose some will say "total football got us a goal". Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Jesus. Why don't you top yourself then? A point is better than none and sounds like we played reasonably well. WE ARE NOT GOING TO WIN THE LEAGUE. WE'VE GOT YOUNG PLAYERS. STAYING UP WILL BE A RESULT THIS YEAR. The only question is whether you'll get busy living or get busy dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Mockles Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Cov were all over us because they changed to 4-4-2 and ended up 4-2-4 as they pressed for a win. I must admit, Jan's lack of reactionary tactics does concern me!! I wasn't there tonight so can't comment but it's not the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Nothing to get excited about ....3 steps backward 1 step forward as usual...what the fuek JP is doing 1 up front bores the pants off me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Not a bad game really. We certainly didn't slack off. But we just have problem scoring goals. We had our chances. Less than half full at Saint Mary's. We made enough noise though in the Northam end. Coventry were a bag of sh!te and we could - and should - have stuffed them, except we ain't got the talent up front. Too many scuffed, soft shots. One good thing to come out of my over night stay here in the Premier Inn is that at least I am going to sleep on clean sheets tonight. Must schedule some laundry for sometime before Christmas. Its quite nice really! Up the saints! Only worry for me was that gaps are starting to appear in the Northam as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Jesus. Why don't you top yourself then? A point is better than none and sounds like we played reasonably well. WE ARE NOT GOING TO WIN THE LEAGUE. WE'VE GOT YOUNG PLAYERS. STAYING UP WILL BE A RESULT THIS YEAR. The only question is whether you'll get busy living or get busy dying. Or get busy for league 1 ..sorry Div 3 in old money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976_Child Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Only worry for me was that gaps are starting to appear in the Northam as well yeah, you are right. it was a bit barren. still we made as much noise as we could. Looking at the other three sides of the ground was depressing. Less than half capacity. That will be another £100k lost then. Financially we are stuffed with that level of attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mprobert Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Cov were all over us because they changed to 4-4-2 and ended up 4-2-4 as they pressed for a win. Thats how it sounded on the commentary, four up front as they played route one (prob knowing we are not going to win much in the air at the back) Jan would be in trouble whatever he did though wouldnt he? - if he pulled more players back and we we ended up defending all the time it would be wrong, if he committed more forward looking for the second goal he would be leaving too much for the defence to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Thats how it sounded on the commentary, four up front as they played route one (prob knowing we are not going to win much in the air at the back) Jan would be in trouble whatever he did though wouldnt he? - if he pulled more players back and we we ended up defending all the time it would be wrong, if he committed more forward looking for the second goal he would be leaving too much for the defence to do... in my simple football mind and after 47 years of watching Saints , if you hand the inititive to the away side by not looking for a winner then you are asking for trouble, great victories were won at home in the past by going for it. no one was expecting gung ho but a simple 4-4-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 We were better than some of the recent poor performances, but still not that particularly good. Gaining a point, rather than losing 4-1 was more to do with Coventry playing really poorly IMHO. Being honest we never really looked like scoring (but had lots of posession), and I couldn't help but think that we would concede. McGoldrick took his goal well, but didn't really do anything else (but I don't really ask much else from a striker so can't complain). My MOTM was Euell. Didn't look too clever defending and failed to clear our lines on a number of occasions before they scored. Contrary to what someone on here said, I don't think Thompson looked that good at all. An improvement of sorts, but stil in a real relegation battle. Need to get a point at Preston though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 We were better than some of the recent poor performances, but still not that particularly good. Gaining a point, rather than losing 4-1 was more to do with Coventry playing really poorly IMHO. Being honest we never really looked like scoring (but had lots of posession), and I couldn't help but think that we would concede. McGoldrick took his goal well, but didn't really do anything else (but I don't really ask much else from a striker so can't complain). My MOTM was Euell. Didn't look too clever defending and failed to clear our lines on a number of occasions before they scored. Contrary to what someone on here said, I don't think Thompson looked that good at all. An improvement of sorts, but stil in a real relegation battle. Need to get a point at Preston though. to be fair UM , Thompson improved as the game went on although he is very light weight and his final ball often went behind the goal, a bit of the Tommy Jenkins about his crossing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Martini Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 We were better than some of the recent poor performances, but still not that particularly good. Gaining a point, rather than losing 4-1 was more to do with Coventry playing really poorly IMHO. Being honest we never really looked like scoring (but had lots of posession), and I couldn't help but think that we would concede. McGoldrick took his goal well, but didn't really do anything else (but I don't really ask much else from a striker so can't complain). My MOTM was Euell. Didn't look too clever defending and failed to clear our lines on a number of occasions before they scored. Contrary to what someone on here said, I don't think Thompson looked that good at all. An improvement of sorts, but stil in a real relegation battle. Need to get a point at Preston though. Its the difference between radio and watching live I guess. But the fact is he got us quite a few corners, took on his man often and whipped in a few crosses. Plus, maybe because he and not DMG was playing on the right James could have a decent game as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubsaint Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 sad that i now feel relieved if we get a point from a home game, i just knew that we wouldnt hold on to the lead, on top of that results around us didnt go our way,, im worried very worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BotleySaint Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 After such a promising first half it was a shame we couldn't win the game. McGoldrick scored and after that decided he didn't need to try anymore, idiot as usual. Thompson doesn't seem ready, we need a real winger who can cross but he did improve. Overall its dissapointing, did Clinton Morrison handball it for his goal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 (edited) We were better than some of the recent poor performances, but still not that particularly good. Gaining a point, rather than losing 4-1 was more to do with Coventry playing really poorly IMHO. Being honest we never really looked like scoring (but had lots of posession), and I couldn't help but think that we would concede. McGoldrick took his goal well, but didn't really do anything else (but I don't really ask much else from a striker so can't complain). My MOTM was Euell. Didn't look too clever defending and failed to clear our lines on a number of occasions before they scored. Contrary to what someone on here said, I don't think Thompson looked that good at all. An improvement of sorts, but stil in a real relegation battle. Need to get a point at Preston though. Quite agree. He was all over the pitch tonight. Hope he keeps it up. Strangely, Jimmy Case on Radio Hants said he wasn`t very good and should have been taken off! Edited 28 October, 2008 by miserableoldgit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 (edited) Just home, game of missed chances the only thing McG did was score should have had a couple more, if he had tracked back Cov might not have scored. What the hell was JP up to making a sub in the last min when we had free kick just out side Covs box, he has lost the plot thats if he had it in the first place, just to finish Lowe out. Edited 28 October, 2008 by Toomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit2 Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 As Um and Toomer say above but it was frigging freezing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976_Child Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 I was just happy to see the Mule back in the team. I put a tenner on him scoring at any time. Never mind. Good to see him back. Also it was good to see Oscar Goben on the bench. I saw him up close at the farnborough pre-season and was very impressed. Hopefully he will get a start soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976_Child Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 What the hell was JP up to maing a sub in the last min when we had free kick just out side Covs box, the has lost the plot thats if he had it in the first place, just to finish Lowe out. Totally agree. F@cking barking decision. Waiting for the sub to happen killed any forward momentum we had. As for our set pieces in general they are still really poor. I will never understand how corners can be so rubbish. Have one corner taker and get him to bang in 100 into the box every training session. That's what johnny wilkinson does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 28 October, 2008 Share Posted 28 October, 2008 Totally agree. F@cking barking decision. Waiting for the sub to happen killed any forward momentum we had. As for our set pieces in general they are still really poor. I will never understand how corners can be so rubbish. Have one corner taker and get him to bang in 100 into the box every training session. That's what johnny wilkinson does. YOU should not have mention Wilkinson , luvvies will be calling for SCW to return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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