saintquin Posted 6 July, 2020 Share Posted 6 July, 2020 2 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said: Oxford have just beaten Portsmouth on penalties. Rejoice at that news! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 6 July, 2020 Share Posted 6 July, 2020 After watching that drab showing between Spurs and Everton, teams with more to play for you have to give credit to our lads of the performances they have been putting in. Everton just didn't look like they cared, at times it didn't even look they knew they were losing and Spurs were not much better, Kane seemed to be defending more than attacking against a team that was barely attacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 6 July, 2020 Share Posted 6 July, 2020 41 minutes ago, saintquin said: That’s golden! They must be pig sick that we beat City and they blew it and have to spend yet another year in utter obscurity. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 It is heartening that in terms of the respective leagues that we play in, AFC Portsmouth will remain as close to Eastleigh as they are to Southampton next season. it would be lovely to see the gap closed in the lower reaches and if I win Friday's Euromillions I will be investing in the Spitfires for sh*t and giggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 (edited) Lol @ Benteke!! In on goal waited an age to decide where to shoot, waited too long. Zouma nipped it away, final whistle, lose 2-3. Edited 7 July, 2020 by OttawaSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 Just been watching Watford v Norwich. Far more commitment, attacking purpose and entertainment than the Spurs Everton borefest last night. Felt a bit sorry for Norwich: they deserved something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddeer Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 Puts Bournemouth even deeper in the mire and their form over the last 20 games must lead even their most optimistic fan to believe they are going to be relegated. Eddie has been proved to be a one-trick pony and not as good as many think he is. Time he appointed some decent coaches instead of his yes-men mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 8 minutes ago, Teddeer said: Puts Bournemouth even deeper in the mire and their form over the last 20 games must lead even their most optimistic fan to believe they are going to be relegated. Eddie has been proved to be a one-trick pony and not as good as many think he is. Time he appointed some decent coaches instead of his yes-men mates. If Bournemouth and Villa lose on Thursday a four point gap opens up with only four games left. Neither have been getting anything like a point a game recently, do could well be curtains. West Ham.snd Watford could survive on 31 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddeer Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 I see the Bournemouth fans are now claiming they would much prefer to play in the Championship - in other words they realise the Prem was too big a step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 2 minutes ago, Teddeer said: I see the Bournemouth fans are now claiming they would much prefer to play in the Championship - in other words they realise the Prem was too big a step up. Plenty of Saints fans have claimed the same during the darker moments of the past three seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 10 minutes ago, Teddeer said: I see the Bournemouth fans are now claiming they would much prefer to play in the Championship - in other words they realise the Prem was too big a step up. It's the default thing to say when you're losing every week. The reality is that this league is where it all is. There's no easy way back for them, long, long road and lots of financial problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy40 Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 14 minutes ago, Teddeer said: I see the Bournemouth fans are now claiming they would much prefer to play in the Championship - in other words they realise the Prem was too big a step up. I'm surrounded by Bournemouth fans, season ticket holders, at work and they all started doing this around two weeks ago (and I'm really biting my tongue every day). They're all sticking with Howe though, only one of them has mentioned Fat Sam, and mostly complaining about players with no commitment / passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 10 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: It's the default thing to say when you're losing every week. The reality is that this league is where it all is. There's no easy way back for them, long, long road and lots of financial problems. Really interested to see what happens to Bournemouth & Villa (should both of them drop). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 1 hour ago, Teddeer said: I see the Bournemouth fans are now claiming they would much prefer to play in the Championship - in other words they realise the Prem was too big a step up. Such a fallacy too. “Down in a proper league, winning every week...”. Just ask Boro, Hull and Stoke how that’s going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 7 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said: Such a fallacy too. “Down in a proper league, winning every week...”. Just ask Boro, Hull and Stoke how that’s going. ...Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 Good VARage there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 Nketia has to be off there. Way worse than Bernard or Djenepo’s fouls. Yep red, he didn’t touch the ball in his brief appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 1 minute ago, Lighthouse said: Good VARage there. Amazed they took so long and that the ref went to look. That was a clear red. Reckless challenge, high and late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 6 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: ...Wigan. I was just mentioning teams that’d been in the prem recently, but yes Wigan, Sunderland etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinic Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Teddeer said: I see the Bournemouth fans are now claiming they would much prefer to play in the Championship - in other words they realise the Prem was too big a step up. Every Bournemouth "fan" I know supported a big club until they got into the Prem. As soon as they go down they will be back supporting them and the days of following Bournemouth will be a distant memory. That club will drop like stone and be back to crowds of 5000. Edited 7 July, 2020 by Katalinic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 2 hours ago, Shroppie said: If Bournemouth and Villa lose on Thursday a four point gap opens up with only four games left. Neither have been getting anything like a point a game recently, do could well be curtains. West Ham.snd Watford could survive on 31 points. We were 4 points adrift of Swansea two years ago with 4 games to play and ended up staying up by 3 points, so weird things can happen, but I do agree that Bournemouth don't really look like putting one of their little runs together as they have done mid-season in previous years. This current side looks bereft of either confidence or character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 7 July, 2020 Share Posted 7 July, 2020 18 minutes ago, stevegrant said: We were 4 points adrift of Swansea two years ago with 4 games to play and ended up staying up by 3 points, so weird things can happen, but I do agree that Bournemouth don't really look like putting one of their little runs together as they have done mid-season in previous years. This current side looks bereft of either confidence or character. That season was almost nostalgic in the way we battled relegation. That Swansea game... with everything that happened in the build up and then the way the match went, with everything it had riding on it... I remember feeling like I'd done a 5 mile run after that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 1 hour ago, stevegrant said: We were 4 points adrift of Swansea two years ago with 4 games to play and ended up staying up by 3 points, so weird things can happen, but I do agree that Bournemouth don't really look like putting one of their little runs together as they have done mid-season in previous years. This current side looks bereft of either confidence or character. An advantage we had was that we had Swansea in one of those last games. If Bournemouth still had matches against West Ham and/or Watford, you might see a way out for them. That Swansea 0-1 win truly was a six-pointer and deserved the “must win” tag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 4 hours ago, Jimmy_D said: That season was almost nostalgic in the way we battled relegation. That Swansea game... with everything that happened in the build up and then the way the match went, with everything it had riding on it... I remember feeling like I'd done a 5 mile run after that game. Having to stay in Cardiff and then Hughesy leading the troops into the stadium and into battle. Classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Curse of St Mary's Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 As bad as Bournemouth have been I can see them picking up points v both spurs and Leicester which will hopefully give us the opportunity to send them down. Spurs are so boring to watch. Leicester not playing well and lack creativity atm. West ham have a nice fixture run on paper so will be ok. Villa will beat palace but struggle to pick up anymore points. Villa down on 30 pts and then Bournemouth on 32 pts. Watford are the only hope for villa and Bournemouth as they are really poor but I think they will scrape enough pts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 8 hours ago, Jimmy_D said: That season was almost nostalgic in the way we battled relegation. That Swansea game... with everything that happened in the build up and then the way the match went, with everything it had riding on it... I remember feeling like I'd done a 5 mile run after that game. I was there and utterly drained afterwards but euphoric as it simply was a case of win or drop. I'll never forget the moment Gabbi's defected effort crept in. And after the game looking fir a drink/meal, Swansea was like a morgue. We certainly put the nail in the coffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Hopefully Man City beat Newcastle by at least 3 goals this evening to allow us to go up another place in the table to 12th. Mad looking at the table to think we finished 8th on 46 points in 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 10 hours ago, Katalinic said: Every Bournemouth "fan" I know supported a big club until they got into the Prem. As soon as they go down they will be back supporting them and the days of following Bournemouth will be a distant memory. That club will drop like stone and be back to crowds of 5000. Yes, they haven’t made the slightest attempt to expand their fan base.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 2 hours ago, JRM said: Hopefully Man City beat Newcastle by at least 3 goals this evening to allow us to go up another place in the table to 12th. Mad looking at the table to think we finished 8th on 46 points in 2017. We were double-digits behind 7th that season, weren't we? Proper collapse after losing the EFL Cup final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 7 minutes ago, stevegrant said: We were double-digits behind 7th that season, weren't we? Proper collapse after losing the EFL Cup final. Yep Everton 7th on 61 points, we were 8th on 46! Haha got to be the lowest ever points for top 8. Hopefully we can beat that points tally this year, I'll predict 50 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Man City v Newcastle (6pm) Sheff Utd v Wolves (6pm) West Ham v Burnley (6pm) Brighton v Liverpool (8.15pm) Man City, Wolves, West Ham and Liverpool wins please. (Yeah, I know.... wouldn't ordinarily want West Ham to win but we need Burnley to lose to improve our chances of finishing above them. Also don't want Brighton getting too close to us either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 (edited) Man City 1 Newcastle 0 Edited 8 July, 2020 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Just need one more for City and we move up a place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 (edited) 2-0 This City side look really good... Glad we don't have to play them in the run in... 😂 Edited 8 July, 2020 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 (edited) I know they’ve got another channel without the piped in crowd noise, but they really need one for alternative commentary. The bird doing the analysis for West Ham v Burnley is fucking annoying. Horrific voice, every cliche under the sun and clearly out of her depth. Wonder who she had to blow to get that gig, because merit clearly didn’t come into it. Woeful. Like an excitable 14 year old that’s won a competition. Edited 8 July, 2020 by Lord Duckhunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Newcastle giving a masterclass in how not to play against a team like Man City. Just sitting back letting them command midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 That’s it, sound off. She’s just said that David Moyes has “worked wonders at West Ham”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 (edited) Burnley take the lead JRod Edited 8 July, 2020 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Foden misses a sitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 26 minutes ago, trousers said: Foden misses a sitter And another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 (edited) Yay! 3-0 City Ee-aye-ee-aye-ee-ay-o... Edited 8 July, 2020 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 4th for City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints Fan Dan Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Make that 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Ooh, it's a six-pointer with Everton tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Man City 74% possession, 26 shots, 8 on target, 0 goals Man City 74% possession, 23 shots, 9 on target, 5 goals What a difference a few days makes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 (edited) FFS... Late winner for Sheff Utd And Burnley win Edited 8 July, 2020 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Top half finish will start to look out of reach if we don't beat Everton tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Definitely need a win tomorrow to keep our faint hopes of Europe alive. I've never had as much interest in both the relegation battle and the battle for European spots in the same season before lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 Top half finish for us looking pretty tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 July, 2020 Share Posted 8 July, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jimmy_D said: Definitely need a win tomorrow to keep our faint hopes of Europe alive. I've never had as much interest in both the relegation battle and the battle for European spots in the same season before lol. Whilst it's still mathematically possible, I think tonight's wins for Sheff Utd and Burnley have pretty much snuffed out any faint hope we had of snatching 8th place. Never say never, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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