Saints 0-1 Burnley - Match Thread

[St. Ciervo]

The CoT thread is that way. ----->

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

Juric knows that he hasn't got many opportunities to make an impact but the Cup is definitely one of them. So, he'll be putting out a full strength team, Burnley are resting some of their first team players - what could go wrong? 2-0 Saints.

[Doctoroncall]

9 hours ago, Vancouver Saint said:

I'm interested to see if there's a gap in quality between bottom of the Premier (by a mile) and top of the Championship...

Burnley will not be full strength and 

9 hours ago, sfc4prem said:

But we're not Premier League quality, as evidence by our points total. We are clearly a championship side.

but there is the Coventry v Ipswich match. 

[ChristopheVAFC]

My friends, I hope you enjoy the match, and I'll be watching if I can!

Go Saint's!

[Harry_SFC]

12 hours ago, sfc4prem said:

But we're not Premier League quality, as evidence by our points total. We are clearly a championship side.

Yes it's essentially a clash between two very good championship sides. As they've seemingly left behind a number of their better players that should swing it in our favour. 

[davefizzy14]

Hoping we can get another victory today and progress to the 5th round of the FA Cup. 2-0 to us Onuachu and Dibling to score - COYR 😊

Edited 8 February, 2025 by davefizzy14

[Toussaint]

2 hours ago, Harry_SFC said:

Yes it's essentially a clash between two very good championship sides. As they've seemingly left behind a number of their better players that should swing it in our favour. 

Honestly Harry, if we took this current Saints team to the championship we would blow it apart. The trouble is we won’t have this team in the championship.

[Saint In Cornwall]

6 minutes ago, davefizzy14 said:

Hoping we can get another victory today and progress to the 5th round of the FA Cup. 2-0 to us Onuachu and Dibling to score - COYR 😊

I'd love us to win, but the FA will rig it so we get a top prem side away in the next round......

[Saint Fan CaM]

11 hours ago, SNSUN said:

 

Thats my prediction.

Not bad, but not quite CoT levels of obscurity! 😂

[Saint Fan CaM]

5 minutes ago, Saint In Cornwall said:

I'd love us to win, but the FA will rig it so we get a top prem side away in the next round......

A good narrative, but in the next round there’s a very good chance only Prem sides will be left in the compo so it’s somewhat inevitable. You’ve usually got to beat the best to win anything. It does make you realise what an incredible victory Laurie’s Saints achieved over Utd in 1976.

[Toadhall Saint]

Any idea if this available to watch anywhere?

[Harry_SFC]

41 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

Honestly Harry, if we took this current Saints team to the championship we would blow it apart. The trouble is we won’t have this team in the championship.

Agreed on both fronts. I'm almost certain it won't happen but if there's any way we could convince Fernandes to give us one season in the Championship then that would be huge. 

[Harry_SFC]

13 minutes ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Any idea if this available to watch anywhere?

It's being shown on a number of channels worldwide (you've got to ask yourself why) so there will be a few streams available I'd imagine.

[Saint NL]

31 minutes ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Any idea if this available to watch anywhere?

There is an "fa cup" section on your iptv app. The saints game is listed there.

I've got you covered 😎

[Viking Saint]

34 minutes ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Any idea if this available to watch anywhere?

www.fawanews.com never lets me down

[Sheaf Saint]

20 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

It's being shown on a number of channels worldwide (you've got to ask yourself why) so there will be a few streams available I'd imagine.

Yeah it's on ESPN+ in the US so there will definitely be streams available.

[Toadhall Saint]

19 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

There is an "fa cup" section on your iptv app. The saints game is listed there.

I've got you covered 😎

Glad someone has 🤣. 👍

[sfc4prem]

Two right backs and two left back on the pitch for us. We love fullbacks!

[CB Fry]

Centre backs are so last year.

[Jack]

What’s the point in ABK being in the squad if you’re going to start Manning and Bree ahead of him at CB? So weird 

Edited 8 February, 2025 by Jack

[Ken Tone]

Surprised to see manning at centre back (presumably) rather than Wood

Otherwise much as expected.

[Jack]

Just now, Ken Tone said:

Surprised to see manning at centre back (presumably) rather than Wood

Otherwise much as expected.

I thought this but he’s just coming back from injury so maybe that. Would’ve rather seen 4 at the back rather than starting with 4 full backs in a 5

[The Kraken]

Downes not even in the squad.

[BARCELONASAINT]

1 minute ago, The Kraken said:

Downes not even in the squad.

Starting to find his absence worrying, something going on!

[suewhistle]

But Dibling starting..

[Sheaf Saint]

McCarthy starting? Ramsdale is on the bench so he's obviously fit to play, so what's the thinking behind that?

[Harry_SFC]

2 minutes ago, BARCELONASAINT said:

Starting to find his absence worrying, something going on!

He's clearly fallen out with the manager. 

[Jack]

2 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

McCarthy starting? Ramsdale is on the bench so he's obviously fit to play, so what's the thinking behind that?

Match practice in case Ramsdale gets injured again? 

[ErwinK1961]

3 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

McCarthy starting? Ramsdale is on the bench so he's obviously fit to play, so what's the thinking behind that?

I’d be flogging every game possible out of Ramsdale, on the basis he will be gone in the summer anyway. Might as well get our moneys worth.

[Saint NL]

The Downes thing is interesting, maybe Juric just prefers Les and Aribo? They've done pretty well, but it's weird that Downes isn't even on the bench. Maybe there was more to that Ipswich story than first thought.

[Saint Billy]

Tall Paul rewarded with a bench 

[obelisk]

[Toadhall Saint]

Think I’d have liked to see Wood starting in place of Manning rbh.

[benjii]

Yeah, false 9, bitches! 

Suck my false 9!

[Mr X]

7 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

Tall Paul rewarded with a bench 

With a rest he looks knackered half the time 😂

[Midfield_General]

Looking forward to seeing more of The Duke rampaging down the left

[Toussaint]

7 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Looking forward to seeing more of The Duke rampaging down the left

The “Duke” , brilliant, took longer than it should have to work it out. 

Edited 8 February, 2025 by Toussaint

[benjii]

Duke Ellington. Rhymes with Wellington.

[Toussaint]

6 minutes ago, benjii said:

Duke Ellington. Rhymes with Wellington.

Duke of Wellington?

[Osvaldorama]

Really weird line up

 

Hopefully Burnley will be shit enough that it doesn’t matter 

[Dr Who?]

Burnley are good at the back, but shocking going forward, and this is in the championship. 3-0. 

[Midfield_General]

They’re second in the championship, not expecting them to be pushovers.

Plus they’ve started Jonjo Shelvey who for some reason it feels always plays well against us

Edited 8 February, 2025 by Midfield_General

[SNSUN]

For me, this would have been the perfect opportunity to play 2 CBs and put a striker up with Tyler and Supermana. But that's just me. Lack of CBs maybe put paid to that. 

Enough to win in attack perhaps. 

[Saint NL]

Lucky not to be 1-0 down, cleared off the line

[the colonel]

streams anyone....

. looking forward to the inevitable photo.

Edited 8 February, 2025 by the colonel

[Toussaint]

Parker is only marginally less annoying than Martin with his vanity. 

[obelisk]

Slow start from Saints.

[Disco Stu]

Dibling was better positioned for that chance. Sulemana should have layed it off.

[RedArmy]

5 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

For me, this would have been the perfect opportunity to play 2 CBs and put a striker up with Tyler and Supermana. But that's just me. Lack of CBs maybe put paid to that. 

Enough to win in attack perhaps. 

Surely anyone with a brain would have done this. 
 

They have conceded NINE goals this season. We need as many going forward as possible. 

[Saint NL]

2 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

 

They have conceded NINE goals this season. We need as many going forward as possible. 

I get what you're saying, but they've been playing against strikers who are worse than Adam Armstrong, so that record sounds less impressive....