Saints 0-0 Man City - Match Thread

[Verbal]

1 hour ago, bobby_charles said:

Right hear me out, in true Napoleon style fuck the defence just attack. With this in mind let's start with a front 4. Archer fraser on the wing tall Paul and stewart in the middle. Midfield les downes and matty just marauding around kicking people like the arsenal team of 1933 in Harry Enfields sketch.

Erm think that'll be alright. 

 

Wasn't Napoleon relegated?

[LiberalCommunist]

Anything less than six, and I'd suggest its a fix. 

[bobby_charles]

1 hour ago, Verbal said:

Wasn't Napoleon relegated?

Well to be fair, we also constantly run up the white flag aswell.

[Vancouver Saint]

0-6 to Man City B team.

If we're lucky.

[Convict Colony]

We will get smashed or we will win, no inbetween.

The football gods like a laugh so i am erring on the side of a win.

Might watch but if we have 5 at the back again (although probably appropriate for city) I think I will do something else.

The last few weeks of lack of chances, goals or any sort of threat means sitting in the sun with a beer is way more appealing.

 

Edited Saturday at 06:08 by Convict Colony

[Weston Super Saint]

7 hours ago, Vancouver Saint said:

0-6 to Man City B team.

If we're lucky.

Haaland shooting practice - he's got some catching up to do...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy8dxeee9l9o

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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is ready to make his return from injury this weekend, manager Pep Guardiola says.

 

[rallyboy]

Spoiler alert - I cannot see how our current strike force and approach can cause City any damage at all.

Normally you'd think, if we raise our game, get lucky and grab the lead we might get something on fight alone - but with this team?

We give the strikers zero service so City will just mop up the occasional misplaced pass and come straight back at us.

The game will be played on the edge of our box, then it will be down to our plucky back ten putting their bodies on the line and battling for every ball...

 

 

 

[obelisk]

Musk has probably given Tall Paul defensive duties this week with a instructions of marking Haaland in the middle of a back seven for Saints.

I suspect Saints won't plan to venture even as far as the half way line very much in this game. Expect a near empty stadium by the end.

[BotleySaint]

Time for us to break another record. Could see double figures. 

[die Mannyschaft]

32 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Musk has probably given Tall Paul defensive duties this week with a instructions of marking Haaland in the middle of a back seven for Saints.

I suspect Saints won't plan to venture even as far as the half way line very much in this game. Expect a near empty stadium by the end.

Rusk has indicated Saints won't be on the creative side. Expect 20% possession,  0 corners,  0 shots , 7 yellow cards, 456 passes, and 54 completed. Now likely to be 0-9 . It would be the biggest upset in Saints history if we get a 0-0 draw.

[gio1saints]

 

I understand City are staying at the place where the better teams tend to stay - HA BAR. Not surprising but I don’t think that we have beaten any team staying there this season. Ominous. 

[Morse]

We're going to smash 'em. 

All that pent up emotion and frustration is suddenly going to burst into a display of unimaginable football brillance.  Tall Paul hatrick, Smallbone with a mazy run all the way from our penalty area, a screamer from 40 yards from Bednarek and a bicycle kick from Stewart

 Stephens will throw his body across the goalline to keep out a last minute conciliation goal for City and maintain a clean sheet. 

6-0

[Viking Saint]

37 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

 

I understand City are staying at the place where the better teams tend to stay - HA BAR. Not surprising but I don’t think that we have beaten any team staying there this season. Ominous. 

I don't think we've beaten any team who've stayed anywhere this season

[Saint NL]

I think we'll be soundly beaten, but not smashed by double digits like people are suggesting.

A comfortable 4-0 and city will ease off. 

[Weston Super Saint]

13 minutes ago, Viking Saint said:

I don't think we've beaten any team who've stayed anywhere this season

Ominous.

[gio1saints]

But I’m told it’s nice to see some of our  coaching team at Riverside Park walking the dog and taking in the sunshine before the big match. 😁

Edited Saturday at 09:19 by gio1saints

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

36 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

But I’m told it’s nice to see some of our  coaching team at Riverside Park walking the dog and taking in the sunshine before the big match. 😁

Were they practising their commands:

"Fetch" - for Aaron Ramsdale to pick the ball out of the net

"Sit" - to KWP or Sule or any number of our players that seem to spend more time on their arse than on their feet.

and there's probably a lot more useful things they could be doing...

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Were they practising their commands:

"Fetch" - for Aaron Ramsdale to pick the ball out of the net

"Sit" - to KWP or Sule or any number of our players that seem to spend more time on their arse than on their feet.

and there's probably a lot more useful things they could be doing...

Probably figured it's the only way they're going to hold on to a lead today.

[CSA96]

Have two adult tickets in the Kingsland for today's game if anyone wants them, free to a good home

(don't all rush at once... yes this is a sanity test)

[lambtiss]

What can we expect from the dynamic, dare-all management duo today? Six at the back?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Were they practising their commands:

"Fetch" - for Aaron Ramsdale to pick the ball out of the net

"Sit" - to KWP or Sule or any number of our players that seem to spend more time on their arse than on their feet.

and there's probably a lot more useful things they could be doing...

"Play dead" to illustrate our season.

[Saint NL]

54 minutes ago, lambtiss said:

What can we expect from the dynamic, dare-all management duo today? Six at the back?

Until the 65th minute when suddenly we bring on three strikers and take Fernandes off.

[davefizzy14]

I want to see a reaction after last week's dissapointing performance. COYR 😊

[tdmickey3]

SFC the festival of shit

[Holmes_and_Watson]

4 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

SFC the festival of shit

Saints fans about to discover that the festival mudslide, wasn't mud...

[Willo of Whiteley]

Do SR dictate that we play five at the back and no strikers?

[davefizzy14]

2 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Do SR dictate that we play five at the back and no strikers?

Wheres KWP? Must have picked up a knock. No number 9 again, don't understand that. Surely Onuachu should be starting.

Edited Saturday at 12:49 by davefizzy14

[obelisk]

No strikers at all. Musk has thrown in the towel.

[sockeye]

No strikers. Surely it’s match fixing at this point.

[Viking Saint]

WTF is that about? May as well just stay home and concede the points 

[Saint NL]

FFS, this is pathetic 😂

 

[BotleySaint]

That team is right out of the Russell Martin playbook. Really aggressive bench! Sure to scare them.

[Weston Super Saint]

1 minute ago, sockeye said:

No strikers. Surely it’s match fixing at this point.

Rumour has it that City are playing 'rush' goalie today as well.

 

[BotleySaint]

How does Stephens get in yet again despite week in week out terrible performances. I'd rather play Ross Stewart at CB. 

[aintforever]

No strikers and 5 shit defenders at the back, this could get really messy.

[Saint NL]

It's like Rusk is speedrunning his attempt at being the worst manager of the season. What a completely pointless match today.

[CB Fry]

Look, we bring on Stewart and Tall Paul after 60 minutes after City are worn out chasing shadows getting nowhere because we've simply held them at bay. Then two killer subs and BLAM we've done them over with pace, power and height. Two-nil piece of piss.

Edited Saturday at 12:59 by CB Fry

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Martin binned Alcaraz for not fitting his style. Here we are a couple of managers down the line playing a damage limitation formation, hoping for a quick counter attack, which Alcaraz did under Selles.

I guess Sule is the closest thing we have to that, despite the lack of an outcome. Here's hoping today will be different to all the other times (about as close to a @davefizzy14 sentiment as I can muster 🙂)

[beatlesaint]

Thank fuck I decided to give it a miss again today, had I been walking to the ground when that team was announced I’d be half way home by now !

[Saint_clark]

2 hours ago, CSA96 said:

Have two adult tickets in the Kingsland for today's game if anyone wants them, free to a good home

(don't all rush at once... yes this is a sanity test)

I'd say try giving them to a homeless person but the weather's pretty good today they'd probably rather stay out.

[Saint_clark]

8 minutes ago, BotleySaint said:

How does Stephens get in yet again despite week in week out terrible performances. I'd rather play Ross Stewart at CB. 

He was so fucking bad in the last game. 

[trousers]

2 hours ago, CSA96 said:

Have two adult tickets in the Kingsland for today's game if anyone wants them, free to a good home

(don't all rush at once... yes this is a sanity test)

You evil bastard 

(No offence )

Edited Saturday at 13:03 by trousers

[Harry_SFC]

This is one reason why I don't really want Cooper next season. I've just had enough of 5 at the back. 

[sockeye]

Pep: I will learn from Simon Rusk

 

he then started the remaining 2 games with no striker and a back 5 resulting in City dropping out of the top 5

[badgerx16]

11 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Rumour has it that City are playing 'rush' goalie today as well.

 

Ederson has brought a deck chair, some sun screen, and a copy of War and Peace to read.

[BarberSaint]

15 minutes ago, BotleySaint said:

That team is right out of the Russell Martin playbook. Really aggressive bench! Sure to scare them.

I feel a u-bend coming on.

[Weston Super Saint]

10 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Look, we bring on Stewart and Tall Paul after 60 minutes after City are worn out chasing shadows getting nowhere because we've simply held them at bay. Then two killer subs and BLAM we've done them over with pace, power and height. Two-nil piece of piss.

Sadly we also bring on Smallbone at the same time and that plan sails out of the window.

[Challenger]

Gonna get a band and a beating as per fucking usual. Club's an entire desert when it comes to anything near entertainment.

[OttawaSaint]

42 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Do SR dictate that we play five at the back and no strikers?

Yeah, I'm not watching that. Fuck off. Nice and sunny here. Going out for a nice stroll in the conservation area near me. 

[Baird of the land]

Wonder does KWP have the blue flu