Pre Season Friendlies 2025/26

[Yorkshire Saint]

23 minutes ago, Badger said:

Wasn’t Fernandes involved in an U21 tournament?

No idea about Ramsdale, England squad ? 

Ramsdale got married ..

[Noodles34]

33 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

You know what? I’d love a job on £100k pw like AR just to cop over a few crosses for the goalies from the sidelines pre match as he’s doing.Trousering £100k and all he has to do is knock a few crosses in for AM to catch. Must be up there with easiest ways to earn £100k. Think it’s about £15k per cross. Nice. WP sir. 

He’s not on 100K a week. Probably not even half of that. 
 

[trousers]

New kit actually looks decent when worn in matchday mode

[Master Bates]

Not letting me buy a pass

[trousers]

1-0

Still out!

[SNSUN]

Well, that's relegation sealed again. 😝 

[Saint Matty 76]

Almost forgot we were shit for a while!

[BARCELONASAINT]

lol, we continue where we left off from last season

 

[obelisk]

Call that defending? 1-0.

[trousers]

Jack Stephens in no man's land...

[disconnect]

52 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

Join bet365. Deposit £10. Watch the match. Withdraw £9.99. All super easy no hassle. Jeep £0.01 in your account so it’s “ live@. Then you can watch whatever matches bet365 is streaming all season. Including this one. And thru stream a LOT of good matches. 

Stream not working? I’ve signed up so I hope it will!!

[DT]

Still OUT!

😉

 

[Lighthouse]

16 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Is it Flynn though? Rather than Damien?

Ah, fair point that’s my mistake.

[OttawaSaint]

8 minutes ago, trousers said:

Jack Stephens in no man's land...

So unlike him...

[Verbal]

16 minutes ago, trousers said:

New kit actually looks decent when worn in matchday mode

When do you think that might happen?

[Gloucester Saint]

3 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

So unlike him...

Still is very wet behind the ears. Plenty of other ex-managers have been taken in by Jack though. 

[trousers]

All very pedestrian at the moment... No sign of the promised intensity yet... That said, probably more down to the weather than anything?

[ant]

17 minutes ago, trousers said:

Jack Stephens in no man's land...

Unfortunately that's triggered another year's extension.

[OttawaSaint]

We won this 9-0 last season and had the worst season in our club's history.

Smart of Still to put the stiffs in to throw this game so that we can win an historic treble of Championship, FA Cup, and League Cup.

[obelisk]

Quite a few early crosses from Saints but not much danger accruing so far. Needs work.

[Gloucester Saint]

4 minutes ago, trousers said:

All very pedestrian at the moment... No sign of the promised intensity yet... That said, probably more down to the weather than anything?

If it’s a hot as it is here in Gloucestershire it will not encourage a pressing game.

Mind you, these players will have taken Still’s comments that there doesn’t need to be much of an overhaul to take their foot off the gas.

Actually, that’s not right, they never put their foot on it in the first place.

The new manager is seeing what we saw last season. 

[Gloucester Saint]

2 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Needs work.

Er, minus Fernandes and the departed KWP that ‘w’ word could be a barrier with group of players. They’re none too keen on it you see.

[Willo of Whiteley]

This is funny 🤣

[DT]

Not sure we would ever be 1-0 down if Sean Dyche was our manager…

 

(lights fuse, takes cover)

[SouSaint]

Just an absolute bunch of pathetic losers. 

[bugenhagen]

3 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

This is funny 🤣

Funny, sad and scary at the same time... just like a clown!

[Gloucester Saint]

Smallbone booked for a foul 😂😂

[Midfield_General]

Penalty saints

[obelisk]

Ref has been giving niggly fouls all the game so no surprise that's a penalty.

[Midfield_General]

Penalty being delayed due to a medical emergency in the crowd

[goodymatt]

Medical emergency stops play, all too often these days.

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, goodymatt said:

Medical emergency stops play, all too often these days.

My guess is it would be heat related. 

[sockeye]

Hope the supporter in the east stand is doing okay.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, hypochondriac said:

My guess is it would be heat related. 

It must be absolutely boiling in those stands - today is not a day for the sauce pre and post-match either. 

[Midfield_General]

Armstrong scores. 1-1.

[trousers]

GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!

 

[Harry_SFC]

So many poor players out there today.

BBD, Armstrong, Fraser, Smallbone, Stephens, Bree, McCarthy etc

[Midfield_General]

HT. 1-1.

[obelisk]

Crossing dreadful from Saints. If this is part of the plan for the coming season then it desperately needs improvement. Still will have seen that plenty of work is needed to turn that losing mentality into a winning one.

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Harry_SFC said:

So many poor players out there today.

BBD, Armstrong, Fraser, Smallbone, Stephens, Bree, McCarthy etc

Charles has looked tidy, other than that, really poor even given it’s the first friendly. Eastleigh should do alright this season. 

[CSA96]

So the second half team will presumably be…

Bazunu; Sugawara, Quarshie, Wood, Welington; Downes, Matsuki; Robinson, Dibling, Edozie; Archer

That leaves Moore, Sesay, Ballard as subs to get a few minutes late on 

[Lighthouse]

Still haven’t got a clue why football started stopping the game because of medical situations in the crowd. Seems completely unnecessary and open to tactical abuse.

[SWLondon Saint]

4 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

So many poor players out there today.

BBD, Armstrong, Fraser, Smallbone, Stephens, Bree, McCarthy etc

That's most of my 'players I don't want to see play for Saints again from last season' list, maybe Still started with the shite team?

[Brumsaint]

Miscontrolled by Brereton Diaz was a common theme of the half. How is this guy a professional footballer? Smallbone very disappointing, too. Hoping the second half team shows a bit more promise!

[Gloucester Saint]

3 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Crossing dreadful from Saints. If this is part of the plan for the coming season then it desperately needs improvement. Still will have seen that plenty of work is needed to turn that losing mentality into a winning one.

Wellington should get a run second half, and whatever Sugawara’s defensive awfulness, he certainly knows how to put good crosses in. Wouldn’t be surprised if the manager wants new signings in wing-back and the wings.

 

Edited Saturday at 14:58 by Gloucester Saint
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[SW11_Saint]

1 minute ago, SWLondon Saint said:

That's most of my 'players I don't want to see play for Saints again from last season' list, maybe Still started with the shite team?

Better to start shite and improve than the other way around… I attach zero importance to these games. They’re just about fitness and providing a chance for Will to see what he’s up against. 

[Micky]

7 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

So many poor players out there today.

BBD, Armstrong, Fraser, Smallbone, Stephens, Bree, McCarthy etc

All of which we'll be pinning our hopes on next season...! Scary shit...

[Harry_SFC]

6 minutes ago, SWLondon Saint said:

That's most of my 'players I don't want to see play for Saints again from last season' list, maybe Still started with the shite team?

Hopefully he changes the lot because the bench looks a lot better to me. 

[hypochondriac]

4 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

Better to start shite and improve than the other way around… I attach zero importance to these games. They’re just about fitness and providing a chance for Will to see what he’s up against. 

100%. We've looked awful in preseason and looked good when the real games start and vice versa. It's all about fitness and trying a few things. Would be nice to get some goals second half though. 

 

[Gloucester Saint]

5 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

Better to start shite and improve than the other way around… I attach zero importance to these games. They’re just about fitness and providing a chance for Will to see what he’s up against. 

EDIT - you meant Still.

Re Smallbone….
He saw that at Stoke, then two years ago as well. He still looks like the upright brush in our kitchen dustpan set. Wasted the last two summers when he should’ve been on protein shakes and weights before pre-season.

Ralph kicked JWP up the arse about having a Tyro League physique and mindset, hence  going on to shithouse Zaha so wonderfully.

No such discipline around the club these days. Will has ability but locks you into 4-5-1 as he can’t tackle - as he just showed yet again as if Still wouldn’t have learned from the last minute of rage season v Arsenal - and doesn’t track back.

Club of dunces. 

Edited Saturday at 15:04 by Gloucester Saint