25/26 - Non Saints Games

[Gloucester Saint]

Cheltenham Town took Saints’s place today conceding a 95th minute goal at Gillingham. Still a creditable point at a strong side at that level and 4 from 6 in Cotterill’s first two games back as manager. 

[Badger]

53 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Cheltenham Town took Saints’s place today conceding a 95th minute goal at Gillingham. Still a creditable point at a strong side at that level and 4 from 6 in Cotterill’s first two games back as manager. 

Some managers always seem to do well at particular clubs, though don’t repeat it elsewhere. I think - and hope - Cotterell falls into that category at Cheltenham. Would be a pretty impressive achievement to keep them in the league.

In another result up this way, Gloucester City beat Sholing 2-1 today, and are top of their league.

[Lighthouse]

On the subject of hattricks, Haaland has just banged in his 21st goal of the season after less than two months. Utterly ludicrous footballer.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Steven Gerrard has turned down Rangers.

He’s been quoted as saying “I cannot fix this shitshow”.

[Badger]

4 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Steven Gerrard has turned down Rangers.

He’s been quoted as saying “I cannot fix this shitshow”.

If true, then at least we can rule him out of wanting to come to us should the vacancy  arise. 

[Sheaf Saint]

21 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Steven Gerrard has turned down Rangers.

He’s been quoted as saying “I cannot fix this shitshow”.

Gerrard is the Ray Patterson to Russel Martin's Homer...

 

[SW5 SAINT]

11 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Steven Gerrard has turned down Rangers.

He’s been quoted as saying “I cannot fix this shitshow”.

Looks like Rangers will now get Rohl, thus ruling him of coming to fix our shit show…..

[Doctoroncall]

17 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Steven Gerrard has turned down Rangers.

He’s been quoted as saying “I cannot fix this shitshow”.

There is no money for him to buy players. 

[East Kent Saint]

Plus he didn't want a DoF either 

[whelk]

The good news, there is no international break next October. The bad news, September’s will be 3 wees, well two weekends. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq5jl744pwpo

 

[LiberalCommunist]

Ah the autumn break we have all been hoping for. 🤪

 

[Whitey Grandad]

Just what everybody needs 🙄

[Saint Mikey]

2 hours ago, whelk said:

The good news, there is no international break next October. The bad news, September’s will be 3 wees, well two weekends. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq5jl744pwpo

 

This is taking the piss.

[Patches O Houlihan]

Shea Charles starts in a 5-3-2 formation for Norn Iron in their game against Germany, having won their game against Slovakia.

[AlexLaw76]

Watched most of the N.Ireland game so far.

Just confirms my believe that Charles will be playing in the Premier League next season.

[Mr Brightside]

He was excellent for them on Friday too. 
And yes, I agree, he’ll be instrumental in getting us promoted this season. 😉

[Saint NL]

Ireland Vs Armenia tonight.

Smallbone, Azaz and Manning start.

Spertsyan starts for Armenia.

 

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Ireland Vs Armenia tonight.

Smallbone, Azaz and Manning start.

Spertsyan starts for Armenia.

 

Surprised Baz is not starting.

 

🤪

[Saint NL]

Sounds like Azaz isn't playing well for Ireland, I'm not convinced by him so far...

[Patches O Houlihan]

Eng 0-3 up at half time

[Saint NL]

Armenian player gets a red card for headbutting Azaz 😂

[Tommy Mulgrew]

If we’re looking for a goalie, we could do worse than 29 year-old Henri Avagyan, who kept Ireland at bay for most of the match and, importantly, made several good saves.   Market value 200,000 peanuts.  Spertsyan was at the hub of most Armenia’s play but wasted his opps to score; an intelligent and industrious player.  Azaz and Smallbone distinctly average.  Manning took some good corners and got forward well but did little else but get a yellow, which rules him out of the game against Portugal.

[rooney]

It was good to see Marians Pahars interviewed before the game.What a player he was for us,costing I believe only £300k.I still have my “Super Marian” T shirt which sadly is only fit to wear in the garden now.

[macca155]

Not sure where to put this, but my excitement at Scotland actually, possibly,  reaching the world cup, has been tempered a bit by the ticket prices.

Roger me sideways with a soggy marrow, anybody want a kidney.

[Weston Super Saint]

7 hours ago, macca155 said:

Not sure where to put this, but my excitement at Scotland actually, possibly,  reaching the world cup, has been tempered a bit by the ticket prices.

Roger me sideways with a soggy marrow, anybody want a kidney.

$150 doesn't seem too bad?

Or do you think Scotland will be higher than Cat 3 and get further than the group stages?

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

$150 doesn't seem too bad?

Or do you think Scotland will be higher than Cat 3 and get further than the group stages?

All group games have Cat 1 to 4, it's pricing based on where the seat is so cat 4 in the corners, cat 1 half way line etc 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

It's a rip off, but if you can afford flights half way around the world and presumably a relatively lengthy stay there, the cost of the match tickets if probably the least of your worries when budgeting!

[Weston Super Saint]

10 hours ago, Football Special said:

All group games have Cat 1 to 4, it's pricing based on where the seat is so cat 4 in the corners, cat 1 half way line etc 

So that would be what $300 to watch all of Scotland's games at the World Cup.  Doesn't seem to expensive...

[macca155]

5 hours ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

It's a rip off, but if you can afford flights half way around the world and presumably a relatively lengthy stay there, the cost of the match tickets if probably the least of your worries when budgeting!

Not so sure Quarter final is probably the air fare.

It's a bad precedent, when the WC eventually arrives back in Europe, they won't be reducing the prices.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

11 hours ago, macca155 said:

Not so sure Quarter final is probably the air fare.

It's a bad precedent, when the WC eventually arrives back in Europe, they won't be reducing the prices.

Fair point, and of course the prices are ludicrous. Sadly I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll probably never get to watch England play in the world cup unless we host it (and even then the chances are it'll be nigh on possible to get tickets).

[SW5 SAINT]

Look at the EPL table and weep. Bournemouth top of the Premier League, maybe going to do a Leicester…..!

Could have been Saints with better management….

Edited 18 October, 2025 by SW5 SAINT
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[Saint NL]

Fair play to Bournemouth, they're doing well and doing it the right way.

[Sheaf Saint]

27 minutes ago, SW5 SAINT said:

Look at the EPL table and weep. Bournemouth top of the Premier League, maybe going to do a Leicester…..!

Could have been Saints with better management….

It was only 5 years ago that we were where they are now. 

The damage that SR have done in that short time is quite breathtaking.

[AlexLaw76]

Game 8 in the Premier League 

as it stands, Sunderland on 14 points

LOLz

[ant]

20 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Game 8 in the Premier League 

as it stands, Sunderland on 14 points

LOLz

Same number of league wins in 8 games as we've had since we got promoted, FFS.

[AlexLaw76]

Watched the last 15 mins of the Palace v Bournemouth game.

What a cracking end, and Palace should have won it in the 100th minute

[Tommy Mulgrew]

Will Ferry captained Dundee Utd to draw at Rangers, 2:2; even without Martin, Rangers still cannot buy a win.  

[SW5 SAINT]

4 minutes ago, Tommy Mulgrew said:

Will Ferry captained Dundee Utd to draw at Rangers, 2:2; even without Martin, Rangers still cannot buy a win.  

Seems to have left the same sort of legacy with Rangers as he did with Southampton…..

[pingpong]

3 hours ago, SW5 SAINT said:

Look at the EPL table and weep. Bournemouth top of the Premier League, maybe going to do a Leicester…..!

Could have been Saints with better management….

Calm down, They're 4th.

[Lord Duckhunter]

39 minutes ago, pingpong said:

Calm down, They're 4th.

Did they make cocks of themselves like some of our nods did when we spent hours top? 

Edited 18 October, 2025 by Lord Duckhunter

[HarvSFC]

Leicester destroying Portsmouth. Won 7 corners and now a goal up within 27 minutes. 

Whereas we were hoofing it up to a midget.

[Sheaf Saint]

2 hours ago, HarvSFC said:

Leicester destroying Portsmouth. Won 7 corners and now a goal up within 27 minutes. 

Whereas we were hoofing it up to a midget.

Still didn't beat them though.

[AlexLaw76]

I read that Eustace is under significant pressure as Derby have won 1 in 12.

Obviously, 1 of the points gained was from a Will Still masterclass.

[trousers]

12 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Still didn't beat them though.

What's the Leicester v Pompey result got to do with our manager?

[East Kent Saint]

Forest started well and had half a dozen good chances all missed ! Chelsea subbed Lavia and 2 others on the left side up front and knocked in 3 goals . Chelsea weren’t totally convincing though , plenty of tippy tappy and giving the ball away outside the penalty box in the first half .

[Toussaint]

I don’t mind Carragher, but get over it!

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

6 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

I don’t mind Carragher, but get over it!

How can anyone not mind Carragher? He's a mega bell-end in every way.

[Willo of Whiteley]

You can tell Carragher and Liverpool are one and the same, absolutely rattled when things are going against them. 😂

[Willo of Whiteley]

Carragher probably feeling a little more rattled now, who does he blame Liverpool’s poor finishing on? The officials? 🤣

[Lighthouse]

There really could be three established sides going down from the PL this season. Wolves and West Ham look atrocious and Forest are owned by an absolute whackjob.