Saints Vs Brighton friendly 2/8/25 3:30pm

[Harry_SFC]

2 minutes ago, Verwood Saint said:

Absolutely this and it made us much more positive as an attacking force.  Edwards fitted in well as the right sided CB.

In the second half he also switched Archer to the centre playing a little deeper off Downs and he looked so much more dangerous.  Wee man went to the wing and he was much more effective in that role too.  

TBF the wee man put a real shift in over the 90mins, playing as a 10, a winger and then centre mid for a bit.  His energy round the pitch rubbed off on some of the other too.  Think he just might be a real utility option for WS.

 

 

I was thinking the same about Fraser. He isn't the best player in the world but he does have a good cross and also works his socks off. He was certainly better than Armstrong today. 

Don't like him at a false 9 or a 10 though. His best position is out wide. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Harry_SFC

[chivvy]

With the lack of attacking midfielders and a unbalanced line up of strikers who are better in two 4231 doesn't really work. Plus our best full backs are wing backs.. 343 kinda fits or 523 or 532

Edited 9 hours ago by chivvy

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

I was thinking the same about Fraser. He isn't the best player in the world but he does have a good cross and also works his socks off. He was certainly better than Armstrong today. 

Don't like him at a false 9 or a 10 though. His best position is out wide. 

He's a winger. Simple as that.

Did you not think he look like his legs had gone as some have said on this thread? 

[SW5 SAINT]

2 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

thank you amigo, i meant Disney FC

They play 17 miles down the road….

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, chivvy said:

With the lack of attacking midfielders and a unbalanced line up of strikers who are better in two 4231 doesn't really work. Plus our best full backs are wing backs.. 343 kinda fits or 523

Yep. You cant play Archer down the middle on his own (I still think we should have sold him to Leeds in January) or Armstrong. Maybe 4-4-2 would get the best out of those two?

[manji]

5 hours ago, Pamplemousse said:

We won't play a team as good as Brighton in the league but what it does show is that if (when) we're back in the Prem we need a brand new squad.

Which is the plan already Spors was working on us long before the official signing which was at the end of the transfer window I’m not in the COT I’m not a football geek but why am I the only fucker that knows and notices these things and I won’t bother to come back on here for a couple of days. This type of platform is swiftly becoming redundant sadly I was here from the beginning only the elite had PCs Internet nowadays any div has access 

Yep I check this out now and again but there was a time when I had this rolling in the background of my work PC in case something exciting happened. That concept is now hilarious you would only do that now if you were following one of the ITKs on here and wanted to give them a like and the newbies on here from what I’ve seen utter dicks.

[CB Fry]

2 minutes ago, manji said:

Which is the plan already Spors was working on us long before the official signing which was at the end of the transfer window I’m not in the COT I’m not a football geek but why am I the only fucker that knows and notices these things and I won’t bother to come back on here for a couple of days. This type of platform is swiftly becoming redundant sadly I was here from the beginning only the elite had PCs Internet nowadays any div has access 

Yep I check this out now and again but there was a time when I had this rolling in the background of my work PC in case something exciting happened. That concept is now hilarious you would only do that now if you were following one of the ITKs on here and wanted to give them a like and the newbies on here from what I’ve seen utter dicks.

Sorry i couldn't quite follow all of that but I think you were saying something about this being the greatest era in our history?

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

20 minutes ago, manji said:

Which is the plan already Spors was working on us long before the official signing which was at the end of the transfer window I’m not in the COT I’m not a football geek but why am I the only fucker that knows and notices these things and I won’t bother to come back on here for a couple of days. This type of platform is swiftly becoming redundant sadly I was here from the beginning only the elite had PCs Internet nowadays any div has access 

Yep I check this out now and again but there was a time when I had this rolling in the background of my work PC in case something exciting happened. That concept is now hilarious you would only do that now if you were following one of the ITKs on here and wanted to give them a like and the newbies on here from what I’ve seen utter dicks.

This is just rambling nonsense. Sorry

[Verbal]

55 minutes ago, manji said:

Which is the plan already Spors was working on us long before the official signing which was at the end of the transfer window I’m not in the COT I’m not a football geek but why am I the only fucker that knows and notices these things and I won’t bother to come back on here for a couple of days. This type of platform is swiftly becoming redundant sadly I was here from the beginning only the elite had PCs Internet nowadays any div has access 

Yep I check this out now and again but there was a time when I had this rolling in the background of my work PC in case something exciting happened. That concept is now hilarious you would only do that now if you were following one of the ITKs on here and wanted to give them a like and the newbies on here from what I’ve seen utter dicks.

Oh snap! That's exactly how I post when I've dropped a couple of tabs. 

[Matty's Caddy]

Thought Edwards looked very calm and composed, like he had more time than anyone else to get his head up. 
Robinson dangerous. 
quarshie raw,  but needs coaching  the finer points of defending, Early days though. 
Baz, decent and looked confident and commanding 

hard to comment on anybody in the first half really as the system made them all look shit, apart from Baz really

feel better about next week than I did this morning 

[EBS1980]

Of the players not featured today, Dibling, THB, Downes and Diaz were all at the game. Didn’t see any of the others though.

[Dark Munster]

1 hour ago, manji said:

Which is the plan already Spors was working on us long before the official signing which was at the end of the transfer window I’m not in the COT I’m not a football geek but why am I the only fucker that knows and notices these things and I won’t bother to come back on here for a couple of days. This type of platform is swiftly becoming redundant sadly I was here from the beginning only the elite had PCs Internet nowadays any div has access 

Yep I check this out now and again but there was a time when I had this rolling in the background of my work PC in case something exciting happened. That concept is now hilarious you would only do that now if you were following one of the ITKs on here and wanted to give them a like and the newbies on here from what I’ve seen utter dicks.

Gemini, can you make any sense of this?

This person is clearly a frustrated football fan, specifically discussing the transfer window and the perceived decline of online football discussion platforms. Let's break down their points:

• "Which is the plan already Spors was working on us long before the official signing which was at the end of the transfer window": This refers to a transfer strategy, likely for a specific football club, that they believe a person named "Spors" (possibly a sporting director, scout, or someone involved in club management) was implementing well in advance of the official transfer window closing. They are implying that the signings made at the end of the window were part of a pre-existing plan, not a last-minute scramble.

• "I’m not in the COT": If COT means "Circle of Trust," this signifies that the speaker is not part of the inner, exclusive group that has privileged information or is privy to the club's confidential plans. They are an outsider looking in, making their observation about "Spors' plan" even more significant to them, as they feel they've discerned it without being an "insider." This reinforces their self-perception as unusually perceptive.

• "I’m not a football geek but why am I the only fucker that knows and notices these things": This expression of exasperation and self-proclaimed insight remains the same. They still believe they are uniquely perceptive, but now it's even more striking because they're outside the "Circle of Trust" yet still seeing these things.

• "and I won’t bother to come back on here for a couple of days. This type of platform is swiftly becoming redundant sadly I was here from the beginning only the elite had PCs Internet nowadays any div has access": This remains a lament about the perceived degradation of online football forums/communities, where they feel the quality of discussion has declined due to wider, less discerning access.

• "Yep I check this out now and again but there was a time when I had this rolling in the background of my work PC in case something exciting happened. That concept is now hilarious": Still nostalgia for a time when these platforms were genuinely exciting and provided real-time updates or insights.

• "you would only do that now if you were following one of the ITKs on here and wanted to give them a like and the newbies on here from what I’ve seen utter dicks.": Still a criticism of the current state of engagement, focusing on following "ITKs" rather than genuine discussion, and a disdain for new users.

In summary:

The speaker is a highly frustrated and self-important football fan. Their core point is that they, an outsider not privy to the "Circle of Trust" within the club's operations, have nevertheless discerned a long-term strategic plan (by "Spors") for transfers, which they believe others on the online platform have failed to notice. This makes them feel uniquely insightful. Their frustration is compounded by what they perceive as the declining quality of online football communities, which they feel are now dominated by unintelligent "newbies" and are only useful for following self-proclaimed "insiders" (ITKs) rather than engaging in meaningful discussion. They feel the platforms have lost their initial value and excitement.

Edited 7 hours ago by Dark Munster

[Sheaf Saint]

1 hour ago, manji said:

Which is the plan already Spors was working on us long before the official signing which was at the end of the transfer window I’m not in the COT I’m not a football geek but why am I the only fucker that knows and notices these things and I won’t bother to come back on here for a couple of days. This type of platform is swiftly becoming redundant sadly I was here from the beginning only the elite had PCs Internet nowadays any div has access 

Yep I check this out now and again but there was a time when I had this rolling in the background of my work PC in case something exciting happened. That concept is now hilarious you would only do that now if you were following one of the ITKs on here and wanted to give them a like and the newbies on here from what I’ve seen utter dicks.

[The Kraken]

A fairly accurate assessment of mingey, tbf.

[S-Clarke]

First half was mostly more of the same, quite passive and easy to play against in the main. I wasn't too impressed with Quarshie for either goal, I thought he stood off and didn't really commit. He clearly has pace/power and height, of which will be big for us this season - but he just needs to be a bit sharper and less passive in his defending. 

We lacked width in that first half IMO. Two poor full backs who offered nothing, and a striker (Archer) entirely out of his comfort zone and not impacting the game at all. Fraser as a 9 was really weird and I never, ever want to see that again.

Second half was much better once the likes of Suguwara and were Wellington introduced, energy and attacking intent, ability to overlap etc - made a huge difference. Robinson drifting around in front was a threat too, a lot of this is because opposition know little about him - so he can sneak in like he does, but he did cause more problems than anyone else in that second half.

I really liked Charles' performance though, a real box-to-box display from him. Good on the ball, good breaking up play - pretty much everything. He's a good player and always has been, just really poorly used by Martin in our last Championship season. Edwards too is exactly what you'd expect him to be - a very classy and cultured centre back, makes the game look easy. 

Archer, imo, was utter utter trash. I don't know if it's confidence with him or that he's simply not fitting in with the right players here. He's not a wide man that's for sure, but even through the middle I thought his game was off. Downs was pretty quiet too, he's got a real presence about him, but I thought he was a bit subdued overall.

A good comeback though and an enjoyable second half compared to the first. I still don't think much of what happened today will really make any odds once the real season starts, for either ourselves or Brighton, but it's nice to be going into the Wrexham game with a tiny shred of positivity at least.

[Lard]

Time to face up ladies.
we have got….

a pretty shit manager. 
appalling coaching staff. 
an abundance of crap players. In every area. 
An owner that has no clue about football. 
A tech director, analysts and such like that don’t know there arse from their elbows.  
the club is rotten from the core. 
damn I miss the days of Channon,Ball,Boyer etc. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[hypochondriac]

Just now, Lard said:

Time to face up ladies.
we have got….

a pretty shit manager. 
appalling coaching staff. 
an abundance of crap players. In every area. 
An owner that has no clue about football. 
A tech director, analysts and such like that don’t know there arse from their elbows.  
the club is rotten from the core. 
damn I miss the days of Channon,Ball,Boyer etc. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Is everyone just taking a load of pills and spouting off this evening? 

[Saint86]

30 minutes ago, Lard said:

Time to face up ladies.
we have got….

a pretty shit manager. 
appalling coaching staff. 
an abundance of crap players. In every area. 
An owner that has no clue about football. 
A tech director, analysts and such like that don’t know there arse from their elbows.  
the club is rotten from the core. 
damn I miss the days of Channon,Ball,Boyer etc. 🤷🏻‍♂️

What on earth are you on about?!?! We've got a good manager, decent coaching staff, and a squad that's pretty decent for the championship. We look set to clear out a few more players (some good, some less so), and you have to assume we'll be spending. So far the business we've done (Downs and Quarshie) look to be good and relatively inexpensive buys, plus Charles and Edwards both look to be very good players. We need 2-3 creative midfielders/wingers to be really comfortable and have a great season to look forward to... 

Edited 5 hours ago by Saint86

[chivvy]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

Is everyone just taking a load of pills and spouting off this evening? 

Some need anti depressants

[skintsaint]

2 hours ago, Lard said:

Time to face up ladies.
we have got….

a pretty shit manager. 
appalling coaching staff. 
an abundance of crap players. In every area. 
An owner that has no clue about football. 
A tech director, analysts and such like that don’t know there arse from their elbows.  
the club is rotten from the core. 
damn I miss the days of Channon,Ball,Boyer etc. 🤷🏻‍♂️