Saints 2-1 Wrexham - Match Thread

[CB Fry]

We are never, ever, ever, ever going to ever score.

[skintsaint]

Fucking hell. Why make it so hard.

[Saint NL]

Have to score that. 

[Gloucester Saint]

Windass age old tactic of getting them a breather.

Wrexham the more professional side. Saints will be delighted to get to HT 0-1 and can see a triple sub to kick the side up the arse. Three centre halves and none of them can handle one big lump. Only Quarshie has looked capable. Should’ve bought Coad and not extended Jack’s contract.

So unlucky, post and Coady off the line again. Coady is the difference for me, night and day better than anything we have at the back.

Edited Saturday at 12:20 by Gloucester Saint

[Saint_clark]

Fuck me what was Edwards doing last season that he was considered one of the best in the league? 

[Saint NL]

Kind of don't want half time now....

[Colinjb]

Booing as we leave the pitch? Or Booing the ref?

[skintsaint]

Just now, Gloucester Saint said:

Coady is the difference for me, night and day better than anything we have at the back.

Wrexham just as poor at the back to be fair. We should have had at least two.

[Turkish]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Fuck me what was Edwards doing last season that he was considered one of the best in the league? 

Not playing for us 

[scumbag]

Ref gagging to ride Reynolds cock tonight 

[Verwood Saint]

Can we a have a centre forward for the second half please

[V.Johnathan.Wilson]

About time some shit refereeing went in our favour, most refs would've allowed the corner.

[tdmickey3]

Get Shoehorn and Armstrong off

[StrangelyBrown]

I wonder how much it costs Disney to sponsor the ref?

[Sarnia Cherie]

25 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Defence is poor,terrible by Edward’s, Stephens absolutely anonymous 

What? Our esteemed captain? Never. 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Colinjb said:

Booing as we leave the pitch? Or Booing the ref?

Bit of both I think. A lot aimed at the ref but Edwards giving the ball away for them to nearly score right on half time probably pissed a lot of fans off.

[benjii]

Just now, Colinjb said:

Booing as we leave the pitch? Or Booing the ref?

Ref, I think. Although some mongs did boo a back-pass earlier.

Edited Saturday at 12:21 by benjii

[tdmickey3]

Just now, Colinjb said:

Booing as we leave the pitch? Or Booing the ref?

Ref

[Obstacle1]

Armstrong missed his 2 sitters now so the next one should go in. Right hand side of the defence looks a mess 

[Sheaf Saint]

Not impressed at all with Edwards. Made a right hash of trying to control the ball there and leaves a huge gap behind him for them to attack. 

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, skintsaint said:

Wrexham just as poor at the back to be fair. We should have had at least two.

The others yes, but Coady is getting them through. No leadership from Jack at our end.

Nearly scored the opener as well.

[Saint NL]

Edwards has had a mare.

We improved a bit towards the end, but feels like we are cursed not to score today

[RedWillie]

Dross. Absolute dross. 

[DT]

Inexperienced manager in clueless formation/selections shock. 

[RedArmy]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Fuck me what was Edwards doing last season that he was considered one of the best in the league? 

Not playing next to Stephens helped I’d imagine. Same with THB. 

[Saint Scott]

I hope we get a replay of their goal, I'm still convinced Moore was offside.

Sky/Wrexham love in didn't fancy showing it during the game

[sockeye]

Attack is too blunt (and short), we need subs

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Sarnia Cherie said:

What? Our esteemed captain? Never. 

But his leadership and King Spors said he was great!

[lhammondo]

Beef Wellington, RF and Robinson are playing well. I like Downes' attempts to mame, but Edwards looks utter shite. The ref takes the biscuit for cunt of the year though.

[St. Ciervo]

AA squanders chance after chance again. Average saintweb poster puts at least one of those in. 

[Killers Knee]

When Fraser is your standout best player, you got serious problems.  

Too many players still here from last season.

The following need putting in the 50% off bin:

Bazunu

Stephens

Edwards

Sugawara

Fraser

Armstrong

[hypochondriac]

Better last ten minutes and a shit ref but little threat. 

[Baird of the land]

Awful for large parts. Slightly better intensity in the last 10 mins.

armstrong should bury one of those 2 chances.

time to get a target man on.

far too easy for them getting past our 3 cb with one simple ball.

[Harry_SFC]

From the little that I've seen, Downs is the best finisher at the club. Could probably do with him on the pitch right now. 

[sockeye]

Jayrob a positive, Fraser’s mad dash good but we can’t take advantage of crosses with these players up front

[obelisk]

Ref is one of the most unbelievable Disney cartoon characters I've seen.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Bit of both I think. A lot aimed at the ref but Edwards giving the ball away for them to nearly score right on half time probably pissed a lot of fans off.

That’s the worst home debut since Alan Bennett. Wood is better than Edward’s albeit not a high bar I admit. 

[AlexLaw76]

I thought we were generally terrible.. Crap would be generous.

They are making is play around them, whilst we he have zero pace/power in the final 3rd. We are still pretty slow on the counter, allowing them to get 10 behind the ball pretty easily.

Fraser done alright, Defence open, Arma terrible as a central striker (think he would do alright wide like the other season). Edwards poor, Quarshie looks like an accident waiting to happen....

Just sooooo poor from an attacking PoV. Slow, sideways at times, and no real power up top

 

[Chez]

Fuck me, Moore squares that and it's two. Lucky. Edwards had a mare and we are caught on the break...again. I worry about us defensively. Three at the back really is three at the back and this three is not exactly pace.

[Tamesaint]

10 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Fraser and Robinson, along with Charles and Wellington, have been the best players for us? 

Agree. Anybody thinking that Robinson should be of iis mad. 

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, tdmickey3 said:

Get Shoehorn and Armstrong off

And leave Edwards and Quarshie as a pair? No thanks. Stephens may be incredibly limited, but he's not our worst CB on the pitch today.

[RedArmy]

Just now, Killers Knee said:

When Fraser is your standout best player,

Pardon? 

[tdmickey3]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

But his leadership and King Spors said he was great!

He talks nicely to everyone off the pitch and offers nothing at all on the pitch but that is irrelevant 

[hypochondriac]

Just now, Killers Knee said:

When Fraser is your standout best player, you got serious problems.  

Too many players still here from last season.

The following need putting in the 50% off bin:

Bazunu

Stephens

Edwards

Sugawara

Fraser

Armstrong

He did nothing wrong that half. 

[benjii]

I'd try this. Edwards and Downes off.

Bazzer

Suga, Stevo, Nigel, Welly

--Fernandes--Charles---

Fraser---Armstrong--Robo

----------Downs---------

[Turkish]

What I thought looked a solid defence and midfield has been shambolic 😂

easy tactic of get it in wide behind the the wing backs who are being caught to high, pulling back 3 across, it’s so easy. How slow are our defenders? Outpaced by 33 year old Kiefer Moore.

powder puff up front too, Robinson grown into it by Armstrong looks about as much of a threat as he did in the premier league 

[Tom57]

We need to put either Downs or Stewart on so we have some kind of physical presence up front 

[Colinjb]

We could have just as easily been 2-2. But we couldn't score to save our lives.

Get Downs on.

[badgerx16]

Well, that was average.

[Doctoroncall]

13 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Why are we playing with a lineup that we never once tried all preseason? Why did Still think playing Armstrong up top would be anything other than a failure? I thought he'd watched our previous games? 

I’d like to hear his explanation, it’s bizarre.