North 0-1 South - ampton - Match Thread

[die Mannyschaft]

7 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

When we refuse to pay the market rate for the division we are in, very hard.

I thought for £7m he’d be quite raw but we are talking Flynn Downes chicken livers.

 

6 minutes ago, Suhari said:

Definitely not!

Are Saints waiting for 90th minute. What is going on why haven't we scored

[S-Clarke]

Yeah, horrendous. Not much more to be said really. Not even close to being a competitive team.

It looks very much like an early season game, lots of rustiness etc, but for the wages and rep some of our players have, they have been technically horrendous. None of them seem to be able to control or pass a football.

I don't like 3 at the back, never have done. I think it confuses the entire shape.

Charles lost on his own in the middle, Fernandes isn't a partner in the CM role - he needs to push higher. We need better alongside Charles.

We need such an injection of quality in the attacking wide area's though, but sadly what we have out there is almost £20m plus worth of it, which we need to ditch first, and none of it is good enough. A real problem area for us. (I'm not including Downs in that, way too early)

[Gloucester Saint]

12 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said:

Downs is Adams 2.0

More Keith Cassells. Clumsy lump with no first touch. Lawrie didn’t make loads of transfer mistakes but that was one. Still at least Mark Wright came our way from Oxford eventually. 

[saintant]

Just now, CB Fry said:

GET THE ARMENIAN 

Has he got half a dozen mates 🙂

[SWLondon Saint]

Honestly, it feels at times like Still is trying some kind of passive-aggressive 'buy-me-a-number-10' routine as the side is crying out for someone in that spot to get on the ball.

[obelisk]

On this showing I wonder whether Fernandes can be bothered.

[SaintBobby]

God, that was dire.

We just aren’t the same team without Bazunu and Stephens! 😃😂

[Smirking_Saint]

1 minute ago, Gloucester Saint said:

More Keith Cassells. Clumsy lump with no first touch. Lawrie didn’t make loads of transfer mistakes but that was one. Still at least Mark Wright came our way from Oxford eventually. 

I need to see how he gets on after he gets a goal, im putting it down to him rushing his lines atm

Needs some confidence and quick 

[captainchris]

This Downs fella…. Who the hell scouted him? Have we learnt nothing at all with our scouting… Honestly…

[sfc4prem]

Problem is that it's been so poor due to a wide range of things - formation, change of players, Tuesday night can't-be-fucked-itis

[sockeye]

skates losing though

#silverlinings

[AlexLaw76]

Will Still is supposed to be very adaptable right?

Got to ditch this 3 at the back

[lambtiss]

3 minutes ago, saintant said:

Why waste another 10 minutes?

Because we know Arma cannot lead the attack.

 

At least give the new guy a chance.

[SaintBobby]

41 minutes ago, miserableoldgit said:

He did say at the beginning that Ross Stewart was taken ill during the warm up which is why BBD is playing. 

He then went on to say that in our last two cup games against Northampton, Saints had won both “respectively”! 

[Midfield_General]

So just to be clear, our goalscoring options this season are: 

Adam Armstrong

Archer

BBD

This Downs geezer who has now missed two open goals in 60 mins of football

Ross Stewart and his amazing glass knees

Fantastic.

Edited 20 hours ago by Midfield_General

[SWLondon Saint]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Yeah, horrendous. Not much more to be said really. Not even close to being a competitive team.

It looks very much like an early season game, lots of rustiness etc, but for the wages and rep some of our players have, they have been technically horrendous. None of them seem to be able to control or pass a football.

I don't like 3 at the back, never have done. I think it confuses the entire shape.

Charles lost on his own in the middle, Fernandes isn't a partner in the CM role - he needs to push higher. We need better alongside Charles.

We need such an injection of quality in the attacking wide area's though, but sadly what we have out there is almost £20m plus worth of it, which we need to ditch first, and none of it is good enough. A real problem area for us. (I'm not including Downs in that, way too early)

We can't play this 3-4-3 formation with these forwards, none of these is a winger type. Simple as. But part of the problem is only having 2 in the central area, they're too stretched up against 3, one of the CBs has to step into midfield more but none look confident enough to do it.

[SaintBobby]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Will Still is supposed to be very adaptable right?

Got to ditch this 3 at the back

10000%

[Sheaf Saint]

OK, having seen it back again a couple of times, I'm going to give Downs the benefit of the doubt for that miss, because the ball in from BBD was a little bit too far back from where it needed to be and you can see him desperately trying to slow down to make a connection with it. 

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Bring Charlie Taylor on for Edwards and go to 4 at the back. Get Fraser or Armstrong on in place of BBD. 

[obelisk]

Downs probably prefers to crack them in from the edge of the box rather than tap in from 2 yards. Still he hasn't yet managed a handball from 6 inches yet.

[Suhari]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Will Still is supposed to be very adaptable right?

Got to ditch this 3 at the back

Yep.

Four at the back and control the midfield.

BBD off too.

[saintant]

Their chances all came from turnovers in midfield.

[CB Fry]

1 minute ago, captainchris said:

This Downs fella…. Who the hell scouted him? Have we learnt nothing at all with our scouting… Honestly…

If I remember his YouTube reel was a load of scuffed shots/bundled in goals. 

[SNSUN]

Come on guys, let's look at the positives...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Umm... we aren't losing. 

[SaintBobby]

Just now, Midfield_General said:

So just to be clear, our goalscoring options this season are: 

Adam Armstrong

BBD

This Downs geezer

Ross Stewart and his amazing glass knees

Fantastic.

I guess add in Archer. But I’m not wildly impressed.

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, Midfield_General said:

So just to be clear, our goalscoring options this season are: 

Adam Armstrong

BBD

This Downs geezer

Ross Stewart and his amazing glass knees

Fantastic.

You forgot Archer.

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Midfield_General said:

So just to be clear, our goalscoring options this season are: 

Adam Armstrong

BBD

This Downs geezer

Ross Stewart and his amazing glass knees

Fantastic.

Archer as well

[SWLondon Saint]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

You forgot Archer.

I think Archer forgot Archer, he's been invisible 🫥 

[tdmickey3]

BBD still on FFS

[obelisk]

Saints out early for the 2nd half. Can't be any worse than that 1st half clown show.

[S-Clarke]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

BBD still on FFS

Back to my eyes bleeding again then.

[Tommy]

Can’t believe this club would allow Fernandes or Dibling leave for any money this window. 
 

Zero chance of a successful season if they both go. 

[Suhari]

No changes for us.

Will doesn't seem to like a half time switcheroonie.

[Midfield_General]

2 minutes ago, SaintBobby said:

I guess add in Archer. But I’m not wildly impressed.

 

2 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

You forgot Archer.

 

2 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Archer as well

Oh christ. Him as well. 

Fuck me we're screwed

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

McCarthy subbed off at half time

 

(he Northampton one...)

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 minute ago, Tommy said:

Can’t believe this club would allow Fernandes or Dibling leave for any money this window. 
 

Zero chance of a successful season if they both go. 

But if they don't go, are we still able to strengthen where we need to?

[kraftwerk26]

14 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said:

Im going to give Downs the benefit of the doubt for now… but I am a bit worried 

People did say this about pelle do let's just prey

[BarryVenisonsHair]

Goal?

[Suhari]

MATTY!

And a great team goal too.

[saintant]

Brilliant from Fernandes. Much needed.

[Sheaf Saint]

Beauty from Fernandes!

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Lee On Solent Saint said:

But if they don't go, are we still able to strengthen where we need to?

Probably not if one of them doesn’t go.

[Tommy]

Fernsndes can’t be allowed to leave, simple as that

Edited 20 hours ago by Tommy

[AlexLaw76]

Lovely goal

[Saint NL]

Great goal, Fernandes

[saintnick]

Woosh 

[Viking Saint]

Fernandes!!!!

[Suhari]

Excellent move on the break.

Very nice.

[Gloucester Saint]

Best footballer on the pitch shows why.

[S-Clarke]

Just now, Lee On Solent Saint said:

But if they don't go, are we still able to strengthen where we need to?

Maybe we can package BBD in a box labelled Dibling?

Could work.