Norwich 0-3 Saints - Match Thread

[obelisk]

Poor control by Archer. Could have been in on goal.

[Saint_clark]

Archers playing well so far. Hopefully we give him a chance up front for a run of games and drop Armstrong.

[VectisSaint]

8 minutes ago, trousers said:

Wasn't that supposed to be Still's USP...? I.e. fit the tactics to the players' strengths rather than the other way around...

Do the players have "strengths"?

[Appy]

We got to the quarter-finals last season?!

 

That passed me by 

[Saint Garrett]

How long til we get to see 4 at the back ffs

[Saint Scott]

Will still promised us flexibility and high intensity pressing. I've seen nothing of the sort in 4 and a bit games

[OttawaSaint]

7 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Shoot Charles FFS.

That's a bit drastic but I'm all for it!

[Wiggles31]

Wood is absolutely fucking dogshit. 

[Suhari]

More defensive confusion.

[Farmer Saint]

Has anyone got the Bennie Hill tune handy?

Edited 26 August, 2025 by Farmer Saint

[Colinjb]

Ouch Nathan Wood.

[trousers]

McCarthy > Bazunu

[obelisk]

Bleedin' Wood.

[benjii]

Edwards and Wood are a dumpster fire.

[Bakovnetski]

Downes is actually crap 

[Saint_clark]

Down to 10 as Wood is pissing blood from the head.

[Saint Garrett]

Just now, Wiggles31 said:

Wood is absolutely fucking dogshit. 

Yeah, he is hopeless.

[AlexLaw76]

From what I have seen from Will Still's side....

For all the talk of Martin being unable to set up a defence, Still cannot set up the attack

Again, another dreadful formation at the start of the game, and the patterns of play are just terrible.

Really disappointing

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Wood & Edwards in each others way. They became sheepish after that, allowing Norwich in for a decent effort. Wood hurt from it too. Just shout!

[Saint Scott]

Edwards blowing woods head off

[vectraman]

Downes pass is it up in the air to Norwich. WTF was that?!

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Saint Garrett said:

How long til we get to see 4 at the back ffs

If 3 players get sent off...

[skintsaint]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Down to 10 as Wood is pissing blood from the head.

Take him off and get back to 4 at the back. 

[Saint NL]

Stills face tells a story. He looks miserable

[Harry_SFC]

How bad is Downes? 

[lambtiss]

1 minute ago, Farmer Saint said:

Has anyone got the Bennie Hill theme tune handy?

We should have walked out to it

[Osvaldorama]

I don’t understand how ginger juric can watch this formation for 4 games in a row and think

”yeah this is going well, I’ll do that again” 

 

Its fucking atrocious 

[captainchris]

Downed is bloody woeful 

[Farmer Saint]

Just now, Bakovnetski said:

Downes is actually crap 

Told you all 2 years ago he is a system midfielder and that system is Russell Martin's.

[OttawaSaint]

This club is utterly broken!

[Osvaldorama]

We literally don’t have a midfield 

[Farmer Saint]

Just now, Osvaldorama said:

I don’t understand how ginger juric can watch this formation for 4 games in a row and think

”yeah this is going well, I’ll do that again” 

 

Its fucking atrocious 

He isn't, he's doing it as a point to the ownership.

[benjii]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

From what I have seen from Will Still's side....

For all the talk of Martin being unable to set up a defence, Still cannot set up the attack

Again, another dreadful formation at the start of the game, and the patterns of play are just terrible.

Really disappointing

Still cannot set up defence or attack, or create passing patterns.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Stills face tells a story. He looks miserable

He's probably just realising how fuckin shit we are

[benjii]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

He isn't, he's doing it as a point to the ownership.

The point being he is stubborn and clueless?

[Monk]

Bloody hell, Wood and Edwards both fighting it out for The 'Alan Bennett Defensive Masterclass Award'.

Absolutely stinking the place out. 

[Greedyfly]

3 minutes ago, madge said:

Charles and downes way off it again.. area of concern. Not seen one of them dominate at all this season. But overall it’s a mess. Back 5 doesn’t work.

Charles has been pretty good I think, but Downes is a shadow of the player who played for us last time we were in the championship.

 

Also is Clinton Baptiste commentating on Sky? "Y'alright. I'm getting the word...."

[Farmer Saint]

Shows how well Martin did with us tbh. 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Stills face tells a story. He looks miserable

He should try being us. He gets paid considerably to watch this garbage, we paid considerably in different ways to watch this garbage.

[Saint NL]

Just now, Osvaldorama said:

We literally don’t have a midfield 

Remember a couple of weeks ago when we were all convinced that Downes, Charles and Fernandes was far too good for this league 😂

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, benjii said:

Still cannot set up defence or attack, or create passing patterns.

The patterns of play, transitions etc are just woeful

This is literally no better than Rusk/Juric.

[SouSaint]

Early impressions of Still aren't great tbh. He will lose the fan base if he fails to beat Pompey next month. 

Players are shite as well, so many of them are just horrendous on the ball. 

SR have left an awful lot to do with just 6 days left of the window, can't say I'm confident that they'll get it right considering they've got basically everything wrong in the previous 4 or so years. 

[bangkoksaint]

From what I’ve witnessed so far this season I’d suggest WS and SR have a 6 day transfer window, one away game and the derby to keep a majority of the fan base on board 

[Monk]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Remember a couple of weeks ago when we were all convinced that Downes, Charles and Fernandes was far too good for this league 😂

Guilty. 

[Farmer Saint]

Just now, benjii said:

The point being he is stubborn and clueless?

That he needs two wingers - it's why he is constantly mentioning it.

[trousers]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

Told you all 2 years ago he is a system midfielder and that system is Russell Martin's.

I'm right out of "Told you so 2 years ago" medals... Will a generic "Told you so" medal suffice?

[LGTL]

Had high hopes for Still but this level of woefulness can’t be ignored too much longer. 

[sockeye]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

Shows how well Martin did with us tbh. 

Yet he had players suited to his system like Downes and Smallbone.

[OttawaSaint]

Everything has gone to shit with this club since Angela Lansbury died. Why Angie? Whyyyyyy?

[macca155]

9 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

What happened to Wood? Two black eyes by the looks of it

Probably due to the whack on the nose Saturday. Had to change his shirt due to bleeding.