Norwich 0-3 Saints - Match Thread

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Stewart wanted that a stride earlier 

Charles did seem to take a step too long to pass it. 

[OttawaSaint]

Never in doubt!

[CB Fry]

Lovely goal from Archer, fair play.

We needed that to shut up the whiners and the moaners. The manager needs time FFS

 

[VectisSaint]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Should be two, Archer and Stewart are building a partnership...

It was Charles not Archer

[whelk]

10 minutes ago, washsaint said:

This is as embarrassing a performance a I have seen from Saints (and yes, that includes he 9-0s).  THis is a performance without any saving graces (except Fraser and McCarthy).

Will Still will start getting pelters in the near future if we persists with this shit style and line-up.  Every time we've played this season with 5 at the back we've looked comical with no midfield.

An absolute joke of a performance and awful, awful tactics.

Sorry mate you are a clown

[Saint_clark]

Archers first touch was superb as well, no messing about just get it out from under your feet and hit the top corner.

[lambtiss]

Have our centre forwards been practicing missing the ball?

[macca155]

Bit of a mis communication between Archer and Stewart, because Archer doesn't speak fucking donkey. How did Ross not score there.

[Lighthouse]

Jacqueline Stewart could have finished that.

[Monk]

1 minute ago, Farmer Saint said:

How did he miss? Fucking Gazza.

 

This isn't the place to air your political views. 

[Midfield_General]

Great finish from Archer after Martinesque defending from Norwich. 

Edit: FFS Stewart has to score that. 

[OneMrsWallace]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Roerslev is often the furthest man forward. Good to see

Got TBH I like the look of this guy. Good positioning, wins headers, gets forward and quite vocal. I can't believe I'm saying this but SR might actually have bought us a decent player. I feel dirty. 

[bangkoksaint]

Even if they were and did well I expect WS would just split it up next game instead of developing it

Edited Tuesday at 19:34 by bangkoksaint

[sockeye]

Just now, OneMrsWallace said:

Got TBH I like the look of this guy. Good positioning, wins headers, gets forward and quite vocal. I can't believe I'm saying this but SR might actually have bought us a decent player. I feel dirty. 

Dare we say it? SR have actually replaced a player properly?

[whelk]

4 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Roerslev is often the furthest man forward. Good to see

Yeah looks a nice solid acquisition 

[Colinjb]

1 minute ago, OneMrsWallace said:

Got TBH I like the look of this guy. Good positioning, wins headers, gets forward and quite vocal. I can't believe I'm saying this but SR might actually have bought us a decent player. I feel dirty. 

Clocks, twice a day, correct at those points, something along those lines.

[Saint Matty 76]

Roerslev, Fraser and Archer the pick of the bunch.

[Baz Fl]

Sorry Ross but a proper striker finishes that! 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, sockeye said:

Dare we say it? SR have actually replaced a player properly?

 

Just now, whelk said:

Yeah looks a nice solid acquisition 

Give us a chance to train all that skill out of him, and bring him down to our level. 🙂 

Suga looked a lot better in his first couple of games. 

[obelisk]

Saints growing into the game. Disappointed not to have got a 2nd.

[LGTL]

Positives - Roerslev, Archer, Stewart, Fraser

Negatives - everyone else 

[Colinjb]

Some dodgy defending aside (I mean, it's us......) there was hope for better in that half.

[Farmer Saint]

2 minutes ago, Monk said:

This isn't the place to air your political views. 

That would be if Ross Stewart shot, missed and killed 200 innocent children in the stand.

[Osvaldorama]

Just now, Saint Matty 76 said:

Roerslev, Fraser and Archer the pick of the bunch.

Yep, these 3 + macca & Charles have been ok. 
 

The less said about the rest of them the better really. 


 

[Midfield_General]

Half-time MaccaWatch:

1 good save 

2 routine saves

1 caught in possession, got away with it

1 poor pass out to put the defender in trouble, got away with it

[Saint NL]

Half time stats show Saints commited 10 fouls compared to Norwich's 1.

That seems really one sided in a pretty much friendly game 

[Midfield_General]

Ross Stewart calls his physio at half-time to reassure him that he's not seeing things and he has indeed managed 45 minutes unscathed

[Patches O Houlihan]

* Hilarious watching Quarshie planting his feet and Norwich players bouncing off him 😁

* Archer is not blessed with a wide array of talents as footballer; but has a superb snap shot

* Nessie really wants to make that No9 spot his. Having a great game - one assist, and at least two chances missed by millimetres.

* Shay Charles and Ronny Edwards both player of the season for their Championship teams last year but really struggling for consistency so far.

* Maybe Wood ought to start wearing Petr Cech type headgear 😉

Edited Tuesday at 19:43 by Patches O Houlihan

[Challenger]

20 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Nathan Wood is HIS signing so not sure how you reached that conclusion 😀

Ankerson’s transfer tavern special Ronnie ‘I saw Jack the Hat get shot in the Blind Beggar’ Edwards is even worse if anything.

Wasn't that George Cornell ?

[SaintsBarry74]

3 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Half-time MaccaWatch:

1 good save 

2 routine saves

1 caught in possession, got away with it

1 poor pass out to put the defender in trouble, got away with it

McCarthy’s a bit of a circus act in goal, but I’d still have him ahead of Baz almost every time

[S-Clarke]

It's been a bit shit to be honest, I think we've been the slightly more composed when we've strung a few passes together, but it's been rare.

Wood comes across as thick as shit, like he's not all there. He plays and looks like it. The back 3 just confuses the lot of them too. It's been a bit messy.

Lots of energy from Downes, but no real forward penetration and having Charles and Downes in there slows us down - without someone playing ahead in a 10.

Fraser and Archer have been busy, albeit lacking a sharp enough touch. Archer with a great little finish. Highlight of the first half, feels a bit pre-season friendlyish. As we were though, not enough penetration up top and we're way too slow to build up.

Mads looks our most accomplished player.

[SWLondon Saint]

Feel like Stewart up top with Archer playing off him works pretty well, hopefully it sticks. Great goal by Archer, hopefully he kicks on from here. Watching a team in yellow give it away at the back still gives me palpitations though, Norwich have been absolutely as comical as us.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Challenger said:

Wasn't that George Cornell ?

Yea, sorry, you’re right. Cornell was shot in the Blind Beggar and Mcvitie got stabbed.

[Saint NL]

Quarshie looks very composed next to Wood. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Pluses:-

Having 2 attackers capable in the centre, actually allows us to create and score. Who knew?

Fraser worked hard for a spell, but isn't doing that all game.

Mads looked decent, but needs to bed in to see he can raise us and we don't drag him down. 

I saw Downes pass it forward! I did!

Downes and Charles are too similar in the middle. It did begin to look as though it was Downes staying back with Charles moving forward. So that's progress I suppose. 

I see a fair bit of Norwich. For all our ridiculous defending, they are even worse, and have been for years. We worked hard to be as defensively useless for quite a while tonight, before their mess ups allowed us more control of the game, and a goal. Being one up against them is not fantastic. We were a mess at the back, and all those transfers in are still needed. 

Stewart did well for the assist, and has very nearly got on the end of a few. Not sure if the deliveries just haven;t been quite there, or it's a bit of sharpness from him too. But every green shoot is to be nurtured, when it comes to our attack. 

 

[BotleySaint]

Good to see Archer get a goal. Despite poor form of late, it would be super if even one of our existing strikeforce found their confidence and quality again. They have the potential. 

[Colinjb]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Quarshie looks very composed next to Wood. 

You might almost say he's stood to attention.

[Chez]

20 minutes ago, Monk said:

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

Sadly I believe the club ran out of trophies last year. The bulk order was a really good idea, but who would have guessed so many would be needed in such a short space of time.

[Mboto Gorge]

11 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Jacqueline Stewart could have finished that.

Moira Stewart would’ve buried that too

[Suhari]

Anyone know if Fernandes travelled up with the squad?

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Quarshie looks very composed next to Wood. 

He’s been the best of the trio. Wood and Edwards both dreadful but Wood at least has some recovery pace.

[Midfield_General]

3 minutes ago, SaintsBarry74 said:

McCarthy’s a bit of a circus act in goal, but I’d still have him ahead of Baz almost every time

And that is a very, very sad state of affairs

[saintant]

Decided to suffer it 🙂 Lovely finish from Archer. We should win this but, as the first half showed, we have plenty of stupid mistakes in us. Fraser has looked lively. Downes gave them two chances with misplaced passes. Both sides continually give the ball away.

[SfcPhil]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Anyone know if Fernandes travelled up with the squad?

No. We've buckled like we did with Tyler and he's off to West Ham for £25m + £5m add ons.

I'm joking.

For now.

[SWLondon Saint]

Other notes:

- RWB looks totally different when someone who knows how is playing it, Roerslav is pushing up onto their full back a lot, just need Manning to do the same.

- Quarshie is the best of a bad 3, think he has to stay in. Yes he's a bit naive sometimes but he wins headers and it's funny watching their players try to wrestle with him and failing miserably.

[Colinjb]

Worrying how one sided the half time highlights were, but the only stat that matters is in our favour.

[benjii]

Alf Stewart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You know, from Home and Away. He would have scored too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strewth.

[Colinjb]

4 minutes ago, SWLondon Saint said:

Other notes:

- Quarshie is the best of a bad 3, think he has to stay in. Yes he's a bit naive sometimes but he wins headers and it's funny watching their players try to wrestle with him and failing miserably.

This is clearly why we signed him, provide some physicality to our powder puff squad and hope we can coach a good footballer out of him.

Worked with Kenwynne Jones

Edited Tuesday at 19:52 by Colinjb

[Midfield_General]

3 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

I see a fair bit of Norwich. For all our ridiculous defending, they are even worse, and have been for years.

They think it's bad now, wait until Martin returns to his spiritual home after Rangers give him the boot

[saintant]

8 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Half time stats show Saints commited 10 fouls compared to Norwich's 1.

That seems really one sided in a pretty much friendly game 

Unfortunately most of our players are incapable of making a tackle without committing a foul. Drives me mad.