Norwich 0-3 Saints - Match Thread

[Osvaldorama]

If he plays 5 at the back with arma on his own up front again, I will riot 

[Gloucester Saint]

6 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

If he plays 5 at the back with arma on his own up front again, I will riot 

I think there needs to be some audible dissent from the away fans if he does. 

🎵 5 at the back, you’re having a laugh 🎵 

Edited Sunday at 09:09 by Gloucester Saint

[Willo of Whiteley]

This will be a loss, and spark a panic buy of two players on the final day of the window.

[Whitey Grandad]

11 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

If he plays 5 at the back with arma on his own up front again, I will riot 

It's not easy to riot on your own, but I hope, expect and demand that everybody else join in with you.

[Gloucester Saint]

Agree with playing the strongest team available but prior to that, a bit of psychology and if I was Still I’d be saying at the presser that Aribo and Edozie are starting as they need minutes.

No intention of playing in them in actuality but watch their agents scurry to complete moves they’ve been stalling for months over.

[gio1saints]

Don’t see a formation change just personnel for this. Sadly. 

At least seven different starters from Saturday to include some or all of :Alex, Quarsie, Edwards, Downs, Stewart, Manning, Cam, Mads, Matsuki. 
 

NB Robinson 100% rested. 

Edited Sunday at 10:27 by gio1saints

[die Mannyschaft]

 

Sargent is a big threat, Norwich another possession team with 500 plus passes. With a bit of luck this will be one of the biggest bore draws of the season and Saints can nick a goal in 95th min. Of course if both teams leave out many players then who knows.

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Agree with playing the strongest team available but prior to that, a bit of psychology and if I was Still I’d be saying at the presser that Aribo and Edozie are starting as they need minutes.

No intention of playing in them in actuality but watch their agents scurry to complete moves they’ve been stalling for months over.

Good thinking. The prospect of having to play 90 minutes will certainly give them an incentive to leave

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

If he plays 5 at the back with arma on his own up front again, I will riot 

I'm with you, Norwich better get reinforcements in 

This game does feel utterly pointless doesn't it, I say that as someone going, perhaps the only worth-while benefit is it's another game for Still to try to learn and understand what might work better for him. Give the new lad Mads a game , might need to think about left back with Welington likely to be out for a while 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Football Special said:

I'm with you, Norwich better get reinforcements in 

This game does feel utterly pointless doesn't it, I say that as someone going, perhaps the only worth-while benefit is it's another game for Still to try to learn and understand what might work better for him. Give the new lad Mads a game , might need to think about left back with Welington likely to be out for a while 

Taylor’s still here so he can play. Can’t do worse than Manning yesterday, Wrexham looks a flash in the pan.

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

I think there needs to be some audible dissent from the away fans if he does. 

🎵 5 at the back, you’re having a laugh 🎵 

[Football Special]

1 minute ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Taylor’s still here so he can play. Can’t do worse than Manning yesterday, Wrexham looks a flash in the pan.

I'd forgotten Taylor exists, good shout. Might as well use him. 

[die Mannyschaft]

2 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

If he plays 5 at the back with arma on his own up front again, I will riot 

5 at back would be perfect for us providing the opposition has 2 players sent off. 

[S-Clarke]

4 minutes ago, Football Special said:

I'd forgotten Taylor exists, good shout. Might as well use him. 

I think he's off, I saw bids of around £250-500k being floated around (Boro being one I think).

[Football Special]

2 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I think he's off, I saw bids of around £250-500k being floated around (Boro being one I think).

Lovely stuff, a classic 1989/90 transfer fee , retro 

[derry]

4 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

We lost this 1-0 to them 1984/85, John Deehan scored https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225126258408

They won the League Cup but got relegated, bittersweet, so can’t have been 1985/6. 

1986 I was flying BAC 1-11 from Aberdeen so didn't fly the F27 after February. It was my second stint on the F27 the first was 80 - 82 before that it was the Herald and back on the F27 about March 85. It could possibly have been on a Herald. More likely 12th Jan 1985 before I went onto the BAC 1-11.

[benjii]

We've got no chance with our deficient squad and lack of "the correct wingers". Might as well concede the tie.

[Gloucester Saint]

3 hours ago, S-Clarke said:

I think he's off, I saw bids of around £250-500k being floated around (Boro being one I think).

Bit pointless if Welington is long-term surely? 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, derry said:

1986 I was flying BAC 1-11 from Aberdeen so didn't fly the F27 after February. It was my second stint on the F27 the first was 80 - 82 before that it was the Herald and back on the F27 about March 85. It could possibly have been on a Herald. More likely 12th Jan 1985 before I went onto the BAC 1-11.

Who was Saints manager at the time? Lawrie would have been hard to forget. If it was 1986/87, Nicholl was manager. Lost there August 1986 4-3 so that’s the other option. 

I was at the return game Feb 1987 which we also lost, Mark Dennis committed a horrific foul on Dale Gordon which only recieved a yellow but outraged their fans in the Archers cage. Would have been x10 red cards today!

[Baird of the land]

like most want to see something different.

something like a 4-3-3
 

Bazanu

mads Edward’s quarshie manning

charles downes sesay

armstrong downs archer

[SW11_Saint]

6 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

This will be a loss, and spark a panic buy of two players on the final day of the window.

I’ll be happy if we panic buy Sargent…

[Saint Fan CaM]

You’re have thought Still would be using all the also ran players in this. What we can be sure of is Cap’n Jack will be there or thereabouts.

Its going to be another defeat let’s face it.

[Osvaldorama]

What new ways can Southampton FC find to annoy and embarrass us this week?

[saintant]

31 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

You’re have thought Still would be using all the also ran players in this. What we can be sure of is Cap’n Jack will be there or thereabouts.

Its going to be another defeat let’s face it.

Good shout - he'll have a lot to choose from.

[Football Special]

29 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

You’re have thought Still would be using all the also ran players in this. What we can be sure of is Cap’n Jack will be there or thereabouts.

Its going to be another defeat let’s face it.

I think we'll lose....but Norwich have lost both their home games so far this season, will be keen to get a positive result in front of their fans. 

[derry]

2 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Who was Saints manager at the time? Lawrie would have been hard to forget. If it was 1986/87, Nicholl was manager. Lost there August 1986 4-3 so that’s the other option. 

I was at the return game Feb 1987 which we also lost, Mark Dennis committed a horrific foul on Dale Gordon which only recieved a yellow but outraged their fans in the Archers cage. Would have been x10 red cards today!

I'm sure it was Lawrie, I flew them in to Norwich and then had to fly the aircraft back to Southampton so didn't get to the match. I remember the loss by one goal. My feeling it was a Herald not an F27 on 12th Jan 1985 1 - 0 to Norwich. i also flew them to Amsterdam for a pre season friendly. Lawrie gave me Peter East's History of Southampton signed by the Saints party including Kevin Keegan.

[Gloucester Saint]

3 hours ago, derry said:

I'm sure it was Lawrie, I flew them in to Norwich and then had to fly the aircraft back to Southampton so didn't get to the match. I remember the loss by one goal. My feeling it was a Herald not an F27 on 12th Jan 1985 1 - 0 to Norwich. i also flew them to Amsterdam for a pre season friendly. Lawrie gave me Peter East's History of Southampton signed by the Saints party including Kevin Keegan.

Sounds like January 1985 and the 1-0 loss to me. Must have been a reduced capacity due to the fire in October 1984? 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqx53l5jj1o
That really was an eventful season - Main Stand burnt down, League Cup winners including beating Ipswich in a 2-leg semi final and relegated. Mick Channon played in the final so might have played in the Saints game as well.

Ironically, the new stand was opened in August 1986 v Saints which we lost 4-3. The old stand burned down due to a club employee leaving a 3-bar electric fire on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrow_Road

Edited Sunday at 20:26 by Gloucester Saint

[Challenger]

5 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

What new ways can Southampton FC find to annoy and embarrass us this week?

This lot don't do new ways,it's carry on in the same old ponderous,disjointed, boring cheap fashion.

[sockeye]

5 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

What new ways can Southampton FC find to annoy and embarrass us this week?

New ways? Not sure about that, it's the old ways which bring us to new lows.

[Verbal]

13 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

It's not easy to riot on your own.

Have you never had a tantrum, thrown a wobbly or flounced? 

Edited Sunday at 22:37 by Verbal

[Chris cooper]

9 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Who was Saints manager at the time? Lawrie would have been hard to forget. If it was 1986/87, Nicholl was manager. Lost there August 1986 4-3 so that’s the other option. 

I was at the return game Feb 1987 which we also lost, Mark Dennis committed a horrific foul on Dale Gordon which only recieved a yellow but outraged their fans in the Archers cage. Would have been x10 red cards today!

Psycho psycho 🎶

remember it well ! Gordon went past psycho one too many times & was deservedly kicked up in the air ! .. 

Dennis is still local .. saw him the dell pub Wrexham game .

[AlexLaw76]

If Downs needs “minutes” he has to play a good chunk of this game

 

[Whitey Grandad]

8 hours ago, Verbal said:

Have you never had a tantrum, thrown a wobbly or flounced? 

Not much point if there's nobody around to witness it.

I must admit that I have been getting very angry of late for so many reasons that I don't think I'll ever run out of provocations. 

[skintsaint]

Its a free hit this game for me so hope he tries 4 at the back.

[saintant]

23 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

If he plays 5 at the back with arma on his own up front again, I will riot 

I predict a riot 🙂

[saintant]

2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

If Downs needs “minutes” he has to play a good chunk of this game

 

I think Downs needs months at the very least.

[tdmickey3]

17 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

What new ways can Southampton FC find to annoy and embarrass us this week?

A defeat to the blue few

[Gloucester Saint]

4 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

A defeat to the blue few

It’s what the fanbase needs to rev up and oust SR.

[tdmickey3]

Just now, Gloucester Saint said:

It’s what the fanbase needs to rev up and oust SR.

Would be good but it just won’t happen, be just muted grumbling and even some applause because we gave it a go after being 2 down and only lost 2-1

[Gloucester Saint]

3 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Would be good but it just won’t happen, be just muted grumbling and even some applause because we gave it a go after being 2 down and only lost 2-1

Been to nearly every game with them and it’ll get very ugly indeed if we lose the home game. Spors and Dragan would be persona non grata in the city and unlikely Still would remain.

Trust me on that. I was there in 2010 when they beat us late on when they were two divisions above with subs they couldn’t afford, and we were underdogs, and it was still feral. Ask the Citroen dealership….

Edited yesterday at 14:01 by Gloucester Saint

[tdmickey3]

2 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Been to nearly every game with them and it’ll get very ugly indeed if we lose the home game. Trust me on that. I was there in 2010 when they beat us late on when they were two divisions above with subs they couldn’t afford, and we were underdogs, and it was still feral. Ask the Citroen dealership….

I was there too but didn’t see to much of the afters.

Fans are getting apathetic now, just sick of the speak of improvement and marching on bollocks.

The decline is irreversible with these clowns in charge 

Edited yesterday at 14:03 by tdmickey3

[Wade Garrett]

Past giving a fuck to be honest.  We have shite owners who aren’t interested in improving the team.  Continually get rid of good players and sign shit ones.  I really regret renewing my season ticket as I don’t see anything changing.

Norwich will probably beat us as they have a decent centre-forward.

[Osvaldorama]

Big pressure on this one now..

 

The George Long derby 

[LGTL]

Can George Long play striker?

[SNSUN]

12 minutes ago, LGTL said:

Can George Long play striker?

Well he's 6'4 and we were after more height in the team. I'm sticking a tenner that he'll score a last minute header from a corner at some point this season. Money well spent.

[sockeye]

I was going to joke that this match could be a canary in the coal mine for our season, but we’ve started so shakily it’ll just be a parrot of our previous performances.

Edited 23 hours ago by sockeye

[AlexLaw76]

3 at the back with Edwards and Quarshie playing, Stewart as the lone striker with Band wide

it will look ugly, we will be ropey as fuck in defence, and it will get shrugged off by the fans.

[LiberalCommunist]

Looking forward to this match. If ever we needed a mid week game it is now. 

The start of this season has been a learning curse. Lets hope we are learning. 

[trousers]

7 hours ago, sockeye said:

I was going to joke that this match could be a canary in the coal mine for our season, but we’ve started so shakily it’ll just be a parrot of our previous performances.

 

[Disco Stu]

Still waiting for a good performance under Will Still. We could do with a statement performance here but expecting more 3 at the back rubbish.