Norwich 0-3 Saints - Match Thread

[disconnect]

Fraser AM? Didnt we try that experiment in pre-season and was not good... 

Interesting to see young right back Tabares on the bench - how long is Bree going to be out for? 

Gutted about Fernandes, but maybe just rested... 

[sockeye]

5 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

It's stuff like this which makes you wonder if tactics and style/shape is being dictated above the manager, but surely not.

Nathan Jones tried to warn us…

“I’ve compromised certain principles because of, one; personnel, but, two; the way people want to play and so on, because of fans and so on… [but] I’m not going to do that again.”

[whelk]

Bournemouth clearly selling Evanilson and Semenyo then

[santolijador]

3 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Don't know much about their side

 

Lot's of first choice absences and new signings. 3-4-3 formation. Kivstgaarden hyped and making his full debut, was potentially a Sargent replacement, but Sargent turned down a move to Wolfsburg I think so not sure whats going on there. 

[Pierre2]

Ronnie Edwards ahead of THB?

[AlexLaw76]

Carry on with this 3 at the back nonsense, we will do well to make the playoffs 

[Andy Hill]

No AA - thankfully.

[whelk]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Carry on with this 3 at the back nonsense, we will do well to make the playoffs 

You know this is a cup game right?

[saintant]

1 minute ago, Andy Hill said:

No AA - thankfully.

Injured isn't he?

[benjii]

Fernandes and Stephens off to West Ham then.

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

You know this is a cup game right?

Yep

[gallaghert366@yahoo.com]

3 minutes ago, whelk said:

Bournemouth clearly selling Evanilson and Semenyo then

A joke ?

[whelk]

Just now, gallaghert366@yahoo.com said:

A joke ?

What other reason could there be for not starting a Carabao cup game?

[Lighthouse]

6 minutes ago, sockeye said:

Nathan Jones tried to warn us…

“I’ve compromised certain principles because of, one; personnel, but, two; the way people want to play and so on, because of fans and so on… [but] I’m not going to do that again.”

Jones was a nutter.

[Football Special]

7 minutes ago, sockeye said:

Nathan Jones tried to warn us…

“I’ve compromised certain principles because of, one; personnel, but, two; the way people want to play and so on, because of fans and so on… [but] I’m not going to do that again.”

I might have dream it, was it hinted Ankerson / data analysis had shown that was best approach? 

[Osvaldorama]

Buzzing to see what the Ginger Juric pulls out of his arse tonight 

[ButtikonSaint]

Quote

 

Starting XI: McCarthy, Roerslev, Edwards, Wood, Quarshie, Manning, Downes (c), Charles, Fraser, Archer, Stewart.

Subs: Bazunu, Harwood-Bellis, Taylor, Tabares, Sesay, Matsuki, Robinson, Brereton Díaz, Downs.

 

That line up shows where we are.

On the negative side : A championship side with an average first 11 incl. a "star" player possibly about to leave, a bench being used for this game that doesn't much impress or inspire and 3 at the back.

On the positive side: so far a decent clear-out with a few more days to bring in reinforcement, a couple of academy players (as well as Robinson) on the bench and a manager that has yet to completely lose it.

COYS

 

Edited 5 hours ago by ButtikonSaint

[saint francis]

4 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

Buzzing to see what the Ginger Juric pulls out of his arse tonight 

I'm rooting for a football coaching manual.

[Wade Garrett]

Like the idea of Stewart and Arxher playing as a two, but probably not go we’ll set up.

[OttawaSaint]

I was promised that Archer and Stewart would be prolific at this level so I'm expecting goals goals goals!

[RedArmy]

23 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I hate five at the back but he's obviously doing it until we get what he sees as proper wingers. If he plays it once we have them then I'll be worried.

Yeah maybe if we didn’t have 4 players capable of playing on the wing in the squad tonight, we might actually be able to play a formation with wingers. 

[CB Fry]

We're going to win this so fucking bad

[Matthew Le God]

12 minutes ago, ButtikonSaint said:

That line up shows where we are.

What it shows is quite a few of our back up players. Not our first choice team.

Edited 4 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[ally_uk]

3-0 Saints 

[Southner]

9 minutes ago, saint francis said:

I'm rooting for a football coaching manual.

Sooner get one from the team driver. 

[Osvaldorama]

Can’t be many less exciting lineups in the history of football than this 11. Fair play. 

[Southner]

Feel like this might go to pens. 

[OttawaSaint]

2 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

What it shows is largely our back up players. Not our first choice team.

So which of the XI are back up?

[bugenhagen]

7 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

I was promised that Archer and Stewart would be prolific at this level so I'm expecting goals goals goals!

[Andy Hill]

Not exactly full of goal scoring threats is it ??

[Saint Matty 76]

Anyway that’s enough whinging about the lineup.

Let’s hope that Stewart and Archer get firing, need at least one of these strikers to bag a goal or two. Thought Archer was a given to be the starter based on preseason.

[iansums]

33 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Captain Darling?

I assume they will have a cunning plan 

Norwich 1-0………Bugger

[malcolm waldron]

Might have missed it earlier but is it on Sky Sports + tonight?

 

[whelk]

Just now, malcolm waldron said:

Might have missed it earlier but is it on Sky Sports + tonight?

 

Yes they all are

[bugenhagen]

6 minutes ago, iansums said:

Norwich 1-0………Bugger

A litte premature?

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

Mentioned it before but without wanting to sound panicy, it does concern me that we don't have much of a midfield except Charles and Downes. He's playing those two again because that's all we've got. If either get injured/acquire too many yellow cards, we are properly screwed.

[saintant]

Just now, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Mentioned it before but without wanting to sound panicy, it does concern me that we don't have much of a midfield except Charles and Downes. He's playing those two again because that's all we've got. If either get injured/acquire too many yellow cards, we are properly screwed.

I'm sure Spors has everything in hand.

[Southner]

1 minute ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Mentioned it before but without wanting to sound panicy, it does concern me that we don't have much of a midfield except Charles and Downes. He's playing those two again because that's all we've got. If either get injured/acquire too many yellow cards, we are properly screwed.

We'll just go to 6 at the back. 

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

7 minutes ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

Anyway that’s enough whinging about the lineup.

Let’s hope that Stewart and Archer get firing, need at least one of these strikers to bag a goal or two. Thought Archer was a given to be the starter based on preseason.

He's given these two a chance tonight, so let's hope there's some understanding between them and they play off each other. Of all our crap forwards, this is my main hope for things to sort of work up front.

[obelisk]

I'm quite interested to see Archer and Stewart up front. Whether they themselves feel the same I don't know.

[danjosaint]

It would be nice to add Brownhill to that midfield 

[Convict Colony]

Not going to watch, would rather dream of Instagram ho's or Armenian No.10s.

Win, lose or draw I do not care.

not to reflect on still but it's my apathy as  as someone suffering from Stockholm syndrome.

A feeling I have a lot is that if we win it's not down to good play, a pleasing style , it's more that the other team is shitter than us.

any off to dream of jubblies.

[Saint_clark]

Anyone know how to get the game on sky go app?

[Forester]

Any stream for those of us on holiday?

[Colinjb]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Anyone know how to get the game on sky go app?

I don't think you can sadly.

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, Colinjb said:

I don't think you can sadly.

What about if you're feeling cheerful?

[Saint NL]

12 minutes ago, malcolm waldron said:

Might have missed it earlier but is it on Sky Sports + tonight?

 

Sky sports + channel 15.

 

[SWLondon Saint]

3 minutes ago, danjosaint said:

It would be nice to add Brownhill to that midfield 

How many times do we need to say this, he turned down Burnley who are in the division above us because they weren't offering enough money and he's more ambitious than that. He only ends up with us as the 2am lights up emergency minger option.

[whelk]

2 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

I don't think you can sadly.

I just checked and yeah can’t see them. Very odd

[M271]

I’ve lost Sky connection to the match

Reloaded ok now

Edited 4 hours ago by M271