Sheff Utd 1-2 Saints - Match Thread

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Just saw Wilder apologised to a bloke in the crowd after hitting him with a balla.

Weird red card

Not that weird, pretty straight forward decision for the ref. 

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Fucking cunts the lot of them.

Had enough of the players and the coaches.

No excuses for them. 

[Lard]

Think I’ll turn this shit off. No love for the club for such a while now. 
apathy reigns. 
didn’t even feel this disdain for the club during the Branfoot tenure. 

[Mr X]

Is willl still all that? Sold a dream but could be yet another dud.... SR really pick the worst managerial appointments in the history of football! 

[lambtiss]

6 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

This club is shit

The manager is shit

the (very expensive) players are shit

Mid table at best

I'd bite your arm off for mid table, right now. 

[SaintNate]

Will Still wishes he was Russell Martin. 

Fuck me we are dreadful.

[Mr Brightside]

3 minutes ago, LiberalCommunist said:

We are cursed. 

I think we might be. Certainly not getting the rub of the green. 
Got to change at some point so I’m going 2-1 to us after Will Still makes some sort of sacrifice at half time. 

[captainchris]

4 minutes ago, benjii said:

Ridiculous to be behind, but still, or performance is nowhere near where it should be. 

The attack is predictable and unbalanced. The one time we try something different we get a pen.

Despite the clueless coaching and set up, Stewart and Fellows look decent and Jander and Charles are good again.

Macca nearly gives another goal away. GK signing is urgent.

Azaz... what's the point? Robinson, Aribo, Fraser and Armstrong are all better.

Still has been an utter failure so far. Inexcusable. 

Armstrong has been very poor

[GrumpyYorkshireSaint]

possesion based tippy tap passing with very little thrust, The pen (just about) came from a ball over the top. Give us more of that, or maybe even incisive attacking passes from these creative midfielders we are supposed to have. Stewart is starting to drop deep again.

[stfrancisofbenali]

3 minutes ago, DrSuess1979 said:

A belter aswell

Charlton can’t believe we let him go. 

[O_Lord_Marian]

If Still makes no changes at HT, then I have serious concerns about what he thinks is acceptable about anything in the first half.

[Saint NL]

To beat us, you just need a shot on target.

Worked today, one shot, one goal. Same for Boro at the weekend as well.

 

[SWLondon Saint]

Dodgy pen but fuck me that's a terrible miss from AA.

 - Quarshie has got to be more sensible and not dive in there on their goal. Just no need to, wait for help.

- Manning needs to come off, apart from that last long ball he offered so little over there. Get Jelert on.

- Fellows the main attacking threat. There's just not enough movement from Stewart and AA. Azaz has picked the ball up nicely quite a few times but not enough movement around him.

- Very cagey game overall, they're clearly set up to counter us and force us to have the ball at the back. One of the defenders probably needs to step into midfield to make the extra man.

[saint michael]

If Stewart had anything about him he would have demanded that pen to get himself going 

[bugenhagen]

2 minutes ago, Saint_Jonny said:

I'm so fucking done with this football club. Just a never ending kick in the balls.

You'd think our balls should be numb by now, but it still hurts like hell...

[Wade Garrett]

2 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Honestly its the defender trying to pass it to Macca on the goaline that's the problem. Foot through the ball. It would be nice to have a better goalie but at the very least avoid the kryponite of your keeper.

McCarthy actually did well to clear it.  Ridiculous football.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, O_Lord_Marian said:

If Still makes no changes at HT, then I have serious concerns about what he thinks is acceptable about anything in the first half.

It has been obvious for a little while that he is out of his depth with us at this time.

 

[skintsaint]

Sheff Utd been poor and still beating us. We shouldnt be losing this. Big 2nd half needed.

[Patches O Houlihan]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Got to ditch this terrible formation

Azaz deep, Fellow is having to run at the them from the halfway line at best, as a result Stewart is dropping deep

Just poor from the manager (once again)

That's because Stewart's specialism is running onto balls in behind: He's not Duncan Ferguson. It also allows Arma space to run into. Fellows didn't get much of the ball when he played a pure wing role - has been on it loads as a wing back.

There has been some much better stuff. I think the formation is working ok. We're doing most things quite well - just the last 10% cutting edge at the end is missing - which is of course immensely frustrating. 

On the plus side Stewart has had more chances that half than he has in the rest of his Saints career.

[Mattio]

We need to get on the phone to Potters agent he’s under pressure and HCDAJ

[Convict Colony]

Honestly guys why are we so shit for like all of my life except 4/5 happy years.

Why do we have shit goalkeepers.

Why cant we score goals.

[gallaghert366@yahoo.com]

9 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Fuck me does anything go right with these bunch of pricks 

No.

[Saint NL]

2 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Not that weird, pretty straight forward decision for the ref. 

Easy decision for the ref, but how many times do you see a manager hammer a ball into his own fans and get sent off for it? 😂

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Mr X said:

Is willl still all that? Sold a dream but could be yet another dud.... SR really pick the worst managerial appointments in the history of football! 

I'd never heard of him before. He's done nothing, absolutely nothing to win me over. 

[Lighthouse]

4 minutes ago, saintant said:

Why have we turned into a prime Russball side?

I know! I hate how despite having all this talent, we’re only going to finish fourth and get promoted in spite of Will Still.

[captainchris]

1 minute ago, O_Lord_Marian said:

If Still makes no changes at HT, then I have serious concerns about what he thinks is acceptable about anything in the first half.

100%

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Jander gave us a couple of seconds of skill in 45 minutes.

Other than that, we continue to be pretty flat,and reluctant to do anything at pace.

Stewart at least giving a target to aim for towards the end, although not much power on the headers. It was probably a penalty, although it's not as though he was in control and half fell over the 'keeper. Poor penalty though, keeping us behind.

Utd happy enough to give us possession, as most of the time we don't do much with it. They did have an unmarked player who had to head back across goal, and McCarthy nearly got caught out in another attack. So, we could always self destruct some more.

[SambaMaverick]

Just now, Lighthouse said:

I know! I hate how despite having all this talent, we’re only going to finish fourth and get promoted in spite of Will Still.

Gimp

[Whitey Grandad]

The co-commentator saying that Stewart initiated the contact.  He couldn't avoid contact.

[BotleySaint]

Still 45 mins to put it right! 

Surely the curse has got to end soon. 

[lambtiss]

Positives. 

Nathan Wood has been excellent. 

Tom Fellows has been our best attacking threat. 

Ross Stewart has had his best 45 minutes for Saints. 

Not much else

[SouSaint]

All signs point towards another failed transfer window from our dogshit owners.

What is it going to take for fans to turn on them? We're heading towards League One under these absolute cunts. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Just so fucking boring to watch us aimlessly passing it around the back still. What's the point of playing wing backs if the one on the left is just gonna hug the touchline waiting to receive the ball from a CB only to pass it straight back again? 

Didn't get a good view of their goal. Should Quarshie have done better? Couldn't tell from where I was stood. 

And let's be clear... Utd have been shit. I mean proper shit. And we've just gifted them a 1-0 lead. Because that's all we ever do these days - allow ourselves to get schooled by very limited teams. I'm fucking sick of it now. 

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Mattio said:

We need to get on the phone to Potters agent he’s under pressure and HCDAJ

Jesus H Christ.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Easy decision for the ref, but how many times do you see a manager hammer a ball into his own fans and get sent off for it? 😂

Every time?

[the colonel]

4 minutes ago, The Wyvern said:

Of course it was a penalty. Keeper clumsily slid into Stewart. 

Agree. He had no intention of going for the ball.

[beatlesaint]

2 minutes ago, Mattio said:

We need to get on the phone to Potters agent he’s under pressure and HCDAJ

He fkin couldn’t !!!

[Mboto Gorge]

I’m seriously losing the will to live with this shit. You just know we will start the second half fairly well, tippy it around their half for a bit, then they’ll get a free kick of corner around 60 min Lump into the box , and we will be 2-0 down. Rinse and repeat with these cunts. The club is a joke right now 

[saintant]

That penalty! Did anyone ever see Tiss or Lambert start their run up with the ball straight in front of them and then have to bend the run? No, they approached it from an angle, made a simple run up and smashed the ball into the net. What is the point of bending your run up to a penalty kick?

[whelk]

Does Will Still ever watch other teams and ever think we could play like that?

[Saint_clark]

2 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Easy decision for the ref, but how many times do you see a manager hammer a ball into his own fans and get sent off for it? 😂

Not very often because the majority of them aren't stupid enough to do it.

[Mattio]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Jesus H Christ.

I’d put him up top, maybe player manager?

[saint michael]

2 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

Honestly guys why are we so shit for like all of my life except 4/5 happy years.

Why do we have shit goalkeepers.

Why cant we score goals.

I feel your pain mate. It really makes me feel angry and sick watching this crowd

[RedArmy]

Just now, the colonel said:

Agree. He had no intention of going for the ball.

Come on, it was a dive. 

[tdmickey3]

Just now, Mattio said:

I’d put him up top, maybe player manager?

Well we do need a miracle

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Just so fucking boring to watch us aimlessly passing it around the back still. What's the point of playing wing backs if the one on the left is just gonna hug the touchline waiting to receive the ball from a CB only to pass it straight back again? 

Didn't get a good view of their goal. Should Quarshie have done better? Couldn't tell from where I was stood. 

And let's be clear... Utd have been shit. I mean proper shit. And we've just gifted them a 1-0 lead. Because that's all we ever do these days - allow ourselves to get schooled by very limited teams. I'm fucking sick of it now. 

Yes. Campbell just skipped past him. McCarthy did his usual trick of crouching to make himself as small as possible. 

[Colinjb]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

Well we do need a miracle

Stick him in goal.

[benjii]

5 minutes ago, captainchris said:

Armstrong has been very poor

Well, he's being told to play left wing in a team who's entire gameplan is to pass it to the right winger and hope for the best.

[OttawaSaint]

4 minutes ago, Mattio said:

We need to get on the phone to Potters agent he’s under pressure and HCDAJ

I doubt even Harry Potter has a spell that can actually get us winning games!

[Viking Saint]

4 minutes ago, Mattio said:

We need to get on the phone to Potters agent he’s under pressure and HCDAJ

This. Pay him whatever it takes