Blackburn 2-1 Saints - Match Threads

[Saint_clark]

Just now, saint michael said:

Looking to hear what Still says about this

.. illness in group 

… didn’t want to take him off but was ill

… add your own excuses here

He'll say that he'd faded out the game, which is true, but taking him off you lose him as the option. And Azaz had been poor all game whereas Scienza just hadnt been involved for 15 minutes or so. 

[egg]

Just now, Saint NL said:

8 mins added time.

Plenty of time to make it 3-1

If that's what it takes to get Still gone, I'll take that. 

[Miltonaggro]

Just now, die Mannyschaft said:

You can't buy relegation, well Saints can

Yep. If this fraud isnt sacked we could well go down to league 1 having spent £56m. That’s got to be another Saints record in the making…

[OttawaSaint]

There's utterly no logic to the formation, "tactics", selection, subs

It's like you went out and accidentally left FM on and your 9 year old brother is fucking around with your Saints save.

[badgerx16]

1 minute ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

Impressive!

I doubt they do anything before the next two favourable home games. Seriously poor though. Deserves to go.

The way we are playing the only way our games are favourable is for the opposition.

[Wade Garrett]

1 minute ago, Sir Ralph said:

Boycott

Geoff? think he’s a Man U supporter.  Probably knows more about football than Still though.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Not having a pop and appreciate you wanting to give him all the benefit of the doubt.

Where are you now?

 

I would still prefer to give him half a season but I honestly think he might get sacked after this. That Stephens sub is just completely indefensible. 

[Ralph Fastenbüttl]

3 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Dyche was never coming to us anyway.

Well you can't possibly fucking know that, can you? There's every chance he would have.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

I would still prefer to give him half a season but I honestly think he might get sacked after this. That Stephens sub is just completely indefensible. 

Fair enough.

[OttawaSaint]

Red and white team showing balls, committment, belief, commitment and guile.

Sunderland 2-1 up at Chelsea to go 2nd in EPL.

[Farmer Saint]

Didn't think I'd say this, but bring back Ralph if he's up for it. It was odd that he was at the game on Tuesday.

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Blackmore can fuck off as well, trying to make up excuses for Still. 
 

Watching a stream with Solent commentary you can see just how often he calls things completely wrong. 

[aintforever]

This is what happens when you hire a manager on the the basis of him being good at a computer game.

[Suhari]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

I’m convinced that many players, Downs, Archer and Azaz in particular, are nowhere near as bad as we are making them look.

Completely this.

We are massively under-performing.

I wonder how much is Still, and how much is apathy/lack of professionalism off the field.

[RedWillie]

Predictable shit.

[Paul_B]

8 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

 

@Saint_clark

Getting better and better?

Haha. Course it is.....we're still pushing for promotion in some people's eyes!

I get people calling for Still to be sacked, I don't disagree at all. However, nothing will change whilst Shitcunt Republic are running things here. Some other poor fucker will come in as head coach and we'll still be as terrible as we are currently. Very little point in any of it unless there is a complete change of ownership and a top to bottom clearout. Which some of us have been saying for a little while now........

Edited 14 hours ago by Paul_B

[Viking Saint]

Red for Welington 

[RedArmy]

hahahahah

[Lighthouse]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

I would still prefer to give him half a season but I honestly think he might get sacked after this. That Stephens sub is just completely indefensible. 

I’d be quite willing to give him half the season to improve…. If we were 6th - 10th and not really where we want to be. We’re 20th.

[Saint NL]

Welington red card, wtf 

[Suhari]

Welly off.

[coalman]

And now a red for Wellington.

[HarvSFC]

We were shit for a lot of the match, but we were somehow winning. Yet his subs made us even worse and we all thought what may happen after the Stephens sub, but would still take a lot for Blackburn to score twice. Yet, they have.

A common theme of this season has been manager's outthinking Still. Where's that points lost from leading positions stat.

[Farmer Saint]

Just now, Ralph Fastenbüttl said:

Well you can't possibly fucking know that, can you? There's every chance he would have.

Ok, it was very unlikely. He's just gone to Forest and has been managing in the Premier League for years. We got relegated with a record low points haul and were likely to get raped if our best players.

I'm betting not.

[Saint_clark]

How the fuck is that a red card????

[adrian lord]

Implosion.

[Sunglasses Ron]

There’s no joy anymore, just misery and anger.

[SadButTrue]

The biggest question right now is which manager actually wants to join this freak show if we kick him?

[Suhari]

1 minute ago, for_heaven's_Saint said:

Blackmore can fuck off as well, trying to make up excuses for Still. 
 

Watching a stream with Solent commentary you can see just how often he calls things completely wrong. 

Yep.

He's not about to call out Still. Pretty poor.

[Disco Stu]

There's no way that's a red card. Should get rescinded.

[Saint NL]

Guess the ref saw an elbow 🤷

[Saint Billy]

4 wins in 50 league games. WTF !!!!

[badgerx16]

3 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Geoff? think he’s a Man U supporter.  Probably knows more about football than Still though.

Our defence is a "corridor of uncertainty "

Edited 14 hours ago by badgerx16

[Viking Saint]

Scienza giving Welington an earful as he leaves the pitch.

[Challenger]

Still just stands there, hands in pockets and a face like he's about to be sick.

[Saint86]

1 minute ago, Ralph Fastenbüttl said:

I know the players are hardly doing themselves proud at the moment but I honestly believe their is genuinely a lot of ability in our squad, but this manager is now obviously very clearly not capable of getting it out of them. Time for a change. This is no longer knee jerk - he's had long enough. Only problem is there is zero evidence to suggest Sport Republic's next hire will be any better. Flop after flop after flop. We don't need a 'clever' appointment - we need a sensible one. Someone with proven experience and success and this level and above.

We have a very good squad for this division. This is akin to Chelsea being 3 points above the relegation zone.

[obelisk]

If that's a red card then games would finish 5 a side.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Lighthouse said:

I’d be quite willing to give him half the season to improve…. If we were 6th - 10th and not really where we want to be. We’re 20th.

The issue becomes when nothing improves under the next manager. 10 games gone? Next one, 10 games gone? 

It's not like under Martin where he kept saying "this is how we want to play". We aren't where Still wants us to be yet, so I'd rather give him the chance to get us there than change again and again and again.

[Saint NL]

Down to 9 men as Azaz has cramp and is off

[saint michael]

2 minutes ago, aintforever said:

This is what happens when you hire a manager on the the basis of him being good at a computer game.

MLG 5/1 to replace him

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Viking Saint said:

Scienza giving Welington an earful as he leaves the pitch.

Leo seems to be the only guy that actually cares. 

Gets hauled off. Figures.

[benjii]

1 minute ago, Saint Billy said:

4 wins in 50 league games. WTF !!!!

Worst ever 50 matches.

[CylonKing]

On a train back from Manchester currently, sorry, did I read that we took Scienza off for Stephens here? A joke surely?! 😲

[saintant]

This whole football club from top to bottom is one seething mass of shite and it's continually got worse since Martin Semmens, in his wisdom, decided SR were the guys to take us forward. Semmens was another charlatan full of his own self importance but completely clueless.

[Viking Saint]

Was all for giving Still a chance but this is inexcusable. He needs to do the right thing and admit he doesn't have what it takes and walk.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Challenger said:

Still just stands there, hands in pockets and a face like he's about to be sick.

Stillborn.

[Saint_clark]

Azaz off with cramp, Quarshie limping, basically down to 8. 

Not sure why people are saying Blackmore is defending Still - he just said "this has all come about from the substitutions of Will Still". 

[trousers]

4 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

I would still prefer to give him half a season

i.e. the same dithering that led to Martin lasting until Christmas last season...? 

[Saint86]

4 minutes ago, for_heaven's_Saint said:

Blackmore can fuck off as well, trying to make up excuses for Still. 
 

Watching a stream with Solent commentary you can see just how often he calls things completely wrong. 

Blackmore is absolutely shocking. Watching the games via the website with his commentary make it apparent that about 50% of the time he misses obvious moments, and just speaks with zero real understanding.

[coalman]

Can't make any more subs either. Though, on the plus side, we can't make any more subs.