Saints 3-2 WBA - Match Thread

[Sheaf Saint]

So may opportunities to get rid of that. What a let off.

The WBA co-commentator is at least good comedy value. Sounds like he's won a fan's competition to be there.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, saintant said:

What shape. We're headless chickens.

That’s my point, just shadowing their players. 

[Saint_clark]

What the fuck were Wood and Quarshie doing there. Clear it you cunts, THATS YOUR JOB

[Hussar Saint]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

This manager is not good enough for long term, get some stick for saying it but its true

Shut up you massive hoofing bellend!! 

[stknowle]

Fucks sake are we actively trying to throw this away? Really poor this 2nd half.

[Saint86]

Like, if he wants to sit and hold possession, he needs more bodies in midfield. 5 defenders ain't keeping possession anywhere other than our own 3rd. This is delusional.

Edited 9 December, 2025 by Saint86

[Saint Fan CaM]

Crowd trying to help

[SaintNate]

Never in doubt lol

[bangkoksaint]

How long

[Gloucester Saint]

THB had to win that

[tdmickey3]

Just now, Hussar Saint said:

Shut up you massive hoofing bellend!! 

Do one you prick and take your rose tinted glasses of

[BotleySaint]

Phew!! The win.

 

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, tdmickey3 said:

This manager is not good enough for long term, get some stick for saying it but its true

I agree not unless he can seriously improve his game management  when we are under the cosh! Doesn't seem to have any plan B whatsoever 

[Colinjb]

Well, that was needlessly stressful.

[ChristopheVAFC]

Three important points in the fight to move up the league table.

It's a shame we conceded those two avoidable goals...

Not an easy second period!

Allez Southampton !

 

 

[Totton Saint]

how many minutes left?

[Sunglasses Ron]

This club will be the death of me.

[Saint86]

Just now, Saint Fan CaM said:

Crowd trying to help

Reckon they made a difference today! That was shocking.

[adrian lord]

good win  - but lessons to be learned 

[Suhari]

Good to win.

We cannot keep doing this in the second half of games.

[ChrisPY]

39 minutes ago, sockeye said:

I'm bored.

Hope you’re happy they made it interesting.

[Mustang Saint]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

Do one you prick and take your rose tinted glasses of

Off, glad I can be of assistance.

[skintsaint]

3 points all that matters, really need to keep going after half time for 20mins before deciding the game is done and resting legs.

[Saint NL]

Thanks fuck for that. That second half performance was a shambles.

 

[obelisk]

FT 3-2 but again Saints nearly screw up their advantage. This poor game management is now a theme and it needs to be sorted out.

[Tanlee]

Look like Saints without Leo on the pitch is whole different story, another good win, if we put a whole game together at some stage we will batter someone soon

Edited 9 December, 2025 by Tanlee

[CB Fry]

We're not getting automatics over Coventry and Ipswich playing like that second half.

[adrian lord]

8th in the table 

[Mr X]

Got out of jail there Brom were by far the better team second half

[stknowle]

Phew. Great first half, poor 2nd. Still very much WIP.

[tdmickey3]

4 minutes ago, Suhari said:

Good to win.

We cannot keep doing this in the second half of games.

Yep, we won't get away with it against better sides and Coventry will smash us if we do 

Edited 9 December, 2025 by tdmickey3

[Lighthouse]

Phew! That’s all.

[Baird of the land]

Lovely 1st half

abysmal 2nd. Slightly concerning how they seemed to be bullied by direct play.

[Toadhall Saint]

Phew far too passive in the second half. Mind you last year/ earlier in the season we lose that.

[badgerx16]

3 minutes ago, Hussar Saint said:

Shut up you massive hoofing bellend!! 

What an excellent line of argument.

[Sir Ralph]

Not great second half need to learn to keep up the intensity.

People saying Tonda isnt good enough are bloody jokers. We have won 6 in 7. Have they forgotten what it was like about a month ago. Short term memories

[Cuddles]

The game management tactic needs to change to "keep scoring loads of goals" methinks 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Tonda needs to learn that this fucking defence (inc Baz) are just not good enough to sit back and let the oppo team back in.

[LGTL]

At 3-0 it’s perfect to change to 4 at the back. Extra body in midfield, control the game. We just give up possession over and over again in a back 5, it’s utterly infuriating. 

[Convict Colony]

Defended like the french on the maginot line for the whole of the 2nd half, lucky

[NewYorkSaint]

No two ways about it...  we were lucky.  one gifted goal... and one glorious miss at the end. On another day...

[obelisk]

Another 2nd half where Saints resembled a pub team. 

[Jimmy_D]

Unbelievable run of results we’re on  

[AlexLaw76]

WBA played that 2nd half like more teams will play us.

Push further up, press our midfield/close the gaps down. Amazed teams stand off ut

We have to do something different to passing it around at the back, give to THB to start an attack. 

When the space in midfield is closed off, only Azaz is capable of first time balls forward around the corner.

We have to have another string to our bow or we will not go up

[DrunkenSaint]

why are we so crap in the 2nd half? its like we are a completely different team from the 1st half 

[sfc4prem]

Second half Saints strike again. Thanks for raising my blood pressure, lads.

[skintsaint]

[Thereisonlyonemickychannon]

On the positive 

eckhart knows we can score, but maybe he needs to see how shit we are when we need to defend. Being 3 up he wanted to see for himself so he can fucking get It RIGHT FUCKING NEXT TIME!!!

[Greedyfly]

8 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

It’s accelerated it but already a sluggish mess before that dropping too deep.

I think there is a level of fatigue going on so something for Eckert to remedy.  But the outlet dies with him and Fellows who also looked tired.

[saintant]

Ok, serious questions need to be asked as to why we are allowing teams back into games despite us playing great football and building a lead. That second half was just pathetic for a team holding a 3-0 lead. What instruction is Tonda giving the players because they need to do the opposite. We are a team that cannot defend ergo attack is the best form of defence. We could have lost tonight which is a ridiculous thing to be saying. At 3-0 it should have been a question of how many do we want to score. We go from looking like champions to a team fighting relegation and the fact it happens after building a 3 - 0 lead is crazy. Rant over and thankfully we got the points.