Doncaster 2-3 Saints - Match Thread

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

1 hour ago, Draino76 said:

Is this game on saints player?  Video? 

Not on the official Saints Player.

Apparently ESPN+ plus are showing it. So today, you're friend will need to be in the US.

[Charlie Wayman]

A big shout out for all those loyal hardy fans trudging up to Doncaster on this bitterly cold day. True supporters every one!

[WinglessWonder]

2 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Is there anywhere you can watch the game today? Because if there is I might pop out instead

I'm going to be watching the game, at a friend's house of course as apparently it's being broadcast by ESPN... 🤔

[die Mannyschaft]

Just left Coventry services, load of Brentford fans there. Stickered over Pompey stickers, don't want that shit visible. Not as cold as when at Sheffield United. 

[WinglessWonder]

Obviously this won't be of interest to UK based saints fans 🤔😉 but...

Australia: Stan Sport

Indonesia: Invidio

New Zealand: Being Sports NZ

South Africa: Supersport OTT6

USA: ESPN+

Are all listed as showing the game today 😁

[Willo of Whiteley]

2-1 win.

Largely strong (in theory) starting eleven, Scienza to play 80 minutes before pulling his groin or hamstring.

Up the Saints.

Up the sideways passing!

UP THE FIVE AT THE BACK!

[Baird of the land]

Hopefully Macclesfield game will blow away any complacency by saints.

[Wade Garrett]

10 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Hopefully Macclesfield game will blow away any complacency by saints.

Why would we be complacent?  Two fairly evenly-matched teams.

[Challenger]

Can't wait for our 5 man defence to concede against this lot.

[SaintsBarry74]

I reckon we can take these

[Saint Scott]

Edited Saturday at 14:03 by Saint Scott

[Scoobysaint]

451?

[Saint NL]

 

Is that 4 at the back?

[Suhari]

Fuck me. 4-3-3, 4-3-2-1?

That's unexpected.

[Lighthouse]

That looks dangerously close to a 4-2-3-1 to me. I think I’ve come over a bit funny.

[Pamplemousse]

I've got no idea what formation that is

[Willo of Whiteley]

Just now, Saint NL said:

 

Is that 4 at the back?

His next plan will be to play hobbit Elias Jelert at CB 😂

Cunning plan

[Baird of the land]

Wonder will Romeu be released before the window ends.

[bpsaint]

Is Fellows at RB?

[Mattio]

3 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Wonder will Romeu be released before the window ends.

Seems that way, i feel like this was the last chance of him being useful and he’s not even on the bench. Maybe he’ll be moved into a coaching role. 

[macca155]

So that's either Jelart at CB or .... whisper it quietly, 4 at the back, and a new goalie.

What is this wizardry

Sudden scrambling to find a stream

[Saintinnot]

Edit

Edited Saturday at 14:12 by Saintinnot

[tdmickey3]

6 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

I've got no idea what formation that is

Nor does Ekert 

[Saintinnot]

2 minutes ago, Saintinnot said:

 

Edited Saturday at 14:12 by Saintinnot
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[SNSUN]

7 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

That looks dangerously close to a 4-2-3-1 to me. I think I’ve come over a bit funny.

Well smack my bum and call me Nancy. That does look like a 4231. I need a beer. 

[coalman]

Obviously, Fellows is playing on the right of a back 3 with Jelert at RB. That way he'll have even further to run.

[Oisin]

I hope we don’t lose … if only because we’ve gone 4 at the back and I would hate for it to go wrong and spend another 18 months with a back 5

[tdmickey3]

We will revert back to 3 cb for league games, so no need to get excited 😉

[gammon cheeks]

Back 4  surely

With Fellows on the wing where he should be 

[coalman]

3 minutes ago, Oisin said:

I hope we don’t lose … if only because we’ve gone 4 at the back and I would hate for it to go wrong and spend another 18 months with a back 5

If Sport Republic are good at one thing it's the ability to continue doing something that's not working. I wouldn't worry.

[Saint NL]

The holders knocked out of the cup by a non league team. Maybe the magic of the cup isn't dead.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Well a no mark FA Cup game suddenly got a little bit more interesting.  Fair play.  COYS!

[Adkins' Bus]

Watch it be Fellows RWB, Wellington LCB and Jelert LWB 

[SNSUN]

2 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

We will revert back to 3 cb for league games, so no need to get excited 😉

If it is 4 at the back, this is the game we want to royally hump someone in order to show we should be playing it in the League. I won't hold my breath though.

[egg]

4 minutes ago, coalman said:

Obviously, Fellows is playing on the right of a back 3 with Jelert at RB. That way he'll have even further to run.

Absolutely. With Wellington LCB, Robinson LWB, and Quarshie up top with Archer. Dream team. 

[hypochondriac]

I'll reserve judgement until we know if this is 4 or 5.

[Willo of Whiteley]

1 minute ago, Adkins' Bus said:

Watch it be Fellows RWB, Wellington LCB and Jelert LWB 

This seems the most likely.

It’s just self-sabotage now

[SNSUN]

Just now, SNSUN said:

If it is 4 at the back, this is the game we want to royally hump someone in order to show we should be playing it in the League. I won't hold my breath though.

Though I probably shouldn't use the phrase "royally hump" so recently after Andrew...

[egg]

2 minutes ago, Adkins' Bus said:

Watch it be Fellows RWB, Wellington LCB and Jelert LWB 

Warped minds think alike!

[Greedyfly]

19 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

I've got no idea what formation that is

Nor does Eckert - he mis calculated how many defenders he put on

[RedArmy]

Play a back 4 ❌ 

Use a left back at CB to maintain the club system ✅ 

[Baird of the land]

If it’s a 4, hoping welington does well as I really don’t trust manning in that role.

[coalman]

1 minute ago, Baird of the land said:

If it’s a 4, hoping welington does well as I really don’t trust manning in that role.

Manning is going to be so fresh when he comes back from Dubai that it'll be like having a new signing.

[Zorba]

Back 4 & Peretz in goal. Need a clean sheet now!

[23rdSaint]

13 minutes ago, Adkins' Bus said:

Watch it be Fellows RWB, Wellington LCB and Jelert LWB 

100% my reading of the formation, too

[coalman]

2 minutes ago, Zorba said:

Back 4 & Peretz in goal. Need a clean sheet now!

I hope someone has taken Peretz's passport away from him. Last thing we need is him getting straight back on the plane.

[Toadhall Saint]

8 minutes ago, Zorba said:

Back 4 & Peretz in goal. Need a clean sheet now!

There’s a few on here that need a clean sheet.

[Sir Ralph]

4 at the back. Who has abducted our manager?

[SNSUN]

9 minutes ago, coalman said:

I hope someone has taken Peretz's passport away from him. Last thing we need is him getting straight back on the plane.

Wouldn't be the first Saints keeper that's gone missing this season...

[benjii]

 

24 minutes ago, Adkins' Bus said:

Watch it be Fellows RWB, Wellington LCB and Jelert LWB 

This is what I expect.