Birmingham 1-1 Saints - Match Thread

[Edmonton Saint]

Birmingham are literally here for the taking. Show some ambition ffs

[Osvaldorama]

[whelk]

Fuck off Manning 

[Saint NL]

That's a very soft yellow

[stknowle]

Turgid load of old shite

[AlexLaw76]

Yellow card for that???

[obelisk]

Manning gives it away. Good tackle by Wood but ref decides it's a yellow card. Chaos in Saints defence. Kyogo misses.

[SaintsfanSwindon]

Even by his low standards Manning is absolutely horrendous so far. 

[Scoobysaint]

Manning has been dreadful. An absolute liability. 

[Saint NL]

Neither team can finish their dinner

[Viking Saint]

Absolute bullshit yellow card

[whelk]

Leo on at HT for Wood please

[benali-shorts]

Ryan Manning. No right foot and a singularly untalented left foot. And the brain of an amoeba. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Thank fuck that Jap lad is as good as Damion Downs

[obelisk]

Ref definitely a homer.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Nonsense trying to clear that. They still have a free kick...

[Micky]

More comedy 'defending'.

[die Mannyschaft]

Even radio commentators say Saints are too slow and predictable. Rather than going forward and taking opportunities Saints just look to increase stats,

[Sheaf Saint]

Lucky for us that pinball fell to Kyogo.

[John Boy Saint]

Ooo that was a fizzer

[Edmonton Saint]

Saints imperious in defence , led by their lionhearted captain . Or not.

[Saint NL]

Keeper wasn't saving that

[Lighthouse]

Just now, Viking Saint said:

Absolute bullshit yellow card

It’s on the soft side but I wouldn’t say unjustified. On the flip side Jander was very lucky not to get one just now, so it evens out.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

And off the bar.

[Harry_SFC]

My word we are crap

[tdmickey3]

Our defending is like the school playground 

[Tanlee]

I thought the Manning chances created stats were quite impressive before the game, I assume this doesn't take into account the amount of times he gifts possession to the  opponents. 

[trousers]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

Leo on at HT for Wood please

Filed under 'Things that definitely won't happen'

[Willo of Whiteley]

Bazunu nowhere near that. Even the commentators said that

[vectraman]

Christ this is shit by both sides. 3/10 first half. 🎶 Things can only get better 🎶

[Willo of Whiteley]

Birmingham really aren’t that good, but that shows how poor we are

[OttawaSaint]

Too many utterly dreadful players who somehow think they're the shit.

[tdmickey3]

Our team has 3 pub standard players 

And they are all in the back 5

[Jonnyboy]

2 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

It’s on the soft side but I wouldn’t say unjustified. On the flip side Jander was very lucky not to get one just now, so it evens out.

How does that even out, it's two bad things?

Edit- apologies, misunderstood.

Edited 29 December, 2025 by Jonnyboy

[benali-shorts]

I don’t like football any more

 

[whelk]

The hope is at least game not gone by time we get Leo on

[sockeye]

This is dire

[64saint]

30 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Jus more of the same

pass it around at the back and try and pass it through a packed midfield

is this all Tonda has?

Err yes !!!!

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, benali-shorts said:

Ryan Manning. No right foot and a singularly untalented left foot. And the brain of an amoeba. 

He's an utterly woeful footballer. Even when he does get a chance to ping it in with his left, he takes so long to set himself that it's too easy for a defender to get out and block it.

[Mr X]

Utter tosh half from us at least we know how to murder a second half! 

[Stu Man Do]

3 weeks ago we were only decent in the first half. Now we don’t even have that

 

 

[Saint NL]

Well that was our good half, can't wait to see what the second half brings

[tdmickey3]

4 minutes ago, Scoobysaint said:

Manning has been dreadful. An absolute liability. 

Weekly theme 

[Baird of the land]

Just so little ability to drive forward with the ball

[64saint]

Good job Birmingham are shit or we could be 4-0 down 

[Harry_SFC]

The system is all wrong. Fellows is being held back. Azaz is playing in the wrong position. Midfield is being overrun. The 3 CBs are as bad as each other.

Total shit show tbh and should be losing.

[whelk]

Hasn’t been inspiring but this is one of the tougher away games and they haven’t looked anything either 

[Colinjb]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Too many utterly dreadful players who somehow think they're the shit.

This. The inmates run the asylum.

[OttawaSaint]

First half thoughts on Saints.

Same old boring, gutless, clueless, lazy shit.

[Nieldy]

Time to bring the leprechaun out again