Birmingham 1-1 Saints - Match Thread

[die Mannyschaft]

52 minutes ago, obelisk said:

11 points off the promotion places and 10 points clear of relegation. Mid-table finish pretty much nailed on.

Nothing to go for except FA cup and drawing at Fratton. 

[Saint86]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

There is no need for us to have 3 CB's, in an attacking sense it brings us nothing and in a defence sense it brings us nothing. It actually causes us to recycle it backwards as our numbers are at CB, so you end up with THB/Stephens/Wood cycling the ball between each other - the oppo are more than happy for those 3 to keep the ball, it offers fuck all.

We need extra bodies in CM, and have Leo and Fellows on the flanks - keep them up field and wide where they can hurt opposition, what's the point of spending £10m on a winger in Fellows when his primary job was defending? It's foolish. Just cut the 3 at the back for everyone's sanity.

So obvious to everyone, except perhaps rasmus and his data driven reinvention if football?

[SW11_Saint]

26 minutes ago, austsaint said:

If ever there was a blueprint for formation change we got a glimpse of what might be better when Jelert came on.  Play him at RB, have Fellows playing higher up the pitch.   Replace Manning with a better LB and play Leo as the winger.   Take Wood or Stephens out of the picture, play Bragg or Matsuki in front of Jander/Downes (who was good tonight).   Fellows, Armstrong, Scienza.

Azaz isn’t justifying a starting place at the moment.   A Goalkeeper change is desperately needed.   As for Tonda.   It’s almost as if he has every detail of game management set in cement before kick off, even down to the timing and identity of the subs.   He is too cautious; not responding to the game situation and patterns.  Where were the needed changes at half-time?   It’s always like-for-like changes at appointed times.    He’s rapidly showing himself to be another dud appointment.

According to Alfie House on TSP the club are looking to appoint an experienced Asst Mgr. Good move, we need one.

[Obstacle1]

5 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

According to Alfie House on TSP the club are looking to appoint an experienced Asst Mgr. Good move, we need one.

Yea very sensible. Then again it would be even smarter to appoint an experienced manager. I guess they didnt think of that though

[sambosa75]

5 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said:

Please don't take your 6 yo lad into a pub? Poor kid, it's bad enough for him that he has every prospect of being brainwashed into becoming a Saints fan.

Not entirely sure what is wrong with letting a young lad sample the atmosphere of a travelling support in a respectable away fan friendly pub if there was one.  
 

As it happens we went into the ground earlier and a friendly PR lady from Southampton FC asked if he would like to be our mascot today and walk out with the team.  One happy (but tired!) chappy with memories he’ll carry with him for years.

[benali-shorts]

5 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

According to Alfie House on TSP the club are looking to appoint an experienced Asst Mgr. Good move, we need one.

Excellent. Someone like Eric Black or Colin Calderwood would be perfect.

[LGTL]

3 minutes ago, benali-shorts said:

Excellent. Someone like Eric Black or Colin Calderwood would be perfect.

Paul Trollope?

[SW11_Saint]

52 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Part of his job is organising the defence, bollocking people and taking command of his area. He’s like a little fucking boy lost in there. Abysmal player….

You can’t seriously be blaming him for that melee? Shouldn't Stephens, the Captain no less, have that responsibility? 

[SW11_Saint]

58 minutes ago, bugenhagen said:

Absolutely, but that does not relieve him of his duties as our last line of defence.

Of course not, but he also shouldn’t shoulder 100% of the blame when we have 3 fairly inept CBs. 

[SNSUN]

21 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

According to Alfie House on TSP the club are looking to appoint an experienced Asst Mgr. Good move, we need one.

Bloody SR doing everything arse about face. 

[skintsaint]

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1855451838417493

Lowlights.

[S-Clarke]

21 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

According to Alfie House on TSP the club are looking to appoint an experienced Asst Mgr. Good move, we need one.

Do you know what a revolutionary idea would have been?

Appointing an experienced manager in the first place, rather than now scurrying around looking for an 'experienced' number 2.  It's so back to front it's frightening.

Seeing Ben Reeves giving tactical advice on the bench today, was a really stark picture of how much SR have regressed us.

[Dragon_man]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

Oh absolutely, there's nothing in this season for us. It's like I thought it was going to be, similar to our 05/06 season when we came down with Redknapp - and then changed to Burley in mid-season.

I can see how it'll play out, we'll get another good run which takes us to a playoff shout after 40 odd games - everyone gets excited (teams as far down as 12th are often in the playoff shout come the end of the season), then when we fail to finish top 6 it will be lauded as ''what an effort, we got so close''. Tonda will be kept on to help shape the next season, then we start the next season stuttering and shit, he gets dumped in November/December, and we've wasted half a season again.

So basically, we're never getting promoted with SR in charge. They've fucked us. We're now Stoke/Swansea. Pretty much nailed on now.

Your well articulated posts are depressing, but entirely correct. 

Mediocre, mid table championship status has been achieved.

[S-Clarke]

Just now, Dragon_man said:

Your well articulated posts are depressing, but entirely correct. 

Mediocre, mid table championship status has been achieved.

I don't want to be constantly throwing out depressing posts tbh, I've always been someone who looks at the bigger picture/positive swings of situations - but there's just nothing here, it's all pretty hollow from what I can see. There's no grand plan to get behind, nothing.

As fans we're desperate to get behind the club, but we need the club to give us something to cling to - just a chink, anything. But it just feels dead.

[Saint Pete]

55 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

According to Alfie House on TSP the club are looking to appoint an experienced Asst Mgr. Good move, we need one.

Wow, genius. Maybe appointing a manager with more than 5 games experience in the first place may have been more sensible? 

[Fabrice29]

41 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Do you know what a revolutionary idea would have been?

Appointing an experienced manager in the first place, rather than now scurrying around looking for an 'experienced' number 2.  It's so back to front it's frightening.

Seeing Ben Reeves giving tactical advice on the bench today, was a really stark picture of how much SR have regressed us.

Are you able to provide examples of available experienced managers who could have returned the points/record that Eckert has in his 11 games so far?

[washsaint]

I gave this place a wide berth for a while.....but it's still inhabited by absolute bell ends in a simpleton's echo chamber.

While there is plenty of room for improvement Saints were not that bad against Brum.  Unfortunately Azaz and Fellows have resorted to being shit again and we still can't defend.

Bar some players this is a medicore squad (way weaker than when we went down last time) - I thought Leo was absolutely terrible today when he came on but no chance he can be criticized on here when there are may forum scapegoats to blame.

No doubt Bazunu should have saved the first and the great save he made was a regaulation save any 'proper' keeper would be making evey single time.

Thank god the people who actually go to the games are not made of the same stuff as many of the posters on here

[S-Clarke]

3 minutes ago, washsaint said:

I gave this place a wide berth for a while.....but it's still inhabited by absolute bell ends in a simpleton's echo chamber.

While there is plenty of room for improvement Saints were not that bad against Brum.  Unfortunately Azaz and Fellows have resorted to being shit again and we still can't defend.

Bar some players this is a medicore squad (way weaker than when we went down last time) - I thought Leo was absolutely terrible today when he came on but no chance he can be criticized on here when there are may forum scapegoats to blame.

No doubt Bazunu should have saved the first and the great save he made was a regaulation save any 'proper' keeper would be making evey single time.

Thank god the people who actually go to the games are not made of the same stuff as many of the posters on here

Apologies, I didn't realise we shouldn't be complaining or criticising the club as everything is in fact pretty good right now.

It's not like we're sat in the bottom half of the Championship past the mid-way point of the season after spending £55m, with 2 relegations in 4 years including one of the worst ever PL efforts by any team.

You're right, we are certainly not made of the right stuff and it's in fact all pretty rosy and going really well, well done Sports Republic. My mistake.