Birmingham Vs Saints - Monday 8.15pm

[Harry_SFC]

Quick turnaround for this one and despite them being in even worse form than us I can only see a home win.

McCarthy, Jelert, Wood, THB, Wellington, Downes, Jander, Scienza, Azaz, Fellows, Armstrong. (4-2-3-1)

Changes needed at the back and a change of formation (neither will happen sadly). Front 3 were terrible today but a real lack of alternatives. Maybe pushing Fellows up would help things. 

 

[AlexLaw76]

I suspect 3/5 at the back, slow and predictable when playing out from the back. Hoping THB can find his Pirlo boots or Leo can do something on his own. Fully expect them to squeeze the middle of the park.

3-1 to Brum 

[die Mannyschaft]

Birmingham 4-1. We were lucky at home and after Oxford shambles with subs and tactics cant see us not being out played. We will take Scienza off and play for a draw, put lots subs on and lose competiveness in key positions. Saints are too easy to defend against and teams have worked out we are a one man team. He goes off and they go in for the kill.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Birmingham 3-1, or 4-1. So undecided. We aren’t getting any points here.

Not pessimistic, just realistic.

Edited yesterday at 19:51 by Willo of Whiteley

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Watched them earlier. Although they struggled to break Derby down, they are big, direct and aggressive. I know we beat them earlier this month but the way we have gone backwards since then points to only one outcome. 

[Pamplemousse]

They'll have more of the ball which will actually suit us.

3-0 away win. Yes I have been drinking.

[sockeye]

We might win, we might lose or might draw. But I think the empathetic 3-0, 5-1 etc wins are well behind us now…

[Sheaf Saint]

Don't think I can even be bothered to watch.

The Tonda bubble has well and truly burst. We've reverted to an even shitter version of Russball, our forwards have forgotten how to score, and our defence is more generous than fucking Santa Claus.

[Appy]

We’ll lose, our team full of son in laws will crumble. 

[Morse]

Brum 3-0 win. We have a truly appalling defence that we expect to play out from. Until SR fuck off things aren't going to get better. 

[Give it to Ron]

Klarer their best defender sent off today.

Demarai Gray came off injured and think Doyle out as well.

Their keeper is as bad as ours 3-2 defeat last minute winner for them,

[LGTL]

Game we’ll absolutely lose. Any sort of play off hope diminishing quickly. 

[Zorba]

Some zuwin, some zulus.

2-1 home win.

0-1 half time. Scienza subbed on 60 mins.

[Suhari]

3 hours ago, Harry_SFC said:

Quick turnaround for this one and despite them being in even worse form than us I can only see a home win.

McCarthy, Jelert, Wood, THB, Wellington, Downes, Jander, Scienza, Azaz, Fellows, Armstrong. (4-2-3-1)

Changes needed at the back and a change of formation (neither will happen sadly). Front 3 were terrible today but a real lack of alternatives. Maybe pushing Fellows up would help things. 

 

No chance we go with a back 4. Despite it being the best approach for our squad.

[Gloucester Saint]

14 minutes ago, Suhari said:

No chance we go with a back 4. Despite it being the best approach for our squad.

SR/Rasmus won’t allow it.

[Wade Garrett]

Will Eckert change shape and key personnel or stick with what is failing?

Would love to see a back 4 and a bench with Bazunu, Manning and Stephens on it.

[macca155]

53 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Will Eckert change shape and key personnel or stick with what is failing?

Would love to see a back 4 and a bench with Bazunu, Manning and Stephens on it.

McCarthy and Wellington are worse than the current incumbents imo, if that is even possible. Ridiculous situation to get into.

However just dump Stephens he isn't needed. Put in Bragg to bolster the midfield. That will immediately take the pressure off the defence, and maybe, just maybe, Bazunu and Manning will be less exposed.

Birmingham will be forced to commit more to attack, that inevitably will give our forwards more room and time.

Also grow a pair and start getting narky. Fed up with other teams taking the piss 

I know somebody who knows more about about football tactics than me, is going to point out the flaws of that system, but they have to try something different.

[Harry_SFC]

22 minutes ago, macca155 said:

McCarthy and Wellington are worse than the current incumbents imo, if that is even possible. Ridiculous situation to get into.

However just dump Stephens he isn't needed. Put in Bragg to bolster the midfield. That will immediately take the pressure off the defence, and maybe, just maybe, Bazunu and Manning will be less exposed.

Birmingham will be forced to commit more to attack, that inevitably will give our forwards more room and time.

Also grow a pair and start getting narky. Fed up with other teams taking the piss 

I know somebody who knows more about about football tactics than me, is going to point out the flaws of that system, but they have to try something different.

The club is going for promotion back to the premier league and there are players in the starting 11 that we we don't want getting exposed. Sad situation. 

[Hussar Saint]

Nailed on home win!

Our fragile pussies have slipped right back into their old ways and Tonda will sub anyone who is remotely threatening before 60 mins. So depressing….

Edited 14 hours ago by Hussar Saint

[Sir Ralph]

Azaz needs to be dropped

[Football Special]

10 hours ago, Give it to Ron said:

Klarer their best defender sent off today.

Demarai Gray came off injured and think Doyle out as well.

Their keeper is as bad as ours 3-2 defeat last minute winner for them,

I think they have also lost one of their better defenders to AFCON , Bright Osayi-Samuel

[Sheaf Saint]

10 hours ago, Give it to Ron said:

Klarer their best defender sent off today.

Demarai Gray came off injured and think Doyle out as well.

Their keeper is as bad as ours 3-2 defeat last minute winner for them,

 

2 minutes ago, Football Special said:

I think they have also lost one of their better defenders to AFCON , Bright Osayi-Samuel

Doesn't matter how depleted their squad is. We'll still find a way to gift them a win anyway. It's what we do best.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

10 hours ago, Give it to Ron said:

Klarer their best defender sent off today.

Demarai Gray came off injured and think Doyle out as well.

Their keeper is as bad as ours 3-2 defeat last minute winner for them,

Opposition having multiple players out, never stopped Saints from not taking advantage before!

[Miltonaggro]

Birmingham 3 Saints 1
Tonka will play Bazunu and three centre backs as per his negligent mandate from above. He will panic and make inexperienced / rash substitutions of our better players at 60-70 minutes. We will concede at least one more than we score. Greatest era in our history continues apace. 

[Hawkswood]

11 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Don't think I can even be bothered to watch.

The Tonda bubble has well and truly burst. We've reverted to an even shitter version of Russball, our forwards have forgotten how to score, and our defence is more generous than fucking Santa Claus.

Think Im with you. Probably 3 - 1 home win. Im in the middle of Pluribus and have to finish Stranger Things so would rather watch those than sit there getting irritated.

[saintant]

Nailed on home win and another weak as piss performance from our scared pussies. We are back on a downward spiral unless Spors gets busy when the January window opens.

[Jack]

2 hours ago, macca155 said:

McCarthy and Wellington are worse than the current incumbents imo, if that is even possible. Ridiculous situation to get into.

However just dump Stephens he isn't needed. Put in Bragg to bolster the midfield. That will immediately take the pressure off the defence, and maybe, just maybe, Bazunu and Manning will be less exposed.

I honestly can’t fathom how people think that Bazunu is our best goalkeeper, and that Manning should be in the side ahead of absolutely anyone. Both League One standard footballers at best and I don’t want them anywhere near our starting XI

[Turkish]

If ever a team was crying out for Damian Downs it’s this one 

[tdmickey3]

3 not player marking CB,s

An awful oppositions wingers favourite full/wing back

A ball watching hair pulling captain

A poor positional, non shot stopping, scrambling, panicy goalkeeper 

A 1 trick, stupid substituting, Ankerson puppet coach

All set up to be great evening

[Miltonaggro]

23 minutes ago, Turkish said:

If ever a team was crying out for Damian Downs it’s this one 

Agree, I would love it if he signed for Birmingham. 

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Hawkswood said:

Think Im with you. Probably 3 - 1 home win. Im in the middle of Pluribus and have to finish Stranger Things so would rather watch those than sit there getting irritated.

I need to catch up on Stranger Things too, the Netflix series not Sports Republics strategy 

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Miltonaggro said:

Birmingham 3 Saints 1
Tonka will play Bazunu and three centre backs as per his negligent mandate from above. He will panic and make inexperienced / rash substitutions of our better players at 60-70 minutes. We will concede at least one more than we score. Greatest era in our history continues apace. 

What people like you, the negative posters fail to understand is that the strategy is in phases. When SR first arrived that was the assessment phase. We are now in the break everything phase, shortly we will move into the rebuild phase then unparalleled glory is inevitable. You are those that lack understand cannot comprehend what is going on only those of us more enlightened ones see this. 

[Miltonaggro]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

What people like you, the negative posters fail to understand is that the strategy is in phases. When SR first arrived that was the assessment phase. We are now in the break everything phase, shortly we will move into the rebuild phase then unparalleled glory is inevitable. You are those that lack understand cannot comprehend what is going on only those of us more enlightened ones see this. 

Thank fuck for that!

[Osvaldorama]

Who cares? 
 

Useless wankers in a shit formation playing wanker football in a city that’s an absolute shit hole. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Osvaldorama

[Mboto Gorge]

1 hour ago, saintant said:

Nailed on home win and another weak as piss performance from our scared pussies. We are back on a downward spiral unless Spors gets busy when the January window opens.

It’s actually incredible the amount of money we keep needing to throw at this squad just to get it into the top half of the championship table, in order to merely negate and net off the effect of the abysmal management of the football side of things 

[West Dean FC Legend]

Three CBs - no matter what the score. 

Lose 5-1, win 4-2, doesn't really matter, the philosophy, tactics, players selected by the club, will not change. 

Tippy, tap around the penalty area and halfway line. Score loads of goals - great! Let last-minute winner in - great!

Results mean nothing to the philosophy!

[saintant]

1 hour ago, West Dean FC Legend said:

Three CBs - no matter what the score. 

Lose 5-1, win 4-2, doesn't really matter, the philosophy, tactics, players selected by the club, will not change. 

Tippy, tap around the penalty area and halfway line. Score loads of goals - great! Let last-minute winner in - great!

Results mean nothing to the philosophy!

The goals seemed to have dried up. I think it's 3 in the last 3 games.

[StrangelyBrown]

20 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Watched them earlier. Although they struggled to break Derby down, they are big, direct and aggressive. I know we beat them earlier this month but the way we have gone backwards since then points to only one outcome. 

I thought they looked shit, then I watched us....

[Wade Garrett]

If he keeps the same shape and personnel he’ll get the same result.

I don’t think Tonda has the bollocks to upset the players.  He needs to get in their faces and give them a few home truths, then drop some of them.  

Bazunu, Manning and Stephens on the bench.  4-2-3-1 with the emphasis on getting the ball quickly up to the top 4 and busting a gut to support them.

He won’t do it though.

[Convict Colony]

eurgh, 3 CBs, passing horizontally master class, shit defending and hoping leo or fellows magic does the trick

[StrangelyBrown]

5 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Bazunu, Manning and Stephens

Southampton's version of the Bermuda triangle... The ball goes in and somehow vanishes from our possession

[badgerx16]

Back 4, Macca in goal, 3 in midfield. It's really not difficult.

[badgerx16]

10 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said:

Southampton's version of the Bermuda triangle... The ball goes in and somehow vanishes from our possession

A bit like the way the ball goes straight through Bazunu's hands; one instant it is in front of his gloves, the next it's behind them. 

Edited 4 hours ago by badgerx16

[OneMrsWallace]

25 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

If he keeps the same shape and personnel he’ll get the same result.

I don’t think Tonda has the bollocks to upset the players.  He needs to get in their faces and give them a few home truths, then drop some of them.  

Bazunu, Manning and Stephens on the bench.  4-2-3-1 with the emphasis on getting the ball quickly up to the top 4 and busting a gut to support them.

He won’t do it though.

If he plays Bazunu and Manning again he's a fucking idiot. Yes, AM and Wellington ain't much better but he's rewarding being shit otherwise. 

[bangkoksaint]

1 hour ago, Wade Garrett said:

If he keeps the same shape and personnel he’ll get the same result.

I don’t think Tonda has the bollocks to upset the players.  He needs to get in their faces and give them a few home truths, then drop some of them.  

Bazunu, Manning and Stephens on the bench.  4-2-3-1 with the emphasis on getting the ball quickly up to the top 4 and busting a gut to support them.

He won’t do it though.

No. Still did this and the players threw him under the bus. Between the players and Wankerson pulling the strings TE is merely a spectator 

[Hawkswood]

2 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

eurgh, 3 CBs, passing horizontally master class, shit defending and hoping leo or fellows magic does the trick

Err yeah, thats essentially it in a nutshell. There's no way to expand on that.

[Hawkswood]

1 hour ago, badgerx16 said:

Back 4, Macca in goal, 3 in midfield. It's really not difficult.

You and your crazy, off the wall ideas.

[Miltonaggro]

9 hours ago, Turkish said:

I need to catch up on Stranger Things too, the Netflix series not Sports Republics strategy 

Stranger Things has a much more realistic plot and more believable characters. I’d have Vecna over Ankerson anyday in terms of 4-4-2 and a robust defence. 

[die Mannyschaft]

51 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

Stranger Things has a much more realistic plot and more believable characters. I’d have Vecna over Ankerson anyday in terms of 4-4-2 and a robust defence. 

Are there more advantages playing 3-4-3 or other Xmas tree formation than the basic simple reliable 4-4-2

[Andy Hill]

Watching Midsomer Murders will be more exciting than watching us get out fought to another defeat.