Middlesbrough 4-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Suhari]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

Dreadful 

Scienza needs to come off to rest soon surely 

Yeah. Get another CB on.

[Saint NL]

Wtf was that from Wood 😂

[tdmickey3]

Wood🤣

[AlexLaw76]

THB is clearly our CB to push into midfield.. why do we insist on players not suited to this type of thing, doing it

[Ed Rooney]

Same formation every week, best attacking options always 20 yards from our own goal 

manager mute and looking like he is frightened to say or change anything 

fuckin ridiculous 

[Saint86]

Its both a crying shame and a good job that boro are shit 

[hypochondriac]

Really poor defending again. Boro waste the chance but we give it to them too easily.

[Saint NL]

Jo Tessem "it's disorganised and chaotic".

Can't argue with that 

[Wade Garrett]

That’s it Manning, just trot back.  Wanker.

[tdmickey3]

Manning just jogging about, he is such a lazy prick

[die Mannyschaft]

Tessem says Saints are chaotic running around like headless chickens.

Are we that rubbish again?

[Miltonaggro]

Thank fuck Ben Gardner is now on board! Ben Gardner is the man to nurse fragile egos and set up a defence. Rejoice in Ben Gardner…

[sockeye]

I do not understand why we are persisting with this Martin esque crap

 

It’s like the board have utterly shat themselves and are enforcing what ‘worked’ 2 years ago, unable to see that the rest of the footballing world has figured it out already

Turgid and static sums up this management and club

[Sheaf Saint]

Fucking pathetic, pedestrian attempt to stop that attack by Manning.

I will fucking dance in the street the day he finally leaves the club. 

How bad must Welington be in training to not get picked ahead of this useless prick?

[LGTL]

Disgraceful once again. Boro are hideous and have the majority of their squad out injured. They haven’t scored in 4 games. And we still look appalling. 

[tdmickey3]

1 minute ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Tessem says Saints are chaotic running around like headless chickens.

Are we that rubbish again?

Yes

[Mr X]

Azaz should have hit the target at least 

[Turkish]

On 01/01/2026 at 21:09, Turkish said:

I think Tonda might mix it up a bit sunday

Quarsie to come in for Stephens. 

Called it. And still people say the CoT know nothing 🙄

[Saint NL]

The Quarshie and Manning axis of shit 😂

[Sir Ralph]

Absolute shitshow. Players and coaches should hang their heads. Poor fans that have travelled up to watch this. 

[saintant]

Eckert again bottling it and not going for a win despite claiming he always does. Another charlatan.

[saintant]

Might as well have let Will Still carry on.

[badgerx16]

At this stage away at Charlton we were 4:0 up.

 

Just saying.

[Saint86]

Azaz seems up for this at least.

[Ed Rooney]

Literally a waste of time playing Cam (Azaz) the way we play, the tempo we play and the negative areas we play in. It’s a waste of fucking time. 
 

if we are gonna insist on this style and the possession being in front of our own goal then may aswell just have 3 workhorse centre midfielders 

these people are paid mega money and can’t see what’s staring everyone else in the face 

Sack this twat now, pay off yet another manager, and then hire someone respected, takes no shit and actually knows what the fuck they are on about 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Great chance missed by Downes

[Obstacle1]

Fuck off Downes, put your foot through it you fucking loser

[VectisSaint]

10 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

THB is clearly our CB to push into midfield.. why do we insist on players not suited to this type of thing, doing it

So which CB would you suggest is better at it?

From your reply it's clear you had no idea what you posted.

Edited Sunday at 15:38 by VectisSaint

[Saint NL]

Good chance for Downes, unlucky 

[Mr X]

Just now, Saint86 said:

Azaz seems up for this at least.

Lots of chances wasted but at least he's getting them 

[tdmickey3]

Terrible miss

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, VectisSaint said:

Who would you suggest is better at it?

Jelert

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, Saint Fan CaM said:

Great chance missed by Downes

Tried to pass it into the net.

[tdmickey3]

Just now, VectisSaint said:

Who would you suggest is better at it?

A midfield player

[Saint NL]

Two good chances from Quarshie passing to Azaz, more of that please

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Poor from Downes.

Should have smashed it.

[stfrancisofbenali]

8 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

How deep can we go.... this is worse than Southgate for england ffs, i want to give him a chance but he uses every opportunity to come across as utterly tactically illiterate. 

Why has it become so turgid and conservative compared to his first 7 games? No one has given a good explanation for this yet. 

[RedArmy]

1 minute ago, Ed Rooney said:

Literally a waste of time playing Cam (Azaz) the way we play, the tempo we play and the negative areas we play in. It’s a waste of fucking time. 
 

 

Yeah he’s only our best player today. Waste of fucking time. 

[Suhari]

Better in the last 5 minutes.

[Saint86]

Okay, this is much better - we're attacking and pushing up with the wing backs. This is the only way this formation works.

[Saint NL]

Another decent chance, need to score one of these

[tdmickey3]

Better

[Saint Fan CaM]

We’re starting to turn the screw. Have to say Quarshie has made some superb tackles and passes.

[AlexLaw76]

great recovery from Manning

[Saint NL]

Fair play, a decent tackle by manning

[stknowle]

Manning….with…..a…..TACKLE!?

[RedArmy]

Someone put your fucking laces through it 

[Totton Saint]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Better in the last 5 minutes.

Sounds could not have got worse.

[Sir Ralph]

3 minutes ago, VectisSaint said:

Who would you suggest is better at it?

Why play 3 at the back? The cons outweigh the pros. 

[tdmickey3]

Baz diving late but getting away with it