Stoke 0-2 Saints - Match Thread

[Turkish]

Fans sound great!

[Colinjb]

Sky's failed.

Pay three figures a month for this shite.

[Convict Colony]

honestly I love that peretz decides to smash it long when he fancies 

[obelisk]

Better passing in the final third and this game would be well and truly over.

 

[Saint NL]

It sounds like a home game. Great effort

[Osvaldorama]

FFS 

One of the most enjoyable Saints games in about 2 years and sky goes dead 

[obelisk]

Here come the unnecessary subs

[Jack]

Just now, Convict Colony said:

honestly I love that peretz decides to smash it long when he fancies 

He’s not the best with his feet so it’s compete common sense. Great to see though.

[bangkoksaint]

So assuming we win this game and everyone is fit Tondas next test is to see if he’s got it in him to select the same team next game

[Colinjb]

Lets see what the kid can do up front.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Ref ignored a tug on Scienza which then turned the ball over.

Eckhert making changes too early?

[Saint NL]

Oooh these are brave subs 

[benjii]

Oyekunle for Stewart. Massski for Scienza.

[Suhari]

Okay. Good to see the youngster on.

But taking of Leo??!

[coalman]

Just now, obelisk said:

Here come the unnecessary subs

I don't hate these subs. Scienza hasn't been at his best and the let's give Oyekunle a go.

[Hopper]

Probably the right subs. Leo looking off it and recovering and protect Ross.

[LGTL]

Interesting changes. Usually makes us worse and cant see this being any different. 

[Farmer Saint]

4 minutes ago, egg said:

Mate, you're as tedious on the main board as you are in the lounge. I've said that I'd like to see us play 4231 but we didn't have the players. I said when Brew came back that he gave us that option. Just watch the game rather than focusing on me. Fecking idiot. 

But it's Saintsweb, what's the point in it unless you can tell people that they're right and you're wrong?

"But in the town it was well known when they got home at night, their fat and psychopathic wives would thrash them within inches of their lives."

[SNSUN]

 

Getting it in while we're 2 up. Still 7 off tbe play-offs as it stands. 🤪

[Viking Saint]

No need for Scienza to come off. Good to see Oyekunle get a run out though

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Okay. Good to see the youngster on.

But taking of Leo??!

Coming off an injury it makes sense.

[Suhari]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

Coming off an injury it makes sense.

Was he injured...... missed that.

[Southner]

1 minute ago, SNSUN said:

 

Getting it in while we're 2 up. Still 7 off tbe play-offs as it stands. 🤪

Doable if we get our fucking act together. 

[Saint Matty 76]

It's so incredibly frustrating that we can sometimes overwhelm teams in this league with our quality and then on other occasions we look painfully average.

All the ability to make a real run at the play-offs. 

[BotleySaint]

Just now, Southner said:

Doable if we get our fucking act together. 

And we don't sell Archer and Armstrong without replacing them.

It all hinges on that and the fitness of Stewart.

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, Farmer Saint said:

But it's Saintsweb, what's the point in it unless you can tell people that they're right and you're wrong?

"But in the town it was well known when they got home at night, their fat and psychopathic wives would thrash them within inches of their lives."

People were calling for a change of formation for ages. We persisted with three at the back and it was at least partly responsible for throwing away so many game this season and leaving us miles away from the playoffs. Of course those saying we couldn't play it were going to get some stick when we changed formation and inevitably looked better.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Starting to look a bit leggy in midfield - need Charles on.

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Was he injured...... missed that.

Limped off after Pompey.

[obelisk]

Stoke don't seem to have heard that they really just need to keep lumping it into Saints penalty area. Don't mention it.

[M271]

Typical post subs Saints lull and other team improving

[benjii]

Ref finally spots a pull. By us, obviously. 

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, obelisk said:

Stoke don't seem to have heard that they really just need to keep lumping it into Saints penalty area. Don't mention it.

Best not to.

[Viking Saint]

Fucking stupid from Captain Fantastic

[coalman]

Another thing I really like today is we're tight on their players. When they get the ball they are immediately under pressure and don't get a chance to get their heads up to look around.

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, benjii said:

Ref finally spots a pull. By us, obviously. 

By Stephens.

[Farmer Saint]

Just now, hypochondriac said:

People were calling for a change of formation for ages. We persisted with three at the back and it was at least partly responsible for throwing away so many game this season and leaving us miles away from the playoffs. Of course those saying we couldn't play it were going to get some stick when we changed formation and inevitably looked better.

I don't think many thought 4 at the back was not needed. I think the issue was we didn't have the players to play it?

[obelisk]

Ref's a complete joke.

[SNSUN]

Jack booked for holding on to the Stoke player. Dangerous this.

I hope the non-given penalties don't come back to haunt us or this ref will be enemy number one. 

Peretz now booked. This ref hates us! Lol

[badgerx16]

Officials somehow managed to spot Stephens' pull on Smit.

[Saint86]

This ref is a joke.

[saint michael]

Our idea of game management, subs on, slow it down and then pass sideways and backwards

[saint michael]

Just now, Saint86 said:

This ref is a joke.

He will do well in the prem 

[badgerx16]

That is 2 stupid yellow cards for Saints

Edited yesterday at 14:03 by badgerx16

[Saint Fan CaM]

Peretz gets card for time wasting - fucking clown of a Ref

[Miltonaggro]

1 minute ago, Farmer Saint said:

I don't think many thought 4 at the back was not needed. I think the issue was we didn't have the players to play it?

People = Tonda?

[SNSUN]

Charles on for Jander. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Has the referee got money on Stoke? 
Very quick to give yellows and fouls in their favour but the complete opposite for us for the same challenge.

[coalman]

Just now, Saint86 said:

This ref is a joke.

If you play well enough it doesn't matter if the ref is a joke. Hiding behind bad referees was the loser mentality that helped us get there.

[benjii]

Charles for Jander.

Great shift, Jander.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, SNSUN said:

Jack booked for holding on to the Stoke player. Dangerous this.

I hope the non-given penalties don't come back to haunt us or this ref will be enemy number one. 

Peretz now booked. This ref hates us! Lol

They weren't penalties.  Nowhere near.