Taylor Harwood-Bellis

[Football Special]

Is he missing have Bednarek alongside him? Always seemed to play better with him 

[Toussaint]

3 hours ago, Harry_SFC said:

I feel for Wood. I thought he'd be a crap signing for us but tbh he wasn't that bad when he played last season in the Prem and has probably been our best CB so far this but finds himself on the bench. On current form he's a better option than both THB and Stephens. 

He’s the physical sort of player you need in this league, he needs a run of games. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

9 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

He’s the physical sort of player you need in this league, he needs a run of games. 

Jesus. Wood and Stephens. We really do have shit options at centre back. 

[Toussaint]

31 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Jesus. Wood and Stephens. We really do have shit options at centre back. 

Just remember, we are in the championship. 

[OVER THE HILL]

2 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Jesus. Wood and Stephens. We really do have shit options at centre back. 

Jesus is one of our centre backs ? 😐

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, OVER THE HILL said:

Jesus is one of our centre backs ? 😐

Used to be our right back. His second coming on the wing last season was less successful.

[Lord Duckhunter]

6 hours ago, S-Clarke said:

THB WAS a player with high potentia

So why did Burnley bin him? 

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 hour ago, Toussaint said:

Jesus. Wood and Stephens.

We’d get crucified playing those in a 3..

[Andrew Watson]

As others have said on here, it is a real shame that Roy Keane does not tell him that his performances are no where  nearPremier league standard and if truth be known they are not good enough for the championship either.

[Tamesaint]

He never had a proper pre season and was rushed back into the team at the first opportunity. I am not sure if this explains his appalling performance yesterday but perhaps he  needs time out of the team so he can do whatever he should have done in pre season. 

I do not want to see his name on the team sheet for the Boro match . 

 

[sockeye]

7 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I wouldn’t feel too destroyed if I was earning £50K a week plus bonus’.

 

Not singling you out here but I've seen a number of people say many variants of this.

Football is the one thing the players excel at (relative to the general population). They are coming off of a year where they were told every week, they are shit and don't deserve to be at the level many of them have dreamed of being at for their entire careers. For some of them, it will probably be their last time ever being at that level and they know it.

It's easy to dismiss the psychological factor but you have never been in that environment. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

3 hours ago, Toussaint said:

Just remember, we are in the championship. 

Even so, would the pair of them get into another top three starting 11?

[Verbal Kint]

Both him and Stephens are completely incapable of dealing with any sort of physicality or balls in the air. Struggling with Kieffer Moore and McBurnie isn't straight forward I can accept, but they got bullied by Bishop as well who is 5ft 11 - what's the excuse there? It won't matter if we play a back 4 or a back 3 if they're in the team, as they aren't capable of doing the basics of defending.

Even in our promotion team we conceded 60+ goals. Good teams are built on a strong spine, particular the CBs and GK, and we've got Bazunu, Stephens and THB filling those spots. Drop them all

[Saint NL]

What's up with this guy?

Last night he was misplacing passes all over the place, he looks a shadow of his former self.

Does the club have a psychiatrist or something to try and find the cause? It doesn't look to be a physical issue but more of a mental one.

[Patrick Bateman]

29 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

What's up with this guy?

Last night he was misplacing passes all over the place, he looks a shadow of his former self.

Does the club have a psychiatrist or something to try and find the cause? It doesn't look to be a physical issue but more of a mental one.

Get Eileen Drewery in. Is Glenn Hoddle available to manage as well? 🌚

[OldNick]

53 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

What's up with this guy?

Last night he was misplacing passes all over the place, he looks a shadow of his former self.

Does the club have a psychiatrist or something to try and find the cause? It doesn't look to be a physical issue but more of a mental one.

If the club want the number of Wengers main man for this, who helped their squad become seril winners Ive got it

[trousers]

[OldNick]

THB wanted by Everton, according to football insider, probably nonsense

[Willo of Whiteley]

I can see him moving back up north in the summer.

[die Mannyschaft]

WHU loan deal rejected so £100 to £350 plus a Cortina with MOT from the londeners and SR will accept. One talks and deals havd started players will be off. Their not getting to Prem with Saints that's for sure.

[benjii]

Ropey first half of the season but he's been great for the last couple of months.

Proper captain's performance today.

[RedArmy]

He’s always been better in a back 4. 
 

Back to his best for sure. 

 

[Tamesaint]

He was injured against Everton at the end of last season. He would have been unavailable all summer and was probably brought back too early. He is now showing his true ability as he is up to match sharpness. 

[Patches O Houlihan]

43 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

He was injured against Everton at the end of last season. He would have been unavailable all summer and was probably brought back too early. He is now showing his true ability as he is up to match sharpness. 

Didn't he have a nipper at the start of the season too - so maybe suffering with sleep?

[Turkish]

3 hours ago, RedArmy said:

He’s always been better in a back 4. 
 

Back to his best for sure. 

 

Thought he wasn’t good enough to play in a back 4?

[Zorba]

Has the odd brain fart but definitely improving under Eckert.

[AlexLaw76]

Looks back to normal when not asked to play right side of a back 3...

But, formations do not matter, right?

[Graziano94]

What’s all the noise from the game today? Seeing a lot of fans wanting him banned from the final 

 

[sfc4prem]

He was imperious tonight

[Give it to Ron]

13 minutes ago, Graziano94 said:

What’s all the noise from the game today? Seeing a lot of fans wanting him banned from the final 

 

He took the piss out of Aylings speech impediment was reported to referee and management.

The same Ayling that kicked the shit out of us all night got away with it 

[HarvSFC]

Ayling's always been a bit of a cock. Has that passive aggressive smirk almost every game. Goes up and gives a bit to THB and when THB replies he goes crying to the ref. If he did take the piss out of his speech, I don't think that's ever been a red card?

On a separate note, THB has been class since Eckert took over. The player I had hoped we signed when he initially joined as quite a coup. On the ball and defensively he has been top and will have definitely attracted suitors for this summer if we don't go up.

[SotonianWill]

9 minutes ago, HarvSFC said:

Ayling's always been a bit of a cock. Has that passive aggressive smirk almost every game. Goes up and gives a bit to THB and when THB replies he goes crying to the ref. If he did take the piss out of his speech, I don't think that's ever been a red card?

On a separate note, THB has been class since Eckert took over. The player I had hoped we signed when he initially joined as quite a coup. On the ball and defensively he has been top and will have definitely attracted suitors for this summer if we don't go up.

So glad we put them and their tosspot of a manager to the sword

[Osvaldorama]

Immense tonight 

[Give it to Ron]

I wonder if will get a ban for that last night miss the final if we are allowed to play 🙂

Edited 1 hour ago by Give it to Ron

[benjii]

3 minutes ago, Give it to Ron said:

I wonder if will get a ban for that last night miss the final if we are allowed to play 🙂

Surely not.

[Dman]

3 minutes ago, Give it to Ron said:

I wonder if will get a ban for that last night miss the final if we are allowed to play 🙂

Obviously we don't know what was said, but I think he'll almost certainly get a ban

[Give it to Ron]

6 minutes ago, Dman said:

Obviously we don't know what was said, but I think he'll almost certainly get a ban

Was he booked at the time can’t remember but guess it’s a different charge like disrespect ungentlemanly conduct

Edited 1 hour ago by Give it to Ron

[Whitey Grandad]

6 minutes ago, Dman said:

Obviously we don't know what was said, but I think he'll almost certainly get a ban

Only two people know what was said. Without an independent account they are uncorroborated accusations. 

[wild-saint]

6 minutes ago, Dman said:

Obviously we don't know what was said, but I think he'll almost certainly get a ban

Unless the ref heard it which of course didn’t then they really can’t ban someone on the claims of boro players who have been beaten in a play off semi. If he is banned then I’m sure we would appeal so it moves into the new season.

[egg]

6 minutes ago, Dman said:

Obviously we don't know what was said, but I think he'll almost certainly get a ban

Agreed. If he's mocked a "disability", that's probably a ban in 2026 Britain. 

[Give it to Ron]

Just now, Whitey Grandad said:

Only two people know what was said. Without an independent account they are uncorroborated accusations. 

Apparently the ref and Boro players did and they won’t lie 🙂

[Hussar Saint]

If he said to Ayling what is alleged, I fear we lose THB for the final which will be a massive blow and would put another big brown skid mark on what has otherwise been a brilliant half season. 

[egg]

1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Only two people know what was said. Without an independent account they are uncorroborated accusations. 

Wasn't there what looked like an apology in the 2nd half. If THB did say something, he'd have been better advised to do nowt and leave it as one person's word against the other and receive the benefit of the doubt. An apology reduces doubt. 

[VectisSaint]

Seemed quite pally in the second half, sharing a laugh and a joke, suspect THB said something that was misconstrued by Ayling and they sorted it out between them.

[egg]

Just now, VectisSaint said:

Seemed quite pally in the second half, sharing a laugh and a joke, suspect THB said something that was misconstrued by Ayling and they sorted it out between them.

It could be that, or it could have been a discriminatory remark with an accepted apology. The latter wouldn't rule out a charge I'd imagine. 

[Whitey Grandad]

6 minutes ago, Give it to Ron said:

Apparently the ref and Boro players did and they won’t lie 🙂

Reports say that the ref didn't hear anything. He was some way away.

[Give it to Ron]

5 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Reports say that the ref didn't hear anything. He was some way away.

Well going by his performance he wouldn’t have seen it ….MLT at h/t saying the ref making it all about him made me smile

[Mboto Gorge]

Christ, this lot have to be the biggest victims ever. Quite embarrassing and desperate especially by Ayling who’s a total shithouse and is clearly big and tough enough to not let that affect him, but again it all comes down to their sense of injustice so they’re trying to claim anything and everything to discredit us. Not saying THB didn’t say anything, but Ayling getting all butt hurt is hilarious with the amount of shit he dishes out each game. Pathetic 

Edited 1 hour ago by Mboto Gorge

[Mboto Gorge]

As for their manager milking it yet again in his post match interviews having been beaten fair and square, absolutely nauseating whiny football club

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

9 hours ago, HarvSFC said:

On the ball and defensively he has been top and will have definitely attracted suitors for this summer if we don't go up.

Since going to a back four, he has been brilliant. Commands the central defence and unlike Wood (who treats the ball like a hot potato and passes sideways all the time), THB has gone from long floaty passes forwards to being instrumental in starting some of our best moves either through defence splitting fast passes or by moving the ball down the wing really quickly.

He's apparently on £400k per year. When you've got Archer, McCarthy, Azaz on £2m+ a year, this lad needs looking after.