Saints 1-0 Norwich - Match Thread

[scumbag]

Disgusting second half...any need to be so fkin negative? Surely we could have got in behind at least a couple of times and kept possession better. 

Edited 7 hours ago by scumbag

[Baird of the land]

A very gritty win.

[Monk]

Norwich are decent, a big three points.

I'd genuinely would argue that was the poorest officiating I have ever seen in the industry. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Wow. What a massive 3 points that is.

I think I love Daniel Peretz. Shame he won't be with us next season.

Wasn't pretty but I'll take shit-housing our way to a 1-0 at this point.

Hull, we're coming for you.

Edited 7 hours ago by Sheaf Saint

[Saint In Cornwall]

Fuck off back to your hovels you mustard munching cunts.

[obelisk]

Have to say that Saints will need to be better than that if they want to get through the play-offs. Totally surrendered that 2nd half.

[so22saint]

have that you Turkey Fisting, Mustard on Carrots eating, incest bumpkin cunts 😂

[saintant]

Just now, Mr X said:

My god hanging on there at  the end Norwich deserved an equaliser tbh we played well though committed defending 

Nah, they punched the winner in at their place so fuck 'em!

[Midfield_General]

Peretz milking the crowd, clearly loving life 

Flippin love this guy

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[Colinjb]

We took advantage of an opportunity, not like us.

[sockeye]

Yippeeee!

 

Into the playoff places!

[obelisk]

At least Saints weren't as bad as that ref.

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, Monk said:

I'd genuinely would argue that was the poorest officiating I have ever seen in the industry. 

I haven't seen refereeing that dodgy since Escape to Victory.

[Harry_SFC]

1 minute ago, obelisk said:

Have to say that Saints will need to be better than that if they want to get through the play-offs. Totally surrendered that 2nd half.

Saints looked knackered 

Edited 7 hours ago by Harry_SFC

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, obelisk said:

Have to say that Saints will need to be better than that if they want to get through the play-offs. Totally surrendered that 2nd half.

Won ugly. Kept a clean sheet. Job done. It feels like the league one promotion, win after win, momentum building etc. so good wins, some ground out who gives a fuck?

Edited 7 hours ago by Turkish

[Saint NL]

A game of two halves.

Peretz deserves the plaudits but that second half was very poor. We should have been pinning them back, especially the booked players but we hardly got a kick.

Great win, a touch fortunate however

[Suhari]

Gutsy win that.

Sign of Champions......(!!??)

[Baird of the land]

International break coming at the right time perhaps.

[LGTL]

They were excellent so that’s a massive win. Peretz absolutely outstanding, night and day from that idiot Bazunu. We are on the charge now. 

[pimpin4rizeal]

Seriously rode our luck there. First half I thought we where great edozie looked a very good fill in for scienza and azaz was orchestrating things .Second half though we just struggled to get anything going not sure if it was game management but we seemed to give them too much respect in the second half. Peretz the hero with another 2 amazing stops 3points but we made hard work if it 

[Dr. Kucho]

This was the game I thought we would slip up. Very pleased with the 3 points

[Totton Saint]

I can't wait to watch the highlights tomorrow!!

 

 

[Sheaf Saint]

I can't wait for Pingpong to come along and tell us how Peretz got really lucky tonight.

[Patrick Bateman]

My heart

[Challenger]

Of only we had a goalkeeper at the start of the season.

[SuperSAINT]

Tremendous result.  Next challenge - beat a 10-man low block vs Oxford.

[Viking Saint]

4 minutes ago, trousers said:

What a difference a proper goalkeeper makes... Who knew...?! 

COYR!!

Everyone fucking knew except the SR clowns 

[Micky]

My stream had no sound, that second half was bloody torture, we gave them the pitch and defended for our lives, Peretz was immense. My heart won't take too many more games like that.

[trousers]

4 minutes ago, scumbag said:

Disgusting second half...any need to be so fkin negative? Surely we could have got in behind at least a couple of times and kept possession better. 

Cheer up sir  🙂

Edited 7 hours ago by trousers

[Midfield_General]

Just now, Turkish said:

Won ugly. Kept a clean sheet. Job done. It feels like the league one promotion, win after win, momentum building etc 

Exactly.

All that matters at this stage of the season is finding a way to get the 3 points, and we did 

Fucking love grinding out a 1-0.
Excellent, gritty result

[saintant]

Just now, Viking Saint said:

Everyone fucking knew except the SR clowns 

And Russboy of course.

[Saint NL]

Tessem just said, we defendered well, but when things go wrong we have Peretz.

True that

[Viking Saint]

4 minutes ago, Monk said:

Norwich are decent, a big three points.

I'd genuinely would argue that was the poorest officiating I have ever seen in the industry. 

Agree. They were a bunch of shithouses

[Patrick Bateman]

1 minute ago, Challenger said:

Of only we had a goalkeeper at the start of the season.

Absolutely, 100% this!! 

[Miltonaggro]

5 minutes ago, stknowle said:

Fucking hell. That had shades of Davis v Leeds vibes. Absolutely never in a million years happening with Bazflap in nets. C’MON!!!!

Bazunu we lose 1-3

[RedWillie]

Now, just turnover Oxford to make up for that horror on boxing day 

[Danbert]

A terrible game of football and we were very poor.   

[adrian lord]

We are now top 2 material but it is a smidge too late. Gonna have to win the play-offs. 

[RedArmy]

A centre forward and a goalkeeper. 
 

Who knew. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

You don't want to see you hit your own bar 7 minutes into added time. Or Peretz having to make a smart save 30 seconds later.

But the plan was to hold onto the lead. And we got the job done against the league's in form (if injury ravaged) side.

We were obviously hoping for the odd counter. We had a good chance early on with Larin. But that was about it. It was more of a relief just to get it into the final third, after a while, never mind create anything.

Larin didn't really hold anything up, and isn't the most mobile in that tactic. Azaz worked hard, but we dropped back a little more when Downes went off.

We worked hard in an organised defence. Even so, Peretz did very well with a couple of saves. 

Job done and into that play off spot. Something that looked a ridiculous dream earlier in the season. Credit to Tonda and the players for turning it round.

 

[saints1988]

Autos………..long shot I know 

[saintant]

Always going to be a really tough game and it certainly was but we take the 3 points and that is all that matters. Ref should have handed out more cards to Norwich which would  probably have led to a red but he gave us zero protection. Norwich tried kicking us off the park so got what they deserved in the end - fuck all.

[Chez]

it seems so long ago that we couldn't keep a clean sheet for love nor money. with four at the back, some organisation, confidence and team spirit we look tough to break down, all be it norwich and coventry should really have got something from both games.

[trousers]

4 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Have to say that Saints will need to be better than that if they want to get through the play-offs. Totally surrendered that 2nd half.

Given Norwich's form it was always going to be a close and niggly encounter rather than a crowd pleaser.

I thought it was great to shithouse our way to victory for a change. The Saints of old would have lost that game 2-1...

[Mboto Gorge]

It’s amazing what a coincidence it is that we are suddenly regularly coming out on the right side of these 50/50 matches that could have gone either way , from the moment we’ve signed an actual decent keeper who makes match winning contributions. Who’d have fucking thought it!

[ButtikonSaint]

I'll take eight more ugly one nils. 
We're fighting for it and am loving it
COYS

[saintant]

2 minutes ago, Danbert said:

A terrible game of football and we were very poor.   

Try looking at the bigger picture rather than squinting down your nose at the result. We won!

[Convict Colony]

What has happened! weve become a cross between 1990 west germany football and mourinho football for disciplined, organised performances.

Good job guys

[Patches O Houlihan]

9 minutes ago, vectraman said:

Peretz has won us that game. At least 3 fantastic saves that kept us in front. Brilliant. 

I make it 5 across the game (counting 2 for the double save)

[Dr Who?]

Big win, not only in the top 6 but drag Hull a bit closer as well. Hull have Wednesday next so 3 points, so we need to make sure we get the 3 points on Saturday as well. Start reeling in the teams 8 points ahead now. 

Let’s just keep going.