Saints vs Blackburn - Match Thread

[trousers]

Tonda Eckert says he is "quite positive" that Finn Azaz will be fit to play against Swansea on Saturday. (Alfie House)

[Miltonaggro]

just got in, ref clearly read my advice tonight and two early yellow cards settled the visitors down nicely. This was saints at cruise control a bit like the Oxford game. Larin was MOTM and a colossus tonight, brilliant leading the line and properly effective as a centre back in defence. When Tonda brought Downes and Scienza on it was game over. Great to be a Saints supporter again, this is a surperb group. 

[Crab Lungs]

Tonda. 64 points in 29 games. 2.2 points per game.

And we had a literal phantom in goal for half a season, and a complete neek fraud mismanaging us for quarter of it.

It’s on, gents. 

[Vancouver Saint]

Another really good performance overall - and great result/s for us. Thought we deserved to be 2-0 up at half-time, second half we took our foot off the pedal and were fortunate not to concede with their shot that hit the bar...at 2-1 with 10 minutes to go that could have been nervy.
Thought Archer played really well and deserved his MotM - hopefully that will give him the confidence-boost he needs to shoot a few more arrows into the crowd. 
A great bit of man-management and patience from Eckert if so, as i for one had lost patience I must confess...

[Southner]

13 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Partner: I'm going up. Will you be long?

Me: I'll be staring lovingly at the league table for a while.

Partner: Weirdo

Me: Hush, while I'm working out goal differences...

Just like Saints, sounds like you were on a promise. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

5 minutes ago, Southner said:

Just like Saints, sounds like you were on a promise. 

That sounds nice, but it was probably more to do with making sure the lights were turned off. 🙂

Edited 1 hour ago by Holmes_and_Watson

[SWLondon Saint]

Hadn't had time to watch much lately but caught the last half an hour or so. Thought Charles looked a bit leggy, not busting a gut to get back a couple of times. Matsuki did all the hard work with that lovely first touch to take the ball away from the defender off the pass and then blasts it over when it looked easier to hit the target. Archer, lovely finish though, hope he can take some confidence and kick on from that because it was a proper striker's finish, first time bottom corner.

Loved seeing Larin with his defending at right back and then after he lost it in the midfield, getting back after their right winger and forcing him back and winning the throw too. Pure quality. He looks more than quick enough as well on the break for the Matsuki miss and recovering to defend. Sign him up!

[HarvSFC]

Nice if the McKenna links to Bournemouth ruin Ipswich's season.

[LuckyNumber7]

Have to pinch myself looking at the table! Second is still an outside bet but it's possible.

Larin was brilliant tonight, and big shout out to Archer too. Pleased for him.

[davefizzy14]

23 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Is Bree ok or was his subbing tactical?

Hopefully just being rested.

[rallyboy]

A training match where first gear was sufficient, good use of the squad, nice job.

Next.

 

[Wade Garrett]

Cam Archey my MOTM tonight.  Was excellent.

Shea Charles can be so frustrating.  Brilliant first half, then continually gave the ball away in the second.  He could be a real Rills Royce player but needs to concentrate.

[Ekelund]

44 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

I respect the fact that you took the time to draft such a lengthy response to my question, but you still didn't actually answer my question which was: what specifically is it about Bragg that you think makes him L1 standard?

I'm asking again because from my perspective he had another excellent game tonight, showing a great maturity for his age and playing a (literally) pivotal role in an all-round good team performance. So I'm absolutely at a loss to understand what areas of his game you think are holding him back.

I switched off at Im usually ahead of the curve 🤦🏻 sound, cheers Jay

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 minutes ago, Ekelund said:

I switched off at Im usually ahead of the curve 🤦🏻 sound, cheers Jay

Oh, I read a paragraph, before giving up. Would you say that made you ahead of the curve? 🙂

[Willo of Whiteley]

Blackburn tonight were one of the worst teams I’ve seen play live in twenty plus years of going.

That said it was nice that we didn’t have to break a sweat and had the options to change things.

Ringing the charges again and then even taking off the likes of Bree at HT for Wood, who made some fantastically timed tackles.

Larin is excellent, whether we’re in this league or not next season he is an absolute unit that we should 100% be considering permanently should finances be there.
Peretz once again very good, a commanding goalkeeper who can use his hands, basics. Love it.
Charles and Bragg decent in the middle, Charles looks so casual and at ease in the way he plays.

Cam Archer, when his name was on the team sheet I raised an eyebrow, but he was MOTM tonight. He kept beating his man in the first half, excellent assist. Second half you could see he was trying to hard, maybe a tad selfish on one occasion but deserved that goal.

Another routine and professional win, draw a line, move on, plan, prepare and go again.

Second is there for us!

[JustinR]

28 minutes ago, saintant said:

Matsuki should have killed the game off to give us a more comfortable second half. Still trying to figure out how he failed to score - a slight bobble as he shot is all I can give him but he still should get his knee over the ball to keep it low.

He was looking at the goal rather than the ball when he struck it

[bpsaint]

2 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Blackburn tonight were one of the worst teams I’ve seen play live in twenty plus years of going.

That said it was nice that we didn’t have to break a sweat and had the options to change things.

Ringing the charges again and then even taking off the likes of Bree at HT for Wood, who made some fantastically timed tackles.

Larin is excellent, whether we’re in this league or not next season he is an absolute unit that we should 100% be considering permanently should finances be there.
Peretz once again very good, a commanding goalkeeper who can use his hands, basics. Love it.
Charles and Bragg decent in the middle, Charles looks so casual and at ease in the way he plays.

Cam Archer, when his name was on the team sheet I raised an eyebrow, but he was MOTM tonight. He kept beating his man in the first half, excellent assist. Second half you could see he was trying to hard, maybe a tad selfish on one occasion but deserved that goal.

Another routine and professional win, draw a line, move on, plan, prepare and go again.

Second is there for us!

It’s criminal really that we lost to them away. If we don’t make the autos I’ll look at that and Oxford away as the two games that cost us.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, influx said:

What a time to be alive 

"Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive..."

[trousers]

39 minutes ago, trousers said:

Tonda Eckert says he is "quite positive" that Finn Azaz will be fit to play against Swansea on Saturday. (Alfie House)

Eckert also saying Bree should be fine for Saturday too 👍🏻

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

13 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

It’s criminal really that we lost to them away. If we don’t make the autos I’ll look at that and Oxford away as the two games that cost us.

And Swansea at home with the terrible finishing. 

[saintant]

40 minutes ago, Vancouver Saint said:

Another really good performance overall - and great result/s for us. Thought we deserved to be 2-0 up at half-time, second half we took our foot off the pedal and were fortunate not to concede with their shot that hit the bar...at 2-1 with 10 minutes to go that could have been nervy.
Thought Archer played really well and deserved his MotM - hopefully that will give him the confidence-boost he needs to shoot a few more arrows into the crowd. 
A great bit of man-management and patience from Eckert if so, as i for one had lost patience I must confess...

I'll counter that by saying Matsuki missed an absolute sitter that would have made it 3-0.

[saintant]

19 minutes ago, JustinR said:

He was looking at the goal rather than the ball when he struck it

Strange thing for a pro footballer to do 🙂

[influx]

This run is turning me into one of those annoying greedy fans like Man U in the 90s.  Expecting to win.   So we will lose 6 3 against Bristol,  mark my words.

[JustinR]

12 minutes ago, saintant said:

Strange thing for a pro footballer to do 🙂

Strikers watch the ball not the goal. Google it

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, kwsaint said:

I never thought 2nd was on…

 

 

 

… until tonight.

Its still highly improbable, we need to win every game and Ipswich need to lose two, plus that goal difference helps them 

Millwall to overtake as well 

[bpsaint]

3 hours ago, Mattio said:

What sort of reception did Redmond get?

Got a decent applause from the Northam/ Itchen when he came over to take a corner, shame he was quietly taken off at HT, didn’t get announced in the ground.

Who is our match day announcer by the way, so fucking cringey, sounds like Mr Tumble.

3 hours ago, bobby_charles said:

I still can't get over Redmond is only 32. 

Still can’t believe he had a year in Turkey and came back still bald.

Edited 24 minutes ago by bpsaint

[hypochondriac]

I'm not quite believing we will go ten league wins in a row yet. Beat Swansea and Bristol City and I will start to believe.