Swansea v Saints - Sat 3pm

[Badger]

22 minutes ago, It's There said:

Okay. On 23rd January we were 15th with 36 points (Ipswich 3rd on 50 points). what a run!!!

This is the momentum a proper unbeaten run can give you.

Someone show this to Legohead. 

[hypochondriac]

Really pleased for Archer. He's always been decent at this level and just needed to regain some confidence. I'd be tempted to start him on Tuesday:

Peretz 

Bree Stephens THB Manning 

Charles Bragg 

Azaz 

Fellows Archer 

Larin 

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, Badger said:

This is the momentum a proper unbeaten run can give you.

Someone show this to Legohead. 

Worth remembering that our last unbeaten run contained about a billion draws. This one has had three.

Edited 1 hour ago by hypochondriac

[Badger]

The line up for Tuesday will be an interesting dilemma for Tonda. Despite what he says publicly I’d be surprised if he didn’t have one eye in the SF. 

[stfrancisofbenali]

8 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Because he was fucking pony. A couple of his performances were up there with the worst I’ve seen in 50 years of watching and his “better” performances were inadequate. One good performance Tuesday and a goal today doesn’t change that fact. He deserved every bit of clog he got, what are people meant to say when he played pony, that he played well? 

Archer is so obviously a confidence player so I think we all need to think carefully whether we’re helping when we pile in on a player in a poor spell of form. Also interesting that you don’t mention his goals v Arsenal and Liverpool which were clear evidence of his ability and far from ‘inadequate’. Focussing on the negative doesn’t help. 

[Badger]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

Worth remembering that our last unbeaten run contained about a billion draws. This one has had three.

Exactly 

Who can forget the great 1-1 at home to Rotherham? 

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

41 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Well bugger me. I had a siesta at half time and just woke to this

No thanks 😀 but what is Tonda doing to this squad that Will S couldn't? Even Archer is looking looking like a lethal finisher.

I really don't mind if we don't get the automatic promotion. I'm a fan of the play-offs and they raise the excitement to another level. And even if we don't get promoted (which I want), I'll take away that this season has been one of the best I've ever had supporting the Saints. 

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

3 minutes ago, Badger said:

Exactly 

Who can forget the great 1-1 at home to Rotherham? 

Not me. I have a tattoo to commemorate that one

[BotleySaint]

All we can do is keep winning and hope Millwall and Ipswich slip up at some point. Hard fought victory today!

[Convict Colony]

Had to switch off at HT and another win secured.

My record of doing this so far has been leicester, arsenal and swansea.

Rest assured if we are behind in the next games i will do the same

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

Not me. I have a tattoo to commemorate that one

Is it a half and half tattoo? 

[Sheaf Saint]

4 minutes ago, Badger said:

Exactly 

Who can forget the great 1-1 at home to Rotherham? 

And how we managed to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory away at Huddersfield.

[badgerx16]

Compared to the RM unbeaten league run, after 16 games Tonda has 13 wins and 3 draws, Russ had 11 wins and 5 draws.

[Toadhall Saint]

8 minutes ago, Badger said:

The line up for Tuesday will be an interesting dilemma for Tonda. Despite what he says publicly I’d be surprised if he didn’t have one eye in the SF. 

He will be listening to what the medical/physio teams tell him and go from there.

[hypochondriac]

8 minutes ago, Badger said:

The line up for Tuesday will be an interesting dilemma for Tonda. Despite what he says publicly I’d be surprised if he didn’t have one eye in the SF. 

I honestly don't think it matters. All the players who have played recently could play other than manning and they will do a good job. I think he will go for the win Tuesday and then take a look at the condition of the squad and go with the freshest plug and play options. 

[hypochondriac]

9 minutes ago, Badger said:

Exactly 

Who can forget the great 1-1 at home to Rotherham? 

I think back to that game a lot. One shot they had all game it was a disgrace of a performance.

[Badger]

4 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

And how we managed to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory away at Huddersfield.

Yes. I was at both. Didn’t bother with a half and half scarf at either, but was really hoping for a DVD of the games as a Christmas present. 

[stknowle]

Yet another good win. I haven’t enjoyed supporting us this much since Koeman. We are a fucking joy to watch at times, and if we go up I’ll have hope rather than just trepidation like last time. UTS!

[Charlie Wayman]

Now we win in 3rd gear. This is not good for my heart. 

12 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

Had to switch off at HT and another win secured.

My record of doing this so far has been leicester, arsenal and swansea.

Rest assured if we are behind in the next games i will do the same

Luckily Saints did not switch off at HT

[John B]

9 minutes ago, stknowle said:

Yet another good win. I haven’t enjoyed supporting us this much since Koeman. We are a fucking joy to watch at times, and if we go up I’ll have hope rather than just trepidation like last time. UTS!

I have been supporting them through thick and thin for over sixty years it is great when we win and sobering when we don't

The PL has been awful for the Saints so I have mixed feelings about a return there next season where probably the thin will start again

[sfc4prem]

2 hours ago, benjii said:

We're knocking on the door. Just need to make sure we don't give them another goal. Plenty of time left.

2 hours ago, St. Ciervo said:

We still have 60 minutes... Save the panic.

 

Such calm commentary in the match thread at 1-0 down today. That's exactly what we need.

Edited 1 hour ago by sfc4prem

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, sfc4prem said:

Such calm commentary in the match thread at 1-0 down today. That's exactly what we need.

I heard that Tonda has a live feed of the match thread on a TV in the dressing room at half time. The composed posting is largely responsible for the victory.

[hypochondriac]

5 minutes ago, John B said:

I have been supporting them through thick and thin for over sixty years it is great when we win and sobering when we don't

The PL has been awful for the Saints so I have mixed feelings about a return there next season where probably the thin will start again

It was bloody immense under Koeman when we were in Europe and had the best defence in the league.

[SNSUN]

52 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Only hope is that the relegated teams pull a big result out of the bag once they're officially down. It often happens....

Maybe Oxford as they show some fight but Leicester couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag. They're shot, and they're shit. I guess Stoke could surprise them but so equally could one of Bristol City, Ipswich or Preston for us. I'm just still amazed we're even in this conversation compared to a fortnight ago when we were questioning if we would make the play-offs.

[tttdcs]

Did Azaz have strapping on his leg today?

[Miltonaggro]

16 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

It was bloody immense under Koeman when we were in Europe and had the best defence in the league.

My favourite player as a yoof, and my favourite Saints manager other than McMenemy.  The club is capable of salad days but need to keep momentum when times are good.

[Football Special]

51 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Worth remembering that our last unbeaten run contained about a billion draws. This one has had three.

Its got to be one of our best runs in our history, im told first time 7 league wins in a row for 118 years. 

Does worry me we had record run of home wins in 2011 ended by Bristol City. Record run of unbeaten games 2023/24 ended by Bristol City, on a record run of straight league wins and now get to meet bloody Bristol City again 

[Football Special]

15 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Maybe Oxford as they show some fight but Leicester couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag. They're shot, and they're shit. I guess Stoke could surprise them but so equally could one of Bristol City, Ipswich or Preston for us. I'm just still amazed we're even in this conversation compared to a fortnight ago when we were questioning if we would make the play-offs.

Agree got to keep context in mind, go back 10 weeks and we had no chance to be in this discussion, quite incredible achievement whatever happens now, we'll probably look back and think if only we'd won a couple more earlier in the season but is what it is 

[die Mannyschaft]

Spectacular come back after a terrible 1st half. Players kept going and two brilliant goals. Saints fans kept going too great atmosphere today. 

[Football Special]

27 minutes ago, John B said:

I have been supporting them through thick and thin for over sixty years it is great when we win and sobering when we don't

The PL has been awful for the Saints so I have mixed feelings about a return there next season where probably the thin will start again

A lot of us feel that way, although a slight shift in attitude after seeing us beat Fulham and Arsenal recently 

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Wow, this team keeps going. Mix bag for the first half. But still kept in it. Second half, applied some more pressure and turned it around.

[Jack]

Weird game today. I felt that the away end didn’t truly believe that we’d turn it around, that Tonda was playing to be unbeaten rather than to keep winning, but what do we know. We were up against it but 2nd half everyone got behind them. 
 

Swansea are a decent side and have only lost to the Champions at home since November, but we pegged them back 2nd half and they buckled under the pressure. Class from Saints infront of the away end and sustained pressure got the job done. Makes the long journey back from south wales worth it 

[spyinthesky]

57 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I think back to that game a lot. One shot they had all game it was a disgrace of a performance.

I tend to disagree.
The Rotherham 'keeper had a world class performance and the player who scored their goal would never score another like it in his career.

[SNSUN]

10 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Agree got to keep context in mind, go back 10 weeks and we had no chance to be in this discussion, quite incredible achievement whatever happens now, we'll probably look back and think if only we'd won a couple more earlier in the season but is what it is 

I said a week ago we would run out of games. One or two more left this season and I think we'd be second. Even if we beat Ipswich it may not be enough. But we'll see.

[hypochondriac]

11 minutes ago, spyinthesky said:

I tend to disagree.
The Rotherham 'keeper had a world class performance and the player who scored their goal would never score another like it in his career.

Nah it was symptomatic of our possession for possessions sake and it stunk the place out. So glad our football now isn't about a fixed style but about doing what is necessary to win.

[so22saint]

2 hours ago, saintant said:

Was it a good goal?

back heel round the corner in the build up, lovely cross, smashed volley that a defender turned in (it was going in anyway).

it was grand

[Badger]

16 minutes ago, spyinthesky said:

I tend to disagree.
The Rotherham 'keeper had a world class performance and the player who scored their goal would never score another like it in his career.

Agree their GK pulled off some good saves (although seemingly not good enough for us to spend £900,000 on him, even as back up). 

What rattled me and many supporters was the needless passing around between THB, Bednarek, Bazunu etc when 1-0 up rather than going for it. Of course the inevitable happened.

Whether their player scores another one like it. Who knows ? Perhaps he’ll be lucky enough to have a GK marooned well off his line with another speculative shot again his career. 

[Gloucester Saint]

57 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

It was bloody immense under Koeman when we were in Europe and had the best defence in the league.

It was good fun under WGS as well early 00s.