Saints 2-1 (aet) Boro - Match Thread

[Sarnia Cherie]

5 minutes ago, Swaythling Saint said:

Yep, our fitness and squad depth won us the tie, so glad to see we were still going towards the end of ET - jander especially

I was impressed that Scienza kept going as long as he did. He was limping a fair bit after that headbanger Ayling brought him down.

[Secret Site Agent]

6 hours ago, SNSUN said:

I'd like to thank Saints for a great day. I'll remember it forever.

I'd also like the thank the team that run West Quay shopping centre for having a toilet that continuously flushed, so my balls got a good drenching when I was having a shit earlier. Made my nervy tummy that much more exciting. Seriously if you're going to go down the Japanese toilet route, at least let me push a button to activate it.

I feel I've said too much. 

What a great day.

Saints win

We're going to Wembly again

And you get your danglers cleaned.

What's not to love?

[AlexLaw76]

How bad was the ref - for both sides

[benjii]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

How bad was the ref - for both sides

I'd say he got 4 penalty calls wrong. Good going!

[Hawkswood]

8 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

How bad was the ref - for both sides

Yeah totally agree. He seemed to bottle the big decisions. Been reading the boro forum and their fans have legitimate gripes. I do realise theyre feeling emotional after the game but we have plenty of gripes also. Refereeing really wasnt great but I think that was a really tough match to ref without VAR. So much going on inside the boxes.

[Hawkswood]

10 minutes ago, benjii said:

I'd say he got 4 penalty calls wrong. Good going!

Seemed easier for him to just not give anything to anyone

[AlexLaw76]

We are not a club of Son-in-laws now

[Fabrice29]

7 hours ago, trousers said:

The ball boy...?

Yes, the ball boys were academy players again.

[sadoldgit]

Apologies if this has been mentioned already, but the arrival of Ben Garner in January looks to have been another excellent appointment (along with Larin, Peretz and bringing back Bree).

[Dr Who?]

13 hours ago, ChrisPY said:

Nothing of interest. Seemed distracted because he was out for a drink with a girl he’d met yesterday.

Post of the night! 

[beatlesaint]

47 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

How bad was the ref - for both sides

Yeah well he didn’t have VAR to bail him out for major decisions did he?

[Cabrone]

Boro were brilliant in the first 15 and took a deserved lead. Then we gradually pulled ourselves back in and by the end we had passed them to death, they had nothing left in the tank. Difference in squad depth was also a big factor, our subs made an impact whereas theirs didn't really.

When all is said and done Boro going out has nothing to do with spying, they just don't have the firepower to overcome a side like Saints. Leeds got a fine so the precedent has been set, if we are found guilty I'd expect something along those lines.

[Saint NL]

1 minute ago, Cabrone said:

When all is said and done Boro going out has nothing to do with spying, they just don't have the firepower to overcome a side like Saints.

Their fitness coaches need sacking.

Managed 60 mins at most. 

[Sarnia Cherie]

1 minute ago, Cabrone said:

Boro were brilliant in the first 15 and took a deserved lead. Then we gradually pulled ourselves back in and by the end we had passed them to death, they had nothing left in the tank. Difference in squad depth was also a big factor, our subs made an impact whereas theirs didn't really.

When all is said and done Boro going out has nothing to do with spying, they just don't have the firepower to overcome a side like Saints. Leeds got a fine so the precedent has been set, if we are found guilty I'd expect something along those lines.

Let's hope so. I wouldn't want to start the Premier League season (Hull permitting) with points deducted. Then, perhaps we can put the whole sorry mess behind us.

[badgerx16]

5 minutes ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

Let's hope so. I wouldn't want to start the Premier League season (Hull permitting) with points deducted. Then, perhaps we can put the whole sorry mess behind us.

Would the PL enforce an EFL sanction ? 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Just now, badgerx16 said:

Would the PL enforce an EFL sanction ? 

I don't think they can, it's two completely different competetions. Isn't that why it took so long for Leicester to get their deduction?

[Dr Who?]

Again a great read on the match thread while I eat my cornflakes! 

That was a very tense night, but come extra time Boro had nothing to give they were dead on their feet and we just had to make the breakthrough. In the end we fluked it in. 

Bring on Wembley! Oh but what I have read, leave that player of the season Leo at home he sounds terrible! 

[Dr Who?]

3 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

Would the PL enforce an EFL sanction ? 

No they would have to wait for the 27/28 season. 😉 Oh IF we go up! 

Edited 47 minutes ago by Dr Who?

[Football Special]

49 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

We are not a club of Son-in-laws now

Ironically its Roy Keanes son in law thats helping us instill this winning mentality 

[Osvaldorama]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

We are not a club of Son-in-laws now

Good!! About time we started acting like a club that wants to win. 
 

I do not give a single fuck if no one likes us 

[Saint Pete]

23 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

I don't think they can, it's two completely different competetions. Isn't that why it took so long for Leicester to get their deduction?

I think I read somewhere that EFL could recommend a points deduction to apply for the Prem next season (if we get there) but it would be the Prem's decision on whether to apply it? 

[Saint Pete]

1 hour ago, Hawkswood said:

Seemed easier for him to just not give anything to anyone

I got that impression he wasn't gonna give one to either side unless it was a full on assault in the box! In fairness, I'm glad the game wasn't decided by a debatable penalty. 

[Hatch]

We should buy Hayden Hackney from them just to piss turn off that little bit more