Saints 2-1 (aet) Boro - Match Thread

[trousers]

Alyling cheating on the pitch... But that kind of cheating doesn't matter, of course...

"Accidental" 😂

Edited 3 hours ago by trousers

[Saint NL]

Scienza looks in trouble here

[AlexLaw76]

Leo done it seems

[James]

Cynical from Ayling. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

That looked a bad one on Leo's knee.

[Sheaf Saint]

Ayling is a fucking thug. That was so obviously deliberate but no card.

[DrSuess1979]

Ayling 

about a slow getting to the tackle as his brain works 

[James]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

Ayling is a fucking thug. That was so obviously deliberate but no card.

That kind of cheating is OK though. 

[captainchris]

9 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Scienza having a mare so far

Not player of the season

[Sheaf Saint]

"Accidental" 😐

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, James said:

That kind of cheating is OK though. 

Apparently so.

[trousers]

Can't see Scienza staying on much longer

[Saint_clark]

Scienza needs to come off which to be honest might not be the worst thing. He needs to stop trying to be brave, the longer he pushes through the higher the risk it costs us. 

[BotleySaint]

Just now, trousers said:

Can't see Scienza staying on much longer

Yep, Ayling mission accomplished 

 

[Mr X]

Leo's going the be off 

[trousers]

Just now, BotleySaint said:

Yep, Ayling mission accomplished 

 

F***ing cheats....

[James]

Thug Ayling nails our best player. I am calling the EFL complaints line!

[AlexLaw76]

We are very pedestrian in getting the ball forward, lots of sideways and all that.

Their defensive shape is very good

[trousers]

Blatant shirt pull... No penalty... #cheats

[Mr X]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

We are very pedestrian in getting the ball forward, lots of sideways and all that.

Their defensive shape is very good

They have been the better team..... Again 

[64saint]

Jander,what sort of tackle was that

[Saint NL]

Surely a foul on Stewart?

[Turkish]

4 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

"Accidental" 😐

“A tiny shirt pull”

😂

[James]

That was definitely a foul on Stewart. 

[obelisk]

Apparently a tiny shirt pull isn't cheating according to the commentators.

[OttawaSaint]

This whole spying shit has totally rerailed us. 

Cynical me is thinking Boro set this whole thing up to get an edge on us...

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, James said:

Thug Ayling nails our best player. I am calling the EFL complaints line!

Get on the phone to Simon Jordan.

[trousers]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Surely a foul on Stewart?

Yep, stonewall penalty 

[St Chalet]

I've had an impact knee injury. The moment I got it thought I was out for a year, was fine in minutes. It's one of the few injuries you can 'run off' quickly.

[SouSaint]

Downes is far better than Charles at this role. Charles is having a stinker. 

[AlexLaw76]

We seem disjointed on who is playing where, Mastuki on the left, Leo in the 10 and Azaz seems slight to the right.

Edited 3 hours ago by AlexLaw76

[James]

Just now, Turkish said:

“A tiny shirt pull”

😂

But but but it was just a tiny bit of spying…

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Our move broke down as both Azaz and Leo came very deep for the ball. We had no one to pass it to.

[Swaythling Saint]

Looked like a pull of the shirt to me

[benjii]

That's one pen each not given.

[Saint NL]

Shirt pull but he let go at the right time.

So that's ok 🤔

[Saint Scott]

Hinchcliffe 'tiny little shirt pull' 

It's half way off!

[James]

Just now, Swaythling Saint said:

Looked like a pull of the shirt to me

Definitely was. Only “tiny” according to the comms. They are fucking desperate for those moron victims to win. 

[benjii]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

We seem disjointed on who is playing where, Mastuki on the right, Leo in the 10 and Azaz seems slight to the right.

It's way more fluid than usual. Not sure it was necessary. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Edozie getting ready. Leo done?

[Lighthouse]

I’ve never understood when commentators justify that kind of thing by saying that if you give it there’ll be 20 penalties every game no there won’t because the players would bloody well stop.

People complain about officials being anal with the rules but this is what happens when you’re not.

[obelisk]

Ref under instructions to give Boro everything and Saints nothing.

[Edmonton Saint]

Matsuki been shocking as well 

[Saint Scott]

Matsuki like a rabbit in headlights

[Saint NL]

Not a fan of Matsuki and Scienza both playing on the left 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Edmonton Saint said:

Matsuki been shocking as well 

for some reason, we have him wide left

[coalman]

Azaz isn't in the game. Leo is limping and we're being overrun in midfield. 

[James]

Ayling is such a gob shite.

[coalman]

Card and another one for dissent please

[Saint NL]

Ayling kicking lumps out of Scienza at every opportunity