Saints 5-1 Millwall - Match Thread

[hypochondriac]

4 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

@hypochondriac you might not even need JWP to score to get that 10 litre tub of mayonnaise out!

Not much to say but 

[Verbal]

2 hours ago, lambtiss said:

Azaz and Larin were simply outstanding today. We need  replacements for both.

 

Sorry what

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, Verbal said:

Sorry what

He means alternatives I assume.

[die Mannyschaft]

1 hour ago, The Wyvern said:

Thought Azaz was excellent, Millwall found him unplayable in the 2nd half. 
 

Great win, hopefully a symbolic kick start to our season now. 

 

[hypochondriac]

Peretz 

Thb

Manning 

Jander 

Scienza 

Azaz 

Larin 

Have good shouts for being either the best or one of the best players I ntheir positions in this division. When they are all fit and firing we really should be right up the top. If THB is to go then imperative we get his replacement right and make it one of the top cbs in the division.

 

[SW5 SAINT]

8 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Peretz 

Thb

Manning 

Jander 

Scienza 

Azaz 

Larin 

Have good shouts for being either the best or one of the best players I ntheir positions in this division. When they are all fit and firing we really should be right up the top. If THB is to go then imperative we get his replacement right and make it one of the top cbs in the division.

 

Maybe add Bree, JWP and Schlotterbeck to that list…..

Edited 11 hours ago by SW5 SAINT
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[hypochondriac]

12 minutes ago, SW5 SAINT said:

Maybe add Bree, JWP and Schlotterbeck to that list…..

Much too early for jwp and Schlotterbeck to be considered. Bree is good but not the best in the division for me. 

[Tamesaint]

2 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

 Delighted for Fellows, from the Northam it looked like Mubama had bundled it over, so hopefully that doesn’t get taken off him on review. 

The goal was just in front of me. Definitely Fellows's goal. He won't lose it.

[Ted Bates Statue]

Any chance of a full match replay anywhere online?

Evening ruined when I returned home to find I'd managed to record the Cherries' radio commentary 

[CSA96]

4 minutes ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

Any chance of a full match replay anywhere online?

Evening ruined when I returned home to find I'd managed to record the Cherries' radio commentary 

Not sure about full match but EFL YouTube has just put 13 mins up

 

[Tamesaint]

3 hours ago, SaintTex said:

 

oh and signing Peretz, Larin, JWP, and Schlotty for a total of £13mil is crazy good.

I appreciate that the Premier League is a different universe but compare that with Spurs who have spent over £300 million for what is ,so far, scant reward.

[Edmonton Saint]

What’s the words to the Cyle Larin sweet Caroline song ?

[welshsaint03]

1 hour ago, Tamesaint said:

I appreciate that the Premier League is a different universe but compare that with Spurs who have spent over £300 million for what is ,so far, scant reward.

Peretz is better than Kinsky and I'd back Larin to get more goals over a 38 game season in the prem than Solanke or Marmoush. The scouting in January was 10/10

[carljack]

A big part how results go in this league is down to the refs,yesterdays was no different.Against Watford the ref allowed Scienza to be booted out of the game,the first thug life tackle on him yesterday got Sykes a yellow card and the ref waving his arms saying no more of that,yes we did play brilliantly at times yesterday but we were allowed to.OWTS

 

[Saint86]

10 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

Peretz 

Thb

Manning 

Jander 

Scienza 

Azaz 

Larin 

Have good shouts for being either the best or one of the best players I ntheir positions in this division. When they are all fit and firing we really should be right up the top. If THB is to go then imperative we get his replacement right and make it one of the top cbs in the division.

 

Pretty much agree hypo, but also harsh to exclude downes imho!

Said it on a couple of threads now, but our spine basically is:

Peretz, THB, Downes, Jander, Azaz, and Larin.

Manning is a very good player in this team on the proviso that that core is playing - I say this because he is a great attacking outlet but can be a bit of a liability at times defensively.

JWP has been dismissed by some (as he isn't the physical monster that they would like), but what he does offer us is call control and know-how in the middle, and a good engine, as well as cover for azaz. He is a very solid addition and means we should pretty much always have 3 of JWP, azaz, Jander, or downes playing in every game. That is an incredibly good central midfield 3 in my view (beat in the division whichever 3 are playing?) And even with injuries or late game subs, we should always see 2 of them. Worth also noting that JWP also brings fitness and stamina - he will consistently be available to play, which in a 46game congested championship season is worth an extra squad player imho.

You then also have scienza who is pretty much allowed to just play - and again, provided that core spine is there, we are solid and he has the freedom to stretch the opposition, cause problems, and free up space for the likes of azaz and Larin.

Around that we have the likes of Bree (very solid), Dobbin and fellows (both good champ players), and Mubama (who is a less physical version of larin).

It's a very good side for the champ imho - one that at full strength, should be scaring every other side and leaving them needing to change to adapt to us. Props to Eckert and spors for creating it.

Edited 1 hour ago by Saint86

[hypochondriac]

Agreed Downes on song can be up there as well. It's not so much the players that are the issue, it's combining them together into a team that is consistent and thst wins regularly. We know thst when they are all playing well we should be a match for anyone in the division. It's getting thst consistency. Birmingham is a big game and if we were able to win that it would be an even bigger statement than Millwall for me.

[macca155]

28 minutes ago, carljack said:

A big part how results go in this league is down to the refs,yesterdays was no different.Against Watford the ref allowed Scienza to be booted out of the game,the first thug life tackle on him yesterday got Sykes a yellow card and the ref waving his arms saying no more of that,yes we did play brilliantly at times yesterday but we were allowed to.OWTS

 

Totally agree, I thought he was a good ref yesterday. Allowed a bit of blood and thunder to go on, but stopped the naughty stuff early doors.

Having said that he ignored Downes cleaning out a Millwall player, right in front of the Millwall fans. That was a tad lenient. Although balanced by ignoring the elbow in Scienza's face.

That early card for Sykes really hampered Millwall. They were dancing on ice from then onwards.

[Nolan]

[LiberalCommunist]

17 hours ago, SouSaint said:

Happy to go early here but the manager who handed us our most embarrassing moment in this clubs history should have been sacked. Absolutely clueless. 

I wonder if this will be a running theme this season. 

[Sheaf Saint]

40 minutes ago, carljack said:

A big part how results go in this league is down to the refs,yesterdays was no different.Against Watford the ref allowed Scienza to be booted out of the game,the first thug life tackle on him yesterday got Sykes a yellow card and the ref waving his arms saying no more of that,yes we did play brilliantly at times yesterday but we were allowed to.OWTS

 

You would have a good point, except for the fact that both of the crunching tackles on Leo in the first 15 mins at Watford incurred yellow cards and that there were two or three questionable tackles on him by Millwall out on the wing in the first half yesterday that we didn't even get a FK for.

Other than that, spot on 👍

[Oisin]

58 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

Pretty much agree hypo, but also harsh to exclude downes imho!

Said it on a couple of threads now, but our spine basically is:

Peretz, THB, Downes, Jander, Azaz, and Larin.

Manning is a very good player in this team on the proviso that that core is playing - I say this because he is a great attacking outlet but can be a bit of a liability at times defensively.

JWP has been dismissed by some (as he isn't the physical monster that they would like), but what he does offer us is call control and know-how in the middle, and a good engine, as well as cover for azaz. He is a very solid addition and means we should pretty much always have 3 of JWP, azaz, Jander, or downes playing in every game. That is an incredibly good central midfield 3 in my view (beat in the division whichever 3 are playing?) And even with injuries or late game subs, we should always see 2 of them. Worth also noting that JWP also brings fitness and stamina - he will consistently be available to play, which in a 46game congested championship season is worth an extra squad player imho.

You then also have scienza who is pretty much allowed to just play - and again, provided that core spine is there, we are solid and he has the freedom to stretch the opposition, cause problems, and free up space for the likes of azaz and Larin.

Around that we have the likes of Bree (very solid), Dobbin and fellows (both good champ players), and Mubama (who is a less physical version of larin).

It's a very good side for the champ imho - one that at full strength, should be scaring every other side and leaving them needing to change to adapt to us. Props to Eckert and spors for creating it.

You neglected to mention Matsuki who was outstanding yesterday and Schlotterbeck who put in one of the best debuts we’ve seen in a decade.

On paper/in theory Spors/Dragan/SR have put together an extremely impressive squad for this division. If we keep THB (or ensure the replacement is as good) and Jander I reckon we’re just a Larin rotation partner away from a side that should easily be good enough for promotion. 

[TwoPints]

To be fair, 2 of the 3 mascots introduced at the start of the game predicted that saints would put 5 past Millwall... 5-2 and 5-0.  Average them out and they were bang on.  We'll need those two at every game before I put my bets on.