Saints 4-1 Bristol City - Match Thread

[stknowle]

Get in. Great goal. He just keeps on getting better!!

[obelisk]

Scored with only 10 on the pitch as well.

[Saint NL]

Sensational finish

[trousers]

Ee-ay-ee-ay-ee-ay-oh...

 

[adrian lord]

Good. Gotta beat these Wurzels. 

[Saint NL]

Big chance for Brizzle. Need to see this out to half time

[Jack]

What a sexy finish from Larin. 
 

Schlott is capable of an absolute howler. Let off big time 

[OttawaSaint]

Damn, now I'm craving chicken shawarma on the rocks from Osmows.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

Ee-ay-ee-ay-ee-ay-oh...

 

You fucking prick @trousers

[SNSUN]

Would have gone last minute today but have been struck down by lurgy. Pleased for Larin.

3 more until I'm comfortable please Saints. All I have is SSN.

[Colinjb]

So, much happening?

[Saint_clark]

2 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

So, much happening?

Not really, Saints just doing a professional job after the goal.

[Costa del Solent]

Once this is all said and done, we need a national inquiry into how we let Ballard go and whose decision this was. #NeverAgain

[Harry_SFC]

Let's be honest, we were crap in that first half. 

Great goal from Larin, he's a beast at the moment. 

[Saint NL]

Happy with that. 

Hopefully Brizzle tire a bit second half because we won't keep them out over 90 mins. 

Playing like this shows why Larin is so important to the team, without that out ball we will struggle 

[obelisk]

Bristol quite a robust outfit but Saints handling the physical side fairly well. Feels as though Ballard has missed quite a few chances for them.

[Saint Pete]

Haven't been watching but stats certainly don't look great, we shouldn't be allowing them that many shots and chances to score in a home game. Some kind of tactical tweak needed at half time? 

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Saint Pete said:

Haven't been watching but stats certainly don't look great, we shouldn't be allowing them that many shots and chances to score in a home game. Some kind of tactical tweak needed at half time? 

Speculative shots from distance and headers miles wide, mostly.

[Sir Ralph]

3 minutes ago, Costa del Solent said:

Once this is all said and done, we need a national inquiry into how we let Ballard go and whose decision this was. #NeverAgain

This was a period in time when lots of good young players left because we weren’t providing comparable contract offers to other clubs.

[Disco Stu]

Good goal to take the lead but we're losing the midfield battle at the moment.

[Harry_SFC]

2 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Bristol quite a robust outfit but Saints handling the physical side fairly well. Feels as though Ballard has missed quite a few chances for them.

One of them was a great clearance from Shlotterbeck and the others more half chances. Ballard does look very sharp though. Clearly a mistake getting rid of him. 

[AlexLaw76]

Bristol are a very good side here...Larin with a beautiful finish though

[Saint_clark]

Oof, it's got to be depressing being a Burnley fan so far this season. We know when you come down you're hoping for a push back up, not to sink straight to the bottom again.

[Edmonton Saint]

Just looked at the fixtures , we really have a 3 week break after next weekend against  Wrexham!?  Utter madness from those in charge. 

[tdmickey3]

Bristol commentator is a helmet

[Baird of the land]

1 minute ago, Disco Stu said:

Good goal to take the lead but we're losing the midfield battle at the moment.

Has there been an update on when jander will be back?

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Edmonton Saint said:

Just looked at the fixtures , we really have a 3 week break after next weekend against  Wrexham!?  Utter madness from those in charge. 

Then 3 games in 7 days. Make it make sense.

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Just now, Baird of the land said:

Has there been an update on when jander will be back?

2 weeks away. 

[sfc4prem]

Some of our defending has been a bit timid, which is a shame.

Reckon they're there for the taking if we go at them, though. Could be a 3-2 sort of game.

[Obstacle1]

Perhaps the comparisons between Schlotterbeck and Van Dijk were a bit premature

[macca155]

Proper game of chess this game. City are well set up and nobody's s mugs. They are refusing to be pulled out of formation, to avoid being hit on the break.

Ballard has been very busy, and has been pulling the defence around a bit. He looks dangerous, but is being well marshalled.

Fabulous goal from Larin, this will be a great game to win, but lot of work to do yet.

[Baird of the land]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Then 3 games in 7 days. Make it make sense.

Isn’t the idea to condense international breaks so there is only one.

[Saint NL]

Hull beating Chelsea to go top of the PL, yet they didn't look great in the Championship last season. Total opposite to Coventry...

[coalman]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Hull beating Chelsea to go top of the PL, yet they didn't look great in the Championship last season. Total opposite to Coventry...

That can't be true. We all know that clubs promoted through the playoffs have no choice of competing in the Premier League and should spend the season preparing for Championship the next year.

[Toussaint]

11 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Happy with that. 

Hopefully Brizzle tire a bit second half because we won't keep them out over 90 mins. 

Playing like this shows why Larin is so important to the team, without that out ball we will struggle 

I think they will and I assume that was the plan given the restrained first half saints performance 

[Saint_clark]

4 minutes ago, coalman said:

That can't be true. We all know that clubs promoted through the playoffs have no choice of competing in the Premier League and should spend the season preparing for Championship the next year.

I remember Hull going top around this point of the season in their first Prem appearance in 2008. They ended up narrowly avoiding relegation in 17th.

Edited yesterday at 15:06 by Saint_clark

[AlexLaw76]

3 minutes ago, coalman said:

That can't be true. We all know that clubs promoted through the playoffs have no choice of competing in the Premier League and should spend the season preparing for Championship the next year.

Not that they will (I'm sure) but if Hull win they will be top of the league on 10 points at the final whistle....after 4 games

Remind me again how many points we achieved after 38 games...and told it was impossible to compete?

Edited yesterday at 15:04 by AlexLaw76

[Saint_clark]

Downes off for Bragg at halftime.

[Colinjb]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

I remember Hull going top around this point of the season in their first Prem appearance in 2008. They ended up relegated in 17th.

They survived on the last day that season, meekly relegated the next.

[goodymatt]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Downes off for Bragg at halftime.

That’s a big loss.

[benjii]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Downes off for Bragg at halftime.

Guess a result of the knee twist earlier.

Was thinking this might be a game where all 3 of them are on the pitch at the same time... but obviously not!

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Colinjb said:

They survived on the last day that season, meekly relegated the next.

Relegated in 17th, what a pillock.

[benjii]

Who is El Capitan?

[Saint NL]

Tonda said Jander will be back next week. It's a bit more urgent if Downes is injured.

[AlexLaw76]

Tolaj has to score that

[Challenger]

Haven't managed a clean sheet yet this season, can't see it changing today.

 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Tonda said Jander will be back next week. It's a bit more urgent if Downes is injured.

If he is back, he will get 20 mins max

[benjii]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Tolaj has to score that

Came quickly. 

[Saint_clark]

Azaz that was fucking atrocious.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, benjii said:

Came quickly. 

Have you tried thinking about baseball?