Preston 1-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Doctoroncall]

Keep the faith, gonna win this 2-1. 

[Bewildered]

Shit all round really, just don't look like they expected Preston to try and attack or challenge them and have no idea what to do.

[obelisk]

Can only hope that one of their yellows turns into a red and that they run out of puff. Just as long as the deficit isn't too big before then.

[Zorba]

It’s Tonda’s Rope-A-Dope again. Shit first half, on fire second half.

1-2 Saints. 

[Disco Stu]

1 minute ago, Bewildered said:

Shit all round really, just don't look like they expected Preston to try and attack or challenge them and have no idea what to do.

This team has had a problem with complacency since the start of the season.

[Saint Scott]

Just now, obelisk said:

Can only hope that one of their yellows turns into a red and that they run out of puff. Just as long as the deficit isn't too big before then.

Well we should of had a FK in JWP territory and their CB should have had his second yellow. Full bottle from the ref there.

They cannot maintain their pressing and will become nervy given their form in my opinion. The game is still there to be won

[Midfield_General]

Might be time to start looking at a 4-3-3 so we can get an extra man in midfield, because we’re getting overrun in there for the second game running and this lot are meant to be crap

Edited 3 hours ago by Midfield_General

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Disco Stu said:

This team has had a problem with complacency since the start of the season.

Don’t know if it’s complacency, they’re a bit too keen on the Martinball, strange considering there are few players left from his time at SFC.

Second half we are either behind or drawing and they pull their finger out in moving the ball a lot faster and offering runners to whoever is in possession. 

[stknowle]

3 minutes ago, Doctoroncall said:

Keep the faith, gonna win this 2-1. 

Yeah I think we’ll come back into this. Another chalk and cheese performance like against Brom this time with a better outcome. Please……

[Patches O Houlihan]

4 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Second game running our central midfield aren’t getting control of the game defensively, far too easy to play through. Dobbin has offered nothing & Leo has been pretty average. This is unacceptable, especially after the woeful first half Tuesday. 
 

Too many flat track bullies, looking good when the going is good at our lovely home pitch, but don’t want to know when we need to get down amongst the much and bullets. 
 

They’ll run out of gas and we’ll probably pick up enough to pinch it, but that will only gloss over the fundamental issue, we let sides out battle and out work us for periods of games, and that’s fucking disgraceful. 

Bragg for Downes you think?

We always score a hat full when Bragg & JWP play together 😁 

[benjii]

We're 17/5 to win. That's free money.

[ButtikonSaint]

Well that was a mess and a half...
No obvious changes or subs - shows we're 2 or 3 players light to push for automatic (irrespective of injuries).
Tonda has shown he can get us playing well for the past year... let's hope for a blinding second half

[obelisk]

Saints concede an early corner.

[Sheaf Saint]

2 minutes ago, Bewildered said:

Shit all round really, just don't look like they expected Preston to try and attack or challenge them and have no idea what to do.

Hard disagree. They are bottom of the table, fighting for their lives and at home. Of course we will have expected them to press us hard and play with intensity. It just looks to me that it was always the plan to let them do that and burn themselves out. We've done this so many times under Tonda.

It's not like they have been carving us open at will - we coped largely with everything they threw at us and the goal was just a good finish from the edge of the box. 

Some people just seem to be never happy unless we are going full tilt for the full 90 minutes and tearing into the opposition. 

 

[die Mannyschaft]

Can you imagine playing a playoff final like this vs Stoke, West ham,  Boro Skates, WBA or Birmingham.  It would a horror show

[Suhari]

13 minutes ago, richardc said:

I think you need to get your jacket

Surely you can do butter than that?

[BotleySaint]

They should be 2-0 up.

Started the same as we finished.

[tdmickey3]

Nearly 2 nil

[die Mannyschaft]

2 minutes ago, ButtikonSaint said:

Well that was a mess and a half...
No obvious changes or subs - shows we're 2 or 3 players light to push for automatic (irrespective of injuries).
Tonda has shown he can get us playing well for the past year... let's hope for a blinding second half

We only play well one half so you could be right

[benjii]

Another shit final ball from Leo.

[Mr X]

Started this half where we left off 😂

[RedArmy]

3 minutes ago, benjii said:

We're 17/5 to win. That's free money.

For the bookies

[tdmickey3]

We don't like crossing from corners 

[Disco Stu]

Just put the ball in the fucking box 🙂

[Disco Stu]

Scienza should not be ahead of JWP on corners. Scienza's deliveries are dross.

[Saint Matty 76]

Need Manning for a bit more creativity in the team. Would get Fellows on as well.

[Suhari]

Dramatic bit of rolling from their striker then.

[tdmickey3]

Nothing changed this half at all 

[Suhari]

WHam losing.

[Disco Stu]

These short corners and short free-kicks are doing my head in.

[tdmickey3]

Don't worry,  we have Mbamahahaha to come on

[Disco Stu]

Personnel changes came far too late on Tuesday. Don't make the same mistake today Tonda.

[die Mannyschaft]

1 minute ago, Disco Stu said:

These short corners and short free-kicks are doing my head in.

Complete waste of time.

[Saint NL]

So far, Boro and West Ham are dropping points and we can't take advantage 

[gio1saints]

Cmon Saints. C’mon Tonda. 

[Mr X]

Something not right with the work rate and demeanor of scienza 

[AlexLaw76]

Don’t mention the away form!!!

[Saint NL]

Scienza wastes another 

[Totton Saint]

3 minutes ago, Suhari said:

WHam losing.

So what?

[ButtikonSaint]

orite - had enough of being negative...I want my samba boys back
Welly and Leo to both score from 35 yards out, Bree  from 38 and a 90 yard special from Peretz
And as I'm greedy, a JWP special

[benjii]

1 minute ago, Mr X said:

Something not right with the work rate and demeanor of scienza 

Just lacking a bit of confidence, I think. There's no lack of effort.

 

[Sheaf Saint]

Leo just so wasteful with his final ball/shot. Looks like he doesn't even know what he's even trying to do half the time.

[Totton Saint]

1 minute ago, Mr X said:

Something not right with the work rate and demeanor of scienza 

He was not fit for Tuesday so it seems to be the case today.

[OneMrsWallace]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Scienza wastes another 

His finishing has been generally shit this season. Can't believe I'm thinking a draw against this lot would be ok. 

[Saint NL]

Preston have two players off the pitch, need to take advantage 

[RedArmy]

These shots from Leo are piss poor

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Preston have two players off the pitch, need to take advantage 

Could have 5 off and still wouldn’t take advantage.

Sub Leo for Fellows, hopefully Tom will at least take his full back on. 

[BotleySaint]

Another powder puff shot from Scienza.

[tdmickey3]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Preston have two players off the pitch, need to take advantage 

And we just fuck about 🙄

[benjii]

And he's fucked another one.

If he was having a good game we'd be winning.