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Summer 2023 Didn’t we also sign Russell Martin & co?

Agree with @Saint86. Think RM knows who can play way he wants. Needed to see if his squad players especially new ones can do it too. Was expecting a stronger team but in reflection the team we put out was probably better and correct for reasons stated. Ling season, with injuries and suspensions and tactic tweaks we will need full squad no weaknesses all on same page that last years team/squad ended on.

You are right. And sry if I sounded like a pompous whatever. We have not got a brilliant record in goalies nor strikers. Can be improved. We do have good records elsewhere though, and overall- well I guess they are above the median line in my book - largely in my eyes because we have a great team spirit -with players we kept and those we unloaded . It’s NOT a great team - but it’s a great team spirit - which was not there two years ago. We may have even had better players last time out but this lot have developed into a team much more. That counts for a lot in my book. Turning average players into good uns is a skill. Dont mind us losing if we play with spirit tbh.

I think Charlie did well. He stood up for Shea who was unfairly barged pushed the guy away and it kind of kicked off. Once it started he was game and wanted some but the usual pacifists got in the way. Bloke grabbed Charlie’s neck and that’s certainly a no no. I thought lazio were the first to run on the pitch to intervene followed by *some* saints. I’d like to say Jack was leading it but I think he was being captain-y on the bench and only jogged on when it was calmer. I thought Shea could have done a bit more but he was being calm ditto Alex who could have redeemed himself for an otherwise entirely as usual performance of ball giving away in our area if he could have delivered a cantona style riposte to those dirty lazio So and sos. I’d have felt he would have cemented first place starting keeper with that singular display of excessive aggression but sadly not to be and it was largely left to Charlie who got some belting choruses of support from the Northam and was awarded the Southern ABA welterwieight belt at the end of the match by the ref. Apparently fighting KSI next month. 🤣

Probably irrelevant but Ryan Fraser liking Saints fc insta posts from last night match shows he still wants to be kept in mind. To my mind anyway.

Yeah appointing RM taking and keeping Flynn and THB keeping will and Sam E bringing both on during the season, keeping KWP encouraged the resurrection of AA’s career, delivering promotion and a record unbeaten run of matches refusing to buckle to fanpressure and supporting RM and team at height of fan ire at style of play and results yup an ever growing line of bad decisions. If you search for negatives there’s always plenty to find in life you know. But the cup ain’t always half empty you know.

Lazio a decent team but were allowed to get away with fouls early in that would normally be yellows. Proper match they’d be with ten men at half time 9 at full time. They hit the bar a few times but would not be doing that with us being men up. Our play was decent also EXCEPT. For about five times always the same offing nonsense giving the ball away our own area. Their goal was a worldie but if we give opponents six chances per match, of which five are literally handed on a plate don’t have to do anything except push 15 yards further up the pitch we are gonna get tonked 10-0 one of these games…and have record goals conceded in an EPL season as a certificate in our trophy cabinet at end of season. It’s NUTS.

Fucking animals

Best game he’s played in ages. Not saying much I know but he’s not be rubbish. Think he’s being watched…

And another fuxk around chance.

It was impressive when it worked.✅. But lazio sussed it out - likdd Ed every EPL team will - and the last 15 they looked like they were confident in their press.,just a rehearsal for a whole season of watching us give goals away by fucking around the box. With this keeper. But yeah, ole stuff when it works. But FFS Alex and his giving the ball away a couple times per half is more predictable than death and taxes …🤨

How is that no -1-2. Alex runs out misses the ball and lazio player misses open goal!

Lazio just pressing onto us now like they know what to do.

We invited it though to a degree by our fucking around in the penalty area last five mins.

1-1class goal tbf.

They getting shown up by saints and not liking it.

Another stupid suicide pass by Alex. Nearly a goal.

But redeems himself with excellent saving tackle

Ryan gives away stupid pass in our box after we had best two mins possession.

More fucking around in the box by AM and it’s a corner. So unnecessary.

BBD cuts in from left and scores!!! 1-0

Is that your usual spot?

no AL no TP no RS and no BK or Larios. thats fruatrating. Was hoping ant least Adz would make it. No sam Edozie? Guess my main interest is in watching Sam Amo BBD and Charlie play and a second half Tyler cameo.

I’ve arrived at the Unity tap room. Almost empty. I usually get a bigger crowd than this. 😂

You might have hit the nail on the head. Hypothetically speaking, Being negative might just be he’s not getting with the RM programme and perhaps said so out loud. Bad mistake! RM has shipped out most non believers and we now have a homogenised & great team ethic it seems. Having someone at CB who may think being told to keep playing one twos in the penalty box with his keeper under pressure is nuts may be construed as heresy/ having a bad attitude. The next one with a bad attitude will be Charlie I reckon.