Holmes_and_Watson

The large crack in our performance...

Get in!!!!!! JWP gives us some hope!

second best in everything we are doing today. work rate, passing, tackling, positional awareness...everything.

and not just the final third... 🙂

Bloomin' heck. We did *everything* possible there to gift them a goal. What on earth are we doing?

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/20048451.analysis-saints-long-throw-in-tactic-not-working/

Looked to be in a lot of distress. I hope it's not ACL. ☹️

I'm still not sure if it was knee jarring from the weight he put on it or the ankle?

I hope Livramento is going to be okay. Ralph's still going to pick him after all.

There was that article that pointed out that the idea isn't to actually win the header from the throw in, or heaven forbid, score from them. It's to increase the chances of winning the second ball from them. It helps us prevent break aways from our own throw ins, apparently.

It's not Ralph's fault that other teams turn up and look fitter, work harder, don't faff around with their selection and have a structure! 🙂 Can we not just invest in renovating their living rooms, to give them higher ceilings...or something...🙂

Warning: Your will to live will be sapped with prolonged viewing

Livramento, someone further up the park allowing it to get that far, and Salisu. C'mon Forster! 🙂

Whew. Glad Long managed to pass that back. I was worried one of those Saints players was going to get on the end of it...oh...hang on...

Livramento looked to have all the mobility of a freighter in the run up and throw in. Salisu takes out Forster allowing a tap in. Feeble allowing to get to the throw in as well.

Oh bloomin' heck.

The future will be xP where we look at expected post numbers and reminisce about it being higher in the old days.

Of the squad we have. (Contract expiries in brackets.) GK - I'd not mind seeing Forster (22) stay, but it seems very likely he'll be going. McCarthy (?) as #2. Caballero (22) and Lewis (22) going too. Full Back - KWP (25) & Perraud (25) to start, with lots of Livramento (26) minutes. Small (24) as developing back up. Ramsay (23) and Vokins (24) probably surplus now. CB - Salisu (23) either signs an extension or the club should try to sell him. That leaves Bednarak (25), Lynaco (25), Stephens (?) & Valery (23) CM - JWP (26) but, as with Salisu, Romeu (23) extends or the club looks to move him on. Diallo (24) is not really a Romeu back up. Smallbone (24) still not shown enough. 10s - Armstrong (24) and Mo (23) will be okay, but we could really do with an update here. It seems the club would prefer Redmond (23) Djénépo (23) & Walcott (23) all to move. They might look to cash in on Mo, if possible, too. Striker - I'd be surprised if Broja (22) stays on. Long (22) going. That leaves Adams (24), Armstrong (25), Tella (25) and Nlundulu (24), with only Adams showing starting form. With so many with not long on their contracts, and the club probably only too happy to listen to offers for a lot of other, non regular starters, there could be a lot of changes in the summer. We could really do with... #1 goalkeeper #1 CB, (esp. if Salisu goes, but we need to upgrade in the position anyway) #1 CM (esp. if Romeu goes. but we need to upgrade in the position anyway). #1 10 (esp. if Mo goes, but we need to upgrade in the position anyway) #1 Striker (esp. if Broja goes, but we need to upgrade in the position anyway) That's a *lot* of first team players to be bringing in, expecially with not the biggest budget. We could be doing with moving on a number of others to fund this.

Game

We get a director of football who knows him. There's one at Man Utd. Just ask for... Ralph. 🙂

Crash

Good night John Boy Good night Jim Bob Good night Ben After another torrid defensive display, Saints bring in the Walton's back line from the MLS... 🙂

I thought offside too. Also that JWP got clambered over, but I saw some posts that suggest otherwise.

Foam

I'll need to take another look at the second. I didn't think he had a chance with it.