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Saints Cov in a few weeks, could be another 5-5 ?

Never realised that film was named after the size of her feet in other news 3-0

It gets better

Lets do the timewarp .... again !!!!

Ron Davies would have been glad of that one. Textbook goal.

Two Fd passes from FD, progress there then.

Tonda watch, I was sat about three seats away from our dugout on Sat and thought he was very impressive. Not hugely demonstrative but massive concentration and clearly a bit of a perfectionist. Constantly encouraging and applauding our good play, making tweaks to the alignment of the back three and middle four. Seemed to want us to pass with a purpose, play out of tight areas and then get it forward quickly. A couple of times when we overplayed at the back you could see his frustration. He clearly loved the goals (!) inwardly rather than with a massive knee slide to the corner flag. I couldn’t see into the dugout but he didn’t seem to spend much time pissing around with an iPad, stood on the touch line pretty much the whole time, read the game, and made the tweaks he needed. Subs unfussy and all pretty much spot on. Good rapport with the players as they came off and celebrated with the staff at the end. I would say he looked very comfortable in the role, players and staff responding to his methods, but very business like. To me he knows he just needs to give this his best shot, there are harder games to come, Tuesday evening for his next one, but he’s certainly giving himself a chance.

Lot of people were saying we were wasting the international break blah, blah. To me it looks like TE used it to full effect, a much more clearly defined 3-4-3 shape, Back three shifting sideways to support or cover the genuine wing backs. Midfield two far more positive, very few passes from CM to the CBs, playing wide to the wing backs, in front of them so they could advance or play a forward pass quickly, and also looking to play early to the forwards’ feet or directly into the channels. Forwards full of running and options, AA outstanding in a flexible floaty false nine type role and Scienza just sizzling off the left side we surely have the makings of a very good side. Not really TE’s fault that none of the CB s has any real pace and the GK is generally very poor. If we continue with three at the back hopefully we will find a way of getting Qarshie back in, definitely one for the future if we can build on his raw ability. Saw a few comments saying Downs did better, first time I’ve seen him live but not for me, weak and technically poor, needs a season in the u21s, ridiculous to think he’s taking pitch time that could be going to Robinson. TE playing a blinder at caretaker, long may that continue.

Tonda watch, I was sat about three seats away from our dugout on Sat and thought he was very impressive. Not hugely demonstrative but massive concentration and clearly a bit of a perfectionist. Constantly encouraging and applauding our good play, making tweaks to the alignment of the back three and middle four. Seemed to want us to pass with a purpose, play out of tight areas and then get it forward quickly. A couple of times when we overplayed at the back you could see his frustration. He clearly loved the goals (!) inwardly rather than with a massive knee slide to the corner flag. I couldn’t see into the dugout bet he didn’t seem to spend much time pissing around with an iPad, stood on the touch line, read the game, and made the tweaks he needed. Subs unfussy and all pretty much spot on. Good rapport with the players as they came off and celebrated with the staff at the end. I would say he looked very comfortable in the role, players and staff responding to his methods, but very business like. To me he knows he just needs to give this his best shot, there are harder games to come, Tuesday evening for his next one, but he’s certainly giving himself a chance.

Mane hatrick and Long??

#Tondawatch Hoping for a few insights into Tonda’s pitchside manner tomorrow, I’m in the home end, two rows back and two seats across from the right hand side of the Saints dug out. Seen Saints at Charlton a few times and can’t ever remember it being a particularly exciting game. My fact-free hunch is we often draw there in modern times (?) Can get a good racket going in that tin clad away end so hopefully the team give you lot a good reason to make a bit of noise tomorrow.

That will be a 1-0 to Charlton then?

Typical SR, always going for the saucerer's apprentice.

A squeaky score-draw for Tonda Against a mouthy git from the Rhondda Three at the back The usual crap Will maybe cause SR to ponder.

Delgado and his mate.