OldNick Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 When was the last time we were 2-0 up in an away game before half time? Can't be very many times in the last however many years; it's great to see us scoring early and scoring often! not 2-0 but 3-1 last away game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 Was listening to this game via the media of SaintsWeb all game. The thing that pleased me most was that although we were under some pressure at 2-1.. we went and sealed it with Connellys goal. How often does it go the other way? I feel confident in our defence, were scoring goals all over the park and frankly its greeat seeing everyone else on here so positive for a change! Long may it continue and we really prove ourselves next week against MK Dons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 The only way is up. I'm loving it! Actually, strictly speaking it's not anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 He stands at nearly six foot three - Ricky Ricky He'll take us to the Premier League He gets the ball and takes the **** He wears the shirt of Matt Le Tiss Ricky Lambert Southampton's Goal Machine Rang out time and time again. what's the tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 what's the tune? Do you know what...I've lost the plot...I can't remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Monkey Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 The animals went in two by two, hurrah...hurrah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjphilsaint Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 super win well done saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 what's the tune? The same tune the bin dippers sing the Torres song to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latter day saint Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 Another fantastic win on the road. had to listen to the game on the crappy radio on my mobile as i was at Monkey World:( scared the crap out of a monkey when i celebrated the third goal ! reckon we could get over 20,000 next week. COYR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 what's the tune? "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintSparky Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 Super Saints, top result today. The great thing is that AP's rebuilding work is really paying off now; well done to the whole team. Next job is to get out of and then stay out of the drop zone. Next week game against MK Dons will give us a real indication of where we are at the moment as they do appear to be a team with a good chance of challenging promotion this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigersaint Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 If Carlsberg did wives.... Today was the 2nd time... she egged me on for Ladbrokes special bet 'D' at the Yeovil game to win us over £400.00 too! (Not that i needed much encouragement though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 Cracking day out-thoroughly deserved win and we should have had them dead and buried long before Connolly made it certain. His reaction was of real uncontrolled joy - he looks like a man absolutely desparate to prove a big hit. Quite a selection headache! Key men today for me were Davis, Trotman, Wotton (again makes Morgan look a better player sitting deep behind him and Hardman), Adam and of course Lambert who just gets better and better. How many will we take to Leyton Orient? Finally think that AP deserves huge credit for identifying the right type of player who has made us look a strong team. In the build up Penney their manager was talking about us being a "big strong team - dangerous at set pieces". How many years since we last heard that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 WOW..........I'm speechless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martel Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 Saints v Pompey in the CCC next year!?! Oh stop it I am starting to salivate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 I like football, it's fun again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 Just got back, even though I live in Surrey. Those buses from Oldham to Manchester Piccadilly were awful! Fully deserved the win, and should have had a few more goals really. We were completely dominant without even being that good, IMO. How annoying were those Oldham fans next to us? All about 12 years old thinking they were all little Danny Dyer's, jesus christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Codger Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 When was the last time we were 2-0 up in an away game before half time? A couple of years ago we were 0-2 up at QPR and won 0-3. The Ray Jones (RIP) game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 Apppppeerrrritivo time! Byeeee, I may be a little while! ..and I'm in the squad for tomorrow, I feel a subs appearance and a goal coming on..... I'm back! Before midnight as I'm playing tomorrow. Quite a few wines since I left, a beer and now I've been down to my cellar for an Adnams Broadside (or two). Still a big grin on my face... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 Great result - surpassing expectations, and that's 3 good wins in a row. MK Dons will be a litmus test next week at SMS I feel - too soon to start making comments like 'we will destroy this division', 'we will walk this league' and 'we will get to the play offs'. Sounds like we need Murty back as well. So great win, and definitely turned the corner. Happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 But my reaction to this win is that we are on the verge of something - a consistent winning side for the first time since Lawrie Mac left - and it feels damned peculiar. Bloody hell Alpine, it feels great to agree with you! Alps rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Porter Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 I think this is the first time i've seen us win two away games on the bounce. Good performance, Lambert especially was immense. Schneiderlin really should have scored in the second half, not sure how he missed but I get the feeling that as soon as he gets one goal they will start to flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGC Saint Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 FFS Saints, give me something to moan about!...............Oh okay, why did we let one in? Same old same...... Bloody fantastic feeling to have three league wins on the bounce and the last two being away from home. Off the bottom, out of the relegation zone next then who knows...... COYR's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 reckon we could get over 20,000 next week. COYR!! Hah, If there were a sweepstake I'd go for more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 When I turned on teletext to get a score update this afternoon... Teletext? Blimey, is that still going? Or has someone been messing with the space-time continuum again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints triumph Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 ****ing great result. Happy days, bring on mk dons. Saints deserve over 20.000 for that game. COME ON YOU SAINTS COYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 17 October, 2009 Share Posted 17 October, 2009 Just seen the highlights, great finish by Connolly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Just seen the highlights, great finish by Connolly. Was interested in what Claridge said about Connolly. He was probably the one signing this season I didn't take that seriously, in a not bothered sort of way. But I wonder whether we have a 15+-goal a season striker on our hands. Not sure how we fit him into the system, as we seem to have deserted 4-4-2, but am v pleased we may have depth in the squad. I'm one very happy Saints fan at the moment. Not so much about where we are, but certainly about the direction we're moving in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offix Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Really fantastic win, and wonderful to see (hear) such confidence within the team. But also: GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE AWAY FANS. WELL DONE ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Incase anybody missed it on the radio... Na na na na na na na na na na David Connelly, Connelly David Connelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Really fantastic win, and wonderful to see (hear) such confidence within the team. But also: GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE AWAY FANS. WELL DONE ALL! Vocally, it was awful today. When we were 1 and 2-0 up, we hardly made any noise. We made a bit at the beginning of the game and only really sung again when we got the 3rd goal. It was quite embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Vocally, it was awful today. When we were 1 and 2-0 up, we hardly made any noise. We made a bit at the beginning of the game and only really sung again when we got the 3rd goal. It was quite embarrassing. FWIW It did very loud on teh innernet commentary and had me joining in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 All of a sudden AP's claim of a playoff spot at the start of the season doesn't seem so ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Vocally, it was awful today. When we were 1 and 2-0 up, we hardly made any noise. We made a bit at the beginning of the game and only really sung again when we got the 3rd goal. It was quite embarrassing. I thought it was poor as well, especially compared to Carlisle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Back from the game and buzzing. Am now rediscovering the art of looking forward to Sunday football on Sky, happy in the knoweledge that we've done the business for another week. A few thoughts: Needless to say, it was a great result, especially as we've now scored 12 goals in our last 4 league games and scoring was one of the big worries at the start of the season (see all the threads devoted to the subject). That said, there are still a few frailties - I never felt safe at 2 up yesterday, notwithstanding the chances to put Oldham out of their misery (compare with Southend, Stockport where I did feel comfortable). Maybe its just irrationality -the nervousness of the last few years but there are weaknesses. Lack of mobility at the back sticks out above all. Kieran Parker was a real hand full and moved in around the likes of Trotman, Jaidi and Wotton with too much ease. There were also moments of indecision and casualness at the back that the team needs to iron out *Am I the only one to think that KD is not communicating enough with his CBs?). Just looking ahead -say the MK Dons game, a quick and busy team, suggests that problems of pace could undo our undeniable progress in other areas (not least our ability to defend setpieces, long balls etc). Yesterday's best players were Hammond and Lambert again . Lambert faded a bit second half; but there was a spell in the first half, just after he got his goal, in which he was awesome (of course hitting the bar from just past the half-way line will cloud anyone's judgment - wouldn't have been far behind his Luton goal). To repeat, we look really dangerous in the air - setpieces no longer peter out or are a foregone conclusion in aimlessness and predictability. A nice header at the backpost from Lambo set up Lallana for a headed chance that was probably a bigger sitter than Schneiderlin's (though Lallana did have to reach his neck back to keep the header under control). I also think Hammond was excellent. In particular, he seemed to carry Schneiderlin and Wotton in the physical department. After they got their goal, our midfield was overrun not for the first time this season -not surprising after your opponents perk up- but the signs were already there in the first half. We are a bit too open at times: if we could bring in a holding midfielder in the mould of a Lee Carsley or Karl Henry and replace for the willing and, to be fair, improving but ultimately limited Wotton, that would be the final piece in the jigsaw. We looked dangerous down our right handside - James had a very good game, making himself constantly available for the cross-field ball. Waigo was hit-and-miss, giving the ball away that led to their goal. But these are still early days for Waigo and adjusting to the game, especially away from home, will take time- I doubt in Italy, players are brutally mowed down from behind as Waigo was in the 2nd half without the ref batting an eyelid Antonio looked good when he came on - a beast of a man or a kid, with some trunk of a behind, giving him a surprisingly low centre of gravity. He gets his head down and just charges at fullbacks; and if his trickery doesn't do the biz, more likely or not, his sheer physicality and power will. Brutal simplicity at its best. The true meaning of an impact player Connolly looked class when he came on - not just his deftly taken goal - the way he deliberately opened his body up, telegraphing that he would go far post (as the keeper and the rest of us thought) but instead coolly slipped the ball near post was sweet - burt also the composure of his play: his ability to slow things down, to look up before playing the ball, to smuggle into space. It was just what we needed when things were going a bit headless. I liked Boundary Park, the way its dug into the ground, like a decrepit soup bowl, a grotty northern ampitheatre. Surprisingly, very few balls went into the carpark - perhaps L1 isn't all that poor . Refs still continue to shock and appall - this ref probably thought he was hot sh*t and ultra-progressive by "allowing the game to flow" and not resorting to the book but there were a few incidents -a tackle on Harding in the first half, a challenge from behind on Waigo, a 2-on-2 on the edge of their box in the 2nd half to name but just a few- where the game was totally out of his control. Contrary to some posters, thought the atmosphere was pretty good - having some northern monkeys to your right is always a call to arms. The Lambo chant is diffusing nicely; we've decided to keep the Lallana chant nice and simple; and the Connolly chant is an easy, plug-and-play adoption of the Sunderland/Rasiak chant. All in all, a very enjoyable day - while I sound critical in places, shouldn't be too arrogant and think its all down to us. Oldham also deserve some credit and as their form suggests, this is a team that up until yesterday was sky-high on confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Malc Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 I've only missed one game this season and that, for sure, was the most convincing performance of the lot. Lovely :-). Hammond is a star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red and White Army Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 But my reaction to this win is that we are on the verge of something - a consistent winning side for the first time since Lawrie Mac left - and it feels damned peculiar. What a load of twaddle. We won three games in a row under Wotte too! Glad to see you negativity being shoved back down your throat though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secret Site Agent Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Got to be honest, I'm over the moon Brian. It makes a change to from tying to be positive, to actually believing that we can win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Nice breakdown shurlock, thanks for posting that. Great win yesterday lads. Things are looking up. MK Don's will almost certainly pose us some serious problems. I think our new found 'team of giants' are perfect for this league. Their only weakness is being outdone for pace (Bristol Roves game). Something which MK Don's have lots of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Great win and a decent performance. When it went to 2-1 I feared the worst, especially considering how many chances we missed with the game at 2-0. Thankfully old habits didn't come back to haunt us, and Connolly killed the game off with a top draw finish. Things really are coming together now and we're starting to reap the rewards of Pardew rebuilding the team completely. If we can follow up yesterday's win with another victory against MK Dons then we'll be the form team of the division! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 What a load of twaddle. We won three games in a row under Wotte too! aka "the exception that proves the rule".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Great away day. Bar a little spell at the end of the first half and for 5 minutes after they scored, it was very easy for us. Lambert was brilliant as was Lallana and thought that young Reading lad looked good when he came on. Decent support from us number wise, though we weren't as noisy as normal. Roll on next Saturday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Decent support from us number wise, though we weren't as noisy as normal. Roll on next Saturday... Speak for yourself - I can hardly speak today my throat's so raw :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Speak for yourself - I can hardly speak today my throat's so raw :cool: what happens on away games, stays on away games... :smt080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 what happens on away games, stays on away games... :smt080 'appen as like as not as maybe, our kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 What a load of twaddle. We won three games in a row under Wotte too! Glad to see you negativity being shoved back down your throat though Where's that then ? I am talking about real momentum, having confidence going into a game that we can win it. Apart from maybe a short period under Hoddle, we havent had that sort of feeling since McMenemy was manager. Whether you think its "twaddle" or not, its my opinion. Deal with it. I could repeat one of you own posts back to you verbatim and you still have a pop at me. You're a clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Where's that then ? I am talking about real momentum, having confidence going into a game that we can win it. Apart from maybe a short period under Hoddle, we havent had that sort of feeling since McMenemy was manager. Whether you think its "twaddle" or not, its my opinion. Deal with it. I could repeat one of you own posts back to you verbatim and you still have a pop at me. You're a clown. Do you not think we have that feeling now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Do you not think we have that feeling now? Yes, I do. Look back at my post that Red and White Army abused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Yes, I do. Look back at my post that Red and White Army abused. Sorry, I only just got in Seen the highlights yet? Connelly looks like a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 18 October, 2009 Share Posted 18 October, 2009 Where's that then ? I am talking about real momentum, having confidence going into a game that we can win it. Apart from maybe a short period under Hoddle, we havent had that sort of feeling since McMenemy was manager. Whether you think its "twaddle" or not, its my opinion. Deal with it. I could repeat one of you own posts back to you verbatim and you still have a pop at me. You're a clown. So we had a manger who won every other game (you know who he is) and you didn't have that feeling even when we were winning games under him??? But then you never did like him did you, so you weren't about to let the results get in the way of your personal animosity towards him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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