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Delmary

Delmary

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Ouch! Let's wait 'til Saturday night before we start panicking. Anything less than 2 points this week would be very worrying , don't you think?
Agree. If we're still bottom Saturday 5pm then panic!
NickG

NickG

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Absolutlely right.

 

I am fed with hearing this "we played well" crap its points we need.

Playingpretty football for some of the game is worth sweet FA after you get beat.

 

why? if we aim to play well but lose then we will all be fed up but if its a choice between walking out talking about the good football having lost or losing playing carp then I would rather the Bham performance any day.

 

And playing well suggests that on another day you will have the ability to win a game or two.

 

Of course pretty football is not a substitute for points, it is a sport -but its entertainment and and indication of future performances

ALWAYS_SFC

ALWAYS_SFC

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I don`t feel confident we will win against anyone at the moment.

Despite all the pretty football we just cannot finish teams off.

 

We need two up front,two who will score goals

and i have to say one of those just aint McGoldrick.

NickG

NickG

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lol...keep your head buried mate...it took you a while to realise burley was cack and it will take you a while to see we are going to be in real trouble this year..

 

worst goal difference already bar forest....that is a stat alone that will ensure we remain in trouble..

 

goal difference - two nil win tomorrow, wouldn't be total shock, suddenly 8 teams have same or worse goal difference -with home game to come, equally could go other way but...early days!

NickG

NickG

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I don`t feel confident we will win against anyone at the moment.

Despite all the pretty football we just cannot finish teams off.

 

We need two up front,two who will score goals

and i have to say one of those just aint McGoldrick.

 

JP seems to say similar on OS

Thedelldays

Thedelldays

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goal difference - two nil win tomorrow, wouldn't be total shock, suddenly 8 teams have same or worse goal difference -with home game to come, equally could go other way but...early days!

I hope we do win, going on the last couple of games, I am not so confident....

gjphilsaint

gjphilsaint

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I know, what would be ideal is to make the next game a must win and pile pressure on the team (after five games) and for good measure, can I suggest we boo each mistake they make in our frustration and impatience...

 

Do you not think the Barnsley game is a rather important one in the current circumstances?

 

I fear for what might happen on this site if we lose at home to barnsley. I really should try not to think about this yet because of Ipswich but it wont go away!!

Legod Second Coming

Legod Second Coming

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Why are people talking about 'pretty football'??? (mainly those who don't go often, I ...)

 

Cos what I enjoy watching is players GIVING THEIR ALL THROUGHOUT THE GAME.

 

Not hard to work out why, is it??

 

And it is effective.

 

It is not always excuted all the time.

 

That might be because we have a YOUNG, CHEAP, INEXPERIENCED, UNPROVEN squad.

 

Doh, and people thought we would be winning every week...

ALWAYS_SFC

ALWAYS_SFC

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why? if we aim to play well but lose then we will all be fed up but if its a choice between walking out talking about the good football having lost or losing playing carp then I would rather the Bham performance any day.

 

And playing well suggests that on another day you will have the ability to win a game or two.

 

Of course pretty football is not a substitute for points, it is a sport -but its entertainment and and indication of future performances

 

I want points however we get then does not matter,if we get them playing

"pretty football" all well and good but the truth is we are`nt are we?

 

So as many have said lets look at something different to see if we can get some points or maybe we will go down and everyone can say "never mind, at least you played some good stuff"

Thedelldays

Thedelldays

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I am not confident either, just not writing season off yet

who said writing the season off?

 

O just said we are in real rouble at the mo...

 

oh, i dont see car crash defending as "good football"...

that is my opinion.

ALWAYS_SFC

ALWAYS_SFC

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I have seen players giving it all this season and playing deceny football

 

So have i but we have to be honest we are not getting points doing it

so lets have an alternative for those occasions when is not working.

ottery st mary

ottery st mary

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This is where the Coach JP will be tested, the pressure is on and he sticks to his same style/system or does he go for a win with wingers and two strikers.

No panic from me as I have us down for 3-0. But if it helps I had us down for automatic promotion and to win every league game. So come Saturday night I am on the right track

or JP will get some real advice from me.

saintjinksie

saintjinksie

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Well I'm ashamed to say it, i bet on saints to lose at the weekend (3-1) so I was annoyed. will prob bet on us to go down regardless of result tomorrow, might aswell make some money out of it. Winner both ways (or loser both ways).

David Strover

David Strover

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Keep the Faith

 

I don't mean to be controversial but this is the most irritating expression I keep hearing on the Saints Forum(s).

 

Keep the 'king Faith?

 

I've done that for about five or six seasons and where has it got us? Right here.

 

We are at bottom of the The Championship because we are the worst performing team in The Championship and after tomorrow night it won't surprise me if we are still there.

 

I then predict the club will act and try to 'put things right' when it's all too late (February) and by then the only real people to suffer will be as usual the fans....

 

It's great fun being a Southampton supporter - as Jasper Carrott once said about being a Birmingham supporter "You draw some, you lose some".

 

Ironically he's seen more winning games than any of us have in the last ten years!

Legod Second Coming

Legod Second Coming

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Well I'm ashamed to say it, i bet on saints to lose at the weekend (3-1) so I was annoyed. will prob bet on us to go down regardless of result tomorrow, might aswell make some money out of it. Winner both ways (or loser both ways).

 

Don't be ashamed.

 

I lumped on us to go down at 9/2 and 7/2 last season.

 

My only regret is that I did not lump on Leicester on the final day - that's when you realise how much your club means to you.

 

When you are so fecking nervous and excited you forget your covering stake!

 

But hey, like a I gave a to55 when we stayed up! kicked myself all the way home mind... ;)

St Marco

St Marco

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Agreed.

 

We should be having this debate in November, not after five frigging games with one at home in hand and one against Barnsley to follow...

 

The problem is though 2 more defeats this week will probably open a gap between the bottom to something like 2 games. The season does not end in September but if we start drifting away i think it will be near impossible for us to get out of that situation without changing the system. We have already started to take on injuries with Holmes/Gamis/Svensson etc.. i think those who said promotion now feel stupid and those saying mid-table are very hopeful.

madruss

madruss

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Such a shame, I was looking forward to playing Tottenham next season, given that they too are also bottom of their league and are therefore certainties for the drop.

Alucard

Alucard

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Look at this way if pearson was still here and had one win in five lowe would have culled him by now ;)

 

And how many of Pearson's first 5 games did we win? None

Legod Second Coming

Legod Second Coming

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5 games. 5 ****ing games. Some of you never cease to amaze. A few of you in particular deserve nothing more than a league 1 or 2 club anyway. Not that you'd go and watch it regardless.

 

I suppose Spurs are doomed, should sack their board, players, manager etc too yeah?

 

I give him another two games... ;)

Calvin

Calvin

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5 games. 5 ****ing games. Some of you never cease to amaze. A few of you in particular deserve nothing more than a league 1 or 2 club anyway. Not that you'd go and watch it regardless.

 

I suppose Spurs are doomed, should sack their board, players, manager etc too yeah?

Spurs actually has some quality players in there squad who are experienced. Spurs have enough money to survive.

 

Saints HAVE nothing. Youth players.. they don't even have much experience.. Need some more older players to guide them or play in the same team with them.. Thankfully we got Perry, who has been really supportive and positive to the young players.

 

All I care about is Saints staying up. down another league will be disastrious.

 

 

Things could pick up. It depends on the unity of the team and the luck we get.

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Guest Hacienda

Guest Hacienda

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5 games. 5 ****ing games. Some of you never cease to amaze. A few of you in particular deserve nothing more than a league 1 or 2 club anyway. Not that you'd go and watch it regardless.

 

I suppose Spurs are doomed, should sack their board, players, manager etc too yeah?

 

Forgive me but you've shown that you know fook all about football by saying how are young forwards will score at least 20 league goals each.

teamsaint

teamsaint

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6 games is , in general, a good guide to where we are.

 

Where we are is a team witha a very suspect defence,that plays some lovely football, and that bdoesn't score enough goals.

 

If defence gets sorted, we will be Ok.

 

If not....................

slickmick

slickmick

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Forgive me but you've shown that you know fook all about football by saying how are young forwards will score at least 20 league goals each.

 

 

We play one striker up front.

Mr X

Mr X

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And how many of Pearson's first 5 games did we win? None

 

Whats that got to do with anything? I was just stating that he would have been gone by now

itchen

itchen

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Do you know who really will be caring we are bottom? Our players. And that's not something I could have said confidently for most of last season.

 

It's not agreat position and I won't try to pretend it is. But these are early days for a young team that I am confident will get better as the season goes on. Having said that, I wish JP would play Mcgoldrick with John as central striker. We look better going forward.

VectisSaint

VectisSaint

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We do have a home game in hand though.

Excellent, lets look at our home league form, that will give us comfort. Oh bugger, we've lost both home games, I forgot:)

 

It may only be 5 games but the signs are there for all to see if they just removed their rose-tinted blinkers, we really are in deep ****.

itchen

itchen

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Excellent, lets look at our home league form, that will give us comfort. Oh bugger, we've lost both home games, I forgot:)

 

It may only be 5 games but the signs are there for all to see if they just removed their rose-tinted blinkers, we really are in deep ****.

 

 

OK I've removed the blinkers. What do you want me to do now?

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