Saints V Swindon - Post Match Reaction

[Appy]

Home banker............ Whoops

[dune]

1517 i missed it i hope it was good, im goona frame it

[Glasgow_Saint]

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love you glasgow ypur a special person

 

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Is this AP's half time team talk?

[corsacar saint]

I say it how I see it. Against Huddersfield we were magnificent, tonight we were awful.

The inconsistency is very worrying if we are to go up automatically, [And yes I do think we have some of the best individuals in the league] next year.

[John B]

You really are ****ing retarded. Someone had to say it. We spent most of the money in JANUARY FFS and have been on top 2 form since then. WTF do you want MONG boy? Who would we get that would do a better job than AP in a very short space of time? Changing the manager would be a ****ing DISASTER! I know you are one of very few that feel that way but you really are a ****ing sad mong brat on the wind up ALL the ******* time.

 

In 2010 in eleven league games I think we have two losses five wins four draws

 

I am not sure that is good enough

[egreog]

Cue the usual bilge from certain parts of the UK and Europe!!

 

Best to circumspect and accept that there is a 5 yrs plan..........a few months ago there was almost no club and much still needs to be done.

 

I may be in the minority but a top 10 finish after the angst of the last 12 mths will be a positive.

 

Spend the summer building the team spirit ready for a big push next year, and then is when AP should be judged in my view.

[Um Bongo]

That was awful. We looked like we just didn't care. No-one put any effort in whatsoever.

 

Lambert, Spiderman, Puncheon, Hammond were all awful and had their worst games for us. When you have 4 key players off the ball, it's not good. Jaidi & Fonte were awful with their distribution all game.

 

Puncheon was bad, really bad. Lallana wasn't much better. A bad day for us, and all but ends any glimmer we had of the play offs.

 

Their goal did look offside to me - Can anyone confirm this? Swindon didn't look special, and after getting the goal were more then happy to sit back and protect the lead. They won't go up however.

[Glasgow_Saint]

expect i will be called a troll etc but i was there so here goes.......all over then first half, didnt take our chances and let need by swindon missing the best chance of the half. Second half they nullified our main threat in puncheon, and our one dimensional approach of 'lump it at lambert' was easily dealt with by the swindon back 4. Our team is crying out for some pace. Very poor 2nd half.

 

and they had 10 men

[Smirking_Saint]

Centre midfield back up.

 

James

[dune]

expect i will be called a troll etc but i was there so here goes.......all over then first half, didnt take our chances and let need by swindon missing the best chance of the half. Second half they nullified our main threat in puncheon, and our one dimensional approach of 'lump it at lambert' was easily dealt with by the swindon back 4. Our team is crying out for some pace. Very poor 2nd half.

 

steve your too ypunmg to moan, im gettong old and want to be misery, but you gotta enjoy the moment

[itchen_dan]

same ****

 

3 points from 9, but sure we will walk this league next season

 

this one is definitly over......could be game over for AP soon imo

 

Exactly what i said walking away from the ground. Could this be the last straw for Pards because Cortese will not be happy??

[Saint_Jonny]

and they had 10 men

 

for 5 minutes? not a very strong argument.

[dune]

Is this AP's half time team talk?

 

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anjd here is a scottish one because scottish managers are the best althoughy george burley wasn but then he went the way they usually go and got red face

 

edited explantion the ranedom letters may look random but irs glasgpw dialect and this is needed to set the scene4

Edited 16 March, 2010 by dune
to explain what may have baffled you

[AndyNorthernSaints]

James

 

Ok as defensive midfielder or sometimes wide putting in crosses but not creative enough to play centre midfield IMO.

[Fitzhugh Fella]

Thought Swindon played very well, and stood up to a lot of pressure. This is what -10 points and bad starts don't allow for. Season over. Let's enjoy the rest of it.

 

Andy - were you there?

 

You must be if you say you thought Swindon played very well unless you were basing your opinion on radio commentary? Surely not.

[S-Clarke]

expect i will be called a troll etc but i was there so here goes.......all over then first half, didnt take our chances and let need by swindon missing the best chance of the half. Second half they nullified our main threat in puncheon, and our one dimensional approach of 'lump it at lambert' was easily dealt with by the swindon back 4. Our team is crying out for some pace. Very poor 2nd half.

 

agree, 2nd half lacked any spark or creativity from us.

 

they did well to mark Adam and Punch out of the game, but it didn't help that lambo had a pretty rubbish all-round game today. When he plays well, we play well.

[Northant Saint]

This is undoubtably the most f*cked off iv been in retrospectively a very poor season.

 

I'm never gonna here the end of this now from my Swindon supporting mate, and they must be the only team to do the double over us this season?

 

Somebody up there must hate me.

[dune]

and they had 10 men

 

we know, you need to remember we were all lstening too, but thanks beacuse fofr those who forgot they are aware again

[Winnersaint]

You really wouldn't want to go to a game with either of them, would you...! Imagine being sat between them..... doooh

 

Absolutely! Thank god they're far enough away just to post bilge on the internet and not spout utter bilge at SMS. Oh well, on to my first trip to Wimbledon.

[Smirking_Saint]

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anjd here is a scottish one because scottish managers are the best althoughy george burley wasn but then he went the way they usually go and got red face

 

Someones attention seeking

[Saints foreva]

Hmmm, not really sure what to say.

 

First half it was all us, if only one of our chances went in. Second half they took the game to us and fully deserved their win.

 

I would just like to know just how good our scouting system is. We get Papa Waigo, they get Charlie Austin.....

[Smirking_Saint]

Ok as defensive midfielder or sometimes wide putting in crosses but not creative enough to play centre midfield IMO.

 

Fair point,

 

Personally i quite rate the lad, think he has potential, not bags like spiderman but definate potential.

 

Far too inconsistant though.

[S-Clarke]

Hmmm, not really sure what to say.

 

First half it was all us, if only one of our chances went in. Second half they took the game to us and fully deserved their win.

 

I would just like to know just how good our scouting system is. We get Papa Waigo, they get Charlie Austin.....

 

tbf we've only had our scouting system setup for 6 months, we'll reap the rewards after a while - and Papa wasn't a player scouted, he was a recommendation made to Cortese through his contacts.

[Fitzhugh Fella]

Hmmm, not really sure what to say.

 

First half it was all us, if only one of our chances went in. Second half they took the game to us and fully deserved their win.

 

I would just like to know just how good our scouting system is. We get Papa Waigo, they get Charlie Austin.....

 

A fair appraisal.

We could have won if one of those 1st H chances went in but 2nd H Swindon were by far the superior team and we looked totally clueless.

 

I think Pardew got found out tonight!

[Toomer]

That has got to go down as a very bad day at the office, for all the things we got right against Leeds we got wrong tonight, we could not cross the road or pass water. Has anyone else got a crick in their neck for all the looking up in the air. It was a case of missed chances at times in the first half the ball was like a pin ball in their box.

[S-Clarke]

 

I think Pardew got found out tonight!

 

+1

 

danny wilsons tactics came out top tonight.

[Weston Saint]

Too narrow, too static, too bereft of ideas.

 

Swindon made us look like fools at times.

 

In the first 15 minutes you could see Pardew's game plan. Keep it narrow, keep it compact sending out a signal to Swindon that we were frightened of them.

 

Lambert worked hard without really threatening.

 

Schneiderlin tried his best but because of the narrowness had no outlet.

 

Defence was OK although not at their best.

 

Davis is just not good enough. Not blaming him for the goal, he tried his best but too many long ineffective kicks and although he is a good shot stopper that is it. As a friend said sat next to me, he is like a brick wall...everything bounces off of him.

 

Pardew is a decent Manager at this level but lacks the positivity it takes to be a winner.

 

Many players had an off day but Pardew did nothing at half time to change the shape, width or general tactics.

 

Very disappointed.

[Right sider]

Swindon too good at the back, 2 banks of 4 very disciplined and we just had no creativety or width. Half time they just got better where we just ran out of ideas. DC was a positive tho.

[Turkish]

Swindon played very well and probably deserved the win, tactics spot on as they hit us quick on the break and scored that way although possibly offside. We hit the woodwork twice and had two off the line, if we had scored when we were well on top different story as they wouldn't have been able to play on the counter. We weren't as bad as everyone is making out but we weren't good either, Puncheon had two on him all the time so allowed little space. Our crossing was awful and we seemed to run out of ideas with about 20 mins to go and humped it forward all the time. James was dire when he came on, hes not played for a while and it cant have helped his confidence when his first touch was awful and the crowd were on his back straight away, that said though, he was terrible. Rickie unlucky to hit the bar with a great effort. All in all though not good enough, on paper who in the Swindon team would you pick ahead of the saints team? , too many of our players not quite at it today, unlike saturday to many lose balls, poor delivery from crosses and a ran out of ideas, to much hoofing it long.

Edited 16 March, 2010 by Turkish

[trousers]

Too narrow, too static, too bereft of ideas.

 

Swindon made us look like fools at times.

 

In the first 15 minutes you could see Pardew's game plan. Keep it narrow, keep it compact sending out a signal to Swindon that we were frightened of them.

 

Lambert worked hard without really threatening.

 

Schneiderlin tried his best but because of the narrowness had no outlet.

 

Defence was OK although not at their best.

 

Davis is just not good enough. Not blaming him for the goal, he tried his best but too many long ineffective kicks and although he is a good shot stopper that is it. As a friend said sat next to me, he is like a brick wall...everything bounces off of him.

 

Pardew is a decent Manager at this level but lacks the positivity it takes to be a winner.

 

Many players had an off day but Pardew did nothing at half time to change the shape, width or general tactics.

 

Very disappointed.

 

Cheers for the thoughts and observations Weston.

 

I suspect the reaction to your post won't be as confrontational as the reaction it would attract had certain so called negative posters posted exactly the same thoughts....

[Nexstar]

First half we did well, not flying out the traps in recent games but we created chances and Swindon were lucky not to be 1 or even 2 down at the break. Second half a different team came out, one which couldn't complete a pass, left themselves open and felt pumping the ball somewhere near Rickie was the best way to win. Swindon ran the show second half and we created nothing of note (except Rickie's crossbar hit).

 

The fact they had 10 men meant nothing at 1-0, it just means the team goes 4-4-1 and digs in even more.

 

Bad:

Fonte - very poor in comparison to saturday

Jaidi - Seemed sloppy and had rings run around him near the end

James - Impact play? Don't make me laugh, he didn't complete a single cross in 25 minutes

Lallana and Puncheon - Both ran a lot, tried and failed to take on players, losing the ball far too often.

Hammond - Poor with passing

 

The Good:

Lambert still put in 100%

The traffic was pretty quiet after the game

 

Any lingering hopes of the play-offs have now gone and we can look to Wembley and next season, but Pardew is still the right man for the job.

[Wildgoose]

Oh well at least that pits us out of our misery for this season. Push on for as high a we can get and make sure we win the cup and I'll be happy!

[saint_stevo]

Cue the usual bilge from certain parts of the UK and Europe!!

 

Best to circumspect and accept that there is a 5 yrs plan..........a few months ago there was almost no club and much still needs to be done.

 

I may be in the minority but a top 10 finish after the angst of the last 12 mths will be a positive.

 

Spend the summer building the team spirit ready for a big push next year, and then is when AP should be judged in my view.

 

Oh my god. How can people still be trotting this crap out?

[Al de Man]

Swindon came down here with a game plan of defending in numbers in the first half and rode their luck a little and it held out for them. I don't know if they had a scout at the Leeds game but they nullified the left boot of Puncheon by simply doubling up on him to to remove his option of cutting back inside. Lambert looked a good yard or two off the pace of the game.

 

In the second half, they stopped sitting back and instead harassed us, chasing down the ball at every opportunity and when they did win the ball, they were able to use it far more effectively than us. Just before their goal, they strung together a sequence of twenty passes covering the entire pitch and it's at that point that I thought "Oh b*ll*cks! They're in the play-off positions for a reason and we're about to find out why."

[Saint_Jonny]

Oh my god. How can people still be trotting this crap out?

 

Its been said many times but it doesnt make it any less valid. Norwich and Charlton always had a way better chance than us to make a good go of it this season. Yes Saints have spent the money but only really in January. Next season will be our time. Play offs were gone a long time so don't know how anyone can be upset about it.

[1976_Child]

However, our overall league performance has been poor, you can't get away from that. Without the ten point deduction we would still be a reasonable distance from the playoffs.

 

What has been poor? The fact that there isn't instant success? Yes, Ok. I agree. But..

 

1. Our home games have been consistently enjoyable to watch; good football, real desire to win and no one dragging his feet. The team attitude has been excellent this season, both home and abroad. And the prior two seasons one could say that for at most one game in four.

 

2. We were bankrupt just nine short months ago! Bankrupt! Gone! Pompey-esque! A non-club, ciao! See ya! Wouldn't wanna be ya!

 

Just enjoy our club. Enjoy being apart of something wholesome, something central to our City, our community and our hearts. If you really do want instant gratification then go down the docks. I'm sorry, I had more points to add to the two above, but I am out of time.

 

But let me leave you with this: If you want to be part of something then get involved; buy a ticket to the crappy 0-0 away mid-week draws. Be in the number which marches up to Carlisle on a rain-soaked night. Spend money, effort and tears supporting your club. Then, then you might understand that Rome was not built in one day. Then, I guess, you might be grateful for a Wembley ticket.

 

UP THE SAINTS

[CanadaSaint]

Can anyone tell me how many times we've won from behind this year?

[saint_stevo]

I thought Lambert looked dis-interested.

 

Davis as our play-maker, from our own half? Really? We are a long ball team, it seems.

 

How bad were our crosses/corners tonight as well?

 

Connolly should have come on before Waigo, Connolly looked dangerous, Waigo didn't.

 

Schneiderlin played ok.

 

Jonathan Douglas looked the best Midfielder on the pitch though IMO

[barney]

Just dont know how anyone can say swindon were the better side.

ok we were well below par,too many key players had a poor game but i would give them the first 15mins of the 2nd half thats it.

Dissapointed but can see progress has been made ,AP will be under pressure next season but to slate him now is comical.

[Liquidshokk]

Deflated..... It just wasnt our night, I actually think our players put a lot of effort in tonight and seemed to want to win, however Swindon were just very good at stopping us getting any kind of rythm going and didnt give us an inch of space.

 

Was sat in Itchen Block 9 and it was dead too!!!! Not sitting there again, hardly any clapping, cheering and singing was clearly a definate no no..... cross that part of the stadium off my list for my season ticket seat next season!

 

Hopefully can enjoy the remainder of games without all the nerves and pressure. My nails might even grow back!

[Fowllyd]

One of those games where it just didn't happen. Too many Saints players had poor games - Davis, Thomas, Fonte, Jaidi, Hammond, Schneiderlin. Harding was OK, Lallana too, Lambert and Barnard so-so. Puncheon just couldn't do a thing right, and the same went for James for the brief time he was on the pitch. Too many passes went astray, we were beaten to the ball far too often.

 

That said, we might well have won if we'd taken one of our chances in the first half. And the goal was shocking comic cuts stuff - dreadful ball from Fonte, pinged around then ran forward for Austin, with no defender within several yards of him.

 

Swindon, while hardly giving a footballing master class, still did enough to win the game. We weren't given any time on the ball, and they always seemed to have two players on Puncheon and Lallana in particular. But we should be good enough to counter that. Tonight we weren't.

[Tartarus112]

What an absolute disgrace. Everytime a team gets in our faces and closes us down we crumble. We need an experienced creative midfielder for these sorts of games. The Idiakez sort but better. I don't think Pardew is good enough to win the league next season so might as well get rid of him after the JPT final.

[saint_stevo]

Can anyone tell me how many times we've won from behind this year?

 

And how many times we have followed a win, by losing the next game?

[John B]

What has been poor? The fact that there isn't instant success? Yes, Ok. I agree. But..

 

1. Our home games have been consistently enjoyable to watch; good football, real desire to win and no one dragging his feet. The team attitude has been excellent this season, both home and abroad. And the prior two seasons one could say that for at most one game in four.

 

2. We were bankrupt just nine short months ago! Bankrupt! Gone! Pompey-esque! A non-club, ciao! See ya! Wouldn't wanna be ya!

 

Just enjoy our club. Enjoy being apart of something wholesome, something central to our City, our community and our hearts. If you really do want instant gratification then go down the docks. I'm sorry, I had more points to add to the two above, but I am out of time.

 

But let me leave you with this: If you want to be part of something then get involved; buy a ticket to the crappy 0-0 away mid-week draws. Be in the number which marches up to Carlisle on a rain-soaked night. Spend money, effort and tears supporting your club. Then, then you might understand that Rome was not built in one day. Then, I guess, you might be grateful for a Wembley ticket.

 

UP THE SAINTS

 

This season we have been a long way from being bankrupt spent loads without much success

[Jonnyboy]

Cheers for the thoughts and observations Weston.

 

I suspect the reaction to your post won't be as confrontational as the reaction it would attract had certain so called negative posters posted exactly the same thoughts....

 

they wouldnt be able to say any of this as most are never at the matches

[1976_Child]

Can anyone tell me how many times we've won from behind this year?

 

..hard to tell! .. we haven't been to Brighton yet!

[AndyNorthernSaints]

Can anyone tell me how many times we've won from behind this year?

 

MK Dons H

Hartlepool A

Walsall H

 

In the league

[1976_Child]

This season we have been a long way from being bankrupt spent loads without much success

 

I WAN'T SUCCESS NOW!!!

 

I CAN'T WAIT!! I AM THE I-POD INSTANT GRATIFICATION GENERATION AND ONE MINUTE AGO IS TOO LONG FOR ME!!

 

 

Grow up

[CanadaSaint]

MK Dons H

Hartlepool A

Walsall H

 

In the league

 

Thanks, Andy.

 

Is that a great memory or is there a site with that kind of info?

[brmbrm]

What has been poor? The fact that there isn't instant success? Yes, Ok. I agree. But..

 

1. Our home games have been consistently enjoyable to watch; good football, real desire to win and no one dragging his feet. The team attitude has been excellent this season, both home and abroad. And the prior two seasons one could say that for at most one game in four.

 

2. We were bankrupt just nine short months ago! Bankrupt! Gone! Pompey-esque! A non-club, ciao! See ya! Wouldn't wanna be ya!

 

Just enjoy our club. Enjoy being apart of something wholesome, something central to our City, our community and our hearts. If you really do want instant gratification then go down the docks. I'm sorry, I had more points to add to the two above, but I am out of time.

 

But let me leave you with this: If you want to be part of something then get involved; buy a ticket to the crappy 0-0 away mid-week draws. Be in the number which marches up to Carlisle on a rain-soaked night. Spend money, effort and tears supporting your club. Then, then you might understand that Rome was not built in one day. Then, I guess, you might be grateful for a Wembley ticket.

 

UP THE SAINTS

 

Quite agree. The most enjoyable season for years. The forum has the miserab;e posters. maybe \i should give up coming to the forum, or else just put 3 or 4 regulars on "ignore"