Bournemouth 1 - 3 Saints - Post Match Reaction

[Andy_Porter]

Amazing atmosphere, quality performance and a top day all round.

 

Luckily managed to dodge the escort after the game and had a few beers in Boscombe afterwards.

 

Best away game in a long time, shame we can't make that sort of noise every week, shows quite how passionate are hardcore fanbase is.

[DrZuess1979 the 2nd]

Amazing atmosphere, quality performance and a top day all round.

 

Luckily managed to dodge the escort after the game and had a few beers in Boscombe afterwards.

 

Best away game in a long time, shame we can't make that sort of noise every week, shows quite how passionate are hardcore fanbase is.

 

Would`nt call that lucky lol

[southamptonfclegend]

we don't care about you, we don't care about youu, we are Southampton we don't care about you. F*CK OFF BOMPEY

[LGTL]

Totally intimidated them once again, it was men against boys.

[Charlie Wayman]

 

I saw you play Leeds last season .... but the team that beat Leeds were on a different planet than the team you put out today. The quality seems to have gone with Pardew but if Adkins can get you up do you really care?

 

I guess that's right, let's get up first and then appoint a manager who can get that quality back. I do sense that Adkins is struggling to instill his ideas on the team which is a very bad and potentially dangerous development, lose the dressing room and anarchy reigns. Your observation that the team has gone downhill since Pardew left may be enlightening to those who watch every week but see nothing wrong and cannot detect this gradual decline.

 

My main worry now is that Hartlepool and Posh are really up for it so any slip and by us and we'll be meeting you again at Old Trafford. This would not be good for South Coasties as one of us needs to get automatic so that the other can win the play-offs. Good Luck to you!

[LGTL]

How exactly do you "sense" that, and why on earth do you keep bleating on about him losing the dressing room? Rather then putting random negatives out of thin air, why don't you provide some evidence? What a senile old fool you really are.

[scotty]

How exactly do you "sense" that, and why on earth do you keep bleating on about him losing the dressing room? Rather then putting random negatives out of thin air, why don't you provide some evidence? What a senile old fool you really are.

 

+1. stfu and stop feeding the bompey troll. ossie seems ok on the face of it, but why is he blethering on here? how many swf are wasting their time posting on the b/mth boards?

[Bensfcno1]

Was in the South Stand today! Our fans looked and sounded amazing! Was so hard not to join in with the celebrations! There were several other smug looking faces come the final whistle around me. Some bald *** next to me sussed me after my lack of celebration when they scored! After I ignored his question 'Why arnt u celebrating?, are you a Scummer?' He seemed to get very annoyed calling me a ****** and telling me to leave the ground, after I continued to ignore him, he starred at me for a rection wen Barnie scored. Ive never struggled to hold in a smile so much in my life. He then dissapeared just before HT and he didnt return after the break.

 

Was a really strange feeling being in the home end, just my luck I had to be next to one of the few ***s in that stand as most were families and older folk! Still gta work on my poker face if I ever do that again!

 

Very proud of team and fans, now lets show similar support home and away and sing the boys to promotion!

[hasper57saint]

Interesting that Peterborough play Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday.

 

Will give us a good indication how good they are under Megson.

 

Maybe they can do us a gig favour.

 

6 goals in a game, but its still only 3 points

 

My s-i-l says Carlisle were so bad yesterday that anyone could have scored six or seven against them He is concerned that the 'run' stops on Tuesday and Sheff Wed will bring the 'arrogant' Ferguson back to earth. (And my s-i-l is an STH! at Posh!)

[Window Cleaner]

My s-i-l says Carlisle were so bad yesterday that anyone could have scored six or seven against them He is concerned that the 'run' stops on Tuesday and Sheff Wed will bring the 'arrogant' Ferguson back to earth. (And my s-i-l is an STH! at Posh!)

 

Not that I'm an expert on Peterborough but it would seem to me that they've changed at least one of their centre backs since Ferguson has been back and have miraculously stopped shipping goals.Perhaps Zakuani was injured before?

[The Cat]

Great day out yesterday, brilliant atmosphere from our fans.

 

Just skimmed this thread so not sure if it was mentioned, but Kelvin's save when he tipped it onto the bar at 2-1 was magnificent.

 

I quite enjoyed the escort back to Pokesdown, got the chance to laugh at all their fans stood on the street as we went past. Nice of the Police to hold the train back for us too so no waiting when we got to the station.

[Saint_John]

In case anyone missed the final hour of Radio Solent (5 to 6), you can hear it again.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00f8pzq/BBC_Radio_Solent_Sport_The_reaction_12_03_2011/

 

Nigel's post match is 25:04 to 29:22.

Adam's is 45:20 to 49:02.

 

I find Dave M's comments about Saints so NEGATIVE, he always seems to focus on one negative issue in the match rather than give a balanced view.

We got better post match comments from the bompey bloke (williams) about Saints.

 

The texts from some bompey fans are so funny because they are so bitter.

[OldNick]

Lol at the Bompy fans yet again crying about a penalty not given

[Saints foreva]

The Football League highlights of the game are on Saints Player now.

 

Not sure what I think of that penalty claim, he looks like he goes down a little too easily.

[sfc4prem]

You can't really tell if Fonte gets a nick of the ball. Doesn't look like there's too much contact tbh, and he went down easily as he wasn't in a great shooting position. Think the ref was right not to give it, there's too much uncertainty. Although I have seen them given before.

[tonibell]

Good win yesterday. Really enjoyed the day.. Thank You for the last goal......

 

[Window Cleaner]

There are some new photos up on the OS,better not let any Bournemouth supporters look at them though.One shows Kelv tipping it over the bar with Fonte holding one player by the neck and pushing the other down with his elbow. It must be remembered that

fouls in the 18 yard box are sanctionable whether they're on the ball or not.

[benjii]

There are some new photos up on the OS,better not let any Bournemouth supporters look at them though.One shows Kelv tipping it over the bar with Fonte holding one player by the neck and pushing the other down with his elbow. It must be remembered that

fouls in the 18 yard box are sanctionable whether they're on the ball or not.

 

It must also be remembered that there are probably dozens every match and most won't be caught on camera.

[Saint_clark]

There are some new photos up on the OS,better not let any Bournemouth supporters look at them though.One shows Kelv tipping it over the bar with Fonte holding one player by the neck and pushing the other down with his elbow. It must be remembered that

fouls in the 18 yard box are sanctionable whether they're on the ball or not.

 

I am wracked with guilt over this. We should offer to replay the game tbh, if we don't then Cortese is an evil w*nker.

[Sour Mash]

Cracking day out all told, massive win and decent atmosphere from our support. If I'm entirely honest, I do think a draw would have been a fair result, don't think there was too much between the teams at all and the Bournemouth fans do have a point when talking about how well their side have competed with one put together with far greater resources. Still think promotion is going to go right to the wire, it's going to be a very interesting run in to the end of the season.

[Wes Tender]

Cracking day out all told, massive win and decent atmosphere from our support. If I'm entirely honest, I do think a draw would have been a fair result, don't think there was too much between the teams at all and the Bournemouth fans do have a point when talking about how well their side have competed with one put together with far greater resources. Still think promotion is going to go right to the wire, it's going to be a very interesting run in to the end of the season.

 

Lee Bradbury would love you. He seems to think that the game should have been drawn too. There might not have been too much between the two teams, except the two more goals we scored against them. Of course, we would have scored one less had not their defender made a pig's ear of shepherding the ball out of play and not allowing Lambert to take it off him and crossing for Barnard's goal, which their keeper should have saved. And then of course, Lambert had no right to score from that free-kick, in the same way that Kelvin should not have been able to tip that goal-bound shot of theirs onto the bar. Nor should Hammond have been allowed the space to score from Chamberlain's free-kick. Come to that, we had no right to have had a player of such high value on the field, regardless of the fact that he's still only of schoolboy age. And naturally, they should have made their numerical advantage count when we had Gobern sent off.

 

So all in all, the whole thing was grossly unfair and by rights the three points and the bragging rights should have been theirs.

[dune]

Great win.

[Liquidshokk]

Just watching the interview with Lallana on Saintsplayer...does he fart at 28 seconds in?

 

Just watched it. was expecting a little pop... that was a ripper!

 

In time with his facial expression too lol

 

Cant work out which lips he did it with

[Colinjb]

Just watched it. was expecting a little pop... that was a ripper!

 

In time with his facial expression too lol

 

Cant work out which lips he did it with

 

HAHA

 

Surely that was editted in, no? That was an absolute blinder!

[Sour Mash]

Lee Bradbury would love you. He seems to think that the game should have been drawn too. There might not have been too much between the two teams, except the two more goals we scored against them. Of course, we would have scored one less had not their defender made a pig's ear of shepherding the ball out of play and not allowing Lambert to take it off him and crossing for Barnard's goal, which their keeper should have saved. And then of course, Lambert had no right to score from that free-kick, in the same way that Kelvin should not have been able to tip that goal-bound shot of theirs onto the bar. Nor should Hammond have been allowed the space to score from Chamberlain's free-kick. Come to that, we had no right to have had a player of such high value on the field, regardless of the fact that he's still only of schoolboy age. And naturally, they should have made their numerical advantage count when we had Gobern sent off.

 

So all in all, the whole thing was grossly unfair and by rights the three points and the bragging rights should have been theirs.

 

Fantastically intelligent post..........It was an evenly matched game of football and they threatened us at times, it could have easily gone either way and on another day they'd have had that penalty given. Considering the differences in resources for the two clubs, I see no harm in taking my hat off to Bournemouth for how well they were able to compete and push us to the wire on Saturday and have been able to do so throughout the season.

[itchen_dan]

Just watching the interview with Lallana on Saintsplayer...does he fart at 28 seconds in?

 

Haha brilliant!!

[trousers]

officialsaints: Rickie Lambert has been picked in the @football_league npower League One Team of the Week. Full story here -> http://bit.ly/g4Zdqg #saintsfc

[Saint_clark]

There's a "special" highlights thing on Saintsplayer now...the difference in Mitchells demeanour between kick-off and at 2-1 down is brilliant.

[Wes Tender]

Fantastically intelligent post..........It was an evenly matched game of football and they threatened us at times, it could have easily gone either way and on another day they'd have had that penalty given. Considering the differences in resources for the two clubs, I see no harm in taking my hat off to Bournemouth for how well they were able to compete and push us to the wire on Saturday and have been able to do so throughout the season.

 

Well, I'm an intelligent person. Had the penalty been awarded to them, then the scoreline would still have been 3-2 to us.

 

I also see no harm in acknowledging Bournemouth's fantastic efforts in getting to where they are, despite their dire financial position. But I draw the line at thinking that they deserved a draw against us. The sides may well have been evenly matched on Saturday, apart from the ability of our players to finish off moves by putting the ball in the net. But then that is the entire essence of the game; scoring at one end and preventing the other team scoring at the other, something that we did better than them.

[Turkish]

Well, I'm an intelligent person. Had the penalty been awarded to them, then the scoreline would still have been 3-2 to us.

 

I also see no harm in acknowledging Bournemouth's fantastic efforts in getting to where they are, despite their dire financial position. But I draw the line at thinking that they deserved a draw against us. The sides may well have been evenly matched on Saturday, apart from the ability of our players to finish off moves by putting the ball in the net. But then that is the entire essence of the game; scoring at one end and preventing the other team scoring at the other, something that we did better than them.

 

It never ceases to amaze me the sheer lack of football intellegence and logic when people post things like this. I swear some think that football is only played in each teams penalty area with no tactics, match dynamics or any other factor involved or effecting the outcomes. Had the penalty shout been in the 93rd minutes with us already 3-1 up then the score would have been 3-2 to us, however it was in the 70th or so minutes had they scored it they would have lead 2-1 and it would have been a totally different game, with us chasing it. There is every chance it could have finished 3-1 to them.

[Wes Tender]

It never ceases to amaze me the sheer lack of football intellegence and logic when people post things like this. I swear some think that football is only played in each teams penalty area with no tactics, match dynamics or any other factor involved or effecting the outcomes. Had the penalty shout been in the 93rd minutes with us already 3-1 up then the score would have been 3-2 to us, however it was in the 70th or so minutes had they scored it they would have lead 2-1 and it would have been a totally different game, with us chasing it. There is every chance it could have finished 3-1 to them.

 

Equally of course, the team could quite feasibly raise their game in much the same way that they did when they went a goal down. A bit ironic that you chastise me for a lack of football intelligence over a matter of pure conjecture. You might as well go the whole hog and say that they might have won 5-1 had they been awarded the penalty. The thrust of my response to Sour Mash was that Bournemouth did not deserve a draw against us because even with the penalty shout, we had scored two more goals than them. If you wish to speculate about how the match might have changed had they been awarded the penalty, then I'm sure that it is equally possible to speculate on how many more goals we may have scored had other chances gone our way.

 

But I prefer to deal in facts rather than idle conjecture, as that is the more intelligent approach.

[jam]

Equally of course, the team could quite feasibly raise their game in much the same way that they did when they went a goal down. A bit ironic that you chastise me for a lack of football intelligence over a matter of pure conjecture. You might as well go the whole hog and say that they might have won 5-1 had they been awarded the penalty. The thrust of my response to Sour Mash was that Bournemouth did not deserve a draw against us because even with the penalty shout, we had scored two more goals than them. If you wish to speculate about how the match might have changed had they been awarded the penalty, then I'm sure that it is equally possible to speculate on how many more goals we may have scored had other chances gone our way.

 

But I prefer to deal in facts rather than idle conjecture, as that is the more intelligent approach.

 

But your statement 'Had the penalty been awarded to them, then the scoreline would still have been 3-2 to us' is idle conjecture for the reason that Turkish mentions above.

[Sour Mash]

Well, I'm an intelligent person. Had the penalty been awarded to them, then the scoreline would still have been 3-2 to us.

 

I also see no harm in acknowledging Bournemouth's fantastic efforts in getting to where they are, despite their dire financial position. But I draw the line at thinking that they deserved a draw against us. The sides may well have been evenly matched on Saturday, apart from the ability of our players to finish off moves by putting the ball in the net. But then that is the entire essence of the game; scoring at one end and preventing the other team scoring at the other, something that we did better than them.

 

So what you're saying is that you don't believe in lucky wins etc (not saying Satuday was "lucky" as such)? It's like when we went to Walsall the other week, completely out played them, had loads of possession and did everything but score. The final scoreline doesn't always reflect the quality of the two team's performances. I thought Bournemouth matched us on Saturday and on another day would have sneaked a win. No point going round in circles arguing over it I guess.

[Wes Tender]

But your statement 'Had the penalty been awarded to them, then the scoreline would still have been 3-2 to us' is idle conjecture for the reason that Turkish mentions above.

 

And it would have been, had no other goals been scored. Assuming that other goals might have been scored by either team as a result of whether the penalty was awarded or not is the conjecture. As I pointed out to Sour Mash originally, there were a series in incidents that might have changed the scoreline one way or the other, but the final score is the factual outcome of the match.

[jam]

And it would have been, had no other goals been scored. Assuming that other goals might have been scored by either team as a result of whether the penalty was awarded or not is the conjecture. As I pointed out to Sour Mash originally, there were a series in incidents that might have changed the scoreline one way or the other, but the final score is the factual outcome of the match.

 

So your statement that we'd have won even if they had been awarded was pure conjecture, not facts.

[keithd]

Was in the South Stand today! Our fans looked and sounded amazing! Was so hard not to join in with the celebrations! There were several other smug looking faces come the final whistle around me. Some bald *** next to me sussed me after my lack of celebration when they scored! After I ignored his question 'Why arnt u celebrating?, are you a Scummer?' He seemed to get very annoyed calling me a ****** and telling me to leave the ground, after I continued to ignore him, he starred at me for a rection wen Barnie scored. Ive never struggled to hold in a smile so much in my life. He then dissapeared just before HT and he didnt return after the break.

 

Was a really strange feeling being in the home end, just my luck I had to be next to one of the few ***s in that stand as most were families and older folk! Still gta work on my poker face if I ever do that again!

 

Very proud of team and fans, now lets show similar support home and away and sing the boys to promotion!

 

fair play to you but i dont see where there is any fun in that whatsover. the point of football is to enjoy and celebrate when your team scores, ive watched games at chelsea everton and leeds in the home end and always jumped up when we've scored, had a few moans and grumbles but ive not made a **** of myself and carried it on so ive been ok and not bothered. to stiffle the happiness would be pants!!

[Wes Tender]

So your statement that we'd have won even if they had been awarded was pure conjecture, not facts.

 

It is an irrefutable fact that if we score more goals than they do, we win. Where did I make a statement saying that we would have won, even had they been awarded the penalty? Read it again. What I said was that even had they been awarded the penalty the score would still have been 3-2 to us. I can see why that statement is flawed, as there is an inherent assumption that they would have scored from it, an assumption also made by their manager and others when bleating about how unfair the result was, but my statement "And it would have been (3-2), had no other goals been scored" is otherwise correct and factual.

[Turkish]

It is an irrefutable fact that if we score more goals than they do, we win. Where did I make a statement saying that we would have won, even had they been awarded the penalty? Read it again. What I said was that even had they been awarded the penalty the score would still have been 3-2 to us. I can see why that statement is flawed, as there is an inherent assumption that they would have scored from it, an assumption also made by their manager and others when bleating about how unfair the result was, but my statement "And it would have been (3-2), had no other goals been scored" is otherwise correct and factual.

 

Because if they take the lead with 20 minutes to go you are talking about a totally different last 20 minutes than if the score if 1-1 going into it. The whole complexion of the game changes. I really dont understand why this is so difficult to understand.

[Wes Tender]

Because if they take the lead with 20 minutes to go you are talking about a totally different last 20 minutes than if the score if 1-1 going into it. The whole complexion of the game changes. I really dont understand why this is so difficult to understand.

 

And you seem totally unable to comprehend the alternative situation that might arise; you know, the exact same one that actually happened earlier, that when we went one behind early on, we played with enough conviction and effort to get a goal back. But if you believe that it's set in stone that the game could only change in their favour if they went ahead with the penalty, then go ahead. If you wish to suppose through conjecture that they would have gone on to win it, good for you.

[Jones91]

yawn

[alpine_saint]

And you seem totally unable to comprehend the alternative situation that might arise; you know, the exact same one that actually happened earlier, that when we went one behind early on, we played with enough conviction and effort to get a goal back. But if you believe that it's set in stone that the game could only change in their favour if they went ahead with the penalty, then go ahead. If you wish to suppose through conjecture that they would have gone on to win it, good for you.

 

Normally I am in complete agreement with you Wes (and argue like buggery with Turkish), but in fairness, conceding a goal and suddenly letting the initiative pass to the opposition leading to letting the whole game slip, is in our nature. Look no further back than Peterborough - twice.

[Scummer]

Normally I am in complete agreement with you Wes (and argue like buggery with Turkish), but in fairness, conceding a goal and suddenly letting the initiative pass to the opposition leading to letting the whole game slip, is in our nature. Look no further back than Peterborough - twice.

 

Or you could look at a more recent game (how about Bournemouth away for example? Or Swindon.) where we let a goal in but still went on to win.

[Saint_clark]

Normally I am in complete agreement with you Wes (and argue like buggery with Turkish), but in fairness, conceding a goal and suddenly letting the initiative pass to the opposition leading to letting the whole game slip, is in our nature. Look no further back than Peterborough - twice.

 

Fair enough, so we let a 2 goal lead slip twice to the top scorers and near top conceders in the league (a game which I always said we should read nothing into anyway because of the sheer unpredictability of both sides) - but going beyond that, when have we given away a lead and gone on to lose?

In fact, other than Man United, i'm pretty sure we haven't done it once.

[Jones91]

Kinda like Lampards disallowed goal stopped us winning the world cup

[Saint_clark]

Kinda like Lampards disallowed goal stopped us winning the world cup

 

Good comparison. Everybody knows we'd have walked over Argentina and Spain had that goal stood.

[OWTS]

We were lucky at 1-1 for them not to get the penalty tbh, looked stone wall to me.

 

We also got lucky in the home games.

 

But that's football and 6 points.

[SimonC]

We were lucky at 1-1 for them not to get the penalty tbh, looked stone wall to me.

 

We also got lucky in the home games.

 

But that's football and 6 points.

 

From the Bmth angle - now the dust has settled, I think there is just an air of frustration over both matches with you lot. I think your players seemed to have an idea that it was an important match and were very professional in both matches - and we just didn't get any breaks at all over the 2 matches, couple of woodworks etc..

 

Oh well - we have done ok this season, hope it doesn't go tits up at the end!!

 

p.s Can all the top 8 STOP ****ING WINNING!!

[NickG]

3 matches

[alehouseboys]

We were lucky at 1-1 for them not to get the penalty tbh, looked stone wall to me.

 

We also got lucky in the home games.

 

But that's football and 6 points.

 

From the Bmth angle - now the dust has settled, I think there is just an air of frustration over both matches with you lot. I think your players seemed to have an idea that it was an important match and were very professional in both matches - and we just didn't get any breaks at all over the 2 matches, couple of woodworks etc..

 

Oh well - we have done ok this season, hope it doesn't go tits up at the end!!

 

p.s Can all the top 8 STOP ****ING WINNING!!

 

That was from the Bournemouth angle, the cherry imposter is a little confused.

[saintmatt]

http://www.skysports.com/fanzone/blogs/story/0,24015,16855_6817460,00.html

 

apologies if already posted