Brighton V Saints 1-2 Post match Chat!

[St Chalet]

The best result for years in fact I cannot remember a better win for years

 

MK Dons?

[washsaint]

Driving home from North Carolina, nearly crashed the car by continually looking at the BBC live updates on my Blackberry. Wife was not happy....but last 10 minutes made up for that!

 

Fantastic win and automatic promotion is now in touching distance....come on Saints, finish off the job!

[humber]

just got home . what a day set off with my son and no tickets great carvery in the sportsman. thanks to the saints fans with the five spare tickets in the saints end.the very best way to win a game then a short walk to a mates house for a bbq let the traffic die down then nice drive back to the forest

[Sambib]

Well done Saints. You definitely deserved the three points today. I knew the minute Lallana came on we were screwed, and it turned out to be true Fonte and Butterfield were brilliant I thought. Anyway, congratulations on your deserved three points, and see you in the Championship next season!

[Badger]

Well done Saints. You definitely deserved the three points today. I knew the minute Lallana came on we were screwed, and it turned out to be true Fonte and Butterfield were brilliant I thought. Anyway, congratulations on your deserved three points, and see you in the Championship next season!

 

Sensible post- Congrats on your promotion and title.

 

You looking foward to a trip to a certain 'Fratton Park' next season?

[shurlock]

Well done Saints. You definitely deserved the three points today. I knew the minute Lallana came on we were screwed, and it turned out to be true Fonte and Butterfield were brilliant I thought. Anyway, congratulations on your deserved three points, and see you in the Championship next season!

 

Interesting - Butterfield was getting quite a bit of stick from our lot.

[Sambib]

Sensible post- Congrats on your promotion and title.

 

You looking foward to a trip to a certain 'Fratton Park'?...

 

Mmm, looking more forward to the game against Palace, but Portsmouth should be a decent game. Turned them over quite convincingly in the cup this season, but I don't know. Just generally looking foward to the season!

 

If we get in a centre-back or two that can dominate in the air, but also pass it about, exactly like Fonte and Jaidi, I reckon we could do quite well. That said, methinks you will do very well next season. Thanks for turning up in force today, can't be nice sitting in that awful away stand!!!

 

One thing, when Fonte was booked for celebrating with the fans, why was he not also booked for taking his shirt off, eh? Jokes, jokes. I don't know about you, but I thought we were awful today. I think we were poor mainly to do with the fact you allowed us no time at all, which worked wonders.

 

Best team at Withdean by miles this season, and once again congratulations on the three points and here's hoping for two south coast teams in the automatic promotion spots this season!!!

[dubai_phil]

Had time to reflect.

 

When the first went in I was at the keyboard looked skywards. arms raised with a huge surge of relief not a word just phew as the breath I had been holding since half time came out.

 

The second, I heard what sounded like build up play Lallana and oh a looping header from Fonte & like others I was sure it was an own goal, followed by the same look heavenwards the same arms raised but this time the emotion was one on just knowing that was THE most important moment of our season so far.

 

The GF was left to the running around shrieking just a yes from me.

 

And now, as a marketing & branding type, I just look at what those morons tried to do with their pre-match music, the banners, the lack of handshake and it simply shows what happens when you let 16 year old Job Experience people run your Media Management & Marketing. I bet Jordan Sibley is while laughing at the sheer amateurness of it all. It's what you would expect from some 5th tier Non-League club on their big cup day against a BSQ team. And to think that their FANS lapped it up.

 

You know what? If laughing at the sheer ineptitude of them is arrogance then I'll take that every time.

 

Childish, Amateur bunch of idiots. Your results showed you deserved to win the League, but being true Champions takes a small modicum of class. The only class they know anything about is the last 3 letters of that word

[Crab Lungs]

Mmm, looking more forward to the game against Palace, but Portsmouth should be a decent game. Turned them over quite convincingly in the cup this season, but I don't know. Just generally looking foward to the season!

 

If we get in a centre-back or two that can dominate in the air, but also pass it about, exactly like Fonte and Jaidi, I reckon we could do quite well. That said, methinks you will do very well next season. Thanks for turning up in force today, can't be nice sitting in that awful away stand!!!

 

One thing, when Fonte was booked for celebrating with the fans, why was he not also booked for taking his shirt off, eh? Jokes, jokes. I don't know about you, but I thought we were awful today. I think we were poor mainly to do with the fact you allowed us no time at all, which worked wonders.

 

Best team at Withdean by miles this season, and once again congratulations on the three points and here's hoping for two south coast teams in the automatic promotion spots this season!!!

 

Objective, decent Brighton fan; as I remember them! Don't know why but NSC is overrun by absolute morons, can't reason with them at all. Good luck for the remainder of the season and beyond.

[dubai_phil]

Mmm, looking more forward to the game against Palace, but Portsmouth should be a decent game. Turned them over quite convincingly in the cup this season, but I don't know. Just generally looking foward to the season!

 

If we get in a centre-back or two that can dominate in the air, but also pass it about, exactly like Fonte and Jaidi, I reckon we could do quite well. That said, methinks you will do very well next season. Thanks for turning up in force today, can't be nice sitting in that awful away stand!!!

 

One thing, when Fonte was booked for celebrating with the fans, why was he not also booked for taking his shirt off, eh? Jokes, jokes. I don't know about you, but I thought we were awful today. I think we were poor mainly to do with the fact you allowed us no time at all, which worked wonders.

 

Best team at Withdean by miles this season, and once again congratulations on the three points and here's hoping for two south coast teams in the automatic promotion spots this season!!!

 

Shame your Marketing People & Manager couldn't show the class you just did.

 

 

Thanks for that will hope to see you next season (If I can get back!)

[wild-saint]

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/Gallery/0,,10280~2345537,00.html

 

Did they get the wrong brother as that looks more like a rugby tackle to me

 

(El-Abd tackle on Rickie)

 

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/Gallery/0,,10280~2345537,00.html

Check out this pic of bart, looks like he has a stirring in hi shorts he is so excited

[gaz]

Awesome result. It shows how far we've come with Adkins. Deffo the right choice of manager, he knows how to turn the game around and plays football the right way.

 

COYS!

[del boy]

Kris Temple [from Radio Solent] tweet:

 

'pre-match nonsense was huge case of setting yrself up for a fall! Also Adam El-Abd... hang your head in shame. Pathetic.'

 

A 'what happened?' query was then followed by:

 

'Happened to see El-Abd trying to wrestle with Fonte at corner. El-Abd then threw himself on floor holding his face, Fonte nowhere near him'

 

Have a word Poyet!

 

...almost the South American way?

[ghq]

Captain WE Johns was the author of the 'Biggles' books some of our older fans may remember. With the advent of political correctness, he and other authors were roundly castigated for the content of their books written years before. One of the passages he was brought to task for was -"He was dark and swarthy, his eyes were close together. Definitely not British." Describing an adversary our hero Biggles encountered. A truly shattering thing to foist upon young and unsuspecting minds in days gone by.

 

Cant think of whom it reminds me.

[DrZuess1979 the 2nd]

...almost the South American way?

 

More like WWE way

[Barry the Badger]

I love it. A Saints manager coming out on top in mind games, he's clearly got right under Poyet's skin.

 

Who needs Mourinho...

[Thimble]

I have not obviously read all this thread but I will add my thoughts.

 

Firstly, congratulations on getting a deserved 3 points. When we got hold of the ball we played the much better football which hardly a surprise to anyone but you also clearly wanted it much more than we did, which again, is hardly a massive surprise either. You had blatantly learnt from the game at St Mary's where your players were knackered after 50mins but this time were a lot more conservative which was demonstrated by the fact both your goals were late on.

 

It is a shame that I could count only 2 of our starting line-up who seemed to be bothered but that should not take anything away from your team...You deserved your win and we will definitely see you next season...And just think, you will not have to sit half-a mile behind the goal next time!

 

Congratulations...Hats off to you...

[Saints foreva]

Not sure if these have been posted:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYVx0TUQCno

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2xoR-fTes&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

[Nexstar]

Absolutely cracking result, in their own backyard as well!

 

We were certainly the better team and even had several Brighton fans come up after the game and say the same thing. The first half was fairly boring, with few chances, but Brighton grew a bit as the half went on but didn't deserve the cheap goal that we gave away. Anything less than a point would have been a joke as we dominated the second half, chance after chance went high, wide, or at the 'keeper. Lallana was outstanding, Connolly did very well also.

 

Both goals were very well taken and there was a second of silence as Fonte's went in, trying to make sure it was a goal before we went mental!

Was very nice to show who is the better team on the day and stick it to Poyet - Not a bitter man, despite failing to shake Adkins hand and saying all we did was hoof it!

 

Thought the atmosphere was shockingly bad for a home side who have just been crowned champions. Most of the Brighton lot seemed OK, except the *****s who saw fitting to throw things at Adkins as he walked to the dugout. I can understand the chants and banter due to his comment back in November, but to throw things is a disgraceful.

 

Great day, great result, roll on Hartlepool and beyond.

[musesaint]

Not sure if these have been posted:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYVx0TUQCno

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2xoR-fTes&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

 

Cheers - brilliant - Fonte should have caught a train to get to our fans - what a shi**t hole to play football in !

[The9]

The Brighton fans, management, publicity people really set themselves up for this with their petulant behaviour. All I can say after their arrogant transparent behaviour, is 'have some of that'. A more graceless bunch especially after their brilliant season it would be difficult to conceive. It is a terrific way to put their season to bed, end their unbeaten run, end their unbeaten record at home and now leave them facing possibly another defeat next week. A brilliant result, back in the driving seat, forget this one and Brighton move on to Monday and take it from there.

 

This - and if we get get Ankegren banned (after the Huddersfield match of course) for his v-sign at the Saints fans all the better. It was just wonderful to absolutely stuff their pathetic anti-football play-acting, time-wasting and diving back down their throats.

 

Interesting to hear the Adkins had already written to the league about Brighton's use of obstruction to prevent the keeper releasing the ball quickly (a yellow card offence, which they repeated endlessly) and their cheating use of ballboys - who ignored all ball requests by Saints players until about 10 seconds afterwards, and were then entirely withdrawn from the surrounding areas and stationed either behind the Brighton goal or (for most of them) in a group near a floodlight miles from the pitch, at around the 80th minute.

 

So very delighted we beat the bitter, whining, cheating losers, as much for their attitudes as for the vital 3 points.

Edited 24 April, 2011 by The9

[The9]

Most of the Brighton lot seemed OK, except the *****s who saw fitting to throw things at Adkins as he walked to the dugout. I can understand the chants and banter due to his comment back in November, but to throw things is a disgraceful.

 

There were at least a hundred of them lined up to hurl abuse (and objects) at Adkins at the start of the second half - and just look at this lame banner...

 

 

Not a lot of humble pie when he was beaming his way off the pitch at the end, and guess who had the egg on their face ?

[Crab Lungs]

This - and if we get get Ankegren banned (after the Huddersfield match of course) for his v-sign at the Saints fans all the better. It was just wonderful to absolutely stuff their pathetic anti-football play-acting, time-wasting and diving back down their throats.

 

Interesting to hear the Adkins had already written to the league about Brighton's use of obstruction to prevent the keeper releasing the ball quickly (a yellow card offence, which they repeated endlessly) and their cheating use of ballboys - who ignored all ball requests by Saints players until about 10 seconds afterwards, and were then entirely withdrawn from the surrounding areas and stationed either behind the Brighton goal or (for most of them) in a group near a floodlight miles from the pitch, at around the 80th minute.

 

So very delighted we beat the bitter, whining, cheating losers, as much for their attitudes as for the vital 3 points.

 

So glad we beat them. F()ck, and I thought the Cherries were annoying, this lot are disgusting.

[The9]

Had time to reflect.

 

When the first went in I was at the keyboard looked skywards. arms raised with a huge surge of relief not a word just phew as the breath I had been holding since half time came out.

 

The second, I heard what sounded like build up play Lallana and oh a looping header from Fonte & like others I was sure it was an own goal, followed by the same look heavenwards the same arms raised but this time the emotion was one on just knowing that was THE most important moment of our season so far.

 

The GF was left to the running around shrieking just a yes from me.

 

And now, as a marketing & branding type, I just look at what those morons tried to do with their pre-match music, the banners, the lack of handshake and it simply shows what happens when you let 16 year old Job Experience people run your Media Management & Marketing. I bet Jordan Sibley is while laughing at the sheer amateurness of it all. It's what you would expect from some 5th tier Non-League club on their big cup day against a BSQ team. And to think that their FANS lapped it up.

 

You know what? If laughing at the sheer ineptitude of them is arrogance then I'll take that every time.

 

Childish, Amateur bunch of idiots. Your results showed you deserved to win the League, but being true Champions takes a small modicum of class. The only class they know anything about is the last 3 letters of that word

 

No wonder they think changing the colour of the away end and putting up pictures of famous visiting teams' players will improve their new ground, they have no idea what football is about.

 

Playing "Making Plans For Nigel" over the PA (followed by an utterly boll0cks excuse about some bloke called Nigel being ill to attempt to justify it) and "Catch Us If You Can" were feeble - I just found it amazing they had devoted so much effort to running Saints down, especially Adkins for some throwaway stuff from 6 months ago,when they had basically spent no time at all actually celebrating what they had achieved other than a few songs.

 

And it wasn't just the fans, it was their club - the programme was full of digs and snipes at Saints as well - even the front page had "Keep Up" on it.

 

What made me laugh is that I don't think any of us could even remember what he'd said two days later, back in the autumn, but my God they were clinging onto it for all they could wring from it today.

 

Still, 2-1 eh ? You cheat but you still don't win.

Edited 24 April, 2011 by The9

[hypochondriac]

That about sums it up for me, they have gone on and on about some little comment Adkins made. If the situations were reversed, we would probably be cheesed off at Poyet at the time and then totally forgotten about it. They are so tinpot it is hilarious.

[suewhistle]

Welll, it's 3 in the morning here and I'm just back in after going out at 6.15 my time for an evening apperitivo - which seems to have dragged on a bit what with the drinking (including two bottles of English wine for my birthday & St George's), eating (er... nibbles really), singing and dancing.

 

Still big grin time.

 

What makes me laugh in that photo above is the amount of money they must have spent on such a professionally produced banner. It's not going to get that much use, I'd reckon. What do you think?

[suewhistle]

PS: those bottles were shared with the locals - I didn't drink them all myself. Impressed they were too with me English wines!

[Guan 2.0]

This - and if we get get Ankegren banned (after the Huddersfield match of course) for his v-sign at the Saints fans all the better. It was just wonderful to absolutely stuff their pathetic anti-football play-acting, time-wasting and diving back down their throats.

 

Interesting to hear the Adkins had already written to the league about Brighton's use of obstruction to prevent the keeper releasing the ball quickly (a yellow card offence, which they repeated endlessly) and their cheating use of ballboys - who ignored all ball requests by Saints players until about 10 seconds afterwards, and were then entirely withdrawn from the surrounding areas and stationed either behind the Brighton goal or (for most of them) in a group near a floodlight miles from the pitch, at around the 80th minute.

 

So very delighted we beat the bitter, whining, cheating losers, as much for their attitudes as for the vital 3 points.

 

Where did you hear this?

 

Oh and great coverage on the Football league show. Makes Late kick off look awesome. Which is really saying something!

[Kingsbridge Saint]

Great to put one over such a horrible little club. Massive result for us, really proud to be a Saint. Had the 2003 Cup Final Polo on all day today in Brisbane. Even wore it at the Super 15 game at the Suncorp. Only one match mattered tonight though. WIFM!!!

[Toomer]

We are a point better off than I thought we would, I thought we would get a draw at the last two away games. A win yesterday was a great result and you could see how much it meant to Fonte.

[Lets B Avenue]

Poyet has form with us. When he was a player at Chelsea one of our players gave him an immense injury, North African fellow, not Kachoul whose name escapes me right now. We followed this up with taunts of "Where's your Poyet gone" at the next game.

 

Tahar El Khalej?

 

It was Patrick Colletter. Boxing Day 1998.

[Saint137]

 

It was Patrick Colletter. Boxing Day 1998.

 

Ah, remember that well, wasn't that the first Prem game to feature a completely non-English side? We got turned over 2 or 3-0

[LVSaint]

 

 

Ouch - that showed him! Bless!

[Jesus Reigned]

Kris Temple [from Radio Solent] tweet:

 

'pre-match nonsense was huge case of setting yrself up for a fall! Also Adam El-Abd... hang your head in shame. Pathetic.'

 

A 'what happened?' query was then followed by:

 

'Happened to see El-Abd trying to wrestle with Fonte at corner. El-Abd then threw himself on floor holding his face, Fonte nowhere near him'

 

Have a word Poyet!

 

Look at Rickie's Di Cannio-esque feigned head-butt at El-Abd as he runs past him following Fonte totally outjumping him to nod our winner; now that is a Mastercard moment!!

[Jimmy Gabriel's Halo]

I think BHA will actually do quite well in the Championship.

They will last 3 seasons.

 

 

Autumn, winter & spring.

 

The old ones are the best.

[Toadhall Saint]

There were at least a hundred of them lined up to hurl abuse (and objects) at Adkins at the start of the second half - and just look at this lame banner...

 

 

Not a lot of humble pie when he was beaming his way off the pitch at the end, and guess who had the egg on their face ?

 

Obsessed? I think so - the big % just wanting to have a go at NA - LOL LOL LOL!

[Saint Fan CaM]

What great team spirit that win will instill in the lads. You could see how much it meant for Jose and the rest of them! Top, top result and 2nd spot really is ours for taking now.

[OldNick]

I wonder when we play them again if we remember Poyets comments. We are no better than them when it comes to grudges, ask Derby about that.

I will give Poyet stick when he comes , so Im as bad as they are

[ItchenRob]

Interesting - Butterfield was getting quite a bit of stick from our lot.

 

I had people sitting behind me screaming abuse at Adkins - until we suddenly scored 2 very quick goals ! They included a prominent member of the London Saints and a lady who referred to every Saints player as an "effin useless C"nt". Her footballing knowledge was confirmed when she called the Brighton keeper for too many steps. The vast majority of Saints fans have some balance and perspective but we have our fair share of ... well we all know them. But what a brilliant day. Possibly in my top 5 all Saints results (my first game was in 1975)

[The9]

Where did you hear this?

 

Oh and great coverage on the Football league show. Makes Late kick off look awesome. Which is really saying something!

 

A mate of mine mentioned it during the match when Davis was impeded for the second or third time (he's a ref, I wouldn't be entirely sure of him as a source but it seems too specific a thing to misunderstand or misinterpret.

 

As for the ballboys, we saw them disappear, it was blatant. About four moved to behind the Brighton goal to control and delay the return for their goal kicks at that end (not sure Kelv had any his end so he'd have had to run to get the ball himself) and ALL the ones along the sides who had been killing time delaying Saints restarts AND Brighton ones to timewaste from kick off suddenly all gathered under a floodlight near where the players come out.

 

One of the things I both like and hate about Saints is our refusal to adopt this kind of "any edge" gamesmanship. I wonder how many other opposing fans have come away from Withdean this season complaining about the short amount of time the ball was actually in play? It does explain their huge run of narrow single goal wins though.

 

On the bright side, 2-1.

[Deppo]

Great result. When does the DVD come out?

[Barry the Badger]

I wonder when we play them again if we remember Poyets comments. We are no better than them when it comes to grudges, ask Derby about that.

I will give Poyet stick when he comes , so Im as bad as they are

 

Will you make a banner? Do you hope that Saints put a message on the programme referencing his comments?

[sperm_john]

poyet to throw the game against huddersfield to scupper us ? ......wouldnt supprise me

[Appy]

Ankergren had a bit of a thing with our fans.

 

Ended with him flicking the V's at us after a clash with Chaplow.

 

Pathetic.

 

I love Southampton Football Club, fantastic performance.

 

P.S Anyone who doesn't rate Nigel Adkins is a clown.

[View From The Top]

poyet to throw the game against huddersfield to scupper us ? ......wouldnt supprise me

 

As I written countless times. It's their last home game, their last game at the Withdean and they collect their trophy. Losing would still not guarantee anything for Huddersfield so why would they want to throw it?

[Appy]

As I written countless times. It's their last home game, their last game at the Withdean and they collect their trophy. Losing would still not guarantee anything for Huddersfield so why would they want to throw it?

 

No love lost from their game at the Galpharm earlier this season too.

 

Altercation with Poyet and Clark.

[InvictaSaint]

There were at least a hundred of them lined up to hurl abuse (and objects) at Adkins at the start of the second half - and just look at this lame banner...

 

 

Not a lot of humble pie when he was beaming his way off the pitch at the end, and guess who had the egg on their face ?

 

That picture should serve as all the inspiration and motivation Adkins, the players and we need for the rest of time eternal.

 

What sad, sad deluded inbreds those Brighton fans are. All the good grace of a pile of horse manure.

[RobM]

You can't call Brighton fans inbred. It's simply not correct. They are all adopted, as both 'parents' are bummers.

[boxosponge]

the maximum they can now get is 99.

 

I hope they get them

[aintforever]

I'm amazed at how a bunch of fans who have just won the league can be so bitter - why do they give a sh!te what our manager says? They really are a tiny club with a massive chip on their shoulder, even worse than Bournemouth. It was great for Adkins to shove their pathetic comments back in their faces.

 

I'm starting to like going to these small tin pot clubs that I don't give a monkeys about and having everyone really hate us, must be like what Man Utd get every other week.