beatlesaint Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 So is this Safari bloke any good? Well he's beat Tommy Forecast twice, make of that what you will !!
Seany S Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 lol, Safari - sign him up on strength of his name alone.
Hamilton Saint Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Sign up the Safari bloke - he's an animal. I'll me coat --------> He's a good poacher, a good sharpshooter, etc., etc.
The Kraken Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Full-Time: FC Biel 3-3. Entertaining game and probably a fair result in the end. Decent start to pre-season./
saint lard Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Away from the obvious game reserve/animal puns....... Safari..should keep tabs on him.
Saint Fan CaM Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 He's a good poacher, a good sharpshooter, etc., etc. Nice!
Hamilton Saint Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Away from the obvious game reserve/animal puns....... Safari..should keep tabs on him. We should keep tracking him, you mean.
Saint Fan CaM Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Away from the obvious game reserve/animal puns....... Safari..should keep tabs on him. Yeah I agree - like keeping an ear to the ground in a tracking kind of sense? (:
Saint Fan CaM Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 We should keep tracking him, you mean. Yeah I agree - like keeping an ear to the ground in a tracking kind of sense? (: Great minds!
Quickfire Double Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Away from the obvious game reserve/animal puns....... Safari..should keep tabs on him. Damn it I was just coming back to ask if Safari would be good enough for our reserves! You've ruined it, I'm gone!!
Dazza82 Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/kaua-safari/profil/spieler_64978.html Kaua Safari 23 year old swiss forward, scored a couple of times for them already this pre season
Hamilton Saint Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Away from the obvious game reserve/animal puns....... Safari..should keep tabs on him. Just because he scores a couple in a friendly is no reason to lionize the guy.
saint lard Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Safari (web browser)...opening a new 'tab'......i did'nt really have to explain that did i?
pap Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Adkins to be loaded into a rocket and fired at the moon. Entire playing staff to relocate to Silverlake Stadium. Three trillion investment in new players.
farawaysaint Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 We can't even beat a Swiss second division side? FFS Adkins out
Dazza82 Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2392057,00.html
scott_saints Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Well that's our promotion chances f**ked then. F**k off Saints.
dubai_phil Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 I think Holmes has taken over the "player with most quality if only he could stay out of the treatment room" mantle
pap Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Rather fitting that we seemingly had a defence akin to Swiss cheese tonight.
red&white56 Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 welcome back football! welcome back saints forum!
Saint_John Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 I think this was their 3rd pre-season game (4-1 Delmont 25 June; 0-3 Young Boys 28th June). And I believe their season starts on 22nd v Kriens. Which puts them approx 2 weeks ahead of us in fitness terms. http://uk.soccerway.com/teams/switzerland/fc-biel-bienne/
krissyboy31 Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 I was wondering how many times has Holmes actually had the opportunity to put the ball onto Connolly's head, in all the time either player has been with Saints?
Crab Lungs Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 I've said it since he arrived and I'll say it again, 2 years on: Lee Holmes has the potential to be a EPL-class winger IF he stays out of the treatment room. His delivery is and has always been superb and his trickery makes up for a "lack" of pace (even though he's not actually that slow). Rather LH on the wing than someone who can just run fast.
Kelly Smunt Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 I was wondering how many times has Holmes actually had the opportunity to put the ball onto Connolly's head, in all the time either player has been with Saints? 12, with 33% strike rate.
St Chalet Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 I was wondering how many times has Holmes actually had the opportunity to put the ball onto Connolly's head, in all the time either player has been with Saints? Solar eclipse springs to mind
Window Cleaner Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Adkins to be loaded into a rocket and fired at the moon. Entire playing staff to relocate to Silverlake Stadium. Three trillion investment in new players. Aha we're the Man Citeh of the south then.
Bartosz Bialkowski Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Hope someone breaks Forecast's hands. Same. Useless piece of ****
The9 Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 (edited) Having read the report on the OS, anyone want to start slagging off Adkins for playing inverted wingers - Holmes on the right setting up the first two goals and Forte and Chamberlain switching wings in the second half...? It used to be a stick to beat Burley with for the tactically stunted. Edited 13 July, 2011 by The9
cellone Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 Wasn't he a bit more thinking outside the envelope than just switching wings when it came to player position's?
trousers Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 I'm happy with that. Safari so good Only 9 posts later than my equally witty post... ;-)
The9 Posted 13 July, 2011 Posted 13 July, 2011 (edited) Wasn't he a bit more thinking outside the envelope than just switching wings when it came to player position's? Who, Burley? He made a few odd choices towards the end but there was a good 6 months before the Bennett/Makin debacle where people were constantly having a pop at how stupid it was to play wingers on the wrong sides, even though the benefits of inswinging crosses and players cutting inside on their stronger foot should be pretty sodding obvious. This despite it being de riguer at a lot of coaching seminars at the time and clearly up there with playing without recognised strikers as the Next Big Thing. Funnily enough Scotland went with a 4-6-0 not long after Burley left. I'd have Burley more as a "pushing the box" type over thinking outside the envelope, btw. Edited 13 July, 2011 by The9
Window Cleaner Posted 14 July, 2011 Posted 14 July, 2011 I see that Deano got booked, does that count for next season or is it just pro forma?
Window Cleaner Posted 14 July, 2011 Posted 14 July, 2011 Having read the report on the OS, anyone want to start slagging off Adkins for playing inverted wingers - Holmes on the right setting up the first two goals and Forte and Chamberlain switching wings in the second half...? It used to be a stick to beat Burley with for the tactically stunted. Holmes looks pretty much at ease with his right foot though, cross for the first goal is definitely with his right foot, think the second may be as well. Nice to see Connolly actually getting on the end of good ball into the box, Swiss defence nowhere in sight though, may be due to the quality of the crosses.
The9 Posted 14 July, 2011 Posted 14 July, 2011 Holmes looks pretty much at ease with his right foot though, cross for the first goal is definitely with his right foot, think the second may be as well. Nice to see Connolly actually getting on the end of good ball into the box, Swiss defence nowhere in sight though, may be due to the quality of the crosses. Yeah, he does, all the more reason to play him on the right wing not the left. I can't even remember who our inverted wingers were when Burley was doing it, anyone recall?
Thedelldays Posted 14 July, 2011 Posted 14 July, 2011 Yeah, he does, all the more reason to play him on the right wing not the left. I can't even remember who our inverted wingers were when Burley was doing it, anyone recall? dyer...???
saintjay77 Posted 14 July, 2011 Posted 14 July, 2011 Yeah, he does, all the more reason to play him on the right wing not the left. I can't even remember who our inverted wingers were when Burley was doing it, anyone recall? I think Burley's problem was playing players out of position when they were obviously not comfortable with it, playing too many players out of position in the same game and most of all making crucial subs way after they were due and far too late. WGS played Fernades on the right and he loved it while Anders who liked the attacking mid field role for his country was played on the left and he stank. Each manager trys something, some things work and some things dont. Burley tried many things that didnt work and got beaten with many sticks because of it. Personally I would rather have a fast winger playing on the wrong side but most of their training would be on give and go and a bi-line cross with thier wrong foot. If they can get half decent at that then they will be effective. If they only cut inside (like Dyer used to) they will get found out.
Pancake Posted 14 July, 2011 Posted 14 July, 2011 No photos of Jessica Biel. Sad state of affairs this thread.
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