Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints Yellow rings out... (well, that's nice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints At. Bilboa Handball!!! Ref waves it away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonRichards Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 One nil down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints Saints pressing - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints Saints nearly equalise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Holmes goes close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints Rasping strike from the edge of the box deflected wide... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints Sub Bilbao: De Marcos Off - Galarreta On Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 23 July, 2011 Author Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Lee Holmes has a great chance to equalise but his shot is blocked and goes out for a corner. Saints pressing hard for a goal here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints Saints corner...1 min remaining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbattigger Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints At. Bilboa Handball!!! Ref waves it away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints Kelvin Davis up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints 2min added time - Kelvin gets back in goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints Saints free kick last chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints Saints corner!! OfficialSaints Cleared by Bilbao... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Slightly disappointing to lose, but at least it sounded like a good run out and an entertaining game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 OfficialSaints At Bilbao seal the win with a final goal and take the trophy back to Spain! A great day, a great event and an amazing tribute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Well done to all who made it down there, sounds like a fun day out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Ah that's a shame. Well done Bilbao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 All very promising for the new season and that wasn't even with the Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locks heath saint 2 Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Saints second eleven where as bad as the first eleven were good, poor distribution,pace and control being the difference. Richardson had a mare and Holmes made his normal contribution to the game 'nowt' Where is Lambert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkirkSaint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Do you expect the official site to put pictures up of the games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartosz Bialkowski Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 What we learned today is ....... Cork is not fit enough yet Chamberlain even when he can't really be arsed is better than everyone else bar Lallana Jaidi is a liability against better standard of opposition Holmes isn't an answer for right midfield Doble is still a long way off Jonno quick isn't a winger (he can't cross) And most importantly..... Adam Lallana is the most important player in our team, and without him we look distinctly average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Where is Lambert? Very slight back strain, should be back in training on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Great to see Terry at St. Mary's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Great to see Terry at St. Mary's! Agreed. Looking good. Maybe we should sign him up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Very slight back strain, should be back in training on Monday. Must be Pardew's fault surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
positivepete Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Saints second eleven where as bad as the first eleven were good, poor distribution,pace and control being the difference. Richardson had a mare and Holmes made his normal contribution to the game 'nowt' Where is Lambert? Pretty unfair, it is hard to look good when you dont have the ball. Bilbao were twice the team Bremen were. Would have been interesting seeing the first half team play Bilbao. Good day, enjoyed the format, we did indeed play some good football in the first game. Who was the big sub in the second match? Looked like a centre half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis17 Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Saints second eleven where as bad as the first eleven were good, poor distribution,pace and control being the difference. Richardson had a mare and Holmes made his normal contribution to the game 'nowt' Where is Lambert? I don't think Richardson had a mare at all, actually along with Martin I thought he was one of our best players. It was Davis, Schneiderlin and Jaidi that you could say had mares, although the performance was understandable as these players have never played a competitive game together before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 I was much, much more confident with Bialkowski in goal than Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 What we learned today is ....... Cork is not fit enough yet Chamberlain even when he can't really be arsed is better than everyone else bar Lallana Jaidi is a liability against better standard of opposition Holmes isn't an answer for right midfield Doble is still a long way off Jonno quick isn't a winger (he can't cross) And most importantly..... Adam Lallana is the most important player in our team, and without him we look distinctly average. Well from what I saw... Cork looked assured enough, distributed well and linked up nicely with Connolly for the first goal. Oxlade-Chamberlain... The only way you could possibly tell how much he was arsed today came across in his performance - and he gave as much as any of his teammates. I'll give you that point on Jaidi, but he won't be playing week-in, week-out. Plus a 'better standard' than League One is a pretty wide term as most leagues are. The Holmes experiment didn't work today, but did against Biel. Hardly conclusive. Doble didn't really see much of the ball. The delivery wasn't there for him so he had to come deep. Jury's out on Jonno. Still doesn't deserve all of the stick he gets mind. Amazed at the explicitness of the quoted conclusions from watching our players for a mere 45 minutes against vastly different opposition to that of the Championship. Agree that Bart looked assured, but he wasn't really tested. Would have been very interesting to see him between the sticks for the second game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Richardson looked excellent, sharpest I've seen him as a Saints player and very energetic, got forward well and was much more lively and significantly less sluggish than he looked all last season - he also used the ball well, going for return passes instead of just chipping it up to get rid, as he did last season. He was my Saints man of the tournament actually, for his improvement. Butterfield has plenty to worry about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Very encouraging, the Bremen result, even if it was just a half of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Match report on werder site said werder looked very tired, and never in the game I saw no lack of energy on their part. I think that it took them 15 minutes to realise that we actually had some players who were every bit as good as theirs. Lallana, AOC and DoPrado were cutting through their defence at will. 3-0 flattered them a bit. I would not be surprised if we got a bid for Lallana from Bremen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 What we learned today is ....... Cork is not fit enough yet Chamberlain even when he can't really be arsed is better than everyone else bar Lallana Absolutely but disagree about can't be arsed Jaidi is a liability against better standard of oppositionAgree Holmes isn't an answer for right midfieldFar too early to make this judgement. It is his first game back against this level of opposition Doble is still a long way off He's not quite ready yet but the potential is clearly there. A three month loan to a League one or two club could be of huge benefit. Jonno quick isn't a winger (he can't cross)I thought that he had a decent game And most importantly..... Adam Lallana is the most important player in our team, and without him we look distinctly average.Abso-bloody-lutely As above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 I don't think Richardson had a mare at all, actually along with Martin I thought he was one of our best players. It was Davis, Schneiderlin and Jaidi that you could say had mares, although the performance was understandable as these players have never played a competitive game together before. Davis????? He kept the score down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 I was much, much more confident with Bialkowski in goal than Davis. Why? Bart had a better defence in front of him while Davis actually kept the score down. You can never be certain about these things but Davis made one or two stops that I am not certain that Bart would have made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 What a thoroughly good day. Connolly Oxy and Lallanna looked sharp. Athletico looked like a bunch of schoolboys but they showed how effecient football should be played, minimum effort maximum output. Well played all. But the Saints Ale is an embarrassment - rebranded Worthington ****e - hang your head in shame SFC, we don't liked to be mugged off!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 Why? Bart had a better defence in front of him while Davis actually kept the score down. You can never be certain about these things but Davis made one or two stops that I am not certain that Bart would have made. Bialkowski made a couple of good saves as well, whilst also having perfect distribution and claiming almost every ball that was crossed into the box. Davis fumbled on at least two occasions, only claimed one cross and his kicking was atrocious. I have been a massive Davis fan but for me Bart was by far the superior keeper based on yesterdays performance. That's all i'm saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 But the Saints Ale is an embarrassment - rebranded Worthington ****e - hang your head in shame SFC, we don't liked to be mugged off!!! A bit OTT! If you dont like it then dont buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 Bialkowski made a couple of good saves as well, whilst also having perfect distribution and claiming almost every ball that was crossed into the box. Davis fumbled on at least two occasions, only claimed one cross and his kicking was atrocious. I have been a massive Davis fan but for me Bart was by far the superior keeper based on yesterdays performance. That's all i'm saying. Totally agree, I though Bart looked far better, more commanding, kicking was good and 2 decent saves. I thought Harding was poor first game but Jaidi(who I loved last season) was shown up a bit today and think it may be one season too far. Schneiderling and Dickson didn't have a good match either. I thought Richardson looked good, Doble promising but the second side never really got going. Lallana really was the star, Oxo made 2 of the goals and he looked very good again. Like the new second kit. The 'Saints' ale is better than the rubbish we have had before but £3.50 and £6 for pint and a pie is taking the mick a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 But the Saints Ale is an embarrassment - rebranded Worthington ****e - hang your head in shame SFC, we don't liked to be mugged off!!! Perhaps, but on the plus side it tastes a lot better than the other watery sh*te they sell at the ground and it's a full pint... To be fair any 'ale' that has to be chilled and comes out of a tap rather than a pump is going to suck, but can you really see them installing all of that and luggling kegs between the bars when it runs out? Doesn't really fit with the conveyor belt nature of service so the queues would be even bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 Bialkowski made a couple of good saves as well, whilst also having perfect distribution and claiming almost every ball that was crossed into the box. Davis fumbled on at least two occasions, only claimed one cross and his kicking was atrocious. I have been a massive Davis fan but for me Bart was by far the superior keeper based on yesterdays performance. That's all i'm saying. Its all a matter opinion I suppose - I actually rate both keepers - but to be fair to Davis the "fumbled" balls would have been hard to hold given the speed at which he had to react and velocity of the ball. He was continuously put under pressure by the errors of the players in front of him while Bart had a relatively easy ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st alex Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 Well from what I saw... Cork looked assured enough, distributed well and linked up nicely with Connolly for the first goal. Oxlade-Chamberlain... The only way you could possibly tell how much he was arsed today came across in his performance - and he gave as much as any of his teammates. I'll give you that point on Jaidi, but he won't be playing week-in, week-out. Plus a 'better standard' than League One is a pretty wide term as most leagues are. The Holmes experiment didn't work today, but did against Biel. Hardly conclusive. Doble didn't really see much of the ball. The delivery wasn't there for him so he had to come deep. Jury's out on Jonno. Still doesn't deserve all of the stick he gets mind. Amazed at the explicitness of the quoted conclusions from watching our players for a mere 45 minutes against vastly different opposition to that of the Championship. Agree that Bart looked assured, but he wasn't really tested. Would have been very interesting to see him between the sticks for the second game. Thought Martin had a good game and Chaplow played well in an otherwise poor midfield in the second match. Forte was terrible, but not sure why he was on the left while Holmes was on the right, as they both played badly, I guess it was a failed experiment and they will each play on their prefered wings in future so that they might actually be able to deliver a cross. And Bart did look excellent - better than Davis on that showing. Good shot stopping and distribution. Jaidi looked just as bad at the start of last season, but managed to become more mobile as the season wore on, not sure he will manage it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 This. I thought Davis distribution was diabolical at times. Bialowkowski was excellent in the first match against Bremen. We will have to wait and see if Adkins plays Bart against West Brom.I was much, much more confident with Bialkowski in goal than Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red&white56 Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 If squad numbers mean anything, Bilbao played both games with their first squad. I think they came with the intention to win and not make experiments with their set-up. Whereas Bremen changed their squad around after their first game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkins Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 Squad numbers don't mean anything. Bilbao played 1-11 both games, irrespective of who was on the pitch and their actual squad numbers. Arguably a weaker team played against us. No Llorente or Ander Herrera for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartosz Bialkowski Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 Squad numbers don't mean anything. Bilbao played 1-11 both games, irrespective of who was on the pitch and their actual squad numbers. Arguably a weaker team played against us. No Llorente or Ander Herrera for instance. Athletic Bilbao: Iraizoz, Gurpegui, Castillo, San Jose, Amorebieta, Orbaiz, Lopez, Herrera, Llorente, Toquero, Gabilondo. Vs saints Athletic Bilbao: Fernandez, Iraola, Ustaritz, San Jose, Ocio, Iturrapse, Susaeta, DeMarcos (De Galarreta 43), Martinez, Saborit, Gomez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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