mcjwills Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Yep, 45 more games to go, eh lads ? This goal was inevitable. We gave Cardiff 64% of the possession, FFS ! The team is simply not strong enough. They held on valliantly for 99% of the game, but this story is going to repeat itself throughout the season as the opposing team wear down and unlock the weaknesses in the team. Hey Alpine I can see you in Dads Army shouting "Were doomed all doomed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 ah Nolan........don't you know Radio Hampshire and Radio Solent are biased and we should ignore everything they say and only listen to folks who criticise Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Could of been worse,losing at home to Donny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaptopSaint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Yep, 45 more games to go, eh lads ? This goal was inevitable. We gave Cardiff 64% of the possession, FFS ! The team is simply not strong enough. They held on valliantly for 99% of the game, but this story is going to repeat itself throughout the season as the opposing team wear down and unlock the weaknesses in the team. I think the reason why people get ****ed off with you is that you always seem far happier when we lose than when we win. And you often write complete arse. Just IMHO of course. It's one game. We did OK. We need some work in a few areas - right back and up front I think. But your sense of 'inevitability' is just tosh. Mind you if I lived in Austria I'd be quite depressed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Well it will be interesting to read some reviews from people who actually saw the game. Comments from this thread so far include things along the line of.. '..if it was for Kelvin we'd have lost by 7 or more....' '...saints on the backfoot for much of the game according to SSN..' '...saints the better team according to Hants radio...' '...Radio Cardiff says Cardiff were the better team...' 'We did well, I don't care what anyone says. We could have just as easily got the 3 points. ' So which is really true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidthesquid Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Different chairman, different manager, different coaches, different style, different players, different shirts - but, who'd have thought it, same old Saints snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in injury time yet again. Welcome back to the world of te Saints, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintkiptanui Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 I'm going to have to stop reading this thread, it is full of uttter morons, one game and the world is going to end. Idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 I think the reason why people get ****ed off with you is that you always seem far happier when we lose than when we win. And you often write complete arse. Just IMHO of course. It's one game. We did OK. We need some work in a few areas - right back and up front I think. But your sense of 'inevitability' is just tosh. Mind you if I lived in Austria I'd be quite depressed too. Who does Alps keep in his cellar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Hey Alpine I can see you in Dads Army shouting "Were doomed all doomed" Look, I dont care how fancy-Dan Schneiderlin is, we dont have enough weight in midfield. We have two rocks at the central defence, but the opposition can just do f**king pincer movements around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um Bongo Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 We're not bottom either. Something to smile about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty's Caddy Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 just spoke to my lad and he said the ball was definately over the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 It doesn't matter whether the ball had crossed the line or not, we didn't defend it properly in the first place and we have no points. We seemed to be playing well to begin with, with plenty of good passing and movement, but slowly but surely Cardiff came back into it and it was us who were on the back foot for the last 15 minutes of the first half. It appeared to be much more even in the second half, but their goallie hardly had a save to make all afternoon. According to Radio Solent, we lacked a cutting edge. I also noted that Lee Holmes didn't do that much on the left, neither did Thompson on the right. Things looked much brighter when they were replaced by B-WP and Dyer, although they are both right sided players. Although he scored, which will be great for his confidence, McG didn't seem to do much else. I don't know what conclusion to reach from this. We were close to a point which would be a fair return for a first game, but despite Svensson having an awesome game, I'm still worried about the ability of our defence to defend set pieces on the one hand and the inability to score from them at the other end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Who does Alps keep in his cellar? That comment is very naughty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintkiptanui Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Look, I dont care how fancy-Dan Schneiderlin is, we dont have enough weight in midfield. We have two rocks at the central defence, but the opposition can just do f**king pincer movements around them.damm, next week we play crab atheletic, we're ******* doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shearer Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 I'm going to have to stop reading this thread, it is full of uttter morons, one game and the world is going to end. Idiots. Thats a fair comment. I'll be interested to know the views of those who went to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 I'm going to have to stop reading this thread, it is full of uttter morons, one game and the world is going to end. Idiots. Are you still giving out paper hats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 I think the reason why people get ****ed off with you is that you always seem far happier when we lose than when we win. And you often write complete arse. Just IMHO of course. It's one game. We did OK. We need some work in a few areas - right back and up front I think. But your sense of 'inevitability' is just tosh. Mind you if I lived in Austria I'd be quite depressed too. That's why I wrote it was almost a "fantastic" result, isnt it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 ****ed off to lose to a last minute goal, would have been a good point. I am a bit more confident about staying up though, sounded like we did OK and I expected us to get stuffed. It's how we play against the other relegation candidates that really matters, we always do **** at Cardiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Oh well, another set piece goal defeat and the summer finger nail growth chewed back to the bone all in the space of 90 mins .... welcome back to the football season as a Saints Fan :cool: Not too amny clear chances for us, but the general standard of play sounded much better than most of last season. 1st half plenty of possession and good passing, but 2nd half we fell away and couldn't get the ball to pass it around. This is where we need more experience, maintaining possession when we get it ... not that any of the oldies could do that last season :confused: Be interesting to see what team we line up with at Exeter .... play the oldies and keep the youngsters fresh for the league .. turning the normal thinking on its head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 That comment is very naughty... Lighten up a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965onwards Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 One thing JP should have leaned from his first real experience of CCC,is that a lot of work needs to be done on setpieces at both ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintkiptanui Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Are you still giving out paper hats?Do I sense slight pleasure at this defeat??? some people are proper weido's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Who does Alps keep in his cellar? maybe its him in the cellar! might explain his lack of insight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 One game does not make a season,Derby and Ipswich also lost today both playing at home,I suspect one of those if not both, in and around the play offs come the end of the season. There is a very long road ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Dave Merrington is notoriously difficult to please and he felt we were more than worthy of a point, and that we played quite well in what is arguably going to be one of our toughest games of the season. It's always gutwrenching to lose in such a way but it's important to remember the amount of change over this close season and it sounded to me like we did alright... obviously not brilliant, but nothing shockingly bad either. So, I would suggest that we ignore some of the polar opinions, take it on the chin, hope that the players, with Jan's help, learn from it, and move on. If nothing else, I don't think we can fault the players' effort out there today, which is something that has been lacking in the past... other things will come with time, but if they give 100% then I can't criticise too much. On to Tuesday and a quick chance to get a win under our belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 maybe its him in the cellar! might explain his lack of insight! At least you get your pretty football for 32% of the time, eh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Do I sense slight pleasure at this defeat??? some people are proper weido's. No pleasure at all mush. What is a weido? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Disappointing but cardiff are a strong side as we know - it's early days and i still think we will do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefoggy Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 i agree with alpine, good to know you are still out there mate. we only moan because we CARE about the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Look, I dont care how fancy-Dan Schneiderlin is, we dont have enough weight in midfield. We have two rocks at the central defence, but the opposition can just do f**king pincer movements around them. quite simply you do not have a clue what you are talking about. How big was Schneiderlin when you saw him? If not look it up. Totally clueless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfc123 Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Two good points from this game: Killer got another 90mins without injury. Let's hope there is no reaction in the week. The kids started their steep learning curve about the realities of competitive football. This was a good result, almost a fantastic one against one of the uglier teams in the division, but it has underlined the struggle we will have this season. A good result? Jeeez....... Time to smell the coffee methinks...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackedoff Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Different chairman, different manager, different coaches, different style, different players, different shirts - but, who'd have thought it, same old Saints snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in injury time yet again. Welcome back to the world of te Saints, eh? Agree , all too predictable.Still the season will even itself out with last minute winners for us .... not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 quite simply you do not have a clue what you are talking about. How big was Schneiderlin when you saw him? If not look it up. Totally clueless Whatever. Enjoy your 32%... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintkiptanui Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 No pleasure at all mush. What is a weido? lolsomeone who is made of round up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaptopSaint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 That's why I wrote it was almost a "fantastic" result, isnt it ? 3-1 wouldn't have been all that fantastic in my book. Ever thought of getting a season ticket at Sturm Graz? I'm sure that would be a bundle of laughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Late late goals. So often a feature of our matches, so fecking rarely scored by us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 3-1 wouldn't have been all that fantastic in my book. Ever thought of getting a season ticket at Sturm Graz? I'm sure that would be a bundle of laughs. I'm nearer to Red Bull Salzburg or Austria Kaernten, actually... I meant I would have regarded 1-1 as fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 someone who is made of round up. Ok! thanks for clearing that up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WealdSaint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 New manager..........new team.............same old saints!! Actually, not a bad performance. Hopefully will get the rub of the green in the next few matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmonton Saint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Gutted, be interesting to see the goal , to see whether the Saints complaints were justified, The worse thing was as soon as Lloyd James gave away the free kick in the 90th, I had a horrible feeling of inevitability of Cardiff scoring and I wasn't wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy_the_hat Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 At least we are slightly less of a shambles than the phone-in on Radio Hants at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheresRory Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Saint's best player was their keeper, they can't keep the ball and they lost... Too early to get carried away but there are very few positives anyone who isn't deluded can take from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Whatever. Enjoy your 32%... I will enjoy seeing us play over 50% of our games thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Saint's best player was their keeper, they can't keep the ball and they lost... Too early to get carried away but there are very few positives anyone who isn't deluded can take from that. agree a loss isn't positive, but its not the end of the world -remember they have easily beaten us there for the last three years - they are on an up after cup final, they have a real feel good factor there etc Reinforces my view that we will be comfortably better than last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaptopSaint Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 I'm nearer to Red Bull Salzburg or Austria Kaernten, actually... I meant I would have regarded 1-1 as fantastic. Really? How on earth did I misunderstand you? And stay off the Red Bull. It would only make you more annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 I love how the arrogant judgements from some have begun despite no one who posted on this thread (I assume... apologies if that's not the case) actually having seen the game. New season, same old reactions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slogger Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 and so the slide to division one begins some people will only be satisfied if we win 10-0 every week. Give the team a chance like a true supporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Many Saints fans don't deserve a good team to support. Lots of teams will lose at Cardiff, this result is by no means a disgrace. We just take the positives (no injuries, one away game out the way, first CCC goal for DMG, 90mins for killer, lots of debuts) and move on to the next games. Much better than last seasons first game with the so called experienced players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perennial Underachiever Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Disappointed but not surprised - we never do well on the opening day. Onwards and upwards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 9 August, 2008 Share Posted 9 August, 2008 Too many posters here seem to have fallen out of love with the game and the club. Some of you need to get another hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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