Lighthouse Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Needed a win after our recent form. Congrats to Guly on a strong comeback from the Pompey game and De Ridder, who sounded like he put in a blinder. On to Bristol on Friday.
niceandfriendly Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Happy times. edit: and congrats to danny n'guessan
opthomps Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Nice to be back to winning ways, especially pleasing to see our best team on paper delivering the goods.
Saint Charlie Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Great win. Could be a great day depending on results later!
pap Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Happy enough with that. While it would be nice to see a couple of the chasing pack slip up, a good day for Saints fans regardless. 3 more points we don't have to find.
Under Weststand Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Well that was a very professional job today, sounded like we controlled the game almost throughout. Well done Saints onwards & upwards
ericofarabia Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Nice .... and 10 points in the prediction leage ... will it be enouigh to get me back on page 1 of the league table though. Good proffessional performance and added bonus of a clean sheet and none of the players on 4 yellows got booked. SDR seemed to have stepped up to the mark and improved his defensive side of the game and of course created the 1st goal. Guly once again produces the goods at home. Another round of matches at the top of the table still.
St.Patrik Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Job done - thank you guys - still top : )
ericofarabia Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Eric's wife is dynamite! Aye to call her a cracker doesn't do her justice. Sher's a pretty damned good cook as well!!
Lighthouse Posted 26 December, 2011 Author Posted 26 December, 2011 Just to add: Pompey lost Leeds lost Cardiff drew Boro play Hull later, so at least one of them will drop points. Draw there would be brilliant Reading play Brighton, so again points will be dropped. West Ham have a trip to Brum in the late KO Basically we could well be the only team in the top 10 to win this afternoon. Merry Christmas indeed.
dubai_phil Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Great result Great for Guly to get a couple Sounds like SDR made an impact throughout the game Sounded like Morgan had a cracker as well Sweet
Window Cleaner Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 I see that Nigel has confirmed ther exactitude of the information that VMAN gave us about Chappers yesterday.
Window Cleaner Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Sounded like Morgan had a cracker as well Probably doesn't want to play on the right wing any more.He sees himself as a playmaker really,probably the first chance he's had this season in that role.
Saint Charlie Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 VMAN always spot on. Cup doesnt matter so if Chappers is back for Forest on 14th Jan that would be good!
Thedelldays Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Just sat in car. Pretty much dominated. First half was all saints. The whole team were very very good. Palace came for a point and did very well to keep lambert quiet. Some of our passing was excellent with cork and Morgan running the midfield. Morgan was my MoM easily Special shouts to Richardson an de ridder Guly was frustrating at times but stepped up and got the goals Great day and a good performance
DT Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Guly was terrible. Lambert looked like he was off. Flat game. But hey. 3 points.
Leicestersaint Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Well played Saints - back to winning ways. Glad to see the changes to midfield which seem to have worked.
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 SSN Jeff Stelling announces the result, to be greeted with a "GET IN THERE" from LeTiss! Class!!
dubai_phil Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 http://audioboo.fm/boos/603206 NA's comments
dubai_phil Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 First (home?) Boxing Day win since 1977 According to Nige
B Rabbit Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 I just can't understand how Guly keeps scoring.... It sounds and probably is the most ridiculous thing to say....he scored 2 goal..but was ****ing awful! Thought MS was superb today and Steve DR played well too. Hopefully can pick up at least 7 from these 3 games though.
sperm_john Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 still not firing on all cylinders, god help whatever team is against us the day we do ...
shurlock Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 First (home?) Boxing Day win since 1977 According to Nige Nah, we beat Exeter 3-1 in 2009/10.
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Jordan Rhodes scores again, we should look at him in Jan!!
SFC Forever Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 If that were to be the final outcome then it would indeed be a very Merry Xmas.
Ohio Saint Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 I have to admit that I was a bit too smashed to listen to the game properly. What with that and Eric's wife distracting me all the time with offers of naughty favours..........I don't remember hearing of of any heroic saves by Kelvin. Did he have anything to do at all?
Window Cleaner Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Nah, we beat Exeter 3-1 in 2009/10. probably about some technical definition of "Boxing Day" though couldn't be sure I'd have to look it up,but I'll let someone else do it for me.
positivepete Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Just back, Morgan MOM today, best player on the pitch by a mile. Cork had his best game for a while. Very good first half hour from both sides. Two very good headers from Guly, he put an extra shift at right mid when DeRidder went off.
Lighthouse Posted 26 December, 2011 Author Posted 26 December, 2011 First (home?) Boxing Day win since 1977 According to Nige probably about some technical definition of "Boxing Day" though couldn't be sure I'd have to look it up,but I'll let someone else do it for me. He actually said "in the second tier of English football" so he was technically right, although that's a bit of an obscure stat.
alpine_saint Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Great response to a recent poor run. Very pleased. Hopefully Boro and WHam will screw up today and normal service will be resumed. Our fixture schedule looms like a big black thundercloud though...
S-Clarke Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Cork and Morgan in the middle ran the show, and De Ridder showed alot more promise from the start and what we've all been wanting to see! The front two seemed a little flat, but Guly got himself into the right positions twice....and got us 2 goals, so that'll do for me from today. A pretty bog standard win really. Didn't think Palace offered a great deal, but their RB Clyne was their best player by a mile.
Toomer Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Comfortable today did not have to get out of 2nd gear.
Window Cleaner Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Our fixture schedule looms like a big black thundercloud though... I think we really have to let the cup go this year though.Need to send out a team similar to that that we used against Palarse in the League cup, minus Morgan and Guly . Not sure if we will though.
corsacar saint Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 More like our early season form,I thought the midfield were superb,De Ridder on the whole was excellent and Jos was magnificent. Guly [ a player I really like,but has frustrated the hell out of me,for the last month or more] was in the right place twice to score,despite having a pretty off game. So all in all well pleased.
VectisSaint Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Our fixture schedule looms like a big black thundercloud though... Love to know what you think are difficult games. Apart from Birmingham (away) there is nothing in Jan/Feb that should really cause us any real concern. West Ham are average at home, better away, Leicester and Cardiff at our place (won 5 away games between them), Forest away (3 home wins), Burnley at home (OK, Clarets have a decent away record), Derby at home (3 wins) and Watford away (4 wins out of 12). Just leaves Brighton away, and they have not even won half of their home games this season. Actually a pretty good set of fixtures, apart maybe from Brum who are unbeaten in their 9 home games. I know it can look reasonable when we are top of the league, but really we should have nothing to fear playing anyone.
Stepgar Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 (edited) I see that Nigel has confirmed ther exactitude of the information that VMAN gave us about Chappers yesterday. Sorry mate, you lost me. What did I miss? ignore - just heard it. gutted for chappers Edited 26 December, 2011 by Stepgar
Window Cleaner Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Sorry mate, you lost me. What did I miss? that Chapper's injured knee had given way in training again and that his return to the side will be set back for another few weeks. It's in the build up thread somewhere or other.
Lighthouse Posted 26 December, 2011 Author Posted 26 December, 2011 I think we really have to let the cup go this year though.Need to send out a team similar to that that we used against Palarse in the League cup, minus Morgan and Guly . Not sure if we will though. Coventry away really shouldn't be all that, even for our 'B Team'. If we get through that, maybe we'll get a League 1 side, or another disinterested NpC team at home. Who knows. I'd rest our key players, but you can go quite far in the FA Cup these days just by turning up. If we rest our first team we've still got Bart, Butters, Martin, Harding, Connolly, Holmes and one from Cork/Dean/Morgan. Even without our injured players that's not a bad start to a team.
miserableoldgit Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Just waiting for the compulsary weekly "Guly is ****" thread to be started. Can`t understand why it hasn`t.
Give it to Ron Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 2 great crosses saw us through really although we looked very comfortable. Palace had their first shot on about 31 minutes and can't remember Kelvin making a save after that. Joos and Fonte dealt with anything down the middle and both full backs were well supported by SDR and Lallana to sniff out Zaha and Clyne. If I was a Palace fan I would be a bit ****ed off at managers tactics as they never really had a go. Morgand and Cork ran the midfield and always available for a pass - only real issue for me was Fox crossing from so deep...Frazer showed him the way...awesome cross. Guly is deffo marmite - I thought he did Ok today and his 2 goals were both well taken but the crosses were oustanding. Lallana had no end product again sone great movement and ball control but then no finish. I don't think Ricky had a shot or header on goal but kept them busy all game with his hold up play and bringing in others. We still need a good right winger and good, quick forward to push sides deeper - promotion will happen if that happens as not sure we can maintain it with our current squad.
hypochondriac Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Just waiting for the compulsary weekly "Guly is ****" thread to be started. Can`t understand why it hasn`t. I hate posts like this. Guly was awful last week and scored two good goals this week whilst still being poor in patches. Getting two goals this week doesn't make any of his previous poor performances any better, just as playing poor last week doesn't take anything away from the two well taken goals today.
Rasiak-9- Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Who was Captain today instead of Hammond btw guys?
Window Cleaner Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Who was Captain today instead of Hammond btw guys? Fonte of course
Bensfcno1 Posted 26 December, 2011 Posted 26 December, 2011 Good win against a decent side! One negative for me today was our support. Completely outsung by the 3K Palace fans, it was embarrasing. About 5 minutes after we went 1-0 up. The ground was deafingly silent, as it took them a few more minutes to get back behind their team. Embarrasing that the loudest song (sung by the most peole at one time ) was STEEEEVE wen SDR got on the ball. Our support although good in numbers, was awful in terms of noise and support for our team, Like we were 2 nil down and bottom, not 2nil up and top. If this is how its going to continue as we progress as a club on the pitch, Id rather be abck in League one with 17k fans turning up to vocally support the team..from today's noise, we do not deserve a team playing as well as ours is at the moment. Please everyone prove me wrong on Friday and sing your ****ing hearts out for the lads! FFS COYR!
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