Saint Thomas Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Happy with a point, disappointed with the lack of shots, but if you'd offered me second place at the start of the day, I'd have taken it happily. Excellent game from Martin, he's filled in brilliantly, thought everyone else did about as well as they could in the conditions. Silly red, but no idea why Fox bothered to put his arm out to push Burke, was a needless foul, though never a yellow. Still, I'm happy - bring on the next game! Also, let's ignore that debut from Sharpe and wait till we see him in an actual game of football... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintscottofthenortham Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Don't be a muppet. The conditions were horrendous. It was an excellent point. Which gives even more argument to my opinion that having pop shots would have been better than trying to walk the ball into the net. We controlled the majority of that game, and done nothing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Outrageous red card, can't even appeal ithow on earth is the first a yellow. Brilliant tackle. The second is a minor touch. He may have denied a slight crossing chance, but never a yellow. He didn't overly contest it. I'd of been going mental if I'd gone for those two decisions, then Dowd totally bottles a cynical professional foul at the other end. Dowd is a very poor ref in my book. The game usually flows, but he gets so many of the really big decisions wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 The only positive is that Fox will only miss the Millwall cup replay on Tuesday so he'll be back for Burnley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 4 February, 2012 Author Share Posted 4 February, 2012 @joshooiveld20: Best result possible! Great saves from our goalie SKD! Better pitch would have resulted in more points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Happy but not surprised that most of the proper football was played by us. If we had two full backs who could cross a ball we'd have won comfortably. Nine times out of ten, on a pitch like that, this was the "final ball" we were missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Which gives even more argument to my opinion that having pop shots would have been better than trying to walk the ball into the net. We controlled the majority of that game, and done nothing with it. Please can yo keep your negative views off the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan17 Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 You can't appeal individual bookings, I think. Blimey, never knew that. Phil Dowd will be embarrassed when he sees relays. If he bothers...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaint4ever Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Can't get my head over the sendin off! And I honestly think the 1st challenge was a great tackle with one foot. And for the 2nd il just have to laugh it off! Joke..... And for the result im happy and thought we played well at times, and remember we played a very good on form team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Thomas Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Blimey, never knew that. Phil Dowd will be embarrassed when he sees relays. If he bothers...... I wouldn't - who would want to watch any part of that game twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Strover Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Last three games - no defeats. Someone said we'd lose the next five in a row but I can't remember who it was. Can anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 A good point from that but - 'No shots on or off goal'? -perhaps NA should start on Monday morning with 'hit it on the run' practice. Such were the conditions that one could have gone in. Anyway, we are still second and next saturday will see us back to our winning ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Pitch did not meet criteria for the game to be played as the ball was not bouncing and running true. However we could have won it but for dreadful performances by Fox and Richardson - the ones who had all the time and space to cross the ball and had to wait to be closed down first and Lallana was just terrible - flicking the ball when a solid kick or pass was needed. As for the decision of Ricky to cross the ball at the free kick instead of giving it a welly with a greasy ball and treacherous pitch for the keeper. Oh well one point we move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 You can't appeal individual bookings, I think. Correct -you cannot appeal a booking - and Fox got two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Blimey, never knew that. Phil Dowd will be embarrassed when he sees relays. If he bothers...... Given that arrogant prat's track record do you seriously think that he watches replays? Why watch when you have nothing to learn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 @joshooiveld20: Best result possible! Great saves from our goalie SKD! Better pitch would have resulted in more points. Strange. Surely a 1-0 win would have been better? Or 2-0. Even 3-0 to Saints would have been better. He needs to learn the rules I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Last three games - no defeats. Someone said we'd lose the next five in a row but I can't remember who it was. Can anyone else? Probably dalek or alpine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Please don't go on about the whole 'no shots on target' talk. The conditions were unplayable. Had it not been live on Sky, that game would have been postponed. We got a point away to a team that are flying on current form AND unbeaten at home. Take the draw, and move on to the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Happy with the point against the in-form team of the League, but : We were always second to the ball. Brum looked more aggressive and more hungry. We are still trying to walk the ball into the net Fox, imho, looked off the pace all afternoon and not suprised he ended up getting a red card. In fairness, Richardson was not much better either. Puncheon looks good I dont understand Schneiderlin getting the nod over Hammond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Probably dalek or alpine Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Good result, played well in the conditions. Joke of a red card but it happens. We have fantastic back up in Harding (actually prefer him to Fox) so no biggy. Shame we had no shots but thought we were decent and would have taken the point before the game. Done on to the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rshephard3 Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Super point tonight. Would have taken that in good conditions let alone in the snow. Fox's 2nd yellow is a woeful decision and a good job he only misses Millwall where I assume Harding will come in. Little surprised Lambert didn't fire one at goal from the freekick at the death but all in all chuffed tonight. Table still looks pretty tidy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Jonny Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Cracking point, well happy with that. Good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Would have taken a point before hand, but we were so in control that we should have got 3. Why are our players so afraid to take a shot? Red card was very harsh, though the first yellow could have so easily been a red (although it would have been totally wrong). Shame some of our players disappeared, Lallana and Cork were completely invisible 2nd half, Punch was OK but clearly not fully match fit yet. Apart from Sharp not taking his chance not sure he touched the ball. Still, in the end the result was Weather 1 Football 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fez Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Why not more praise for Kelvin? Great to keep a clean sheet in those conditions. One or two excellent saves. Wheres Myhill had almost nothing to do because we were so reluctant to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Happy with the point against the in-form team of the League, but : We were always second to the ball. Brum looked more aggressive and more hungry. We are still trying to walk the ball into the net Fox, imho, looked off the pace all afternoon and not suprised he ended up getting a red card. In fairness, Richardson was not much better either. Puncheon looks good I dont understand Schneiderlin getting the nod over Hammond. Can't say I agree with any of that except the Puncheon one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Going to be very close at the end of the season, West Ham have been riding their luck big time in the last few games. Beat the skates with a penalty Beat Forest with 2 penalties Got battered by Ipswich Beat Millwall with a goal that I still can't believe was given. My neighbour is a West Ham supporter and he says Faubert is going to switch codes and becone a rugby player. I only expect the ref to get the easy ones right - sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 'The unluckiest man to get a red card in football history' - Peter Beagrie And I fully agree with him. Not one of those yellows should have been given. We plated well and dominated most of play, just couldn't do anything in final third. Kelvin was our MoM, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Very good result. Very close and WHAM are going to be caught by someone. But probably by a team that finishes in the top 16? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Happy with the point against the in-form team of the League, but : We were always second to the ball. Brum looked more aggressive and more hungry. We are still trying to walk the ball into the net Fox, imho, looked off the pace all afternoon and not suprised he ended up getting a red card. In fairness, Richardson was not much better either. Puncheon looks good I dont understand Schneiderlin getting the nod over Hammond. We played to the conditions, it wasn't pretty, but we were effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Take a point.... They have been flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Can't say I agree with any of that except the Puncheon one. So you arent happy with the point ? And people call me demanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 I dont understand Schneiderlin getting the nod over Hammond. Someone explain for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Someone explain for him. What, that NA prefers Morgan ? I dont need that explaining, thanks. I just dont agree with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Happy with the point against the in-form team of the League, but : We were always second to the ball. Brum looked more aggressive and more hungry. We are still trying to walk the ball into the net Fox, imho, looked off the pace all afternoon and not suprised he ended up getting a red card. In fairness, Richardson was not much better either. Puncheon looks good I dont understand Schneiderlin getting the nod over Hammond. I thought Schneiderlin settled down very well after a dodgy first few mins- won plenty of tackles and headers. Strange you think Brum were hungrier and always first to the 2nd ball. I must have been watching a different game. Anyway good point - Brum will be more disappointed as the in-form team and having created more chances. Fox misses the Millwall game which he probably wouldnt have played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Happy with the point against the in-form team of the League, but : We were always second to the ball. Brum looked more aggressive and more hungry. We are still trying to walk the ball into the net Fox, imho, looked off the pace all afternoon and not suprised he ended up getting a red card. In fairness, Richardson was not much better either. Puncheon looks good I dont understand Schneiderlin getting the nod over Hammond. Game of opinions, but i thought Morgan was the best player on the pitch by a mile. Put his foot in, intercepted all day long and was one of the few players on the pitch who looked comfortable passing the ball. I can't quite believe you thought they were hungrier than us considering we controlled 90% of the game. The pitch was unplayable. The ball wasn't bouncing true nor was it rolling true. I think it's a bit of a shambles the game went ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Bit of luck came our way when the officials missed a obvious pen when Fox upended a Brum player in the box, but we may have been due some good fortune. A Dull game in the main but not a bad away point against this divisions in-form team I suppose. Keep this under your collective hats chaps, but I reckon the last two games where we have proved to be a match for strong opposition might just indicate that although we are still short of our best form we may - just may - have turned the corner performance wise. As ever time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Well we got a point but can't honestly say I am happy with it. Dissapointed at the lack of goal attempts from us. I know the conditions were bad but MS had a mare. The ref!! what an anus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_TOAST Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 We usually play rubbish in bad conditions and on bad pitches so happy with a point. Sending off was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Which gives even more argument to my opinion that having pop shots would have been better than trying to walk the ball into the net. We controlled the majority of that game, and done nothing with it. I sympathise with this opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 unfortunately you cannot appeal a 2nd yellow fs :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Seemd to follow the usual (away) TV game No win and a red card!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Just like to mention Martin too. Seems to be a good defender at this level now. Fair play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Good solid point under the conditions but our sticky patch continues we are falling further behind the target of 2 a game although given the closeness of the league less than 2 a game may be enough to go up! 4 points of Brum cant be bad though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up and away Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 I think it is very difficult to analyse form etc when the conditions were like that tbh. It is credit to our team that we managed to get the ball down and pass when we did. Exactly, was impressed with that performance but not 100% sure how good it would have been under normal conditions. Southampton were playing the football, Birmingham never really got to grips. Fox deserved his second yellow for pushing the player away with his hand, use your shoulder and he could have done that all day without getting pinged. Thought the ref was good in making allowances for the conditions. Guly had the right idea when he came on, charging at the defence in those conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpie the sinner Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Couldn't see the game, how did Billy settle in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Bit of luck came our way when the officials missed a obvious pen when Fox upended a Brum player in the box, Replays showed he got the ball first, but the first touch from Fox that knocked the ball away from him to the Brum player was horrendous and imho symptomatic of his game today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Happy with the point against the in-form team of the League, but : We were always second to the ball. Brum looked more aggressive and more hungry. We are still trying to walk the ball into the net Fox, imho, looked off the pace all afternoon and not suprised he ended up getting a red card. In fairness, Richardson was not much better either. Puncheon looks good I dont understand Schneiderlin getting the nod over Hammond. Agrre with everything except not being first to the ball, thought we dominated with the ball for the most part, granted we faded towards the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Happy with the point against the in-form team of the League, but : We were always second to the ball. - No we werent Brum looked more aggressive and more hungry. No they didnt We are still trying to walk the ball into the net Not always, but sometimes Fox, imho, looked off the pace all afternoon and not suprised he ended up getting a red card. Fox played well and should not have ot 1 tellow yet alone 2 In fairness, Richardson was not much better either. Fox was better Puncheon looks good - Yes, he does I dont understand Schneiderlin getting the nod over Hammond. I, like you, have not seen enough of either to mae this call (but was at Leceister game) See above I guess we were watching different matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFE_SAINT Posted 4 February, 2012 Share Posted 4 February, 2012 Good point. Tought Morgan was excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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