Crazy Diamond Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Some of the things I'm reading on Twitter defy belief. "nice one #SaintsFC. You useless *****s. Completely bottled it again." "Useless *****s". Unbelievable.
saint lard Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Adkins reached his pinnacle at the end of november,he is now struggling as I suspected he would.
aintforever Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 We just have to face up to the fact that we had a honeymoon period, just like every other promoted team. It's washing up and arguments from now on, will do very well to get in the play-offs.
SaintNeil90 Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 At least this game was 'only the cup'. However form is worrying now... Played 15 Won 4 Drawn 5 Lost 6
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Not too fussed. Better performance by the sounds of it. Anyone outside Southampton would describe it as the "magic of the cup", but i'm sure there are plenty of reasons why our season is now over. And yet you were arrogantly suggrsting at HT we would cruise it?
Kingsland Nick Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Also should be the last game for Bart for a while... phew Seemed to be our best player, listening to R5SX
S-Clarke Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 It's not about the cup versus league. It's about CONFIDENCE. We are not winning football games. Not sure if anyone else has noticed that? This.
Saint86 Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 ********, 10 man west ham are better than us :/ poor result and I don't care what others say. That was a winnable game and we had the chance to reach the quarters in the FA Cup. We are going to tumble into play-offs for sure at this rate.
sotonist Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Not sure why you're saying that, considering without his saves we would have lost about 6-2. Is this to say he made exceptional goalkeeping efforts or is it to say that without a goalkeeper we would have lost 6-2 as these statements often boil down to?
alpine_saint Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 yep and and still 2nd Incapable of killing games off and winning Another confidence set-back Big 6-pointers ahead
saint_stevo Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Not the end of the world but never nice losing at home....to a team i was laughing at how bad they were on saturday
ludgershallsaint Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 We have been pretty much out of sorts for two and a half months now - since Bristol C away. 2 out of next 3 at home, have to win at least 2 of them to steady the ship.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 All out in force now i see.... Seasons is over..we are ****...adkins has lost it...relegation...blah blah
trousers Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Adkins reached his pinnacle at the end of november,he is now struggling as I suspected he would.
alpine_saint Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Adkins reached his pinnacle at the end of november,he is now struggling as I suspected he would. Maybe he has reached his level of potential. It happens.
Saint_Jonny Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Nightmare. The boys will be low after that.
MOSaint Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 What has happened to Richardson's crossing? Once again it was dire.
BotleySaint Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Great to focus on the league but we are showing a worrying lack of resilience.
Professor Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 19th in the form league. Five games without a win. Grasping at straws doesn't change the facts. Chaplow is not a saviour; Lee is not a magic addition. A team one place off relegation to L1 can beat us at home. COYS, don't you want to play in the Prem?
S-Clarke Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 We'll see saturday. If we win, then playing a weakened side was a good idea tonight. If we don't, then clearly we should have gone all out to rediscover some form tonight. I think we're slowly getting form back personally. Just not as quickly as anyone would like. I don't think it was really a weak side though. The only changes I can see for Saturday is harding, Bart, Chappers and Lee out. And those 4 players are still more than good enough.
alpine_saint Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 All out in force now i see.... Seasons is over..we are ****...adkins has lost it...relegation...blah blah Your sneering, p*ss-taking and dismissiveness doesnt hide the fact that we have either completely lost our mojo or been sussed out.
Saint_clark Posted 7 February, 2012 Author Posted 7 February, 2012 And yet you were arrogantly suggrsting at HT we would cruise it? Erm...where?
Stepgar Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Just hope that doesn't effect the team spirit and morale within the club (losing mentalit). We ALL really need to get back to winning in the league now. come on Saints you have not become a bad side overnight but you do seem to have become easy to play against.
alpine_saint Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Nightmare. The boys will be low after that. Yep. Catastrophic.
S-Clarke Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Adkins reached his pinnacle at the end of november,he is now struggling as I suspected he would. Now that's typically over the top. Not sure why you want to be proven right so much, given that you being proven right would equal us performing so bad. Come on - just accept that he's a terrific manager and has done miracles with us. This is his first tricky situation.
Liquidshokk Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Well, didn't see that coming. Robbed. Lee could have had a hat trick if he wasn't having a puncheon day in front of goal. Certainly didn't play badly but didn't shut up shop when it mattered
Saint_clark Posted 7 February, 2012 Author Posted 7 February, 2012 Interesting to see if Reeves was actually offside for his goal.
DrunkenSaint Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Bad for moral but i really didnt want to go through. NA really needs to ask himself a few things before saturday what the hell has gone wrong since November...we had a good defence, was scoring goals, playing nice football and was in a really good position for promotion now it's all a mess, can't even beat a crap Millwall side. We need to go back to basics or we're in deep trouble if this carries on.
Surrey Saint Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Seven changes from Saturday and we lost. Probably Lambert and Sharp up front Saturday and Punch and Cork in the midfield. A different, more dynamic team. There will be more invention and urgency. We will win. Keep the faith.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Maybe he has reached his level of potential. It happens.
ART Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Adkins reached his pinnacle at the end of november,he is now struggling as I suspected he would. I'm inclined to agree with you. Adkins team selections, substitutions define belief of late. Seems to have lost his magic wand. We're close to making one almightly slide down the League just like S****horpe did. We are reliant on Pardew's signings and players here before he arrived. Adkins signings just aren't pulling their weight or showing any decency.
shurlock Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Surprised how little i cared. Shame lots of our squad players couldn't raise their game or put the effort in. Still, Lallana sounded excellent and we started to create more. Just wish Millwall had bothered against West Ham. Maybe Nigel should have played the full first team, hard to say really. But the important thing is Saturday and we need some help from the fans. A good attendance and not getting on their back with every misplaced pass or going a goal down etc. Otherwise we could turn the poor home spell into a serious problem. Maybe they need to slip down the league so expectations become a bit more realistic though. Personally I'd take 3 points from the next 2 games, any more would be fantastic. Looking forward to Sharp playing saturday, hope he's not on the bench. If Adkins reverts to starting Connolly on Saturday I'll lose my first bit of faith in him. WHo says they didnt bother - perhaps they weren't good enough but more than able to match us, even with a second string side.
Saint_Jimbo83 Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Im not normally one to moan, but I'm worried now. We look an average championship team now and our recent home form is rubbish. Our home form is the main reason we're up there. Burnley have a great away record, massive game Saturday.
S-Clarke Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 WHo says they didnt bother - perhaps they weren't good enough but more than able to match us, even with a second string side. TBH they didn't even attack on Saturday, they sounded full of life tonight to be fair to them.
Foxstone Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 It's not about the cup versus league. It's about CONFIDENCE. We are not winning football games. Not sure if anyone else has noticed that? Confidence is key - We know that from our early season form! We need to buy a win somehow and use that as our springboard and right now its just not happening.
Saint_clark Posted 7 February, 2012 Author Posted 7 February, 2012 WHo says they didnt bother - perhaps they weren't good enough but more than able to match us, even with a second string side. Did you watch the game? It was one of the most gutless displays i've ever seen.
Dalek2003 Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 I am not too despondent as I always felt we would slide down the league after a surprisingly good start and I am genuine and have always been in my prediction of 17th. Having said that, I am as puzzled as others as to why such a good team on paper is struggling. Is NA out of his depth ?
S-Clarke Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 I'm inclined to agree with you. Adkins team selections, substitutions define belief of late. Seems to have lost his magic wand. We're close to making one almightly slide down the League just like S****horpe did. We are reliant on Pardew's signings and players here before he arrived. Adkins signings just aren't pulling their weight or showing any decency. I'm confused as to what people mean by this. What slide did S****horpe have down the league? Weren't they always battling relegation and surviving against the odds? They've only totally dropped out of the equation since Adkins left.
Saint Charlie Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 Will be nice to have Fonte and Hooiveld together again.
Micky Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 All out in force now i see.... Seasons is over..we are ****...adkins has lost it...relegation...blah blah Don't think anybody is saying that. But just for good measure - check our our recent form. What you'll find, is that is is worrying, is giving cause for concern, is not very good, is making us drop away from the promotion places, is not indicative of instilling confidence in the players. There is a problem - if you fail to see it - tough.
CWD Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 'Catastrophic' is a mental term to use, we have everything to play for. It's just becoming very concerning that we are just not capable of winning games at the mo. Saturday and Tuesday are absolutely MASSIVE. 6 points would be huge.
Dalek2003 Posted 7 February, 2012 Posted 7 February, 2012 I don't know where we moan now though. We spent the money, have a large squad, plenty of options, plenty who've proven ability. So do we criticise the managers, the board, the fans? I honestly don't know. Frustrating as it is, to me it just seems like we have to be patient and get behind them. I think we have to be patient. I always felt this season would be about consolidation and that next season will be the one when we push for promotion.
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