itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: #SaintsFC substitution: Guly on for Jason Puncheon after 66 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Caption competition... He looks like the bouncer for the Don's mafia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidshokk Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Both under 21 and first team get spanked 4-0 (at least)... Something on their minds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Attendance of 3744. Friendly attendances this time round have been nothing short of abject. Utterly rubbish, even the Skates got more than that against Bolton. Completely unsurprising given the pricing structure too. You'd think/hope the club would learn, but I very much doubt it. Well perhaps one of the reasons the attendances have fallen with each friendly is because the matches have been bloody boring. Thats why i didnt bother tonight, despite having a ticket. This new formation worries me, even Adam Blackmore has tweeted that the players dont look comfortable with it and is/was this the summer to experiment ? Time will tell I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Well, money is tight and the Olympics is on. I'll repeat. The skates got more than we did. And we knoe that their support is notoriously awful. I don't blame anything other than the pricing and lack of marketing of the games. These are the ones that families should be being targetted for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett24 Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Not joking but if we concede anymore I could see Cortese sacking Adkins, hope he doesnt over react. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I've heard there's some athletics thing going in in London too. Pompey fans not athletics fans then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Caption competition... No I'm not pleased to see you, that's just my hand in my pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 (edited) Not joking but if we concede anymore I could see Cortese sacking Adkins, hope he doesnt over react. It is you that is overreacting. It is a pre-season friendly against the 3rd best team in Italy ffs! Edited 11 August, 2012 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I'll repeat. The skates got more than we did. And we knoe that their support is notoriously awful. I don't blame anything other than the pricing and lack of marketing of the games. These are the ones that families should be being targetted for. Yeah,but the skates ST's aren't 700 sovs are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Let's just sign Di Natale, simple.Maybe thats where NC has been, finalising this season's signing from Serie A (I wish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I've heard there's some athletics thing going in in London too. Yeah but you cant tell me that 30,000 other Saints fans have gone to the Olympics?! I would've gone to more than just the Liebherr cup but for the prices placed on the fixtures - no chance! Didn't go to Ajax as it was on TV. The games have been just too expensive. Lower the price, get more in and recoup whatever you lost on ticket sales by people buying from concourse and club shop. Big mistake made IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintscottofthenortham Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 not joking but if we concede anymore i could see cortese sacking adkins, hope he doesnt over react. ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Not joking but if we concede anymore I could see Cortese sacking Adkins, hope he doesnt over react. I'd worry if you were not joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Amen. Sat in northam. It's not just the fact we look terrible it was obvious the system didn't suit lambert or jay rid from the off. Hay rod never in box. Looks worrying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintscottofthenortham Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Yeah but you cant tell me that 30,000 other Saints fans have gone to the Olympics?! I would've gone to more than just the Liebherr cup but for the prices placed on the fixtures - no chance! Didn't go to Ajax as it was on TV. The games have been just too expensive. Lower the price, get more in and recoup whatever you lost on ticket sales by people buying from concourse and club shop. Big mistake made IMO. Exactly this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K,Billy's supersound Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Not joking but if we concede anymore I could see Cortese sacking Adkins, hope he doesnt over react. then your an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Attendance of 3744. Friendly attendances this time round have been nothing short of abject. Utterly rubbish, even the Skates got more than that against Bolton. Completely unsurprising given the pricing structure too. You'd think/hope the club would learn, but I very much doubt it. I'll repeat. The skates got more than we did. And we knoe that their support is notoriously awful. I don't blame anything other than the pricing and lack of marketing of the games. These are the ones that families should be being targetted for. Add up all the attendances from Ajax, Udinese, Wolves and Arsenal/Anderlecht and it is quite a healthy number for pre-season home attendances. Does it matter it is over a number of games? It is very rare for Saints to have more than one pre-season friendly and most people won't want to goto more than one. Look at the pre-season home games as a collective rather than individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett24 Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 If we concede anymore I hope Cortese doesn't over react and sack Adkins, not joking think it could happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 more so than the first time you said it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Yeah but you cant tell me that 30,000 other Saints fans have gone to the Olympics?! I would've gone to more than just the Liebherr cup but for the prices placed on the fixtures - no chance! Didn't go to Ajax as it was on TV. The games have been just too expensive. Lower the price, get more in and recoup whatever you lost on ticket sales by people buying from concourse and club shop. Big mistake made IMO. Well in Dan. Some people can't bear to hear any criticism of the club, no matter how trivial. I even went to one of the friendlies, value for money at £15 was hard to justify! No more than a tenner for friendlies and a kid a quid IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Perhaps NA should keep working on that new formation and stick to 4-4-2 for the first few games, seems this new set up has neutered us going forward and not helped defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidshokk Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I'll repeat. The skates got more than we did. And we knoe that their support is notoriously awful. I don't blame anything other than the pricing and lack of marketing of the games. These are the ones that families should be being targetted for. I for one got a season ticket on the basis that I wouldn't go to any cup/pre-season games. If the number of ST's sold has gone through the roof then maybe a lot of others are doing the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Add up all the attendances from Ajax, Udinese, Wolves and Arsenal/Anderlecht and it is quite a healthy number for pre-season home attendances. Does it matter it is over a number of games? It is very rare for Saints to have more than one pre-season friendly and most people won't want to goto more than one. Look at the pre-season home games as a collective rather than individually. What a load of boll*cks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 If we concede anymore I hope Cortese doesn't over react and sack Adkins, not joking think it could happen. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Our early fixtures will mean we'll be lucky to have 1 point after 4 games. A very hard start meaning we're playing catch up from the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Attendance of 3744. Friendly attendances this time round have been nothing short of abject. Utterly rubbish, even the Skates got more than that against Bolton. Completely unsurprising given the pricing structure too. You'd think/hope the club would learn, but I very much doubt it. Pricing structure has been completely ridiculous, especially considering the number of friendliest we've had at St Mary's this year, why can't we just go back to having one like we used to. Sub 4000 attendances are an embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Add up all the attendances from Ajax, Udinese, Wolves and Arsenal/Anderlecht and it is quite a healthy number for pre-season home attendances. Does it matter it is over a number of games? It is very rare for Saints to have more than one pre-season friendly and most people won't want to goto more than one. Look at the pre-season home games as a collective rather than individually. Erm, no MLG. I don't think I'll do that, thanks. That would be silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Add up all the attendances from Ajax, Udinese, Wolves and Arsenal/Anderlecht and it is quite a healthy number for pre-season home attendances. Does it matter it is over a number of games? It is very rare for Saints to have more than one pre-season friendly and most people won't want to goto more than one. Look at the pre-season home games as a collective rather than individually. Come on, even for you that is clutching at straws. So if 1000 people turned up for the Wigan game and 32k for United, that is fine as it works out not too bad per game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Our early fixtures will mean we'll be lucky to have 1 point after 4 games. A very hard start meaning we're playing catch up from the start. Are you going down the bookies to bet on that then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Perhaps NA should keep working on that new formation and stick to 4-4-2 for the first few games, seems this new set up has neutered us going forward and not helped defensively. Agreed, if Udinese, as good as they may be, can take us apart in a friendly what the hell will City, United and Arsenal do to us in competitve matches ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 The Wigan game is going to be massive considering the rest of our opening fixtures, could be in deep trouble if we get cut adrift early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I'll repeat. The skates got more than we did. And we knoe that their support is notoriously awful. I don't blame anything other than the pricing and lack of marketing of the games. These are the ones that families should be being targetted for. Are they not trying to save their club? But I agree pricing is an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeShmoe Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 You do wonder if with the squad we have we're now in a place thats out of our league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_saints Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 expect us to have a high possibility of facing similar scorelines against the likes of mancity manutd spurs newcastle pool arsenal chelsea, all of whom have the same quality if not better than today's opponents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 What a load of boll*cks. You have to admire the dedication to the justification of it all though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I'm not sure about this new system but glad we tried it during pre season. Back to 442 for me though. Regarding attendances, what do you expect with 4 home friendlies priced so high with one of them even being on tv!? The club need to realise they made a mistake with prices and learn for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Are you going down the bookies to bet on that then? Yeah, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Well i`m taking my season ticket back as it seems that we are going to get nothing but humiliation... Can some one tell me how many games we have played so far as i thought the season started next week end and i seen to have missed it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 You do wonder if with the squad we have we're now in a place thats out of our league We will be if the players aren't confident playing in a formation they havent played in for the 2 years that they have been successful !! If you want to change it around you need players in who are comfortable with the set up, and I wonder if ours will be. It doesnt look like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 The Wigan game is going to be massive considering the rest of our opening fixtures, could be in deep trouble if we get cut adrift early. I agree. It's a long season, but to be bottom is bad for morale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I'm not sure about this new system but glad we tried it during pre season. Back to 442 for me though. Regarding attendances, what do you expect with 4 home friendlies priced so high with one of them even being on tv!? The club need to realise they made a mistake with prices and learn for next season. That's entirely my point, balls. These games should be much cheaper, should be targetted at families bringing the kids along (not on a Saturday evening FFS), and should be marketed properly so that non-hardcore Saints fans are encouraged to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Erm, no MLG. I don't think I'll do that, thanks. That would be silly. Come on, even for you that is clutching at straws. So if 1000 people turned up for the Wigan game and 32k for United, that is fine as it works out not too bad per game. Not at all, people are used to spending on one home pre-season friendly. Saints had four this summer, people simply weren't going to goto all of them, so to combine attendances isn't a daft way to look at pre-season attendances. You can also factor in things like the home Olympics and the Ajax game being live on TV. Who cares anyway, most league games next season will be 30,000+ sellouts at St Mary's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Yeah, why not? Go on then pal.... seeing as you are so convinced put a grand on it..easy money for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymojo44 Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Wonder what the club's thinking was behind this friendly. 1. match against top quality opposition to bring the squad down to earth, really testing them. 2. quality opposition to try and promote the club and/or sell tickets for the game as a higher profile match. 3. Adkins got it wrong thinking the team could do ok against udinese and go into the season on a high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I'm not sure about this new system but glad we tried it during pre season. Back to 442 for me though. Regarding attendances, what do you expect with 4 home friendlies priced so high with one of them even being on tv!? The club need to realise they made a mistake with prices and learn for next season. I cant see Adkins and Crosby suddenly dropping the new formation in favour of a stagnant, out of date one after working on it since the start of July! the 4-3-2-1 is here to stay by the look of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Hooiveld heads over from Shaw's inswinging corner. #saintsfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: #SaintsFC change: Richard Chaplow replaces Jay Rodriguez for the final ten-or-so minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Not at all, people are used to spending on one home pre-season friendly. Saints had four this summer, people simply weren't going to goto all of them, so to combine attendances isn't a daft way to look at pre-season attendances. You can also factor in things like the home Olympics and the Ajax game being live on TV. Who cares anyway, most league games next season will be 30,000+ sellouts at St Mary's. Even by your ridiculous aggregate scenario, we didn't sell half a ground's worth of tickets. If you think that's decent then that's your opinion; I see this as an error on a few counts and a missed opportunity to get families and kids buying in to the Saints. that 55,000 seater stadium of yours is going to need filling somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Go on then pal.... seeing as you are so convinced put a grand on it..easy money for ya Oh if I had a grand.... So, what's your prediction for the first four games? I'm not a doom merchant btw, I'm a realist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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