Ohio Saint Posted 14 January, 2014 Posted 14 January, 2014 Okay we may well not be in the running for the title etc etc however I don't think I'm alone in enjoying the football we are currently playing. That and it's exciting to see the academy grads playing often and playing well. Throw in the fact that our league campaign might result in one or more of ours off to Brazil in the summer, now that's rather exciting! This. We are Saints, not Barca. We have to enjoy what we have, while we can. Even since our drop in form, people are still talking about us in a very positive way. I am loving it1
Dalek2003 Posted 14 January, 2014 Posted 14 January, 2014 It does indeed look like we are stuck in a rut, destined to finish 8th or 9th, as things stand today. However, considering where we were 2 months ago, any other team above us could go tittus verticus next week, and have the sort of run we had. We are not in a 'rut' we are in the 'groove'. !
THEVMAN Posted 14 January, 2014 Posted 14 January, 2014 From being a club people talked of folding up completely,to a club that is talked about as being the way forward.I say bloody well enjoy it while it's here
Toadhall Saint Posted 14 January, 2014 Posted 14 January, 2014 I am not the excitable type but I'm enjoying this season - we've improved the squad and it's showing - yes we could do with more quality but what team couldn't.
aintforever Posted 14 January, 2014 Posted 14 January, 2014 I agree we should focus on the cup but i am still thoroughly enjoying the League campaign. With a bit of luck we could catch some of the teams above us and it's great to be able to enjoy the football without the pressure of a relegation scrap. Watching team like West ham and Fulham slug it out is hilarious.
Dalek2003 Posted 14 January, 2014 Posted 14 January, 2014 I agree we should focus on the cup but i am still thoroughly enjoying the League campaign. With a bit of luck we could catch some of the teams above us and it's great to be able to enjoy the football without the pressure of a relegation scrap. Watching team like West ham and Fulham slug it out is hilarious. It is hard not to feel smug seeing the likes of Wham in a 'dogfight'. I only hope that it is not too demoralising for the fishy lot down the road. There again...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 There's a sizeable gap between us and 10th and we're too good to go down a few places and dragged into a relegation battle. Then you look up and fair enough 8th is within reach. But for me the top seven is taken by the 2 x Manchester teams, 2 x Merseyside teams and 3 x London teams. Looking at our upcoming fixtures, maybe we can launch an assault on that top 7 but its a big maybe and I really hope we focus on the cup. I think the second half of the season just got interesting....
team-saint Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Ambition hasn't got much to do with it. In the past 10 years every year the three or four automatic CL places have been occupied by the same five clubs, with just one exception for Spurs in 2011. Dreaming a bit harder wont change that, only hundreds of millions. Not true though is it. In the premier league era 10 English teams have participated in the champions league: Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City, Spurs, Liverpool, Everton, Newcastle, Leeds, Blackburn Man City and Chelsea have both broken the top four within the last 10 years. Obviously it takes significant investment to become established in the top four in a way that Spurs, Liverpool, Everton and Newcastle have been unable to do, but it isn't impossible to qualify. In any case, who is to say we won't ever attract a super rich investor to fund our way there?
Barry Sanchez Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Not true though is it. In the premier league era 10 English teams have participated in the champions league: Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City, Spurs, Liverpool, Everton, Newcastle, Leeds, Blackburn Man City and Chelsea have both broken the top four within the last 10 years. Obviously it takes significant investment to become established in the top four in a way that Spurs, Liverpool, Everton and Newcastle have been unable to do, but it isn't impossible to qualify. In any case, who is to say we won't ever attract a super rich investor to fund our way there? To consistently qualify,only United, Arsenal,Chelsea have qualified for it frequently.
Saint_Tony Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Going to struggle to put a team out for the rest of the season, now that most of our players are leaving and we aren't signing anyone
nta786 Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Going to struggle to put a team out for the rest of the season, now that most of our players are leaving and we aren't signing anyone Please explain how you know most of the players are leaving?
Red Alert Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 From being a club people talked of folding up completely,to a club that is talked about as being the way forward.I say bloody well enjoy it while it's here Was this a subtle little foreshadowing from our resident ITK poster?
Saint_Tony Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Please explain how you know most of the players are leaving? I've been reliably informed on twitter and on various threads on here today. Just for the record, please don't take my comment seriously.
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