krissyboy31 Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 I can't wait to hear you post match winge should be good for a laugh. Apparently they controlled the game and should have won, if they hadn't gifted us the goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 I can't wait to hear you post match winge should be good for a laugh. It was mainly the reporter saying Arsenal could have won that game and it could have gone either way, whilst Arsene talked about the Gardos yellow (which he picked up when they were already 2-0 down). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 1468 viewing the Saints forum. Over 1000 guests Quick get them signed up, that is £5k! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentry Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Agreed. This is a golden opportunity, so I hope Saints go for it and bring in a centre forward (who can finish). Also a backup GK in case Forster gets a serious injury. Yup, a striker and a gk are all we need and we dont seem to have any young players of real quality coming through in these positions, so its not like we are stopping the progression of anyone. I know its tough to find, but a decent striker who could provide goals is a must, but not just as a different option to Pelle but also to put pressure on Pelle. The place is easily his at the mo, we need some competition in his place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Apparently they controlled the game and should have won, if they hadn't gifted us the goals. If that's the case I must have been watching a different game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 I was ridiculed at the end of last season for saying he could be the next Yaya Toure or Vieira. If he carried on like this big teams will be all over him in summer. Good that we've exorcised the 'Morgan is vital to our team' demon too. Today and Everton, 2 wins, 5 goals, none conceded.i think if you read back to some of the early Wanyama threads, some others could see how good is was going to be for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 When you roll over a supposed quality club you've arrived. It should have been 3 or 4 ,but 2 will do. Awesome display from a team working non-stop for each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboy Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 http://arsenalist.com/f/2014-15/southampton-vs-arsenal/southampton-fan-confronts-arsene-wenger-steve-bould-has-choice-words.html Is this one of our fans ? Hope not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 i hope it's NOT 'I'll be wearing that coat next season' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 http://arsenalist.com/f/2014-15/southampton-vs-arsenal/southampton-fan-confronts-arsene-wenger-steve-bould-has-choice-words.html Is this one of our fans ? Hope not maybe i'm guilty of profiling or whatever, but he really looks like a gooner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 oh, looks like my racial profiling works! I should be copper! Southampton claim man who taunted away bench at St Mary's was an Arsenal fan angered by side's performance http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11320668/Arsene-Wenger-confronted-by-fan-as-Arsenal-crash-to-defeat-at-Southampton.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwicksaint Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Anyone know what the attendance was today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 At last we have given them a good smashing , I enjoy beating Wenger more than any other manager in the P.L. just a shame it's not everytime we play them, they have so much luck. Love the picture of Wenger:lol: Over here we have to put up with every Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd and Arsenal games all covered by their own TV stations. Can't wait to hear them whilst I watch it later although to be fair Utd have the most biased coverage from their commentators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Mulgrew Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Strange game. We got a lot of luck but were on the wrong end of some strange ref decisions except for Gardos's yellow. The score could have been anything from 2:2 to 5:0. Victor immense and the key to our victory. Mane showed amazing skill to score. Pelle unlucky or not clinical enough. JWP atrocious in front of goal but good elsewhere; back to the coaching room for him. One especially good save from FF. Toby yet again showed his incredible flexibility but was not entirely at ease standing in for Clyne. Fonte, Gardos and Yoshida did well and Davis, Reed and Tadic were OK. Bertrand not quite the attacking threat that he usually is. But we gave Arsenal too many opportunities to score; fortunately they did not. Arsenal are a strange mixture of creative attacking threat and defensive and midfield ineptitude, despite all the possession they enjoyed. Tactically RK was spot on. Three ex-Saints on the pitch for Arsenal; amazing that Walcott took so long to even touch the ball after coming on. I thought Long should have come on earlier. January 11th looks as though it might define our season. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 A number of big names unavailable to us. A top four team. I remember the days when we were lost when our big names were absent. That's still true for the GK spot. Everywhere else? Proving not to be the case, and yes, I've heard the grumbles about Pelle's apparent prolifigacy, but I also seem to remember Mane and Tadic getting written off after a few bad games. Fraser Forster was immense today. Heard nowt but praise for him. Solid work on all fronts, particularly shot-stopping and getting down for the ball, something some have said he can't do. Got a mate who says the opposite, that he's a liability on high balls. No evidence of those deficiencies today. He will have his off-days, but performances like today makes 10m look like a bargain. Victor, glorious victor. The man that was criticised last season for poor passing and giving away the ball was a player possessed today. Gave 100% for the team, passed well and flat out intimidated the Arsenal boys with his industry and commitment. The game was like our season so far in microcosm. Eyebrows have been raised and expectations have been exceeded. But it was no fluke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Anyone know what the attendance was today? 31,492 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 A number of big names unavailable to us. A top four team. I remember the days when we were lost when our big names were absent. That's still true for the GK spot. Everywhere else? Proving not to be the case, and yes, I've heard the grumbles about Pelle's apparent prolifigacy, but I also seem to remember Mane and Tadic getting written off after a few bad games. Fraser Forster was immense today. Heard nowt but praise for him. Solid work on all fronts, particularly shot-stopping and getting down for the ball, something some have said he can't do. Got a mate who says the opposite, that he's a liability on high balls. No evidence of those deficiencies today. He will have his off-days, but performances like today makes 10m look like a bargain. Victor, glorious victor. The man that was criticised last season for poor passing and giving away the ball was a player possessed today. Gave 100% for the team, passed well and flat out intimidated the Arsenal boys with his industry and commitment. The game was like our season so far in microcosm. Eyebrows have been raised and expectations have been exceeded. But it was no fluke. gd summary, pap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopintsnilnil Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Pelle and JWP missing very easy chances Pelle misses far too many easy chances for my liking. Tall order I know, but proper CF in the window please Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Great result, shame the media point to Arsenal's mistakes, we outplayed them and missed some glorious opportunities. The touch from Tadic just after the second goal was sublime, deserved a goal but it wasn't to be. We're well and truly out of our poor run of form and have some decent fixtures now, I think 11 wins might be enough for fourth. It's a tall order, but Ive seen nothing from the likes of Arsenal to suggest they are any better than us. This win has sent out a message that we are serious european challengers now. Bring on the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 It should have been at least 4 more goals from us with better finishing. We cut them apart with relative ease and defended with our usual steely resolve.The Arse fans and their deluded grumpy manager might have felt that they matched us apart from a great save from Forster and Gardos getting away with a yellow instead of a red, but that overlooks how poor their defence was, or alternatively how good our attack was. No doubt the Arse and their apologists in the media will point to their long list of injuries, whilst ignoring the key injuries that we had, but realistically Arsenal have two teams of top quality players and it would have been difficult to identify a weak link in their team and bench. One wonders what we could have done to them had we had Clyne and Schneiderlin available, but Wanyama was immense and with back-up of Reed and the perenially reliable Davis, our midfield was again excellent. Defensively we would have had Clyne ideally, but our makeshift alternative defence is still very solid, with Gardos having a good game up until his substitution alongside the solid Fonte and Alderweireld we had little to worry about. Bertrand made some good penetrating runs up the left flank, and linked well with Tadic, who looked more his usual self. J-WP grows in stature game by game, but his finishing was lacking today when gifted chances that he really should have tucked away. Up front, Mane is becoming a real handful, with three goals in three matches against quality defences, all great finishes. I hope that his injury isn't too serious. Happily we have Mane mark 2 covering for him when he is off to the Africa Cup. Pelle was close to scoring three times today and with the confidence he would have derived from netting, he might have fared better. But nevertheless, he was still a handful for their defence, winning most of the aerial duals and holding the ball up for others to join the attack. I think Koeman's substitutions were spot-on today. Reed gave us extra bite in midfield, Yoshida for Gardos was seamless and Long added bite to the attack with his pace against tired Arsenal legs proving vital to the closing minutes, we really didn't look as if we would concede anything. Results elsewhere have gone in our favour and we find ourselves just a point behind United who we play next. Psychologically, we have the upper hand, especially as United play on the back of a draw against Stoke. Third place is our prize if we can beat them. Few would have predicted 4 points from the fixtures against Chelski and the Arse and with the other wins since our blip, confidence must really be high. When Rodriguez and Cork are back, it is an interesting problem for Koeman to decide what to do about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Logan Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Wanyama was a beast again' date=' but with silky touches today. RESULT![/quote'] St'Marys rocked today. Big Vic absolutely immense, Jimmy Ward Prowse finding lots of space and coming close on two occasions. Florin came in and looked class. Lets hope the club are doing all they can to sign up Toby and Ryan before we loose them. "And we've still got Jay on the bench"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Awesome. Wanyama is a don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Fantastic result, and fully deserved. Love it. Even the Family Stand were singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoozer Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Glad I chose this game to take my son for the first time. Missed some of the finer details explaining things to him but worth every minute. Cracking result and great team effort from the lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Great win. Wanyama def MOTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 On the way back from the game I learnt how lucky we have been. Just as against other top teams, we only manage to look good when the other team has an off day. Also learnt from M.Wenger that his team lost only because they let in a couple of silly goals and because one of our players wasn't sent off. He was clear that they could easily have beaten us if only their players had scored a goal or two. Despite this, it seems that one of Arsenal's more intelligent fans was anxious to give M. Wenger some advice in the technical area towards the end of the game, but unfortunately this assistance was rejected. MotD will be entertaining tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 5th on MOTD https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/550734914812149760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Ha, ha. We are fortunate to play so may teams on their off day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Halo* Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 I see the Wenger image has already been shared, this one is from the BBC: Deserves adding to our nice selection of face palm emoticons. As Saints take The Gooners apart at St. Mary's -- Arsene Wenger is 'reduced' to this. Awesome performance today, with let us not forget, still some key players of our own unavailable through injury and suspension. As each game passes, and we keep stringing the wins together, interspersed with hard battled for points along the way to keep the unbeaten runs and the momentum we've built going, it looks more and more like we could genuinely put in a serious challenge at the top end of the table. The players believe. They clearly have developed a strong bond of togetherness, forged a great belief in eachother, in Ronald Koeman, in the philosophy of the club, and the way we are playing. Slowly, it seems that our fanbase (of what to be honest, at times can be a depressing bunch of 'realists'), perennially daring not to lift our hopes, lest they be cruelly dashed in the manner we've become so accustomed to over the years; is even begining to come around to the idea, that the so called 'impossible dream', may just be edging one step closer to entering into the realms of reality. I do completely understand such deeply entrenched pessimism. It is a charactistic bred within our collective psyche over a long period of a great many footballing 'sufferings'. Yet as a New Year is kicked off with a 2-0 "stuffing" of 'The Arse' -- a hard-fought victory which could so easily have been vastly more resounding in manner with a little more composure in front of goal -- a marker and a platform laid down, from which we can galvanise and build upon - I would propose that it is time for us collectively, to gird our loins with the same character and belief in our players as they clearly have in themselves, as a TEAM to be reckoned with. Feet on the ground with Ronald Koeman masterfully leading the way - taking it each game as it comes. No fear of what the future may bring. This moment, right now, is where "#It'sHappening" - and for most of us who've been around a fair while, as Saints fans, 'the moment' rarely has been more 'magical' than it is right now. Just let go -- and enjoy the ride. #WeMarchOn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 "Theo Walcott he wants to come home" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 I see the Wenger image has already been shared, this one is from the BBC: Deserves adding to our nice selection of face palm emoticons. As Saints take The Gooners apart at St. Mary's -- Arsene Wenger is 'reduced' to this. ! ! Awesome performance today, with let us not forget, still some key players of our own unavailable through injury and suspension. As each game passes, and we keep stringing the wins together, interspersed with hard battled for points along the way to keep the unbeaten runs and the momentum we've built going, it looks more and more like we could genuinely put in a serious challenge at the top end of the table. The players believe. They clearly have developed a strong bond of togetherness, forged a great belief in eachother, in Ronald Koeman, in the philosophy of the club, and the way we are playing. Slowly, it seems that our fanbase (of what to be honest, at times can be a depressing bunch of 'realists'), perennially daring not to lift our hopes, lest they be cruelly dashed in the manner we've become so accustomed to over the years; is even begining to come around to the idea, that the so called 'impossible dream', may just be edging one step closer to entering into the realms of reality. I do completely understand such deeply entrenched pessimism. It is a charactistic bred within our collective psyche over a long period of a great many footballing 'sufferings'. Yet as a New Year is kicked off with a 2-0 "stuffing" of 'The Arse' -- a hard-fought victory which could so easily have been vastly more resounding in manner with a little more composure in front of goal -- a marker and a platform laid down, from which we can galvanise and build upon - I would propose that it is time for us collectively, to gird our loins with the same character and belief in our players as they clearly have in themselves, as a TEAM to be reckoned with. Feet on the ground with Ronald Koeman masterfully leading the way - taking it each game as it comes. No fear of what the future may bring. This moment, right now, is where "#It'sHappening" - and for most of us who've been around a fair while, as Saints fans, 'the moment' rarely has been more 'magical' than it is right now. Just let go -- and enjoy the ride. #WeMarchOn That reduced wenger has much in common with - any takers among the moderators for a :wenger: ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Awesome. Wanyama is a don. why are we selling him to MK Dons............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Poor Arsenal.....Spurs go ahead of them just to top off their day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejam Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Defence awesome again. That's why we are winning so much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Excellent result. Big Vic was immense, Mane lively and great finish, Fonte composed, FF very good, but I gave my MOTM to Alderweireld. He was everywhere both at RB and CB when Gardos went off. Gardos was lucky to stay on the pitch and Arsenal weren't great, but a brilliant performance anyway. Not many sides will be frustrated by not killing Arsenal off after an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint J 77 Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Poor Arsenal.....Spurs go ahead of them just to top off their day. That result took the shine off my afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Gardos was lucky to stay on, sure, but overall I was very happy with his contribution. He hardly put a foot wrong in the rest of the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 That result took the shine off my afternoon. Meh, I'm looking up the table now. It is in our hands. Sure, I like to see Mopo lose, but I like to see EVERYONE else lose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint J 77 Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Meh, I'm looking up the table now. It is in our hands. Yeah me too. I just hate Poch and want him to fail. I can't believe Mourinho got out thought by one tactic Poch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 That result took the shine off my afternoon. Not for me. Not when we beat Arsenal in a Champions League six pointer. Not when Man Utd drop points and are 1 point above us. Not when Liverpool are 2-0 up at home to Leicester and still f**k it up. Not when West Ham, Swansea and Newcastle all f**ked up relatively easy games. Not when Chelsea fans thought they had the League sewn up in October. Infact after Spurs the next team chasing us who won today was... Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint J 77 Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Not for me. Not when we beat Arsenal in a Champions League six pointer. Not when Man Utd drop points and are 1 point above us. Not when Liverpool are 2-0 up at home to Leicester and still f**k it up. Not when West Ham, Swansea and Newcastle all f**ked up relatively easy games. Not when Chelsea fans thought they had the League sewn up in October. Ok when you put it like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Not for me. Not when we beat Arsenal in a Champions League six pointer. Not when Man Utd drop points and are 1 point above us. Not when Liverpool are 2-0 up at home to Leicester and still f**k it up. Not when West Ham, Swansea and Newcastle all f**ked up relatively easy games. Not when Chelsea fans thought they had the League sewn up in October. Yeah.....It's been a truly fun New Year's Day!!! (Except for the part when I was crapping myself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Chelsea looked all over the place at the back today. Man City are leaking goals too. Both have CL distractions. Only 18 games left. Only 10 points behind..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Chelsea looked all over the place at the back today. Man City are leaking goals too. Both have CL distractions. Only 18 games left. Only 10 points behind..... Lets not get ahead of ourselves here.... but holy sh1t balls imagine that But anyone can do it right? It just requires a little luck, some consistent performances, good defence and some excellent players. all of which we've had so far, though if anything we've had less luck so far. Lets just enjoy the ride, take it game by game and see where we end up Technically yeah, we could win the league And also, in terms of spurs winning being a bad result, not really, at the end of the day, as long as we win, it doesn't matter what else happens if we're in front. Amazing day anyway, so bloody happy about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 http://arsenalist.com/f/2014-15/southampton-vs-arsenal/southampton-fan-confronts-arsene-wenger-steve-bould-has-choice-words.html Is this one of our fans ? Hope not According to the BBC it was a "disgraceful, disturbing scene" and they'd "bring us more as they heard it". Jesus, we live in a wimpy country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Brilliant! What a super day! A little devil in my head hopes Mane is injured just enough to stop him heading to Africa and is able to resume his striking place at Saints asp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Gardos was lucky to stay on, sure, but overall I was very happy with his contribution. He hardly put a foot wrong in the rest of the match. Agreed. He needed that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 i hope it's NOT 'I'll be wearing that coat next season' Ronald is way to cool to wear a coat like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Durman Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 I thought it was Fonte that made the foul on the edge of the box. Lucky boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 1 January, 2015 Share Posted 1 January, 2015 Same old Arsenal. Getting beaten by their Champions League place rivals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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