Leicestersaint Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 If we beat liverpool West ham will be quickly forgotten Quite a big 'if' without being able to score any goals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch01 Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Just how good was Harry Reed?!? Rated him before Wednesday but now I think we might have another gem on our hands. Could be JWP and Reed in our midfield for a while to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Quite a big 'if' without being able to score any goals! By that logic, we aren't able to concede any goals either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 By that logic, we aren't able to concede any goals either. Exactly plus Liverpool will come and have a go at us, plus they aren't as organised at the back as West Ham were. I'd have Toby at RB if he's fit and Clyne at LB as not a game to risk Targett. With Morgan hopefully back, it'll be a very different game to Wednesday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Quite a big 'if' without being able to score any goals! We've only failed to score in 7 league games this season it's hardly a goal drought of Villa proportions or anything. Some times teams just defend well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Yes, well done you. Completely ignore the crux of the point I was making and instead pick me up on a single expression that I used, in the full knowledge that it was 'literally' incorrect, in order to make it obvious to the average SWF user what I meant. The term 'parking the bus' usually refers to a team defending deep with the hope that a breakaway attack might bring them a goal. When WHU camped in their own half last night they had absolutely no intention of trying to hit us on the break, rather they were trying simply to stop us from scoring and holding on to get a point, making the expression more appropriate than in its regular use. I'm sorry if this thinly-veiled inference was lost to your superior literary intellect. If there's anyone not already reading this who didn't know that, they should probably try harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 He's very pompous when it comes to the premiership. Because that's not what it is called, and there are other competitions which actually do use that name. I'm still about 99% more chilled out about grammar nazi stuff than in the SaintsForever days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Just how good was Harry Reed?!? Rated him before Wednesday but now I think we might have another gem on our hands. Could be JWP and Reed in our midfield for a while to come. I thought he went missing a bit when we had the ball, to be honest. His defensive play was excellent though, and he might have been told to use our possession to have a break. But I thought there were numerous occasions in transitions where we missed Schneiderlin showing in the middle for a quick and easy courier pass to a more advanced player, it was part of the reason we didn't get the breakthrough (albeit nothing like as significant as us sodding about with it around the box). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Carroll ruled out for the rest of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Carroll ruled out for the rest of the season He's going down the Dean Ashton route, only difference is that Dean Ashton was a good footballer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Andy Carroll's career as a professional patient has been blighted by the occasional appearance for West Ham United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boondock Saint Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Any update on Adrian's red card? Seeing as they play Spurs away game after next, I almost want it rescinded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Any update on Adrian's red card? Seeing as they play Spurs away game after next, I almost want it rescinded. It's only a one match ban anyway, it wasn't violent conduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boondock Saint Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Right you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Because that's not what it is called, and there are other competitions which actually do use that name. I'm still about 99% more chilled out about grammar nazi stuff than in the SaintsForever days. I'm glad you caught the bait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Adrian's Red has been overturned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 (edited) Ian Abrahams (Moose) @BroadcastMoose Good decision overturning Adrian's red card as he wasn't preventing a goalscoring opportunity So, what else stopped Mane getting to the ball and having a shot if it wasn't Adrian's intervention....? Edited 13 February, 2015 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 WH also charged with not being able to control their players (according to SSN) What is that all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Absolutely no idea why: 1. The red was overturned - it was a stonewall red. 2. They've been fined for not controlling their players. Was that for the reaction to the sending off? Bit harsh if it's not a red and you get fined for arguing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkeith Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Ian Abrahams (Moose) @BroadcastMoose Good decision overturning Adrian's red card as he wasn't preventing a goalscoring opportunity So, what else stopped Mane getting to the ball and having a shot if it wasn't Adrian's intervention....? He handled outside the box, so it doesn't matter whether it was a goalscoring opportunity. Mane and Adrian were both man handling each other, we could have gone either way, but that shouldn't influence the sending off. What next. Will Big Fat Sam appeal his next sending off because the lino gave a throw in the wrong way in the build up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Strange decision, I thought that if the ref witnessed the incident then that was the end of it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 (edited) He handled outside the box, so it doesn't matter whether it was a goalscoring opportunity. Mane and Adrian were both man handling each other, we could have gone either way, but that shouldn't influence the sending off. What next. Will Big Fat Sam appeal his next sending off because the lino gave a throw in the wrong way in the build up. Here's the FA statement: http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2015/feb/adrian-wrongful-dismissal-claim-upheld An Independent Regulatory Commission has today upheld a claim of wrongful dismissal in relation to Adrian San Miguel Del Castillo. The West Ham United goalkeeper was dismissed in the game against Southampton on Wednesday 11 February 2015 for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity. His one-match suspension has, therefore, been withdrawn with immediate effect. Meanwhile, West Ham have been charged by The FA for failing to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion in or around the 61st minute of this game. The club have until 6pm on 18 February 2015 to respond to the charge. Which to me confirms it was withdrawn solely because they decided it wasn't a goal scoring opportunity, not that it wasn't an infringement by the keeper, nor deemed to have been preceded by a foul by Mane. If Adrian hadn't dived onto the ball then surely Mane would have had a goal scoring opportunity? Edit: the common consensus amongst West Ham fans seems to be that it couldn't have been an "obvious goal scoring opportunity" as they were both moving away from the goal, not towards it, which is a fair point I guess. That said, it wouldn't have taken a lot for Mane to nick the ball away from Adrian's feet (if he hadn't dived on top of it) and slipped it into the goal with a nimble 90 degree spin. Edited 13 February, 2015 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 (edited) A complete bottle job by the FA because its easier to leave a ref who, had a shocker, out to dry than a. If Adrian doesn't handle, Mane gets the ball. There was a player approaching from the left; but is anyone claiming that Mane wouldn't have been able to turn and get a shot off. I'd fancy his chances as much as the case where a striker, through on goal, is brought down by the last defender (a clear red) but still has the keeper to beat. Edited 13 February, 2015 by shurlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 A complete bottle job by the FA because its easier to leave a ref who, had a shocker, out to dry. If Adrian doesn't handle, Mane gets the ball. There was a player approaching from the left; but is anyone claiming that Mane wouldn't have been able to get a shot off. I'd fancy his chances as much as the case where a striker is brought down by the last defender (a clear red) but still has the keeper to beat. I agree. Whilst it's obviously not certain he would have scored he would have had a chance to shoot at goal without a keeper and maybe one or two defenders in the way. Surely that is an obvious goal scoring opportunity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Does a player have to be 'facing the goal' for a goal-scoring opportunity?How many back-heels have we seen recently that resulted in a goal.FA bottle it yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanimal Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Does that mean Jose can have his yellow rescinded and carlton cole a retrospective red card instead/ when does it all stop FGS, just say the ref was a complete tosser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Surely it doesn't matter on whether it was a goalscoring opp? Isn't a keeper handball outside the box an automatic red!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Said at the time I would have rather had the goal. It was a clear goal scoring opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Said at the time I would have rather had the goal. It was a clear goal scoring opportunity. he was heading away from the goal and the keeper had the ball..it was pressure/foul from mane that caused the keeper to fall on the ball and handle it not so clear cut....as in, it was not mane one on one with the keeper with the keeper taking him out so to speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 13 February, 2015 Share Posted 13 February, 2015 Isn't a keeper handball outside the box an automatic red!? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 If only we were as good as west brom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 If only we were as good as west brom Or....if only West Ham's defending was as poor as this when they played us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 It'll be difficult to get a result at WBA. Pulis's record speaks for itself, especially his home form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 Footballs a funny old game. We'll probably go and thrash the Baggies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 Footballs a funny old game. We'll probably go and thrash the Baggies! Possibly, but Pulis is a great appointment for them, exactly what they needed. Can't see them being easy to break down at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 Surely it doesn't matter on whether it was a goalscoring opp? Isn't a keeper handball outside the box an automatic red!? Deliberate handball which denies a goalscoring opportunity is. That was clearly this, absolutely ridiculous decision to overturn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky morris Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 Or, if we had another striker to call on! QUOTE=trousers;2137442]Or....if only West Ham's defending was as poor as this when they played us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 According to the BBC match stats, WBA had 17 shots today,scoring 4 of them. We had 21 shots on Wednesday... We all know where the problem lies, simply not taking chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 trouble in West Ham camp http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=128276 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 trouble in West Ham camp http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=128276 Was that something about Brady's sexual preferences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 "Sack him!" FFS Where the hell was that guy at the end going with his story about the traffic on the way up? "We're risking our lives to come and watch the team play"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 Sam the Sophisticated has yet to be offered a new contract, isnt he? I think they will slowly slide down the table a bit...maybe 10th finish at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 Sam the Sophisticated has yet to be offered a new contract, isnt he? I think they will slowly slide down the table a bit...maybe 10th finish at best Allardyce done a Pochettino innit, should have fielded reserves in the last league game, took the defeat & prioritised the cup First time I've felt sorry for that Sullivan twat tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 Was that something about Brady's sexual preferences? Answer the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 How long has he been going for the chinese communist look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 14 February, 2015 Share Posted 14 February, 2015 Where the hell was that guy at the end going with his story about the traffic on the way up? "We're risking our lives to come and watch the team play"? Probably this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-31469145 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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