beowulf Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 Looks tight,3 points from 3rd from bottom. To be honest looking at all the teams below us,there is not a lot in it and if we are not careful we could be fighting a relegation battle. When I say there is 'not a lot in it 'by that I mean I don't see us much better than those teams. This is when Squad Strength will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 I'm not fussed about Rugby tbh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles34 Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 Whats the Premiership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles34 Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 If you're talking about The Premier League then if you really think we are one of the worst three teams then you need to seriously consider watching The Premiership mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NornIronFan Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 Looks tight,3 points from 3rd from bottom. To be honest looking at all the teams below us,there is not a lot in it and if we are not careful we could be fighting a relegation battle. When I say there is 'not a lot in it 'by that I mean I don't see us much better than those teams. This is when Squad Strength will tell. Absolute bull. FFS....one bad result and the bed wetters start predicting a relegation scrap. Get real. The Hull result was one of those freak results thaat come along every so often. For at leat 70 - 80 mins of that game it was men against boys. We are LIGHT YEARS ahead of the Hulls, Sunderlands, West Broms, Swanseas and Burnleys. We are streets ahead of Watfor, Stoke, Middlesboro, Palace, Bournemough and West Ham. We are marginally better than Everton, Leicester and fairly close to Spurs and Man Utd. Arsenal and Liverpool and ahed of us and Man City and Chelsea are much superior. We've dominated many games this season but failed to put teams away. That will come. Pull yourself together man. We march on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 11 games in and I don't think relegation is on the cards, mid table nothingness more likely However we have just been beaten by probably the worst team in the league and sit just 3 points off relegation, we need a nice little run like we had in September Hull, Swansea and Sunderland will be relegated imho We limp on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 Absolute bull. FFS....one bad result and the bed wetters start predicting a relegation scrap. Get real. The Hull result was one of those freak results thaat come along every so often. For at leat 70 - 80 mins of that game it was men against boys. We are LIGHT YEARS ahead of the Hulls, Sunderlands, West Broms, Swanseas and Burnleys. We are streets ahead of Watfor, Stoke, Middlesboro, Palace, Bournemough and West Ham. We are marginally better than Everton, Leicester and fairly close to Spurs and Man Utd. Arsenal and Liverpool and ahed of us and Man City and Chelsea are much superior. We've dominated many games this season but failed to put teams away. That will come. Pull yourself together man. We march on. I agree, if you replace LIGHT YEARS ahead with streets ahead, streets ahead with marginally better, marginally better with fairly close, fairly close with ahead of us, ahead of us with much superior, and much superior with LIGHT YEARS ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NornIronFan Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 I agree, if you replace LIGHT YEARS ahead with streets ahead, streets ahead with marginally better, marginally better with fairly close, fairly close with ahead of us, ahead of us with much superior, and much superior with LIGHT YEARS ahead. Yip, I agree fully. I possibly went a little over the top with 'LIGHT YEARS ahead' but the point remains, we are nowhere close to being dragged into a relegation battle. We'll finish somewhere between 5th and 10th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 We were a couple of points off the bottom 3 last season. (december ish time). I think a few people were convinced it was a relegation battle at that point. We were never in a relegation battle last season though. At the end of the day, there is still 75% of the season to go and I'm reasonably confident we will finish quite a few points clear of relegation - a fair few in fact. A couple of sticky results and people get their knickers in a twist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 I just had a look at the latest Premiership table. We're not even in it, and bloody Portsmouth came 9th. Bolton were 7th and Reading 8th though, so a bit messed up all round. Still can't believe West Ham got away with the third party ownership thing with Tevez and Mascherano winning their last 4 games on the bounce, Sheffield United were robbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf Posted 8 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 8 November, 2016 Absolute bull. FFS....one bad result and the bed wetters start predicting a relegation scrap. Get real. The Hull result was one of those freak results thaat come along every so often. For at leat 70 - 80 mins of that game it was men against boys. We are LIGHT YEARS ahead of the Hulls, Sunderlands, West Broms, Swanseas and Burnleys. We are streets ahead of Watfor, Stoke, Middlesboro, Palace, Bournemough and West Ham. We are marginally better than Everton, Leicester and fairly close to Spurs and Man Utd. Arsenal and Liverpool and ahed of us and Man City and Chelsea are much superior. We've dominated many games this season but failed to put teams away. That will come. Pull yourself together man. We march on. If we are LIGHT YEARS ahead of Hull why did we get beaten by them?Why in the PL did we only draw against Sunderland and Watford etc Everton, Leicester are marginally better than us and to say we are fairly close to Spurs and Man Utd is not true, they have far stronger squads to fall back on. If you dominate games you should win them. Plenty of good teams get relegated, its the 3 points that matter. At this point I don't think we will go down but make no mistake we are going to have to work hard not to. Virgil's been brilliant, but needs cover if he gets injured,Austin's goals have been invaluable but will he last the season,we need to strengthen the squad. Not particularly impressed we spent so much money on a player we are still waiting to get fit,he looks promising but only time will tell whether he is or not. Don't tell me to pull myself together etc if I express my concerns about the club I love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 If we are LIGHT YEARS ahead of Hull why did we get beaten by them?Why in the PL did we only draw against Sunderland and Watford etc Everton, Leicester are marginally better than us and to say we are fairly close to Spurs and Man Utd is not true, they have far stronger squads to fall back on. If you dominate games you should win them. Plenty of good teams get relegated, its the 3 points that matter. At this point I don't think we will go down but make no mistake we are going to have to work hard not to. Virgil's been brilliant, but needs cover if he gets injured,Austin's goals have been invaluable but will he last the season,we need to strengthen the squad. Not particularly impressed we spent so much money on a player we are still waiting to get fit,he looks promising but only time will tell whether he is or not. Don't tell me to pull myself together etc if I express my concerns about the club I love. Can you name any teams as good as us that have ever been relegated? We are light years ahead of Hull and got beaten, just like we've beaten Man City, Arsenal and Chelsea in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 If we are LIGHT YEARS ahead of Hull why did we get beaten by them?Why in the PL did we only draw against Sunderland and Watford etc Everton, Leicester are marginally better than us and to say we are fairly close to Spurs and Man Utd is not true, they have far stronger squads to fall back on. If you dominate games you should win them. Plenty of good teams get relegated, its the 3 points that matter. At this point I don't think we will go down but make no mistake we are going to have to work hard not to. Virgil's been brilliant, but needs cover if he gets injured,Austin's goals have been invaluable but will he last the season,we need to strengthen the squad. Not particularly impressed we spent so much money on a player we are still waiting to get fit,he looks promising but only time will tell whether he is or not. Don't tell me to pull myself together etc if I express my concerns about the club I love. You're one of these annoying modern day fans, snapshotting single results and coming to a conclusion on them. Change the manager, reinvent the club, sack the owners, sign 20 new players if we don't win for 3/4 games. If you're playing the argument ''if we're better than them, why didn't we beat them etc''. So why did Norwich beat us last year? Why did we only draw with Villa at home? Why did Burnley beat us a couple of seasons back? Why could we only draw with Newcastle away? The fact is that we were light years ahead of every single one of those teams last year. We are still light years ahead of Sunderland, Hull etc this year - but indvidual results such as the weekend can and do happen, as we have experienced every season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 If we are LIGHT YEARS ahead of Hull why did we get beaten by them?Why in the PL did we only draw against Sunderland and Watford etc Everton, Leicester are marginally better than us and to say we are fairly close to Spurs and Man Utd is not true, they have far stronger squads to fall back on. If you dominate games you should win them. Plenty of good teams get relegated, its the 3 points that matter. At this point I don't think we will go down but make no mistake we are going to have to work hard not to. Virgil's been brilliant, but needs cover if he gets injured,Austin's goals have been invaluable but will he last the season,we need to strengthen the squad. Not particularly impressed we spent so much money on a player we are still waiting to get fit,he looks promising but only time will tell whether he is or not. Don't tell me to pull myself together etc if I express my concerns about the club I love. So I assume if we beat Liverpool you will be posting that we are a better team than them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 You're one of these annoying modern day fans, snapshotting single results and coming to a conclusion on them. Change the manager, reinvent the club, sack the owners, sign 20 new players if we don't win for 3/4 games. If you're playing the argument ''if we're better than them, why didn't we beat them etc''. So why did Norwich beat us last year? Why did we only draw with Villa at home? Why did Burnley beat us a couple of seasons back? Why could we only draw with Newcastle away? The fact is that we were light years ahead of every single one of those teams last year. We are still light years ahead of Sunderland, Hull etc this year - but indvidual results such as the weekend can and do happen, as we have experienced every season. I love them all, if it wasn't for these effwits Saints would never be as successful as they by just being well-run and organised and planning ahead, and basically doing the opposite of all the things that lot expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 If we are LIGHT YEARS ahead of Hull why did we get beaten by them?Why in the PL did we only draw against Sunderland and Watford etc Everton, Leicester are marginally better than us and to say we are fairly close to Spurs and Man Utd is not true, they have far stronger squads to fall back on. If you dominate games you should win them. Plenty of good teams get relegated, its the 3 points that matter. At this point I don't think we will go down but make no mistake we are going to have to work hard not to. Virgil's been brilliant, but needs cover if he gets injured,Austin's goals have been invaluable but will he last the season,we need to strengthen the squad. Not particularly impressed we spent so much money on a player we are still waiting to get fit,he looks promising but only time will tell whether he is or not. Don't tell me to pull myself together etc if I express my concerns about the club I love. You are an utter F U C K T A R D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 Absolute bull. FFS....one bad result and the bed wetters start predicting a relegation scrap. Get real. The Hull result was one of those freak results thaat come along every so often. For at leat 70 - 80 mins of that game it was men against boys. We are LIGHT YEARS ahead of the Hulls, Sunderlands, West Broms, Swanseas and Burnleys. We are streets ahead of Watfor, Stoke, Middlesboro, Palace, Bournemough and West Ham. We are marginally better than Everton, Leicester and fairly close to Spurs and Man Utd. Arsenal and Liverpool and ahed of us and Man City and Chelsea are much superior. We've dominated many games this season but failed to put teams away. That will come. Pull yourself together man. We march on. Complacency strikes again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monosaint Posted 8 November, 2016 Share Posted 8 November, 2016 Let's get a perspective here. Last season we had 24 pts after 19 Games a very similar pts per game as now wouldn't you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 9 November, 2016 Share Posted 9 November, 2016 We've dominated many games this season but failed to put teams away. That will come. I'm so looking forward to seeing us score again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 9 November, 2016 Share Posted 9 November, 2016 We will finish 6th - 10th place this season, we aren't playing bad not creating chances. Some dross in the league this season so can't see us in the bottom six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf Posted 9 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 9 November, 2016 You are an utter F U C K T A R D. I haven't got anytime for Keyboard Warriors, sonny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf Posted 9 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 9 November, 2016 You're one of these annoying modern day fans, snapshotting single results and coming to a conclusion on them. Change the manager, reinvent the club, sack the owners, sign 20 new players if we don't win for 3/4 games. If you're playing the argument ''if we're better than them, why didn't we beat them etc''. So why did Norwich beat us last year? Why did we only draw with Villa at home? Why did Burnley beat us a couple of seasons back? Why could we only draw with Newcastle away? The fact is that we were light years ahead of every single one of those teams last year. We are still light years ahead of Sunderland, Hull etc this year - but indvidual results such as the weekend can and do happen, as we have experienced every season. Modern Day Fan lol I've been supporting Saints for over 50 years. Where have I snapshot a single result,asked to change the manager, reinvent the club,sack the owners, sign 20 players?You need to calm down. Why are you going on about games played last season?We had Wanyama and Mane and Koeman as manager etc, different in so many ways. All I am saying is that its getting tight and we don't want to get dragged into a relegation scrap. I don't consider that most of the teams below us are light years behind us,they are not ,and that arrogance will get us into trouble. If Liverpool beat us I wont consider us better than them,I will be getting over the shock, still it is Saints so anything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 9 November, 2016 Share Posted 9 November, 2016 I haven't got anytime for Keyboard Warriors, sonny. I give not one f u c k what you have time for the fact remains that everyone of your posts shows you to be an utter f u c k t a r d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf Posted 9 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 9 November, 2016 And yours remind me of someone with the IQ of 50 or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintMark211 Posted 10 November, 2016 Share Posted 10 November, 2016 We will finish 6th - 10th place this season, we aren't playing bad not creating chances. Some dross in the league this season so can't see us in the bottom six. Couldn't agree more Middlesbrough, Hull, Burnley, Swansea, Sunderland (TERRIBLE TEAMS - WILL BE the bottom 5 come May in some sort of order) Stoke, WBA, Bournemouth, Watford, Palace, West Ham (Middle of the road) Everton, Us, Leicester (6th-8th) Then the top 6 (City, Arsenal, Scousehampton, United, Spurs, Chelsea) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beancounter saint Posted 10 November, 2016 Share Posted 10 November, 2016 And yours remind me of someone with the IQ of 50 or less. Sorry, but if you try to draw definite conclusions from single results in isolation it is you who fits into that category. The fact is that football, more than most sporting contests as it is relatively hard to score, involves quite a bit of luck which often distorts the result of a single game. There will be plenty of times when Saints get a win over a better side and, conversely, come out losing against a worse side, through chance on the day. Over a season it usually more or less levels itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pass the Dutchie Posted 10 November, 2016 Share Posted 10 November, 2016 Couldn't agree more Middlesbrough, Hull, Burnley, Swansea, Sunderland (TERRIBLE TEAMS - WILL BE the bottom 5 come May in some sort of order) I think Swansea isn't as bad as they seem at the moment. They've had a very tough schedule, already facing Leicester, Chelsea, City, Liverpool, Arsenal and United. And us, of course. They actually managed a draw against Chelsea. They don't seem great, but I don't think they'll go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Posted 10 November, 2016 Share Posted 10 November, 2016 Its a weird one right now, it feels like a big transition season (Puel will do great given time) but I do really think our defence is too good for us to go down. The bottom 4 have all conceded 20+ and we've only conceded 12 so far. But because we dont score enough, we will continue to lose the odd game against the likes of Hull, as we will get punished from time to time (we've only scored more than 6 teams) for not taking chances or making possession count. I dont think the original poster deserved to be shot down like he was either, as we are nearly a third of the way through the season, and like it or not we are only 3 points above the drop zone. So although I think we will be fine and finish mid-table, we do need to watch ourselves and go on another little run (having won only 1 in our last 5). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 10 November, 2016 Share Posted 10 November, 2016 Modern Day Fan lol I've been supporting Saints for over 50 years. Where have I snapshot a single result,asked to change the manager, reinvent the club,sack the owners, sign 20 players?You need to calm down. Why are you going on about games played last season?We had Wanyama and Mane and Koeman as manager etc, different in so many ways. All I am saying is that its getting tight and we don't want to get dragged into a relegation scrap. I don't consider that most of the teams below us are light years behind us,they are not ,and that arrogance will get us into trouble. If Liverpool beat us I wont consider us better than them,I will be getting over the shock, still it is Saints so anything is possible. and if you remember 1974 etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf Posted 10 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 10 November, 2016 1973 I remember at the Dell,Mick Channon scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 10 November, 2016 Share Posted 10 November, 2016 Its a weird one right now, it feels like a big transition season (Puel will do great given time) but I do really think our defence is too good for us to go down. The bottom 4 have all conceded 20+ and we've only conceded 12 so far. But because we dont score enough, we will continue to lose the odd game against the likes of Hull, as we will get punished from time to time (we've only scored more than 6 teams) for not taking chances or making possession count. I dont think the original poster deserved to be shot down like he was either, as we are nearly a third of the way through the season, and like it or not we are only 3 points above the drop zone. So although I think we will be fine and finish mid-table, we do need to watch ourselves and go on another little run (having won only 1 in our last 5). Our last 5 were Man City, Leicester and Hull away and Burnley and Chelsea at home. The only easy fixture in that one we won, convincingly. Getting a point away to Leicester and City is decent in anyone's book. A lot of teams will take 5 points or less from those fixtures this season. It's not relegation form. The time to worry is when you're shipping 3 and 4 goals against average mid table sides, like Hull, Swansea, West Ham and Sunderland have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf Posted 10 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 10 November, 2016 Strange how some see it as Knee Jerking after one game when nothing of the sort was said,re. the start of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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