St. Gallen vs Saints match thread

[johnnyboy]

Good tip over by Fraser.

 

Good stream here http://www.hesgoal.com/news/17743/St_Gallen_vs_Southampton_FC.html

 

Thanks for this working well for me

 

 

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[SaintBobby]

Hmm, that 45 mins of football was even more boring than peak Puel!

[jamesfp1]

Looks really hot. Being encouraged to press. Tella looks good. Can tell it's their first game, largely awful.

[benjii]

Hmm, that 45 mins of football was even more boring than peak Puel!

 

Fackin sideways, fackin **** mush. Get two up front, f'f'sakes.

[SaintBobby]

So for those actually watching are we getting the 100% high press game people are expecting from Mope?

 

Not really. Don't seem to be controlling midfield at all well. But it's a slightly odd XI we have out there.

[hutch]

Hmm, that 45 mins of football was even more boring than peak Puel!

Bingo

[doddisalegend]

Not really. Don't seem to be controlling midfield at all well. But it's a slightly odd XI we have out there.

 

Yeah you have to make allowance for pre-season and the random nature of the teams put out in these sort of games I just wondered if their was a notable step up in the pressing style over Koeman and Puel.

[Jimmy_D]

Cedric and Redmond (and Stephens, JWP and Targett) all still on holiday.

 

VVD is on strike. Club say he's not fit but he is; he just won't play.

 

No conspiracy theories.

 

That's something that will be verifiable and it's been noted that you've claimed that.

[CWD]

Alfie Jones wearing number 6 for people who are interested in that sort of tuff.

 

Gallagher wearing 15 -and no number 9. Striker incoming?

[beatlesaint]

Alfie Jones wearing number 6 for people who are interested in that sort of tuff.

 

Gallagher wearing 15 -and no number 9. Striker incoming?

 

no just Jay Rod and before him Fonte outgoing

[shurlock]

Ref's done his back - highlight of the match so far.

[CWD]

no just Jay Rod and before him Fonte outgoing

 

Yes I know... think you've misunderstood my point. #6 was free so they've given it to Jones, why not give Gallagher (or Gabbiadini) #9? Suggests that they could be looking to add another attacker but happy with defenders as they are.

 

I'm aware this is reading a lot into something which has very little meaning and is subject to change but hey, it's preseason and tea in the cricket

[saint77]

Yes I know... think you've misunderstood my point. #6 was free so they've given it to Jones, why not give Gallagher (or Gabbiadini) #9? Suggests that they could be looking to add another attacker but happy with defenders as they are.

 

I'm aware this is reading a lot into something which has very little meaning and is subject to change but hey, it's preseason and tea in the cricket

 

Heard Romeo was 6 and gabbiadini was getting 9

[beatlesaint]

I'm aware this is reading a lot into something which has very little meaning and is subject to change but hey, it's preseason and tea in the cricket

 

Well it makes a change from the novice Sherlock Holmes's on here building a whole web of intrigue and suspicion over everything VVD related

[ericofarabia]

Yes I know... think you've misunderstood my point. #6 was free so they've given it to Jones, why not give Gallagher (or Gabbiadini) #9? Suggests that they could be looking to add another attacker but happy with defenders as they are.

 

I'm aware this is reading a lot into something which has very little meaning and is subject to change but hey, it's preseason and tea in the cricket

 

The shirts they are wearing today don't have players names on, so in reality they could have worn any shirt I guess.

[doggface]

0-0.

[Viking Saint]

0-0.

Full time??

[doggface]

yes sir FT

[Lets B Avenue]

Bloody squad rotation!

 

Puel out!

[Heisenberg]

Looks like Black did the match planning

[Pamplemousse]

Looks like Black did the match planning

 

Oh dear, someone's not a happy bunny! Who knew poor Heisenberg would be so triggered by a first team coach. Lol.

[shurlock]

Oh dear, someone's not a happy bunny! Who knew poor Heisenberg would be so triggered by a first team coach. Lol.

 

Sad!

[farawaysaint]

Pre season friendlies are meaningless, still would have liked a goal.

[Wes Tender]

Saints undefeated in pre-season so far and have not conceded any goals.

[doddisalegend]

Pre season friendlies are meaningless, still would have liked a goal.

 

 

Carrying on were we left off last season then not scoring..

[John Boy Saint]

Well the interesting possibilities were nowhere to be seen in the post match snippet from the boss, he seemed a bit cheesed off at the quality of the pitch, seemed to see it as it was, a bit of a run out.

Be interesting hear him after next weekends game, as the Bees will no doubt be stiffer opposition.

[The9]

I miss the days we used to have a "trialist" during a friendly!

 

No Cedric, No Redmond. No VVD. Start the conspiracy theories!

 

You'd have loved the Newport County friendly yesterday then. Ten triallists and a centre back who's been injured since September named on the team sheet.

[Saints foreva]

Lol couldn't put a pub side to bed.

[krissyboy31]

Lol couldn't put a pub side to bed.

 

TBF it is St Gallen's 1st game.

[The9]

Alfie Jones wearing number 6 for people who are interested in that sort of tuff.

 

Gallagher wearing 15 -and no number 9. Striker incoming?

 

We've varied how we use numbers enough pre-season before not to read anything at all into it. Looks to me like we've used existing squad numbers and backfilled the gaps with academy players.

 

McQueen is the only player who featured regularly last season who had a different number (18 instead of 38 ) - though according to the OS report Flannigan has Ward-Prowse's 16, which is interesting(ish).

 

Gaps after transfers, agreed loans and player releases were: 6 Fonte, 9 Rodriguez, 12 (Wanyama), 15 Martina, 18 Reed, 25, and 27 and above with a few exceptions (28 is Taylor, still).

 

6 was Jones, 9 Slattery, 12 Tella, 15 Gallagher, [16 Flannigan], 25 O'Driscoll, 29 Little, 30 Johnson - basically all ties up with the backfilling theory, just missing a 27 and wondering if they packed Ward-Prowse's shirt instead of that for Flannigan.

Edited 15 July, 2017 by The9

[ErwinK1961]

TBF it is St Gallen's 1st game.

 

Very good

[OttawaSaint]

Looks like Black did the match planning

 

 

This is like a sneak preview trailer for the season to come. I wonder what other plot lines this malodorous twerp has lined up for us.

[St Chalet]

TBF it is St Gallen's 1st game.

 

LOL

[miserableoldgit]

I love it....."Malodorous twerp!".....er...just be clear, you are talking about Heisenberg and not Black aren't you?

 

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[OttawaSaint]

I love it....."Malodorous twerp!".....er...just be clear, you are talking about Heisenberg and not Black aren't you?

 

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Don't speak his name! If you say it 3 times he appears and we rotate the squad heavily and then pass it backwards and sideways!

[OttawaSaint]

Just seen the highlights. Both keepers very sharp. Kit looks fantastic!

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Just back from Holland. There's reports there that VVD is refusing to play for us in an attempt to force a move to Liverpool.

[The9]

Just seen the highlights. Both keepers very sharp. Kit looks fantastic!

 

Noticed that we only have Prem badges on the right sleeve - left sleeve left blank for clubs to add secondary adverts, so for those who insist on the sleeve patch, don't get two and try and get a discount if they're offering to do both sleeves for the daft amount it costs...

[rooney]

Carrying on were we left off last season then not scoring..

 

And not creating enough passes through the middle or out wide to score.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Just back from Holland. There's reports there that VVD is refusing to play for us in an attempt to force a move to Liverpool.

 

Source or horse shyt......... Choose one

[Shroppie]

Just back from Holland. There's reports there that VVD is refusing to play for us in an attempt to force a move to Liverpool.

Yawn.

 

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[Pass the Dutchie]

I live in the Netherlands and I haven't seen any such thing. Not in the media I pay attention to at least.

[Professor]

Obviously when Pellegrino came in as manager he must have been instructed to lie to the public about Van Dijk and to pretend that the player's foot wasn't ready yet to be subject to contact training. Any journalist saying VVD is on strike must be correct because it's inconceivable that any media outlet would ever publish a story that it wasn't certain was true.

[Matthew Le God]

Lol couldn't put a pub side to bed.

 

Impressive home stadium for a pub side...

 

[benjii]

Impressive home stadium for a pub side...

 

 

What's their away stadium like?

[doddisalegend]

Just back from Holland. There's reports there that VVD is refusing to play for us in an attempt to force a move to Liverpool.

 

I live in the Netherlands and I haven't seen any such thing. Not in the media I pay attention to at least.

 

mmmmmm...

[Convict Colony]

Nothing in dutch media and I live in the dam... b*llsh*t alert has gone off

[Micky]

Just back from Holland. There's reports there that VVD is refusing to play for us in an attempt to force a move to Liverpool.

Smelly.

 

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[SuperSAINT]

I live in the Netherlands and I haven't seen any such thing. Not in the media I pay attention to at least.

 

Nothing in dutch media and I live in the dam... b*llsh*t alert has gone off

 

I'm actually a little surprised that there hasn't been anything in the Dutch media.

[Mr Saints]

Do we have a game mid-week?