Saints v West Ham (A) Match Thread

[obelisk]

We'll struggle in the Championship on this form. Something has gone badly wrong at Saints.

[Toadhall Saint]

Need 1 more in midfield now

 

Have from the start.

[max_saints]

Puel out!

 

Two strikers = genius solution that Mope can’t see!

 

Anyone but Mope will be an improvement!

 

What’s next? Let’s start prepping for the championship guys

[hackedoff]

Actually looking forward to the end of season relegation firesale. We had a far,far better team in league 1.This lot is just dross.

[Jonnyboy]

This team are all tinmen.

[Unbelievable Jeff]

To be fair I hope they do like West ham fans did two weeks ago.

 

Our fans are gutless. If they'd had the guts to do this when it really mattered, around Christmas, we may not be in this mess.

[Cartman]

More obvious than ever before that Puel and Pellegrino were never the problem. Our players are cünts that don't give a sh!t, this squad needs to be ripped apart.

[adrian lord]

Where is the urgency?

 

They just don’t care.

 

Strolling around. It’s all over. We are already down, mentally.

[Saints Warrior]

A few seasons of being a passing and luxury team means there is no Terry Hurlock or Mark Dennis type of 'get in there' football from Saints. The ability to close down is not there for scared passing teams. England had the same problem for years. Need a miracle to get 3 points now. Unless a 500 % increase in 2nd half.

[saint-crinny]

No-one plays 442 away from home in the Prem - asking for trouble despite people on here banging on about how that's the way to go. You get overrun in the middle and totally dominated. As we are grimly watching now.

 

Bizarrely we need to go more defensive to have any hope here

[Edmonton Saint]

And our only january signing was a donkey who has already been dropped by the new manager. What the **** does Reed and Wilson and co do with transfers, they seem blind and clueless.

[James]

We look like a Sunday League side. We’ve got a bunch of overpaid pansy players who think they are good but they are ****. Can’t wait to see the back of this mob when we go down.

[Ultimatt]

This is awful, they are hiding out there. Where is the response? Where are the leaders on this team?

Playing for different clubs. We sold them all. Hojbjerg is probably the closest thing out there

 

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[Unbelievable Jeff]

No-one plays 442 away from home in the Prem - asking for trouble despite people on here banging on about how that's the way to go. You get overrun in the middle and totally dominated. As we are grimly watching now.

 

Bizarrely we need to go more defensive to have any hope here

 

3-5-2, yes, but not 4-4-2.

[OttawaSaint]

Aimless long balls. Really earning that big fat pay check Hughsie...

[wessex saint]

Wigan is our level......

 

To be fair Wigan were the better side for an hour

 

 

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[5string]

Right, come on Saints! Time for a massive comeback!

 

3-2 win coming right up.

[doddisalegend]

Are our players even trying we seem to be second best all over the pitch.

[Batman]

I think Romeu should come on at HT lol

[adrian lord]

Mercenary swines - sell the lot!

[angelman]

Rather regret spending over £100 on a couple of tickets for Wembley.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

At half time Hughes should kick them all up the arse twice ..literally...

[OttawaSaint]

Only Saints can make a club in utter disarray look like Real Madrid. Perhaps our players need mirror therapy.

[OldNick]

No-one plays 442 away from home in the Prem - asking for trouble despite people on here banging on about how that's the way to go. You get overrun in the middle and totally dominated. As we are grimly watching now.

 

Bizarrely we need to go more defensive to have any hope here

there were loads on here who were calling for it, they wont own up now of course.

[Colinjb]

So, the Championship next season.....

[Cartman]

Keep selling our best players has finally caught up I guess.

 

Other than Van Dijk and Mané (who would be out of contract this summer), everyone we sold would have left on free transfers by now. If anything the problem has been the exact opposite, we kept and gave big new contracts to the mediocrity that stayed. And now that they have their contracts and have accepted that the big clubs won't come in for them they no longer care.

[TwoPints]

They look like they just want to get rid of the ball as soon as they get it. Lumping it up the pitch as far away from them as they can kick it.

 

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[Delmary]

Austin looks way off the pace.

[OttawaSaint]

At half time Hughes should kick them all up the arse twice ..literally...

 

Just tell them all to walk home. **** the second half, we’re toast.

[Saints foreva]

35 minutes an absolutely nothing towards their goal.

 

I hope our fans aren't a bunch of pussies and proper give it to the board during the Chelsea home game.

[Saint_clark]

I can't even bring myself to care.

 

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[Saint86]

How the **** does this useless **** Lemina get in the team over Romeu and JWP. Jesus.

[Micky]

So, the Championship next season.....

And for quite a few seasons afterwards methinks.

 

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[Lighthouse]

Aimless hoofing, this is absolutely f**king dreadful.

[DT]

Our only hope is another teacup throwing half-time from Yosser Hughes

 

 

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[jamesfp1]

Honestly thought this was a banker and a turning point given the shambles WHU were in. We needed a second half last game. By GOLLY do we need one now.

[Saints Warrior]

BBC summary so far. Yikes ....

West Ham are comfortable and playing extremely well. They look like a team who should not be struggling, but If they do lose a goal at some point it will be interesting to see if they can play with the same swagger.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Hoof, hoof... hoof

[mrfahaji]

Keep selling our best players has finally caught up I guess.

 

Standard trite message, which will no doubt be trotted out by the media. Selling players isn't a problem if you have the other cogs working effectively. Namely timing, value and quality replacements. We used to sign more players than we sold, and we found some good ones in the process. We also appeared to do our business quietly but quickly, early and at least in part on our terms. As time has gone by we've gone more for a 'one in one out' approach, increasing the risks of poor recruitment costing us, and seem to have been more haphazard/slack/poor with our approach. E.g. knowing you're going to sell a top player for lots of money for many months, yet not lining up any signings in advance.

Edited 31 March, 2018 by mrfahaji

[doddisalegend]

there were loads on here who were calling for it, they wont own up now of course.

 

 

Whispering Dave on Solent having spent weeks banging about two up front is now complaining about us not getting hold of the ball in midfield..

[Bewildered]

Thousands of pounds a week, but they seem happy to play kick and rush like a team if under 10s

[adrian lord]

Look at the state of our players.

[OttawaSaint]

After Newcastle I told myself, “they can’t play any worse than that”. Boy I was wrong. The players we have don’t have the guts for this. They all know they’ll be back in the Prem with other teams anyway.

[striker]

We can't even connect 2 passes together around midfield. we're just giving it right to WH.

[DT]

We also have to worry about goal difference

 

 

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[Batman]

What makes it worse, west ham have so many players out

[BotleySaint]

Look at the state of our players.

Gently jogging their way through to relegation.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Players look unfit, un-organised and resigned to failure. The Hughes effect has been the square root of naff all. We’re down but then I think we knew that 5 months ago.

[Pamplemousse]

I dont even think we’ll get a shot on goal, let alone score.

 

I’d rather see us play Hesketh and Sims, give them valuable experience for next season in the Championship

[Edmonton Saint]

Even Jesus in the crowd can't do anything.