Spurs 2-1 Saints - Game thread

[Lord Duckhunter]

Bunch of cunts have come out firing on all cylinders in a meaningless game that doesn’t really matter. Makes sundays timid surrender even worse. 

[nta786]

I have to say I’m not sure who the co-commentator is but he has been very complimentary about us so far 😂

Has he not seen how terrible we have been in 2021 but I guess it’s nice to be positive

[OttawaSaint]

Why couldn't we be as direct as this in the semi? Leicester were there for the taking!

[igsey]

Just now, nta786 said:

I have to say I’m not sure who the co-commentator is but he has been very complimentary about us so far 😂

Has he not seen how terrible we have been in 2021 but I guess it’s nice to be positive

Chris Coleman the ex-Wales manager. Seems lovely and being very nice about us but clearly doesn't know anything about us.

[nta786]

Just now, igsey said:

Chris Coleman the ex-Wales manager. Seems lovely and being very nice about us but clearly doesn't know anything about us.

Ah that’s who it was did sound familiar. Cheers.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Bunch of cunts have come out firing on all cylinders in a meaningless game that doesn’t really matter. Makes sundays timid surrender even worse. 

Yep. Who cares about this one. I wanted them to throw so much at Leicester that many of the players would have to sit this one out due to exhaustion. This is no use to us, wow, big deal 14th or whatever.

[Toadhall Saint]

4 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

I like him as a player, what he brings etc. But weren't we saying that about the late chance vs Burnley and many of his other chances that 9 out of 10 would go in?

Ok 6 out of ten 😉

[DT]

Seem quite up for this, to be fair

[The Cat]

We really should have been pressing like this the past couple of months. It's almost like Ralph woke up after the semi final and remembered the tactics that made us play better. 

[DT]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Yep. Who cares about this one. I wanted them to throw so much at Leicester that many of the players would have to sit this one out due to exhaustion. This is no use to us, wow, big deal 14th or whatever.

Matters to me. Still possible to go down and they need to show that we can actually compete for 90 mins. Plus extra cash for placings. Plus it’s Spurs, who are loathsome, Levy epitomising the whole Super League shitshow 

[richard799]

McCarthy passes more balls to opposition than his own team. 

[Dorchester Saint]

1 minute ago, DT said:

Matters to me. Still possible to go down and they need to show that we can actually compete for 90 mins. Plus extra cash for placings. Plus it’s Spurs, who are loathsome, Levy epitomising the whole Super League shitshow 

It would be a fucking miracle if we went down this season, not going to happen. We should have gone balls deep v Leicester. 

[igsey]

Did we have any ESL-type message on our shirts in the warm up? BBC not mentioned.

[Saint Billy]

1 minute ago, richard799 said:

McCarthy passes more balls to opposition than his own team. 

Very wasteful hoofs upfield. 

[OttawaSaint]

2 minutes ago, DT said:

Matters to me. Still possible to go down and they need to show that we can actually compete for 90 mins. Plus extra cash for placings. Plus it’s Spurs, who are loathsome, Levy epitomising the whole Super League shitshow 

We haven't got a pot to piss in. I'm sure an extra mil for 15th rather than 16 will just get gobbled up paying some of those stiffs we bought and had to loan out.

[VictiAbNonem]

I hope we see a lot more of Tella this season. He looks dangerous. And so lively!

[OttawaSaint]

Bloody hell, were showing the exact sort of energy and commitment we needed on Sunday. Fucking twats!

[DT]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

We haven't got a pot to piss in. I'm sure an extra mil for 15th rather than 16 will just get gobbled up paying some of those stiffs we bought and had to loan out.

If we are skint then getting extra cash is, um, quite sensible

[DT]

1 minute ago, VictiAbNonem said:

I hope we see a lot more of Tella this season. He looks dangerous. And so lively!

Yes. Bright hope. So Ralph will ignore him 😉

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, DT said:

If we are skint then getting extra cash is, um, quite sensible

I suppose, but not at the expense of a cup final and a chance for silverware.

[obelisk]

Oh Danny boy!

[DG]

Ings!

[nta786]

INGSSS

[Yorkshire Saint]

Even if we lose this game you have to question why the change in attitude.

The body language and effort are vastly improved. Just why ?

[OttawaSaint]

INGS!

[igsey]

JWP - set piece specialist!

Deserved.

[Saint-Reece]

Why couldn’t we play like this on Sunday ffs 🤣 either way, get in! 

[Jimmy_D]

GERRIN!

Jeez... would have traded that for a bit more attack against Leicester...

[DT]

Stuff that up your bum, Levy

[Saint Billy]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Bloody hell, were showing the exact sort of energy and commitment we needed on Sunday. Fucking twats!

Cheer up bro, we have a lead for a while. 

[Ted Bates Statue]

We will walk this European Super League

[Dorchester Saint]

Just now, Nick75Sfc said:

Even if we lose this game you have to question why the change in attitude.

The body language and effort are vastly improved. Just why ?

Mental fragility, it’s dogged this group for years, the higher they go, the more it seems to affect them, it’s a big problem. The club needs to splash out on EXPERIENCE and some decent sports psychology. 

[Jimmy_D]

Everyone seems to have shown a bit more against the ESL clubs

[igsey]

We're back to the question we were asking at the start of the season - are the opposition just playing badly or are we making them play badly?

[Yorkshire Saint]

1 minute ago, Dorchester Saint said:

Mental fragility, it’s dogged this group for years, the higher they go, the more it seems to affect them, it’s a big problem. The club needs to splash out on EXPERIENCE and some decent sports psychology. 

Which makes not starting Walcott Sunday even more baffling 

[DT]

Crunching into tackles. Commitment. Fired up by Spurs hatred?

[VictiAbNonem]

CB Salisu seems to be a far more adventurous LB than Bertrand. I think he's showing potentially useful versatility.

[GDog07]

We’re paving the way for West Ham to clinch a Champions League spot keeping Tottenham at arms length for them, Chelsea their next game and a fairly gettable 15pts afterwards

Crazy to think they could be CL material, I’m just jealous and wish it was us lol.

They’ve got us last day mind, we could spoil their party and let our good pals Liverpool sneak into 4th.

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[igsey]

Son absolutely buying that free kick.

[obelisk]

Nothing wrong with that Walcott tackle.

[igsey]

Christ the size of Dier's nuts, pulling Bale off a free kick for him to hit it into the wall's midriff.

[Saint-Reece]

How the fuck was that a free kick for Spurs there sorry?! 

[DT]

No way was that a foul. Crap ref. 

[doc oli]

Never. A. Foul. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, obelisk said:

Nothing wrong with that Walcott tackle.

Nope. Never a foul. 50/50 at worst. 

[DT]

Missing a lot of fouls on us this ref. Good. Yellow for ndombele 

[Useful Idiot]

Great commentary:

"It's only 1-0, that's never enough to win a game of football."

So the semi-final was a draw, then?

[LGTL]

Where was this performance on Sunday FFS

[DT]

Really snapping into tackles. Ralph - or something - has really fired them up. 

[obelisk]

Try not to concede before half time Saints.