Swansea 2-3 Saints - Match Thread

[nta786]

I didn’t think that was a yellow card or a foul. It’s a contact sport ffs he barely laid a finger on him.

I think the foul on its own would have been fine. 
 

[StrangelyBrown]

Diving cunt

[DT]

For an absolute muscle of a man Obafemi didn’t half go down easily there. 

[Dorchester Saint]

What a twat 

[VictiAbNonem]

Red card for a tap on the shoulder?

[Suhari]

Looked a little harsh that.

[AlexLaw76]

How does that work for Brentford?

[HarvSFC]

Damn, he looked alright in a back three against Tottenham too, but he’s hopeless as a right-back.

Weird that he used to be our bright hope when we had Cedric. Now we’re spoiled at right-back.

[OttawaSaint]

Stupid to put his hands on him but Oba went down like a sack of spuds. 

[Lighthouse]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

There's very little in that to be fair to Valery.

It was a stupid challenge and so was the first. Obafemi was always going to go down to any sort of contact.

[The Cat]

Just now, nta786 said:

I didn’t think that was a yellow card or a foul. It’s a contact sport ffs he barely laid a finger on him.

I think the foul on its own would have been fine. 
 

Can't put your arm on someone like that when you are already booked. Should have just let him run through and miss.

[obelisk]

Should have taken some chances even before that. Now it'll be a struggle.

[saintwbu]

Forster completely stitched Valery up for the first yellow, and Obafemi dived for the second - poor refereeing. 

[Scully]

Dive from Obafemi

[Streaky]

That's what u get for having a Hitler mustache!

[qwertyell]

Liability as usual. Brains of a rocking horse. 

[Saint_clark]

Commentator is fucking clueless. JWP drops into right back..."I bet he's not played there too many times!". Actually, he has.

[nta786]

Commentator -  “I bet he [JWP] hasn’t played there [right back] too many times”

These lot have done no research

[trousers]

Technically a foul (in today's soft football world) but amazing how a tap on the shoulder causes a grown man to tumble over like a sack of spuds

[Miltonaggro]

Saints need to finish some of this excellent approach play, should be 2 or 3 up. Daft challenge from Valery on Barry White.  As an aside the appalling BBC commentary appears to be provided  by the Swansea Car park stewards and burger bar staff - niche. 

 

[Suhari]

JWP to RB I guess, and Broja alone up top?

[Sheaf Saint]

That was so soft but the ref had no choice really. Idiotic from Valery.

[Edmonton Saint]

Valery isn't good enough and shouldn't be anywhere near our starting XI ( FA Cup or not) . 

[LGTL]

Obafemi with his usual shit touch but Valery just couldn’t help himself 

[Lighthouse]

3 minutes ago, vectraman said:

Bakery what were you thinking 🤦‍♂️

Should have used his loaf.

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

It was a stupid challenge and so was the first. Obafemi was always going to go down to any sort of contact.

It wasn't even a challenge. It was literally just a light hand on the shoulder.

[Chez]

Valery misses the header and is in trouble, but Obafemi makes the most of it. The early yellow was well deserved, but Forster's poor kicking contributed to that.

[The Kraken]

Just now, The Cat said:

Can't put your arm on someone like that when you are already booked. Should have just let him run through and miss.

O’bafemi was nowhere close to getting to the ball, it went straight through to Forster.

Dopey defending, two yellows inside 30 minutes when your team has been in the ascendancy ffs.

[John Boy Saint]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Commentator is fucking clueless. JWP drops into right back..."I bet he's not played there too many times!". Actually, he has.

Topped it off with “the captain now at left back”.

[Saint Billy]

I like the way Forster looks at the pitch after every bad kick. 

[nta786]

On the other hand though, this game was looking pretty comfortable for us, maybe with a man down it’ll be even now.

We never do things easy do we 

[saint1977]

8 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Valery you stupid twat

Club need to ring St Etienne on Monday and get that loan sorted out for him to go. Free transfer if they want to take him full time if Yann waives any pay off. If RH needs cover in that area we can bring a right sided loan in now. Brentford delighted for Tuesday day now with Saints having to play for 60 minutes with 10 men. Regretting not being more clinical with those chances. 

Manager has criticised Salisu for not following instructions v Spurs in not letting the keeper save, next game the bonehead does the same thing and far from certain Obafemi even gets to the ball unlike Son who would have been 1-1 with Fraser. Last game Valery plays for us I reckon. 

Edited 8 January, 2022 by saint1977

[Lighthouse]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

It wasn't even a challenge. It was literally just a light hand on the shoulder.

So don’t do it. He’s on a yellow and nowhere near the ball, which has already run away to the ‘keeper.

[Chez]

Just now, LGTL said:

Obafemi with his usual shit touch but Valery just couldn’t help himself 

it was a shit touch, but I guess his pace contributed. Valery misjudged the ball over his head. Lack of games an issue maybe?

[hackedoff]

All stemmed from a needless backpass for the first card. 

[adrian lord]

Dive for the red but Valery was naive.

[Scully]

Not a red card for me tbh, Oba made no effort to stay on his feet, I'd give the foul but the red card was very harsh

Edited 8 January, 2022 by Scully

[Sheaf Saint]

2 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Should have used his loaf.

D'ough!

[Streaky]

2 minutes ago, nta786 said:

Commentator -  “I bet he [JWP] hasn’t played there [right back] too many times”

These lot have done no research

These commentators don't know what there on about. Confused Valery with tella earlier too.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Lighthouse said:

So don’t do it. He’s on a yellow and nowhere near the ball, which has already run away to the ‘keeper.

Have you never nearly bumped into someone and held your hand out as a buffer? It's an instinctual reaction, and there is absolutely no way there was enough contact to affect Obafemi in any way at all. Ref was conned.

[trousers]

Genuine question.... When did tapping someone on the shoulder become a foul in the laws of the game? It wasn't always like this, was it? 

[badgerx16]

At least we have recent experience of playing with 10 for more than half a game.

[Sunglasses Ron]

I said as soon as he was booked that he needs pulling off. He’s just not got the right mentality to change the way he plays.

It’s ironic that Obefami showed the type of nouse that we seem to lack so often.

[adrian lord]

We should’ve been three nil up before the red - we could well rue the lack of killer instinct 

[Disco Stu]

Never simple is it! We should be 0-3 up but instead it's game on and our players are now going to have to do a lot of running before an important match this Tuesday.

[Sunglasses Ron]

HD feed back on now.

[Saint86]

6 minutes ago, nta786 said:

Commentator -  “I bet he [JWP] hasn’t played there [right back] too many times”

These lot have done no research

Yes, but at least they can't confused valery and tella anymore. They also said we had a midfielder at left back straight after saying about JWP playing at right back. Terrible 

Edited 8 January, 2022 by Saint86

[OttawaSaint]

6 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

I like the way Forster looks at the pitch after every bad kick. 

Maybe it's intentional to draw Swansea to the ball. I think I saw RH clapping...

Edited 8 January, 2022 by OttawaSaint

[CanadaSaint]

Valery was gradually working is way back into Ralph's good books, despite some reservations, but that might remove him from the reckoning.

No big problem with the second yellow, but I think refs need to be a bit more tolerant before showing the first. With good refs a word in the ear is just as effective as a yellow, and it doesn't spoil games.

[Bushey Saint]

6 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

That was so soft but the ref had no choice really. Idiotic from Valery.

Do we ever see anything else? We need to get shot of him as soon as possible - he is definitely not Premiership standard, not even as a squad player.