Saints 3-1 West Ham - Match Thread

[Secret Site Agent]

Just now, Teddeer said:

Like that.

That'll learn them

[Teddeer]

1 minute ago, Manuel said:

We all got it wrong

We all got it wrong

Me and Saintsweb

We all got it wrong

Never doubted Ralph for a minute.

[LGTL]

Never in doubt. Fuck me if I’d have known how bad WH were I’d have asked for the U11’s

[OttawaSaint]

RH made a huge gamble, but it paid off in spades!

[Turkish]

HAPPY TO BE WRONG 😀😉

[Sheaf Saint]

Who wants to revise their comments before KO then?

Got to admit I didn't foresee this performance.

Quite exquisite.

[Toadhall Saint]

Some humble pie to be eaten me included! What a result!

[Saint_Jonny]

Lol @ me for being so pessimistic before kick off. What the fuck do I know! 

[Chez]

joyous. Can not wait for the draw. We are going to win this fucking cup this year. 

[FboroSaint21]

Listening from Sweden but yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[OttawaSaint]

Yesssss! 

I hate WHU so much. This is bliss!

[washsaint]

LOL - at all the folks saying what a terrible team, etc before a ball was kicked!  I would have hoped we would have all learned our lessons by now and that Saints are made of sterner stuff these days!

[Mikey88]

Fair play Adam Armstrong tonight. Worked his arse off until the end!

[OttawaSaint]

Like the Saints midfield, I think I'll have rice for supper tonight...

[Viking Saint]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Keown - Chelsea clearly want him back 

Talks pure shite 

 

 

Won't be able to afford him 😝

[Secret Site Agent]

Poor, poor, West Ham

 

Ralph has proven once again how much we are full of crap as supporters

 

And we have shut up the commentators.

 

Smileeeee

 

[Saints foreva]

Yesss, get in! 

Fear struck in seeing that lineup but over the moon to be proven wrong there. Players battled well and we've run out with a deserved win there. 

Now let's go win this fucking Cup. 

[Jimmy_D]

Gerrin!!!

Quarter final!

[Greenridge]

My sides actually hurt. 

[aintforever]

I thought we would get stuffed but fair play to Ralph, spectacularly wrong.

[CanadaSaint]

I think we're all kinda right. We were lucky to survive Ralph's starting lineup without being two or three down, but kicked their arses with something closer to the lineup we wanted.

[Mystic Force]

I only had you boys for company on this one today, thanks for taking me through the game. Was not hopeful when I saw that lineup, but you got me through this one, onwards and upwards!

[StrangelyBrown]

Brilliantly managed game. Some very good performances too. Can't help but feeling that adarma is Shane long mk 2 - pace to burn but not a lot else. Look forward to him proving me wrong though

[Wsaint]

Quality from Broja, felt a bit sorry for A. Armstrong in that celebration, look on his face you can tell he's desperate to score. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Absolute blinder played by Ralph.

Perraud my MOTM, but for goodness sake every player bar Djenepo and Diallo had a brilliant game.

[Baird of the land]

Very happy with performance of some of the squad players. Smallbone was very good, Valery looks like a cb and a.armstrong was quite lively. Caballero with a nice save at 2-1 after muck up for their goal but still unsure why we played him.

[Sheaf Saint]

2 hours ago, OttawaSaint said:

FA Cup and we fucked it up!

Or not 😉

[trousers]

2 hours ago, trousers said:

Here's hoping I have to apply to join the Saintsweb "glad I was proven wrong" club tonight 

[Pamplemousse]

Wonderful stuff.  Fair play to Ralph, through in the cup and team are fresh to do over Ings on Saturday

[coalman]

Off to the bad takes thread everybody

[Pamplemousse]

Winners of Everton v Boreham Wood at home in the next round please

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Or not 😉

Touché! 😆 

[saint77]

10 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Valery has been superb I don't care what any of you say.

Yep superb 

[Micky]

Got to hand it to Ralph, not only did he get the starting lineup right, but he also made the right subs at the right time. 

[Saint Matty 76]

Avoid Liverpool, City or Chelsea in the draw and we've got a real good chance at Wembley. Hope two of them come up against each other as well.

Be interesting to see if he sticks with "the same players who got us here" in the QF or he brings a few back in. Perraud/Stephens/Valery all brilliant. Not so much on Caballero/Diallo/Djenepo/Long.

[Chez]

Just now, Pamplemousse said:

Winners of Everton v Boreham Wood at home in the next round please

yes please. We could do with City vs Liverpool too.

[aintforever]

Had a lot more energy than West Ham, squad looks decent this year.

[The Cat]

That was unreal considering we rested so many players. What a performance.

West Ham did nothing after their goal apart from a couple of crosses.

Loved watching the mass exodus from the away end when Broja scored.

[Hatch]

2 hours ago, Hatch said:

Terrible team selection.  
 

also doesn’t have any justifications as we are not in trouble in the league 

 

just a nonsense 

Another clueless cunt

[OttawaSaint]

 

32 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

When is the draw?

 

29 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

90+7

 

AA drew the defenders away from Broja...

Edited 2 March, 2022 by OttawaSaint

[OttawaSaint]

That's OK RH. I didn't want to be Saints manager anyway...

[Behind Enemy Lines]

A lot of people sleeping on the sofa tonight due to premature bed wetting 😂 

[Chez]

4 minutes ago, aintforever said:

Had a lot more energy than West Ham, squad looks decent this year.

maybe Moyes should have made 9 changes?

[HarvSFC]

Great win, onto the quarters we go, I know they're the giant killers, but we'll take Middlesbrough in the next round, or Boreham Wood when they get their expected win tomorrow night, please.

I have no concerns when I see Jack Stephens in the team these days. He's grown into a solid CB for this level. However, I never thought I'd see the day where Valery looks competent in a back two against Premier League opposition. I always thought his future would be further up the pitch, but he's proven me wrong. Strange how he can't defend at RB, but can at CB.

Perraud's turning into a very good signing. Really putting up a fight to start at left-back in the league. Adam Armstrong, although didn't look like scoring tonight, put in a shift again. He's at least having an effect on matches.

If his contract isn't extended, I would like that to be Caballero's last match for us. End on a high, a win and a good save. But, he was at fault for the goal and the good save came from another of his errors. Too risky playing him in the latter stages of the cup when Forster's in the form he is. I guess, Djenepo and Diallo from the squad players failed to impress tonight too. I always want Djenepo to come good after his start to his Saints career, but he's just not at this level, he doesn't know what he's doing himself. While, Diallo surprised me. He's looked capable previously, hopefully a one off, but he really showed the importance of having Romeu.

Great times to be a Saints fan though, now we go onto Villa at the weekend with what should be a pretty fresh squad.

[Miltonaggro]

Special squad this, loving it! GTFI! 

[redkeith]

Ralph 3 keyboard warriors 1.

 

Great performance,  especially perraud and valley. Vive la France

[Midfield_General]

16 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Valery has been superb I don't care what any of you say.

Yep - 100%. Is it just me or does he look far, far better at centre back then he ever has at full back? Excellent tonight. 

[CanadaSaint]

In Ralph's defence - and to totally argue against my own pre-match criticism - we have some players with significant potential that will only be realized if they play more. Valery and Smallbone are great examples. Both of them lack the self-confidence that can really only come with game time, and A. Armstrong is on the same list.

I just wasn't ready to see them get the chance in a last-16 FA Cup tie.

[Warriorsaint]

We are never keeping Broja, Christ I wish wed got him in January. At this rate only  Newcastle can afford him.

[WestMidSaint]

2 minutes ago, Behind Enemy Lines said:

A lot of people sleeping on the sofa tonight due to premature bed wetting 😂 

My bed washed away before kick off 😂