2022/23 Other games

[CB Fry]

10 minutes ago, macca155 said:

Didn't take long for this year's basket case clubs to find themselves in a little league of their own.

Hope it finishes something like this.

Everton

Wolves

Brentford

West Ham

Aston Villa

Southampton

Nottingham Forest

Leicester

Bournemouth 

You can easily perm any 3 from that lot.

Going to be a difficult season, that's for sure.

Calm down. Fulham can easily go on a terrible run soon enough, like a billion promoted clubs before them.

Brighton will not carry on as they are.

In contrast WHU will very likely turn things around.

The only thing that is certain is we are without doubt a bottom 6 team. What I worry about is we are as capable of finishing bottom as we are 15th.

[OttawaSaint]

Ralph has to go, his stupid tactics have a decent team looking so slow, ponderous and bereft of ideas in the attacking third. We look terrible.

If he stays we'll be adrift at the bottom by the WC IMO.

[macca155]

10 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Calm down. Fulham can easily go on a terrible run soon enough, like a billion promoted clubs before them.

Brighton will not carry on as they are.

In contrast WHU will very likely turn things around.

The only thing that is certain is we are without doubt a bottom 6 team. What I worry about is we are as capable of finishing bottom as we are 15th.

Minor wobble, I still think we have enough to stay up but totally agree  very unpredictable

[The Cat]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

That is a the terrible Everton - with the loser Frank Lampard in charge - now above us

Alternatively, that's the excellent West Ham with their great manager David Moyes below us in the bottom 3.

Your game is so predictable. 

[whelk]

1 hour ago, The Cat said:

Alternatively, that's the excellent West Ham with their great manager David Moyes below us in the bottom 3.

Your game is so predictable. 

I am sure you wouldn’t have to look too hard to find posts of his mocking Lampard. He changes with the weather and loves catastrophising all things Saints. We probably have a few months of him quoting 10/10 transfer windows. The war in Ukraine is hitting him hard too. 

Edited 18 September, 2022 by whelk

[FarehamSaintJames]

Cody Gakpo scoring and getting three assists today for PSV. 😢

[The Cat]

Juventus losing to Monza has to be the result of the weekend.

Monza, in case people don't know, is the team Silvio Berlusconi's bought a few years ago and got promoted last season. Before today they'd taken 1 point from their first 6 games.

Edited 18 September, 2022 by The Cat

[Give it to Ron]

44 minutes ago, The Cat said:

Juventus losing to Monza has to be the result of the weekend.

Monza, in case people don't know, is the team Silvio Berlusconi's bought a few years ago and got promoted last season. Before today they'd taken 1 point from their first 6 games.

I quite liked St Mirren result after that banner

[Dark Munster]

7 hours ago, Turkish said:

They are have a good back for and power in midfield, but they don’t score many.  we won’t score and they will probably Nick a winner. Predicting another dour 1-0 defeat 

It does seem rather predictable, doesn't it? Let's hope Ralph and the boys surprise us.

[Turkish]

4 hours ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

Cody Gakpo scoring and getting three assists today for PSV. 😢

No point thinking about that. He wouldn’t be starting for us yet as he’d still be learning our way of playing 

[OttawaSaint]

It's almost nailed on to be 1-0 to Everton at this point. We barely get anything resembling a scoring chance and they'll bobble one in off of DCLs arse and win.

We'll throw the kitchen sink at them in the last 2 minutes (not really, just a lot of sideways and back until JWP floats one safely into the goalkeeper's arms). Final whistle.

Then they'll roll out Adams or someone else to say, "we have to be better with the ball" or something equally useless...

Rince...repeat...

[East Kent Saint]

Angers won 0-1 at the W/E I thought Boufal had scored but he got a 2nd yellow at the end of the match 😄 , the match was highlighted as a Nice player was sent off in the first minute .

[JRM]

5 minutes ago, East Kent Saint said:

Angers won 0-1 at the W/E I thought Boufal had scored but he got a 2nd yellow at the end of the match 😄 , the match was highlighted as a Nice player was sent off in the first minute .

Angers team featuring Yan Valery as well. 

Nice had Lemina in midfield.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

21 minutes ago, East Kent Saint said:

Angers won 0-1 at the W/E I thought Boufal had scored but he got a 2nd yellow at the end of the match 😄 , the match was highlighted as a Nice player was sent off in the first minute .

Boufal with some Angers management issues? 🙂

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Bestest club ever's under 21s graciously allow Rochdale a victory. Ex-Saint interest.

"Reds defender Oludare Olufunwa was then shown a second yellow for a foul in the penalty area, but Ian Henderson saw his penalty saved."

[Toussaint]

On 18/09/2022 at 16:40, macca155 said:

Minor wobble, I still think we have enough to stay up but totally agree  very unpredictable

It's  not the wobble that worries us, its Raplhy Regressing to the worst version of himself, I don't know why, but with the new set up and refreshed squad I thought that was all behind us.

Edited 21 September, 2022 by Toussaint

[egg]

16 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

It's  not the wobble that worries us, its Raply Regressing to the worst version of himself, I don't know why, but with the new set up and refreshed squad I thought that was all behind us.

It's worse than regression at times, it's retrogression. Look at the Villa match. No press. No creation. No identity. No threat. Nothing. At the start of his tenure we at least had the press. We're worse than ever at times. 

[egg]

Our boy Edozie scored and  played 70 mins in an England u20 win today. The report suggests he was pretty involved. https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Sep/21/england-mu20s-chile-pinatar-match-report-20222109

Edited 21 September, 2022 by egg

[Brissysaint]

6 hours ago, egg said:

Our boy Edozie scored and  played 70 mins in an England u20 win today. The report suggests he was pretty involved. https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Sep/21/england-mu20s-chile-pinatar-match-report-20222109

He’s got to start for me, looks electric, get rid of ely

 

I know I know for to protect young players and all that but ralf clearly doesn’t care about that if you look at tino and lavia so can’t see why he isn’t starting.

[alehouseboys]

2 hours ago, Brissysaint said:

He’s got to start for me, looks electric, get rid of ely

 

I know I know for to protect young players and all that but ralf clearly doesn’t care about that if you look at tino and lavia so can’t see why he isn’t starting.

Trouble is, if Edozie is bunged straight in week after week and he gets injured/burns-out, plenty will jump on him and say why didn't he learn with overplaying Tino. And tbf, Lavia only started a handful of games before injury. With 5 subs available he's a great option off the bench right now (as long as he's used) but Ely does need replacing.

[alehouseboys]

Coming up on ITV4+1 shortly (18:55) Match Time Revisited, Liverpool v Southampton - if you look closely you'll see me (and a few others) bouncing up and down as Stevie Moran slots home the winner

[whelk]

On 18/09/2022 at 18:30, FarehamSaintJames said:

Cody Gakpo scoring and getting three assists today for PSV. 😢

And for Holland tonight. Just imagine if we had him and Drogba?

Edited 22 September, 2022 by whelk

[SNSUN]

On 21/09/2022 at 23:01, egg said:

Our boy Edozie scored and  played 70 mins in an England u20 win today. The report suggests he was pretty involved. https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Sep/21/england-mu20s-chile-pinatar-match-report-20222109

We have World Class free kick taker in the team - IMO we should be playing these quick, tricky players like Edozie and Mara to draw fouls around and, hopefully, in, the box. Yes he's young but all the players bar Aribo we signed in the summer were young... if they're old enough they're good enough. Protect them sure, but if the more senior players aren't doing much right now, I say, chuck them in.

[Gurj]

16 hours ago, alehouseboys said:

Coming up on ITV4+1 shortly (18:55) Match Time Revisited, Liverpool v Southampton - if you look closely you'll see me (and a few others) bouncing up and down as Stevie Moran slots home the winner

1982 if I remember correctly?

[DT]

Ballard. Get him in the first team.

[The Cat]

Saints have 3 players involved in the England U17 game today. 

Nathaniel Boot started, Jimmy Jay Morgan and Sam Amo-Ameyaw on the bench.

[trousers]

21 minutes ago, DT said:

Ballard. Get him in the first team.

I agree with DT!

[DT]

7 minutes ago, trousers said:

I agree with DT!

😉 

[The Cat]

1 hour ago, The Cat said:

Saints have 3 players involved in the England U17 game today. 

Nathaniel Boot started, Jimmy Jay Morgan and Sam Amo-Ameyaw on the bench.

Won 3-0. No idea who scored or if any of our subs got on.

[trousers]

[egg]

7 minutes ago, trousers said:

What is that?! Maguire hasn't played, no left back. It has to either be a right back at left back, or someone (Saka?) At left wing back with a back 3. Mess of a line up.

[jamesfp1]

Did Southgate ask Ralph to pick the team? 🤔

[vin]

35 minutes ago, The Cat said:

Won 3-0. No idea who scored or if any of our subs got on.

Morgan scored apparently

[danjosaint]

10 minutes ago, egg said:

What is that?! Maguire hasn't played, no left back. It has to either be a right back at left back, or someone (Saka?) At left wing back with a back 3. Mess of a line up.

Looks like Walker left back, James rb with Dier and Maguire cb, personally would have had Tomori and Walker cbs with James rb and i guess Trippier left back considering theres no lb in squad at least that weasal Mount isnt starting

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Just saw a Gabbiadini in the Italian squad. Is that are ex player?

[SNSUN]

1 hour ago, DT said:

Ballard. Get him in the first team.

This has echoes of the season when Shaw made his debut. We were short of a decent left back going into the season and Fox couldn't cope with the Prem, suddenly Shaw comes in and looks brilliant.

 

This season we need a goalscoring striker.... cue Ballard.... 😁

[SNSUN]

1 minute ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Just saw a Gabbiadini in the Italian squad. Is that are ex player?

Looks like it.

[egg]

13 minutes ago, danjosaint said:

Looks like Walker left back, James rb with Dier and Maguire cb, personally would have had Tomori and Walker cbs with James rb and i guess Trippier left back considering theres no lb in squad at least that weasal Mount isnt starting

I'm going with the back 3 option, James RWB and Saka LWB. Or some other random bollox. 

[whelk]

Think CH4 just made a mistake interviewing an England fan. He was a white male

[AlexLaw76]

29 minutes ago, egg said:

I'm going with the back 3 option, James RWB and Saka LWB. Or some other random bollox. 

That's right. Saka who plays as a right-wide forward for Arsenal.

 

great stuff

[whelk]

Can someone remind me why I am watching this?

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

Can someone remind me why I am watching this?

Because you'd have to pay extra for Babe Station?

[saintant]

This game is right up there with Villa Saints in terms of skill and entertainment. Has Southgate got hold of a copy of Ralph's famous playbook?

[whelk]

7 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Because you'd have to pay extra for Babe Station?

Au contraire - I have IPTV with hundreds of stations. Some you can see everything!

[stknowle]

In a way reassuring that football this bad doesn't HAVE to involve SFC.

[saintant]

Another Southgate masterclass so far.

[SNSUN]

No Trent No Party. 😁

[saintant]

It's a bit like rugby where you have to pass back.

[saintant]

The only difference between this and last Friday is the colour of the shirts.

[AlexLaw76]

This is Southgate being "ruthless"